The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-17
FINANCIAL FREEDOM
Mr.. Bryan Pleads for Complete Indepen-
den(e Il Every Other kallOn.
He QUOTES BYNUMAs He USED TO TALK
Gold leaders speech in Advocacy Of
silver oinai!c Repeated with Tell.
ing Efcct-The Candidates Scnth-
inG Words In Replying TO Ihrents
of Money Lender.

Bangor, Mich, Oct. l6.-As on yester-
day William j. Bryan began his speech
making before breakfast this morning.
but 1t was in the broken light of Z
O'Clock and not in the first peep of day
that the nominee addressed his first au-
dlence. His train lay all night in
graNel siding. seven miles from Grand
Rapids. and began its journeyings again
at o'clock Muskegon. reached an hour
iater, was not in the regular intincrary
but detour to that place was made
at the request of the people there The
members of Mr.. Bryans audience, 1000
IN number. gave him some very hearty
cheers and heard short speech about
the silver question. Mr.. Bryan found
another big crowd at Holland, where
MS train arrived at $ o'clock Like
Muskegon the little town had out
brass band Mr.. Bryan made another
speech and at Fcnville he spoke again.
Benton Harhor Mich, Oct. 16-The
raw atmosphere of the morning had be-
come more intense in it's rawness when
Mr.. Bryan got off his special train at
bangor to talk to about 500 people
there. y five minutes stop was made
Governor. who, with other Wal known
but during that brief halt buth .hr ia
tional candidate and Charles r. Stigi..
Democra tic Union Silver nominee for
Governor. who. with other well-known
Michigan politicians. previously men
toned III .hese dispa tcheS, is accompany
Ing Mr.. Bryan through the State made
brief addresses. Arriving ut Hartford
al a:O5 Mr. Bryan found an enthusiastic
audience. a banner overhead attracted
MS notice and indicating IT, he said
PITHY SPEECH
My friends like your motto: Free
and financial independence. There can
be no financial independence unti the
American people recognize their own
ability TO attend To their own business
without interference or without the con-
sent of any other nation OH earth
When ] tell YOU that we must legislate
for ourselves am not appealing TO any
mock sentiment. In our society the
family is the unit and that family
must be self-supporting. In the sister
mood or nations the nation is the unit
and the nation must legislate for itself
If the creditor nations of the world have
right to use their influence 10 make
money dear, because they collect money
from the United States, have we not
right 10 use our influence 10 stop it
and protect our people from the rob-
berry that has been practiccd."
PLEASED THE CHILDREN.
When the Bryan special pulled away
from Waterveit at 9:S3 after II five min
ute stop, II left behind IL delighted
school mistress and her flock of pupils
The train stopped near the schoolhouse
and teacher and youngsters came rush.
Ing out 10 see the nominee. Mrs. Bryan
noticed the groups and sent a big bou-
quet of flowers TO the teacher, and the
audience of several hundred people ad-
dressed by Mr. Bryan there, did not
cheer louder as the train resumed its
journey than the boys and girls from
the schoohouse
A score Of people only were at ST. Joe
when the special arrived there. Some
body said that the whole town had gone
over 10 Benton Harbor 10 hear Mr.. Bry-
an there, so the train pulled out again
after stop of a minute.
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
Five thousand people had gathered in
front of the Hotel Benton at Benton
harbor TO hear Mr.. Bryan deliver a fif-
teen -mlnu.e speech. His train reached
Ben.on harbor at 1920 ana started for
Niles al l0:i0. His audience was enthu-
siast!c and the cheering was hearty and
prolonged when Mr.. r. /. Jarvis. can
didatc for Congress, presented him.
The text of Mr. Bryan's speech was
a paragraph in a local paper quoting "a
leading man" of the town saying: "Tf
silver wins this flll 1t VIII be one of
the greatest disasters that ever befell
the farmers. | have had for over ten
years nearly $i22. 900 loaned in this coun-
FRY to farmers. III many instances pay
ments hive bee met, but for few year:
] have been compelled to extend the
time and ! am willing to do so under
our present financial basis. but II silver
wins this fall Will do what every other
man Will do with his money out-de-
mand Immediate payment. / admit
may lose some of the interest, but
nave at least three years to save myself
ana during that time ! will close In on
every mortgage I have"
FRIENDS" said Mr.. Bryan, II want
to denounce the money lender who at
tempts to use his mortgage to intimi-
date American citizens. and I say that
that man does not de;ervc to live in
land where men are free and have Il
right TO liberty" Applause.) When you
admit mat 1t Is necessary to go 10 the
money lender and oh ain his consent be-
fore you can pass law, then you have
passed from Democracy to a plutoc-
racy and l!bery, as we have understood
IT, ha: fled from the nation" Gap
plause.)
SCATHfNG SENTENCES.
Il want you to unde: stand that these
men, knowing that they cannot appeal
TO reason, attemp: to appeal 10 force.
These men. knowing that their arru-
meni's do not appeal to Judgment. al
tempt to appeal to the fears of men
In his campaign. my friends, we have
a:rayed against US every enemy of So
ciety and every man who seeks TO make
slaves of those with whom he deals.
am glad l have not the support of n
man who intends to foreclose his mort
gage IL men do not vote as he wants