Fergus County Democrat., 1916-09-28

William j. Bryan came, delivered
his message in behalf of Woodrow viii.
son and the democratic candidates to
the people of Fergus county, and went
his was i''is words are c. ist ID in
the hes III his $500 a. and
a pleasA ! emory OF his. /. sin.
cere countellance fingers \, .th them.
In spite of the inclement weather, hun
dreds came from over the county, and
for the express purpose of seeing and
hearing this great national figure, the
man WHIP was responsible for the nom.
ination of Woodrow Wilson four years
|agO.
Mr.. Bryan, Harry B. Mitchell, demo
cratic candidate for congress, and
Percy Brown, state boiler inspector,
|arrived in Lewistown Tuesday morn
ing on the o'clock train, as scheduled.
F. r. Cunningham, H. l.. De Kalb Con.
gressman Stout, r. J. Hazen and Will
liam Purnett, the reception commit.
tee. met the party at the station and
conveyed them to the Fergus hotel
where they were entertained at a
breakfast given by number of promi.
nent democrats. The time from break.
fast until Mr.. Bryan went to the high
school was occupied in greeting
friends and admirers
Shortly after 10 o'clock Mr.. Bryan
was taken to the high school where
he addressed the pupils until he was
required to leave for the meeting at
the Judith, which was arranged for
1880. In his address to the pupils,
he laid particular stress on the value
of education and urged the students
to fight for an education that would
fit them to go into the world. The
assembly room Of the school was filled
to its capacity.
From the high school Mr. Bryan
went to the Judith theatre which had
been packed to its capacity for more
than an hour before his address was
to begin. the overflow filling the Pres.
byterian church before the address
started. Here Mr.. Bryan spoke about
one hour, after which he was hurried
to the Presbyterian church where q
forty-minute address was delivered.
At each meeting his audiences were
held within the grasp of his oratorical
powers, and that they came to listen
was evidenced by their rapt attention.
Frequently the audience burst into
applause which would be hushed in
their desire to catch every word falling
from the lips of the greatest commoner
of them all.
little impromptu meeting was held
in the Presbyterian church by Harry
B. Mitchell, Judge Roy F. Ayers and
Inhn u Pifoh n0tl :,
Mr. Mitchell were we'll received, and
the introductions of Chairman Ritch
were particularly witty, keeping the
audience in an uproar
Speech in Full.
Mr.. Bryan's discussion of the issues
was as follows:
Two propositions discussed-First:
Should the government be turned back
to the reactionaries whose conduct
was so odious that it caused more than
half the republicans to repudiate their
party in 1912? If not, Wilson should
be reelected with democratic senate
and house to support him.
Second Should the president be
rebuked for keeping their country
out of war with Mexico and Europe,
or should he be commended by vote
that will re-elect him and give him
a democratic senate and house to sup.
port him.
Before taking up the issues. he said ::
Woman's Suffrage.
Democratic women will not allow
themselves to be misled into turning
the government back to the reaction
aries who are rpSnOncih for uuuboc o.