Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-11-03

The greatest day in Wausau, in a
political way, during the campaign of
1914, was last Wednesday, when
William Jennings Bryan, Secretary
of state spoke at the Opera house.
Mr.. Bryan made his trip through
Wisconsin on Wednesday, speaking in
Eau Claire at o'clock a. M; at
Marshtield IL a. M; Wausau l2:l5
and from here to Appleton, Oshkosh,
Fond du Lac and Milwaukee.
The opera house doors were not
| opened until II O'Clock, and thousands
of our people filled the Street waiting
| patiently. Mr.. Cone, manager of the
people in the opera house, but as
| there were over 600 on the stage and
| standing room at a premium in all
| parts of the house, it is safe TO place
the number at 5000 and there was
fully another 5000 on the outside who
could not gain admission. Many went
| to their homes when they found they
could not get into the opera house.
| Many ladies and their husbands oc-
cupied the boxes.
At 12:15 all were anxious for the
| appearance of the found speaker but
the train was late and he did not
begin speaking until lis. There
were with him making the trip, John
G. Karel, candidate for governor of
Wisconsin; Paul G. Husting,- candi-
date for U. S. Senator; A. G. Schmidt,
candidate for congress in this district
and Tom Flemming of Milwaukee be-
sides delegation of local democrats
met Mr.. Bryan and party at the
G. & N. w. depot.
Mr.. Bryan, no doubt would have
given our people speech of an hour
or more if the train had been on
time, but in the three quarters of an
hour in which he spoke he covered
the ground to the satisfaction of all
present, excepting hide-bound Repub-
licans, and it is safe to say that by
| his eloquence and truthful utJerances,
ne persuaded all men present, except
ing those hide-bound ones, TO go out
and work and vote for democrates
this election. He was introduced by
A. G.. Schmidt who did it in his
usual pleasing manner.
Mr.. Bryan started out after a
moment OF preliminaries, by intro
ducing Messrs. Karel, Husting and
Schmidt and making plea for their
election. He could say much for
Judge Karel and his candidacy but
time would not permit. He hoped
for his election. AS the state went
for Wilson two years ago, Karel's de-
feat now would be construed outside
of the state as a rebuke to President
Wilson and his policies. He empha-
sized this point. 1t was necessary, he
said, for citizens to vote as they
talked, and they talked in praise of
the President. If they did not vote
in way to uphold him, their votes
would belle their wordes.
Il ask you to vote for Paul
Husting," he said, whom the
president wants you to elect. 1
know this candidate and know
that he has given earnest and
consistent support to the reforms
for which we have been contend
ing. The president needs him at
Washington to continue the work
so splendidly begun. With the
same earnestness L ask for your
support of the candidates for con-
gress.
But your work is net COM
piete in voting for the candidates
for senator and congress. When
the roll of the states is called
after election the country will
want to know which states are
behind the president.
Il might express my regard for
my confidence in, and my graft
tude in supporting Judge Karel
and the Democratic state ticket
with him.
He came into active politics
in the cangaign in which l be-
came candidate, Mr.. Bryan re-
sumed. Il would be glad, if
there were no national issues. TO
lend him what support can.
Bat your state must be Democra-
tic or Republican. Your state
helped to make Mr.. Wilson pre-
s:aent 1t must now express
either its pleasure or regret.
No party ever stood more
prominently in the limelight than
the Democratic party does today.
No president ever occupied a
position In the eyes of the world
as our president does today. All
the lands of the earth will watch
your vote on election day. and
your action will either strengthen
his position or humilate him be-
fore the world. A vote for