Th j Gastonia
l>«T0t»d CO tbo Protection ol
Vol. XX. GftBtonla, N. C.. April 20, 1800.
THE ONE DOLLAR DINNER.
All Sorts of People in the Push—Mr. Bryan, the Au
tocrat of Democracy, Lays Down the Law In plaln
Terms—The fien Who Enlist Under His Banner
Must Accept the Chicago Platform Unreservedly and
Hust be Unadulterated 16 to I Advocates—He Says
That This Country Inspired the Filipinos With the
Love of Liberty—Almost Suffocated by the People
Who Crowded Around Him at the Conclusion of His
Speech.
nxrtntt* otwrrcr. __
N*w York, April 15-The )l Jeff
rnou dinner of the Cliioagu platform
Democrat*, at tha Otaud Central
Palace tonight, to point of number!
war ooa of tha biggast attain aver bald
la this city. Nearly 3.000 men aed
wumeo ml down at tha long tables In
Uia various roots* of the big palace
Tha re vara all kinds of people Utare,
draamd In all kinds of clothe* White
men elbowed with colored mao, aud
white women with colored woman.
There war* four Japanese ud throe
Chinese present, bnt these Chinese
ware merely spectators and sat op In
tha aaoond gallery. They atld Uiey
bad come to tea Bryan. Tbe main
ball presented a different aspect from
that of the Melropjlltao Opera bouse
at tha S10 dinner of the Democreiio
Club. Tbart waa no flower embellish
meat, bat just great long aveonas at
tablet oopared with plain white plate*.
Tbe naly bro annotation* were buuobra
of oetery and granite ware coffee pots
Tbe Imam about Uie bell ware festooned
with Dags, with silken beanera sui
peoded between Uie flags. At the back
of the stage were two A meric m dig.
draped, ooa bearing iba portrait of
Jefferson and Uw other that of Bryan
Small portraits of Dryao ware Inter
•parsed between tha flags on tbe bU
oonim. On tbe stage was an immense
floral horsashoa of oarnalien*, rosea
end heliotrope. H bad, worked In
ll iwara, tbs words: “Women'* Bryan
League.” Below the red aaraaUoot,
In white roses, was the name “Bryan.»
Horrouudloff all ware the numerals “10
to 1." Back oa on* of the nan# bottom
eaalrs waa a magnlflcani bouquet of
room, American beauties. But not
*«*o on tha guest*’ taUa waa that* a
single flower, I making from the top
tier tbe ban promoted a anaoa such as
la mo at Western bar bee use or Rhode
Island clam bakes. A brae* band of
38 pieces on the baloony disco*raed
muslo throughout tbe evening,
oronrnre or tub ball
Tbe diner* began to arrive at the
Grand Centra] ralaca at 3 o’clock.
Thera ware 130 policemen In and
about the place. The women, to tbe
number of 475, dined in the long hall
Just off the second gallery. They sat
down to the tables at 0:30 o'clock. Tbe
first excitement of tbe evening occurred
when the Russian-Amortoan Dsraa
eratlo Aaaoclatlon, 330 strong, from
the eighth assembly district, matched
In. Tbay wet* reoeWed with chasre.
Thar* wm no ooneartad it tempt to
•cat the 3BOO dinar* simultaneously.
AJI ware told to go In and alt down.
About 7 o’clock oearly every seat at
tbe men's tables was occupied, end the
service began. Over 000 walwn star
tad into Cba main ball with soup a faw
minutes befors 7 o'clock. The menu
Incloded soap, ash, raut bssf. turkey,
lee eieam, ootfae and cigars. Tbe 3,000
bottles of win* war* grata itooaly
•erred by a win* company.
AniiiYAL or ooLOira, bstam.
Wm. J, Bryan did not arrive nolil
shortly after 7 o’otoek. Crowds ou
tire outside signalled his appear
■no* by tremendous cheering. He
coma lo aeaband was eaemtod through
a tremendous crowd to the waiting
room outside the main hall. He shook
hsods with the committee He was
escorted to th* guest labia, a long tabic
ia front of the platform- Following
oaasotha speakers of the evening. The
band played “Hail to Ura Chief f> aa
Uryan waa hurtled down on* of tbe
main alalaa. There waa a tremaudons
ohaering and waving of napkin*.
