Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-03
BRYAN HAS DEPARTED.
Distinguished Nebraskan leaves
Morgantown.


on the Addressed Y. M. C. A.
Sunday of His Talk Saturday
at the Peabody.
Hon. w. j. Bryan has left Nor
gantown after very pleasant visit
to the city. While here be met a
large number of our people and left
all of them impressed with his kind
illness and geniality. After each of
his talks he met many people and
held innumerable informal recep-
tions at the hotel between times.
No one who wished to meet him
was denied the privilege and Mr..
Bryan seems to be eager to shake
hands with all who wanted to greet
him. This characteristic was
most pleasing one.
On Sunday afternoon he talked to
the members of the Y M G. A. in
Commencement Hall. Many others
went to hear the talk which was
along religious lines and which was
greatly enjoyed by all. He stated
that il was against his principles to
talk on Sunday and that he only did
it in order to speak to the students.
Sunday night he attended church
at the M. E. church and after the
sermon made few remarks and met
many of the congregation who press
ed forward to shake hands.
Saturday afternoon and night he
lectured at Commencement Hall on
"a Conquering Nation Vast
crowds gathered to hear these lee
lures and they enjoyed them very
much. On going to the hall in the
afternoon he was hauled by several
hundred students who unhitched
his horses and pulled the carriage
themselves
The reception here by the public
was cordial in the extreme. Hun
dreds of people cheered him and de
manded speech on his reaching his
hotel. He spoke to them and after.
wards met large numbers of them in
the hotel office. The text of his talk
at the hotel was as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: am al
ways glad to come into a college
town always glad to speak to stu
dents and to those who have the ben
eft of association with students; al
ways glad to hear college yell. |
have sometimes thought if the col
lege boys, after graduation, would
throw as much energy into their
work as they do into their college
yell, they would succeed. But If
they always looked as they look
when they yell. they would never
get married.
But think it is much more i'm
portant that they be earnest than
they be good looking, and probably
/ ought to take back that last re,
mark, for if they they were always
as earnest as they are when they
yell, their eourtship would be SO
earnest they would get married
(voice before they were ready in
spite OF their looks.
| have travelled considerably dur
ing the campaigns and have had an
opportunity to learn that this is a
very large country-large enough
for one man to canvass without TAX
ing in the Philippine Islands.
CHEERS But Notwithstanding the
fact that | have had chance to
speak often and in many places, /
find that with all my industry and
travelling there are a good many see
tions OF the country which l have
not visited, and that there are a
great many people to whom | have
\ never talked; and between cam.
paigns | utilize part of the time
going to the places that have miss
ed, and talking to those whom
have not had an opportunity to adj
dress. And expect to do this talk
ing as long as live, for am inter
ested in the questions about which
| talk, and the running for office
was mere incident of my general
plan, and defeat has not in the least
changed my plan. CHEERS
| was a citizen before was can
didate, aud | am citizen now after
theselection is over (Laughter) AS q
citizen | am interested in good gov
eminent. | know of no better in
beritance to leave to nv children
an a government that will protect
|ery citizen in the enjoyment o
e and liberty and the pursuit o
ppiness, and guarantee to every
lzen fair share of the proceeds
bf lis own toll.
Well my friends | have had 81
much work trying to save my coun
try that | never expect to become
citizen OF any other country. / ex
pect however to continue to love thi.
one as long as | live. (Cheers).
believe the boys of the Universit,
have arranged for me as much speak
ing as / feel able to do today. Ii
fact little more than Z ought t.
try to do if were considering m,