The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
.DRYAN'S VISIT
LEAVES AT TER GLOW
Entire Satisfaction Expressed
Over His Entertainment
SPEECH STILL TALKED OF
Colonel Tomllnson Writes Letters of
Thanks-Mr. Bryan Pleased With
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Full Speech Is Given.
SPEECH STILL TALKED OF

That Brmingham's reception Friday of
William jennings Bryan was a success is
amply attested by the fact that 1t pleased
even those who had the matter in hand,
They regard the demonstration in honor
OF the democratic leader as the most
spontaneous ever accorded him in Ala
bama 1t is said that Mr.. Bryan himself
so viewed it. and from all reports there
can be no doubt but his speech at the
Bijou theatre, delivered as it was in a
manner so suggestive of stores of reserve
power never drawn upon, held the at
tention of the audience throughout. From
the remotest parts of the theatre accord
ing to those who were in the audience the
wonderful force of the orators personal
ity was felt.
All day yesterday the street corners
were abuz with talk of the speech.
The following letters of thanks were
written by Col. John w. Tomlinson yes
terday:
Birmingham, September %, 1906
| Superintendent Southern Railway, Biz
mingham, Ala
Dear Sir-On behalf of the Bryan re-
| ception committee, desire to thank you
| for holding the train beyond schedule time
at Admission and Pell City for Mr.. Bryan
| to speak at those points. l also desire
to thank you for assuring the committee
that a special would be provided in the
| event the wreck was not cleared In time
| for Mr. Bryan to reach Birmingham so
as not to dsappoint the thousands of peo-
| Pile assembled to meet him. Yours very
| truly JOHN w. TOMLlNSON'
Chairman Bryan Reception Committee.
Birmingham, September 2, 1906
Mr.. J. A Rountree. Chairman General
Arrangement Committee. Bryan Recep-
ton, City.
Dear Sir-Mr. Bryan especially enjoin-
ed me to extend to you for him and Mrs.
! Bryan their sincere thanks for your I'M
! firing efforts in arranging and carrying
| out their reception in Birmingham. l de-
sire personally also to thank you for Civ
! ing so much of your time and attention to
| this matter l desire to say farther that
| everything was planned and worked out
! perfectly. Yours very truly,
JOHN w. TOMLINSON.
Helms Speech.
Following is Congressman ]. Thomas
Helms speech in full, introducing Mr..
Bryan at the Bijou Friday;
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
/ am glad to welcome such a man as Mr..
Bryan to Alabama. I am glad to welcome
| him to a soil where loyalty to duty and
| devotion to principle live forever. CAP
plause) / am glad to welcome him into
! the home city of his loyal and distinguish
ed friend and our beloved fellow citizen,
John w Tomlinson. (Applause). He
knows that he Is welcome in Alabama
She has always responded to his call,
and has stood Loyalty by him. The cause
| of democracy is the cause of the people,
and | verify believe that our matchless
! chief is the choice of a vast majority
of the people for President In 1903. CAP
plause).
For ten years he has been conspicuous
ly before the public and during all the
changing scenes of that trying period, he
has grown steadily in the confidence and
in the love of the American people. Gap
plause). His political enemies have failed
utterly to find one blot or blemish on
his public or private character. Gap
plause).
There is a mountain peak in the Hima-
layas that towers beyond the reach OF
rains and SHOWS and a scientist tells
us that an open book might there remain
unsoiled by dust through passing cen
/ turtles
Democracy's great champion towering
above the miasma of time servers and
cOrruptlOnlStS mas puflneu the pOlltlcal AT
mosphere through which he passed and
through clashing creeds and warning IN
terests he has come pure as light and
! stainless as a star" (Applause)
Tariff barons and trust kings for the
purpose of injuriously affecting him with
! the people, have from time to time mis-
| represented him Subsidized newspapers
have from time to time preached his
political funeral and consigned him 30 the
tomb of political oblivion. But Mr.. Bryan
| repudiated these self-caled preachers and
refused the tomb that plutocracy had so
| generously offered
| am reminded of a little poem in this
connection, which | will here employ:
He hath no enemies you say,
| My friend your boast is poor;
He who hath mingled in the fray
/ OF duty that the brave endure
! Must have made foes.
"If he hath none, small is the work,
That he has done, he hath hit no traitor
on the hip,
He mas removed no cup from perjured
| lip,
| He has never turned the wrong to right,
he has been a coward In the fight
(Applause).
| Those who look upon society as a field
for sharp practice oppose him, those who
regard the rights of others useless OBJ
stacles in the way of their greed desplse
him, and those privileged classes who
prey upon the public treasury hate and
denounce him. But every man who is try
ing to do his duty as citizen feels a
just pride in him. Every man who is en-
gagged In a legitimate business applauds
his courage and his honesty.
Every man who is a student of economic
questions stands with uncovered head in
his splendid presence (applause), and
every man who wants to see the reins Of