The Portland daily press., 1896-09-24
BRYAN AT WATERLOO.
Knocked Off His Feet By Railroad
Collision.
BUT MORE SERIOUS WATERLOO is
COMING IN NOVEMBER.

Railroad Station-Tells People All
That Stands Between Them and
Wealth is Gold Standard.
Philadelphia, September % Day break
starts are things Of the past in William
J. Bryan's itinerary. Hereafter he will
leave places at reasona BILE ho urs and will
endeavor to get the rest he needs so bad
ly. 1t has been the custom Of Mr.. Bryan's
supporters in various places to start him
out as carly as possible through their
particular sections and keep him going
until late at night.
Mr.. Bryan and his party went direct
from the Lafay ette hotel this morning to
the Pennsylvania railroad Broad street
station, and left at o'clock in a special
car attached to the Belyidere division ex-
press train.
Easton, Pa, September 22-Wm. j.
Bryan reached Trenton at $50 a. m. A
big crowd was waiting for him at the
Warren street station, but the train did
not stop long enough for the candidate
to make a speech. He was cheered as
he came out ON the platform of the par
lor oar and was bowling his acknowledge
ments as the train drew our.
that place CAV Mr.. Bryan quite as STIR
ring reception. A large part of the popu
lation TUNED out aud heard the candi-
date make brief speech.
Mr.. Bryaa said: tThey ask me how
the free coinage of silver is going to
help the people. Let me tell you. It
puts more money in circulation and
Uvh ic In LAT on
| there il a better chance for each man to
get money than there Is when money Is
scarce. Money is the creature of law.
'Scarce money is a good thing for the
| people who give money to buy property
| with, and have money to loan; scarce
money is good thing for the money
broker and money changer, but scarce
| money is bad thing for the people who
| ave property to sell and wish to realize
| what. they can on their property. Gap
plause.)
"Soarce money makes dear money,
| and dear dollar is bad thing for those
who labor, because it makes it more
| difficult for laboring man to get hold
of dollar. When money ises the pso
pls fndss more profit in boarding dollars
and gaining in the value of dollars than
they do In investing money in enterprises
and giving en- ployment to labor"
(Great oheering.)
There was also small gathering at
Stockton. At Byram several hundred
people heard Mr. Bryan say few words
| before the train started n.
Washington. N. j., september>a5. =
Standing on the balcony Of hotel op-
posite the station at Phillipst urg.
chill wind blowing the hair fIom his
forehead, Mr.. Bryan addressed a large
audience. The Bryan train reached
Hill 1 na6 X
minutes. The crowd, estimated between
1000 and 5000 persons, showed consid-
| eIab1e enthusiasm. Several hundred
people heard Mr. Bryan for a few min
utes at Belvidere. A brass band auRmen
ted the enthusiasm. The noontide sun
| did little to temper the chill air at Ma
nunkachunk, where Mr. Bryan stood ON
from between the two tracks. and talked
a few minutes to couple of huodred
people. When he had finished three
cheers we're given for the candidate.
At Oxford Furnace Mr.. Bryan ad-
dressed a crowd from the rear of the plat.
form Of the train. Washington was
| reached at /. As. Mr.. Bryan was greeted
at the station by several hundred people.
He was cheered as he stepped into a
gaily decorated carriage with ex-Con-
gresham Cornish.
The candidate went Immediately to
Washington park where he addressed
nearly 5000 people. Mr.. Bryan's speech
Washington, Garrett A. Hobart has an
organ factory. AS the train drew into
the station Mr.. Bryan saw big MoKin-
ley and Hobart fag floating from one of
the windows. In his speech Mr.. Bryan
referred to the organ industry of the
town, but did not mention Mr.. Hobart.
His audience was very attentive and
lch
said: II believe our cause will grow
because 1t is the truth. and truth COM
mends itself to those who think. Our
opponents tell US to open the mills. You
can opsn all the factories you will, bnt
until you put enough money in the
farmers pockets to buy products you
can all have just what kind of dollar
you want, because dollars are made by
law and the laws are made by the peo-
pie whenever the syndicates let them.
daughter. Syndicstes will let them
whenever the people mako up their
minds that they want to make laws"
New York, Septem ber 23.-Women were
predominant in the good sized crowd
that fooked around Mr.. Bryan's car at
Port Murray, N. j., and at Haoketts,
tows, the proximity OF the young ladles'
seminary in that place was very notice.
able. thousand people were at Hack
ettstown and Mr.. Bryan made them a
minute speech. In shifting Mr.. Bryan's
train from one track to another at Wat
erloo, the candidate and those with him
were badly shaken up by too rapid con-
nection with the locomotiye. Some
glass was shattereTed.
At Port Morris the sudden stoppage
of the train Jared all its passengers and
nsarly knocked the candidate of his
feet. More glass was broken. A knot
of people cheered Mr.. Bryan. At Stone
hope crowd of men and boys told him
in cheers he was all right. Fifteen hun
dred people swarmed around Mr.. Bryan
as he stepped on the platform of the
train at Dover. They gave him hearty
cheer. Mr.. Bryan talked about the
money question during the two minutes
the train stopped.
Some Of the remaining summarizes at
Mount Tabor, a Damp meeting resort,
, came down to see Mr.. Bryan and there
was also small crowd at Morris Plain.
A thousand women and youngsters heard
Mr. Bryan speak briefly at Morristown
where the train arrived at 5. 40. Tht
|, train did mt stOD at Madison IOnr