The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-10-13
BRYAN SPEAKS
HIS BOlYH00D HOME
Great Crow . Callers II Salem
ll., to Hear the Democratic
Candidate,
SCENE OF HIS POLITICAL DEBUT
ASpeaks Near Court House where
His FstherH tld Court and
Where He Made His
First Spacch.

Salem, Ill. Oct. 10.--W. j.. Bryan be4
gan his weeks work with d speech at,
his native home. The reception given.
him here came from friends, some of
whom had known him from boyhood.
Since yesterday morning crowds have.
been coming into the little city from
surrounding towns He began his
speech at Z. and talked nearly an hour.
He spoke 0ar the court house in
which his father had held court from
1860 to 1872, and in which he made
bis first political speech twenty years
ago. He referred to his boyhood days
and friends with much feeling.
y am glad to be among people" he
said, with whom 4 have lived. If
wanted to declare myself q great man
this is the last place 1 would conc to
make such@a declaration. You have
known me from my boyhood, but il
my one wanted tosdeclare IthatSI was
a bad man l would want, him to make
the declaration here rather than any
place else.
4 hardly feel like making a poiit-
ical speech here, for this is a sacred
spot to me. Here my parents We're
buriedsand here learned the pre-
cepts which l have tried to follow. /
know the people here and know how
conscientious they are. When / see
the pictures of my opponents in the
windows 1 know how conscientious
they must be and how certain they
are my election would be injurious to
the country or they would not ex-
Mbit pictures upon the occasion of my
return to my birthplace. 1t is to these
republicans | desire to appeal When
l return to Salem Mind. vacant chairs.
! find that since my last visit repub-
leans and democrats have passed
away. 1 find they have be~enscrossing
over into the land where differences
in politics do not divide them. / won
der if it is not possible for us to so
understand the issuesFthat there may
be less division here"
Bryan told of the success of meet
lngs at other places visited by him and
the enthusiasm with which he had
been received.
If the election We're held today
there is no doubt that we would have
q majority in the electoral college
and on the popular vote. But the re-
publican managers are now collecting
from the monopolies a large campaign
fund. They will buy every vote that
can be bought. They will coerce ev-
cry voter that "a be cocrcsd. They
will i%ntimidate every laboring man
who can be in%timidated. They will
bride every election judge that a be
bribed; they will corrupt every our
tina a be corrupted. | DO no I'M
derstand how it is possible fer the
plain, every day republican to close
his eyes to what is going on when he
knows if he aids these influences to
carry the election at this time the
sane means can be employed TO carry
other elections whenEthose who nre
supporting the republican ticket today
Will be opposing the republican
ticket"
Bryan concluded his speech with an.
argument on trusts, miltarism aud i'm
perialism. He left Salem shortly aft
Ser 8 and made tcn-minute speeches at
Mt. Vernon and Benton. AT these
places he was received by large and
enthusiastic audiences. His speeches
were along the same line as hereto.
fore.