The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-18


morning. At Ovid n three minute talk
was made from the car platform and the
few people gathered cheerel the nominee
repeatedly AT Owassn Mr.. Bryan spoke
to large audience from 81 stand n few
blocks from the station. He had received
copy of paper published there in
which certain questions were asked. He
replied to this us follows:
Ladies' and gentlemen: When ] was
at Owasso Junction n moment ago / re-
ceivcd 'by special delivery copy of the
Owasso Press OF October IL From the
fact that it bore no stamp but this spec
ial delivery stamp L 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 that am justified in asking some
questions myself, if I am expected to an
swer questions, and therefore | will ask
II the editor of the Owasso Press is in the
audicnce:''
a voice: Gle was moment ago.
Mr.. Bryan: CIVIL you let me know
where he is?'
A voice; Gle has gone where his cir.
culation is going"
Mr.. Bryan; ''If he will not make him
self known, then will some one point him
out to me?''
n voice: "He has gone away.n
MIR. Bryan: ''Well, if he is not here TO
hear the answers to his questions I will
wait until he attends a meeting and then
answer MIN. | am informed that the
editor oil the Owasso Press is standing on
that wagon in the rear of the crowd and
wears blue cap. Now, l will ask him
II question.
"Did you endorse the financial plank
presented by the minority at the Chicago
conventional
MI. Bryan paused, but there was no
answer
II repeat the que stion. You have ask
Ell me questions. You ought to be will
ing to answer questions; did you endorse
the minority plank at Chicagos'
Again there was II pause
well, my friends, l have spent so
much time trying to find the editor of
TINS paper AMI 10 unmask man who is
seeking to elect a Republican by pre-
tending to support the INDIANAPOLIS ticket
that find that have no time left to
talk to you. ask you to remember that
the gold standard never fought an open
fght. Those who supported the minority
plank at Chicago pretended to be afraid
that free coinage would prevent interna-
tonal bimetallism and when they went
to Indianapolis they forgot all about in
| ternational bimetallism and declared for
the gold standard. Then they nominated
ticket which they did not intend to
| vote for because they were not willing to
pear the odium of voting for the Repub-
lican ticket. prophecy that the editor
OF the Pre- IS does not intend to vote for
Palmer and Buckncr. prophecy that
he intends to vote for the Republican
candidate and that he is receiving money
from the Republican committee to keep
up pretended fight for the Indianonolic
ticket'
Flint, Mich, Oct ia fifteen minute
stop was made at Durant, where Mr..
Bryan spoke from II platform near the
station. There was good sized crowd
of listeners and considerable enthusiasm.
Saginaw, Mich, Oct. 17.-FlintSturned
out crowd of several thousand enthusi-
| astic shouters. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were
escorted to the courthouse square. where
| decorated platform had been erected.
Judge William Newton introduced the
candidate and his wife to the audience.
and rousing cheers went up in response.
The meeting was enthusiastic through.
out the twenty five minutes visit. Mr.
Bryan said in part:
Zone of your bankers called Il farmer
into his Office and told him that if | were
elected his mortgage would be foreclosed
and the farmer replied to him that if Me-
kinley was elected he could have the
farm, but that if | was elected he could
not forclose he mortgage, because then
he would be able to pay the mortgage.
l want to ask those who make wagons to
think for Il while and see whether they
sell their wagons to the iinancers or the
farmers and if they sell their wagons to
the farmers / want them to figure out
how farmer can buy more wagons when
he gets less for his products. l want
those who sell wagons to farmers to
realize that their prosperity depends On
The farmers who buy wagons and not on
the hnanciers who charge interest on the
money that makes wagons"
A JINGO LEADER.