Dinara Stood on chairs and tables
waving frantically. Tbe demonstra
tion lasted for Dva ml Dates. Among
those who sat at tha guest table were:
Jamas B. Brown, prealdliig-oa bla
right, W. J. Bryan and on hla left,
Chas. A. Town*, of Minnesota; O H.
P. Balmont. Wm 8. McNalry, aaore
tary of Uto DamecraUo State eommlt
tea of Minnesota; Mayor J. K. Bimo
hooke, of Covington Ky.; Bolton Hall,
Goo. Fradarlofc Will lama, egOoo grass
man Wm S. Ryan, of R >oheater; A.
a Townaon, of Vlrgiola; Colonel
Thomas Smith, of Virgin!#, and John
Clark Btdpatli.
* Yociranou* ov Arrow.
The crowd waa a thoroayhly repra
aenUMre ooa, and bafore tha dinner
waa eooeladed hundred* of tba diaara
left Ibalr aaaU and erowdtd about tba
guest UbJ# aad btgaa to abaka haoda
arith Ootooal Bryan. Tbt* waa atoeaad
with caacb difficulty. At 0 o'clock the
eoaaaaltta* and tba apaakata annas flail
to tba platforaa Bryan raeolrtd a to#K
arooa oration, the dinar* ta Map lv
ataooas again stavtlng on obalra and
tebfca and tba womo waring napkin*
wildly, /aaaaa R. Brown aaltod tba
aMStlo* order and latradaand Gao.
Prad. Willi*®*. of Masse ah Malta, who
waa trina a rtoopgloe. Tba crowd Id
tba f»Narine naan Use bad lacraaaad
aad tb««a were at lena* 8,000 people la
tba b*0. Tba aaaaUan of Haary
Uoorgn’a aaa» amkadaa extraordinary
rtwnonetratloa. O. M. P.Ballooni was
naat (atradaoad aad mad bU speech
fr*w Btaaaacrlpt. John Clark Rldpatb
aaokaaw "Thaasaa Jefferson." When
Mr. Rldpatb said that Jrflmoa stood
abora Adas* aad Otis, aad was tba
aaaat latMboteal Pawaarad that arrr
Ilred. a hundred Toiore sliontrd: "No)
No) Dryer I Bryan 1”
Ur. WUllaias whispered eneaelhlng
to Mr. Bldpetb, and the UiUr replied:
"t eoeept the ■aRgrtUon.” and bowed
to Colon#! Bryan. At the oloee of Ur.
Bid path** agree b a Itoraaaboe of flow
an waa presented to Colonel Bryan
who aroae and bowed. John $. Crosby
•poke on ••CleU Liberty."
XR. PRYAK’S smell.
In Introducing Ur. Bryan. Chairman
Brown Mid that Abraham Lincoln had
coma ont of the Weal to tar* tbo na
tion. and that another min bad come
from the West to sere the nation. A
perfect l»mpc*t of applause from tbe
mm and woman broke out. Tbo sp
pleute subaided, but started afresh.
Tbe band struck up, but could eeareely
be beard as It played -Tbo Mars end
Stripes Forever." Beta were thrown
into the air; Women waved thrir clocks
and handkerchiefs; there was a meel*
rtrota of dlaoord. ltryao raised 111*
bend depcncattngly, but the more be
did this tbe more the crowd cheered.
Is wee a wild, fraollc demonstration.
It lastedet least live minutes.
“N» Uhetrman. Democrats, Ladles
and Geo Demon: I esteem It a great
privilege to ba permitted to attend this,
probably tbe Urgent bsoueet ever given
in tbo United States. (Interruption
of cheers foe Brvao). I appreciate tha
klodues* which has been manifested by
yunr action and hy the words of those
who I rave preoeded me. I shall carry
back to my Western boms new courage
from soar meeting, end shell be glud
lo tel! Us* people in other States that
in New York there be Utom who are
tree to tbe principles of Democracy aa
written in Democracy’* latest meed.
(Cries of •Bravo!')
“Tbe object of this banquet wee to
give Chicago platform Democrat* a
ebanos to celebrate the birthday of.
