Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-12

10000 people gathered in the court
house yard and stood throughout an
hour preceding the arrival of the can
didate.s It was a CROWD, enormous, good
natured, filled with zest and good
cheer They waited ON the candidate,
knowing that he would come. The
message announcing the arrival OF the
train at the Burlington station was re-
ceived with cheers. Five minutes later
when Nanny Dicks big automobile
whirled up Vermont street the throng
let loose its pent-up enthusiasm in one
prodigious yell. and cheered and cheer
ed again. In all probability half the
assembled multitude had seen him be-
fore and heard him speak, many OF
them several times-as he has often
been the guest Of Quincy, but this
made no difference with their enthu.
siasm.
Ex-Governor David r. Francis OF
Missouri was introduced, and spoke
briefly. The crowd shouted for Bryan,
but as Francis spoke at the Nebras-
kan's request, he was listened to with
courtesy. He congratulated the DEM
ocracy of Illinois on her prospects,
and urged united action. He said that
Bryan was the idol of democracy, and
was the first citizen Of the land. In
brief sentences he epitomized the gen.
eral situation and closed
'The great Commoner was intro
duced. All about him went up the
volume of cheering and shouting. He
waved his hands for quiet, but it did
not come. He looked about for a chair
his weight. A stenographer's table
was handed up and he mounted it. His
hand swept forth the old hypnotic ges-
ture, and the great crowd grew still
rapt and tense. Then he began, his
deep voice reaching out and filing the
space so that all the great audience
heard. His opening sentence was one
of thanks to David r. Francis, who had
spoken first. He swept at once into
| his address, beginning by saying that
| the issues of each campaign bring a
new alignment of parties, and that the
issues of the past campaigns are not
the issues of the one now being waged.
IN the days of '96 there were demo
Gratis who differed with the platform
and with the issues, but all were unit
ed today in one common family who
stand for the good of the American
people. With them stands the rank
and file of the republican party who
do iiot trust the leaders and are no;
being controlled by them.
con the conclusion of his address
and still amid the plaudits of his adj
lmirers, Mr.. Bryan boarded the auto
with Mr.. Francis and was whirled
away to the c. B. & Q. station. and
his special train. Even here. away or
one side of the city, crowd of severa
hundred men and women had gathered
land as path was cleared for the dis
tinguished visitors by Sergeant Cole
Imam, Detective Koch and Patrolmer
Lynch and Laird, there was cranins
lof necks and a surging forward
Messrs. Bryan and Francis forged
lahead to the train, the former shak
ling the extended hands that greete,
!, him as he passed. but not stoppin:
!; until he had reached the rear plat
form of the rear coach This is wher,
the great Commoner feels at home
From the rear platform of the rea
; coach of hundreds and hundreds o
: trains he has leaned forward and shali
, en- hands with admirers in all parts o
the country from Boston to Sacramer
to and from st. Paul to Galveston. H
likes to lean over the railing of tn
, rear car and using both hands and hi
, winning smile greet those who crusl
, their way to within arms length Thi
r he has been doing for IL years, an
, the people who at the beginning o
| that period fought their way forwar
, to touch hands with him are as am
ious today as then to meet and gree
{ him
Il Presently he Strengthened up an
+ announced that he would rattle
2 ispend few minutes before the trai
e started in talking than in hand-shal
:. ing. Away ahead in the darkness, an
from the middle o. cloud indicatin
@ the location of the locomotive, cam
@ the clang, clang. clang of the engine
n iron bell. The signal had been givei
n and the engineer pulled the lever tina
Il started the locomotive Slowly the rea
o platform moved out from the crow,
}. Fedora in hand and bowling, Mr.. Brya
!. asked the people g remember the den
4 locratic governor of Illinois, Mr.. Stevel
!. lson, at the election next month, an
S mot TO forget the party's candidate fl
a congress in this district, rememberir
Iboth while voting for the democrat
J. electoral ticket That's ALL
II Immediately on Mr.. Bryan's lea
d ing the stand Hon. Samuel Alschul,
l. was introduced. He referred to IL
n days when he lived in the city of Qui
& cy and was a grocer boy deliveriT
II the necessities of life from door
s. door of residences here He devote
l. the first sentences of his address
e the distinguished guest of the eve
e ing. to whom he had had the privile:
h of listening anG predicted his electic
d to the presidency in November. +
1t said that Bryan was the greatest CT
izan 0f all the world and that no r)riu,