The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22

was the lecture or address he ha'
made IN the C~hatauauas NJ which ~
has spoken during the Summer. !
was q masterpiece Of It's kind, full q
sound argument and incident ans
anecdote ard uplift Many who heard
/ him declared h they had nsveT
heard any speech 50 good Certainly
that is true OF out door popular Ad-
dresses. for no man has come ar1ons
Us 81 gifted az a versatiie speaker =
an immense ou~t-of-door crowd II
Il not possible. however. for Mr. Bry-
ar. or any public speaker. u be ~ ha'
hest when he IS trying to make hm-
self heard out Of doors 10 a standing
multitude who are unseated and too
far 10 catch all hat he says
BY all odds. the best speech made
by Mr.. Bryan during his visit 20 the
state was at the banquet rendered
him BY the Greensboro people II
was. ii should be said In passing, 80
well and served IS 10 win
the highest praise for DR.. J r
Brooks. chairman. and all the mem
bers OF the committee in charge Of tbs
arrangements. The fact that the most
beautiful young women OF Greensboro
volunteered To serve the dinner q
TO the excellence OF the banquet and
gave a setting TO the hall that made
it a place Of beauty and grace. In the
gallery that looked down upon the
banquet board were beautiful women
whose presence also added - the
splendor OF the scene and heightened
%enioynrcn and Increased the enthusi-
asrn. Everybody was seated IN a
large hall. and in addition to the
Greensboro people present, there were
many of the leaders Of the party
gathered, including Governor Glenn.
Senator Overman. Ex-Governor Az
cock, Congressman, judges. and others
of the first men in the State. 1t was
a gathering of men who believe in
Mr.. Bryan and are devoted 70 the
same principles Of which he is the
most illustrous exponent. Everything
conspired to make him feel at home.
Preceding his address, the speeches OF
Mr.. Scales, Mr.. Justice, Mr.. Page.
Governor Glenn and Governor Aycock
had shown that North Carolina has
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the Nebraskan. Governor Glenn had
spoken that day and he spoke briefly,
out captured the crowd by his magni-
flcent Introduction of Governor Ay-
cock. The Ex-Governor was in his
best mood and the applause given him
was as spontaneous and as hearty as
that given to Mr.. Bryan. 1t was the
greatest speech on States Rights ever
heard in North Carolina. and when he
came to speak Mr.. Bryan said he had
presented the vital principle in a
and in newer lights, than any other
speaker he had heard upon that
Democratic fundamental. 1t is a mat
ter for regret that no s~tenographer
was present and that the speech can
not be printed in full. Mr.. Bryan said
it's wide distribution would be of the
highest educational value. Elsewhere
is published the speeches Of Mr..
Scales, POSTMASTER, Speaker Justice
and Congressman Page. which We're
heard with pleasure and were fire.
quently ~applauded. They are full of
meat and will do good.
Vi 4 BlS oil IidO Will llIc Old IrLSiii'tI-
ed Methodists call liberty He was
in good spirits. obtaining the glow
that comes by being surrounded by
congenial spirits. The thrill of the
'unterrifed' was in the air. He felt
at home and spoke with the freedom
that is possible only When one IS
speaking in the bosom of his political
family. And such a speech as h.
made! No language can describe t;
no synopsis or full report approach
conveying an idea of its spirit and n
and reception. The people listened
with pleasure. laughed at the witty
stories, cheered the happy points and
warmed up as he preached the
Democratic doctrine in all its purity
and power. He talked Of his own life
and ambitions, as one talks to his
friends, and came in h~eart-to-heart
touch with the four ndr people
who sat at the banquet table and
those who graced the gallery. 1t was
more philosophical than horatory.
more reminiscential than rgument
tive, more an exchange of condolences
than seeking to make converts. 1t had
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a~rraignInent Of the agents Of preda-
tory wealth, the exposure of the nv
pocrisy of the more holy than thou,
and the appeal to grid up TIE loins
for the great conflict in 1908. 1T
was the most perfect speech BRYAN
ever made said Ex-Governor Aycock. /
except his magnificent argument he
IN Raleigh in the cam aig of
1900" That was the general opinion.
When he had finished those present
We're astonished to find that he had
been speaking an hour and a half
1t seemed not half hat time 50 de-
ligntful and compelling was The speech
from start to finish. 1t gave a higher
to all who heard it and
strengthened the Democracy to re-
efforts to keep the great party
true TO its principles and true TO the
interests OF the masses Of the people
only hope for fair treatment
lies in the carrying out Of the prin-
or government embodied in the
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