The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-23

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Latter do Their to
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again Brought Up-The Republican
Trick OF Threats t. Close Factories
syracuse, n. Y, October 1S.-W- T.
Bryan, the democratic ndar bear
-er, today experienced his second en-
counter of the campaign with college
Students 1t occurred at Ithaca and
the students were from the Cornell
university. The incident was not so
exciting as that at a Ann Arbor, Mich,
Tor the reason that the young men
were not so persistent and did not work
In such unison, but there was one fea-
ture of interest which was not noticea-
bic at Ann Arbor. This was the par
ticIpation of young women in the al
fdlr- A hundred or more members of
the opposite sex were stationed ct
in the high school lust back
and over the stage from which Mr..
Hryan spoke, and they disturbed Ii
proceedings to as great an extent as
they could by lowering posters bearing
q picture of President Mckinley, so as
to attract the attention of the crowd.
The young men who were below re-
Sponded to these signals with cries and
yells, and they also asked numerous
questions while the speech was in
progress. Evidently, too, a quite large
percentage of the students were in
sympathy with Mr.. Bryan and some of
them shouted Justify for him, when
his replies to the questions of their
fellows were especially to their liking.
Mr.. Bryan was generally voted to have
met the occasion successfully and that
he did so was evidenced by the fact
that h Interruptions grew fewer and
and further apart as the speech pro-
.ceeded, and at last ceased altogether.
Speeches were also made during the
day at COrteland and Binghamton and
at several other smaller points. The
days work closed with a meeting at
Rochester late tonight. The meetings
of the day were generally we'll attend
ed and those at Ithaca and Bingham
ton were especially large. Probably
h Binghamton meeting was the most
enthusiastic meeting of the day. In all
instances except at the beginning of
the Ithaca meeting, close attention vas
given to the speeches.
1t vas evident from the beginning of
the Ithaca meeting that the college
students meant to at least relieve that
meeting from all charges of mOnotOny.
Mr.. Bryan was received there with
cheers and shouts and he was scarce
ly given an opportunity to express his
appreciation of the qualification he felt
in being able to speak to the students,
when one of them broke in with the
queery: How about North Carolina?"
Mr.. Bryan responded to this question
by saying:
II will come to that in a moment,
but if you will not hide down here /
will stop now and tell you about it. L
will tell you that if you will examine
the conditions prescribed by your adj
miniStration for a voter in Porto Rico
you will find that SO per cent. of the
coIOred men of voting g cannot vote
in Porto Rico under this administra-
TONS qualifications"
This answer brought forth great ap-
DlauSe and Mr.. Bryan continued.
II do not want you to hold me re-
SpOnsibIe for what is done in North
Carolina While you shirk responsibility
for what your own president ha done
in Porto Rico
Mr.. Bryan then expressed u willing
ness to answer any questions that any
student might want to ask, provided
his uueStiouer would stand up and let
him see him. He had scarcely begun
his discussion of the trust question
when some one made an inquiry about
the cotton bale trust. Mr.. Bryan re-
piled to the effect that the cotton bale
company owned a patent for pal1ng
cotton ana that ii did not bale one
twentieth of the cotton produced in this
country.
And yet" he said. "men who how
about n patent that does not bale one
twentieth of the cotton Will vote for a
party that allows a salt trust to con-
troll 90 per cent. of the salt of the Unit
ed States. l want to ask whether the
man who worries about the cotton bale
and dOes not worry about salt is ignor-
ant or dishonest"
There was an interruption from the
crowd and n voice from the outskirts
called out: How o Croker"
Mr.. Bryan turned sharply and said:
Mr.. Croker has no stock in the ice
trust but why are you worried about
Croker when you are not afraid OF
PIatt?' He a not finished his reply
to the question about the ice trust
when young man who appeared to be
a student made an inquiry about the
free coinage Of silver, eliciting IRON
Mr.. Bryan. the following:
well. my friend. 1 stand today
where William Mckinley used to stand
before he bowed to the dictation OF
Wall street. and if you will defend hin
for changing his opinion, 1 will defenC
myself for not changing my opinion
But let me proceed
From the same voice: Answer tn
question"
Mr.. Bryan: Il have replied to you
sir. You dc not have to ask questions
Look in our platform and you Will hnC
our position on every question. YOU
dare not state yours in a platform o.
on the stump. Our platform presents
our views on every question"
The young man insisted upon a furth
- raSDODSe and repeated several times
Answer,
Mr.. Bryan responded: Il have ans
wered you. sir. L cannot give you un
Outstanding; l can simply give you a
answer"
There was quite an intermission o
questions here and Mr.. Bryan wa
nermitted 10 go on with his speech
He Their criticised the action of tn
president in the Porto Rican matter
II was here that the Mckinley poSte