Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
Mr.. Bryan Eats a Peaceful Breakfast
and Makes Speech Here.
CROWDS APPLAUD His UTTERANCES
Starts the Tour of Maryland With
an Address at Rockville.
THEMES HE TREATED

1t is all over. Mr.. Bryan has come and
gene The mystery surrounding the all
absorbing topic of where he would partake
of breakfast while in the national capital
is dissipated. and the clouds fraught with
factional feeling that threatened to open
and engulf local leaders well as Mr..
Bryan himself in a tempestuous flood
cleared without much a drizzle. If
he had arrived at the hour scheduled, Z
o'clock, he would have been surprised at
the meager number of the great people
who had gathered to meet him. At that
hour there was not more than 200 persons
in and around the 9Th street depot, where
his train over the Chesapeake and Ohio
road was to pull in. An hour later. when
he did come there were probably five times
that number in the vicinity. Many of the
local leaders were on hand, but none took
or attempted to take the forcibe possession
of him that some expected. The impending
breakfast battle had been clevery averted
by skillful diplomacy, and the big force of
local police and detectives, reinforced by
Deputy Marshal Farnan and five police
sergeants and several detectives from Bal
tfmore, had little else to do but lock tired
and keep occasional curious ones from
overstepping prescribed limits.
Ex-JudRe SprinEer's Guest.
When Mr.. Bryans train arrived at 7:5o
o'clock the crowd broke into cheers, which
were constant while he passed through the
depot. He was met by ex-Judge William
NJ. Springer of Illinois, an old colleague and
warm friend, and, followed by a crowd of
shouting men and women as well, the
couple made their way to an automobile,
wherein the two gentlemen and Col Ike"
Hill of Ohio, democratic whip of the House,
were rapidly wheeled to the Springer resi-
dence, on b street southeast, opposite the
Capitol grounds. where that ever-to-be-
memorable breakfast was enjoyed.
Thence the automobile was utilized for
the trip to the B. and o. station. Mr.. Bry-
ans companions still being Messrs. Springer
and Hill. The depot was reached few
moments before o'clock and the crowd,
which had drifted over from 9th street and
had been augmented in numbers to about
1000, cheered exultingly, while women's
handkerchiefs waved chautauqua like.
EX-Judge Springer endeavOred to appeaSe
the appetite of the throng for a speech
from Mr. Bryan by saying he did not have
time to address Was hingtonians then, but
would talk to them at length next 18th OF
March from the east front of the Capitol
This only served to emphasize the intention
of the people to hear something from Mr.
Bryan, so the latter succumbed to the de-
mand and spoke from the automobile.
Imperialism ard Civil Service.
His themes We're Imperialism and civil
service He said:
occasionally l hear it suggested that
pers ons engaged in the civil service who
are opposed to imperialism will vote the re-
publican ticket for fear of losing their po-
sftions with the government. Certainly
there are not many who would prefer gov
eminent employment under empire to
whatever risk might attend their employ
ment under republic. l am not much OF
an admirer of that civil service which 1s
suspended when a President is inaugurated
until he can fill the offices with his friends
and is extended by the President when he
is about to retire in order that he may
protect his friends in office. l believe that
a system of civil service might be devised
wherein appointments would be made upon
merit and wherein the appointees would
hold for fixed term, and not be dependent
upon the will Of an appointing officer. The
industrial despotism now inaugurated by
the republican party is closing the door of
opportunity against the young man and
driving many to seek government employ
ment who under better conditions would
be employed in producing industries
Mr.. Bryan closed with the statement that
ii not his highest ambition to be Pres
ident, but to make this government so
good that to be a private citizen in this re-
public will be a greater honor than to be
a king in any other nation.
Entering the depot. Mr.. Bryan was got
ten to his special car with some difficulty
every one apparently wanting to shake
hands with him. Finally however, he
reached the train and became the guest
of the representatives of the Maryland
democracy. A number of Maryland lead
ers were on the train, and several promi-
nent local democrats accompanied it on
the days journey by invitation of Chair
man Murray Vandiver of the Maryland
central committee.
Warm Reception at Rockville.
The first stop of the day was made at
Rockville
Early morning scenes there were sug
gestive of similar sights during fair week.
Vehicles of all from q ia
rage to the spring!sss wagon, kept the
roads leading to town animated, and every
fence post in the vicinity of the B. and o.
station was utilized for hitching purposes
long before the appointed time for Mr.
Bryans arrival.
substantial platform had been erected
on the edge of the railroad embankment
Immediately opposite the station and COM
manded the entire neighborhood.
The field around it was occupied by
crowd numbering probably 5000 people, in
Guiding many from this city. Numbers of
ladies were evident and the small boy was
everywhere, and his strident voice yelled
on the slightest inspiration. The platform
was decorated with bunting and banners Of
the Lakeland Democratic Club and the Dis
trict of Columbia Democratic Association
hung from two corners. Prominent Mont
gomery democrats occupied the platform,
including two venerable enthusiasts, George
E. Brooke, lightweight years old. who had
driven ten miles to see and hear Mr..
who is also lightweight. Others were
Spencer c. Jones, Hattersley w. Talbot
DR.. E. T. Etchison, VIM Veirs Bouic, Spen-
Ger Watkins. Albert j. Almony, Blair Lee
and Charles F. Brooke, who accompanied
Mr.. Bryan from Rockville onward; George
H. Lamar, Alexander Kilgour, Donald
knight and George Killeen and Edwin A.
Newman Of this city, and others.
Mr.. John Goode Speaks.
During the wait for Mr.. Bryan's coming
Mr.. John Goode of Virginia addressed the
crowd treating the issues from the demo-
cratic standpoint, and was given close at
tention. Speaking of the claim on the part
of the republicans that the present admin
istration was responsible for the prevailing
prosperity, Mr.. Goode declared that if ii
had not been for the maladminis tration of
Mckinley the prosperity would have been
UNNECESSARILY greater. He also dwelt upon
the taxation of Porto Ricans claiming the
law directly violated the Constitution and
all the promises made by General Miles and
other national representatives to the citi-
zens of Porto Rico.
Mr.. Goode informed his hearers that when
Dewey acc omplished his victory at Manila
he found the natives of the Philippine archi-
pelago in successful insurrection against
Spain. Dewey treated Aguinaldo. he de-
ri red aS an al1y. furnished him with