Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-12
Great CoRc9uPse Of People Greets
The Distinguished HtDPaskan
al The Slate Capital.
makes sER+Pol|TIGAL ADDRESS
People of This Country are Beginning
to Look Upon the JeHersonian Idea
Of Conducting Affairs With More and
More FavOr-Pokes Fun at Presi.
dent Roosevelt.

More FavOr-Pokes Fun at Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
RICHMOND VA. Oct. 1.-"Bryan
Day was ushcred in with idea wca-
ther conditions-azure skies. bright
sunshine and balmy breeze which
made II delightful To be out OF doors
Tho distinguished Commoner arrived
over the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way from Cincinnati at $40 this morn
Ing and was escorted to the jefferson
Hotel. where Il large number of pco-
pie were ready 10 greet him In the
meantime preparations were being
made for the parade to the fair
grounds. 1t was nearl II o'clock when
the procession, headed by platoon
of police under Chief Marshal IL. II.
Pollard, Jr., began to move. In the
first carriage were the Hon William
j. Bryan, Mayor Mccarthy. ox-Gover-
nor Montague and President H.. G.
Stuart. of the Virginia State Fair. Be
hind followed over hundred repre-
sentative citizens in carriages Kess-
nich's band was in line, and the pro-
ccssion was closed by a platoon of
police. II was 1l:55 when the parade
reached the fair grounds. where since
. o'clock people had been entering
in steady stream. At II o'clock the
entire grandstand was filled to over
flowing. and by the time the dis
tinguished guest arrived there were
fully 10000 people on the grounds
Before the speaking was over the
crowd had increased to at least %
900.
Bryan's Arrival
The arrival of the carriage contain
ing Mr.. Bryan was the signal for
tremendous burst of applause which.
overspreadlng the grounds, brought
hundreds from the attractions on the
opposite side on the run. When Mr..
Bryan arrived ut the press stand the
space between that and the grand
stand was literally n sea of human
faces. Hundreds crowded around him
and shook his hand at the foot of the
steps leading to the speakers stand.
Pres. Stuart Introduces Montague.
President Stuart called the assem-
blage to order and introduced ex-Gov-
crnor Montague who in turn intro
duced Mr.. Bryan
Mr.. Bryan. after expressing gratifi-
cation at his reception and the useful
ness of agricultural fairs. said in sub
stance at the State fair today:
THE greatness of our nation is not
measured by the products of the farm
or factory, but by the manhood and
womanhood produced for the follow
ing of high ideals. Things tending
To advance our government can never
he ont of place. was told that po
litical speech would be acceptable
here. yet do not like to make n purely
political speech, ~ partisan speech. |
shall take as my subject The Aver
age Man. and shall show how mum
erous he is-and then connect him
with government and with public prob
lens, and if, when | am through, you
have suspicion that this average
man of whom | speak inclincs to be
Democratic, Just remember that the
average man, if he knows what he is,
cannot be anything but Democratic"
Loud laughter followed this political
sally.
Our Great Average.
Our average man aided Mr.
Bryan, lis the biggest average man
in this world. In some countries, you
cannot find an average man. for the
average man would he somewhere be-
tween the extremes and he is not
present in The flesh. He is an imasin-
AIRY character. The common people
are the people OF this country.
II want to make this class of peo-
pie SO popular added Mr.. Bryan, that
everybody viii want TO get into it,.
And am going to show You who these
people are. for the responsibility of
the classes is determined largely by
those who belong to it,
Against Three-Term Proposal.