The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
BEFORE LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Bryan Spoke to Great Crowd
Yesterday in Hall of the House.

Before the legislators of Virginia. as
sembled In the ANCIENT hall OF the House
of Delegates, William Jennings Bryal,
the Nebraskan orator and politician.
spoke for about fifteen minutes yester-
day afternoon, arousing considerable ell,
thuslasm by his strong. earnest appeal
for plrc government and Il clean, honest
Democracy.
MI. bryan stood at tho clerks desk
and spoke thercfrom. All around MN IN
an audience OF outsiders. The hall was
packed far and away beyond It's limit,
the audience Including many j ladies' q :,
preachers and others, me EeprasAa ~ Tvs ,.s
bald, but apart from this he is the same
as over. His fine face is as strong ana
as good-natured; his, figure Gas Str1aig m
raj hoarse yesterday, as clear and as
penetrating.
a wave Of applause swept over me
audience as the great commnner stenpsu
His His address was all too brief, but the
careful attention Of the crowd was given
to every word Of It. lie began by say
ing that he was glad to be In old Yir-
gif1ia again and to speak to her Leglsla-
ture. When he arrived he did not Kllq, ~,
! tho .LegIslnture was in session.. but ne
was told that there was no da ~ \ OF
had been here for the past =; two years aIIs
playful reference to his in1 Ip aa q a.
am Ri'ila aSgh sas" ihat am likely 70
proceeding. Mr.. Bryan discussed tho ele-
mental Irmicpss Fl p pSd hs
est in the soyernment did not expire
4 with his candidacy, In fact, he could li
| speak more freely than when suspecleu
). p Don IAN an aspiration for public office nc
f Ws"s a. in = ia aRRs and ID il irah
longed he said. for recurrence q ,Gf ~, .na.
/ ticed by Jefferson and Madison ana Mon;
i great men OF the. old State, IN whose
said hs returned with stronger faith
I;than ever in the Ultimate triumph o.
snstfe ama ns COLISEUM Mes eo IN Rome a.,
picture the suffering Of the early Chris,
/ tians without realizing the triumph &C, OF
truth and Of Christianity; te looKed 1oa'
mocracy based upon the elemental prln
cples OF truth and justice.
N WAS the country meas said MI. bryan
"A is a pure and honest Democratic govern
nen,. that viii project The rights OF al
ard accord special privileges 20 none
The Democratic party Il II had but hal
as many men IN II as y has TO-DAY, Won
we're honest, true and upright. What III
party needs Is true apostles Of Democra
cy. who Will proclaim, truth and justlc
from The heart. IT should not be IN
policy OF the party, 70 drum M all III
rertits it could, Including pemoc .,i,,
who voted Democracy, not because the;
believed In ii, but because OF the sels
erds il win promote for them; What ~
rarsy needed was not to gather ~ sue
Ten. bur to kick them out Mr., Bryal
told a story of a preacher who had Ael
j Il great revival.
How many names did you add to you
4. rol!" the preacher Was asked.
- didn't add any" he declared ~ l'epl,
but cut out ono hundred and nifty"
The audience appanded literally heI
and throughout the short speech, wh!c
was ore Of unusual elcquence an
strength. But it was at the end that tn
ap lause was greatest, The words prlnte
do not sound as the words spoken In b
wA}m, human voice OF Mr.. Bryan, bn
|, when he uttered that last grand sentcnc,
, 4 .waya of enthusiasm swept over ii
Eall.
III have no other nope" said he, y,
other amb don, no other purpose, tso
!, 10 spend The lenlainder OF my days tryin
Is 10 make this government SO good thu
to be q private citizen vt tie Unit