Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-04
BRYAN IN KANSAS CITY
THE NEBRASkAN OPENS THE
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN IN
OLD MISSOURI.
INTRODUCED BY GOV. FOLK
The Governor Introduces Senator
Stone, and Both Folk and
Stone Are Praised
by Bryan.

Kansas City, Mo.-The largest
crowd that ever packed Convention
nall cheered itself hoarse for Will
liam ]. Bryan. Thus opened the state
democratic campaign.
1t was an inspiring scene. The
great hall was brilliant with the deco
Nations for the Priests of Pallas festiv-
tiles, and every person in the vast
audience carried a flag, given him as
he entered. When Mr.. Bryan came
into the hall the cheering mass arose,
waving. the 10000 banners until one
became dizzy at the din and sea OF
colors.
Mr.. Bryan was to arrive from Okla
homa and Indian territory at $50
o'clock, but his train was more than
three hours late. 1t was 8:94 when
he arrived in the city, worn out and
hungry from his hard trip and numer-
GUS speeches, but, in spite of that, he
was hurried to the Convention hall,
arriving there shortly after 9 o'clock
Gov. Stone and several others spoke
to fill in the gap till Mr.. Bryan ar
rived. At 9:1S Mr.. Bryan entered the
hall. A veritable thunderstorm Of
cheers followed. When the cheering
was quoted, Gov. Folk, introducing
Mr.. Bryan, said:
1--WE love him because he Is ar
honest man. 1 now present to you w
j. Bryan, of Nebraska"
Bryan's Speech.
In part, Mr.. Bryan said:
"Mr. Governor, Ladies and Gentle
men: l do not know that my voice
will reach to the eXtremities of this
hall, but such part of it as l may
have parted with l left in the new
state of Oklahoma.
"The presence of this magnificent
audience is enough to inspire n tt
making an effort. Not many states
can present two officers so honest as
Missouri can in her democratic gov
ernor and democratic United States
senator. The democratic party is pre-
pairing for victory.
Democracy is not confined to any
state or nation, but to the whole
world. I was a democrat when l left
home, and l am a better democrat
now. A century ago Thomas Jeffer
son said that there were but two par
ties in every country, and these he
described as a democratic party an(
an a%ristocratic party. In every coun
try the democratic party brings the
people closer to the government.
"You may retard growth of democ
racy, but you cannot prevent it.
want to state a situation that l re
gard as a very remarkable one Tel
years ago republicans came into un
disputed control of the government
When that party came into power /
was after a period of bad crops ant
decreasing money supply. The repuh
licans said we did not need any NOR,
money, but God took a hand ant
opened up the gold fields. What d.
you find after ten years of power
Ii iCpupliSdh party hoo ldilCA II
power and popularity until today the,
have just n popular mar in thei
party. (Cheers.)
"Are not the other republicans wei
known? Yes; too well known. Ha
Cannon been before the people lon
enough; isn't he old enough to knoN
the people? Yes, but he don't kno'
the people any better than they kno7
him. Ia
"Why is it Teddy is popular? b
cause he is the only republican VIII
ever stepped from his own party pla
form and accepted the ideas Of tn
democratic platform. The president
popularity is solely due to his follow
ing democratic ideas.
IF we could patent a platform fo
seventeen years we could keep tn
republicans from taking it for thu
time, and we would put them out {
business"
When Mr.. Bryan concluded til
cheering broke out again.
Gov. Folks Speech.
Gov. Folk said, in part:
"The state ticket is one that eyeI