Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-09
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salem, Ill, Oct S.-William j. BRYAN
oesan ms weeks work with speech
early to-day in this city. his Former.
home. Friends. many of whom had
Snown Nir. Bryan from boyhood. gave
nlm q marked reception. Since ves-
terday visitors had been coming IN
from surrounding towns
Mr. Bryan began his speech 81 !
o'clock and talked nearly an hour. He
SPOKE near the courthouse, in which
his father held court from 1850 to f8T2.
ana III which the candidate made his
1rst political speech twenty years ago.
he referred to his boyhood DAYS and.
friends with much feeling Mr.. Bryan
said in part: E
MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
II l wanted TO declare myself q
great man this is the last place would
come com, 70 make such a declaration. You
nave known me from my boyhood but
IL any one wants to declare that am
q bad man L want him to make the
declaration here rather than any other
place else.
~ SACRED SPOT.
Il hardly feel like making political
speech here, for this is q sacred sppt
TO me. Here my parents are buried,
ana here l learned the precepts which
have tried to follow. I know the
people here and know how conscien-
tious they are. When l see the pic
ture of my opponent in the windows
OF the Republicans l know how con-
scientious they must be and how GER
tain that my election would be inju-
riouS TO the country, or they would
not exhibit the pictures upon my re-
turn u my birthplace. 1t Is to these
Republicans that 1 desire to appeal.
When return to Salem find vacant
chairs. l find that since my last visit
Republicans and Democrats have pass
ed away, find they have been crossing
over into the land where differences IN \
politics do not divide them. wonder
IL 1t is not possible for us to so UNDER s
stand the issues that there Will be less
division here"
meetings at the other places visited by
him. and the enthusiasm with which
he was received.
REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION FUND.
II the election was held to-day" he y
said, there is no doubt that we would
have majority in the electoral college
and on the popular vote. But the Re-
publican managers are now collecting
from the monopolies large campaign
fund. They Will buy every vote that
can be bought. They will coeree every
vote that can be coerced, They will
intimidate every laboring man who
can be intimidated; they will bride
every election judge that can be bfib-
ed. They will corrupt every count
that can be corrupted. l do not un-s
derstand how il is possible for the
plain, every day Republican to close
his eyes to what is going on, when he q
knows that il he aids these Influences
TO carry the election at this time. the
same means can be employed to carry
other elections when those who are
supporting the Republican ticket to-
day Will be opposing the Republican
ticket"
SPEECH AT CAIRO.
st. Louis, Oct. S.-The whole south
of Egypt was we'll represented IN
Cairo when the Bryan train arrived
here to-day. Mr.. Bryan's speech was
devoted mainly TO the trusts. Among
other things he Said
The Republican party has not fui-
dlled its promises. 1t will not do any,
thing OF permanent and lasting advan- :
tage TO the great majority OF the peo-
pie. and the reason is that 1t is to-day
controlled. guided and directed by orr
ganized wealth. and combined wealth
demands not equal rights but special
privileges, and every privilege granted
by law to these great combinations IS
taken from the people. Whenever you
find that u few people. by operation OF s.
law, are gaining an advantage, you ;
may rest assured that the advantage
is coming from somebody. The trouble y
is that the government gathers little
amount into the laps of a few. and the
few receive it in large amount and
you see the evidence OF their prosper
ity. while the little is collected from
each one and the Republican party is
forgetting the man from whom II cot-
lects, while it takes care OF the man
who receives All over this land are
the homes of forgotten men, men
whose rights are disregarded. men
whose interests are neglected because
AZ 1.x-.aH x.<aNr
capi,al. We are not enemies of hon
estly 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 Oh onn
ticket. TIE only man 80 needs rear -
the man WHO wants to eat the bread
that somebody else earns and wants
to eat il without paying Tor II
Washington. Oct, S.--The remains OF
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