The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-17
Yesterday Was Spent by the POpO-
cratic Agitator in Guliing the PeO-
pie of Southern Michigan.
HIS WIFE WITH HIM ALL DAY
n A LIBERAL SHARER IN AP-
PLAUSE OF THE CROWDS.
w. ID. Bynum Scored in n Speech at
Observation-Disclosures Talk to- Ladies'
Only" ut Lansing.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

LANSING. Mich. Oct. 16.-William ].
Bryan, the Popocratic candidate, spent an
other day in Michigan spreading his false
doctrines and making insidious appeals to
w~orkingmen and farmers. His train
stopped at twenty-three stations to-day,
and he either showed himself or made brief
speeches at all places. His wife accom-
panied him and was the recipient of prob
ably as many cheers as her husband. At
some places she was regarded as the whole
show, and scattered flowers for which her
applauders scrambled. Yellow badges were
not so numerous to-day as in the northern
part of the State, but at some points there
were rounds of cheers for Mckinley. Mr..
Bryan arrived at 1880 o'clock anda made
three speeches tonight, one being adver-
tised as for ladies only"
Mr.. Bryan's first speech to-day was de-
nvered at Muskegon at Z Il. m, his wife
accompanying him to the stand, which had
been erected near the railway station. He
repeated the bold assertion that free coin
age would raise the price of silver to that
of gold. AT Holland there was a short stop
and Mr.. Bryan made another delusive
speech. Fennville turned out a small crowd
of shouters and Mr.. Bryan told them that
If he knew what they wanted him to talk
about he would address them on that sub
ject. One man said: Some tell us we would
have a 53-cent dollar Mr.. Bryan said no
one accused the silver dollar of being a
53-cent dollar until after silver was de-
monetized and a monopoly of mint privi-
leges given to gold.
Yellow badges and Mckinley supporters
were numerous at Bangor, but Mrs. Bryan
was cheered as she appeared on the rear
platform of the car. AT Hartford also Mrs.
Bryan was warmly welcomed, this time
mostly by women, who were Well repre-
Sented In the small crowd.
When Watervliet was reached the first
thing that caught Mr.. Bryan'S eye was
q large picture of William Mckinley and
the motto: Mckinley, the Advance Agent
of Prosperity" Mr.. Bryan took this as his
theme. He declared that the opposition
was trying to force the fight on the tariff
question, while recognizing the money is
sue was paramount.
Nobody turned out at St. Joseph to either
welcome or deride the Popocratic agitator
and the train, after a brief halt. went on
to Benton Harbor, where Mr.. Bryan spoke
part:
I'm the Banner Register. published in
this city, l find the following:
Times are hard, but we are not in the
deepest water yet: If silver wins this fall
that ever befell the farmers. | have had
for over ten years nearly $40. 900 loaned in
this county to farmers. In many instances
payments have been met, but for a few
years / have been compelled to extend the
time and | am willing to do so under our
present financial basis, but if silver wins
$3.50 49, ~ "iiht os0a9 otLC AiclL
viii do who has money out, demand imme-
diatc payment. | admit / may lose some
of the interest, but have at least three
years to save myself and during that time
l Will close in on every mortgage | have
M friends, | want to denounce the
money lender who attempts to use his
mortgages to intimidate American citizens
and say that the man does not deserve
TO live in a land where men are free and
have a right to liberty. When you admit
that 1t Is necessary to go to the money
lender and obtain his consent before you
can PASS a Ia w then Won have naGSa5 fro0,
a democracy to a plutocracy and liberty.
as we have understood it. has fed from
that these men knowing that they cannot
appeal to reason. attempt to appeal to
ments do not appeal to Judgment, attempt
to appeal to the fears of men. In this
campaign. my friends. we have arrayed
every man who seeks to make slaves of
those with whom he deals. l am glad that
they are not on our side: ] am glad that
! have not the support of a man who in
tends to foreclose his mortgages if men do
At Niles 81 M re Bryan sInn5 s sltin nothing new in
his speech. but at Dowagiac the boy ora
tor got in a few ticks at the Hon. W.
booked to speak from the same stand aft
er Mr.. Bryan had left the city. The Popo-
cratic orator quoted from Bynum's
speeches in Congress to show that the
Hoosier had once favored silver and Mr..
Bryan said Mr.; Bsynum could explain his
Brief stops were made at Decatur and
LaWton before Kalamazoo was reached. In
his speech at the latter place Mr. Bryan
jumped on Edward Lauterbach. chairman
of the Republican committee of Kings
county, New York. in this way: II am not
like a prominent Republican of New York
city, who said the people may not be will
Ing to submit. | say the American people
will submit to whatever a majority of the
American people Decides"
Marshall was the next stop. but here in
stead of making a speech, the candidate
served as introducer. He said: My friends,
] am not going to have time to talk to
you, but ! simply want to make a little
Anarchist who Is going to speak after /
am done. Now, | want you when he gets
up to talk TO you, 10 take a good look
at him. He is a typical Anarchist. You
will probably see his picture in Harper's
Weekly next week. His name is Hon. AL
bert Williams. and he lives at Ionia. Mich,
and he was introduced two years ago at
vivor of the sixteen who met and adopted
the first Republican platform. and sug-
gested the name of the Republican party.
on the 9Th of July. 1854, under the oaks
at Jackson. He must be an Anarchist be-
cause he is with US this year. Friends, he
Is one of the MANY men who have found
1T necessary to either get out OF the Re-
publican party or surrender their country
into the hands of foreigners and he has
and yet my friends. the campaign of edu-
cation which our opponents are carrying
on consists mainly in applying abusive
names TO such men. Our opponents tell
you that. this country cannot be trusted in
the hands or any party or any men who
have the support of such men as Albert
Williams and they insist that if Won want
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