The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13
BRYANNO FARMER
Tells Ohio Crowd He is an Ag-
ricUIturist.
Republicans Hold a Revival
Meeting at Portsmouth.

Portsmouth. O.. oct 13.-AIr. Bryan
concluded the first day Of his campaign
n Ohio IN this city last night He vas
met at the station by a torch light pro-
e=ssf0u. consisting OF men both On foot
and horseback ard escorted 10 a square
IN the center Of the city. where he spoke
from platform in the open air The
meeting was oy far the largest Of the
day and II was thoroughly enthusiastic
The Republicans also had a torch light
procession IN the city with speeches in
z puole hall by Senator Spoouer and
" D ByuUm- As = consequence the
city was fun Of red IRE and political en-
ElusIasu1- The lines of march of-rhe- two
parties were 50 arranged as rot TO con-
rIct and there was no physical clash
\ majority Of the meetings during the
day were not 50 largely attended nor
50 d6monstratIve as those Of rhe Illinois
and Indiana tour Of last week Rain
tnrea tened during the greater part of
the day and this circumstance doubtless
cad a dampenlHg influence on the ard0r
Of the crowds. as well as upon their at
tendance
When Nr- Bryan was introduced at
Springfield where he had one Of the hest
crowds Of the day. some enthusiastic
adn11rar in the crowd shouted. ssEurrah
Tor the farmer president
The exclamation attracted Mr. Bryan-s
attention and he said
7 do Ho- want to be elected under
false preteuses- I am not a farmer.
am an agriculturist- You know the dif-
rerenee between them A farmer is
man VINO makes lis money On the farm
and spends II IN town while an szri-
cultur1sr Is a man who makes his money
IN town and spends it On the farm -
This definition pleased the audience
and All Listened atteutively 10 the speech
throughout AT this point Mr. Brvau
devoted his principal attention 10 the
trusts, and his arguments were along
the usual lines
At Dayton the meeting was held. At the
TAR grounds. and Mr.. Bryan spoke from
IN open stand erected on the race course
PROBABLY the most interesting feature
OF this meeting was TIE fact that out
Ct hundred vice presidents q the
meeting rWenCT-four were German and
either as Republicans OF Gold Democrats
opposed zIr- Bryan's electiou four years
ago one OF them was Al ex-mayor Of
the city
In Introducing his speech at DAYTON
Mr. Bryan charged the Rauub Iicaa marty
with using spurious argument to catch
particular classes Of voters As 10 rhe
claim that the interests Of the soldiers
were safest IN the care Of the Republican
party Mr. Bryan said.
The soldier IS N more danger Il his
interests are left to men who stand at
the head Of great u1onopoIias than he Is
i Ne leaves his interests 10 those who
belong To the common people T viii
70 --rtI7E E1a1 that I VIII say that the
welfare &C the union soldier and his uer-
slou are safer in the hands Of z con-
Es1erata soldier than in the hands of a
great monopoly. for the confederate SOL
dler zro7Fs something about the sacri-
Hcss q var while the heads Of syudf-
cal=7 Only Know war as an opportunity
Tor the accumulation OF great fortunes
cut CT the peoples sufferings- But nv
IElsncs- e11e Republicans insult the SOL
der when they assume that the SOL
der Is not citizen as wen as a Den
Elonar- he insults the soldier when h.
assumes rnar q soldier has no interest
except IN the amount OF MS ruourbfv Or
quarterly pension
The soldier Is q citizen He vas .
citizen during the war when F.a -vae
wiling to risk his life IN ~ rar5r,-7-s
defense He IS a citizen now ard II hs
i wiling 10 nght 70 have one republic.
instead Of TWO he VIII De wiling % vote
now to keep that enc republic from h.
coming an empire II he was wiling to
fight then in order to wipe out Of tFa
Declaration Of Independence an exceo-
rfozaI clause that excluded The black
man he VIII be willing to vote now is
keep another exCep tiouaI clause from
being put into the declaration excluding
the brown man The soldier Who did
oct believe that the black man ought to