The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-26
To Columbia and is Most Warm
ly Welcomed by People
From ALL THE STATE,
A Cordial Rec, p'ien Is Given the drea'
ard El: gu q. Orator by the People
OF Columbia and Thousands OF
Visitors Prem Othtr

Places.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan's visit
to CT lun bia "Wednesday was an coca
sion great political moment There
we're gathered there to meet hin
seve,alf ur dred Of the leading men OF
the State, and they listened Intent
IL to the words Of wisdom of the mar
who is now ouldir 6 Democratic
thou, ht and sentiment. Mr.. Brysr
arrived n Columbia Wednesday morn
ing st 3 o'clc OK from Charlotte, n,s
t1sin having bssn della! !sd.
W.dns scay morning Mr.. Bryan was
epte, tail cd at breakfast by . cor:
mittte invited by the Chamber OF
Comne1cs-Mr Richard I. Manning
DR.. @. M. GALLOWAY, DR.. julius ID
Dreh, r, DR.. J A. B. Scherer ard ott-
ers, At 10 30 Governor HeyWarc
and escort called IN motor cars at
Wripht's hotel, Mr.. B.yan's head
QUAR- srs, and Mr. and Mrs. B'ysr
and rarty we're taken IN motor cars
for a pin around the city and ou'
into the country.
After this the party drove up to the
rear If Lcgare college aDd through e
back ent. snce to the stsee IN front OF
which were gathered 2 500 people
awaiting the arrival OF the grea'
American ci.iz;n. All the morning
there had been . thropg OF men ard
women around the doors Of Wrjght's
hotel, es ger and expect ant for the
first glimpse Ct the guest OF South
Carolina. BE vas cbeered Justify as
he came out and ,n+ered the motor
car. Again as he sscended tte plat
form in front Of Legare collage tne1e
was cheering. ., -,
The morning was beautiful, al
though later 1t became sultry ano
showery. There were many ladle:
present and sitogeth~r the atmos
pber. was ore Cfsuch frank cordtality
for tie speaker, that ha, IN ef1ect,
declared that he feared he would
lapse into platitudes There were DO
Republicans for him to face and bis
speech was not given the emphasis
which perhaps it would have received
, had there been 10 the air touch OF
animcsity to the speaker. Mr.. Bryan
becan very earnest, however, IN de
claripg his position on the DUAL owner
ship rropos; tion which has been 30
m n talked Of lately. He declarec
mr. uuiy that be Is rot afraid to sFeak
20 views, and If they DO unpopular
he is not afraid to receiHe the dlssp
proval cf those who disagree With
him.
His speech vas in e ur parts: He
6issectiCn or d ridicule Of the sp :eches
on high tar f b; M Leslie NJ. Shaw,
secretary of the ,resury his declala
tion that Roosev velt is popular not be-
cause of the Rsr ubltcsn party, but IL
spite of it, for bis popularity comes
from the reforms which he urges, re-
forms taken frcm the Demo cratic
platform; bis discussion OF the Philip
pine situation in q way to show hat
had tho Democratic party been VIC
toricus in 1900, there would have
been saved (frt m subse quent PHILIP
pine e1travaeances) $500, 600, 0OO.
enough 10 dig the Panama canal, and
the,e wouldn't be the shame OF car
net baggers kept in power by bayonat
rule; finally bis explanation OF the
government ownership It railroads
which, in q way, be favurs. ibis
was the newest and most signihcanS
part OF bis speech. Some OF tbs
steno2rs pher's notes were rendered al
most un decip ipherable by the showers
which came up toward the latter part
OF Mr.. Bryan's speech.
When Mr.. Bryan and escort mount
ed tho stand there was great enthu
Siam In he crowd, and the Oolunhis
orchestra, which had been entertain
irg the crowd, began to play 'Ou1
Country IT'S of Thee" The meet
ipp wst called to order by Mr.. W. A
Clark, president of the chamber q
ccnmeics, who presented Rev. DR.
Sam M. Smith. pastor OF tie Firs'
Presbyterian church, who made
pray or full of patriotism and ncbl'
thor pbt. This was referred to yer!
teelipgly by Mr.. Bryan subsequently
in his discussion u Christian cit zen
ship. L identity Mr.. Bryan is NO
accrstt.ned to sesing political meet
ipps cpt ned with prayer.
Mr.. Clark then too K charge or th
proceed ings in the following 1ntToduc
tory remarks:
F.llow c:t.zsrs, We have as Gu
guest tcdsy cne OF Americas mos
DISTINGUISHED sons, one distingulss'
asa ci, zen, distinguished as q st .tes
man. distinguished as an orator. ID
las kindly consented to speak to tn
naople CT South Carolina upon thos
crest political q1estions which con
Germ the ra:.on. Il is cur priVtleke
therefore, to ex.end to him Care
lin. ve,come. He ia the guest nc
only of the city Of Columbia, but G
the Slate Of Stuth Carolina. 1t
proper, therefore, that Couno:
should :x.end him our welcome i
ismy privilege now to introduce M
John A. Willis, tuI mayor Iro tsh
who will extend this welcome.
ALDERMAN WILLIS.
Mr.. With m.de v,1y ine sfeecI
which w:s received With !! qlent II
ter1upt!ons Of applause. On beha