The age-herald., 1900-10-16
Met a Hearty Reception in the
 City of Cleveland.
ADDRESSED TWO LARGE MEETINGS
Immense Crowa Heard Him at the Cen tral Armory and Another from Hotel Balcony = Leaves
 for New York

Cleveland, O., October 15.-W. J. Bryan this evening addressed two large audiences in this city, one at the Central Armory and the other from the balcony of the Hollenden Hotel. He was greeted upon his entrance into the city by a number of marching clubs and brass bands, which formed his escort to the Hollenden where he took dinner. The streets of the city were brilliantly lighted and were lined with people. MT. Bryan today invaded the heart of President McKinleys and Senator Hanna's country. Leaving Akron this morning his first stop was at Canton, and later in the day he made brief speech at Niles, the Presidents native city. At night he spoke at Cleveland, MT. Hannas home. The stops at Canton and Niles were incl dental and the crowds were small at both places
 fifteen minutes stop was made at Niles, the birthplace of President Mckinley Mr. Bryan did not leave the train at that point but reviewed the issues of the campaign in a very brief manner to small number of people who had congregated at the sta- tion. Before entering upon his speech, he referred to the fact that the place was rot intimately associated with the career of his distinguished rival for Presidential honors, saying:
 'I understand that this is the birthplace of the President of the United States. You have the honor of being in the birthplace of the President, whether he holds one term or two. He cannot be born again and give you another chance. You have had all you can have out of it. You are interested in the issues of the campaign. You are citizens and must share with other citizens in the determination of the ques- tionS which are now before the country. The parties stand for different policies The parties nominate their candidates and adopt their platforms but after all the question is left in the hands of the citi- zen. No candidate has any claim upon a voter unless the voter believes that that candidate is the best person to work out his idea of government and to protect his interests, for every one Is apt to look at public questions from his own stand point"
 AtYoungstown
 MT. Bryan spoke twice in Youngstown, first in the public square and then in the opera house. After the outdoor meeting at Youngstown MT. Bryan was escorted to the opera house, where he spoke to as many, most of them women, as could find accom- modation inside the building Both speeches were general reviews of the political situa- tion. Refuting the theory that we should hold the Philippines because of financial consldera tions, Mir Bryan derided the idea that any amount of Oriental trade could compensate for the lives that would be lost in acquiring it. He defined his opinion of the difference between expansion and im- perialism, and continuing, said 1t was as le- gitimate to haul down the flag in Manila as 1t was to take 1t down in Pekin.
 q would rather ten times" he said, that our flag should give way to the flag of a Republic than that we should raise the flag of an empire and smear 1t with the blood of conquest in order to do so."
 The reception rendered to Mir. Bryan in this city tonight was one of the most bril- liant he has received on his entire tour The central armory, holding many thousands of people. where he made his first speech Of the evening, was filled to the point of suffo- cation, and Bond street. a broad thorough fare leading from the Hollenden Hotel and along which MT. Bryan was to pass to reach the armory, was so densely crowded with people that it was difficult to get through the mass. MT. Bryan arrived at the armory at 7:35 and when he entered the hall vast majority of the people in the building arose as one man to greet him, waving hats and handkerchiefs and creating very animated scene. The demonstration continued for several minutes, and when Mir Bryan arose to present Mayor Jones the demonstration was renewed. While MT Bryan was mak- ing the preliminary presentation It became necessary for him to ask hundred or more Democrats on the stage to sit down. They all knet upon the floor, whereup MT. Bryan remarked that Satan trembles when he sees so many Democrats on their knees.
 Jones of Toledo
 The remark was greeted with laughter. Mayor Jones said he was in the campaign because he was against the war in the Philippines and against the enlargement of the standing army. He told the people they should acknowledge no man as master. "Own yourselves; be free,' said. He ad- vised all to vote for MT Bryan.
 MT. Bryan mounted a chair when he be- gan to talk. He said that "the issues which were presented in this campaign enter the homes and affect the lives of all our peo- ple.''
 He asserted that hstandlng the ef- forts of the Republicans to put the fight on the financial. basis, their zeal for the gold standard was new born. He then pro ceeded to argue that the party had not taken it's position for monometallism until the Philadelphia convention, for which he declared Wall street had written the f1nan- cial plank. Referring to the financial leg islation of the last session of Congress, Mir. Bryan said there were many little Congressmen" who knelt regularly every morning and prayed to Senator Hanna to give us this day our daily opinion" The remark was greeted with laughter and cheers.
 MT Bryan again argued for an income tax and took up the question of trusts.