The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-09
NOT THE EGYPT OF THE SIRDIR,
BUT THAT OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS
BRYAN SPOKE FOUaTREN TIMES
COVERED THREE CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICTS AND ELEVEN
COUNTIES YESTERDAY
CROSSED Ro0sEvELT's PATH
Democratic Candidates First Speech
of the Day at Salem, ILL.,, Where
His Father HOnored the Bench
for Many Years.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. S.-That particu-
lar portion of Illinois known as Egypt
was pretty thoroughly canvassed by w.
J. Bryan today. The principal cities of
eleven of the southern counties of the
state and three congressional districts
were visited, and large audiences ad-
dressed at the various stopping places.
Fourteen addresses were made from 7
o'clock in the morning, when the first
speech at Salem was delivered, until the
train bearing the nominee and his party
pulled out Of Alton, at nearly midnight.
At every meeting the candidate was
greeted with hearty demonstrations, and
his remarks were applauded every where.
At East st. Louis Mr.. Bryan and Gov.
Roosevelt crossed each others paths. AS
Gov. Roosevelt had a meeting there, Bry
an passed through and went on to AL
ton.
William J. Bryan began his weeks work
with a speech early today in Sal9m, d.,
his former home Friends, many Cf
whom had known Mr.. Bryan from boy
hood, gave him a marked reception. Since
yesterday crowds had been coming in
from surrounding towns. Mr.. Bryan be
gan his speech at O'Clock, and talked
nearly an hour. He spoke near the court
house, in which has father had held
court from 1860 to 1872 and in which the
candidate made his first political speech,
twenty years ago. He referred to his
boyhood days and friends with much
feeling.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
SPEECH AT BOYHOOD'S HOME.
eff I wanted to declare myself a great
man this is the last place I would come
to make such a declaration, because you
have known me from boyhood, but if
any one wanted to declare that 1 was a
bad man 1 would want him to make the
declaration here rather than any place
else.
II hardly feel like making a political
speech here, for this is a sacred spot to
me. Here my parents are buried, and
here, learned the precepts which l have
tried to follow. 1 know the people here
and know how conscientious they are
When l see the picture of my opponent
in the windows Of the Republicans /
know how conscientious they must be
and how certain they are that my cleo
ton would be injurious to the country
or they would not exhibit the pictures
upon the occasion of my return to my
birthplace. 1t is to these Republicans
that l desire to appeal When [ return
. to Salem l find vacant chairs. [ find that
since my last visit Republicans and
Democrats have passed away; find they
have been crossing over into the land
where differences in politics do not di-
vide them. [ wonder if it IS nat possible
for US to so understand the issues that
there will be less division here
Mr.. Bryan told of the success of the
meetings at other places visited by him
and the enthusiasm with which he has
been received.
If the election were held today" he
said, there is no dout that we would
have a majority in the electoral college
and on the popular vote But the Repub-
hcan managers are now collecting from
the monopolies a large campaign fund.
Ihey viii buy every vote that can be
bought. They will coerce every vote
that can be coerced. They will intimi-
date every laboring man who can be in
timidated. They will bribe every cleo
ton Judge that can be bribed. They
will corrupt every court that can be
corrupted. 1 do not understand how it
is possible for the politician, everyday
Republican, to close his eyes to what is
going on. He knows if he exceeds the
Influences to carry the elections at this
ume, the same means can be used to
carry other elections, when those who are
supporting the Republican ticket today
will be opposing the Republican ticket to-
morrow
AT CAIRO
The whole south of "Egpyt'' was well
represented in Cairo when w J. BRYAN
arrived there today. There had been
excursions from the neighboring towns
and villages, and the result was a large
crowd to welcome the Democratic norni-
nee His speech was devoted mainly to
the trusts, although the question of a
large standing army and the question of
Imperialism each received some atten-
uon from his hands. Among other
things he said:
The Republican party has not full
thlng of permanent and lasting advan-
tSge to the great majority of people, and
the reason that it Is today controlled,
guided and directed by organized wealth
ana combined wealth demands not equal
rlehts, but special privileges, and every
privilege granted by law to these great
Somblna TONS Is taken from the people
whenever you fiEd that a few people, by
operation Of law, are gaining an advan-
tage you may rest assured that advan-
tage is coming from somebody. The
tr tble Is that the government gathers a
II Ae from each person and dumps the
whole amount into the laps Of the few
and the few receive it in large amounts
and you see the evidence of their prosper
tty, while the little is collected from each
one, and the Republican party is forget
ting the man from whom it collects while
1t takes care Of the man who receives
All over this land are the homes of for
gotten men, men whose rights are disre-
garded, men whose interests are neglect
ed, because Of the demands made by COM
bined capital. We are not enemies of
honestly acquired wealth. No one who
wants to eat the bread that he earns and
to earn the bread that he eats need be
afraid Of the success of our ticket The
only man who needs to fear is the man
who wants to eat the bread that some
body else earns, and wants to eat it with
out paying fer it.
THE POOR MAN PAYS.
1.-THE Republican party promised yo;l
International agreement, it brought Won
the gold standard. It is now trying to
turn the issue Of paper money over to
national banks so that the banks can is
sue and control the amount Of money that
the people USE How Is it that any per
son not directly interested in the issue
Of paper money can favor a plan which
places this almost omnipotent power in
private hands? I want to ask you to ask
yourselves how a note signed by bank
can be better than q note signed by the
government? The Republican party Is
placing the burden of government upon
the people, without regard to equity. II
making the poor man pay more than
his share Of the taxes Of the govern
ment. We favor an income tax that Will