The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-26
Special to The journal.

Jacksonville, April 25.-Hon William
Jennings Bryan, who for three times
lead the Democratic party in national
campaigns and who is now doing
everything to aid the Progressives in
securing one OF their kind for the
Democratic nomination at the conven-
ton to be held in Baltimore, addressed
two audiences in this city today in
favor of Woodrow Wilson. speaking at
the Ostrich Farm in the afternoon aad
at the foot of Laura street tonight
7 he Nebraskian has been to Jackson
vile On other occasions and he was
given most enthusiastic welcome at
both meetings here today. His one
ambition, apparently, is to prevent the
nomination of a reactionary candidate,
not making any effort to have any
particular Progressive given the
honor.
Mr.. Bryan's speech relative to the
Florida situation and the contest be-
| tween Wilson and Underwood, in part,
Is as follows:
What criminal folly It would be to
pick out a reactionary and go forth
and hope to hold the Democrats and
win Republicans?
"a man asked me what a reaction
ary was. Well. my friends, a reac-
t!onary is a man who IS sorry that
| the Democratic party cut loose from
Wall street, and wants 1t to go back
and put its neck under the yoke
again. That is a reactionary And
how can you tell him? Well, If you
know him personally YOU can tell him
by what you know of him And, II
you don't know him personally, you
can tell him by the people who want
him. That's one OF tbs was a man
is known by the company he keeps.
and when you want to find out wheth-
e. g man is reactionary or not you
GO among men you know are reac-
| ttonaries and ask them what they
| think Of him.
There are Just two reactionaries
talked Of for the presidency. One is
| Gov. Harmon and one is Mr.. Under
wood, and they are go near together
| that every man whose first choice is
| Harmon has Underwood for his second
| choice, and every one who has Under
wood for his first choice has Harmon
| for his second choice. Mr.. Morgan
| picked out Mr.. Harmon two years ago
| last February and he has been work
ing for him. through his friends, ever
| since. Tim Hill wants Nr. Harmon.
| but If he can't get him Mr.. Underwood
viii do. If Mr.. Morgan can't get Mr.
| Harmon he will not be dissatisfied
| with Mr.. Underwood, and Mr.. Rocke-
teller prefers Mr.. Underwood even to
Mr.. Taft.
HIS AUTHORITY.
DO you want to know my authority? Z?
! Well. it's Mr.. Rockefeller himself
| William Rockefeller went through
Savannah on the third day of last
| March and gave out an Interview that
| was published by a local paper and
sent out by the Associated Press.
| When 1t came to my attention /
wouldn't. use 1t until I telegraphed to
| Savannah and verified it, and one of
| tie daily papers, the owner of It,
answered that it was authentic and
sent me a copy of the local paper
containing it. William Rockefeller is
the managing member of tie Rookie
| feller family, and in that interview
given out at Savannah he said Under
wood was his first choice and Taft his
| second.
"On the 3Oth day of March Edward
r. Bacon, the first vice President of
| the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
| re ilroad and the director of several
other railroads, was in Washington
| You will find the report of his visit in
the New York Worlds news items
| from Washington. He stopped al the
Arlington hotel. Gov. Harmon lust
| happened to be in Washington on that
day and he took lunch with Mr.. Bacon
The New York Times the day before
| l'lO tndI Ills HiSellHS was TO take
| place, and the New York Herald a
| few days afterwards spoke of the new
life that was given to the Harmon
| headquarters in New York and the
same New York World dispatch that
told about Mr.. Harmon taking lunch
| with Mr.. Bacon also said that Mr.. Bs
con also conferred with Oscar Under
wood in regard to the political situa-
ton.
ALL LINKED TOGETHER.
Where did 1 find out about IT? !
| was in New York the other day and
a man told me that Mr.. Bacon was in
ter esting himself in Mr. Harmon
| campaign, and l said to a newspaper
| nan who I met a few moments after
| wards: I have discovered another one
OF Mr.. Harmon's friends in Wall
street and I gave him his name. He
said. Yes, and l will get you the clip
| ping and he went out and brought me
hack the three clippings. one from the
Times telling that the meeting was 70
scribing It. and one from the Herald
telling Of the renewed activity at the
Harmon headquarters, and in the
second one, fthe World dispatch.
found Mr.. Islderwood's name linked
with Mr. Baeon's and with Mr.. Har-
mons. But, my friends, why tell you
what you yourselves ought to know
But here is the question that is
now put to you: Why is it that YOU
who are Progressives, for you are. why
is it that you are appealed to support
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