Thomas Jefferson. (Cries of 'That's
It!)’ There we* a banquet given In
honor of Thomas Jefferson two nlclits
ago. and the discussion of tbe prior per
plate obscured lo some extent the dif
ference betweeu that banquet and this.
A Democrat ba* tha right to pay what
ever be pleases for a dinner, If be has
the money.
nXCALClTllAhT DKXOCR ATS.
“The character of * poiitioal banquet
Is determined not by the cost of It, but
by tbs sentiments which are woven In
to the poet-prandlal oratory. We have
eot on* word of boetllity to utter to
ward tho« Democrats who left the
Democratic party in 1SU0. Far be It
from ns to orlUoise any mail wboaa
judgement or oooaclenoe leads him out
of tbe Democrat lo party. Whan tbe
Republicans met at Bt. Louis tome or
lb* Brpabllcaoa left the itepublloan
party, rather than adapt themselves to
th* platform written out at 8t. Louis.
They organ Had a distinct party and
tbey took a name sufficiently different
from tbe Republican name, to that no
on* eonld mistake the on* for the
other. They mad* a bold and earnest
light and tbe Bepubllaaos who left th*
party in 1806 bavw neither goo* back
nor, standing outetde, have they at
tempted to write tbe platform of the
party which they left. They were
Democrat* wbo loft is* In 1880. Tbey
organised a distinct party: tk*y nomi
nated a ticket and p*rf*et«d their na
tional organisation. Bat Instead of
calling themselves gold Democrats, so
that they eonld not ba mistaken for
the regular Democrats, they called
themedvts National Democrats, though
tbey did not expect to carry a praolaot
In th* UaitedtKatee. Tb* party la no
association of people for tbe porpoaa of
gtvieg force and affect to poiitioal
opinions held in common. They talked
to us about harmony, Tb* only kind of
harmony between thorn wbo think and
set together to give force to their com
mon opinion*. There can ba do harm
only between those whose optaloee ere
aotagonteiie as the opinions set forth
lo the Chicago platform end In the
Indianapolis pisiform.
nn raid* op Amnwoi.
“All that wa aak la that thoaa who
ooeaa into tha Da mcc ratio party ahall
ba a part of tha Damooratie party.
Wa almply loalat that a mao aanoot ha
a political Mgamttt. Ha eanoot ba
waddad to tha oaaa of oar party and
to tha principle* of aooaa otter party.
Wa limply aak that ha ahall get a for
mal dlrorea, oil her from nor name, or
fnai tteir principle*. Tbo Damoorat
ol party baa a platform. It do** not
dleoaay thoaa who ahead upon It to hmr
It danoonoad thlayaar by thoaa who
dMoaoord It two Man ago. We mat
aoooatoaad to It Ih 1806. Tha plat
form waa written by the repreaeata
Mm of Uta Damooratie party la tb«
moot DeoMoratlo oooeoaUoo that hat
Mew teM to a quarter of a century.
THR PLATFORM yicmCATXB.
It la R compliment to renal re a preel
dantlal nomloatlon from any national
oooeantiuw, hut I am praod that my
aomlnatloo earn* from a ooavontlnn,
not of booaaa. but of Demoeratla eltl
rant (Lewd applanaa). It baa Tlndt
ealtd that pUtform and oeary plank
of H la rtrinngar to-day than It waa
whaa H waa wrlUao. Thaao who bo 1
llae* that ww ahoold layita Into tha
DHaocratto party all thoaa who cannot
•hare Ip tho parpowra aed tha aaotra
Uom of that party- I aaawat apaakfor
other*. 1 apeak for o*y»eJf—ere wrong,
and 1 aay that I would not abstract
from it a single plaek to gat tack every
maa tko lm It, Nor do I believe
that we could draw people to tie by
oowardior. The day for ambiguity
baa p—ad. That platfom teeao*
some thing, aad If you a*k wby It was
that la the oampalg* el 1800 tbe hearts
of tba people were stirred a* they have
not been lately stirred. I will tell you
that It was because the struggling
maatm found la that platform *o la
•piration. aad aggregated wealth found
lo It a taosaoa to every man who rob*
bla netglilor for Ills own benefit. It
waa tboae who helve rntrenched them
selves behind abuse* nf governmeut
who object to that platform, and writ
they might oblrct. because that plat-j
form wee aimed at aycry abuse of gov
ernmeot. and I was glad that I waa
supported by those who woo Id have
only gaksd are far Just law*. I am
glad that tbe 0.500.000 people who
voted for esc simply wanted me to get
other propie’s bands out of their pock
eta, (applause). aad doc to gat their
bands Into other paoplo’a pookata.
