Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
TALKS TO CLUB MEN
W. ]. Bryan Entertained by Members
of the Iroquois,
APPEAL TO GOLD DEMOCRATS
Declares the Country in Greater
Danger Than in 1860.
CAMPAIGN CLOSES TONIGHT

CHICAGO November 3.-Wiliam ].
Bryan began at noon his closing speeches
in his campaign as democratic candidate
for the presidency of the United States.
Late tonight Mr.. Bryan will leave this
city for his home in Lincoln. Neb.
\ dozen speeches yesterday kept Mr.
Bryan up until l a. m. He was up carly,
however, and received many callers. At
noon he attended luncheon given by the
Iroquois Club. After a brief speech car
riages conveyed the party to the stock
yards, where the second speech on the
days program was made.
Six more speeches will bring the cam
paign to a close-the last being scheduled
for 10 pm, in South Chicago. Mr.. Bryan
will Immediately return to the city. where,
from reviewing stand in Jackson boule-
ward at the corner Of Plymouth place. he
WILL accompanied by Mayor Carter H.
Harrison. Samuel Alschuer, democratic
candidate for governor Of Illinois, and
others. will review democratic parade of
large proportions. At the iroquois Club
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Speech Mt IroIuois Club.
Il have had imposed upon me in this
campaign a great duty, and I have per-
formed 1t to the extent of my ability and
to the extent of my strength. My RESPONSE
concerned. on next Tuesday. If l have.ny,
further responsibility it will be the fault of
the people; twill be for them to say
whether l shall remain private citizen or
become a public servant
Il am glad in this campaign that We have
the support of many who We're against us
before. do not critcse them harshly, and
/ did not when they left US, because l be-
lieve that the great majority of them lett
because they conscientiously believed that
the country was in danger. | did not agree
with them in that did not believe that
the people or the country would be IN dan
ger because of my election. and | make the
statement to you now that If ha,- been
elected would not now be confronted by
the crisis that is before us.
II believe that those who voted against
me were at least in nearly all cases men
who voted against me because they
thought they were doing their duty to their
country. When | heard, the night OF the
election, that an old gray-haired man fell
upon his knees and thanked God that the
country had been saved, | knew that ne
expressing the sentiments of his
heart
some Have Changed Their Minds.
But many who thanked God that / was
defeated then are now praying that l shall
not be defeated again. 1t does not mean
that they have changed their sentiments
since then. 1t does not necessarily mean
that they have changed in their opinions
upon the questions which were paramount
then. but il does mean that four years OF
republican rule have brought US face to
face with a greater question than that
which has ever been before this country
/ believe the issue today is even greater
than was the issue of 1860 for then the
question was whether we should have one
republic or two republics. but. now the is
sue in this campaign is whether we shall
have one republic.
our appeal has been to the conscience
and the Judgment of the American people.
/ am glad that this is the only kind of an
appeal that we could make. If it is my
destiny to be the President of the United
States, | do not want to feel that | am
President because somebody was bought to
vote for me or compelled to do it against
his will. 1 believe with those who believe
in the principle that stand for, that
II l am elected, there is a great work be-
fore me, and if L am called upon to per
form that work | want to feel that | have
behind me the hearts of the American peo-
pie as well as their votes, and if | have
their hearts behind me and if | am elect
ed. l must be elected, If elected at all.
because they want me elected and, there
after. my one purpose in life will be to
disaproint no honest man who voted for
Il cannot hope that my administrati ton If
elected. will be free from mistakes, for |
contend that perfection is not 10 be found
in this world and that all that we can do
* to approach 1t as nearly as We can with
the light before us and with a sincere pur-
pose 10 do what is right. | cannot hope
not to make mistakes hut l promise you
that II I am elected there will be four
years in this country when no citizen here
or foreigner abroad will have any doubt
that the Declaration of independence is the
law of this land"