The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-30

Crowd Of 1900 Persons Applaud. as
Former Secretary Of State As.
sails Whiskey Traffic and
Urges Kentucky to Adopt
Prohibition.
URGED SUPPORT OF RED CROSS
Y. M. C. A. AND LIBERTY
LOAN ISSUES.

rAi IVAN lbbUECs i
Fully 1000 persons attending the.
open air meeting which was held In
front Of the Court House last night,
der the auspices Of the Democratic
Forward League Of the State. Mr.
Bryan was recently secured by the
league to make a number Of addresses
throughout the state In behalf Of the
prohibition movement. He has ar
range his Chautauqua dates in such
manner that he speaks. from that plat
form in the afternoons and in behalf
OF the Forward League at night. The
evening was warm and pleasant and
the audience, Of which a large per-
centage was women, stood patiently
Throughout the entire lecture OF the
distinguished visitor. Seats for about
100 Of the leaders Of the prohibition
cause in Mason county were reseved
about the stage from which the former
Secretary of State spoke. Decorations
of flags were placed about the ros-
trum.
Ovation For Bryan
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Maysville at
5:3S p. m. on c. & o. train No. 16,
instead of coming by auto as was
planned. Dr., A. J. A. Alexander OF
Woodford county, who was. accom-
panying the noted man, furnishing the
automobile was called home on &C!
count of his wife's illness. However
a large delegation Of abouta 200 per-
sons welcomed the speaker at the
train and escorted him through the
streets to the home OF MIR. and Mrs,
~. C. Burwell on East Second street,
where he was entertained during his
stay in Maysville.
The Maysville Bluegrass Concert
Band discoursed sweet music through
lout the evening before the speaking
began. This organization deserves
commentator for the splendid ef-
forts they made to furnish patriotic
anthems to please the auditory nerves
of the many hundreds awaiting the
speaker.
Introduced by Mr.. sWOOd
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Mr.. A
F. Wood of Washington, deputy Coun'
| ty Clerk, who referred to him as one
of the leading Democrats Of the Unit
ed States. His remarks were yer,
brief, but were toNthe point.
Mr.. Bryan opened his speech by re
ferring to his previous visit to Mays
Vile. He then entered into a discus
sion of the work Of the Red Cross ant
of the Y. M. c. A. in their wonderful
work among he soldiers. He urget
the undivided support of all citizen
of the country Of these two splendi,
organizations, saying that they wer
capable Of caring for the physical an
imoral wdl-being of the soldiers Of tn
army and navy.
Mr.. Bryan also urged the purchas
of government bonds on all loans au
thorized. He characterized them a
being a most profitable investment an
said that they we're the safest in tn
world.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
1.-THE President now bears a heav
burden. No President before him ha
had weightier burden than he. Th
Congressman have their constituent
Ito represent. The President and Cor
gress have called million men to b
TRAINED and taken to the battle from
They will be called upon to make th
most extreme sacrifice known. "
have not the burden of the responf
and we ought to be glad to do VIII,
& we can,
There are two things we can do:
i "The first Is, we should stand Q
one man, without dissenting voic
without discord, and support the Go
ernment's every act until this war
over. It'matters not what our opil
ions might have been as to enterir
the war. The time for discussion
over. When the Government acts
acts for all and In behalf Of all. Tn
Is the meaning Of democracy.
There are four ways of effective
increasing production. They are |
the organization and cooperation /
farmers, by enlisting new producer
|-child groups are the most impo
tant Of these, there ought to be t.
million children enlisted In corn club
canning clubs and garden clubs--ec'
nomy In the use Of foodstuffs. n
United States now produces and col
sumsrs more food than any other nj
tion In the world does, or ever has
any era In history.
Tells ei Crime
There IL no American who oan lot
back over his publIo career and r
joics over Il more than ! can. MOI
has sssA more thInEs he has advooat'
written Into law,