TTIK PC.AVFOUN ANALYZES.
“La* me recall some of those plank*.
We advocate tba arbitration of dlSar
caora bstwaea corporation* engaged to
I birr-(kata commerce and their em
ployes. The doetrlne of arbitration (•
•trooper sow than li wm In IMG. Ev
ery great strike which bring* leas to the
employer destroys tbe laborer aad la
eonvenWwcai business, aad brine* ua
ooa step nearer lo arbkratioa •
mean* of saUllag those dlferaoora. The
Chicago platform favored arbltralioo.
Democrats that stood upon It than
favor it now. Thu platform declared
agaloal government by Injunction aad
mnoa the atretlon wa have had object
Iraocna which wa did not hay* before.
Thomas Jefferson believed in trial by
jury, and government by tajunetloo la
merely a dugulaed method by which a
■mn ohargad with crimeahall ha denied
the right of trial by jury. (Lood obeera
nod applause). That plank 1* atruogcr
lUaa It was Wure Ilia Chicago plat
form declared la favor of the income
tax. and an Indian* tax Is atrooger new
than It waa bafora. When I disc urn the
inoome tea dedsWwi. I always resort to
uootnliona, because 1 have a reputation
for conservatism which I most protect.
(Laughter).
TUB »AI TAX.
When I want to be aevric I quote
aud •hen I want to critlais* a Mapreme
Court, I quote from a mam bar uf tba
court, sod I am so cauUoua that 1
eveo prefer to quota from a Republican
member who cannot poaaihly be an an
areniat. bacAUM be it a Republican.
Justice Brown, on bla dteenliug opin
ion, uied these word*: “I fear that In
anae boors of national peril this deels
iqp Will rise up w paralyi* the arm of
the gtiwroment,” Wa taw the dfoger
in 1806, but many people ware to blind
that they could not me it, but tba hour
of peril cams. Tba war oime on. Wa
Handed more money. Wa could not
Ux income*, because lbs dsoiiion rune
up to paralyse the arm or tba govern -
mant. Wa had to resort to stamp
taxes. We had to bout op any old
thing to pat a stamp tax no. (Laughter
and load applause.) One of tba (hinge
rtamped li a telegram. Whenever you
go to tend a telegram, yoo go to the
telegraph offloe sad yon And that tbe
Uepnbllaaa party baa an made tba law
that the isle graph oompeny oaa trans
fer the harden from its shoulder* to
your*.
ttttino tm dollad abovr tub
HAS.
•Tbe Republican party. In all of its
plays, U potting the dollar above I he
mail, and In that la depart I or from tba
doctrine af Lincoln, It* founder, for In
1850 be said tba BopobHoan party be
Have* in both tba man and tba dollar,
but In oaara of conflict tba mac before
tbe dollar. Tba Bepnbllean party la
patting tbe dollar above Us mao In all
of Ita legislation and nowhere la It
wmra apparent than la taxation. The
Republican party Is not Lying to re
store Justice In uucaiioo. Tbe war baa
shown that when lb Lf government dash
with an iodtvtdsal lu power le unlimi
ted. but that when It deals with prop
erty Its powsr Is Halted. It oaa draft
tba oltlaen. but It cannot touch the
dollar. In ilia hour of parti tba nation
nan take Urn son from bis Bother and
the hueband from hla wife, and etaod
them up In front ef as enemy's guns,
bat It dare not lay lu Anger upon tbe
wealth of tbe rich and make them eon
tribute their char*. (Tnasadoua
obarriog).
fXCOMR TAX rLASK A STROMA ORB.
