The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-16
He MEETS ENTHUSIASM
Speeches at Youngstown, New
Philadelphia and Cleveland.
INCIDENTAL STOPSAT CANTON AND NILES
Shrieking Whistles, Crashing Bands, Marching
Clubs and Brilliantly Illuminated Streets
Welcomed Him at Cleveland. A
Great Crush at Youngstown.
(By the Associated Press.)


Cleveland, Ohio Oct. 15.-The reception
rendered to Mr.. Bryan in this city to-
| night was one Of the most brilliant he
has received on his entire tour. The
| Central Armory holding many thous-
ands of people where he made the first
speech of the evening, was filled to the
point of suffocation. Mr.. Bryan arrived
| at the armory at 1886 and when he en-
| tered the hall a vast majority of the
| people in the building, rose as one man to
| greet him. waving handkerchefs and hats
| and creating a very animated scene. The
| demonstration continued for several min
| utes and when Mr.. Bryan arose to present
| Mayor Jones, who was to first address
| the vast audience, the demonstration
| was renewed. While Mr.. Bryan was
making this preliminary presentation, it
| became necessary for him to ask a hun
| dred or more Democrats on the stage to
| sit down. They all knelt on the floor,
| whereupon Mr.. Bryan remarked that
| Satan tremblss when he sees SO many
| Democrats on their knees" The remark
! was greeted with laughter. Mayor Jones
received a complimentary welcome. He
| said that he was in the campaign be-
cause he was against the war in the
| Philippines and against the enlargement
of the standing army. He was there not
| as a partisan, but as a supporter of the
| fundamental principles of human liberty.
Mr.. Bryan mounted a chair when he
began to talk, as he did a few minutes
! past eight O'CLOCK lie began by saying
/ that "the issues which are presented in
| this campaign enter the home and affect
| h., 0f oil No 10 tnd
| that Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Republicans to put the fight on the finan
cial basis, their zeal for the gold stand
ard was newborn. He then proceeded to
argue that the party had not taken its
position for monometallism until the
Philadelphia convention, for which he
declared Wall Street had written the
financial plank. Referring to the financial
| legislation of the last sesrion Of Congress
| Mr. Bryan said that there were "many
| little Congressman" who knelt regularly
| every morning and prayed to Senator
| Hanna to "give us this day our daily
opinion" The remark was greeted with
laughter and cheers.
THE INCOME TAX. TRUSTS.
Mr.. Bryan again outlined his argument
in support of an income tax and then
| took up the question Of trusts. He COM
| pared the trusts to leeches, and said
they were all drawing blood from the
! American people, expressing the opinion
that it was "about time to do something
for the leech habit" When, after making
quotations from President Mckinley and
Governor Roosevelt, Mr.. Bryan iokingly
referred to Senator Hanna as 1.-The head
of the Republican party" he was again
| oho of ho
trusts Mr.. Bryan said he would have
every trust-made article put on the free
list and that he would require every
monopoly to take out license in every
State in which it might desire to oper-
| ate.
He would make it impossible, if he
could said Mr. Bryan for any private
monopoly to exist in the United States.
and he was not willing that 1.-The trusts
should contribute their money to cam
paign funds and then close down their
works just before election in order to in
tinidate their workmen."
Taking up the army question, Mr.. Bryan
said that the Republican Vice -Presiden
tiaI candidate was hiding behind the
| Democratic substitute for the bill fer
| a permanently large army and that che
dare not defend the original measure"
| Mir. Bryan again explained his reasons
| fer assisting in securing the ratification
of the peace treaty. He exclaimed:
Republicans, aren't you ashamed of
| yourselves? If your President had to
| Gcrend upon his defeated rival to secure
the ratification Of this treaty you ought
to commend instead of condemn me-
The point called forth one of the most
| pronounced demonstrations of the meet
ing.
At $50 p. m. Mr.. Bryan having finished
his speech at the Central Armory appeared
on the Holenden Hotel balcony. where
he was introduced by Tom J.. Johnson.
| The Presidential candidate was greeted
here by tremendous, screeching which
continued for several moments. He spoke
briefly discussing imperialism" and the
| trusts.
| Probably $4,000 people were packed on
[ the ground in the immediate vicinity of
| the hotol while Mr.. Bryan made his sec
| cnd address of the evening.
BRYAN OFF FOR NEW YORK.
Mr.. Bryan left tonight at 1890 for New
York His special car "Tho Rambler"
was attached to a regular train on the
Lake Shore road, due to arrive in New
| York at 2:35 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
| The train will make only the regular
/ stops on the way and it Is not Mr.. Bry-