The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-18
HIS RECORD BREAKER
Bryan's Marvellous Michigan
Ovation Continues.
TACKLES ANOTHER EDITOR
Bryan Tried TO Answer Print
ed Questions But He Hid
FARmER,s ANSWER TO A BANKER
Threatened Foreclosure if He Voted
For Bryan--"AII Right :Said the
Farmer, if Mckinley is Elected
You Can Have the Farm

You Can Have the Farm"
Owosso Depot, Mich, Oct. 17.-After
a nights rest w. j. Bryan awolSe this
morning refreshed and in good condi-
4ion to continue his record breaking
trip through Michigan. He said he
was completely rested and in order to
prove his statement started in with
his speech-malxing at s o'clock. His
voice was in good condition. The first
stop this morning was at St Johns,
where. for twenty-five minutes, he
spoke to a large crowd of enthusiastic
admirers.
At Ovid, a three-minute talk was
made from the car platform and the
few people gathered cheered the nom
inee repeatedly.
At Owosso Mr.. Bryan spoke to a large
audience from a stand a few blocks
from the station He had received a
copy of a paper published there in
which certain questions were asked.
He replied to this as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: When | was
nt Owosso Junction, a moment ago,
I received by special delivery copy
of the Owosso Press of October 14th.
From the fact that it bore no stamp
except this special delivery stamp i
assume that it was sent by the editor
himself. The paper contains some
questions submitted to me. As this
paper is not supporting me, I think /
ann justified in asking some questions
myself, if / am expected to answer
questions, and therefore | will ask if
Oxw- ~
the audience?
A voice-s'He was a moment ago."
Mr.. Bryan-"Will you let me know
where he is?''
a voice-"He has gone where his
circulation is going"
Mr. Bryan-s'If he viii not make
himself known then will some one
point him out to me?
A y0ice-"He has gone away
Mr.. Bryan-"Well, if he is not
here to hear the answers to his ques-
tion | viii wait until he attends a
meeting and then answer him. / am
informed that the editor of the Owosso
Press is standing on that wagon in the
rear of the crowd and wears a blue
cap. Now, / will ask him a question.
did you endorse the financial plank
presented by the minority committee
at the Chicago conyention?"
Mr.. Bryan paused, but there was
no answer.
II repeat the question, you have
asked me questions You ought to
be willing to answer questions.
did you endorse the minority plank
at Cl1icago?''
s'WeH my friends, / have spent so
much time trying to find the editor
of this paper and to unmask a man
who is seeking to elect a Republican
by pretending to support the Indiana
polls ticket, that | find ] have no time
left to talk to you. | ask you to re-
member that the gold standard never
fought an open fight. Those who sup
ported the minority platform at Chs
cago pretended to be afraid that free
coinage would prevent international
bi-metallism and when they got to
indianapolis they forgot all about
international bi-metallism and declared
for he gold standard. Then they
nominated ticket which they did not
intend to vote for, because they were
not willing to bear the odium of voting
for the Republican ticket. ] prophesy
that the editor of the Press does not
intend TO vote for Palmer and Buclxner.
/ prophesy that he intends to vote for
is receiving money from the Republi-
can committee to keep up a pretended
fight for the Indianapolis ticket"
Flint. Mich, Oct. -Fifteen-minute
stop at Durant where Mr.. Bryan spoke
from a platform near the station.
There was good sized crowd of listen
ers and considerable enthusiasm.
FARMER THREATENED WITH
FORECLOSURE
Saginaw, Mich, Oct. 17-Flint turn
ed ous crowd of several Thousand
enthusiastic shoutegs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan were escorted to the court house
square, where a decorated platform
had been created. Judge VIM. Newton
introduced the candidate and his wife
TO the audience and rousing cheers
went up in response. The meeting
was enthusiastic throughout the TWEEN
ty-fiYe minutes. Mr. Bryan said in
part:
One OF your bankers called a farmer
into his Office and told him that if ]
was elected his mortgage would be
foreclosed and the farmer replied to
him that if Mr.. Mckinley was elected
he could have the farm. bur that if
/ was elected he could not foreclose
the mortgage, because then he would
be able to pay the mortgage. This
is great city for the manufactrre or
carriages and wagons and bnggies. +
want to ask those ho make wagons
to think for while and see whether
they sell their wagons To the tinanciers
or the farmers, and if they sell their
wagons to the farmers / want them to
figure out how a farmer can buy more
wagons when he gets less for his pro-
ducts. want those who sell wagons to
farmers to realize for once that their
prosperity depends on the farmers who