The income tax Is stronger thaa It
was, and It la placed upon tba ahoald
dara o! the poor, who have to carry Urn
burden, but la tba Democratic party
you may say those la one mao who la
willing to p*y bis share. (Loud ap
piasse). My friends, why should oat
paopla be willing to bear their share of
the burdens of government, if la
Um of war yoor country needs you,
yon are willing to# vs yonr Ufa’s blood
why deny tba nation Ita last due In
lime of pesos t It baa bean tba history
of tba world that thorn who oaa make
much bare bean unwilling to bear
their share of lha burden* af govwrn
onnot and have aoogbt to ase lbs In
strument* of government far private
gala, to taka from those who malt* lea*
than they oaa. The Democratic party
Is a protector of tba itch and the poor,
aud that party wbleh maker tbe tleh
bear their share of the burden la a bat
ter friend of the rich man thaa tba
party that takas hit mooay and Mila
nmmptloo*. (Applause).
TUB BOLD araifOABD.
There to another plank la tba plat*
for® of which I drtlra u> make atea
Uoa. Tha HapobltoaB party and tba
Rokl Drmoarau l«ave berm berylng U»
moamj qoaatloti aa often that I Tart 1
ottcht apologue for (peafeleg of the
daad before ao large aa kadleaoe.
t fraughtar and ehaara). Tba Damn
eralle pUlform denounced lha gold
standard. eallad it eo-Aaertc*q aud
■Btl-Auaruaii, and pledged lha party
lodutwf Itatoaaeaod aabatltaU la
at lha ratuTirf lo U*l. K'the" grid
•tapdard waa un-Aaaerloaa la IfWi, R
if un-American now. If it wn anti
American two years ago il la anti
Amadoen now. end If tba gold aUn
dard wag bad in 1808. you wan oon
dw»d that It waa bad in 1897, baaaaaa
Mr. MoKlnlay sect tbroa dlaUagulabad
eommtastooera to Xuropo to gal rid of
tba gold atandard. And why did tbty
“2? -*'*00??4 * ** wad bnanaa they
aektd the IWclera of the Old World a
favor that they ought to bavo known
tha flnanclora would not gnAk Why
did wa opp-jea tba gold ataadard » Be
aauaa It baa railed tba purobaolag
power of tb# dollar and lowered tba
price of tba prod owe of labor. Wban
onr oomcalaaloaara wool abroad they
want to supplicate from persona who
bad proftted, and bow aboard to ante*
tbom to Join In doing away with a
tlilag oat of wbloti they brad made
money.
Air AMCBD PL AX*.
“My frlrndt, I «ul to MinMt to
you that the Itepubltean pcomKe of In
iemaU.net bLmaiaM*meoapiad{w1Ui the
pledge tbtl the gold etaodard would to
malotalaed until other nation* oeme to
oar rollaf woa tho i»oat aboard plank
tb«t any party aw pot Into o plat
form. if tho KrpabMoaa party had
delegated He npraeoutellvao to ptwonl
thl* rubjpct to tho fioenoter* of Europe
along tho Mm of that eeoerleoe plat'
form tbo •pokooman of tbo waaMni
would hero hod to make a ipreek about
Ilka Ik la: -Gentlemen, wo bore bad tbo
C etaodard for 83 yaare aad do not
it; the American peopli bare tried
It and endured from It, and they bare
eeot aa over ban to aak too to got rid
of It. They rooognlea that yoa ban
made moony while tboy boro Imt, aau
therefore, wo oak yoa to loin no la ra
zoring the etau by which wo wont
luce ao mack ood by wbloh yon wont
make oo muoh. (Laughter and loud
epplaoac). Bat thee candor would
l«ro eomprtlrd the epohaeeeau to boro
added another aeatoace. Be weald
hero aaM: -Bet while ne eoCered a
good deal, we can euBer more If acooe
■ary. Wtillo wo bare bad a bard time,
we bare not reached the limit of ao
durance; and If yoa people would
rather go on plundering ue lOdrAollOly.
we will etaiid by you while the world
laate.’ Thet la Ike HcpaUlcaa plat
form. That la what It eaya— that while
etUl trylu* to get eloog qu uatloael-W*
meudliaaa, yet If we get Ike leading
eommareial nettone of Barope to joiu
with o«, ere will roaintela tbit thing
which they want,
WOULD TAX* TUB rulTOOHATi TIT
th* TnaoA*.
