The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-10-19

at 8 o'clock. Hc began at Quincy at 8
O'Clock and made sixteen during tho
day. The audionccs wero generally
Slatge, but those at Peoria, Quincy and
Joliet wero especially 80. Tho meet
ing at Joliet was hold in tho court
house grounds before an Immense
crowd. Tho Bryan train did not arrive
until 10 O'Clock. After tho meeting Mr..
Bryan left for Chicago.
~ SPEAKS AT QUINCY.
All the membors Of the Bryan party
wore sleeping soundly when at $50
o'clock the train pulled into Quincy.
Thoy were not, however, pormi,tod to
continue their slnmbers long, owing to
tho calls Of the crowd for Bryan and
the boating on tho windows. Mr.. Bryao
hastily donned his clothes, drank CUP
OF ootfee and was escorted to carriage
Tor tho long drive to Washington park,
whero, notwithstanding the carly hour,
there was q throng Of waiting pooplo.
many Of whom had beon standing IN
tho chilly air since daylight. Mr..
Bryan ePoke on tho general issue Of
the campaign, saying that SO largo a
crowd at so carly an hour of tho day
indicated that tho people were interest
Cd IN themselves rather than in him.
! Mr.. Bryan referred to on editorial on
the pension question which appeared in
an Omaha newspaper with which he
was formerly conncotod. He SAID that
tho editorial roforrcd to was printed
long before he was connected with tho
paper. Yet, l doubt hot" ho said,
''that every old soldier will rcoeiyo q
letter in VI = it will bo stated that
1.am the author Of Che editorial"
II have already roociVed ono, shout
cd an old soldier in tho crowd.
1 am not surprised" said Mr. Bryan.
~ know that they have misrepresentod
everything that could be misreprcsent-
ed. Today thoy have not tho loast hopo
Of carrying this election unloss they
have a bigger campaign fund than thoy
; have ever had before, and they can CO.
eroe eyory voter that can be coerced.
Ho paid especial attention to farmers
saying that even though thero had been
advance in tho prlco OF some farm pro-
n $tdngtf, the ircreeye in price Of artiolos
or consumption had boon so much
creator as to far moro than noutraliza
tho advance in farm commodities.
Taking up the statement that monoy
from THIS country is being loaned in
lSuropc, no asked: "Why don't thcy
buy American lands instead of scnding
their surplusc money abroad?" And
then ropliod to his own question by
saying that tho only reply that could
bo made was that tho Republican poll.
oy was reducing values. A private in
dlvidual could not put his money in
manufacturing enterprises for fear that
his concern would be sold to trust
and that he would bo squeezed out,
lie declared that il is his desire to
destroy oil private monopoly because he
does not want to SEQ the doors Of on
portunity closed against the boys of the
country.
Give the boys chance no said.
give him on opportunity TO oxert his
own own industry and his own ability and
no will mako his own way, tor we have
The boat boys in the world"
wnYHE SPEAKS.
In speaking at Cal tlage MIR. Bryan
took coginzanoe of tho criticisms of his
personal participation in tho campaign
saying: ~ have bcen criticised for
gong before the peoplo, as a presiden.
tial candidate, and discussing tho ouos.
tions before tho people. According to
my understanding Of politics the cit
1zen IS tho sovereign ana tho of1ico- hold
or ls tho servant OF tho people and tho
citizens have right TO know what tho
candidates think Of public questions.
They have right to como in contact
with thoir public officials and If q can
didato loses votes because tho people
get acquainted with him, he ought not
to complain, for IL is better to find
them out before tho election than after
wards, if ho 10 bad. The right to par
tloipate In the government IS one of
lnalienablo rights, right that you
republicans recognized when Lincoln
was your loader aud right that you
never ropudiatcd until you foil from
LINCOLN Gown TO Hanna. 4
Ityou hear that | am in favor Of
imperialism just because it is a good
,esue to get votes, / want you to re.
membor that on tho 18th of j une u 899,
when your papers said eyory body want.
cd expansion | protested against impor-
ialism. AT that timo Democratic
friondB told mo my course would be
unpopular but my answer was that
whom the Declaration of Indopondenoo
was repealed l would bo out OF politios
and 1t did not mako any particular diff.
ference about the time of my going out
WHY HE LON'T RIDE FREE.
Mr.. Bryan took occasion at Peoria
TO anawer tho charge that no is being
paid for his speeches. In pare 10 said;
II am not as ricl, man as you
would imagine from roading tho Ro-
publican papers. | find it difficult to
reconcile their statements about my
financial condition. One timo they
say I am 80 ambitious that | will not
make a spocch unless l am paid for it.
/ notice q criticism in tho papcrs that
the people Of tho towns through which
our train PASSES havo contributed to
the expenacs Of The train and it was sug-
gosted that was for my benefit. J. need
not tell you that | receive nothing for
making speoohcs, but, my friends, /
Went,you to know that whom mon rido
= on trains they must elthor pay or olso
the railroad companies must furnish
them with free rides. We do not want o
railroad to carry our train through tho
State and therefore the State commit
5teo paid about q thousand dollars for
tho train for yesterday and today. Wa
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