The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-22
BRYAN in Charleston.

Bryan IN SnarieSt0n.
charleston, S. c., Special.-Bryans
speech of Thursday night Is the sole
| topic of conversation on the streets
lere. To say that the great Democrat
ic leader and orator made a protound
Impression is stating the case mildly.
lie has conquered Charleston and
BRYAN men. real Democrats, are thick
as blackberries in June. He has con-
vinced hundreds of people against
their will that the Chicago platform
is simon-pure Democracy and the Pai-
mer-Buckner variety is the counterfeit.
Bryan put the truth so strongly before
the people that they had to be conVin-
ced Charleston's views are sounder
on the money question. trusts, impcI
rialism and other issues than they ever
were, and all thanks are due to VIII
liam Jennings Bryan for the good thar
he has done. 1t was most remarKaJ
BILE audience that faced Mr.. Bryan at
the Thomson auditorium; remarkable
in many ways. The correct estimate
of the attendance IS thought to Do
something over 1000 men and women.
while last night, tho more enthusiastic
Democrats thought that the attenI
dance was up near 10000. People re-
rained away from Max OReiis lee
ture. the St. Cecilia society ball and q
large German dance that they might
hear Bryan, which is a compliment 10
him, considering Charlestoas pecu-
uarities. The ovation that the disln-
cuished visitor received was totally
unexpected to those OF Mr. bryans 5
views and it was most gratifying 70
him. The ladies, and there were many
present, joined in the cheering ana en-
deayored to make their approval OF tne
man, and the principles he represented
felt. Mr.. Bryan spoke for 50 minutes
and he could have held the attention
of his hearers for so minutes longer,
for everybody wanted him to continue
In talk and would have insisted uponn
were it not fer the schedule cnaL nau
to be observed AS stated ABOVE
everybody was impressed with the
greatness of the man and the way that
he expcunded the principles Oh tne
Democratic party. As result COIL
yerts were made and the political tone
of the whole community raised Men
will no longer have to whisper thelr
belief in Democratic principles In
Charleston. They can assert IL ike
men and not feel as If they are con-
Tossing a crime when they state their
noIitical convictions. There are some
people who refused to go to the meetins
because they were fearful OF convlc-
tion They knew beforehand that tney
would be converted but they chose TO
grope their way in the dark. lhere
are also few, precious teW' VINO
ventured to the meeting and summed
nm courage to say that Bryan's speecn
was not argument" but only
harangue to the hoi polloi." An IN
etance of the sort of criticism that they
direct at Mr.. Bryan's speech Is given IN
tho statement of an East Bay mer-
chant that Mr.. Bryan's argument on
the money question contained no hg-
ures as il Mr.. Bryan did not know rne
character of the audience that ne was
addressing and purposely stated IN
stead of dull, monotonous figures. le
was stated on the streets that Maj. J.
G. Hemphill had told Mr.. Bryan tnae
while he could not endorse his views
on the money question. he was hear
tily with him on the trust ana lmpe-
riaIism issues and that the News and
Courier will give him its support Ml.
Bryan said in reply that TINS was s
campaign of education and ne nopes
to vet convert the editor to MS Vie"s
on the money question.