”My frUixU, our plaaAra* dISareot.
Wo would not hava tents mao over lo
beg. because wa read lei hlatury when
we wave children that pore than 100
rear* ago, our people by Urcir blood,
bought tba right of the poop la to logit*
UU for tbesaalvee. Aooording to
oor plan, when we lend a man over
(here It will trot be to aak a man to
help us, but to anoouuoa to them what
we am goto* to do. (Laughter aud
applauar.) It will b* to aay to them
that 70,000,000 of people have at much
right lo protect their property from
depreciation, a* a taedrul of foreign
fioan cirri have lo legislate value* Into
their hands. Aoi our ambaeaadur
would have said to them: The people
of the United Male* hava decided to
restore Indepeodeut bimetallism at tba
ratio of 10 to L We teller* we eaa
maintain the parity, but you hava a
good many investment* over there, and
If you have aoy doubt about It—about
our doing It—you had totter Join aa.”
(Long and loud laughter and applani.)
work or nm wrauan noma*.
Now. my friend*, aa erguaeut lllu
that weald baya aom* effect. Why. my
friends, why haven’t wa IctereelkMial
ta-meuillam ? la it baoauas tlarra la
no sentiment In Europe? On the con
trary, there a oaotUarat there, aed tlM
•ectimant I* ao strong that lb* French
gorernaaent Jrlwed with ui lo uondlog
an natoanndor to Eoglnnd. And la
England tbe naatlmeot wna m *4mug
that a petition waa wot to the Kogtlab
govarnaraot. aignad by the laadlog la
bor organisation* of England, aikluc
tor iatarnatloaal M-OMtalliam; ao
atroog that a report waa prawn tad
while oor oommlntlon waa tact*, a re
port signed by tea out of fourteen
■ember* of a oommitaiou appointed to
lovwtigate tbe condition of agrioal
tnre. and the too ef tbe fourtwo de
clan that tba geld atandard waa de
structive to Bofllah agriculture, and
pointed to lit womitaw aa the only re
lief for tba Xu gtaft farmer. (Appjauw.)
B-n wby, my friend*. did the Engtlab
go Vera meat rsfow to lUten U tbe
uboreri sad to tba firmer* r ilacaaw
on the ttad day of 8**—tor, 1887,
tbe bnnbars of Londow mat at the
clearing houaa, tabled cloned door*
and pledged to eearwy, declared that
the cold staadard waa all right. Tba
English beakers. ao fow (a number
that they wo mart la tba otaartng
bouse, dot*ra*load lb* policy of Eng
land aed BogUnd del armload tba pel
ley of Bump* aed Ehreps will deter
mine tbe poller ef tbs Ualtsd State* aa
long aa tbe Republic** petty I* In
power. ((Jbeers end appUaie.)
cast Dmor Tira xonr qvwrrtox,
•’1 her* been ashed why am 1 not
Willing to drop the money question? 1
replied “Beoaemlba money question
won’t drop us. Until aom* other par
ty prouoaaa aom* other rail* the* 1ft t*
1. and tries to aeMre W metallism el
*o*n* other ratio, tbere <a no rawoo
why wa should dfaaaa rati* with tbam.
Thn raU» of 1# to 1 la the ratio at
whleb our gold and Mlrar col an new
circulate. Wa amply aak re tosute
meat #f the law that waa on the
•talal* book*—wher* It was tofur* tba
act of daamaatmtloB waa *aer*»|y
paanad. W* simply wool to r***w uy
law whatwwadeaeby law. Th*y street
•Ilvrr dowa by law) we rale* It an by
lew. Thay slew tto mint* by law;
wa wa tbam by law. (Appfouw ) |
My friend*, you will baar twopt* aay
(hat Umy deal *bj*«t le silver If we 1
will epaa tbe mfoto at the bullion
retie, or th* eommarotel ratio."
agnaixm or o*awr*Acns.
