Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-10
BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN
Monster Celebration of the One Hundred and
Thirty Third Anniversary.
ADDRESS BY HON. WILLIAM j. BRYAN. ss
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ty were the members Of the band and
some sixty special guests.
Opening Exercises.
An appropriate prayer by Rev. G. l.
Kerr, Of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church began the programme,
the minister being presented by Dr.
o. g. Falls of Kings Mountain. Mr.
Kerr gave thanks for the liberty this
nation enjoys, asked for guidance for
it's rulers both now and hereafter. and
petitioned that this might ever be the
land Of the open Bible.
Mr.. o. Max Gardner then presented
Congressman Yates Webb. "The one
hundred and thirty third anniversary
of the Battle of Kings Mountain
which we are celebrating" said he,
gains prestige and renown from the
presence and participation Of our
greatest leader in thought and action
In this nation. The demands Of official
duties have prevented Gov. Locke Craig
from being present today and there
fore introduce to you in his stead, the
Hon. E. Y. Webb who will present to
you the most colossal figure of the
age"
Mr.. Gardner is Of athletic build and
has a clear strong voice. There were
some who expressed regret that he
did not speak more at length.
Congressman Webb began by stat
ing the pleasure 1t gave him to intro
duce the bill in the house Of represen-
tatives providing the monument which
was unveiled four years ago today. Il
wanted the government Of the United
States to put its stamp and sanction
on that event as the turning point In
the war Of the Revolution, and on that
granite shaft today you will find there
chiseled by direction Of the secretary
Of war this sentence, "The Battle OF
Kings Mountain: the turning point In
the Revolutionary War" If it had not
been for Kings Mountain there would
have been no Fourth Of July. 1t Is
therefore a world renowned event and
happy are we in having with us today
a world-renowned man to help us cell
ebrate it. The United States has been
made better by his having lived in 1t.
"On behalf of $4,000 people who have
journeyed here to hear him, / want to
assure him of our heartfelt gratitude
to him for having left his arduous du-
ties at Washington to come and speak
for U.S."
The Man of the Hour.
And then Mr.. Bryan spoke for an
hour and a half. beginning at 12.45
and closing at Els. AS he rose and
faced the sea OF faces which extend
ed not only in front but formed cir
Gle around the platform, the e was mo-
mentary disorder and the inevitable
shouts Of that classic phrase, always
couched In the imperative mood,
Down in front" For few moments
1t seemed as though few would be able
to hear. Then Mr.. Bryan opened his
mouth and spoke. Before he had
enunciated half dozen words, the tu-
mutt ceased as suddenly as 1t had be.
gun and almost uncannily. The Sec
retary had the field to himself.
And he kept it. The manner in which
Mr.. Bryan held his heterogeneous au-
dience was one Of the most interesting
features of the day. Time winged its
flight while men who had been on
their feet for hours leaned forward
and listened. When it was over some
refused to believe the testimony of
their watches, and one and all avowed
1t one of the greatest addresses they
had ever heard; that the Man and the
Occasion met in William Jennings
Bryan.
And that very fact is commentary
on the magnetism Of the man, for If
the contents of his address was sub
jected to the cold processes Of analy-
sis, one might be at a loss to account
for this estimate. Certainly the speak
er blazed no new trail in the realm OF
thought, declared no new principle,
announced no startling facts, nor did
he essay to transport his hearers into
the flowery realms of rhetoric, as
doubtless he could have done, had he
| wished.
1t was a straightforward discussion
Of the progressive movement, in th'
intellectual, in the moral and in the
political or governmental realms, with
an appeal for high ideals in each OF
these. Undoubtedly Mr.. Bryan's past
and present association with the po-
litical conditions of this nation impart-
ed to his every observation an interest
1t could not otherwise have possessed
The sense of his sincerity, his person
al charm, his effectiveness and his flu
ency as a speaker gave him easy sway
Transitory Moods.
Mr.. Bryan's swift transition from
mood to mood is mirrored in his face
One instant it beams with smile as
broad as one can imagine. Then in
twinkling all is changed. Concentration
and determination are written in lines
that are strongly defined.
| Speaking today on the subject, The
Victories of Peace" the Democratic
leader was for the most part in the
peaceful mood which he says has pos
sessed him since the victory Of Marcf
4. At other times, however, he drove
home his points with vigor of en-
phasis which indicated the stamina
which made him the dominant figure
in numerous national conventions.
1t was at such a moment of intensi
| ty that some of his hearers called II
mind the dramatic scene in the Chica
go convention on July 9, 1896, wheI
the Nebraskan, then young man o
Sc, in a blazing battery Of balanced
phrases that would have delighted th'
soul of Macaulay. hurled this chal
lenge at the eastern moneyed powers
I'VE have petitioned, and our peti
tions have been scorned. We hav,
entreated, and our entreaties hav
been disregarded. We have begged, ant
they have Knocked when our calamit!
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