Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-26
|SOUTHnEARSBRYAN
Famous Nebraskan Speaks in
North Carolina
TOUCHED ON POLITICAL VIEWS

Famous Nebraskan Makes Many
Speeches and Attracts Large Con-
courses Of People at Every Point.
Greensboro, special-Mr. William
Jennings Bryan came TO North Car
olina Monday morning. He has met
with a warm welcome all day. The
people of Raleigh, Durham and
Greensboro heard him speak. AT
Durham and Greensboro he was CIV
en- great ovatiobs. Tie crowds at
these points were unique. They were
made up Of all sorts Of men, women
and children. The death of DR.. Char
les D. N[cIver came as the Bryan
celebration was i'll full bloom and
cast gloom over The entire touring
party.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Gov
ernor Glenn, who said among other
things: "North Carolinians, this is
pleasant duty to me, Who Is tins
mail tlla. / am to present to you!
Ee is no potentaEe. He is llos presl-
dent Of tie Uuitea ts,ates. fills great
audience has come here tfis dirk,
gloomy day to see and hear man
who; by his fidelity to principles and
stand fot tilG poor aud humble
| against Tie gfedt and mighty, has
endearcd himself to millions of peo-
pie in this country, This man is as
learned as Calhoun or Webster, as
eloquent as Clay or Henry. But above
all he is iii huihble; sincere Christian
gentleman: lie is the Great Com
monet of the people Of the Demo-
cratic party. lie has the approval
Of his own conscience. He is states
man, orator and defender OF the peo-
| pies rights
iii lis. speeches at Raleigh Mr.
Brydii did iat introduce any new
argument. He prefaced bis REMARKS
by saying that North Carolina had a
claim on him. 1t was this State, he
said, that came to him at Chicago
and gave him support when he needed
it; ITa aaefarSd Chat he had always
been well received itsrs. He admit.
, ted that North Carolinians do not
need 10 have Democracy preached to
them. He told his Audience that he
would come 10 this State wns2eveI
Lis stt+iess we're needed in any cam.
paisll. g You have sf8Sa By Inc. /" said
4hc, :ela1ld will stand by YOU: Some
of the original Bryan men are Norln
Caro!inians. Sometimes I think ]
waste my time when 1 como South
Yott haze 50 many men here who can
preach Deni0ttaey as J. see it. There
arc so many Democrats here who
long just for chance to Yote. "
Mr.. Bryan took up Secretarp Les
lie NJ. Shaw's recent speeches in
North Carolina and answered certall
portions Of them iii detail. He de-
| clared that he was grateful to MI
Shaw for many things that he had
:aid in this State. He claimed that
Mr.. Shaw had palmed off an Old
speech on North Carolinians. Iowa has
already rejected the doctifts that he
advocated here Secretary SHAW
is the high priest Of the Republican
stand-pattcrs. He says that the Re
publicans have done all they should
| have done. He sees no need of tariff
reform. Iii other States in New Eng
land, iowa and elsewhere the Re-
publicans want revision. Even Mr..
Mckinley, just before his death saw
that something had to be done. But
Secretary Shaw favors no change. =
Remedies For Trust Evil.
Three remedies for trusts were sug-
gested: l. A reduction Of the tariff ;
3. Legislate against a duplication OF
directors III corporations and, 3, Do
not let trusts Use mails, te1cgraphs
and railroads. The railroad rate law
said Mr.. Bryan is Democratic meas
ure. 1t was advocated in Democrlte
nlotforms bv Democratic leaders and
carried through the Senate by the
leadership Of Senator Tillman, OF
South Carolina.
Mr.. Bryan touched on the Philip
pines Question:: 11s said that the
United States had speiit $550;O0O,OOO
in the Philippine islands. This sum
would have built the Panama canal:
irrigated the arid lands Of the West.
or built railroad from New York
TO the Pacific coast. In closing Mr.
Bryan said that the argument used
by the Republicans vindicated tile
money policy of the Democrats.
Mr.. Bryan also spoke briefly al
Durham, Hfllsboro, Burlington and
Greensboro, his speech at Greens.
boro being culogy on the life and
work of DR.. Chas. D. Mclver.
On Tuesday Mr.. Bryan spoke at q
number of points in North Carolina,
including kcrncrsville, Winston-Sa-
lem, High Point, Lexington, Salisbury
and Concord, and arrived at Char
lottc late in the aftcrnot. AT every
point Mr.. Bryan was greeted by BIZ
crowds and WAS attentively llstenee
10.
At Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. c., Special.-Hon. W
J. Bryan spoke here Tuesday night
to a large and enthusiastic audience
His sneech was on rather new lines