The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-28
REPUBLICANS WILL ATTEMPT
TO Buy ELECTION
Says Bryan, Who Is Accorded En-
thusiastic Demonstration Through
out His Trip In Illinois.

William J. Bryan arrived in tha
city Monday night at eight o'clocl
in q blaze OF glory after an all-daJ
trip through Illinois. A dense
thTolg assembled at the union depot
to greet him as his special pulled
in an hour and IS minutes late, and
! in the crowd to do him honor were
a large delegation from the Cook
county Democracy. members Of the
! national committee and all the loeai
Democratic candidates, including the
candidates for congress. who esco-t-
ed him in so automobiles to Pilson
park, where he addressed great
throRs.
As he emerged from the station
a great quantity Of red Ere and Ro-
man candles were set OFF, the crowd
all the while wildly cheering. As
the long procession of motor cars
passed down the street their occu-
pants continued the pyrotechaic dis
play. From Pilson Park the Dem
ocratic candidate was escorted %
Arcade hall, where another big crowd
was on hand and accorded him a !,
ovation. Many In the Pilson park
audience were laboring people.
III I am elected president" said
Mr. Bryan, "and the more I trav5!
and mingle with the people the more
am convinced that will be elect
ed-if / am elected ! intend to have
secretary Of labor as member Of
the cabinet. The affairs Of the work
ing men of this country are too great
not to have representative on the
presidents advisory board. From
this secretary I should seek advice
on legislation of interest to the work
ing man
Taking up the subject of publicity
OF campaign funds, Mr.. Bryan said:
II asked a large audience whether
they were in favor CT the Republican
method of publishing contributions
after the campaign or the Denoc
ic way Of pub----ng them before. !
asked all in favor Of the Republican
way to hold up their hands. Not one
hand was displayed.
The feature of Mr.. Bryan's journey
through his native State Of Illinois
today was the accusation, repeatedly
made, That the Republican party was
now preparing to purchase the else
tlor.. The statement, first made Al
Alton, caused distinct sensation.
The Democrats, he said, were asking
only for 100000 VITA which 70
anish the work of the campaign
while the Republicans were asking
for sl,00o.000. What 90 thei
need the money for now?" be IL
ouired. And answering his question
be declared that it was for use or
election day, "as they have used II
year after year"
The trip to Chicago from Lincoln
was made via St. Louis and the Dem
ocratlc candidate for president all
along the line of travel through this
State was accorded enthusiastic
demonstration by large, cheering
crowds. He delivered l6 speeches
In all, some of them of considerable
length. Stops we're made at East
St. Louis, Granite City. Alton, Car!in.
Vile, Vergen, Sprlngfeiu, Lincoln
Bloomington, Pontiac. Joliet. Leont
and several other places not on the
schedule. At Bloomington he met
his former running mate, Adlai E..
Stevenson. the present Democratic
candidate for governor. and botn
spoke TO an immense audience.
vne of the surprising features o.
the trip was the monster demonstr1-
ton accorded him at Joliet. But %
days ago he spoke in the same place
He talked mainly on the labor c IS
ton. vociferous applause greeted
him when ne said: Ny friends,
think too much Of the next genera
ton to stop my efforts to rid this
country Of the evil Of private monop-
oily.
II am willing to 90 down on my
knees, every morning and say to my
| Father in heaven, Give US this day
our daily bread but God forbid that
I should make my countrymea 50
down on their knees at morning AID
say to a trust magnate, Give us this
day our daily bread. and have nj:
answer. I will if you will vote the
ticket I want you TO-. You can ao'
| afford to fasten that sort Of svs'
tenn on this country or any othe'
country