Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
BRYAN
MIMI |ESO:TA
The Great Champion of Human
Liberty Addressed Nearly Half
Of the Voters Of Minnesota in
Two Davs.
Two Days.

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The great event of this campaign in
Minnesota was the great two days
trip of COL W. J. Bryan, the fusion
candidate for president. He began at
Crookston at eight o'clock on Satur-
day evening, September Doth, rested
on the Sabbath at Duluth, made
twelve speeches on Monday and eleven
on Tuesday, closing at Winona at
seven o'clock p. m. on that day.
Enormous crowds greeted him at every
point, and it is estimated that he ad-
dressed fully 10000 people in the two
days. time. His visit was of immense
benefit to the cause of the people,
which the allied forces represent.
Many converts were made, but the
greatest good was accomplished by
the inspiration drawn from their
noble leader by the thousands of
active supporters who tlocked to hear
him. His forceful, sledgehammer
logic, couched in language that any
one could understand, went right
home to the hearts and minds of his
hearers, and all were stimulated to
redonble their efforts in behalf of the
preservation of free institutions, for
which work Mr.. Bryan is giving the
best years of his life.
Bryan at Crook ston.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied through
the state by Governor Lind and a
number of prominent democrats, pop
ulists aud silver republicans. The
first meeting at Crookston was won
derful affair. Itwas the largest gath
ering of people which has ever assem-
/ bled on the Minnesota side of the Red
- River.yyalley. Special trains from
different directions poured ina sea of
pfople,+ and each Wishing contingent
hid it's band along. Long before the
afternoon meeting opened, the streets
were literally packed by visiting
throngs. The meeting of the after.
noon was OF much significance in the
state campaign, it consisting OF
speeches by the various candidates
upon the state ticket. The tEfee can
didates for railroad commissioners,
Messrs. S. M. Owen, p. M. Ringdal
and T. J. Knox, appeared and made
effective speeches. Messrs. Robt. G.
Saunders, candidate for attorney gen.
eral, and M. E. Neary, candidate for
secretary of state, made brief ad-
dresses. Governor Lind make the
closing speech at this meeting, and it
was closely listened to although the
the crowd which filled the high school
yard had been on it's feet for three
hours.
Long before the time appointed for
the presidential candidate to appear
had arrived the available space in
front of the platform was filled by a
densely packed crowd. It's useless to
attempt to accurately estimate the
number of people present, but it is be-
lieved to have been fully seventeen
thousand. Mr.. Bryan was agreeably
surprised to see the immense thropg,
as his first sentence bears witness. He
said:
II had thought of speaking in sew
eral places in Minnesota, but I don't
see what necessity there is for speak
ing elsewhere because all the people
seem to be here I am Obliged to
Governor Lind for getting you here
and keeping you here" {.
The Crookston meeting was one OF
the most enthusiastic as we'll as OF the
largest meetings which Mr.. Bryan ad-
dressed in Minnesota. Here are a few
OF the points made by Mr.. Bryan at
I this meeting:
81. s'The trust question is the same in
principle today that it was in 1885,
But it is more important because
there are more trusts. Trusts have
grown since 1896. Then you saw a
trust occasionally; now you see one
every day. Laughter: Then you
suffered from few; now you suffer
from all. Put leech on a man, and
ssif he Is a good strong, healthy man,
the leech may suck all the blood it
wants, and the man will live; but
cover a man with leeches from head to
foot and let them all draw blood, and
II be is a sensible man he will take
something for the leech habit. APP
plause and laughter i 81. 5
1.-THE republican party has permit
te{ltrusts 70 grow and multiply. Un-
der the republican administration
more trusts have been organized than
were orr ganized in %all the previous
history of the country ]. is Is as%~%t=#. +
~ believe it is possible to destroy