Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-01

William Jennings Bryan reached
Watervillc on his lecture tour through
the New England states Tuesday
morning, and during his stay in this
addresses before leaving for Bangor,
where he was to speak in the evening
The first address was TO the school
children of Fairfield, the second was
to the members Of Waterville Lodge Of
Elks and the third and final address
was his lecture on The Value Of AN
IDEAL" which was delivered in the
Waterviilc Opera house under the aus
pieces of Colby College.
Mr. Bryan said nothing of political
significance until near the close Of his
lecture when he declared that he still
favored tariff "tiniering." although ad-
hitting that the will of the people in
the matter should be- followed, that
The people would have what they want.
In regard to the monetary standard
Mr.. Bryan said that the people would
nave what they want III that particu-
ar If the people wanted gold stand
lrd he was willing that they should
have it If they should decide to do
away with silver as money he would
be willing to abide by that decision al
50. If the people wanted to do away
with gold, he would still be satisfied,
likewise if the people wished To do
| away with both metals ANA hunt for
somethng scarccr.' Following out
| his thought the Seaker said that he
would be willing for the most precious
metal in the world to be taken as the
| Itandard-radium. of which only two
pounds was available for human use;
ma he was willing that the people, if
| they 50 chose, should give one of those
pounds of radium to Rockefeller and
| the other to Morgan and he would be
| willing to stand with the people and
| watch Rockefeller ana Morgan while
| they took care of il.
Mr.. Bryan and his party arrived in
| he city on the 9.41 \. NJ. train from
| Portland by way Of Brunswick tie
| vas accompanied by Hon. George Fred
| Williams, y. c. Drinkwatcr, Col. Alex
| andcr Troupe of Massachusetts, Hon.
Cyrus W. Davis, Hon. Edgar l.. Jones,
Hon. Charles +. Johnson of Water
| vile.
! The party Immediately boarded the
| train for Fairfield. Just before the
| train started Hon. Cyrus w. Davis
| addressed the crowd:
Fellow citizens: The great COM
| moner."
| Mr. Bryan began speaking:
| Il sometimes feel" he said, that
| they do not do me justice when they
| ask me to speak when they give me
| no time At that moment the train
| started "And on this OCCASION said
| Mr. Bryan, smiling blandly at the
| crowd they have given me no time.
At Fairfield Mr. Bryan was the guest
| 1T dinner of Landlord Bradbury of The
| Gerald, and spoke TO the school chill
| dren. Those present at the dinner
| were: Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
A. c. Drinkwater. Col Alexander
| Troupe, Hon. George Fred Williams Of
! Massachusetts,, Hon. Cyrus w. Davis
| Hon. +. l.. Jones' Hon. Charles F.
| Johnson. w. r. Pattingall of Water
| Vile. Hon s. W. Gould, Skowhegan
| Amos +. Gerald. O. A. McFadden, Silas
| T. Lawry. w. J. Bradbury of Fairfield
| He returned to Waterville at
| O'Clock. and addressed the Waterville
| Elks in the lodge room.
| A full attendance of the Waterville
| members of the order We're present t
do honor to the distinguished Ne
| braskan.
Mr.. Bryan was gracefully introduced
| by Hon. Cyrus W. Davis. Mr.. Davi:
said that Mr.. Bryan was an American
| citizen whom all EikdOm loves.
Mr.. Bryan said that he began visit
ing the Elks before he was a member
The members of the order Throughout
all his travels had shown the creates
| hospitality, and this was one of tn
most salient points in the members o
the order. He said in the course Of hi
remarks that he belonged to eight or
ders. In naming them he could re
member only seven and caused a gen
a general laugh when he declared
that he had forgotten the name of TIL
eighth.
Mr.. bryan said that as a young mai
he had an idea that if a man went in
TO a fraternity he limited his sym