The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-23
The SIGNS OF THE TIME"
MIR. Bryan and His Lecture Received
In Oca1a With Immense
Enthusiasm

William Jennings Bryan has lost
none OF mis- popularity in Florida. All
day yesterday, people came in on every
train . see ana near the great orator
Mr.. Bryan lec,ured in Gainesville
yesterday afternoon. and it was beliey-
ed that he would leave that city in an
/ auto in time TO reach Ocala for sup
per. However, he was unable TO finish
! MS Gainesville engagement before six,
+ and had 10 wait for the evening train,
which was delayed, and did not land
/ him in OcaIa until after o'clock.
| Mr. Bryan was met al the Coast Line
depot by Messrs. Z. L Anderson, ".
X Zewadski, l. ", Duval F. E Har-
ris ana other leading citizens Of Ocala
and neighboring places. Knowing the
Ipeople were waiting 70 hear him, the
fdfstin guished orator made no pause
but with the reception committee hur-
ried at once to the Temple Theater
The hour was quite late when the
DISTINGUISHED speaker faced one Of the
Largest audiences ever gathered in the
Temple. but during the long wait Mr.
Bennett had a number Of moving pic
ture reels run. and the time passed
quite pleasantly until the arrival OF
the distinguished orator.
Accompanying Mr.. Bryan 70 the stag
were Messrs r. l. Anderson, ". h
Zewadski and l. ". DuvaL Mr.. An
derson in a few we'll chosen remark.
introduced the speaker. He spoke o
Mr. Bryan as the exemplifcatiOn o
the very best democratic citizenship
and a man who for the past siXteel
years has devoted his best energies il
behalf OF popular government
: Mr.. Bryan expressed himself as beins
very grateful for the kind words witt
which he had been greeted. He SAT-
: he wasn't sure but what he was en-
! titled TO something of that sort to off
= set the abuse which had been heape'
} upon him during the years in whicl
he had been actively engaged in pol
tiles.
r Mr. Bryan's speech was a brilliant
, classical, educational effort such a
y might have been delivered before an
: institution Of higher education. Nj
e Bryan's earnestness and zeal for tn
! cause he championed and the plair
?, simple language he used, tOgethe
e with the brilliant sallies Of wit an
9 quiet humor which ran thru the who'll
= lecture. were greeted with the mos
d generous applause.
r Mr. Bryan claimed TO be a refOrme
Il and after defining the word reform n
e said there were but three classes VIII
r were opposed 10 that creed, first, thos
who lacked common intelligence an
= didn't know there We're things to b
|, righted; second, those who are indit
s ferent: third. those who profit by cor
Il ditiops as they We're. and they weT
d mostly those who have their hands j
Nr
s day, he said, was largely Interested
I three lines Of reform: education
d morality and popular government. {
e the first, he said that every yea
o brought more and better schools tina
l. the year previous. Not only was tn
= q fact in the United States, but in eI
cry quarter Of the globe, and in tn
connection he carried his audient
with him en- his trip around the wor.
and at zach place pointed out the wor
= derful activities along all education
Hines. Beginning with Japan he sa
.r that nifty year $50 only one pr eel
Is could read and write. today 80 p,
.. cent nave hat accomplishment, ar
V that the English language is 1arg
,e l. understood that he could address &
II audience there witho the need of 9
d interpreter. In one district of CHR
Il they have added 1000 public schools
Is the past five years. In India a fe
: years ago scarcely 4 woman could res
81 and now so interested have they b
I. come in education that eight wom'
st pay the whole expense of fortyfo1
" students sent to this country. Even
Of benigatea Africa there are 1900
As missionary schools
a Coming back to America he sa
lie that Peru had schools and colleg