The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-09
bryan CANvAssED EGYPT.
The Candidate Thoroughly worked
Southern Illinois.

NOuNhRrn htiAnntN
81. Louis. oct. S-That part cular por-
ton Of Illinois known as Egypt was pref.
~ thoroughly canvassed by Hon. william
j. Bryan to-day. The principal cities Of
eleven OF the southern counties Of the
state and three OF the congressional dis
irlcts were visited and large audiences adj
dressed az the various stopping places
Fourteen addresses were made from
O'Clock In the morning when he first
speech a Salem Was delivered. until ne
train bearing the nominee and his party
pulled out OF Alton ~ nenriyNmldnight. A
every meeting the candidate was greeted
with hearty demonstrations.
East ST. Louis afforded a unique spec
tacle when the Bryan train arrived. There
was no general Information ia that city
concerning the time thatsMr Bryan was
20 reach there but the announcement ha a
been made that Col Roosevelt would
speak there at o'clock.
when Mr. Bryan arrived AZ SIS o'cio X
the Governor hal not reached the city,
ana as a consequence. many VINO came
20 hear him remained 10 greet Mr Bryan
The people rushed after the Bryan car as
IL wa being switched about yelling mad
a. COR him ana demanding a speech. when
the car came TO a stands .ill there was a
general rush for The platform wherc Bry-
an STOOL. with renewed demands for
soeech This demand Nj Bryan de-
cilned 20 resIond 20 beyond cxplaiL &
why he could not speak lie taid.
"Tho RepuUn an candidate Tor the wee
PRESIDENCY Is announced 90 speak here to-
night. II ls mis- nlght. aud 90 not wish
asHHf ~ FUF q D.
I want you nov 10 listen TO the other SIDE,
and whcn you have heard from that side.
Ia Won have from ours. ] want you 10 de-
eide between "a a. 20 what your duty
is
The crowd ohceted the brief speech lust
uv ard lien Nj Bryan grisqcd as many
outslretched hnnds ns be- could reach.
The whole south Of Egypt was well rep
resented in cairo when the Bryan train
arrived there Today. Mr Bryan's speech
was devoted mniniy 10 tnc trusts Among
other things he said;
"The Republican party has not fulhiled
us monte u viii not DO anything Of
permanent and lasting advantage 20 the
great majority % the people, and the rea-
.on a. Tint 90 D. today controlled guided
and directed by organized wealth. and
combined weabh demands not equal
wealth. but special privilege. and every
privilege granted hy law 90 these great
combinations Is taken from the people.
whenever you ind that few people. by
operation ~ law. are gaining an advan-
tage. you may rest assured that 'hat ad-
vantage II coming from somebody.
The trouble IL that the gosernmen'
gathers n little from each peraon AMI
Aurnf.s the whole amount into the laps -
few and the few receive ~ w large
amount. md YOU see the evidence 81 their
prosperity while the little Is collected
from each. The Republican party b. for
getting the man from whom u collects.
while IL takes care Of the man who 70
eelves All over this land arc homes o.
forgotten men. men whose rights are Ms
REGARDED. men whose interests ore neg
lected because Of the demands made By
combined capital.
we ore not enemies OF honestly ac.
quired wealth No one who wants TO
cat the bread he earns. and 10 earn tho
bread that he eats. need be afraid % the
success % our ticket The only man
who needs 20 fear is the man who wants
10 eat the bread that somebody else earns.