Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01
BRYAN CLOSES IN
THE EMPIRE STATE
is Greeted With Good Crowds in the
Republican StronghoIds of
New York.
HE is CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Says Poll Of the state Indicates Demo-
cratic Success Asserts Toilers In
sweatsl,ops Take No stock In
Prosperity Cry.

Dunkirk, n. V, Nov Nv. j. Bry-
an concluded the final day of his last
campaign tour in this city last night.
He began the day at the town of ADJ
olson, and spoke at the following 9TH
er places: Hornellsville. Almond, AL
fred. Andover. Wellsville, Belmont,
Friendship. Cuba, Hinsdale clean,
Salamanca, Randolph. Jamestown and
Dunkirk. All these towns are in the
southwestern part of the state and all
have been strongly republican in poll
tics. The meetings of the day were
generally we'll attended and some OF
them quite enthusiastic. Mir. Bryan
left late at night on the Lake Shore
railroad for Ohio, expecting to begin
a oNe-day tour of that state with a
speech at Toledo this morning at IL
o'clock. All told he has made about
10 speeches in this state. Before leav-
ing here MIR. Bryan made brief state
ment, giving his impression of the sit
uation in New York. He said:
If the reports which come from the
various counties where polls have been
made can be taken as representing the
general sentiment throughout the
state, we have more than an even
chance OF carrying the state.
why SILVER Is NOT Discussed.
Jamestown. N. V, Nov. 1.-At Cuba
Mr.. Bryan took occasion to explain
why the subject of finances was not re-
oeiNing more attention at his hands.
On that point he said:
In order that no republican may go
away and say did not say anything
on the money question, l want TO tell
you that there are two reasons why
we do not spend our time talking about
the questions of 1896. The first reason
IS that our platform sets forth the par
tvs position so that everybody can go
to the platform and find out Just where
our party stands, but you cannot say
that of the republican platform. The
second is that the republicans have
done so much since 1896 that was bad
that they keep us busy indicting them
for high crimes and misdemeanors
committed In the last three years and a
half. and we are not going to abandon
our contest against them on new is
sues merely because they are not pre-
pared to defend their record of the past
three years and half
Mr. Bryan spoke for about forty
minutes ut Salamanca and while he
was speaking Mrs Bryan vas enter
tanned by committee of ladies.
His Supporters Patriotic.
introducing his speech Mr.. Bryan made
an appeal for republican votes. He said:
mo one makes IA greater mistake than
the man who assumes that any large
number of people desire bad government,
and no one makes a greater mistake than
the man who assumes that any large
number of people lack patriotism. You
remember the campaign of 1886. and you
remember how deeply the people were
stirred and on remember those who
We're with me In the campaign were called
! all sorts OF names, and | myself did not
escape, and yet within two years after
| that campaign Il war broke out and the
| president ASKED for volunteers. and the
people responded and l think 1t is safe to
say that more men responded who voted
| for me than responded who voted for the
| president himself. There you found polit-
| zeal differences forgotten and l think 1t is
safe 10 say that in every company and In
| every regiment we found men differing In
politics, but loving their country. l be-
| lieve ii l were elected and a war broke
out and ] called for volunteers that re-
| publieans would respond just like demo-
Gratis. Our people are patriots, and these
differences from time to time on political
| questions ought rot to blind the people to
the fact that back of all political ques-
| tons there is the purpose of the citizen
| TO do the best with the light that he has
| therefore when | talk TO you. when | talk
| to republicans, talk to tnen not as re-
puh!icans, but as citizens: not as people
who love party. but as people who love
cannot show republican a better way to
serve his country than by voting the re-
| publican ticket | do not expect him to
change his politics, but If ] can show him
! that the democratic party offers him a
| better opportunity to voice his own senti-
ments. protect his own rights and adj
| vance his moral welfare. than the repub-
that can appeal to his Judgment and his
| conscience and draw him out of the re-
| publican party.