Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-17
Mr.. BRYAN'S YASS
~ CONTINUES TO BIC MARKED BY
GREAT AUDIENCES.
GOID-BUG KOAEY-LENDEU SCORED.
ui. Announced Purpose to Press
MS Victims 10 the Wall "If silver
Wins" Made the Text OF Fine
nufbErst

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.cbmakine before breakfast this morn
,rg but Sc was in the broken light Of
.,,lock and not in the first peep Of day,
, The nominee addressed his first
..t.pcc. His train lay all night on a
.,,yel siding. seven miles from Grand
p.,ils. and began it's iourneyings again
at
,-sskcron. reached an hour later, was
.,. I'm the regular itinerary, but a detour
to that place was made. at the request
~ reopie there. The members OF Mr..
p.,en's audience. 200 in number gave
t.,r some very hearty cheers and heard
sh,r, speech about the silver question.
,-- prvau found another big crowd at
t4,nsnd where his train arrived at >
..to.k Like Muskegon. the little town
hos ont brass band. Mr.. Bryan made
--.tber speech. and at Fenville, he talked
again.
SPEECH AT BANGOR.
RrNTON HARBOR. MICH, october
1.-THE raw atmosphere Of the morning
n.3 become more intense in it's rowness
voen Mr. Bryan got off his special train
~. usrror TO talk 10 about 1.50O people
tb.re 5-minute speech was made Dy
,be candidate. and Charles Sigh. Demo
cratic union silver nominee for Governor
,rro with other well-known Michigan
roi.tlclans previously mentioned in these
dispatches. is accompanying Mr.. Bryan
through the State. made briet ADDRESS
Arriving at Hartford az $40, Mr.. Bryan
found an enthusiastic audience. A ban
ler overhead attracted his notice, ana
uDfIs
My friends. l like your motto: Free
silver and Financial Independence
There can be no financial independence
inul the American people recognize their
,wn ability TO attend 10 their own bust
ness. without interference and without
the consent Of any other nation on earth
When / tell you that we must legislate
for ourselves. / am not appealing to any
mock sentiment In our social system
the family is the unit. and the family
must be self-supporting. In the sister
hood Of nations the nation is the unit
and the nation must legislate for Itself.
II the creditor nations of the world have
right 10 use their influence TO make
money dear. because they collect money
from us. have we not right TO use our
influence to stop IT, and protect our peo-
pie from the robbery that has been
practicedg'
DELIGHTED SCHOOD-MARM
When the Bryan special pulled away
from Watervile at 9:2O. after a 5-mnute
stop. II left behind it a delighted young
school-mistress and her flock Of pupils.
The train stopped near the school-house,
and teacher and youngsters came rushing
out to see the nominee. Mrs. Bryan
noticed the children and sent a big
bouquet 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.
ihan the boys and girls from the school
mousse
a score Of people only wero at st. Joe
when the special arrived there. Some
body said that the whole town mad gone
aver TO Benton Harbor 10 hear Mr.. Bryan
there. so the train pulled out again, after
a stop Of a minute.
Five thousand people had gathered in
front of the Hotel Benton at Benton
Harblr 10 hear Mr.. Bryan deliver a fif-
teen-minute speech. His train reached
Benton Harbor at 1920 A. NJ, and started
on for Niles at 1870
His audience was enthusiastic. and the
cheering was hearty and prolonged when
r. /. Jarvis, candidate for Congress, pre-
sented him.
IF SILVER WINS?
The text Of Mr. Bryan's speech was a
paragraph I'm Il local paper quoting "a
reading man" Of the town as saying: "If
silver wins this fan, it will be one Of the
greatest disasters that ever befell the
farmers. / have had for over ten years
nearly $4,000 loaned in this county 10
farmers. In many instances payments
have been met, but for a few years l
have been compelled TO extend the time.
and ! am willing to do so under our pre-
sent financial basis but If silver wins
this fan ] Will DO what every other man
VIII do with his money out-demand i'm
mediate payment / admit | may lose
some OF the interest. but ] have at least
three years in which to save myself and
huring that time l viii close in on every
mortgage i have"
My friends said Mr. Bryan, II want
20 denounce the money-lender who at
temp,s 70 use his MORTGAGES to intimidate
American citizens and 1 say that that
mln does not deserve 70 live in a land
where men are free and have a right to
liberty Applause)
"When you admit that IL IS necessary
10 go 90 money-lender and obtain his
consent before you can pass law, then
you have passed from a democracy TO a
r'utocracy. and liberty. as we have un-
CerstOol IL. has fed from this nation. (Ap-
plause1
'l want you 10 understand that these
men. knowing that they cannot appeal
20 reason. attempt to appeal TO force.
These men. knowing that their arguments
no not appeal 10 judgment, attempt To
appeal TO the fears Of men. In this con-
nccuon. my friends. we have arrayed
AGAINST us every enemy Of society. and
every man who seeks 10 make slaves Of
those with whom ne deals. ! am glad
they are not on our side. / am glad |
have not the support of a man who IN
tends TO enforce his mortgages IL men
40 not vote as he wants them 20. ZAP
p.auscD i would rather remain an hum
Die private citizen than 10 hold The most
exalted Office in this land. II ] had 10
receive my commission from men who
know as little about the genius OF our
institutions as the money-lender whose
LANGUAGE 7 have Quoted.
my friends. this clipping was sent 70
me by man who had always been Re-
publican: man who owed a mortgage
bf 5000 on a farm. which used to be
worth EcC0 and VINO stated IN his letter
that under the gold standard ne expected
90 have 20 give up his farm. because under
a cold standard farmers cannot pay their
mortgages. and simply have 10 lose what
they have invested aud turn their land
over TO the man who loans his money
and uses his mortgage 10 lntimid ite
American citizens. say ] received tlis
clipping from a Republican. and. my
friends. Il is that attempt Of the moneyed
arlstocracy that is driving those men out
OF the Republican party 10 join as In re-
storing the money OF the Constitution,
end put iiis government back In the
hands u the people. where It belongs"
(Chcers)
KYNr-M AGAINST RYNIfM.