The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
BRYAN In NEW YORK.
FOUR SPEECHES MADE
In AS MANY PLACES

New York, Oct 16-The crowd
that surged about the open air stand
at Madison Square avenue aad 24th
street, crushing the weakest and
smothering those who we're 80 tight
" packed that the air, which reeked
with the fumes of Greek FIRE, could
not reach them, may have numbered
10000, aud there was not in that
crowd anybody who cared to hear
anyone else but Bryan Half
dozen speakers attempted to keep
them quiet until the presidential
candidate came from the garden, but
the most successful speaker had
hard JOB of 1t
Those who had points of vantage
oo the stand did little to encourage
the speakers, for their interest was
taken up by the waves of humanity
in front aad on all sides Of the stand.
It was shortly after 8 o'clock
when the cayalcade heading the
Bryan party rode down Madison
avenue to the stand. The carriages
could not drive within so feet Of it,
and Col Bryan, Mr. Croker. Mr. Hearst
and James Shelvjn, of Brooklyn. who
were in the carriages, walked to the
stand.
The ovation to the candidate was
deafeningly loud and prolonged.
After shaking hands with Mr. Keller,
and those on the stand who could
stretch their hands to him, Col
BRYAN stood facing the crowd in
front on the stand. He uncovered
his head, but the bombs were explod-
ing in the air overhead and the fire
from one almost struck nim Bryan
drew away as if to dodge it. Tue
baud was still playing Hail to the
Chief when Col Bryan outstretched
bis hand to the audience to command
quiet He said /:
.:We want to make this Govern
ment what the fathers intended to
make of it and give equal rights to
all and special privileges to none
If by ycur suffrages l ana made Pfesi-
dent l will not try to get your hands
in other peoples pockets | shall
be satisfied to keep other peoples
hands out of your pockets. If you
believe the trust a good thing vote
the Republican ticket and get all yon
want of it If you believe trusts are
bad vote our ticket If you believe
in large army vote the Republican
ticket and get it If you believe in
q small! army we promise that you
eball have small army and gov
ernmen. so good that every citizen
will be willing to become soldier
to preserve the Government to poster
ity. If you want imperialism vote
the Republican ticket If our party
is entrusted with power we will say
to the Filipino and all the world that
our purpose is not to govern the
Filipino, but establish a government
for them that will be theirs and not
ours. We will cay to the world
bands of. Let that Republic live
and work out it's own destiny. y
The Minute Col Bryan stopped
speaking Mr.. Croker took his arm
and led him to the rear of the stand to
see the crowd assembled there he
waved his band to them and Mr.
Croker asked h;n : Ibid you ever
see anything like it ?"
Wonderful, wonderful" Col.
Bryan said
TheB the party after hand shaking
all round left the stand and got into
the carriages.
THEN TO TAMMANY HALL
The trip to Tan macy Hall vas made
through streets lined with cheering
thousands. Col Bryan aud bis party
arrived a: 9 25 Senator Msckey was
speaking, but as soon as the crowd
recognized Bryan i: rose to its feet acd
cheered for several minutes. Richard
Croker. who accompanied Col Bryan.
took seat on the rear end of the
platform, while the candidate went to
the fropt aud acknowledged the greet
ing.
When the cheering had coosiauee
for couple of minutes be raised his
baud to CON mmand silence As socn
as be vas able to speak be expressed
bis appreciation for Tanmany Hall and
entered on discussion Of the Philip
nine oaestion In his usual vein.