Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-02
BRYAN AT CONCORD.
Col. VIM. J. Develops Liking
for His Own Voice.
Forgets Other Banquet Speakers and
Takes All the Time Himself.
Makes Another Speech in Evening Go
to Montpelier. Today.

| Concord, \. H., Feb. 1-Wm Jen-
ningS Bryan of Nebraska. the most pic
turesque figure in American politics,
| today. arrived in this city, this after
| noon. and received welcome which
will live long in his memory 1t was
| the third city he had made q stop in
| since early morning, The first being
in Portsmouth. where he addressed Il
| large number of people in Philbrick' S
hall and awakened much enthusiasm:
the second at Manchester, where he
spoke few words to quite a crowd,
| which greeted him At the station
! AT Concord. When the train bearing
the party reached the station, over 300
| people crowded around him. COL. Bry-
| an had been met at Portsmouth by
| Col. Henry q. Kent OF Lancaster.
Mayor Martin ana COL. True L. Norris,
ana in company with these gentlemen
1T was driven through crowded streets
to the Aaglc hotel At 400 banquet
was served in the main dining hall, Of
which $50 Of the prominent Democrats
Of the state partook. List Of inter-
esting speakers had been prepared.
each speech being limited to five min
uNt-+ lpdl ~ ltL Nllt tribiIN NtLC tItfiltu
Mr. Bryan was introduced as first
speaker by Mayor Nathaniel Martin
and soon became 50 warmed up and in
terested in what he had 70 say that he
talked for over an hour and used up
all the time allotted to the other gen
| tlemen, although not a word was said
by any one because Of the interest each
took in the remarks Of their guest
Mr.. Bryan said in opening that he
brought good tidings from other parts
of the country, saying: When I
think of New Hampshire and the other
Eastern states and recall the reports
that came to US from them when we
were fighting to secure the Chicago
platform | am reminded Of the prophet
Elijah on Mount Horcb being told by
the angel that there We're thousands
who Id not bowed their knee to Baal.
50 when ! came through this state
found thousands who would not bow
their knee to Baal. men who believe III
the true principles Of Democracy. who
made and won the fight and rescued
the Democratic party from the rule of
plutocracy. | know that the Democrat
ic party is more completely united, to-
day, than ever before in a generation.
In his concluding remarks. Mr. Bryan
ridiculed the Republican claims for pro
lection and attacked the position Of
President Mckinley on the money ques
ton. He devoted some time to trusts
and imperialism.
Phoenix nall, the scene Of the public
meeting at o'clock. was crowded to its
utmost capacity an hour before the Ne
braskan visitor had concluded his adj
dress, at the banquet in the Eagle motel.
Hon. Samuel r. Page of Woodsvillc,
called the meeting to order and then
introduced Col. Henry Q. Kent OF Lam
caster. as presiding officer. Mr.. Bryan
although tired out from his excrtions
of only an hour before. still seemed to
have an immense reserve force upon
which he drew for over an hour ana
again held his audience enthrallcd, IN
terrupted every few minutes Dy Wilu
cheers and cries Of appreciation.
Mr. BRYAN entered into lengthy dis
cussion Of the taxation question ana
declared that the present revenue laws
make the poor man pay more IMAM ms
ebora and the rich man less. lie sald
W believed in the income tax ana Will
od,.ooata II. His concluding arguments
unnn trusts ana imperialism were SINH
Iar II those previously made in New
England.
NJ Brvan's itinerary for tomorrow
includes q short drive about the Guy III
tba morning and. at 1l3o, ne VIII START
III MONTPELIER where he Will speak III
tn evening