Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-04
Great Crowd Flocks to Audito-
rum in Richmond to Hear
Nebraskan.
DEMOCRACY APPLIED"
Thanks People Of the South for
Loyal Support-Talks of En-
bezzlement OF Trusts and
Roasts Republican
Policies.
RICnMoNp. vA.-snecial.-

Persons who are ohary about com
nituns themselves by Eucsses con-
F ccrniug The numerical strength OF
sTeat crowds. az least can say with
olS me least Cuaims OF conscience
..At me world and his wife" heard
William Jennings Bryan speak az the
municipal auditorium March 25th
IS near as newspaper mathematics
San approximate the figures. at least
5000 people. one-fftn OK whom were
ladies'. heard The Nebraskan. while
twice as many. perhaps. were turned
The NcbraslSan was presented To-
MS 5000 OF more hearers by GOV
crnQr swanson. who esteemed il a
privilege Co De permitted en- behalf
60 an the people II Virginia. 10 ex-
ttna go the c-stiuEu iShcd guest a cor
eisL warm ana loving welcome
A--eAltlGnt Governor ElI yson prr-
si-el and nearly every one OF the
hundred and FORTY members OF the
A. s-e.at1rf. including the Republican
c-n--rs nt WAS present
Not through tne medium os fervid
rhetoric end hectic metaphors dld the
Nerras ->au present his theme. De
--NeI --t applied His language was
"----.- .-re az La-n derivatives. .
--e N-e- fne -anE-l- % thc heart
-.l ~ tr- emotions seldom ftd his
'Fat'tr t11e alr- clo-lnarl An even
- "r.l Ml-a delicious simple
rfN-l ana -t-rntl-l ap-ness
80 l..-s tratiQn. w llch every mind could
Ai,e- gracefully ana earnestly er-
t---.e Pas -IIrc--at-on ~ The iDvi-
JASON watch came trul the General
sag lrlc'n- on some 90
-.-r 20. ----iI's incident to The lie OF
f-atc m-l. 1lr Bryan said.
-a- 80 t--. tn-- opportunity 90
--- ..-t fr-l.- "- llr ~'-ln how my
--a.. - i--r1.l ~ tae loyalty of
1890 --Is "---A 'ae} nave shown
r--- only tor rnf personally. hut
IS tat r-rresll -l-tc ~ the ideas
"---A e-ol- -\u"hsrc IN all
.-- gang nave mad more faithful
----. ~ lAe states south %
'--s ------ --l -lAol -1e-
iscincmhcr- Our Loyalty.
was Dorm 60 tlc NCrtl. I lived
i- l-le NJ esq, --r you OF the south be-
came A-y c--rlf -lls. In tle national
---' t--i-A- MArn was only thirty
-t--r az -Er. yo- did not ask
--7-- rs porn. you simply asked
t--- --E- -uA was going. and you
.-t- "e--r- s--e Ly sile with me.
---r 70 express my graft
49, 80 --.-s -t' .--i-- II 4 ever
~4-4~ A'rilocracy was
.- ~e-i- not longer
W. ---.-le -i corporations
49, -. 49, 90 Me4l you
= - 81 ~, - ~ m nay peg
- ~ -.--- ~ e~'--1 y --s wed
r.s-b ---,.s - s. 81 ---e -~-t .il-l
2 49, r.-, -. - 20 +le1e4l
t-f $500 49, --V'
h-tha ~ -.-.,.- "a .,-----.--
-o+rf~~ -- &c. g.. D-.--- -
I had Ie---a5 IN ~-,--, ~ 49, -
that has been =--ss-..-.- - ~,
dome know vgra-ra- Min hcr- ---b,t-
1trce on nor. Trar has ra-ees - -
concern nut p would rrata mo fffs
sad - should lose ire rr-af go
and arec-.cn 20 those who have bee-
Uy friends these years
"Tt Isl reward enough ror me- 20
know that We Erfu cherish the same
ideals. that we sriI follow The same
principles. and stII advocate the sane
policies in public affairs
IuVors Freedom of Thought
1T D. not necessary that the
Democrats shall agree on every
thInc. One OF the tcachlncz Of
our uarry l. that men must think
for themselves. and when people
think for themselves you must
expect difference among th-m.
Wc could nave harmony 90 We
took orders from "a boss. but that
49, not democracy. Our theory Is
that Government comes up from
The people. not down from a few.
Tho ma jority Gxcs and the mi