Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-18
BRYAN IN TAR HEEL STATE
Nebraskan Takes III shsw's Asheville
Speech a. Text for His Remarks.
LARGE CROWD GRtt1s HIM At RALEIGH
President McIvor of state Normal
school Dies of ApOpIexy on
Train and Night Meetings
Are CurtaiIed.

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J. Bryan tonight m an address in this city
closed the first day Of his speechmakng
tour of the Carollnas. His principal
speech was at Raleigh, where he discussed
railroad rates, trusts and other questions
and answered some of the arguments ad-
OF the Treasury Shaw. His trip today
was dimmed by the death of one of the
party on the train President Mclvor OF
the State Normal and Industrial school.
and his speech here was confined largely
to an Eulogy Of that educator. He spoke
briefly at Durham and Burlington. To-
morrow he is scheduled to make addresses
at Winston Salem. Kensville, High Point,
Lexington, Salisbury, Concord and Char
lotte.
Large Crowd at Raleigh.
RALEIGH. N c., Sept. 17.-William ].
Bryan arrived here today and made the
| first of eleven speeches scheduled for this
state. A large crowd heard him.
At the outset OF his speech Mr.. Bryan
\ said that North Carolina had peculiar
| claim upon his affections, 1t was one Of
| the first states OF the union to declare
through it's delegates that II wanted him
| for the democratic nomination of 1903. 1t
was not difficult, he said, to locate the
| original Bryan man. In this connection
he promised that in any future campaign
the people of this state could always call
upon him.
Mr.. Bryan said he was doubtful in COM
ing south II he was using his time to the
better advantage and added that his coming
was made still less necessary from the
fact that Secretary Shaw had been here
before. Taking UP Secretary Shaw's
Ashevllle speech Mr.. Bryan said he felt
grateful to him for the service he had
rendered the democratic party, but he had
not paid North Carolina a high compliment.
Secretary Shaw he declared. had tried to
palm OF in this state some secondhand
clothing he could not get rid of in Iowa.
He had brought speech which had been
rejected In his own state He declared
that Secretary Shaw is the high priest of
| "the stand-patters;" that he goes beyond
every other republican in thinking that the
republican party had done everything
necessary.
Secretary Shaw" he said. has not a
word in favor OF any modification of the
tariff schedule. while in other states. New
England states and Iowa, conspicuous re
publicans are demanding IL and even Nc
Kinley had reached a point where he saw
something must be done to extend our
trade"
Mr.. Bryan Said:
You can't take Mr. shaw's argument as
true without believing that these pro-
tected manufacturers got money out of the
4 American people and then got In fagain out
of the foreigners afterward."
On the question of democratic planks
advocate by republicans. Mr.. Bryan said
that whenever a republican speaks OF any
thing with praise and rejoicing he II
! speaking OF something done in accordance
I with the democratic doctrine When he
apologies he is talking about some purely
republican doctrine. Everything the re-
publicans say on the tariff he added, IL
in the way of apology.
AS to President Roosevelt as a warrior
Mr.. Bryan said that two years ago, Gov
ernor Black in nominating the president
| delivered a eulogy on war, saying the coun
! try needed a man of blood and iron. "a
the st. Louis convention" said Mr.. Bryan
81 quoted this and said II was a challeng,
to christian civilization. Now isn't &
strange that within two years the mar
who was then called the God of war hai
won his greatest victory and laid tn,
foundation for his greatest glory as
maker of poace between Russia anC
Japan"
Coming to the question of trusts, Mr.
Bryan said that "You don't enjoin hors'
thieves but put them In the penitentiary
But trust mngnates must be just asket
TO desist before the uproar becomes to-
near. They found that did not go and the!
: said we will actually fine you 5000 whei
you can make 100000 during the trial. w
say treat rich and poor alike. Talk abou
anarchists. the republican party has mad
more anarchists in this country by dis
eliminating in the punishment OF the ricl
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