The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-23
ALBANY To SYRACUSE
Mr.. BRYAN TRAVELS HALF ACROSS
THE EMPIRE STATE
A SIDE MOVE UP To OSWEGO
He Closes the Day With Two Speeches
TO immense Crowds at syracuse-The
Oswego Meeting One of the Grandest
of the Entire Campaign Rather
Small Crowds at Other Points-Trusts
and Monopoiies His Chief Subjects OF
Discussion

Syracuse, N. Y, October 18.-William
j. Bryan continued his tour of the en-
pire state today, travelling half across
it from east to west. He began his
journey at Albany, following the
course OF the picturesque Mohaw and
the lines of the Erie canal, he reached
this point late in the afternoon. From
here he made a run northward to the
southern shore of Lake Ontario and
made a speech of half an hours length
at OSwego. Returning to this city, lat
er he spoke here tonight.
The attendance at the majority of
meetings was complimentary in size
and some of the audiences were large.
In comparatively few places was there
marked enthusiasm. There was, how
ever, close attention in every Instance
In no case was there any interruption
worthy of note. The Oswego meeting
was the best attended and in other re-
spects the mos notable of the day.
AT most of his stopping places today
Mr.. Bryan was confronted by large
and conspicuously posted bills warning
the people against him. These bills
announced in large letters Bryan is
here" And then gave extracts from
his speeches made at Knoxville. Tenn,
in 1896 at GAINESVILLE, ohio, last Septem-
Der, and then adding
This means national dishonor and
industrial collapse. A vote for Bryan
in a vote for low wages or no wages,
bread riots, soup houses and hard
times"
Mr.. Bryan spoke from a balcony in
front IF Ctnnui- hnI - D@-4 T~
mediately in front of him were sus-
pended large portraits of the demo-
cratic nominees on the national ticket,
while only a few steps away the por-
traits of Mckinley and Roosevelt also
swung across the street.
His audience at this place was large
and attentive and the speech was
punctuated with frequent bursts of APP
plauSe. Expressing his pleasure at
being in Rome, Mr.. Bryan said that
the large attendance could not be &C
counted for upon the ground of curl
osity because he had been in the city
before and the people had had an op-
portunlty to see and hear him.
He accused the republicans of avoid
ance of the real issues of the campaign
and asked
d they not insult the intelligence
of American citizens when they ask
their votes and yet decline to outline
what they are going to do? Read the
platform of u party and you will
find the difference is that the demo
cratic position is stated with a clear
ness that admits of no ambiguity.
while the republican party states its
position in glittering generalities and
spends more time Dragging about the
rain that the Lord has sent than in tel
ling of the imperial reign that the re-
publican party intends to bring upor
this country"
Referring to the trusts in the Utica
speech he said:
eff the democratic party is entrusted
with power it is pledged to put fOrtf
every effort to destroy private monOp'
oily in nation. state and city, and
think ven the republicans now give
me credit for being honest in my de
termination to carry out the platform
In fact a senator said the other day
that that was the great objection tt
me, that I was honest n therefore
d~angerOus-an objection hat canno
be made to some republicans who have
been in power. I lave promised h
my attorney general will not come from
New Jersey and I have promised tha
he will enforce the law"
THE OSWEGO MEETING.
Syracuse, October 1S.-The Osweg'
meeting proved one of the greatest tri
umphs OF Mr. Bryan's entire tour. 1
was a reminder of his best Ohio meet
ings. The meeting was held in Wash
ingtOn square, and the band stand
which was utilized as a speaker
stand, was surrounded by a vast mas
of humanity. packed so closely togeth
er that it looked as if it would be i'm
possible to get Mr.. Bryan or othe