People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1896 — IS HE AN ANARCHIST? [ARTICLE]

IS HE AN ANARCHIST?

The Sole Survivor of the Sixteen Men Who Named the Republican Party, At Marshall, Mich., during Mb recent tour through that state, Mr. Bryan reversed the usual ordei* x>f things and Instead of making a speech himself merely introduced the speaker. He said!..— : —— ~ “My friends. I am not going to have time to talk to. you, but I simply want to make a little speech in the Introduction of a famous anarchist who Is going to wpeak after~l~nmr gone. (Applause.) Now, t want you when he gets u®> to talk to you to take a good look at him. He 1b a typical anarchist. You will probably see hla.picture In Harper's Weekly next week. His name Is the Hon. Albert Williams, and he lives at lOXtL, Mich., and was introduced two years ago at lona by Mr. McKinley as the only survivor of the sixteen who met and adopted the first republican pfatform, and suggested the name of the republican party, on the 6th of July, 1854, under the oaks at Jackson. (Applause. and a voice, “I was there.”) He must be an anarchist, because he Is with us this year. (Daughter.) My friends, he. is one of tire many men Mho have found It necessary to either get out of the republican party or surrender their country Into the hands of foreigners, and he has naturally chosen to get out of the party.”