The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-20

to. Colunbus. hut entered the nght N
Kansas with 4 spirit and enthusiaam
that was characteristic Of the Bryan
OF former campa3gnA A. the secretary
Of state boarded train Tor Kansas
todayss speaktnS eugagement
TOday's q pretty hard days work. Il
said E. e. Murphy. chairman OF the
Democratic state committee.
That's all right" said the smiling
Bryan That's great, There win be
wish I could deliver my message to
every voter IN the state"
Then Bryan went to bed to catch
few hours s5eepsin preparation for to-
days strenuous campaigning.
Waved 1T Women.
Leaving Fort Scott after making
two speeches. Brys-n showed kindly
nature that did not fail to touch the
men who made tho trip with him
through the southeastern section of the
lived three women who had been un-
able to attend the meetings. They
wanted to- see Bryan and had tele-
phoned local Democrat to ask II
Bryan would not sit so they might see
homea. The message was delivered to
Bryan
"I will be glad to see Them" said
Bryan. Point them out to me"
until the train passed row Of houses
on the side Of = hill. Near house
were three women, waving their
aprons as q salute to the Commoner.
Bryan waved his hat and smiled. The
hope Of the three women had been
realized.
On the trip with Bryan were a NUM-
Der of prominent Kansas ana Third
district Democrats: Among the men
ply, state chSirrSan; p. y. mckinley.
congressional nominee In the Third
district, Frank Cumislkey, state oil in
spector: Fred Robertson. United States
attorney. for the district OF Kansas:
William Hiatt, chairman OF the Third
district COMMITTEES. and more than
fifty men Of prominence in their coun-
ties and congressional district. This
morning Congressman George A. Nee.
ley, senatorial nominee. Joined the
train in Kansas City. Governor Hodges
will attend the meeting In Wichita
Tuesday night
At Pittsburg. Congressman Phil p.
Campbell. Republican. was in the
crowd that heard Bryan's speech.
During the trip through the Third
district. the train was stopped at West
Mineral, Cherokee county, and Bryan
talked to 500 men, women and school
children. The town schools were dis
missed for the meeting.
Estimates Of the Kansas crowds for
the first day were placed at a. 900 out
side West Mineral and the night meet
ing IN Joplin. 1t was estimated that
$500 heard BFyan's speech in Column
bus. The crowd at Parsons was placed
at from $500 to 1000, while about
5000 heard the two speeches In Fort
Scott. The Pittsburg crowd was esti-
mated at an easy 5000.
Fhv0rfte Bryan Epigrams.
Bryan brought to Kansas a usual
\ ~ Nha ~ nrtattN AnfQPa
that always appealed to his crowds
and carried the strong Kansas accent.
Here are q few Of them:
when the Republicans were in
mandments to read. 'Thou shalt not
steal on a small SCALE and then they
began to look around for an oppor-
tunity to prosecnte some Democrat for
petit larceny"
1--WE won the election two years ago
because. there were two Republicans
telling the voters what they knew
about each otfisr.e backed each
mot one-half Of our remedial legis-4
lation would have been possible had
the Republicans had majority of one
in either house. By Republican, DO
divided by one word. II either had
been In control, they would have been
working and making preparations for
the next presidential campaign"
eff you are not satisfied with the
president, now IL the time to rebuke
him. If you are pleased. show it in
your vote. Standing on 9 street cor
ner singing President Wilson's praise
may develop your vocal cords. But it
doesn't help when the ballots are
counted. I know
'.This il the first campaign I have
ever known when the opposition did
not bring out the ghost OF calamity to
terrorize the voters
why did you people in Kansas dare
to raise the record wheat crop in your
history-just when the Democrats were
in control? wonder IL that pretended
party and the Almighty has not been
dissolved by the death Of the Junior
member
when compare the present income
tax rate with the one advocated 20
years ago. am ashamed Of my early
conservatism and modesty. Then they
rate. Now we are commended for the
passage of an income tax law that calls
for as much AZ per cent"
Il can only f1no one solution Tor the
great victory two years ago. That IL IN
the passage which says When the Red
sea opened up, the children Of Israel
passed through dry shod." The Repub-
lican party was split and the Democrats
walked between the two walls that
crushed each other when they closed
again.
when President Wilson went to the
White House he had from March until
December in which to rest and look
around. But he didn't care to rest and
he didn't need to look around. He