The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-24
THROUGH THE STATE.
bryan Greeted by Enormous Crowds
In Spite of Rain.

BALTIMORE. Oct 23-Four thousand
yelling men, women, and children greeted
Bryan at Rockville this morning. There
was terrific jam at the stand and when
the occupants OF the special train tried to
get on the stand there was conflict be-
tween the local deputy sheriffs and the
Baltimore police escort. which resulted in
victory for the deputies. The crowd was
out to cheer and 1t did It. Hatterley W.
crowd enthused right away by declaring:
Il don't believe that the people want a
Government thirteen inches in diameter,
shot from a cannon. ! don't want 1t, but
when do Will go TO a monarchy. where
/ can have 1t without being disturbed.
IF a Republican tells YOU We need a
standing army of 100000 ask him what is
to be done with the 1900 more than we
had three years ago; II he wants then, to
be idle here, or IL he wants them TO shoot
down people in the Philippines. Vote to
set aside a policy that makes war of
conquest necessary"
When Mr.. Bryan reached Frederick,
where great preparations had been made
for his reception. the rain came down in
torrents. Excursion trains had brought in
hundreds of people from neighboring
towns In Pennsylvania, and fully $4,000
greeted the candidate.
Mr. Bryan apparently did not mind the
wetting he received, for while he stood out
in the open, permitting the rain to beat
upon him fully one and half hours, those
who accompanied him remained in their
carriages. There was big parade in his
honor in Frederick, 1000 horsemen par
ticipating. which Mr.. Bryan reviewed.
Those who took part were, like the Ne
braskan, drenched to the skin.
Mr.. Bryan, in his speech at Frederick,
said:
You will hear people say that /, IL
elected. will not enforce the law. That
is not the danger. They know that il 1
am elected I viii put the same kind OF
striped clothes on big thief that are
put on little one. And that Is why all
the great lawbreakers are against US in
this campaign. Partially in government
and favoritism in government have been
the curses Of government in the past, and
today the greatest fault that can be found
with this or any other Government is
that, instead OF being administered as a
government of the people and by the peo-
pie and for the people, 1t Is administered
In the interests of a few. who grow rich
by using the instrumentalities of gov
eminent against the great majority
Some one in the crowd asked him why
he had signed the Paris Treaty.
Il did not sign II" replied Mr.. Bryan.
Il was not President and there would have
been no such treaty signed IL had been
President"
At Bruceviile, Mr.. Bryan talked on the
Cuban war taxes, saying:
When you go to send 4 telegram, you
will find that one cent is paid by the man
who sends 1t; when you go to give a check.
you Will find that two cents is paid by the
man who gives 1t: and If you 20 TO give a
deed you will find a stamp required. You
find the Republican party has not had time
to reduce these expenses, which have been
laid on since the war commenced. but the
Republican party has had time TO reduce
the tax on the national bank circulation so
that the national bank has to pay only
half what 1t paid on its circulation before
the Spanish wardrobe out, and you have
TO pay more
In bis speech at Union Bridge. Mr.. BRYAN
addressed himself especially to the trust
question.
At Westminster about 5000 had assem-
bled, and here again Mr.. Bryan made his
speech while 1t rained in torrents. At
Glydon 1900 greeted him. many OF whom
were colored people. Nearly all his speech
here was devoted to the laboring classes,