The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-04
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CHICAGO, Nov. s.-When w lli.aln ~ -.
Bryan stepped down. tonight from the
reviewing stand from winch ns IT, .,1
watched to-night's Democrat Pc 80 80
and left for his home il. L H. rooir
Democratic campaign in ChicasV' 49, 49,
county and the State OF liiii1o1s' w.
practically ov r.
-Four hours after Mr.. Bryan 'nau sons'
the cheering thousands swept cow -,
boulevard, for it was a great pa au.e ~
greatest and most successfui o w -
Il was intended to be the GROWING eiloi
of Mr.. Bryan followers IN Chicago anu
tn. county of Cook. and it proVeo. ~
realization all that the most aroell De'
ocrat could have desired. ne pa a.
took three hours to pass giVetn poiil.
Upon the revi wing stand STOOD UT.
Bryan, Senator James K. Jones. C'4airi lL
of the Democratic National Coiaiii-.se:'
Samuel Alschuler. the Democratic cst,u.-
date for gov rnyr of Illinois; MAYOR MAJ
rison, and number of lesser ghts OF tlle
Democracy. The greetings extended ~
the Democratic candidate by the men Ia
the line Of march were enthusiastic III [ 8
extreme.
Win four addresses in Chicago and
one at Harvey. William Jennings bEsap
to-day practically closed hs long cam
~ ming in the struggle tor the ffeat-
dency
- noon to-day the Iroquos Club gave
n banquet in honor of Mr.. Bryan, a.
which many of the members who OPP
posed him in 1896 pledged him support on
next Tuesday. AT the 1roQuois tluO' WI
Bryan said in part:
81 have had imposed upon me IN TINS
campaign a great duty, and | nave per-
formed it to the extent of my ability ana
10 the extent of my strength. My re
sponsibility ceases, so far as this cam
paign is concerned, on next TUESDAY Ia
| have any further responsibility II VII
be the fault of the people; it VIII be Tor
them to say whether l shall remain q pr
vate citizen Or become public servant.
Il believe that those who voted aSa1nzI
me before were, at least in nearly al
cases, men who voted aga INST me because
they thought that they were doing then
duty 10 their country. but many who
banked God that year that was De
fea ted, are now praying that | shall not
be defea ted again.
1T does not mean that they have
changed their sentiments since then; It
does not necessarily mean that they nave
changed in their opinions upon the ques-
tons which were paramount then, but 1t
does mean that four years of Republican
rule have brought us face to face with a
greater question than that which mas ever
been il this country. ] believe the ISSUE
today is even greater than was the issue
of 1860 for then the question was whether
We should have one republic or two re-
publics: but now the issue in this campaign
is, whether we shall have one republic.
IF I am elected there is Great Work.
and If / am called upon to perform that
work l want to feel that have behind me
the hearts of the American people as well
as their votes.
81 cannot hope not to make mistakes
but I promise you that if am elected
there will be four years in this country
when no citizen here or foreigner abroad
will have any doubt that the Declaration
of independence is the law OF this land y
The campaign OF Illinois closed tonight
with the Republicans a little more conf
dent than the Democrats. The latter
have made Il great fight, particularly in
Chicago AMI have hopes Of carrying the
city by a sufficient majority to overcome
the Republican vote in the State. The
Republicans, however, claim that thy are
poll polls $ showing no that sonsiderabe MAORI
" of the voters will support their State
and national ticket.
The chairman of the Republican Central
Committee, said that Mckinley would get
at least 1900 majority in Illinois.
The chairman of the Democratic Central
Committee, said: "fBryan vii! get an in
creased vote, as compared with 1886, in
every precinct" and he had little doubt
that Bryan and the State ticket would
receive a substantial majority