The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-11

Crestline, Ohio, August 10.---Over |
5000 people were surging around the de- |
pot when the Bryan train pulled in |
amidst the salutes of anvils and the |
music of Il band. A committee had |
boarded the train ut Bucyrus, and when |
Mr.. Bryan arrived he was escorted
through the noisy crowd to n decorated
platform near the depot where, amidst
the widest cheering, he said:
Ladies' and gentlemen: | would not
be surprised to see such an audience as
this in Nebraska, but can hardly realize
that such a gathering as this is assem-
bled in the State which has the honor to
contain the residence of my opponent
cloud cheering and laughter). I must
conclude from the enthusiasm which has
been manifested ever since we crossed
the State line into Ohio that Ohio has
had so many Presidents that you have
decided that you can spare one now.
CHEERS and laugbter) 1t is generous of
you. | will promise that if am living
when Nebraska has had rs many Presi
dents as Ohio has had will come back
to your State and return the compliment
by helping you to elect an Ohio man,
provided he is in favor of n financial
policy by the American people, for the
American people. cloud cheering)
UNLESS mistake the character of the
people among whom we live, you will
never he able to get them to support a
candidate for the Presidency who will
continue the policy of mortgaging the
American people to foreign syndicates
when seventy millions of people stand
ready to protect the Treasury of the
United States. loud cheering) Help
us to help ourselves. Cheers and laugh
tcr) If the gold standard is a good
thing ask you why did not the Republic
can party ut St. Louis declare that the
gold standard should be maintained per-
manently, and if the gold standard is n
bad thing why was it so cowardly as TO
say to the American people: You should
submit to Il bad thing until foreign po-
tentials and powers come to the relief of n
suffering people (Cheers.) Put these
two questions to your opponents: these
two questions and drive them from the
battlefield. The first is: If the gold
standard is good why not keep it? and if
bad why should we keep it for a single
! momentY cloud cheering.) ! thank you
for your attention.
AT M'KINLEY'S HOME.
Canton, o., August 10-When the
| 12:45 p. IN. Pennsylvania train pulled
into Canton fifteen'minutes late, citiczens
| of Starke county, the home of Mckinley,
turned out in thousands to greet ,theig
,, fellow tQwnsmaR's opponent and Mr..
Bryan returned the compliment in his
| speech Special trains had brought dele
cations here from all over Southeastern
Ohio and the Pittsburg Bryan delegation
was here on a SPECIAL train to escort Mr..
Bryan to their city.
Allen Cook, the local Populist leader,
escorted Mrs. Bryan to fiat car adjoin-
ing the Pullman car Hungary, followed
by Major Jones f. Rice, of Canton, with
Mr.. Bryan. After the applause had sub
sided when Major Rice finished his pre-
sentation, Mr.. Bryan said:
! Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: When | received notice Il short
time ago of the organization of Il silver
club in this city, | little imagined the
tremendous sentiments which seem to
he behind that club / am glad In this,
city, the home of my distinguished oppo-
nent, to testify to his high character and
personal worth applause, tremendous
cheering fer Mckinley. shall be salts
fled Che speaker was here interru pied
! iy renewed cheering for MckinleyO
| shall be satisfied if as Il private individual
may he able to stand eside him in pub
lie estea1n; but, my, friends, this is not
u contest between persons. 1t matters
( little to the American people whether
your distinguished townsman or myself,
as ind'Tiduals, occupy the chief executive
positien in the greatest nation on earth.
| But IL does matter for what policies n
PRESIDENT shall stand. And in this cam
paign persons are lost sight of in the in
terest in the cause which those persons
represent. In my own State and in nv
| own ctty are many people who believe
| ne interests OF the country. will be better
| erved by the election of my opponent. and
am gratified to know that in his city
There are so many that lelieve that the in
terests of the country will be best served
! by his desert. Applause and cheers for
| Mckinney. He is your neighbor as wye
understand neiGhbors. If you will turn
to the Bible you will there read a parable
OF the neighbor, and ask you to felieve
| that liz this contest am the neinhhor of
| those who have fallen among thieves
| tAppl@lse.l He il the neighbor who in
the hour of distress brings relief that is
needed, and in my humble judgement
when we are cursed by EuropeIs fianciol
policy believe that the true neiphbor of
the tolllRg masses is the man who asks
lor the immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
tapplause) at the legal ratio of l6 to
without waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation on the earth. AN
plause.) 10 my neighbors at home / say
thht II according to your convictions Of
public duty they believe my opponent
should be elected, that shall bear them
no Ill will, and / have so high q regard
Tor my opponent that | know he will "a
TO MS fellow townsman here that eve
one OF them should feel free to make
ballot represent n free mans's will.
though 1t may result in keeping YOU,
1ihguisned citizen among you as a ~