The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
Several Peculiar Incidents During
the Long Journey Through
the State.
MRS. BRYAN LOST IN a CROWD
An Editor Becomes the Target for the
Nebraskan's Remarks During
One Rally.


made about seventy speeches His clos
ing day was devoted to the eastern part OF
the State, along Lake Huron, between St.
Johns, town near Lansing, to this city.
He made fifteen speeches and had big
audiences everywhere. The succession of
large towns along the route followed rap
idly, one after the other. Incidents of in
terest at the meetings addressed were
numerous.
Mrs. Bryan was caught among a crush
of excited people at Saginaw and the train
started away without her, but was stopped
after having proceeded very short dis
tance.
In the crowd at Owosso early in the
morning Mr.. Bryan had pointed out to
him by his request the editor of Palmer
and Buckner local paper, who had pro-
pounded some questions for the nominee
to answer, and made his presence conspic-
uous to the delight of the audience.
Mr.. Bryan looked toward wagon on
which the editor was standing and said ::
81 am informed that the editor OF the
Owosso Press is standing on that wagon
in the rear of the crowd and wears blue
cap. Now, I will ask him a question.
Did you indorse the financial plank pre-
sented by the minority at the Chicago
convention 2" He paused a minute. 81
repeat the question. You have asked me
questions, you ought to be willing to
answer questions. Did you indorse the
minority plank at Chicago?"
Another pause. Mr.. Bryan continued: !:
Well, my friends, have spent so much time
trying 10 find the editor OF this paper and TO
unmssk man who is seeking to elect Re-
publican by pretending to support the Indian
apolis ticket that / find have no time left to
talk 10 you. / ask you TO remember that the
god standard never fought an open fight
Those who supported the minority plank at
Chicago pretended TO be afraid that free coin
ago would prevent international bimetallism,
and when they got to Indianapolis they forgot
all about international bimetallfsm and de-
clared for the gold standard.
Then they nominated a ticket which they
did not intend to vote for. because they were
not willing 10 bear the odium OF voting for the
Republican ticket. prophesy that the editor
OF the Press does not intend TO vote for
Palmer and Buckner. | prophesy that he in-
tends to vote for the Republican ticket and
that he is receiving money from the Republi-
can candidate.
While most of his speeches contained
practically no new matter, the candidate
made some interesting comments on the
third ticket ard platform here this even
ing. In his Saginaw speech Mr.. Bryan
answered the charges that the Chicago
platform is anarcbistic, and quoted JUS
lice Brown of the Federal Supreme Court,
who was appointed from Michigan, in
support of the alleged attack on that
tribunal.
Detroit exceeded in attendance and
demonstrative appreciation at e three
meetings held here, as was natural in
view OF its larger population and the
preparations that had been made for Mr..
Bryan reception, any reception given the
candidate elsewhere during the day.
But the smaller towns and cities showed
how great an interest was felt in the Demo-
cratic campaign by the presence of re-
markably enthusiastic crowds, numbering
many thousands at some points. Bay
City and vicinity. for instance, furnishe /
between $1,000 and 10000. The crowd
of from 5000 to 10000 at Saginaw greeted
Mr.. Bryan enthus. .astically. 1t was the
same at Flint, wi a gathering of about
5000, and at Port Huron, where Mr.. Bryan
tried to make himself hear to 5000 peo-
pie. The other stops were at st. John,
Ovid, Owosso, Durand. Vassar, La Pere,
Imla City and Mount Clemens.
In the Union Driving Park at Sagi nav
Mr.. Bryan made a vigorous speech of an
hour. in which he replied with display
of considerable feeling to the charge that
the Democratic platform was anarchistic.
He aid:
am told that some of your people are very
much concerned for fear the Democrats, in
their platform, have not been sufficiently con-
siderate OF the Supreme Court of the United
States. Some of your people are worried be-
cause there is q plank in the Democratic plat
form which expresses a desire for an income
tax and which expresses hope that the
court at some iu ture day may reconsider the
the people Of the United States to make those
who have large incomes pay some of the ex-
penses of the Government. loud cheering. !
/ want you to read the Democratic platform
on tn at question, and when you have become
thoroughly frightened ry it l want you to read
what one of the dissenting Judges said about
that decision. l want to read to you what
Justice Brown, who was selected from your
own State, and instead of being an anarchist,
or Democrat, or Populist, or q silver Repub-
lican, Is q Republican, and being q Republi-
can certainly no man ought to accuse him of
not being sufficiently polite to the supreme
Court. Let me read you what he said:
'Whiie / have no doubt that Congress will
find some means of surmounting the present
crisis. my fear is that in some moment of Ma
tional peril this decision will rise up to frus-
trate its will and paralyze its arm."
Now remember these words which l am
about to read: 81 nope il may not prove the
first step toward the submergence Of the lib
critics OF the people in sordid despotism OF
wealth" lCheers.l My friends, it was Re-
publican who said that, Judge of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, and while /
am Democrat / indorse what that Republi-
can Judge said, and think, my friends, that
the policy thatiie behind that decision means
submergence of our liberties In a sordid
despotism OF wealth. lGreat applause and
cheering.l And before anybody calls me an
anarchist for believing thatI want him TO take
an anarchists badge and pin it on Justice
Brown OF the Supreme Court. [Great cheering.
Mr.. Bryan said that fear had been ex-
pressed by the goldbugs that the pen
sloner would suffer ii he were elected. He
contended that the interests OF the soldier
could be better trusted to tn ose who be-
lieved that this Nation is big enough to
have financial policy of its own than to
those who believed that foreign creditors
must shape our financial policy and
foreign influences control the legislation
of the United States.
Baskets full of Colonel Ingersolps re-
cent Chicago speech attacking the Demo-
cratic platform had been distributed
among the crowd awaiting Mr.. Bryan's
return to his train, and the people were
engaged in vigorous mimic battle with
the folded papers as missiles when the
nominee and his wife appeared. In the
excitement that prevailed Mrs. Bryan was
for often and the train started without
her. She was caught in the crush and
could make no headway. Her absence
was discovered almost Immediately, how
ever, and as the train halted about 100
Yards down the track she ~ q discovarad n