The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
BRYAN GETS
LITTLE REST
Almost Dragged From Bed at
Quincy, I'll.
Crowd YeIls and Beats on Car
Windows.
HE HAD TO GET UP.
Swallowed His Coffee and Hur-
ried to the Park.
Marching Club Escorts Him to
the Speaking Ground.


bearing w. J. Bryan and party reached
Quincy early today before either Mr.
Bryan or any one in heparty had arisen
They were not. however, permitted to
continue their slumbers long, for be-
tween the calls of the crowd for Mr..
Bryan and the beating of the windows
the occupants of the train were soon
aroused. Mr.. Bryan had only time to
get a cup of coffee before he was escort
ed to a carriage and started on the ride
to Washington Park, Notwithstanding
the early hour. There was a throng of
people at the station, included among
them being marching club, who acted
as an escort to the speaking grounds
Mr. Bryan spoke on the general issues
of the campaign, saying in part:
LAS l pass along the street and as I
look into the faces of OSme of the care
worn women who never get a chance to
take a summer vacation at some pleas
ant watering place, L wonder how the
husbands and sons of these women can
find it in their hearts to support the
policies which are today amassing great
wealth In the hands of a few people with
a rapidity never known before in the
history of the world. wonder that
men who are not interested in getting
their hands into other peoples pockets
but merely in keeping other peoples
hands out of their own pockets can sup
port the Republican ticke- while today
the Republican party denies the prin-
ciple of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none and makes this a gov
eminent of syndicateS by SyndicateS and
for the syndicates
''The Republican party is not prepared
to defend its policy on any question.
When you challenge it to defend itself
it talks prosperity to the farmer and a
full dinner pail to the laboring man and
that is all it has to say. If the Republi-
can party were to attempt to show in
what respect 1t has brought prosperity
to the farmer, it would fail But a Re
publican said the other day that the Re
publican party was in partnership with
the Almighty. The Republican party
claims to be a silent partner with Je-
hovah, but the trouble is that instead
of being the silent partner, the Republi-
can party makes all the noise and Jo-
hovah is the silent partner of the con-
Germ. From the way the Republicans
talk you would imagine that the Repub-
ucan party was responsible for a large
crop when you have large crop and if
the crop fails, it was a. warning to you
never to desert the Republican party"
Mr.. Bryan again referred to the edi-
toriaI on the pension question which aI1-
peared in the Omaha World Herald,
with which he was formerly connected.
He said the editorial referred to was
printed long before he was connected
with the paper. yet doubt not he
added, 'eVery old soldier will receive a
letter in which it will be stated that I
am the author of the editorial"
Il have already received one,' shouted
an old soldier in the crowd.
''I am not surprised" said Mr.. Bryan.
''I know that they have misrepresented
everything that could be misrepresented.
Today they have not the least hope of
carrying this election unless they have
a bigger campaign fund than they have
ever had before and they can coerce
every voter who can be coerced.' =
He paid especial attention to the
farmers. saying that even though there
had been an advance in the price of
some farm products, the increase in the
price of articles of consumption had
been so much greater as to far
more than neutralize the advance in
farm commodities.
Taking up the plea that money from
this country is loaned in Europe Mr..
Bryan said this could only be true be
cause opportunities for investment were
being lessened in the United States.
Mr.. Bryan asserted that the Republi-
can party had completely changed front
upon the question of a large standing
army. Formerly that party was wont
to boast of its confidence in the volun-
teer soldiers, but this was no longer
true. It was, he declared, no excuse
for saying we want a. strong govern
ment in the sense that we need a big
army.
Mr.. Bryan closed with a plea, against
Imperialism, and speaking of the Porto
Rican bill. he said:
1.-THE principle involved in that meas
ure is as dangerous and damnable as
has ever been exercised by any tyrant
in the worlds history