The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

comes to Topeka to deliver his great
lecture, The Value of an Ideal" at
the Auditorium at o'clock this even
ing, and if all those in Topeka who
admire him go to hear him, the great
hall will not hold them.
The following was written by one
of Mr.. Bryan's Topeka admirers:
''The range of Mr.. Bryan's admirers
is not bounded by any party lines, nor
circumScribed by any state boundaries.
Wherever sincerity is priced; where
ever loyalty to purpose and honest
fearlessness is respected, there are his
friends and admirers. No man now in
the public eye has come out through
the smoke and strife of battle SO often
or come out so strong. All America
has watched him since the memorable
fight of 1896 when he came out of
the west and electrified the country
by his def You shall not press down
this crown of thorns upon the brow of
labor; you shall not cruelty it on a
cross of gold
''All during the long weeks of that
campaign hundreds of thousands of
people cheered him in every city and
at every hamlet an dcross-roads of the
country In 1900 his fighting ability
was no less though events had left
him fewer weapons.
Perhaps no more dramatic scene
ever tranSpired than when he rose
from his sick bed at st. Louis last
July and weak and pale, faced the
x
and compelled its attention and re-
spect While he pleaded with burning
words for a policy of sincerity and
faithfulness to party ideals.
cit is his steadfast adherence to his
ideals which has given Mr.. Bryan his
hold upon the public, and his time may
yet come, though it seems far remote
at present. In view of the mans well
of much curiosity to know how he
treats The Value of an IdeaF in his
lecture
On account of the lateness of Mr..
Bryan's arrival, no reception will be
held until after the lecture, which will
begin about o'clock. Mr.. Bryan will
dine at the Elks' club with a few
friends at $50 and will go direct from
there to the Auditorium.
The meeting will be presided over
by President w. w. Mills. The vice
presidents of the meeting, appointed
by the Commercial club, are as fol-
lows: w. F. Jensen, Jos. G: Waters,
A. NJ. Harvey, JOS Bromich, NJ. Heery,
H. B. Howard, S. Barnum, J. A. Trout
man, w A S. Bird, J. B. Billiard,
Frank Thomas, John S. Parks. DR.. G.
P. Ashton, J. w Thurston, Emmett E.
Roudebush, L. L. Kiene, John r. Null
vane. Oscar Bischoff, L. NJ. Penwell, S.
T. Howe, Jas. Gillett, NJ. w. Saxon, NJ.
F. Rigby, w F. Sapp, David Overmyer,
c. H. Matthews. H. c. Lindsay, J. NJ
Wright, H. P. Miller, Chas. B. Hamil-
ton. P. I. Bonebrake, ]. H. Curran.
A letter received today from Salina
says Mr.. Bryan was greeted by a large
audience of Salinas best people last
night, and that the lecture was thor
oughly enjoyed Not in many years."
says the letter. has such a strong inn
preston been made by any man at any
public lecture in Salina. He simply
mesmerized his audience and carried
it with him to the close
Mr.. Bryan will spend the night at
the Throop hotel, and leave Sunday
for his home in Lincoln, Neb.
The charge for admission has been
reduced from the customary so cents
to 25 cents, thus putting the lecture
within the range of all. 1t will be
well for those who have not procured
tickets to come early and secure their
seats before the usual rush.