| Show f TO C O A TOWNE TOWE TOWEE h E A Mr Chief Speaker His If I rk Subject Being Moral II ural Courage i Duluth Minn Oct 16 Eight hun bun hundred hundred dred men of ot all nil shades of ot political opinion opinIon ion sat BAt at down at nt the farewell banquet tendered by Duluth citizens to Charles CharlesA A Towne at the Armory tonight while nearly COO I OO ladles ladies were present In the lie galleries to Ie hear the speeches by VII Wil William liam J Bryan Dran Mr r Tone Towne and others I after the tM discussion of the menu The affair afta Ir was nonpartisan and car out the tile Intention of ot the promoters i to make It a testimonial to Mr Townes Fownes personal popularity among his friends and neighbors Scores of ot prominent Democrats however were we present from all parts of ot the state to add their rl ri bute and listen to the eloquence Of ot their brilliant lenders IJ Mr Bryans Doans subject was Moral ft t Courage and he took too occasion to shower hower encomiums on the t e guest of C the evening for his JIs notable display of oC that quality In I G at the tho time of or his hll with withdrawal withdrawal from the Republican party to folloW follo silver lIver He lie n e said t Some Homo may ma be b disposed to stamp the i word failure allure up UJ u the political career of o our distinguished dl guest but he has hasA A ret set an example that must weigh welSh heave heavily heavIly ily II on the side aide of ot civic virtue He ne has hu faced without flinching a fire as hot and as ever oer came from cannons cannon mouth and he has hns won on n a victory great greater er tr and more glorious than ever eer crowned the life lite of one who fawned at the feet teet of 01 power or battered bartered away assay his manhood to secure acure an office Mr Ir Bryan did not Inject any politIes politics Into his speech which was WM and direct largely to Mr r Towns He no said hI Great issues Issue are at stake great Inter Interests eels ests are aro Involved even oen our civilization Itself and through us the civilizatIon civilisation of ot the world This nation U Is a world pow pot power O er or It has hM not acquired Its Influence by war but bUI for tor a century centuri Its lis Ideas have he heb been b en permeating the world and every citizen owes It to hl his hll country us lIS well wella u as a to his and posterity to throw the weight of It his Influence on the right richt ht side Ide of ot every over puttie qUes lion Senator Towne was the last speaker s aker It being lone Ions Ion a after midnIght when he arose aroe Ai Al A he M h did to so of or o people To T 1 their feet tee and yeah Od 1 1 Mr Towne extended ext ndel eloquent thanks and ami Sl In a 11 reminiscent vein yein He no said There Is III no n rancor In my heart to tonight tonight tonight night for tor any man I feel a Q kind or of un no universal unIversal friendship for or nil all During the tho past political campaigns all said laId things s that t wo regret no doubt at least I did but I no go away Iway cherishing but bitt good lil 11 for tor all Ho lIo reviewed his political campaigns but his bin speech was largely local In nature n |
