Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-25
BRYAN HAS RED Letter
DAY N NEW YORK STATE
efssled Al Through Southern
Part Of The Stats By
Huge Crowds
JOURNEY GAs BEGuI At JERSEY CITY
Day cloees With Monster Demonstra.
ton At Eimira-Port Jervis and
Binshamton Crowds Made Up
Largely Of Workinsmen, Who Were
Especially Cordial.
JOURNEY AS BEeuI At JERSEY CHI
nv Associated Press.

ELMIRA. n Y, Oct. 24.0CfoSlns
tonight with a monster demonstration
in this city William J. Bryan's adj
vent into the Empire State was an
suspicious one.
1T has been a red letter day" re-
marked the candidate, while resting
in his stateroom on his private car.
He was greeted all the way through
the southern tier of counties by enor-
nous crowds. his audience at port
Jervis. Binghamton and at this city
being made up largely of workingmen
who gave the Democratic candidate
nm especially hearty greeting. Oswe-
go. and Waverly- also turned out in
great throngs.
Mr.. Bryan frequently thanked the
people along the line of .ravel for the
cordially Of their reception.
At Binghamton he took occasion TO
reply more specifically to President
Roosevelt's attack on Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor.
The trouble with President koose-
velt is" he declared, that he does
not recognize the possibility Of an
error in his own Judgment and will
not admit that any one opposed to
him can possibly be right"
Today's journey was begun at Jer-
sey City, where just before leaving
early this morning the candidate de-
livered a short address in the railway
station.
Mr.. Bryans car was attached to
the midnight Erie train for New York
city, where it is due tomorrow morn
ing.
Tomorrow he will spend in rest.
The campaign will be resumed early
Monday morning at Patterson. where
Mr.. Bryan promised today he Will re-
turn before resuming his New York
engagements which will keep him in
the state for four days longer.
At Paterson.
PATERSON, N. J.. Oct 24.-Seiz-
ing upon Mr.. Taft's statement in a
speech yesterday that the panic of
last fall was a Republican panic and
that II was due to over prosperity,
William J. Bryan here today declared
that he now was enabled to pass in
telliEent judgment upon that panic.
All Of you that feel that you have
been over-prosperous under the Re-
publican administration and therefore
welcome this panic" he said, will
vote the Republican ticket. Those
Of you who do not feel that YOU
have deserved the panic. will vote the
til u-in no ohIo
then to test this matter
II would ask the Republicans" he
said further. whether in case OF
their victory. they would give you
SO much prosperity as 10 make you
sick. and how long II would be BE-
fore an over prosperous panic would
come under their administration.
Fsvors Az Democrats.
SJFFERN. n. Y. Oct. 24.-On the
very first occasion Of his return visit
10 New York state William ]. Bryan
today. speaking 10 good sized
crowd here. urged the election OF
Chanier. Democratic nominee for gov
ernor all the other candidates on
the state ticket ana the nominee for
Congress from this district.
Mr.. Bryau's remarks were stSnih'
cant. in view OF the charge r'peated'
" made that he would not give me
candidates loyal support on the
stump.
More Reason for Democracy.
PORT JERvAfS. y. Y. Oct. "a
To q srea, aud enthusiastic crowc
W. J. Bryan today spoke for half an
hour from q hotel porch. declaring
tina: each day the confidence Of the
Democrats Increased IS tn" f'ars OF
the Republicans increased. He Sai!
to HI. audiences that II they had
reason for being encouraged In 1895
they had many reasons nov. fo.. ne
sail the campaign Of 1896 vas the
srst great protest against the domi'
Nation Of governH,cn, by predatory
wealth.
That contest he said. "has now
been waged for twelve years. ami thai
vhsca seemed almost hopeless when
~e Scxan. s~ems almost certain now
ar . re approach election day. the