The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07
TENT Is THREATENED
But Mr.. Bryan Sits Smiling
While Folks Hold Feet Up
Out of Water Pays W~rm
Compliment To Daniels and
Audience Heartily AppIauds.
Some Spicy Humor

High Point, July 5.-The Bull
Moose. the G. O.. p. Elephant, and a
great many other animals, even in
Guiding the Democratic donkey, which
has thrown Bryan some times, have
all tried themselves at putting him
out of business, but mundane animals
and earthly events have Signally fail
ed. Yesterday. the heavens took a
hand Jupiter Pluvins pulled
open his gates and emptied enough
water on the big chautauqua tent to
start a Small-siZed Atlantic with High
Point floating around in the center.
But the Furniture City is used to
water, it's charter in the beginning was
cleaned with it, and the people smil-
ingly waited with the speaker until
he could begin again. 1t was just in
the middle Of his speech hen the ter
rifc ~dOwnpour began with such force
that his voice., as SonOrOus and far
reaching as it is, could not be heard
ten feet away, and he sat down, smil-
ingly tanning until the dOWnpour was
over. Suddenly, surging under foot
came great streams of water. and as
everybody placed their pedal eXtre-
mites upon the back of the chair
in front some one started up Way
down upon the Suwanee Ribber," ap-
propriate words joined in with spirit
Wy lht q SioWu " ptODlc A1lcI-
ward, as the wind swayed threatingly
The big tent, q feeling Of alarm SEEM
ed to spread over the audience, where
upon Mrs. Gregory, the Superinten-
dent of the c~hautauqua, took occasion
10 say during the lull: Now, no one
need be frightened as long as you
see Mr.. Bryan and Inc and all these
folks on the platform-you may know
that all is safe" Whereat, Mr.. Bryan
in resuming his speech remarked:
which means, l suppose, that. if
danger comes these people on the
stage will run first.'
Mayor j.. n. Tate, in his accustomed
graceful and forceful manner intro
ouced the speaker, among other things
nlluding to him as "the nations most
distinguished citizen" the worlds
most advanced thinker"
Would Unload the Credit.
No one knew upon what subject
Mr.. Bryan would speak and every
body attentively listened. First, how
ever. he said il time would permit he
would prove to the city's executive
mat the credit SO complimentary be-
slowed upon him in the introduction
was shared by 5000, 900 Americans
upon whom he would like 10 unload
AS a prelude to announcing upor
what subject he would speak he said
The sense of propriety might vel
be called the sixth sense and tina,
while he a talked about a grear
many subjects during his life time
there was only one subject especially
hitting for the Fourth of July. First
ne would give some reasons why w
celebrate the day, and then draw som
lessons from these reasons.
Parenthetically, he paused to re
mark upon the character of the chau
tauqua as being a force for education
IN the largest sense. He referred t.
the man who was running the chau
tauqua as an Illustration of the trutl
that W rise not by ourselves, but b.
attaching ourselves to an idea"
There is no better place to max
"a Fourth of July speech than in Nortl
carolina, and no man outside of tn
state has a better reason for comm:
mere 10 make such a speech thar J..
Enthusiasm For Daniels.
Then, smilingly, he said: AVA
back yonder when / first began to ru
Tor president, North Carolina w2s on
of the first States that came to m
support. Before my speech in tina
Well-remembered Chicago conventio
years ago., the delegates rom Mort
carolina had already resolved to vot
Tor me rs Democratic candidate fo
President. On Tuesdays and Friday
| sit at the same table with a mem
Der of that delegation, J~oSephuS Oar
ielS.'
At the'mention of Secretary Daniel
name an enthusiastic outburst Of "a
%clapping was heard. You know re
marked the speaker, that wheneve
we get into trouble over at the Sta
Department we have to inquire Whel
the ships are He gave it as his in
preston that North Carolina had fu1
nished more secretaries of the nav
than anU nfhnc Sf0ta in tho ITniol
and when he remarked hat mo ma
has ever made a better impresSiO
spon the navy than J~osephus Daniels
there was another great handclappir