The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-28
To Columbia and is Most Warm
ly Welcomed by People
FROM ALL H STAFF
A Cordial Rec, ption Is Given the Grea.
\ sEd Elcqu nj Orator by the People
OF Columbia ard Thousands of
Visitors Prom Othtr
Places.

Bion Of great political moment. There
were gathered there to meet him
several hundred Of the leading men OF
the State, and they Listened intent,
ly to tre words Of wisdom Of the mai
who is now nouldirg Democratic
Thought and sentiment. MI. Bryan
arrived In Columbia Wednesday morn
ing a. 3 o'oltc ok from Charlotte, his
train having been delayed.
H'edneBGay morning Mr.. Bryan weR
entertained at breakfast by a COZ.
mitiae invited by the Chamber Of
DR. O, M Galloway, DR.. julius ID
Dreher, DR.. ] A. B. Scherer and otf.-
ers, At 10 80 Governor Heyward
and escort cslled In motor oars at
Wright's hotel, MI. Bryan's head
quarte,p, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
and party were taken in. motor cars
for Is spin around tie city and out
into the country.
Ate, this the party drove up to the
rear of Legare college snd through q
back eli 5ranoe to tho STAGE In if0nG If
which were gathered 2 500 people
awaiting tho arrival Of the great
American citizsn. All the morning
there had been q throrg Of men and
women around the doors Of Wright'e
hotel, eager and %txpectant for the
first glimpse e the guest Of South
CarClina. He waS oieered Justify as
he cane out and entered the motor
car. Again az he aecended the plat.
form in front Of Legare college there
was cheering.
TIE morning was beautiful, al
though later 1t became eultry and
show cry. There were many ladje'
present and altogether the atmos
piers was one CT such frank cordiality
for the speaker, that DO, in effect,
decls red that Re feared he woult
lapse into platitudes. There were ne
Republicans for him to face and biz
speech wes not given the emphasis
which perhaps,it would have received
hsdtheye been 10 the air 8 touch o.
apinosity TO the speaker. MI, RyyaI
4 s6 6IsssI.ss s ;YssgS sssgs gasS : 9si
Rhliip propcsltionsgy gen Dc
ia h5salksd Of Lao ~" cIaret
pPAsuly that he 10 GVp.tTa,u> 60 speak
- Views, and II they BIO unpopular
he is not afraid to receive the disap
prevail Of thoEe who disagree with
him.
Hie speec h vas in tour parts: HI
dissection and ridlcule Of the speeches
OH high tariff by Mr.. Leslie M. Shaw
secretary of the tresury; his declara
tion that Roosevelt is popular not be-
cause of the Rel ubltcan party, but IL
spite of 1T, for his popularity comes
from the reforms which he urges, re.
forms taken from the Demt cratic
platform bis discussion Of the Philip
pine situation In a way to show that
had the Democratic party been vic.
torious In 1900, thare would have
been saved (frcm subse qnent Philip
pine cxtravagancef) $500. 600, 00O,
enough 10 dig the Panama canal, anC
there wouldn't be the shame Of g
pet baggers kept In power by bayonet
rule finally bis explanation Of the
government ownership tf railrosds
which, in q way, he favurJ. Thi,
was the newest and most significant
part OF his speech. Some Of the
BtenOgrapher's notes were rendered al.
most undeciphereb BILE by the showers
WuICu CahlC ny tOWdlu uuO l6UUCl ph!t
Of Mr.. Bryan's speech.
When Mr.. Bryan and escort mount.
ed the stand there was great enthu.
siam In the crowd, and the Columbia
orchestra, which had been entertain.
ing the crowd, began to play "Oui
Country TITS Of Thee" The meet
ing wat called to order by Mr.. w. A
Clark, president Of the chamber Of
con mejce, who presented Rev. DR.,
Sam M. Smith, pastor OF the FirSt
Presby ,erian cl utoh, who made {
prayer full CT patriotism and noble
thought. This Was referred to very
fee]ingly by Mr.. Bryan subse quentl,
in Lis t'scnssiCn OF Christian cit'zsn
ship. &c DENLY Mr.. Bryan is moi
accust, med to eee!ng political meet
inR8 opened with prayer.
Mr.. Clark then took charge Of tht
proceedings In the following intfoduo
tory rcmagks:
Fellow oit'z,ns, we have as Gu
guess today one Of America's m,s'
distinguished SONS, one distinguish
as D Oh zen. distinguished as o at ltfs
man, distinguished az an orator. II
Lac XII Wy Colib0httu w hpSoA " Ui'
p o pie If Sou.h Carolina upon thos,
great political questions which con
Germ the nSt on. Ii is our privilege
Therefore, 10 extend to linn q CSro
lima welcome. He 10 the guest no
only of tho city CT Columbia, but o
the State If South Caloiina. 1t ]
proper, therefore, that Columbia
tDhLulu extend him Cur Welcome. /
lib my privilege TO inuoouce Nj!
John a. Willie. cur rnayOr PRO ten
who Will extend this welcome.
ALDERMAN WILLIS.
Mr. Willie made q WY hne speech,
which was RI ce.Ned with frequent In
teyruplions Of a. planse. On behsj
of the city OF Columbia, he said:
IL IL WON pieasure | am here Defor
O today In bnhalf Of hia honor, Gu
mayor to welcome TO our fair city q
distinguished o guest, q man we
known to you all, eitl er ~pclSoraliY c
by reputation, and 81 man that stanc
llRh N I'll G tntim9tion Ct the Amer
car D "ple 20 a CT IN, writer, states
man AID orator. lie has been with
Cur gates before, AID but q b'Cc
away addressed u legislature
open air, and with q pleasant retro'
poet OF that day we are glad TO aga
have the pleasure OF orc y more we
coming him to our city, " our bone