The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-18
HE PLAYS YANKEE
BRYAN ANSWERS QUESTIONS BY
ASKING OTHERS.

ASKING OTHERS.
So He Avoids the Interrogatories of Ger
tain Gold Democratic Editor, and i.
Represented Further as Putting That
Gentleman to shame, He Preferring to
Kemain Silent Rather Than Invoke the
RidicuIe of the Mob-Bryan Talks to
Makers of vehicIes-Mrs. Bryan Still, on
the Ticket.
Ow $50 Depot, Owosso, Mich, Oct. II.
After nights rest, Mr.. Bryan awoke
This morning refreshed and in good con-
dition to continue his record-breaking
trip through Michigan. He said he was
completely rested and in order to prove
his statement started in with his speech
making at 8 o'clock at ST. Johns. His
voice was in good condition, and, as
he expressed il, ne was ready to do
another days work such as yesterday,
and throw in half dozen more address
es for good measure. At Lansing last
night. before the car in which Mr.. Bry-
an rode got out of the city, six speeches
had been made by the nominee. The
newspaper correspondents could not
, keep track Of him in the great crowds
End not until ne had at last got into
the special car as it pulled out Of the
station was if known by them how ma
ny speeches he had made. Shortly at
Ter Mr. Bryan had returned from the
platform. and Justin r. Whiting was
speaking, the speakers stand went
down with five people on ii, falling
about six feet Yesterday at Albion the
platform from which the candidate was
addressing the audience. collapsed. For
tunately no one was injured at either
place. and the result was that this morn
ing John w Tomlincson wired the ma
tionai committee TO use more care in
the building of the speakers stands
The first stop Of this, morning was
nt st. Johns where for p minutes he
spoke TO large crowd Of enthusiastic
admirers.
At Ovid a three-minute talk was
made from the car platform and the few
people gathered cheered the nominee
repeatedly.
A MARKED COPY.
At Owoso Mr. Bryan spoke TO large
audience from a stand a few blocks
from the station. He had received
copy Of a paper published there. in
which certain questions were asked. He
referred 70 it as follows:
ladies and Gentlemen:-When I was
at Owoso Junction only a moment ago
/ received by special delivery a copy Of
the Owosso Press Of October IA. From
the fact that il bore no stamp except
the special delivery stamp, / presume
that it was sent by the editor himself
The paper contains some questions sub
mitted to me. As this paperis not sup
porting me I think / am justified in
asking some questions myself, If I am
expected to answer questions, and and !
therefore / viii ask if the editor of the |
Owoso Press is in the audience? "a |
voice: He was here a moment ago. |
VIII you let me know where he is? "a |
voice: He has gone where his circula- |
tion is going.D If he viii not make him |
self known, VIII some one point him |
out to me? "a voice: He has gone
away.D Well, if he is not here to hear
the answers to his questions j will wait |
until ne attends meeting and then an |
ewer HIM 1 am informed that the |
editor of the Owoso Press is standing |
On that wagon in the rear of the crowd |
and wears blue cap. Now, / will ask |
him question: Did you indorse the |
financial plank presented by the minor
ity al the Chicago convention"
Mr.. Bryan paused, but there was no
answer.
II repeat the question. You have
asked me questions; You ought 10 be
willing TO answer questions. Did You
irdorse the minority plank at Chicago?"
Again there was no answer.
FIGHTS AND RUNS AWAY.
We'll, my friends, 1 have spent so
much time trying to unmask a man
who Is trying to elect a Republican
by pretending to support the Indianap-
oils ticket that I find / have no time
left TO talk to you 1 ask you to re-
that the gold standard never
fought an open fight. Those who sup
ported the minority plank at Chicago
pretended TO be afraid that free COIN
age would prevent international BIZ
metallism, and when they got TO In
dianaQclis they forgot all about inter-
national bimetallism and declared for
the gold standard Then they nominat-
ed 2 ticket which they did not intend
10 vote for because they were not wiz
ing to 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. l proph-
esy that he intends TO vote for the Re-
publican candidate and that he is re-
ceiving money from the Republican
committee to keep up a pretended fight
for the Indianapolis ticket"
Flint, Mich, Oct. IA 15-minute
stop was made at Durand. where NJ.
Bryan spoke from a platform near the
station. There was a good sized aud
lence OF listeners and considera BILE en-
thusiasm- There was no new points