The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-12
OVATION TO BRYAN.
He Is Greeted by an Audience of
$4,000 at St. Louis.

ST. Louis. Sept. IA tremendous
ovation was rendered William J. Bryan
by the 10000 people gathered in the
Coliseum last night, when he stepped
upon the platform and took his seat.
With one accord the audience arose,
waved flags and shouted until the
strains of America by the band were
drowned out The ovation continued
for four minutes, and was finally
silenced by National Democratic Com
mitteeman William A Rothwell, who
started to make a speech of introduce
ton He had scarcely begun before a
clamor arose for Bryan. Chairman
RothweI thereuQon cut short his
speech and presented Mr.. Bryan with
a wave of his hand.
Bryan. and Bryan alone, could have
hearing, so ne stepped to the front of
the platform with a palm leaf fan In
his left hand. Raising aloft his hand
he attempted to still the applause, but
the crowd continued to cheer until it
was hoarse- Finally, after some five
minutes applause, Mr.. Bryan was al
lowed TO proceed
His speech covered beaten ground.
going over the points touched upon at
New York. Chicago and Omaha, with
the exception of that portion of his
talks devoted to federal control of rail-
roads, which was ignored Mr.. Bryan
stating near the close of his address
that he would elaborate his views on
the control of railroads more fully at
a later date. Neither did he touch
upon his troubles with Roger Sullivan
of Illinois His remarks we're largely
devoted to an arraignment of the Re
publican party for It's sins of omission
and commission, and commentator of
President ROosevelts position regulat-
ing rates and on the trusts, stating that
he had stolen each of these from the
Democratic platform
Mr.. Bryan said, in part.
Its warm enough when you keep
still I don't want you to increase the
misery by exertion. You have cheered
glad to be here. I have been trying
to find home for more than a week,
and I have found it so homelike every
where that I can hardly tell where 1
live. have always suspected that
Missouri felt friendly She has shown
it on many occasions, but never more
so than tonight.
Now I want to show you it is bet
ter to trust the Democratic principles
to the Democratic party than to trust
them to the one man whose party de-
nounces him for following them. I
want to remind you that the most pop
ular act of Mr.. Roosevelt's admins
tration was his bringing peace between
two nations. He settled the coal strike
after a loss of ninety-nine millions of
dollars to employers, employees and the
public.
ct was a grand act. applauded
him for It. But where did he get the
doctrine,=in the Republican plat
form No. He got it from the Demo-
cratic platform, and I wrote the plank
myself. If he could gain popularity by
settling one strike. that cost ninety
nine million, why ought not our party
have some credit for proposing a plan.
which il put into a law would have
/ ~ tho a-c.rl r-xyH
why has not the Republican part
/ followed It up by making a national
law that will make it unnecessary
/ a man to starve his wife and children
4 in order to get justice? If the president
can become the only popular man in
| the Republican party because he does
something systematically along Dem
| ocratic lines, what would be the popu-
larity of the man who does something,
and has always been Democrat
/ Where did Mr.. Roosevelt ind his man
date for his action regarding the rate
bill? He had to go to the Democratic
platform. The most important part
/ Of the Flkins bill is the penitentiary
sentence for its violation.
1.-THE railroads have been the mosl
corrupting influence IN pohucs IN tne
past twenty years. By the use of passes
/ the railroads have packed conventions
1 The law was suggested by the Demo
| cratic party. I shall soon have occa-
/ sion to talk on railroads again. Out
| want tonight to impress upon you thai
the railroad question solution was the
/ product of the Democratic party
| 1.-The president has now been in Of
fee almost five years. How many
trust magnates are in the penitentiary
We have a great many trusts in this
country violating the law My friends
I ask you to figure out on the basis OF
the number of trust magnates impris-
oned during the past five years, how
many generations will it take to solve
the trust question:
my friends, If these things prove t.
you that Democratic forethought /:
better than Republican forethought
would not it be better to vote fol
Democrats than for those who have
| followed at the tailend Of the Demo
cratic procession? ?"
At the conclusion OF his address il
the Coliseum Mr.. Bryan addressed ar
overflow meeting OF 5000 from the
steps Of Music hall.
Today he speaks in Louisville, Ky.
at which time he will speak mors
fully on his theories relative to th'
control Of railroads
A noticeable thing about the meet
ing was the conspicuous absence O.
any Folkite Of any prominence
Hutchinson and Return S5.15. Santa F.
State fair. Tickets on sale Sept. 18th L
22nd inclusive. limited for return Sept
18th T. l. King, Agt.
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