Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-20

ings at Hamilton and Cameron, which
had collected, expecting that he would
pass through On the evening train. He
made no speeches, however. until he
arrived at st. Joseph. Here he was
met by the st. Joseph committee, COM
posing which were w. E. Spratt, Fl. NJ.
Tootle. DR.. w. T. Elan, T. H. Doyle,
L. A. Worries, DR.. c. R. Woodson, w. B.
Norris and E. A. King. His train
was late in arriving, and his pro-
gramme here was an exceedingly hur.
ried one. A bite of dinner at the de-
pot, a fast drive to Turner hall, a
short talk to the overflow crowd made
from the box of the cab, an hours
speech to 1000 people inside the hall,
another fast drive back to the station,
and away at $50.
Busy Close to Busy Day.
1t was pretty active work with which
to end an active day. Fully twice the
number were outside the hall as were
able to get in. He personally was
loudly cheered, and his mentions of
Folk caused several notable bursts Of
applause. Since Bryan made such a
record as a speech-maker in '96, no
committee now seems to spare him in
preparing his schedules. He spoke four
times to-day; will speak four times
tomorrow; to say nothing of having
his rest broken.
But he keeps his pace up with little
complaining, though he often does look
more or less tagged. MI. Bryan spe
cially argued at Maryville and st. 10
seph in behalf of Francis M. Wilson
the democratic nominee for congress,
your candidate for congress-" he
said, "is temporarily prevented from
coming out before you. He is sick. I
have an interest in the election of
Mr.. Wilson because l believe that he
would make al able congressman and
be a credit to the democracy. l knew
and served in congress with his IA
Their.
Speaks For Wilson.
But l have an interest in his cleo
tion the more because it is important
for us to control the congress of the
United States. We will not have the
senate in the next two years, but we're
going to make gains, and I hope that
we will make enough in two years
more to get the senate. l know you
like to see your candidate, and it is
important he go among you and that
you should know him. Still, the rea-
! sons I have cited for the choice of a
democratic congressman are more i'm
portant."
Mr.. Bryan's speeches in this con-
/ gressional district are expected to do
much good. Soreness is the heritage
Of the long convention of 1,031 ballots.
Wilson's illness also handicaps the
campaign. But with the force of Mr..
Bryan's eloquence to aid them, which
is directed largely at stay-at-home
democrats, local leaders are more than
confident.
Of the counties visited, both Nod
away and Livingston are very close.
The democratic organization is in tip
top shape in each, however, and in
both a victory is expected for the tick
ct from top to bottom.
The Bryan speech has its old mag
netic quality, though a more generous
fund Of humor seems to run through 1t.
u. G. Orr, in introducing MIR. Bryan at
Chillicothe, spoke Of him as the man
I'VE yet hope to see and will see pres
ident Of the United States"
Hoped t o be Moses.
In replying Mr.. Bryan said that at
one time he had very seriously expect
ed to be president, to be the Moses to
lead the democratic party and the peo-
pie out of the wilderness. But after
two defeats, he continued, he had been
compelled to study the matter over,
and had concluded something must be
wrong.
"Then I thought that when Moses
was chosen to lead the Jews he COM
planned of being too slow of speech for
to do his talking. Now l am Aaron
(laughter) and if | car be the Aaron
to help Parker Moses the people of this
country, even a little way out of the
wilderness, l shall indeed feel salts
fed"
The Bryan Endorsement of the state
ticket is the very strongest possible.
There is no question of Folks democ-
racy, he said.
"His democracy was put to the test
in that trying campaign of &c. de-
clared Mr.. Bryan. 81 first met him
then and under circumstances which
prove his democracy beyond all ques-
tion. A young man starting out in the
practice of the law, as the silver is
sue had just been defeated, might have
been tempted to be quiet. Not so with
Folk.
"The campaign of 1900 began right
after the fight Of 1896 was ended. I
attended a meeting in st, Louis for the
purpose of organizing Missouri. The
| young man in question was present,
and was the leading spirit at that
meeting"
Mr.. Bryan's Endorsement included
Sam B. Cook by specific reference.
Cook, he said, is a t~ireless democratic
| fighter, a man whose democratic Iec-
ord can not be called into question. He
insisted that officers should be elected
with Mr.. Folk who are of Folks party,
and will be in sympathy with him and
his platform. From his personal knowl-
edge of Cook, he declared his belief
that the latter will work in accord
with Folk in any effort for the puri-
fcation of politics.
ID. Ii. Marshall Hangs Himself.
Greenville, Ill.,, Oct. I'D. B. Mar