Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-30
LARGE CROWD CREETS
BRYAN AT HANKINS0N
Presidential Candidate Given
a Great Ovation.
MAKES A STRONG SPEECH

He Deals With the Leading Issues and
Severely Arraigns the Republican
lmperialistic Policy - He Is Given
Close Attention Throughout.
FARGO, N. D., Sept. 99.-Speechmaks
ing from the rear platform of the Bryan
train began early today. Mr.. Bryan
changed trains during the night at
Aberdeen and the town of Hankinson
was the first stop today. The Bryan
party was augmented at Aberdeen by a
delegation of Democratic leaders from
North Dakota, escorting him across the
state. There was a large crowd assem-
bled at Hankinson.
Mr.. Bryan talked to the assenblage
for five minutes, dealing freely with the
questions of the increase of the standing
army and imperialism. He told them
that the one was dependent on the other,
and he said that in our purchase of the
Philippine islands we had only secured
an option on a fight for the islands.
His next stop was at WahpetOn, where
Mr.. Bryan spoke for 10 minutes.
Referring to the introduction of him
said that whether he should be the next
president or not would depend in part
at least upon the votes of those present.
1t was never too late to correct a mis-
take, he said, and he wanted North Da-
kota to remember that and at the cleo
ton next November reverse the result
Of former years.
az am glad, he said, ''that 1 live in
. 4l,.,
whom they please. l am glad that we
have not only the right to elect, but that
we have frequent elections, so if you
make a mistake one time you can correct
it another time, and hope you people
here will correct the mistake you made
four years ago.
GA government is like q corporation
in some respects" he continued. each
citizen is a stakeholder and on election
day the citizens select their directors
and the directors manage the affairs of
government for the corporation. If
those whom you elect manage the at
fairs we'll then you give them your ap-
proval, if they don't do what you want
done, you condemn them. We have
had four years of Republican admins
tration. You know what the Republi-
can party stands for and you know what
our politics are and you are the ones to
choose between these parties and their
policies.
"Under the Republican administra-
ton trusts have increased. If you like
the trusts you ought to vote the Repub-
Hcan ticket. If you have not enough of
them now you will get enough if the
Republican party stays in power. But
when I remember how people have
learned in the last four years what the
trusts are, when they ought to have
known in advance, | am reminded of
one of SolomOn's proverbs. He said:
'The wise man foreseeth the evil and
hateth himself, but the foolish pass on
and are punished.
Sometimes I find Republican who
cannot remember long sentences, SO
have condensed this that they can re-
member it. SOlomon's prOverb con-
densed reads this way: The wise man
gets an idea into his head, the foolish
man gets it in the neck.
Discussing the Philippine question he
said:
"You will search history in vain for a
more dishonorable part than the Repub-
lican party has taken in turning O war
of humanity into a war for conquest. f"
He then referred to the fact that a
company of soldiers for the Philippines
had been organized in Wahpeton and
asked how much of the Oriental trade
should be required in exchange for the
life of one of them. He wanted expan-
sion of trade as much as any one, he
said, but he was ''llot willing to put one
American boy on the block and auction
him off for all the trade Of the east."
Atlanta's Municipal Campaign.
ATLANTA, Sept. 29.-The city cam
paign is one of the iveliest ever known.
There are four candidates for mayor,
Major Livingston Minis, Hon. I. S.
Mitchell, Hon. +. P. Rice and Mr.. Nym
Mccullough, all strong men, who are
working hard for success. The primary
occurs next Friday. Meetings are held
nightly and the friends of each candi-
date are laying wagers on the result.
At present Minis seems to be the favor
tie in the betting, but it is stated that
Mccullough is developing great
strength, especially among the laboring
men.
Attack on Roosevelt Condemned.
VIoroR, Colo, Sept. 29.-The Demo
cratic county convention and club Of
Victor, Colo, unanimously adopted res