Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-31
ADDRESSES CROWD WHO
WAITED OUTSIDE OF
THE MEETING PLACE

THE MEETING PLACE
New York. Aug. 31-When Bryan
| left Madison Square garden last night
| he was too weary to address the out
| side crowd at length. To the waiting
ones he said: Ladies and Gentle
| men: Weary and warm from my
speech in the hall, l cannot speak to
you at length. But you will find all ]
said in the hall in the papers tomor-
row morning. What l said there ]
need hardly repeat.
Il thank you for the generous evil
dence you all have given me of your
good will. If | can claim any part of my
country's love, | can be grateful that
the God who gave love made love
blind. When we really love, we do
not look for faults in those we love.
We take will for deed and count as
done that which those we love have
tried to do. This is my consolation
when l have not lived up to the high
merits my friends sing of me in their
panegyrics
Is Not Infallible.
ST don't claim infallibility No one
should claim that which he denies to
others. All 1 desire is to use what
ability l may have, be it much or lit
tie. for the advancement of the good
of my fellow men.
I'VE have great questions to meet
as a nation yet, they Will not be hard
to understand. Thomas Jefferson once
said the great questions of government
are easily solved, for they are matters
that involve right and wrong.
Hearts Sound Everywhere.
"The heart of the human race is
sound. l have travelled in many lands,
listened to many strange tongues, met
people of many views, but have
found the human heart sound every
where | have found, too, the sense OF
Justice is sound everywhere. 1t is
strong in this country of ours. Upon |
his strong sense of justice we must |
behold our trust. We must appeal to |
this source of justice and say that
among men of our business world |
here must be no giants. We must say |
no man that God has made should be |
forced to take an inferior position TO |
a corporate man made by trusts. we
must have government monopoly IL |
are necessary or where |
they are necessary.
Time VIII Vindicate jefferson.
81 believe that as the people come to |
study more and more this issue there
will be an overwhelming majority |
come to believe in the application of
he tenats Jefferson to the principles
Of every branch of our government
Amid prolonged applause Bryan en-
erred an automobile and was taken to |
he Victoria hotel.
Appears Weary.
Bryan. despite the fatigue and strain |
IF Yesterday and last night, rose early |
his morning. Though he said he felt |
fine, and was smiling when newspaper
men visited him, he could not d1spel |
The look of WEAKNESS in his face
brought by the strain of his reception |
and the many incidents connected
with it.
silent Upon Greeting.
Bryan was asked to give some ex-
preston of opinion regarding last |
nights greeting, but said ne preferred
not to talk of it. 1t had filled his |
heart with emotion, he said, and was
, matter so personal and dear to him
{ was difficult for him to express an |
opinion in words.
Finally Yields. Il
Pressed for some word to the people |
'egarding the reception, Bryan finally |
aid: at would be a big event in the
ife of any man to face what L raced
asst night 1 was more than pleased
With the reception accorded men, but
hese words cannot convey my mean
ng-any words are insufficient.
binlx YOU know how grateful feel Tor
he welcome l received last night.
aid so TO that sea of faces in the gar
en and really meant it," Bryan al
ed he would make no formal state
nent today on any subject, political or
therwise.
Hindus Present Thanks.
Among Bryans callers this morning
ras a delegation of natives or INDIA
Tho presented an address to Bryan IN
,hich they thanked him for his re1er-
nee in his speech last night, to the
British rule in India.
More Pleasant Than Before.
Today was not Bryan's first invasion