The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-17
Hs Mlkss Sixseen Speeches mas
Many l!Inoise Towns.
REPUBLICAN LIES AFLOAT.
One as to EDITORIAL Bryan Didn't
Write; Another as to Payfor
Speeches. Both
Mailed.

at s clock. He began at Quincy at 5
o'clock and made sixteen during the
day. The audiences were generally
large, but those at Peoria, Quincy and
Joliet were especially SO. The meet
ing at Joliet was held IN the court
house grounds before an immense
crowd. The Bryan train did not arrive
until 10 o'clock. After the meeting Mr..
Bryan left for Chicago.
SPEAKS AT QUINCY.
All the members of the Bryan party
we're sleeping sound!y when st $50
O'Clock the train pulled into Quincy.
They were not, however, perml,ted to
continue their slunbers long, owing to
the calls of the crowd for Bryan and
the beating on the windows. Mr.. Brya0
hastily donned his clothes, drank cup
of coffee and was escorted to carriage
for the long drive to Washington park,
where, Notwithstanding the early hour,
there was throng of waiting people,
msny of whom had been standing N
the chilly air since daylight. Mr.
Bryan spoke on the general issue Of
the campaign, saying that SO large a
crowd at so early an hour Of the day
indicated that the p, ople were interest
ed in themselves rather than IN him.
Mr.. Bryan referred to an editorial on
the pension question which appeared in
an Omaha newspaper with which he
was formerly connected. He sad that
the editorial referred to was printed
long before he was connected with the
paper. Yet, l doubt Eot," he said,
that every old soldier vii! receive a
letter in which it will be stated that l
am the author Of the editorial.
y have already received one, shout
ed an old soldier in tie crowd.
am Iot surprised, said Mr.. Bryan:
II know that they have nisrepresenteo
everything that could be misrepresent-
ed. Today they have not the least hope
of carrying this election unless they
have bigger campaign fund than they
have ever had before, and they can CO.
cree every voter that can be coerced.
He paid especial attention to farmers
saying that even thoug b there had been
advance in the price of some farm pro-
ducts, the increase in price of articles
of consumption had been SO much
greater as to far more than neutrallze
rhe advance in farm commodities,
Taking up the statement that money
from this country IS being loaned in
Europe, he asked: why don't they
buy American lands instead Of sending
their surpluse money abroad" And
then replied to his own question by
saying that the only reply that could
be made was that the Republicen poll
cy was reducing values. a private in
ol7iduaI could not put his money IN
manufacturing enter prises for fear that
mis- concern would be sold to trust
and that he would be squeezed out.
He declared that it is his desire to
destroy al private monopoly because he
does not want to see the doors of op-
portunity closed against the boys Of the
country.
Give the bc-s CHARGE, ne said,
give him an opportunity to exert bis
own industry suo his own ability and
he will make his own way, ior We have
The best boys in the world.
WHY'RE SPEAKS.
In speaking at Ca1thsge Mr. Bryan
took coginzsnce OF the criticisms Of his
personal participation in the campaign
saying: i have been criticised for
going before the people, as presiden-
Ilal candidate, and discussing the Ques-
sions before the people. According to
my understanding Of politics the cit
zen is the so7erlsn ana the ofhce-holo-
er is the servant Of the people and the
citizens have right to know what the
candidates think OF public questions.
They have right to come IN contact
with their public officials and If a can
didate loses votes because the people
get acquainted with him, he ought not
10 complain, for 1t is better to ind
them out before the election than after.
wards, if he is bad. The right to par.
ticipate in the government IS one OF
inallsnabie rights, right that you
Republicans recognized when Lincoln
was your leader and right that you
never repudisted until you fell frou
Lincoln down 10 Hanna.
If You hear that | am IN favor .:
imperialism just because it is good
issue to get votes, | want you to re-
member that on the l4sh Of June, 1899.
when your papers SAID every body want
ed expansion 1 protested against inper
lalisn. At that time Democratic
friends told me my course would oe
unpopular but my answer was tha
when the Declaration Of Independence
was repealed would be out Of polltlc:
and it did not make any particular dit
ference about the time Of ny going out.
WHY HEloST RIDE FREE.
Mr.. Bryan took occasion at Peori:
to anaver the charge that he is beluI
paid for his speeches. In part he said
Il am not as rich man as yol
would imagine from reading the he
publican papers. l ind it difficult t
reconcile their statements about M
financial condition. Ooe time the.
say am 50 ambitious that | will no
make speech unless | an paid for II
! potice criticism in the papers tha
the people OF the towns through whic
our train passes have contributed t
the expenses Ct the train and it was sag
gested that was for my benefit. | nee
not tell you that l receive nothing fc
making speeches, but, my friends,
want you to know that when men RID
ontrains they must either pay or els
the railroad companies must turns
them With fee rides. We do not want
reilroe5 m carry o,r train through th