The evening times., 1900-10-20

ELMIRA, N. Y. Oct. 2o.-Mr- Bryan's
train dropped down last night from Roehes-
ter to Elmira the home of the Hon. John
B. Stanchffeld, Democratic candidate for
Governor. and also the home of two for
mer Democratic Governors of New York,
Lueius Robinson and David B. Hill.
The Iooped route today leads through
what are known as the southern tier coun-
ties During the days of David b. Hill
the upstate Democratic majorities used
to be forthcoming in this section. The
parties are very evenly divided. but the
Democrats are quite hopeful of regaining
their old ground this time in the south
ern tier particularly claiming
Steuben aud Ontario in each of which Mr..
Bryan will make one CT two speeches this
afternoon.
The Bryan train rested on siding at
Elmira a considerable distance from the
town. This location was selected in order
that the party should not have their sleep
broken, but daylight scarcely had dawned
when sleep was made impossible by the
wild shouts of big crowd of Elmirans.
After an early breakfast Mr.. BrTan was
conveyed to Wisner Square and was in
troduced by Mr. StanchfieId to an enor-
nous throng as the next President of
the United States
The population of Elmira is only 35 600,
and there were fully u Geo people in the
park. The rest of the population OF the
town seemed to be on the streets
Mr. Bryan devoted his speech here
mainly to the trusts. He declared that
Mckinley and Roosevelt were lesser
lights in the Republican party. and that
Mark Hanna really was the head and
front of the Republican organization.
And I know no man whose word is as
little trusted by those who know him eest
as is that of Hanna" declared Mr.. BRYAN
The crowd greeted this thrust with great
rounds of applause.
Mr.. Bryan made an indirect alusion to
the silver issue, virtually to the effect
that his party stands on that question
where it did four years ago as he sad
this summer at GAINESVILLE. Ohio Speak
ing about alleged Inconsistencies and
evasions of the Republicans on Zig Quss-
tions at issue he said:
They say I am afraid to discuss the
issue of four years ago. Our position is
known on that question. They are afraid
10 discuss the big new questions that
have arisen
Among other things Mr. Bryan said:
Il have just been at Ithaca. They have
all the ice they want there, but the Re
pubIicans are greatly worried over an ice
trust They all know about the ice trust
but they seem to be entirely ignorant OF
the existence of the many trusts that
control the thousands they need. Of
course. it is well known to you that your
Republican Governor is out of the State
and is rot paying any attention to the ice
trust except to tell the people of the West
of its iniquities, 1t is equally we'll known
that if he and the Republican Legislature
did their duty there would be no ice trust.
The Republican party has no plan TO
destroy the trusts. They say, amend the
Constitution There is no need to amend
the Constitution. That scheme would de-
prive the States of their power of deal
ing with the trusts and leave the people
helpless in their grasp. You Republicans
cannot protect yourselves from the trusts.
The price of everything you buy in the
stores is Influenced by the trusts
Mr.. Bryan spoke of the continued rise
in the stock of the Standard Oil Company,
and then talked about ''the great danger
| to the country of big standing army"
Roosevelt at Detroit said Mr., Bryan
had four soldiers stand up in the audi
ence and asked, Who's afraid?' I'll tell
YOU who's afraid Roosevelt's afraid
The travellers on the Bryan train this
morning were hoping that they would
strike no more double curves at a sixty
mile gait. Trying to make time last night
on the run over the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western. the engineer was pushing
| along at something over sixty miles an
hour. Near 0nativille. he struck double
curve before he had slowed down sufficient
| ly, and the shock upset almost everybody
in the train
Today's schedule includes short stops al
Corning, Bath, Coshoeton, Wayland. Spen-
cerport, Brockport, Holly, Albion, Medina
Middleport, Lockport, and Niagara Falls,
winding up with night meetings at Buffalo
CORNING, Oct. ga crowd nearly as
| large and every whit as uproarous as that
at Elmira, received Mr.. Bryan here One
| of the principal industries of this town is a
| branch establishment of the Glass Trust
Mr.. Bryan hammered the trusts here with
renewed yigor, and was generally cheered