The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-06
MORE NOTABLE RECEPTIONS.
Introduction by One Convert
Endsin Reading of lndOrse-
ment by w. L. Wilson.
BY JAMES CREELMAN.

are signs Of victory. ! with him IN
this part of the country four years ago and
saw the sure signs of Democratic failure. L
was no more afraid then to say that West
Virginia would certainly give Republican
plurality of lo.0co than / am tonight TO say
that West Virginia will probably cast her
electoral vote for Mr.. Bryan in Novempe:.
The evidence Of the Democratic leader
strength is shown in the steady. even, op'n
change of gold Democrats and independent
Republicans from Mckinley 10 Bryan, with
no sign of change the other way. The
man who moves about the country with lis
eyes and ears and mind open cannot fail TO
see that the whole Mckinley Hanna poilt-
ical oligarchy is colapsng and that Mr.
Bryan has seized upon the heart and imas-
ination of the American people.
To-day's trip with Mr.. Bryan in West
Virginia developed evidence enough to
show the mighty and certain sweep OF
the conservative elements from Mckinley
10 his opponent. Mr.. Bryan's progress
has been a continuous revelation Of sudden
and new political power. Measuring MS
strength by what / find everywhere now
as compared with what | found four years
ago, It is difficult TO see how he can be
defeated I'm November.
There is no sign of Il Mckinley victory in
sight anywhere In this region. The PFesi-
dents weakness his vaciIation and treach-
cry to party friends. have probably cost
him his office.
Bryan speaks of Citizenship.
MI Bryan doubled upon his tracks TO-
day and tonight finds him again enjoying
the. refreshing breezes of the summit ot
the A!leghenies He began the day IN
jefferson County, the easternmost county
of West Virginia. and since leaving the
tri-state gathering at Morgan's Grove IN
that county he has been working constant
ly westward. He made only two speeches
during the DAY. the first at Morgan's
Grove near ShepherdStown, and the sec
| cnd at keyser At both places the crowds
greeted the national candidate With en-
thuSiaSm.
Deer Park Was reached late In the after
noun but meeting was held here. Mr.
Bryan is the guest Of Colonel McGraw, Ma
tional Committeeman, who invited number
of gentlemen to meet the presidential candi-
date at dinner. After the dinner party Mr..
Bryan met socially the residents of the
vicinity and the guests Of the resort.
The keyser meeting began at O clock and
| WAS held on Il vacant plot of ground unpro-
| tected by shade trees. The speakers oCcu-
! pied u covered stand, but the crowd stood
; IN the open sunshine. Hot and disagreeab bic
as the weather was, all stood patiently
through the meet ting, applaudius voCiferous-
I ~ from TIME 20 time. General 81. Clair in
| troduced Mr. Bryan at heyser, and in doing
; 50 took occasion 10 pay d nigh compliment
| to his worth.
This compliment was seized upon by Mr..
BRYAN as a text for the IrSt part of his
speech which was devoted to the oppOr-
| tunites of American citizens OF whatever
| station in life.
| i am afraid" he began, that l cannot
| prove 10 you that l am as great a man as
| Coione. 81. Clair thinks 1 am. but what
| ever / am | owe to the support winch
| have received from the great mass Of the
| people who bear without reprGsch the name
! of tire common people.
! Continuing in the same lines, he said:
faa i
| nence / have IN public life and l am III
! deSted to Them for al! that nope tor IN
| politics. Eut Il / can do nothing eise
! can show You how in n free country the
/ people can select from among themselves
| one who represents their ideas; can snow
! You how, in a country like this. man may
become conspicuous with nothing behind
! him but an earnest desire to sue enacted
! into law fundamsntai Democratic principles.
| To that extent may be a help to the young
| men OF this country.
Give Every Child "a Hope.
| 81 want this Government 10 remain such
| a Government that the son of every citizen
| can aspire to the hishes; rewards in busi-
/, ness or in politics. 1 want il SO that you
! will not ask who mans father was,
| whether he be great or humble rich or
f; pcor.
Il want all the avenues kept open 50 that
| every child born into the world will have
| something to hope for. And when / ask
that | not selfish. [ am not seiiIs II
| man. | am interested in this question. not
| as candidate, but as a citizen. My father
! WAS q lawyer, ana pTaCuced ia" ufttll
| became so busy prosecuting the Republican
party for grand larceny that / did not have
| time 70 defend people charged with petty
| larceny.
But do not know what my boy will be,
| and L have TWO daughters. and / do not
know what my sons-in-law will be. l dc
| not want n Government that Is good only
| Tor lawyers; / do not want Government
| that is good only for bankers. and do not
| want a Government that is good only for
those who may be fortunate enough tc
| stand at the head OF great corporations
| Il want government that will protect
| every citizen I'm the enjoyment Of life and
| liberty and in the pursuit of happiness, anC
| guarantee 10 every citizen n fair share OF
the proceeds of his own toll If can hel,
| to secure such II government, then | will
| have no fear for my children. nor my chill
! drefis children. l could be willing then e
let them take their chances with their fel
lows"
Mr. Bryan then arraigne1 the Republican
party in the following language:
| 1T .rnazcs me that men can he SO blind
and SO shnrt-sighted 80 favor policies
that simply bring benefit to few.
charge that the Republican party of to
| legislation gives a benefit TO the compare
| lively few al che expense OF the many.
| believe that through the Republican poll
| ries there lies one vicious principle. name
ly. that the dollar is worth more than th'
| man.
The proper relation between man and
money is that man is the master and money
| the servant The Republican party ha:
reversed 1t, and is making money the mas
:
| acts OF Legislation that the Republican par
ty has been guilty of. Do the masses ot
| the people petition for such iegizia tion
| Not at all The Republican party does not
! asl. the majority Of the people anything
about legislation. 1t simply seeks the opin
| ions OF those who are conspicuous in bust.
ness and in finance. 1t does not fight open
| battles. 1t seeks secret advantages.
! No War Honest Wealth.
To-day the Republican party has not a
| policy on any question that 1t dares to out
line before the American people. Already tn.
| Republican party has advocated the retire
| meilt of the greenbacks. Did any Republican
in this audience ever petition Congress "a
: ! retire the creenbacks? Ard yet the Repub-
, | lean party is responsible for financial
| bill. which provides for the retirement OF
| the greenbac cks. which 10 not draw interest
and the substitution OF bank notes. issued
by banks, based on bonds, which do draw
| interest"
, Mr.. Bryan continued by defining the atti
, | tude of the Democratic party towars
by the presence the platform of Elk
| Senator Henry G. Davis and mis- brother
Honorable Thomas c. Davis.
| The Democratic party makes wa
| upon the honest accumula ti0n of wealth,
he said. and continued By the declaration
that objections to the policies proposed b,
that party were made by predatory wealti
hiding behind honest wealth.
The Democratic party" he went on, 81
no menace to the man who wants TO ea
Is TO the man vino wants to eat the brea
| that some one else earns without payin
: | for the bread. Since 1895 all the evil ten
| denotes then noticed in the Republican par
l ty have been increased. and to-day peopi
see what is going on who did not realiz