The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-22

Sented to the restrictions upon their
powers to make nothing but gold and
silver a legal tender, they intended that
the federal government should coin or
not coin money, as congress might de-
termine? Did they intend by this con-
cession to be dependent upon the will of
the constitution or continue to rely upon
natural resources, which had been the
policy of all governments from the
foundation of the world, to furnish the
supply of money!"
GREAT GREETING AT JACKSON.
The Enthusiasm Manifested There Was
Actually Dangerous.
Jackson, Mich, Oct. 16.-Brief stops
were made at Decatur and Lawton,
| where Mr.. Bryan spoke from the car
platform to enthusiastic crowds. When
Kalamazoo was reached great crowd
in waiting and Mr.. Bryan was escorted
to Brewers park. Many thousands
were crowded into the park, SO many
| that at least One-quarter of the throng
were unable to get within hearing of
the candidate. After the speech Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan held an impromptu re-
ception from the rear platform of the
car and a surging. struggling mass OF
humanity fought for the flowers which
| Mrs. Bryan scattered.
In his speech at the park Mr.. Bryan
attended to Edward Lauterbach, chair
man of the republican committee of
| Kings county, New York.
81 am not like prominent republican
of New York City, who said the people
| may not be willing to submit. L say
| the American people will submit to
whatever a majority of the American
people decides"
Marshall was the next stop, but here,
instead of making Il speech. the candi-
date served as introducer. He said:
| "My friends, | am not going to have
| time to talk to you, but l simply want
to make little speech in the introduce
ton of a famous anarchist who is going
to speak after | am gone. Now | want
you, when he gets up to talk to you, to
take good look at him. He is a typical
anarchist. You will probably see his
picture in Harpers Weekly next week.
His name is Hon. Albert Williams, and
he lives at Ionia, Mich, and he was in
troduced to the public two years ago at
Ionia by Mr.. Mckinley as the only sur
vivor of the sixteen who met and adopted
the first republican platform and suggest
July q, 1854, under the oaks ut jackson.
| He must be an anarchist, because he is
with us this year.
| "My friends, he is one of the many
men who have found it necessary to get
out of the republican party or surrender
! their country into the hands of the
enemy, and he has naturally chosen to
get out of the party. And yet, my
friends, the campaign of education
which our opponents are carrying on
consists mainly in applying abusive
names to such men. Our opponents tell
you that this country can not be trusted
in the hands of any party or any men
who have the support of such men as
Albert Williams, and they insist that if
you want good government you must
turn the government over to Wall street
syndicates and let them run it for all
there is in it for the syndicatoS."
A brief stop was made at Albion,
where yellow ribbons were in evidence.
While the candidate was speaking from
platform near the track the boards
gave way, but fortunately nobody was
hurt. He finished his address from the
rear end of the car.
Jackson was reached at $40 o'clock,
and the reception accorded the candidate
there proved to be the greatest of the
day. A multitude of people were
gathered about the station, and the
streets wore holiday appearance: Sew
eral bands of music and a number of
free silver clubs met the Bryan party
at the station and the procession was
formed and marched up the main street
of the town.
A stop of an hour had been arranged
for at Jackson. but the train was late
reaching there and the allowance had to
be slightly curtailed. When the car
rage conveying the nominee got within
Two blocks of the stand where he was
10 address the people it was stopped by
the dense crowd, which surged back and
forth about the vehicle. The enthusi-
asm was so great that it was dangerous.
as it threatened to take the admirers of
the triple candidate up to such a pitch
that they would forget his personal
safety. A dozen policemen forced their
way in front of the carriage and man
aged to get the carriage within fifty feet
of the gaily decorated platform. The
police were powerless in their efforts to
control the mob, and it was impossible
for the candidate to reach the speakers
ttand. He climbed to the drivers seat
Ind was there introduced by Thomas f..
Barkworth the candidate for congress in
that district.
1t was many minutes, however before
Mr.. Bryan could proceed with his adj
dress, and he was often interrupted by
the evidences of the affection of the
crowd II is safe to say that not one
HIlU OIL luc IL NOlu
Mr.. Bryan said. He would talk a short
time. then be interrupted and would then
try it again with the same result. There
was nothing connected in his speech, he |
afterwards saying the worry incident to
the great crush completely upset him. |
There were but five minutes left for
Mr. Bryan to speak at the second meet
ing, when at last the driver had sue
ceeded in extricating the carriage from
the crowd. When he arrived at the |
place of speaking he found a repetition of |
the first scene. He could not make his
way through the crowd to the stand, and
again addressed the people from the
carriage. Mr.. Bryan was to speak five
minutes, but it took ten minutes before
the crowd was quiet enough to listen to
him. There had been a third meeting
arranged for, but it had to be abandoned |
as the train was already late in leaving
Jackson.
Brief stops and short platform talks
were made at Leslie and Mason before
Lansing was reached.
VIA THE MORPHINE ROUTE.
Galveston, Tex, Oct. 15.-(Special)-
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