Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-09-19
lie Speaks On The Evils of These
Great MOnOpCIieS.
OVER $4,000 PEOPLE HEAR HlM.
tic is Enthusiastically Welcomed TO
ST. Louis, Where He Makes u
Speech to the Commercial! Travellers.


scum Hail. under the GuspSces of the
National Democratic Club of Com
mercial Travellers. The hall l. s lid t.
seat li.G00 people Not only was every
seat occupied. but every available foot
of standing room was also covered. Mr.
Bryan was late in arriving at the nail,
having been detained by his attend
ance upon a meeting OF the Kn.shts
and Ladies of Honor ut Coacurdia
Park. where he also made u brieE All
dress. Mr. Bryan had arrived in the
city about > O'Clock. coming here frutu
East st. Louis. He was escorted across
the Mississippi by committee OF the
commercial traveller who met him in
the Illinois city. They brought him
into this city in Il carriage drawn by
four cream white horses. and followed
by 20 other carriages. all drawn by
white horses. and accompanied by "a
mounted guard and large squad OF
police.
The meeting at the Coliseum was
presided over ny j. W Jump chair
man of the Commercial! Travellers
Club. and the time previous 10 MIR
Bryan arrival was ;illel by other
speakers. The first OF these was Hou.
John y. Lee Democrats candidate. for
Lieutenant Governor OF this Stat. and
himself commercial traveller ana hy
Hon. Webster Davis. Mr Davis took
occasion 10 reply To thc ..eceat charge
tha- he had received money iron.
president Kruger for tlIlng a po,i .io,,
In iaHor ut tn Demo rate tl.kpt i'm
the pre- seni campaign. He said that he
had gone TO South Africa to yi.u Il.
personal friend Of his. NhO was consul
there. He then said:
Il have been accused Of an infImous
crime by men | do not know and who
nave no doubt, are getting biz nay ro..
what they are doing. | challenge tratn
TO produce single letter thai have,
ever written or 10 bring forward any
other legitimate proof 20 aubstantiutc
their charge"
Mr.. Davis said tina, since he had tai,
en- his position his crippled brother.
who had held the place of assistant
postmaster at Kansas City. had been
deprived OF his Office.
Mr.. Br!2n received Il great ovation
when he Appeared on the STAGE lie
read his speech from manuscript and
me entire document WGs we'll ra-ciVed.
Beginning MS speech. he sid. Tie
lamen OF David over Ansq!O-n - one
or the most pathetic passages 1f the
Old Testament The fact tina, IN. son
was in rebellion against evil a. Vel
as parental authority Gil no. shake
the fathers affection. ana IN" anNious
query, Is the vOung man. Absalam.
saie! fingers in the memory Of all who
study the life OF The great Hclrew
An
David ie!t in his son. Ab5ilom hl.i:s
parallel in the more than ioDynO,6
Families which make up the American
people
No language can describe nilth-
er's love. or oyerstate the Lb.lins in
terest which the father tsc.s ia m.
welfare Of his child From thc iiur
when the mothers life hangs in the
balance at the boys birth until the
death Of the parents there is scarcely
waking hOu. when the son is NOT
present in their Thoughts ana plans. n
is to this parental devotion so univcr.
sally recognized thai | desire 10 ~
peal on this occasion
Il would call the attention of e-e~v
rather and mother to present poiitir5I
and indG trial conditions would
ask them TO analyZe these conditions
denotes. ! would pre- IS urou thc-a thi4
question: is the young ma1. Ah-aI,1u.
safe?' Are You satisfied with tno p,s-
sibilitief and The probabilities Yl.c,
now open before yoUr son?
us he safe when foreign or tnr1-.fi,.
hnanciers are allowed TO Ce-crm.." th,
monetary system under which he
lives?
he safe when national blDk7 con
troI the volume OF money with .icn
he does business?
is he safe when the bond LDilta..
class determines ;hc size OF th, u1-
tional debts unon which he ma..s helm
to pay interest?
rs he safe when by means os ioxe.,
laid almost entirely upon cons,,nutiou
lie is compelled TO contribute acccrdjp,
10 his wants rather than aceord.ng to
his possessions?
rs he safe when corporate ipte.r.o,.,
Influence as they do to day the sclcn
ton or those who are 10 reprNson. l,ir,
in the Senate OF the United g., y
IF he is n wage-earaer. ana vo,, do
not know how soon he may be en- r
ne is not now. he is safe ,gbcr
liable TO be deprived OF trial h, hrv
through tho system known as coysr6-
mert by injunction?
Is he safe. IL a laborine man. whe,
he is denied the protection OF arbitra-
tion and compelled 10 slbmit 10 such
hours and terms az n corporate en-
pioyer may propose?" tEsE
Mr.. Bryan then entered in'o az es
haustive aud severe arraigrmert offli
truEts ard Their evil resu.SS