The Portland daily press., 1896-10-15
BRYAN In MICHIGAN.
Begins a -Four Days Campaign in
That State.
STILL ENCOUNTERING CROWDS
WITH MCKINLEY BADGES.
Attempts to Tell What National Banks
Area Short Jump Into Wisconsin,
No Unusual Enthusiasm Manifested.

Area Short Jump Into Wisconsin
No Unusual Enthusiasm Manifested.
Watersmest, Mich, Ootobe a.
Bryan's special train travelled from
Duluth through Minnesota, and after
lying three hours on siding near Saxon
resumed progress at eight. When the
train reached Ironwo cd, lively town in
the Michigan mining district at 8. 80, the
candidate opened up four days OF
Michigan campaigning.
The assemblage In the square where
Mr.. Bryan spoke num bered st least ab00.
A fifteen minute speech from the tempo
rary stand and then the train moved to
Bessemer. where 1t arrived at 01b. A
crowd Of about $500 was gathered about
the platform, from which Mr.. Btyan
spoke. He made one Of his short talks
about free coinage, taking no new line
of argument. At go the train pulled
out for Watersmeet.
Iron Mountain, Mich, October IA. AT
WasoIsmeet, Bryan was greeted by a
briefly: "The national bank system is
what we are interested In here, (" shouted
a man In the crowd Bryan endeavorsd
to answer the man. "The differences be-
tween our plan and the national bank
plan is this" he said. eve have green-
backs out now, and these green backs
draw NO interest. When you retire these
greenbacks with the issue of bonds, and
lot the banks issue money on bonds the
banks will draw from the people of the
| country the interest the people now snve.
1t Is good for the banks but hard on the
people,"
About three hundred people were at
Iron River and Mckinley badges were
| pinned on gondly portion of them. The
Republican contingent kept quiet.
Bryan made no reference to their
presenos. A little further down the road
the train took ltstle side jump from
Michigan to Florence in Nisconsin,
Bryan had not finished his talk whom the
train moved out.
Escanabs, Mich., October IA half
hour speech By Bryan at Iron Mountain
had an additional interest to both Bryan
and the audience by the fact Vt Marcus
Hanna's mining interest In ths vicinity
and that he ia big shipper Of oretrom that
place. A lai ge number Of miners In
working clothes. with candles proieotipu
from the head gear. lined the track as
the train drew into the station. Around
the stand erected for Bryan's acconmo-
| dation 1900 people asss m bled. Bryan was
| cheered as he assembled to the platform,
At 2. 30 p. M. the train reached No
way, another mining town. In shot
spesch from the rear platform of tbs
train Bryan again made reference b
| those who have tried to destroy labor o.
ganizations. He said In part: "Tte
dollar that Is good enough for the labo-
ing man and the farmer, Is good enoudh
for the banker and the money lendr
| when they lend money. Show me a man
| who believes that man who loas
money, ought to be allowed to demont
tize by contract that which the law ha
declared to be money and ] will shov
you man who thinks the right of tb
creditor is more sacred than the right d
the debtor. Show me h man who b.
lieves that the creditors right is mon
sacred than the right of the debtor AMI
Will show you man who needs to rea
again the Declaration Of independence
and find that all men are created equal. !
Marquette, Mich. October 14.-Brya
reached Ishpeming at 6. 30 and addressa
5000 people at that place. The speakin
was just over when 600 members Of Mo
ktnley q Hobart clubs marched pas
the band playing loudly and the follow
ers cheering for Mckinley.
Probably 5000 people greeted Bryan a
Negunne, where he made a short ad
dress. Bryan arrived at Marquette al
s. 3d. He spoke for an hour to an au
d1ence of 5000, making an argument
against the gold standard. At 10 tht
Bryan special left for Maokinaw City,