Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-24

started early today on tour through
the southern tier of counties of New
York state.
Talks to New Jersey Hosts.
Newark, n. j., Oct. 24.-New Jersey
yesterday poured out its hosts to
greet William ]. Bryan. Refreshed by
long sleep Thursday night, following
two laborious days in Ohio and West
Virginia, the democratic candidate was
in splendid form and took advantage
of this TO inject into his utterances a
spirit which enabled him 10 impress
his audiences everywhere.
Travelling at 4. a nerve-racking clip
over a zigZag course in special train,
in charge of State Chairman J. R. Nu-
to great numbers OF farmers, laboring
men and others in the, farming and in
dustrial centers of the state.
Labor Problem as Text
Evidently inspired by President
Roosevelt's recent declaration on the
subject of labor. in which Samuel Com
pers and himself were criticised Sc
verely, Mr.. Bryan cnose for his main
text the labor question. and in almost
all OF his speeches, of which there
were IS, made merry with the pres-
dent. He accused the president of
"butting into" the campaign again and
deposing Mr.. Gompers, and said, sar-
castically, that he expected before long
-tf1rt he himself would -deposed and
Nicholas Loneworth, the president
son-in-law, placed at the head of the
democracy.
Mr.. Bryan never lost an opportunity
10 define the difference between the
platforms of the republican and demo
cratic parties with respect to labor,
and explained with minute detail the
pledges which the democratic party
made at Denver TO secure the remedial
legislation for which, he said, labor
was crying, but to which the republi,
cans had turned a deaf ear
At Last i'm White House.
Incidentally at West Philadelphia, on
his way into New Jersey, the candi
date referred to the fact that his voice
had held out so well because he had No
ragged arguments to pass through his
throat, while at White house. seizine
upon the name for witty preliminary
to his speech, he said: Il am here al
last. 1t has been rather long jour
ney, but happily ended"
His platform having outlined the
remedial legislation which democracy
demanded should be enacted. he sait
it would be carried out in letter ant
in spirit, and that was about all ht
could say in an inaugural address.
At Trenton he told the people tha
he had united democracy behind hin
and frightened republican party il
front of him.
Immense throngs greeted Mr.. Bryan
at Trenton, Phillipsburg, Somerville
Elizabethport, Perth Amboy, New
Brunswick, and here. On no day dur
ing the campaign were his remarks 81
interrupted with expressions from pee
ple in his audiences indicating thei
friendliness toward him than on this
Enthusinsm i'm Newark.
The climax of the eventful day cam
Wnen he VlSlIeu NeWdTh dt hight IL
whole city was aglow with red fir
and his progress through the street
to the Auditorium, where he spoke
was nothing short of an ovation. !
seethng mass of humanity followe
him to the hall. already long befor
packed to its capacity, while on tn
outside were countless numbers wht
unable to gain admittance, made
necessary for him to deliver an owe
flow address.
The air was rent with cheers as h
unfolded the democratic policies an
hurled an avalanche of criticism upo
the republican party for its failure, q
he said, to listen to the demands of th
people.