Evening journal., 1908-02-01

Jas a Democrat to speak to Democrats.
Everybody arose to greet Mr. Bryan.
Among other things the speaker said.
Il came here before you knew me,
hired a hall, introduced myself and
spoke to 80 persons. / had a message
TO deliver, and / have not hesitated
since TO hire halls"
Mr.. Bryan then took up the cam
paign OF misrepresentation that he
said had been leveled against him when
he was a candidate for President, and
even directed against his wife.
I'VE were childhood sweethearts," he
said, IN referring to his wife. eve
graduated from the same college. She
was the valedictorlan Of her class, and
] was the valedictorian of my class the
next day When l felt able to support
a wife we were married. She even
took the same studies that 1 took, and
studied law while she rocked the cra-
die, that she might be a helpmeet to
me, and examined her in the progress
she was making In her studies. each
week. I want 10 say TO you that there
never has been a woman in the White
House more qualified to be its mistress
than Is Mrs. Bryan.
Il have Travelled through Europe,
around the world, with my wife at my
side, and I never was in a drawing
room with her I was not proud that
she was my wife"
IT don't want you to think believe all
the things said in my presence. have
long since reached the point where !
could hear people talk about me as II ]
were another person.
ffT
more Ia ideals than IN office, for whatever
success have achieved IN a public meet
ing is not in the manner I have spoken
but what have spoken about.
"An that / have said ana win say 5:
that 1 have received so much from the
Democratic party that II cannot issue q
command 1 will not obey.
eve have no right TO put our ambitions
our aspirations. above the Darty's well
fare which I believe is the peoples wei
fare.
"rhe Democratic party lives because
there must be a party that represents the
aspirations OF the average man. i went
10 the 81. Louis convention expecting to
be run over. I knew / could not stem
the tide Of what they called conservatism.
get as good a platform as I could I kne~.
the party would retur nsome day and II
has returned.
! Il have great respect for the cour-
age OF you peSocrats OF the East who
have stood firm ln the face OF tha great
newspapers IN the face OF opposition OF
the corporate interests. when you have
had so much 70 discourage you.
''rhe peoples party is the growing
party and the aristoorauc party Is the
dying party.
II man in the past has been willing to
eiye his life TO bring happiness to his
fellow man, ought we not be willing 10
make some sacrifice 10 bring about a
beuerment OF conditions.
IF the people could understand what
citizenship means they would not treat
Il so lightly when they 90 to the polls
20 vote.
! You can't buy Democracy, You've got
TO INSPIRE. IT, I am not going TO assume
who VIII be the Democratic nominee but
/ want to say TO you II we are going to
make real night this year and not a pre-.
tense we must do It with volunteers and
not with mercenaries.
IT am the candidate OF the Demo.
cratic party this year / would rather have
the National Committee disbanded and IA
headquarters closed. and 20 out an,
make an appeal without an organization
or a dollar than 10 have a campaign funt
from sources we could not disclose. w
cannot meet the Republican party in
fight with money and say we shoui,
not If we could"
Mr.. Bryan said that under Republican
rule there had been a "saturnalia O
greed, graft and corruption"