Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30
TALKS IN THE RAIN
Mr.. Bryan Has Good Audience at
Port JerVis.
CROWD WAS UP ALL NIGHT
Passes Gov. RooseveIt's Special
Train at EImira.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

HORNELLSVILLE. N. Y, October 3d.
Mr. Bryan began his last day of the New
York campaign tour at the town of Allison,
a few miles east Of this place. He made a
fiYeminute speech there from the rear
platform of the Rambler few minutes be-
for o'clock. and notwithstanding rain was
falling at the time there was a big crowd
present to greet him and to bid him God
speed as he left for the west.
Mr.. Bryan entered his coach at Jersey
City just about midnight Arduous as had
been his duties yesterday, his rest was not
unbroken during the night: He had re-
ceived request before leaving New York
to make stop at Port Jervis, and had re-
luctantly consented to do SO. When the
train arrived the town in the vicinity of the
railroad station seemed ablaZe with Roman
candles. skyrockets and Greek fire.
People We're yelling and hootfng like In
dams and displaying banners and shouting
I'VE won't go home till morning." and
We'll hold up the train till daylight"
Tries to Make Speech.
Mr.. Bryan dressed himself in few min
utes, and going to the rear platform at
tempted to make a speech The people
were, however, so full of enthusiasm that
it was difficult for him to find opportunity
to proceed.
In the crowd were many women and
some of them held babies in their arms.
Mr. Bryans talk was broken by so many
cheers and so much noise that he only at
tempted TO say tndt ne 1OunQ lnem so
enthusiastic that he did not feel it was
necessary to make them a speech, even if
he could do under more proptious sur
roundings. He asked them to stand by
their convictions and not to allow them
selves to be swerved by either bride or
threat.
Soon after daylight Mr.. Bryans train
passed through Elmira, where Governor
RooseveltS train tied up preparatory
to beginning his days work Mr.. Bryan
was sound asleep at the time and there was
no exchange Of courtesies between the rival
candidates.
By the time Addison was reached the
rain, which had set in a few miles further
east became quite a pronounced down.
pour, but the crowd was large and enthusi-
astic and Mr.. Bryan appeared in excellent
condition. In beginning his speech Mr..
Bryan said:
Compliments the Crowd.
you show great deal of interest to
come out here early in the morning in the
rain to hear a speech of five minutes. The
very fact that you are here shows that you
do not need a speech even of five minutes.
1T shows that you have already made
up your minds how to vote and are anxious
for next Tuesday to come in order that you
may register protest against the trusts,
against a large army and against the i'm
perial policy of the administration"
Mr.. Bryan then dwelt briefly on what he
conceived to be the evils Of trusts mill
tarism, territorial expansion and the col
need not tell you.' he said, that if our
carpet baggers steal in Cuba, wi hin POO
miles of US, they will steal still moe when
they get across the Pacific.
'All that ! need to tell you is that the
democratic party believes in liberty here
and believes in liberty in the Philippines
also; that it wants self-government here
and is willing to give it to the people who
q m he 9. hot
need to tell you is that we want to make
that declaration now and not after the
FfHDinos are dead.
IF you are going to give freedom to the
F1lipinos you want to give it to live people
and not to dead ones"
The rain. which had begun falling at Ad-
olson had diminished somewhat by the
time Mr.. Bryan's train reached Hornells-
vile. He spoke here for about half an
hour, and had another large crowd, which
was closely attentive.