The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-24
WANTED 70 HEAR bryan
RAIN TO LISTEN TO
HIM
WERE CROWDS EVERYWHERE
Ten Thousand People Met the Cam
dfdate When He Alighted From
His Train at the BaIti-
more Station.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 23.-W. J. Bryan.
the Democratic presidential candidate,
devoted the entire day to speech-making
In Maryland, speaking in succession at
Rockville, Frederick, Bruceville, Union
Bridge, New Windsor, Westminster,
Glyndon and in this city this evening.
The Rockville meeting was the only
one of the day that was not marred by
rain. On account of the downpour most
of the meetings were cut short, though
the crowds in all cases remained until
Mr.. Bryan had concluded his remarks
The greeting extended to Mr.. Bryan
on his arrival here this evening, and
during the meetings held inside and out
side of Music hail. was limited in num-
bers only by the capacity Of the places
In which the meetings were held, and
in enthusiasm only by the ability of the
immense crowds to give expression to
1T. 1t was raining gently, but steadily,
when the special train bearing the DEM
ocratic presidential candidate pulled into
the Union station, an hour late, but this
did not prevent the assemblage of
crowd of fully 10000 people about the
depot A parade was formed, and Mr..
Bryan drove at its head to the Hotel
Rennert, where he dined with several
Democratic leaders, including former
United States Senator Arthur P. German,
Gov. John Walter Smith and Mayor
Hayes, of this city.
Mr.. Bryan's first speech was made on
the platform erected outside Music hall,
and the plaza surrounding the stan1
was crowded as far back as Mr. Bry-
ans voice could possibly be heard. He
was introduced by Mayor Hayes ard
spoke as follows:
ADDRESS AT BALTIMORE.
regret exceedingly that we cannot
get you all into hall where / could
talk to you and discuss at length the
issues of this campaign, but we have to
suit ourselves to circums tanceS, and 1
am here to crafty whatever curiosity
you may have to see presidential candi-
date, and to suggest two or three things
for you to think about at your leisure.
The lines between the parties are
clearly drawn. You have a chance to
express by. your votes your own opinion
that private monopoly is a blessing to
this country, vote the Republican ticket
and you will get All the blessings you
want
IF you believe private monopoly is
bad thing, vote our ticket and all the
power that the executive has will be en-
ployed to make it possible for single
States
"If you believe in a large standing
army. vote the Republican ticket and
small army, and then want to make the
government so good that every citizen
will be soldier when necessary to pre-
serve the government and its blessings to
pesterity.
REPUBLICAN IMPERIALISM.
If you believe in the colonial policy
exercised by England and now being ex-
erc1sed by the United States in Porto
REQ and exercised in the Philippine isl
ands, vote the Republican ticket But
II you believe in the Declaration Of indie
pendnce, vote our ticket
we are not willing to deny the Fill
1p oI the rights which we claim for our
men in the Philippine islands of a right
and voice in his government ask YOUR
serves what right you have to participate
IA Ems government if a Filipino has no
rlgnt to participate In his government.
Our plan is to deal with the Philippine
ISLANDS as congress dealt with Cuba We
want to give the Fflipinos a government
SIDE interference while they work out
their destiny. And if anybody tells YOU
fnat we cannot iI1 PAUL down the flag in the
publican president has promised to haul
1t down in Cuba, and If q Republican
president can haul 1t down within 200
ident can haul it down 1000 miles away.
Now, my friends it would be cruelty
10 you for me to detain you here longer
in this rain
Cries of "Never mind; go on
You have your minds already made
A VofCe-YeS.
Then work from now till election
day to make the majority so large that
money. cannot purchase this election and
no intimidation can change the result.
PROSPERITY.
IF a man threatens to DISCHARGE Won
BECAUSE you vote the Democratic ticket
tell him that If this country is as pros
porous as the Republicans say it Is
you ought not to have any trouble get
Ing another job. Gaughter) And NV
friends, If conditions are such that a
man having employment does not go
where. he can get another Job. If he
los loses his present job, then conditions are
nTothlng to brag of in this country.
Wnen Will you be stronger to assert and
cefend your manhood? When the trusts
Fave the monopoly of all industries. AMI
When you have to go on your knees to
the ground and ask some trust magnate
for your daily bread. it will be too
Iate, l want to say this In conclusion
Don,t stop when you have voted the
electoral ticket but vote to send Demo-
Gratis to congress to carry out the Demo-
cratic plans.
when the evening of election cores
L shall listen for the returns from thjs
state, and l hope that the returns viii
be such that can sing MARYLAND. NV
Maryland" -Ay
~, AT THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Hon. William
). Bryan spent an hour and a quarter