Mr. Bryae ouadimard the MU pawd
leg lo Coop raw PrtreMtag fog thaw
Uraasset at tbe fvawbaeha by aelamw
of bonds drawls* 2* par coot. Hassid
boads'aMst ptr. thuT^ dtlJS teak
SiffiSSrS?8
s&sSssssSs^S
*• Jolt Sgsal ta tbs sawaat tha baak
paUtetkotenia. U baa not a Muglo
dollar laraaud aad Tat It tornon
{Wvft&sSb
to«ss tha Matte, aad fat Umm basks
win tail you they want this decs tar
tha pubiiogaad.
TUB UIKD STATS* A lULLT.
Theta l* anotter obfsai that Is aot
lodadad la tba Ohlaago-jdatfena aad
to yet tael udod ta the prfaaiala it asta
forth. Tba PieaMaot, la hia mom^s
of IMi safcad foe a standing araty at
100,000 omo. Wo bore tedVoStoa.
al aooTenllon sloes tint tte* Bat
DeMoeraU do sot beta to tana a
nalloail oonesailoa ta loan that tbs
teM latte ^^tos25'^Appte^r)
Mr. Bryaa referred to tha United
tea aa a tell; for striking down tba
kllipiao a at Iras. This tweeted tbs
gratteM enthustasia aC tba atebt
Tbara waa a Mighty demaaaUaUoa
wbaa ha said that It was this ooatttry
K«asr«r!!Ki?sa:
leMaanurtfta
aoriaadad. It waa aot aanwhdag, bo
■aid, that a aaaatry that abauM aaad
sfttrtsjjffsis ssa^s
asod there for a aotoatol polio;. TMa
waa raaetaad with wild apptaaar.
Wbaa te Intimated that ha wanted to
■top, ba waa told to go oo aad mu re
quested him ta talk nara aa Imgarsl
leas.
a uuoucAaa or oamtraiASM
Wbaa ho Mid: ‘*Wa nay fall to
1000." ibsrs wars twmafca ous cries of
“No! Sm!" Wbaa ho a
hurrissus of spplasre broke forth.
Mea sod woomo sotad wildly. Wbaa
Mr. Bryaa ted'touted Ibsrs was a
*r»at rash for bin on tha platform.
Ha waa alnaet suffocated la the eroab.
It leqalred tra pnHosMea ta fora a
way for him tkroogh tte orowd. Ha
•hook hoods oo all aidaa. He tot a
few minutes' rsosptioa to tha I aids
room, where ba ateok hand! with a
number of persona, than with great
dlflScsltj te wsat down stairs. Than
waa a wary large .crowd bars, aad Mr.
Bryan bad to nge a abort apaesb to
tte gathering. Ha waa sattesia*
ttedly etearao aa te gat Iota a oar*
rlago. wbtob started far tte Hotel
Bartholdi. Later, Hr. Bryaa aaid:
“Tbit to tte grostaat dtaoar 1 s*sr
attsoded. I think It la tbs grastaat
arar luld ta tte United States. Tte
boarta of ttepsopts ore all right,**
feHMm.
Halm Watoraoa Maodjr, In ladlm How
Jnanul,
An editor mm asked me to write
Ulm an article oa “How to Manage a
Husband.” 1 answered that I eoaidu’t
—drat, be— I had —tar triad to
oiuaa busload; eacoud, hsssaai I
didn't batters la i* snag leg kaabends,
be msseged would be s peer kind of
etestur* whom It would be OMrmiy
worth while la west* tboagbt upon.
There to — better prtntoplo far both
husband end wife to adopt In adjusting
Uwmsolees to the —w rotation then
that ot trying to do eaefa by tb* other
wbat men are sceseUard to ostl tbe
1 "rqasru thing.” Many e worn— under
stands “menagiog” .a bnSbasd better
than she does doing the square thing
by bla. and many a men usderstaade
and gceeUort doing tbe square Ikta* by
other mm who would bo afrauted It
be were to be told Uwt, judged bp Me
own business standard be habitually
dealt eefklrly with hie ewe wife.
UnaarbafcU t—sfMisaalls—.
Kkmha, Jaebaoa Co., W. V*.
About three years age cay wife bad
an attaak of rheumatism which non.
load harts her bed far over a month
and rendered bar anabta to walk e
IfcVD Without —<Mdbim W II—
being ewettoo to double their eorae)
etas. Mr. d. M odd ox Instated — ay
using ChembartoM's Pain Bela. 1
yurchseed e flfty-oeat buttle and need
It aooordlng tedirtoUoM aad tbe nest
ao ruing site walked to breakfast with
out aaeatanM la any meaner, and eba
has net bad e similar attack slnca.—
A. B. pAbaoKt. Per ssl* by J. H.
Curry A Oo.
