Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-17


ton OF the welfare OF the people. The
people Of the West have been paying an
cxorbitant interest TO the East. until
they are impoverished. They are ener-
getic, lab0rious, and patriotic. During
ths days when the nations body was
bleeding from a hundred wounds, and IFS
life trembling IN the balance. .hey poured
out their richest blood aud treasure that
Il might be saved"
Mr. Bryan had this to say In comment.
Those words were true then. and they
are triie to-day. The people are IS labo-
rious and energetic now as they were
when Mr.. Bynum described them, and
they are suffering to-day as they suf-
feyed then; and all they ask Of the gov
ernment now Is what they asked then
that II will not raise It's arm and strike
them down with ore bo7, to want and
beggory; yet when they ask for this
they are called a mob. want you TO
understand that those wio are to-day.
for some reason. which they may be
able TO explain, changed IN their position,
cannot en.nge the truth which they
spoke then"
Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly at Decatur and
Lawton
KALAMAZOO RED HOT.
KALAMAZOO MICH, October ls.-
Kalamazoo was req hot with Bryan en-
tnusiasm when the Democratic candidate
arrived. Ten thousand people thronged
Brunson Park TO hear him speak, and
they expressed their partisan feelings up
to the limit Of heir lung power. Mr.
Bryan was introduced by Mr.. Todd. the
Democratic canddate '0r Congress in the
district. and in the course Of his remarks
took shot at Chairman Lauterbach. Of
the New York County Republican Com
mittee
Another great assemblage was at Bat
tie Creek. awaiting the Nebraska candi
date. IL appeared to be fully as large as
that at Kalamazoo. The brief speech Mr..
Bryan made from stand near the Michi-
gan Central station was wsll received. It
contained no new material
The experience Of being the chief at
traction was surrendered at Marshal by
Mr. Bryan, who insisted on introducing
in his stead. Albert Williams, a gentle
man 80 years Of age.
If the platform from which Mr.. Bryan
spoke at Albion to about 2cOo people had
not been so low, serious accident might
have occurred Mr. Todd introduced the
candidate, and the talker was in the
midst Of a speech when the frail stand
from which he was speaking collapsed.
score Of others. The crowd had hardly
time to know what had occurred before it
saw the nominee pick himself up and
jump on truck to continue. Nobody
was hurt.
Mrs. Bryan, who usually sits on the
platform while her husband is speaking.
fortunately remained on the train at AL
bion.
ANOTHER SPEECH TO WOMEN.
LANSING, MICH. October 16-Ex-
cursionists from Grand Rapids, Detroit,
Battle Creek jackson, Ann Arbor, Hills
dale and many other places came 10
Lansing to-day TO hear William j. Bryan,
and the capital city was full of
visitors when he arrived at 7 o'clock.
Flambeau clubs, on horseback and afoot,
escorted him from his train to Meade's
Hall. where he addressed a meeting ex-
clusively for women. The second speech
was delivered on a canopied platform in
Hotel square. Ten thousand were there.
but Mr.. Bryan's husky voice could not
reach very far, and large numbers went
away. Later. however, from the bril-
liantly lighted balcony of a hotel. he ad-
dressed an audience equal in numbers 10
that on the Capitol grounds. Mr.. Bryan's
voice sounded clearer from his command
ing position on the balcony, and his re-
marks were punctuated by great cheer
ing Then he went TO the Armory, a
spacious building. and spoke to those
packed within its walls. and concluded
the evening at a big tent, which was also
crowded.
There was little, If anything. new in
Mr.. Bryan's Lansing speeches At the
Downey House, be urged his hearers who
were in favor of free silver not TO stay
away from the polls on election day, be-
cause the result might depend upon the
electoral vote Of one state. He said he
was willing to trust the employees of big
corporations to vote as they pleased,
but that the advocates Of a gold standard
were not. They had attempted coercion,
showing that their cause was hopeless,
and that they no longer appealed 10 rea-
son, as an appeal TO force was the last re-
sort of desperation.
Shortly after10 o'clock Mr.. Bryans spe-
cial pulled out for st. Johns. where he
will begin his speechmaking tomorrow.
BRYAN IN OHIO.
CHICAGO. ILL. October 16.-Candidate
Bryan will leave Bellaire, o., next Tues
day. on the Pittsburg and Cleveland rail-
road, for Youngstown. speaking en- route,
and going from there TO Sandusky, where
a meeting will be held that night,