Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25
BRYAN'S BUSY DAY.
Pays Respects to Hanha-Repuoli-
cans ut Old dOrchard-Notrs.


cans ut Old Orchard-Notrs.
Falls City Neh., Aug. %, "Wednesday
was Il busy day for Mr.. Bryan. 1t was
after o'clock in the morning when he
reached Auburn, his first stopping place
after leaving Lincoln. At o'clock ho
made an hours address, Al Ttcumsch.
the next stopping place, he spoke briefly
and then started upon 2l-mile drive
across country to Pawner. At Pawnee.
as at Auburn and N cumseh. there was
2 good attendance. as there was also at
the night meeting. held at this point.
The towns visited are all in Mr.. Bryan's
old district the first Mr. Bryan spoke
upon all the questions at issue, paying
more attention than USUAL to the tinan-
cial and trust questions. He also gave
the usual degree OF attention to mill
tarism and repeated his arguments
against the American ownership of the
Filipinos or their country
Mr.. Bryan paid his respects to Sena-
tor Hanna in the following terms This
mornings papers tell us that Mr.. Hanna
yesterday went down into New Jersey.
the home of the trusts. To make a speech.
Did he tell the Republicans down there
that the Republican party was going to
win and not worry? oh, no. He said
to them: You want to watch out.
Don't be over-contiden. We have got
n great fight on hand We have got
to fight hard And then l imagine I
can see him put his hand behind him and
say: Come down Isn't that "A good
place for a man to so to scare the cor
pora tions into contributions?'
On imperialism he said: II don't
want our drunibeat heard around the
world, but do want the light of Ameri-
can liberty to encircle the entire GLOBE"
Old Orchard, Nc, Aug. 23-Four ad-
dresses, not including that of the chair
man, were crowded into "Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Republican mass meet
ing. The speakers were Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts,, Lee Fairchld of Cali
fornia, General King of Maryland and
Congress sman Mccall of Massachusetts.
The meeting was held in the camp
ground grove whose seating capacity
was fully taxed by the large audience
assembled. The Massachusetts, $ senator
devoted his chief attention to discuss
sipn o. the question of imperialism. Ho
said the Democrats have called 1t the
paramount" issue. because of sir love
of that word. which was applied by
Cleveland to the commissioner whom he
sent to Hawaii to haul down the Ameri-
can flag. The senator declared that the
cry of Imperialism is bogus issue. and
that the Democrats are weakening on 1t.
He criticized Bryan's PROMISE and said
that the only way to give the Filiplnos y
stable government was by force.
Chicago, Aug. 2S.-At Democratic
Headquarters, Senator Jones. chairman
of the national committee, said: Il SEQ
a story printed in the newspapers to the
effect that Senator ]. p. Jones has fol-
lowed Senator Stewart into the Republic
can camp, and that Senator Teller or
Colorado is showing the greatest In
difference to the Bryan cause l pro-
nounce both reports as absolutely With
out any foundation. Senator j. +. jones'
| is heartily enlisted in the fight for the
| Democratic party and for Mr.. Bryan this
wear. AS for Senator Teller. can say
that there is not a man in the Demo-
cratic party who manifests greater sollc-
;tude for Mr.. Bryan's election than has
Senator Teller.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 23.-The Demo-
Gratis opened the campaign In this city
last night with speeches by Gamaliel
bradford ani John F. Fitzgerald OF
Boston j. J. Lynch, the Democratic
candidate for congress. presided. Mr.
bradford presented the usual antl-lm-
perialistic arguments, among others
stating that President Mckinley could
be impeached for making war against
the Filipinos. Congressman Fitzgerald
had something to say about prohipltion
in general as exemplified in this state.
Milwaukee. Aug. 23.-The Democratic
state convention completed It's labors
last night by nominating Louis q. b.
Rich for governo ard full state ticket
and ratifyng the list of prv sidential
electors. The platform adopted en-
dorses the Kansas City platform, de-
nounces trusts and demands various
| state reforms.
Boston, Aug. 23.-Erving Winslow
secretary OF the Anti-Imperialistl league
when asked regarding the report that
Andrew Carnegie would take the stump
for Bryan, said that he regarded tht
matter as rumor only. The league, al
least, knew nothing about it.