The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-09
BRYAN IS HAPPY
M.kes a Very Humorous Political Speech
Aboat Teddy R,esevsls's
TAKING HIS PLATFORM

Smile That Won't Come o.' Ao3
Need Not Read Breakfast Fo"'i
Advertisements, But Go to Sec
Him.
In his grea, speech at lnc;aaapo-
lis NJ. Bryan so; OF good aa@!
humorous jokes .; the expense q.
Teddy Roosevelt, and tie Republican.
who. be said. bad about stolen a.,
o: the Democratic platform aaH
now c!air, !, IS their OWE. Here as
some extracts from Mr. Bryan $
speech that will be enjoyed BY all.
He said:
But nobody is enjoying p.og7eS-
ssve Republ;csa;sn more than I am.
I do nc: think even the progressive
Republican gets as much satisfaction
ou. OF the endorsement. that some
Of them are giving at late da:
and with some hesitation 20 the oV-
;,;ons that We have been a6roca.:a-
all these years. II you want 20 NC
The smile that went come OF you
need not 80 TO the advertisements o:
breakfast foods: come 20 Nebraska
began 70 enjoy this some Years
ago when Mr. Roosevelt f-s; COW
neaced 20 make incars!ons !aio Our
platform yard. was II Washington
a: q Gr.d!o7n c,ab banquet: he was
the chic, CUES, and sa; ca tie riga
OF the postmaster and sat o. me
other side; and the boys ot :se c.uo
were Joking a.r frou: tie bcsiaa.n !:
OF tie banquet to the eni aooii
what be was taking from tn Demo
cratic platform. and when K came
my time / toked him too. | men
toned some ot the things. but l as
sured him :ha: did not speak coas-
plainingly: that. while some OK 20"
Democrats objected. did not: Ia
I believed our platform vas made
for use aud that II we could not sc;
a chance 10 use Il was glad -
have anybody use It
told those banquese-s that se:;
50 good to see the Republicans
climbing up on ouS platform that l
was much in the attitude OF III
young fellow down in Alabama.
bashsul yocns man. who coursed hi
girl for a year before he had tAc
courage TO propose 20 her. O2e ev
ening be told her that he loved he.
and asked her TO marry him. Sh>
was = frank. outsposen sort o: !
girl and she said: why. jim. !
have been loving yoa these many
months. have just been waitias
fo- you TO tell me. so could tes!
you. Jim was overcome with oe-
Hight. He went ou, and iooke3 ul
At the stars and said: ''Oh. Lord.
hain't got nothin' ssin' nobody"
That vas the way l commenced &c
feel years ago about this matter
have been feeling better AID bette:
ever since. and don't know Whit
am going to do /: get TO feel!as
much better than do uow.
A little while after the 5anQue:
the cartooais;s began to take i: up.
and the Golfers Weekly had car.
toon that some Of you may hare
seen. Il represented the pres:aen:
and myself as birds. both 0: rs birds
but he was On the nest. and was
OF limb. and his nest was feather,
ed with feathers that I hat sorme.!!
worn. and there sat on the limo,
a, bare. with just one teatae. LETT
tariff rforms. and was wondering
whether he was trying 20 get thai,
And. sure enough. two years aga
they tried to take that feather. bot
they got to cua-celins as 10 whether
the feather ought TO turn up or :r.--
down. and It split the party. Su;
when found my feathers were goce
proceeded. Ike aay bird oush; 20.
to raise q aew crop. worked dill
gently. especially while be was IL
Africa. and when he came back
had reached about tha: period o.
development YOU notice il chicken
when il runs across the road n sroa;
Of the automobiles in the fail. Il you
will notice. the chicken sometimes
has lost It's s.ss feathers All It's sec
cad feathers are not fully developed. !.
I was IN about that POSITION. 50 :"
speak when BE came back. aad then
he wen; oct to Osawa:om!e ana ,.:ec
to ge: every pin feather ,ha, aai.
But. my friends. the cartoons are
doing him Justice now. He is se;-
ting what is coniny TO him. y
friend Of mine sent me cartoon
the other day wan, 20 keep j. =
my office. It represents M-. Rcos. :
vel. with 3 large family o: boys
no race suicide: +, is 4 family o.
good size. and each boy represents
poli:ica! issue. One OF the o!dcS-
Is Antitrust He IS abou: -. Al
they run from tha: on down. ac
every boy looks like NE.
Now. friends. II LET; this MAJ
ter here I am afraid shat YOU nigh;
think that ! believed myself WORTHY
o. the credit which these cartoons
imply. but /: Is nc, that. .eccs-
nize that am only getting now rea.-
ton from what they 6i5 i few years
ago. when these things were u2pop-
plar. and they called them BY
anisn in 6e-;sion. Bat now wAcn
they have become popula. tAey can't
rub the lahe! OF. cid not deserve
the censure thea. 60 no: deserve
the credit now. lEo.cc. Yes. you
do
CLEARED FOR ACTION.