The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07
NJ BRYAN IN CONNECTICUT.
gifted BY CROWDS AT ALMOST
EVERY STATION.

uurtrord-His Audience Taxed ca
,citv of the Theater.
bridgeport, Conn, Feb. Civilian J.
pr,an at IL o'clock tonight, finished the
- for which his New England trip
ros undertaken. He delivered two long
addresses.
This afternoon, in Hartford, he spoke
.osn audience of 800 persons. He took
.,,asion to rap the kndckles of the in
snrance and manufacturing capitalists of
the capital city, the splendidIy wealthy
oir- Of Hartford" as he puts it,
I, bridgeport Mr.. Bryan was wildly ac-
claimed on his arrival by train, and later
nbsn he spoke to an audience which tax
"A IN its utmost the largest theater in the
,it,. and even then refused to accommo-
date fully 1900 enthusiasts crowding for
admlttance.
Mr.. Bryan will leave tomorrow for New
York. where he will speak in Carnegie
Hall tomorrow night for the benefit of
the relief fund of a Grand Army post, an
admission fee being charged.
stopped at Greenfield.
Greenfield, Mass, Feb. Son the trip
from North Adams and Pittsfeld to Hart
ford to-day William j. Bryan made a brief
stop in this city. He was escorted to the
Opera House, which was filed. Mr. Bry-
an said;
IN 1876 you heard Republicans talk as
If every Democrat, -Populist or Silver Re-
publican was a disturber of the peace and
a dangerous man and yet, when this ma
ton was involved in war with Spain
and a Republican President called for
volunteers, you anarchists of 1896 made up
the majority of the army of 1898 The ma
tority of the 100000 volunteers We're men
who had voted against the President in
1896 / believe most Republicans are pa
tiotic, but their leaders and editors do
not give the people an accurate under
standing Of the situation"
spoke on Silver at Hartford.
Hartford Conn.,, Feb. Civilian j.
Bryan reached this city to-day from Mas
sachusetts and was welcomed to COnnec-
ticut by Alexander Troup, member of the
Democratic National Committee, and other
prominent speakers
He addressed a mass meeting in the
Coliseum this afternoon. The Coliseum,
capable of seating with comfort $500, was
about two-thirds filed. Before speaking
the chairman introduced him to w. o.
Barr proprietor of the Times and one of
the leaders among the gold standard Dem
ocrats This incident was noticed with
loud cheers.
Taking up the money question, Mr.. Bry-
an said:
Il am more conservative than Jesus
Christ who drove the money changers
out of the temple because they made it
den of thieves.
when 1 want to be severe I quote the
Nazarene, who spoke as no man spoke,
and l quote his words against the finan-
ciers of Hartford: The wealth of riches
choketh down the truth
Free silver occupied most of the speak
er's attention.
Warm welcome at Bridgeport.
Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 6.-Mr. Bryan
reached Bridgeport at $40. This city far
outdid Hartford's welcome.
At the Hartford station Mr.. Bryan was
compelled to push his way through a
large crowd to reach his seat in the last
car Of the train.
Ee had hardly seated himself when a
score or more of Trinity College students
filed through the car and shook hands
with him. This was the signal for similar
actions on the part of others, and it was
not long before every school boy COM
muter on the train, followed by many
others, seized the opportunity to shake
hands. The train was a way accommoda-
ton, stopping at every station, covering
tn thrty-siX miles between Hartford and
New Haven in something over an hour
At Berlin Mr.. Bryan acknowledged
from the car window some school girl
salutes by lifting his hat.
AT Meriden he was obliged to present
himself on the car platform to satisfy a
of rKTl1n had
al The station and the hundreds of work
insmen who filed the windows of the larg-
est factory of the International Silver
Company near by
Al NailingfOrd he was again called out
by 10 shouters.
New Haven greeted him with 800 per
sons, who cheered the traveller as he LETT
the way train, and was escorted by 81
Bridgeport committee to a special car.
The run to Bridgeport consumed half
am nour. Mr.. Bryan found assembled
ZOO persons, who Cheered enthusastical-
F The crowd delayed things fifteen
minutes until a squad of police opened a
passage and MIR. Bryan was landed in a
private carriage and hurried to Archibald
McNeirs residence for dinner. crowd
of shouting men and boys followed the
carnage through the streets Later ne
vas scorted to the Park City Theater.
where he made speech.
Not the Enemy's Country.
Al the Park City Theater Mr.. Bryan
found crowd of about 1000 in the audi
iorum and 400 more on the stage. over
zoo We're turned away
Mr.. Bryan said:
wantto take back something | once
said. 1t was true at the time, to be sure,
ON it is not true now, and the meet
ihes which l have addressed in New Eng
ihi during the last few days have con-
WINGED me of the fact.
Early in the campaign of 1895, upon
I'a ing Nebraska for the East, / remark
ei jocuarly that l was going into the
,h mys country. Again ] say [ want to
'ak" hat back. New England is no long
ar he enemX's country"
taunt or two at 'self-ascrbed wis
dom for the East and he settled down
90 a discussion of his theories.