The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-10-23

state OF Tennessee to fight us in the
next national campaign"
Bryan spoke of the great change
that the Wilson administration had
brought about In the finanial system
OF the country transferring the head
quarters for our finances from New
York to Washington. He spoke of
the blighting results of the panic of
1907 under the republican plan and
of the differences now when a finan-
cial stringency had been threatened.
HE asked how many in his audience
approved the republican plan of f.
nance. Not one held up his hand,
and when the contrary was put to
the audience, seemingly every one
raisd a hand in approval. Mr.. Bry-
an continued: "And yet this COVER
nor of yours, who asks you to elect
him to third term, voted to contin-
ue the republican plan and is today
crlticising me for coming to the dem
ocrats of Tennessee to ask them to
sustain and hold up the hands of our
splendid president.
With almost all of Europe at war,
with this nation the worlds only hope
!of peace, with arbitration treaties
with nearly all of the great nations
of the earth, the eyes of civilization
are centered upon Woodrow Wilson.
Will you stand by and sustain him ?"
Bryan spoke of the arbitration trea-
ties that had been negotiated and rat
flied with the great powers of the
world. He declared that by Christ
mas, the birthday of the great Prince
of Peace, he hoped to have these
treaties in effect with every leading
nation of the world
When he finished this dramatic eli
max he again asked his hearers what
they would have had If they had vot.
ed as did the governor who is a can
didate for third term.
Bryan's reception was worthy OF
the high office that he holds, of the
love and affection that the people feel
for him and of the city of Columbia
and the county of Maury. 1t was the
reception Of the best beloved citizen
in this great republic.
When the Bryan special arrived
about thirty minutes late at the Co.
lumbia Military Academy it was met
by reception committee and about a
half hundred automobiles. The
Commoner was at once placed in an
auto and driven through the grounds
of the Military Academy. He was sa-
luted by nineteen guns booming. The
cadets were drawn up and stood at
present arms while the Commoner
passed them.
The Bryan party was quickly
brought to the court house and there
they witnessed a spectacle given to
but few men to see. The entire
street to the west front of the court
house was packed and damned with
humanity. Hundreds hung in the
windows of the court house, in the
windows of the buildings around the
square, some even were on top of the
court house and down West Seventh
street the sidewalks held them. 1t
would be impossible to correctly es.
innate so large crowd but several
from Nashville in the party declared
that they did not believe that the au-
dience could be seated in the Ryman
auditorium. If this is correct there
were four or five thousand in hearing
distance, may be more. The 1000
school children and pupils known I'd
be in the crowds seemingly made but
small part of the total.
AS the automobiles approached the
crowded square the committee from
Nashville exclaimed, "All Maury
county must be here" No matter
where Bryan may go he will never get
a more royal reception or a more en-
thusiastic hearing than he did in Co.
lumbia. The audience fairly hung
upon his every word. Demonstra-
tons were time and again repressed
that not a word that fell from his lips
might be missed.
Every arrangement for the enor-
nous crowd was admirably made.
There was no delay. Bryan had COM
menced his speech at the court
house by the time the train ran to
the station. The order at the speak
ing was almost perfect. Under the
capable direction of the committee,
headed by President William F.. An
derson, Of the Board Of Trade and
John M. Burns and Thomas H. Pee
bles everything had been attended
to. Bryan came down in car with
the reception committee that went to
Franklin.