The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-06

erly Appreciated.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept olive
minute speeches and thousands of hand
clasps more or less. enthusiastic consti-
tuted the incidents attending the trip of
William j. Bryan from Chicago to this
city this morning. There were short
stops at Waukegan, Kenosha and Racine,
and the nominee spoke to crowds of hun
dreds Mt each place. The party left Chi
cago ut S:45 and arrived here at 11:45.
AT the depot at Chicago there were less
than hundred to see Mr.. Bryan off, and
small sized cheer went up as the train
pulled out The first stop was at Wau
kegan where about 700 people gathered
about the car and demanded Il speech
from Mr.. Bryan. He was introduced by
the chairman of the Democratic central
committee rs the next Democratic Presi-
dent Of the United States. Mr.. BRYAN
said:
''Ladies and Gentlemen: have not
time to make a speech, but nm very
glad to see you, whether you are drawn
here by what opposing papers call idle
curiosity or by interest in the cause be-
Ing presented in this campaign am
inclined to believe that there is great
deal of idle interest among the people on
both sides of this question Some be-
lleve that the success of the free silver
cause would be very detrimental to the
country. They, of course, are earnestly
opposed to us. Others believe that there
can be no general return of prosperity to
the people of the United States until we
stop the appreciation of money by giving
the people moro standard money. 1t is
not for one man to say how another shall
think or vote, or act, but | believe that
we have right to urge upon you the i'm
portance of studying the question for
yourselves and not allowing anybody to
think for you. EalEissi II
81 do not believe there isrr'any''class OF
people who can safely be entrustedwith the
right to think and act for another class.
The ballot is given to citizens The bal
lot is given to citizens in order that each
citizen may make his vote his representa-
tive, not what somebody else may think
and wants himself l simply ask YOU
during the days which intervene between
now and election day to study the issues
presented in this campaign and when YOU
have made up your minds, have the
courage to vote rs you please and no one
can question your right to do it. I
thank YOU" applause and cheers)
There was loud cheer for the nominee
when MIR. Bryan had finished and then
some one proposed "three cheers for Nc
klnley, and about half the crowd gave
them with IL will. These were followed
by return cheering for the Democratic
nominee, which continued until the train
pulled out.
BIG CROWD AT KENOSHA.
kcnosha was the next stop and about
Il thousand people were waiting for the
candidate. Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: 1t is natural
in n country like this where all power
emanates from. the people that thew
should feel an interest in public issues
and campaigns through which we pass.
When time comes when some great
question forces itself to the front, the in
terest is deepened, and we have reached
such Il time. Often it is matter of
comparatively little Importance whether
an issue before the people is settled this
year or next or Il few years in the future.
but there are times when great results
depend upon campaign, and we have
reached such time.
1.-The money question has been forced
upon the people by those who are not sat-
isfied with the gradual appreciation of
the dollar but have sought to hasten the
issue.
for the welfare of the people. When
property is falling people do not want to
invest in property. In my Judgment
those who wanted Il safe investment and
want Government bonds issued were to Il
large extent responsible for the result.
In our platform we have declared against
the issue of bonds in times of peace.
When you come to consider these cues
tions, the interests of the people who
must pay taxes, which pays the bonds,
should be considered rather than the peo-
pie who desire to profit by the taxation,
wrung from people already overbur-
de..ed. We knew when we put the clause
in our platform against the issue of
bonds we would lose the bondholders, but
we want the people who pay the taxes. u
Great applause.)
ENTHUSIASM AT RACINE.
A conservative estimate of the crowd ut
Racine to meet Mr.. Bryan would be
1900 people, and it seemed as il everyone
OF these were trying to Guido the other
in cheering and appauding. Capt w.
B. Vance, Of Racine, introduced Mr..
Bryan, who said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: When I see
a large number of people like this who
seem to be interested in the success of
the campaign upon which we have
started, l sometimes wonder whether il
is possible that you people are deserving
of the names that are being applied to
you. II am an anarchist, then all that
want me elected must be anarchists.
''When look into your faces wonder
whether you are all enemies of the Gov