The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-02-12
Pankers Listen 70 Bryan.

prid.s,purf Conn February civilian
J. Bryan az II o'clock tonight finished the
work for which his New England rip was
undertaken. III, delivered two long adj
dresses. This afternoon IN Hartford he
srlks. 10 an audience OF $50. lie took oc-
,asion 10 rap the knuc'Sles of the insur-
ance and manufacturing capitalists Of the
capital city. the splendid wealthy city
u Hartford" as he put a..
In Bridgeport Mr.. Bryan was wildly ac-
claimed rpou hls arrival 10y train aud
later he spoke Ia an audience which taxed
10 its utmost Tie la-ges- theater ia the
city. and even thea refused 10 accommo-
date fully 30" enthls .asts crowdins for
aLmittauge.
Mr.. Bryan will leave tomorrow FOR New
York. where he Will speak in Carnegie
h.u tomorrow night Tor the benefit of the
relief fund Of a Grand Army of the Re
public post, an admission Ice bekns
charged.
William J. Bryan reached Hartford to-
,lav from Massachusetts, and was we.com-
81 tu Connecticut by Alex Troup. member
II the national dem JcTatic committee aud
other prominent speakers. He addressed
4 largely attended mass meeting IA the
afternoon IL the Hartford Coliseum.
Among those present at the meeting Mds
". - Burr. che OF the gold dem"cfa,lc
leaders 81 the stake. ana number u
. Hartford bankers.
In nls address AIR. Bryan early reached
th,. money question ana announced MS IN
tenlIon % speaking straight u me lill iIl .
elers OF Tins splcnciuly wealthy city OF
= am conservative" he said. and am
more conservative thau jesus CHRIST, VINO
drove the money changers out Ui the tenn
I.lr because they made AZ a den q thI@sSS'
When ] want 10 be severe, quote the
Nazareue who spoke as no man spake ana
/ quote his words against the EnahcieIs
:. The wealth Of riches choketh down
the truth
Ine subject or free silver occupied the
speakers attention Tor AN hour.
Hearty Reception ut Bridgeport.
Mr.. Bryan reached Bridgeport al $50.
This city far Outdid Hartlords welcome.
1Ir. Bryan had hardly seated himself
In the TAIN leaving Hartford, when
score or more of Trinity college students
61ed thc1.ul. the car ana shook hands
with him. The train was way accommo-
datiou. stopping at every station, cover
ing the thirty-six miles between Hartford
and New Haven IN something over an
hour.
himself on the car platform 10 satisfy a
crowd who had gathered At the station
AMI the hundreds OF wOrhngmcn VINO
fIllsI the windows OF the largest ]" TORY
az the international Silver Company La
BY.
New Haven greeted him with several
persons who Cheercd the traveller as he
Ieft the way train and was escorted ~
q bridgeport committee 10 a special c1--
Tho run 20 Bridgeport consumed half
an hour. Mr. Bryan found assembled
here 20g0 persons. who cheercd enthusi-
aSeIcally. After dinner and a brief rest
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the Park city
thcater.
No Longer Enemy's County.
At the Park City thcater Mr. Bryan
found a crowd of about 1000 in the audi
toriIm and 80 more on the stage. over
2.el0 We're turned away. AIr. Bryan said:
/ went 10 take back something L
once said IL was true at the time,
80 be sure. but il Is not true now. ana
the meetings which / have addressed
iu New England during the last few
days have convinced me of the fact.
Early in the campaign of 1896, upon
leaving Nebraska for the east. / re-
marked jocularly that / was going into
the enemy's country. Again / say 1
want - take that back. New Eng
land IS no longer the enemys cOun-
try.