The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08
TWO SPEECHESBY BRYAN
He Addressed a Large Crowd in Plain
field, N. ].
GAVE A BENEFIT IN NEW YORK CITY
Bailey and Chiffon HAVE Agreed on
"a Series of Joint Debates to
Commence in May.
GAVE A BENEFIT IN NEW YORK CITY

New York February w J. Bryan de-
livered an address in Music han. plainheld.
n J this afternoon Mr.. Bryan. Congress
man DAILY y. j. and John Bellnsn of piain-
field LETT Jersey City on a Jersey Central
train at noon, They arrived Planfeld at
! o'clock At zach station many persons en-
tered tho car some Of whom accompanied
Mr. BRYAN TO Plainheld. When the train
reached Plainheld fully 1900 necplo wero on
the platform. II was with difficulty that the
way to the carriage was cleared Mr. BRYAN
being compellcd to shake hands with all
who could get near him Preceded by a
brass bend the carriages started fol the
Cedarbrook farm. the home OF James A. Mar
tine At the farm an Informal luncheon was
provided Mr. BRYAN was introduced TO the
assembly as he entered. Shortly after ,
o'clock the party started for Music hall
which was packed TO its utmost capacity
lhere we're MANY republicans in the hail
and also many gold standard democrate TIN,
sttaker said he had no hope of CONVERTING
any man who In 1895 voted against FREQ sii,,er
aIa ala not Know why nc so voted The man
VINO voted against free silver ana knew yybv
ne Noted that waN was q man omen for ro,-
Nctlon' INC republican party, he said. was
good party for some and there yern W.,
VINO naturally supported IL There we,a oth
crs VINO thought Il was TO their interest TO
sppport the republican party and who we're
mistaken 49, These men we're open TO con-
vleuon The great mass of the peonle Of
Icls country he said. were toilers and the
llth VINO were the most important in The
c cinia lie believed in party and prln-
Clple sood Tor tho coachman as well as for
me man who rides in the carriage. Bimatai.
ism; Mr., Bryan said was stronger TODAY
N tho west than ever before. The British
d pnnre had been checked by handful OF
,r.l
money market What would happen If Enp
land had been Fighting a big nation. At this
n p mere was much applause and Mr..
archy' 'Ha' ~ an-
Nj. Bryan left for New York at AS. Two
thousand persons cheered him as be left the
statlon Tor the metropolis.
MT Bryan spoke tonight In Carnonin b,u
on Pending problemH' under the s1,sntnas
Of the Winfield Scott Hancock post No A.
" ~ H.. o. the department o. New York
n yr to rsnsl Of soldiers widows and or
pnans. More than 1900 men and women paid
~ orice Of admission With the none al
nilhs me big hall those In the Galleries
WIZ invited down stairs Still there were
thusissm, howtver notwlthstan6inr ne
snoiiness Of the audience. Mr. Bryan en-
iered me nal hall escortsd by o. r. p. Belmont
governor hogg and Tom l.. Johnson Among
those who sent regrets were Admiral Dewey
Generals Miles and Merritt. Rev Dr.. Pnri,
MNattst, CONGRESSMAN Amos ]. Cummings and
~ commander Albert e. Shaw of the
Mr. Bryan said in part: I'VE nasssd
sras a great war from 1851 to 1865. the
nlrhlsFt J may say, in the history OF the
world. greater in respect TO the numbers an
gsEed on both sides than any war in nrs
Vlous history In wars of CONQUEST the Irone
81 mas ,s,,, always dominated the weaker But
M. IN elNu war was greater than all the wars
that preceded IT, because tho soiaiora "s s,s
SOUTH arc now glad that the Union was nre
ss.'eu , anu that the Republic was saved That
r No. minated the one chord of discord and
.n u possltle that never again will we
NY 10 disturb the Union I believe thsr. a.,
az honest rivalry between the sons ot men
mo were the blue and those who wore the
tbs as 70 which VII do the most good FOR
WI sS soldier would rather moi he
- s'su nS my military title feel ashamed
,p 70 q laken for q soldier when think Of
'ne ,uLe thatsl ACCOMPLISHED
Az the problems arising from the recent
war nave nor been solved yet In a conn
Wy me this where the people are The
soNerelgp power. they can make the gov
" !, n'nept good or they can make Il lad
s,Ne'F year presents confess and every
Gay we can hear the bugle call "a dusv
want you TO hold no one Responsible
10. myself for what will say tonight on
rsndiny Problems, Truth grows moi ~
sssiusion, ou' IN che open. have simply
neis 70 present arguments which
i I, maress ny mind Always recognize thai
may he wrong and that Others may b.
we nave problems confronting us In
~. ~. generation as great, n not greatcr
s ian nose who confronted the generations
uslSte US We have prablems which chai-
4se me thought o, ev=ry honest pers,n.
- our Shhization as good as II can he
ne progress OF civilization is measured
oV the progress Of the great strueglina
mass Of men Il ls the great styurellnc
mass OF men that makes the Nations