New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-16
BRYAN AT PRESIDENTS HOME.
HE REFERS TO HIS RIVAL IN HIS CANTON
sPEECH-ENDs HIS OHIO TOUR
AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland. Ohio. Oct. 15,-w J. Bryan arrived
here at $40 this evening and later addressed two
large audiences in this city, at the Central
Armory and the other from the balcony OF the Hol-
lenden Hotel. He greeted upon his entrance
into the city by the blowing of whistle and was
met at the station by a number of marching CLUBS
and brass bands. which formed his escort 10 the
Holenden, where he took dinner. The streets OF
the city brilliantly lighted and they Were
lined with people Much enthusiasm was olspldy
Mr.. Bryan left Akron early in the morning ana
his first stop was Canton. the Presidents nome
and later in the day he made bref speech a'
Niles the Presidents birthplace. The stops at CaI-
ton and Niles incidental, and the CROWDS were
small in both places.
The only important day meetings were those at
New-Philadelphia and Youngstown Al Fhliaue-
phia there a big attendance, ana the meeting
was an enthusiastic one. There were two meetings.
at Youngstown. one in the pubic square anu 'he
other at the opera house.
A stop of fifteen minutes was made at Mics the
birthplace of President Mckinley. MT Bryan ala
leave the at that point, but reviewed the
issues of the campaign in a brief manner to a
comparatively small number of people at the rail-
road station. Before entering upon his speech
proper he referred to the fact that the place was
intimately associated with the career of his dis
tingushed rival for Presidential honors. saying:
understand that this is the birthplace Of the
honor of being the birthplace OF the Presl-
not he horn again and give YOU another chance
You have had all you have out of it.
Canton, Ohio. Oct. 15.-There were accessions to
the Bryan party before the train left Akron this
morning. Mayor Jones of Toledo and former At
torney-General Monnett Joined the party on the in
vtation of Mr.. Bryan, and it is understood that
Mayor Jones will continue with the Presidential
candidate his New-York tour.
The first stopping point Canton. the home Of
the President. This place the itinerary
only condtionally and when Mr.. Bryan was told
that he could have stop there of five minutes if
he so desired he replied simply that whether he
should speak not should depend upon whether
there was any crowd around the station. As the
train drew into Canton there were cheers for Mr..
Bryan and he made four five minute speech
saying in part:
You are 50 accustomed here to seeing Presiden-
tial candidates that another candidate is no Curl
osity suppose some OF you in 1896 voted Tor your
home candidate as matter of local pride, but now
dent, and if the election goes our way it viii al
Ways be the home Of an ex-President. because that
a man never loses. If any one insists that Pres-
IS enough Gan does we
too much when he does not do well;
trust that when the election is held the results
will show that even in Ohio, despite the local in
Republican National Committee the returns will
pean idea of force asd the American doctrine Of
government by consent Ohio will be on the side
of the United States instead Of on the side of
Europe.
At Mineral Point there was also brief stop
which was not on the schedule. At that place Mr..
Bryan asked Mayor Jones and Mr.. Monnett to
to the platform and then pointed to
them specimens of men who were being driven
from the Republican party by its policies.
New-PhiladeIpha Ohio Oct 15.--Mr. Bryan made
his first important stop of the day at New-Phila-
delpha. He had audience at this point which
filled the entire public square with standing
and packed closely together. There were many
yellow badges in the audience but it at
tentive and there comparatively few inter
ruptions. Mr.. Bryan spoke for about forty min
utes and followed by Mayor Jones and Con-
gresham Lentz.
Referring to personal references to himself, Mr.
Bryan said he not rich he had been
represented. to he, and he. explained how he had
accumulated the property he has since 1895 by
saying:
I made part of it out of a book which nobody
bought unless he wanted the book part of it
made by writing articles which nobody read unless
they wanted TO- and part of it By speaking at
Chautauquas and other places where nobody came
unless he wanted to. What | have made mas been
made by people who came because they thought
that they got what they were paying for, but if
had been the attorney of the Standard OIL Trust,
like the Republican Senator from Nebraska, no
Republican paper would have condemned me for
making money.