The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
BRYAN SWINGING
THROUGH MICHIGAN
He Discusses the Currency Issues 10 The
Mining Towns.
SOME new FEATURES AT EScANABA
The Boy Orator Compares the Gold
Contract Scheme to That of the
Usurer; Calls Attention to the
Declaration Of Independence aud
Whacks at Phantoms Of the Coal
Trust.

Waters Meet, Mich, Oct. A.-Candi-
date Bryan's special train Travelled
from Duluth through Minnesota and
Wisconsin all night, and after laying
for three hours this morning on sid
ing near Saxon, resumed at O'Clock.
The train consisted of four cars. one
for baggage and another for the train
crew, the third for the use Of the party
of well known Michigan people accom-
panying Mr.. Bryan, and the last the
special coach obtained for the candi.
dates use by the national COMMITTEES.
The train will remain intact till De-
trOit is reached Sunday. The sun
shone as bright and the weather was
as clear as yesterday. When the train
reached lronwood, lively little town
in the Michigan mining belt at 10.45.
the candidate opened up his four days
OF Michigan campaigning.
People from the surrounding coun-
try had driven In to join the Ironwood
folks to welcome the head of the Chi
cago ticket and the congregation in
the square where Mr.. Bryan spoke to
at least 2,5O0. a fifteen-minute speech
was made by the candidate, and then
the train moved to Bessemer where it
arrived at 9.15. a crowd of about the
same proportions as that IronwoOd
We're gathered at the platform at which
Mr.. Bryan spoke. He made one of his
short talks about free coinage, taking
no new line of arguments. At $40 the
train pulled out for Waters Meet
A POINTER FOR THE SPEAKER,
Iron Mountain, Mich, Oct. 14.-"The
national bank system Is what we're
interested In here" shouted a man in
the crowd of couple of hundred peO-
pie, who had gathered on the platform
at Waters Meet to hear Mr.. Bryan.
Waters Meet is q little railroad june
tiOn in the midst of wide expanse
of burned and otherwise denuded for
est, and during the five minutes spent
there. Mr.. Bryan endeavored to answer
the man whose interest lay In the ma
tiOnal bank. THE difference between
our plan and the national bank plan Is
this" he said. 1--WE have greenbacks
out now and these greenbacks draw no
interest, and the government pays none.
When you retire these greenbacks with
an issue Of bonds and then let the
banks issue money on the bonds, the
OF the country the interest which the
people now have. 1t Is good for the
banks but hard on the people"
The familiar sight of sixteen little
girls, in which was one in yellow, greet
ed the Democratic nominee at Iron Riv-
er. and the pretty miss. who represents
the gold standard bore a banner in
scribed, "16 to and Prosperity"
About 800 people We're at Iron River.
and Mckinley badges were pinned on
a goodly portion of them. The Repub-
lican contingent kept very quiet. how
ever, and Mr.. Bryan made no refer
ence to their presence.
A little farther down the road. how
ever, he did have something to say
about the supporters of his opponent.
The train took a little side track from
Michigan into Wisconsin. and it was
at Florence. in the latter state, that
the comments of the candidate were
when somebody called for three cheers
called forth. He had not finished his
little talk about the silver question
for Mckinley. They We're given with
considerable vigor, and then a laugh
went up from the crowd. IT have no
objection" said Mr. Bryan, ito a man
cheering for Mckinley. but only wish
that a man who thinks that this coun-
try Is not big enough to attend to its
own business would put II In his hat so
people would know who he was. We
have no right to complain IF a man
thinks more of foreign nations than he
does of America. but he ought not to
he ashamed to say So"
AT HANNA'S MINES.
Escanaba. Mich. Oct. 14.-The half
hour spent by Mr.. Bryan at Iron Noun
tain had an additional interest to both
candidate and audience from that Mar
Gus A. Hanna has mining interests in
the vicinity. and Is a large shipper of
ore from that place. A large number
of miners In their working clothes with
candles projecting from their charac-
teristic head gear, lined the railroad
track as the train drew into the sta
tion. Around the stand erected for Mr..
Bryan's accommodation few feet from
where the train came to standstill,
1.500 people had assembled, and Mr.
Bryan was cheered as he ascended the
stand with Mrs. Bryan. d. G. Campau,
Justin r. Whiting and Timothy Tars-
ncy.
Mr.. Hanna's association with the lit
tie city brought no direct reference
from Mr.. Bryan, but in the course Of his
remarks he said:
You say 1t is q good thing for the labor
ing man to be paid In dollars which buy a
great deal. Remember that the laboring
man is Interested more in getting chance
to work than he is interested In the pay
that he gets when he does work. The gold
standard increases the number of idle men
and the idle man Is u menace to every man
who has employment, and the laboring
man understands that, because the labor