The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-03
Addresses Delivered in the
Buckeye State by the
Boy Orator.
SLIGHT ACCIDENT AT KENYON.
The Democratic Nominee Met by
Large Crowds at Every Stop.
ping.Place.

TOLEDO, ONO, Sept. e. When the
train bearing Mr.. Bryan arrived at Spring
field the crush from the steps of the car to
the platform was simply terrible, 10000
people being present. Mr.. Bryan spoke
as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen-For q few moments
only shall occupy your attention, because a
large portion of my voice has been left along
the line of travel where it is st1ll calling sim
ners to repentance. 1 am told that in this
city you manufacture more agricultural imple-
ments than are manufactured in any other
city Of the country.
lam glad to talk to you, who recognize that
the dollars which you received are earned by
those who convert the natural resources of
this country into money, those who till the
soil, for from its fertility springs this Nations
primary greatness. Upon the prosperity of the
great producers of wealth, whom we call the
masses, as distinguished from the classes, de-
ponds all the prosperity of this city.
II you have a gold standard you legislate
the value of money up and you legislate the
value OF property down.
The very legislation that increases the pur-
chasing power of a dollar simply enables that
dollar to buy more of other things. How can
dollar be made to buy more of other things?
By making more wheat sell for dollar, more
corn for dollar, more oats sell for dollar,
more potatoes sell for dollar, more of the
product of toll exchanging for given amount
OF money. 1t is good thing for the man who
owns money and buys property, but 1t is a
mighty bad thing for the man who has to pay
money with the property that he produces.
Applause
How does the gold standard affect you? You
make your implements and sell them to the
farmer. Suppose the farmer finds his taxes
don't go down, but the price OF all that he
sells goes down. What does it mean? 1t
means that he has less and less money TO
support OF has family. (Cheers.l If you sell
his agricultural implements he promises to
pay you and the legislation destroys his ability
10 pay, then you find fault because you have
10 take your implements back and sell them
second hand to somebody else.
Reaching Urbana at II O'Clock Mr.
Bryan found there an enthusiastic audi
ence, which focked around the rear plat
form OF the candidates Car and cheered.
loudly. lie was presented as the next
President of the United States, and in re-
spouse said that whether or not this pre-
dlctlon would prove true would depend to
great extent on what the people about
the car would do this fall. Mrs. Bryan
was also introduced to the gathering and
was given three cheers as the train drew
out.
A large number of men, women, boys
and girls, bearing slips OF yellow paper
containing the inscription, Mckinley
Club, were in the crowd of several hun
dred gathered at Belle Fontaine Al
though the Bryant contingent, in the dis
taHce seemed to be in the minority, it
had plenty OF enthusiasm and succeeded
IN making great noise. Mr.. Bryan re-
ferred to the color of the badges in his
speech.
Farmers from the surrounding country
kept coming into Kenton all the morning
attend civ
). Bryan, and when he arrived the demon
stration was most enthusiastic.
Mr.. Bryan made a vigorous speech at
the courthouse square that won frequent
applause. While it was in progress part of
the speakers stand gave way with crash.
carrying score of people with it. No
body was hurt, but the widest excitement
relgned Tor few minutes. Mrs. BRYAN
barely managed to save herself from being
preclpitated into the hole through which
those near her fell.
a special coach, chartered by the Toledo
reception committee, was attached to the
train on which Mr.. Bryan left Kenton.
MIR. Bryan was given a fiattering reception
IN point OF the mum Der of people who as
sembled to hear him speak at Findlay.
II the crowd was rot so enthusiastic as
at other places there were plenty who did
honor to the full extent of their lungs,
Fully 5000 people were present.
Alter leaving Findlay stops were made
by the Bryan train at Walker and Cynet,
where there were small crowds but much
enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryan made brief re-
marks at both places.
At Bowling Green a stand had been
erected hundred feet from the railway
tracks and about it 1000 people were closely
packed. They cheered the candidate when
he appeared and listened attentlvely to
brief speech.
The Ladies' Silver Club, composed of
young women attired in white frocks and
wearing sllvered caps, was feature of the
reception there, and a brass band had also
been retained to meet the candidate. Miss
Carrie Layman, member of the Ladies'
Silver Club, presented Mr. BRYAN with a
bouqet OF flowers and made a little ad-
dress.
"These flowers" she said, 'swere gath
cred from the richest agricultural soil in
this great State, where the people, and
especially the farmer, Notwithstanding
their splendid SOIL are in great financial
distress
Another vast audience, unprecedented
in political campaigns, heard William J.
Bryan deliver a speech in High School
Square, here tonight. The concourse AT
Columbus last night was the largest MT.
Bryan ever addressed.