The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-12

easily discernible as passages from his set address When he went outside of these he became vindictive. His feelings ap- peared to get the better of him and he scolded continuously and fiercely now the Democratic administration of Grover Cleveland and then the Democratic editors who differ from Mir. Bryan.
 In opening MT. Bryan said:
 q have not the vanity to take to my self as true all that my friend has said. It is my highest ambition to so conduct myself as not to alienate the affections of those who have been so generous to me in the past eight years
 Purpose of His Trip.
 'I am on this trip through the South for a purpose for a single purpose and do not hesitate to make that purpose known. It Is to appeal to the people to assist in maintaining the integrity of the party and not to sch it to the corrupt gang that stabbed it in the back in 1896.
 He announced here that he would de- part from his regular address.
 Because" he said, "I understand that you have here one of the most venomous and unfair newspapers of any city in the country"
 A voice from the parquet called out Prove that"
 There were cheers and counter cheers at this. It appeared for a moment as If confusion would take possession of the theatre, but in a few moments the dis order was settled.
 'I will prove it." said Mir. Bryan.
 He then went into the attacks that had been made upon his record as a Democrat. He first set out to answer the charge that he had voted the Populst ticket in 1892, saying that he had done so in Ne braska upon the advice of the National Democratic Committee to win the State from tho Republicans. He insisted that he was following party instructions and that the men who were accusing him of bolting did bolt in 1896.
 "Yes, we did," said a voice from the audience, and we would do 1t again."
 II have no doubt of it," said the speaker.
 Mir. Bryan next took up the charge that he had refused to vote for Crisp for Speaker because he was an ex-Confed- crate soldier He denied this. He said that in caucus he had voted for his per- sonal friend. William M Springer. but in the House he had twice cast his vote for Crisp, and the records of the House would show 1t. He also said he had recommended an ex-Confederate soldier for the place of Postmaster at Lincoln. Neb., but that the recommendation had been turned down.
 Attack on Cleveland.
 He took occasion at this point to mako his first personal attack upon Grover Cleveland, declaring he had betrayed A trust.
 James B. Weaver" he said with mas. sion, Tin the campaign of lS9i stunned the country for my election; the James B. Weaver l had voted for in order to help elect Grover Cleveland and Grove- Cleveland. whom 1 helped elect foupbt me and in doing as he did James R Weaver proved himself better Democrat f than Grover Cleveland" He said the third charge that had hoo, made against him was that he was a di.' tatcr.
 'I have no power to dictate" he said 'I am not candidate for office. I have no favors to bestow. I am not in no- sition to grant favors or there would to Democrats trailing at my heels who are fighting ne now. I am private cit,zon and have the right as a private citJzen to express my opinion I am tho e5itnr of a paper with 143.0OO circulation r,,ti, subscribers scattered throughout tba Union. I am as much under obIig,ttn,, to those 143.000 persons for an honest ovI prcssion of my opinion as the edltor or goldbug paper is to the subscrlbers of his paper.
 He Saiu tndt on ms return from Eurona he had suggested the reaffirmatian of tbo Kansas City platform knowing at tbo | time 1t would raise a row. Becauso ho had done this. he said, he was a-cused ot | being a dictator. He said that If he had dictated on the other side the goldhns press would have called him a great man l Cleveland had suggested that the party return to old standards. This had hee1 called gnod advice. he said. but when he suggested that the party should not aban don its issues, 1t was called dictation.