Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-27
BRYAN VISITS
HIS NATIVE
VILLAGE
.POPULACE TURNS OUT
TO GREET PEERLESS ONE
Roosevelt Republicans Asked to
Support Democratic Ticket as
Only Means Of Realizing De-
sired Reforms.

JBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire1
Salem, Ills, Aug. 26.-No crowd of
such size or enthusiasm ever turned
out in this city, the birthplace of iWl-
liam ]. Bryan, as that of today when
the democratic candidate stopped
over to greet his old friends and
nelghbors. The whole population was
up and on hand early to extend a
heartily welcome when Mr.. Bryan
reached here at $3.50 in the morning.
They were augmented later in the
day by thousands who came in on
special trains.
The principal events was a speech
by Mr. Bryan from a platform in the
court house grounds, in which he
appealed to the Roosevelt republic
cans" to support the democratic tick
ct because, he said, they could not
hope for a realization of the promised
reforms of their party. Mr. Taft, he
said, was not the heir to republican
reforms"
During the day, Mr.. Bryan divided
most of his time with the Bryan and
Jennings branches Of his family. After
luncheon he rode out to the ceme-
terry and placed flowers on the graves
of his parents and on his way back
to the city inspected the new Bryan
Bennett library, presented by himself
and the late Phil 0. S. Bennett Of
Connecticut. The building cost $500,
of which Mr.. Bryan contributed $2.-
600. He contributed the site which
is the site of the house in which he
was born.
Several thousands of the citizens of
Salem, and visitors shook the candi-
dates hand. He held receptions at
the court house, hotel and railroad
station, where the people fought their
way to get near him. While the can
didate was talking, a purse of $500
was made up by the crowd and hand
ed 10 him as a campaign contribu-
tion. A check OF 500 also was given
by man from Clinton county.
Preceding Mr. Bryan's remarks,
Theadore f. Bell of California, chair
man of the Kern notification commit
tee, who accompanied Mr.. Bryan,
made a speech in which he compared
the platform of the two dominant
parties.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
"You know it would be very hard
for me to make a poltica1 speech in
Salem, because a good many of my
earlier acquaintance here were re-
publicans, and l would not for the
world, say anything that would hurt
the feelings of any republican friend.
But l was thinking today of a
story ] thought may fit this case, and
especially, would it fit the case with
the republicans who are friendly to
Mr.. Roosevelt / got this story in
Canada. An American official up
there told It to me. He said that
there was man nominated for office
and he was very anxious to poll big
vote in his home town, or the town
where he was born. and he went
back there and made a speech, and
they turned out those of his own
party and those of other parties, and
he made a personal appeal to them.
He told them that he was kerry anXi-
Gus to have a large vote in the town
of his birth, just as a compliment to
him. and in the course of his speech,
he said:
Many of you will not agree with
me in party affiliations, but / believe
you will vote for me just for old
friendships sake. and he pointed to an
old man Smith He said: Now
there is old brother Smith. I know
we don't believe in the same party,
but l have known him from the time
he was boy and he has know me,
and\I just believe that Brothed Smith
will vote for me just for old times
sake. Won't you Brother Smith,
'Now Brother Smith was a very
frank old man and he blurted out:
L would vote for the devil first Well
responded the young man, as your
friend is not running this year cannot
| expect your voter
"And so l feel that the friend OF
the Roosevelt republicans is not rum
ming this year | am going to get some
of their votes But / might put II
on a stronger ground than that. There
are certain things that come naturally
by descent and reforms come by de-
scent You can not convey a reform
by will. The president has tried to
bequeath certain reforms to the re-
publican candidate, but l am the next
of the blood of the reform business
and, they come to me. In fact,
think / could make II stronger thar
that. II a man dies and leaves nc
children, the property goes back tC
his parents and so far as reforms arc
concerned, the republican party hai
died without heirs and the reforms
go back to the one from whom the
republican party got the reforms. Sc
1 think have a right to expect
good many republican votes this
year. Then my friends. am expect
ing large additions to the democratic
votes because the time are ripe fol
change In administrations. Mr.
Taft was making a speech over II
Virginia, and he forgot that there
was a country outside, and he wal
making a speech for the republicans
OF Virginia, and he told those people
that when party stayed IN power {
good while II was apt to become cor