The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-09-26
If the city OF Columbia, be said:

Ol Uue Eity VI SJ!uuUidi Eo hdlus
1t Is with pleasure am here before
you today In behalf Of his honor, cul
mayer to welcome to our fair city 81
distinguished guest, q man vel
known to you all, either personally o.
by reputation, and man that stand!
high In the estimation of the Aneri
cap people IS cit q, writer, states
man ard orator. He faS been wtthjT
our gates before, Ind but a blccb
away addressed our legislature iI
open cir, and with a pleasant retros
pect of that day we are glad to again
have the pleasure OF orce more vel
coming him to our city, to cur BONES
AMI to our hearts. And ] am o1nfi
dent I voice the sentiment Of every
can, woman and child Of Columbia
an glad to see 80 many strac gars
wi, b US today, to 70 homer to 81 noted
q guest, and bid them welcome 81 d
thark them for coming to aid US In
IGNORING q man wi o in all bis poliGi-
cal career stands out sgsinst the hori
zIn of bis far away Western home
with the white fl x Of putty wrapped
atout bim-spd no man can justly
print at him except to name q pure
and loyal American and loved by I'll
who know him. IT'S true our guest
is cou,sget us man; this no one car
doubt. He speaks what he think
and acts as his conscience dictates
and fears no man or purity. He wa'
b tstce the choice OF the Democratic
party and twice defeated, but that did
lot discourage this God fearing man
and II the signs OF the time are rig
be will again be their choice, and !
trust and believe he will lead his party
to SUCCESS aud after N9vembtr, 1908,
we NAV b: W tho pleasure and honor
OF again welcoming him not az a citi
zen alone, but as the chief executive
OF this great nation. In this deSr
Southland we love q man who proves
himself to be pure, true and loysl tc
his convictions, and to bis people, and
as I stand here upon this historic
ground and In front Of this historic
building and besides these historic
stands from behind which SO many
distinguished South arolinians have
SO ken, ard So I esz9 upon the pr
traits of Med, IFS, Legare, Preston,
Hampton and the immortal Calhoun,
meth;pks I see their faces light ur
with q srile Of approval and bid me
with you all to welcome to dear ole
Columbia this tIue and tried citiz-n
writer, states man and silVer-tcngued
orator, the II N. William Jennings
Bryan
Mr.. Clark then presented Gov. Dur
can Clinch Hayward, who was recstv'
I'd with marked appreciation. Gov.
Hayward said:
GOVERNOR HEYWARD
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies, and My Fellow
CIT zens:
1 feel bonored to speak for Scuth
Carolina on the occasicn which calls
us together this morning. 1t is al
WAYS q pleasure to me to extend to
visiting guests tho cordial hospitality,
the grf etipg and the we,co ome Of our
native State.
And tooay, my fellow Ct IL ms, it Is
an added pleasure ard . privilege In
deed, to extend the right hand of geo..
ly fellowship, aye, both hanes, IL
warnest greetings to our bnnored and
distir guished guest, Ou: Great c. m.
moner," William Jennings Bryan.
Sir, you have met and mingled with
South Caroliniars before. You know
the sincerity Of cur welcome, snd 1
trust that reco)lections Cf former
Visits lir ger as pleasant memories with
yon, as they do with uS.
Our guest las just returned from
lorg visit to many distant lands
Everywhere he sri urned honors were
heaped upon Americas distinguished
son by potentates, kings and enper-
ors, and In England Oar Great Oom
moner' was termsd the Gladstone Of
America" And when he returned
to tho land of bis birth such q vel
come wss given him as rarely If ever
has been 'qualled uIder the Stars and
Stripes of his native country.
Differing in numbers and In noise
perhaps, but squalipg in sincerity
and c1rdislity is tho welcome which
We South CaroliniaDs give to you, Mr..
Bryan, todsy. Or only regret is that
your stsy muss be so brief.
And now, Mr. Bryan, give you
into the care and keeping Of your
South Carolina friends-South Caro-
linians, I pressnb to you tho Neb-
raskan, William Jennings Bryan, the
great American.
Gov. Heyward's ringing speech was
followed by cheers which swelled int
genuine ovation AZ Mr.. Bryan came
forward smiling. Mr.. Bryan was ir
very fne voice and without difficulty
be made everyone II that big crowd
hear him. He was interrupted with
applause frequently.
After spsaking an hour and 40 min
utes, Mr.. Bryan concluded, although
the crowd willingly would have spon,
tho whole afternoon listening to his
words of wisdom and bis call to &C
tion.
Mr.. Willis announced that there
would be Z pubic reception at the
State capital and ttlere for half ar
hour Mr.. Bryan stood shaking hanos
with the South Carolinians who. esgel
and admIring, crowded upon him.
| AT LUNCHEON.
At 3 o'clock Mr.. and Mis-. Bryar
were entertained at luncheon by Capt