A TetW AeastaA (ba WaaM In M Mure.
Lombok, April IB.—The Boaslaa
Minuter of Bafireada, it to aupaaeaed
to e epeetol dispatch frem (H. Petere
barg, Mrs that wbee Urn Tl—Hlbe
rise Railroad to eemntoted. It will he
poeatbls to go srouud tbe wurM la S3
(toys, m mile we: Brea— to Si.
Peteretmrg, if dan; St. Pstareburg to
Vledleoetoek todays; Vladlroatoek to
Baa Prase boo, by steamer. 10 daye;
Sec Prunetoeo to Hew York, 44 days;
Hew York to BreaM, 7 days,
Wo Mtovo <Jha»hwtola’a Coopt
BnMtf lo tho bote lb tbo world. A
fow wookr «*o wo toffarvd with o «0
m wM and a WoOMmocm ooafh,
aad bivtoi road tbalr advartUoaoetiU
In oar owa aod other popart wa par*
ohaaad a boUla to aaa If It woaM iM
aa. It aarad a* bafara tha battla waa
■Mra tfaaa half aatd. It la tba baat
laadMaa nut for ootda aod ooagbo.
7V flcroM, AaaoaTlUa. lad. Torab
byj.t Carry A Oa.
| lo ahaoot tvary ootpfafaorfaood lhara
la oaa wbata IMa baa bara and
I by Cbawbarlala*! Gallo. Obotara aod
Iharrfao at Bawdy, or who baa baaa
aarad of rbroalo diawfataa fay tbo aaa
of that wtdlalaa. hath paiaaaa aatt
a pot at of Ufttataf It wbaw
toll by J. X. OarryJk Oa.
r~*-•—r
The Equitable
Life Assurance Society
OP THE UNITED STATES.
>. —
Outstanding Assurance—iU-„ $967,187,134.00
J Assurance Applied for In UM— 198462,617.00
I i Examined and PecWnod-— 30,348,675.00
; New Assurance Issued—^- 165,043,739.00
I , Income-~-.— 50,249,286.76
| Aaeeta Dec. 31, 1696- 255,36949644
Assurance Fuad WMIMIMI
ui ill other UtMUfln MW.IM.IJ... 201.05640947
'Surplus-.-57,310469.27
' Paid PoMcyholdefi in 4696-- .24,020433.42
________ ’* 1
HENRY B. HYDE, mrtlpnl.
/. W. ALEXANDER, V.-P.
W. J. RODDBV, Manager, Reck Hill. S. C.
J' W. T. RANKIN, Resident Agent, Gastonia, N. C.
i1 ■ , i
It is the King: of its Race. ';
i * ""VUViiin nr Jinnr. inr - -in.-imw. .1 | 1
I This timely appeal is to yea who m looking for'
the beat constructed bicycle the world has over
I 1 _a__ .a . 1
proQoew.
1 The Cleveland Model ’99 with the Ball
Bearings stands far ahead in mechanical comtruo
Itkm and ease of running, to say nothing oflaating
qualities. Be wiaa and have no regrets,
Other new wheels ham fto up.
First-class Mepadr Shop and fhll line of •eatffles.
__TORRENCE BROTHERS
P. S. Call hi aod get a catalogue.
EverytrJy
Wears Shoes.
Bvery mmm at add to oar
line of Shorn, and we have the
moat complete line this Beeson
we bore ever offered to the
trade. i : t : •
* —.I
Of coarse it is impossible to
nit everyone, bat wo believe
that we cna come as aeer plees
inc everyone la Shoes as say
other firm in town. This feet
Is moves to as by oar Shoe
badness oootroaaDy *—unties
Still we are not asdafisA. We
want non boils w. aadifyoa
ft™ ne a prnl of yoena we
Holland 4k Hoblmon.
f««brt Ism.
MYtHim tan m?
w. i hat. omctAM,
duuiLcjiiia,
Funien ruxmmtaum
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