The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-16
Mckinley Shouters and Yellow
Badges Numerous at All the Towns
in the Southern Peninsula.
SPEECH At GRAND RAPIDS
IN WHICH REPUBLICANS WE'RE
CALLED JEINYLLS AND HYDES.
General Harrison and Others At
tackled In the POpocrat AEftatOr's
Talk to adi Only
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 15.-Popo-
crat Bryan arrived here this evening and
made three speeches, one of them being to
ladies only" He had large audiences at
all three places. Mr.. Bryan's trip through
the southern peninsula to-day did not differ
materially in incidents from his experience
in the northern part of Michigan yesterday.
He found Republicans In the majority at
nearly every place where the train stopped.
They wore Mckinley badges and shouted
for Mckinley and asked questions tina
sometimes disconnected the speaker. This
may account for Mr.. Bryan's savage ar
raignment of Republicans here tonight. In
his speech to women he was unsparing in
his denunciation of ex-President Harrison,
Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll and Murat Hal
stead. and also of Secretary Carlisle, all
of whom he called the Jekylls and Hydes
of politics.
MIR. Bryan made his first speech to-day at
St. Ignace, where he was aroused at $50
O'Clock in the morning. He didn't attempt
to dress himself, but appeared in his night
robe and spoke a few words. Then his
train was run on to the ferry steamer and
the vessel crossed the straits to Mackinaw.
where the candidate made his first speech
in the southern peninsula. Many Republic
ans were in the audience, and they annoyed
the speaker by asking embarrassing ques-
lions, which Mr.. Bryan attempted to parry
in his usual manner.
At Petoskey Republicans were more MT
merous than Popocrats, nearly three
fourths of the crowd wearing yellow
badges, on which were the words, A
honest dollar" Mr.. Bryan seemed to lose
his temper. and angrily asked whether the
yr,nn pa,.c ~ H.
by AN honest dollar" Someone yelled out,
Sixteen to onei" but the orator dropped
the matter and proceeded with his speech.
At CharievoiX and Bellaire there were
many goId-standard men, and some of them
shouted for Mckinney.
When Traverse City was reached Mr..
Bryan also found a divided audience, yell
l~oW-badged men being numerous. Mr.. Bry-
an, in his speech, said:
1T is necessary for us to work. We have
not so many great influences at work for
us, and therefore we have to do more work
ourselves. We have not so many daily
newspapers through which we can talk,
and therefore We have to do more talking
ourselves, and as we cannot afford to
bring all the people to Nebraska, I am 60
se.ves. Now, my friends, in advocating free
coinage l do not mean to claim that / am
infaIiible, but 1 do want you TO understand
that 1 believe what l say, and when | tell
you that, in my Judgment, there can be no
prosperity in the country until bimetaliism
is restored to the American people,, l am
telling you what / believe"
Short stops were made at Walton and
Manton, and Mr.. Bryan stood on the back
platform and allowed the people to crafty
their desire to see the Boy Orator." AT
the latter place the cheering for Bryan
was led by a little girl, who then turned
en- a man who wore a hat indicative of his
allegiance to the gold standard, and saI
castically rebuked him. MIR. Bryan re-
marked that probably the little one could
made a better than the goidite,
to which the Republican replied that no
arguments We're needed, but that money
talked. Yes, it does, replied Mr.. Bryan,
but it does not vote"
Everywhere along the route to Grand
Rapids the crowds at the stations were
largely composed of Republicans. This was
particularly noticeable at Cadillac, Reed
City, Big Rapids. Howard City, Greenville
and Bedding. Iowa turned out a good num-
Der of Popocrats. Both Republicans and
silveriteS wore white badges at Reed City.
but the name Mckinley was on most of
the badges: At all these places Mr.. Bryan
spoke briefly.