Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
BRYAN IN
MINNESOTA,
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rectly in his view were a number OF
boys; freight cars standing on side
tracks, each one covered with human
ity, and locomotive which was liter
ally buried under burden of
spectators, the majority of whom were
good looking young girls. Between
the railroad tracks and the speakers
stand was solid mass of people. To
his right was the same dense crowd,
on the outskirts of which could be
seen freight houses and piles of wood,
all covered with people.
Prettiest of all, however, was the
steamer Lora, fastened at the dock
just q few feet to the rear of the stand.
The LOra is large three.deck excur-
sion steamer, and every inch Of space
was taken by an interested spectator.
Everywhere could be seen the national
colors. It would be impossible to
estimate the number of people in the
crowd, but certainly there was not
less than ten thousand in the audi
ence, and a man mi ght be excused for
estimating it at much higher figure.
Mr.. Bryan spoke at Saltwater for
one hour. He reviewed the issues of
the campaign in a general way, ad-
dressing his remarks to the repub-
licans. He said if he had been elected
in 1896 and done what Mckinley had
done, not one republican in hum
dred would have commended him. In
connection with his remarks on the
trust question, Mr.. Bryan said:
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ties of the people when they say to
their employees that it will shut down
until after election for fear of the re-
paper tells you that the wire trust is
closing down it's factories and telling
the men nothing more can be done un-
til after election, because people will
not send in orders for fear I will be
elected You submit to this, sort of a
system and a government of the peo
pie, by the people and for the people
will be thing of the past"
On it's return to White Bear large
crowd had gathered, to which Mr..
Bryan made a brief address.
Reaches st. Paul.
Arriving at St. Paul at O'Clock p.
M, the party was escorted at once to
the auditorium, where every inch of
available space was taken. Thou
sands we're turned away. Before be-
ginning his speech, Mr.. Bryan was
presented with a handsomely bound
volume containing the "Life of Lin
coin" by F. L. McGhee, on behalf of
the Colored Citizens league, who
stated that the principles of Lincoln
were upheld by Mr.. Bryan. In
acknowledging the gift, Col. Bryan
said;
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: Before beginning the address.
which I desire to make to you, pause
to thank Mr.. McGhee and the mem
bers of this colored club for it's Life
of Lincoln" given me, and to express
my appreciation Of the complimentary
words used by Mr.. McGhee in making
the presentation. TO the colored man
the name of Lincoln is sacred name,
and yet Lincoln was the friend OF
man, whether white or black. He is
now among the immortals, and his
name will be forever linked with the
names of Washington, jefferson and
Jackson. Lincoln's philosophy was
deep enough to enable him to reach
down to the fundamental principles
upon which governments rest. His
sympathies we're broad enough to en-
brace all mankind, and his vision was
clear enough to look beyond the civil
war and build reunited country, in
which there are no sections, and all
people vie with each other in the effort
to contribute to the greatness and the
glory of common prestige. If Lincoln
were here there is nothing that the
colored man would not do for him,
and the colored man has learned that
the selection of the colored race and
its mainten ance is not in the keeping
of political party, but in the mora!
worth and intellectual development OF
the man himself. And the members OF
this colored club have wisely decided
to do their own thinking, and settle
questions upon their merits. The ne