Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
Strenuous Program Of
Bryan From Weehaw-
ken to Rochester.
is WARMLY GREETED
Big Meeting Planned for This
Evening in the Conven,
tion City.

New York, Sept. 16.-Bryan left
Weehawken, N. Y, this morning in
his special car attached to the West
Shore for Rochester He is scheduled
to reach the latter city at 6 this even
ing. Enroute he will make many brief
stops and will have an exceedingly
busy day, the itinerary providing for
IA speeches.
Bryan at Newburgh.
Newburgh, n. Y, Sept. 16.-The
special train bearing Bryan to Roches-
ter stopped at Newburgh FIVE minutes
and Bryan addressed crowd of about
1,500 people. Many tried to shake
hands with him and he received
hearty greeting. He confined his re.
marks to comparison of platforms
of the democrats and republicans.
Not Time to BE Scared.
Kingston, Sept. 16.-Bryan in an ad-
dress here before large crowd warn
ed his hearers not to allow the re-
publican leaders to scare them away
from the support of the democratic
ticket by threats of panic. He re-
ferred to Taft as Mr. Roosevelt's ap-
pointee" and said the presidents en-
dosement of Taft lis an endorsement
of political bankrupt against whom
you cannot collect even if YOU tried"
East and West United.
Bryan expressed qualification that
the east and west were this year
united and harmoniously fighting in
the defense of the democratic plat
form. He closed by telling the audi
ence that everywhere in the United
!, States the trend is in favor of the
democratic party and that in no state
in the union was the republican party
gaining in either strength or votes.
There was but one explanation he said
That was the republican party had
been weighed in the balance and
found wanting"
Democratic Ideas Grow.
Washington Park, N J., Sept 16.-
My nomination for the third term af-
ter two defeats with no president to
help me with his patronage has been
| due to one thing alone. and that is the
growth of ideas for which l stand and
the conviction among the people that
| am on their side
In these words Bryan yesterday ad.
dressing multitude of people at this
place. sounded the keynote of his first
speech to the voters of New Jersey
in the present campaign.
| Good For Whole Country
Coming directly to the issues of the
campaign, Bryan declared the period
had been reached in the history of the
democratic party when the east and
west, north and south can unite upon
a platform"
He was, he said, as ready to defend
that platform in New Jersey as he was
in Nebraska, For, he said, 81 believe
the measures which are outlined in the
platform are just as good for the
masses east of the Alleghenies as they
are for the masses west of the Allie
Ighenies.'
No Fear Now.
Bryan compared the difference be
tween the conditions i'm 1896 and the
present time. when l spoke in the
least in 1896" he said, 81 recognized
that there was intense opposition.
recognized that there were people whit
feared that my election would be in
furious to the country, and they com
municated that fear to those wht
worked for them. Today there is nj
such fear. In 1896 there were peo
pie so alarmed at what they though
was a menace in my candidacy tina
when the election was over honest an,
religious men knelt down and thanke,
God that the country had been saved
He declared no such feeling could b
found today. 'There are" he said
mo people who are fearful of DANCE
L in the casn Of my alaetiQn ,,