The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-10-14
BRYAN OUT WEST.
GREETED BY TIE LARGEST CROWDS
EVER SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY.

Farmer Republicans Join the Thousands
Welcoming tha Candidate Harrison :
and McI>iniey's Endorsements OF Silver
0Ioted by Bryan.
CHICAGO. oct. MIR Bryan crossed
the Indiana line into Illinois ct
o'clock this evening. lie entered the
HooSier State at o'clock yesterday
morning In thirty-eight hours he
stood face to face with 81, 600 persons,
of whom 300, coo were voters. Count
ed with those whom he addressed in
his shor; tour through the State earlier
in the campaign, and the large audi
ences which heard him on Saturday
when he was on his way 10 st. Louis,
and it's clear that a majority Of the
voters in Indiana have seen and heard
the Democratic candidate. The Won
derful West Virginia campaign is
ecllpsed. That the visit has had a
marked effect is evident. Throughout
the State net Democratic gain from
the Republican farmers in the silver
issue can be shown Of l50 TO a county.
These are open and avowed.
They are the forerunners Of a mighty
stream which will widen and deepen
until election day. In some counties,
especially in the southern sections,
the change is as marked and signii-
cant as in Southern Illinois, where the
Republican party is dismembered and
the Hanna Tanner machine skeleton
without flesh or blood. Indianapolis,
the hotbed and birthplace Of the So
called National Democratic party, gave
Mr.. Bryan the largest attendance OF
any city in the country save Chicago
on Labor Day.
South of the old National road the
Democracy is gaining by bounds. Il
the Republicans are to save the State
it will have to be in the gas belt, where
the protection sentiment is strong.
But striking the gas belt today gives
the Democrats good reason for believ,
ing that serious inroads may be made
into the Republican strongholds.
Leaving Indianapolis at s o'clock this
morning Mr., Bryan found six thous-
and persons awaiting him at Mobiles
vile. and every man on the platform
was former Republican. Many had
voted for Lincoln. They were headed
by former Congressman Evans, who
as Republican had voted for the
Bland bill.
AT Upton the gathering ran up to
.12, 900. Kokoma had barely 1000,
and Logansport a goodly $4,000. In
each instance the crowds were the
largest ever gathered at the places.
Farm wagons by the acre could be
seen in the outskirts, and farmers were
the most enthusiastic and earnest OF
the auditors. The largest meeting OF
all was at Hammond, just across the
State line from Chicago. Here the
large stock yards and manufacturing
plants employ thousands OF working;
men. The meeting was delayed until
after7 p. m. to give the workingmen
a chance to get to the place. Tremen'
dous delegations came IN from Pull
man and from the neighboring towns.
There were not less than 35, 900 persons
to greet the candidate. II was dlfll-
cult to make an accurate estimate on
account of the darkness. Some Judges
placed the figures at 90, 600.
A STRIKING COMPARISON.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. S.-Wm. J.
Brvan arrived in Burlington at 5:5j
this morning. A local reception com,
mittee of 200 escorted Mr.. Bryan to the
residence o. John J. Saerley, a col,
league Of Mr.. Bryan in Congress,
where he breakfasted. At 10 O'Clock
the procession started for Crapo Park,
where the Coliseum, in which Mr.
Bryan goke is located. The parade
was>an imposing one. It was headed
IbT platoon of mounted police, and
then came the Citizens Band, followed
by the carriage in which the nominee
was seated. Behind, in regular order,
followed an escort OF women on horse
back, --cavalcade Of Eorsemen and
eleven more bands. including the
Iowa State Band, sandwiched between
various silver marching clubs.
At II o'clock the first speech OF the
day was in the Coliseum building, a
gigantic affair erected for the semi
centennial of Iowa's admission to the
Union of States. The crowd was linn:
tied to one side OF the building and
was enthusiastic 10 great degree.
There were several minutes OF cheer
ing and applause on Mr.. Bryan's ar
rival and when he started to speak
another great ovation was given him
In the course Of his speech MIR. Bry
an was interrupted by man calling
for cheers for Mckinley. 1t was mel
with Kisses, and Mr.. Bryan said:
"My friends, beg you to restrain
from any manifestations OF dlspleas
ure. am glad to have that man here
VINO is in favor Of my opponent. !
only hope that there are many such,
because it is to such persons that l de
sire to express my remarks. Cheering
and applause Ny friend has declar
ed his preference for Mckinley.
want to ask him which man he is foi
the Mckinley Of 1890 or the Mckin
lev of 1896? Q1ong cheering.)
.'Let me read you what Mr.. Mckin
lev said 10 1890, when he was advocat
ing the Sherman law, which added tc
the volume of the nations money. liz
said in that speech: But all agree
that we mus. have larger volume oI
money, and that the added volume
shall be silver or its equivalent based
on silver. At thattime we were put
ting into circulation about $24, O0O, 0OC
year under the Bland Act, and Mr.
Mckinley advocated the Sherman Act
on the ground that it would increase
the amount of money to be put in cir
culation among the people. Let ME
read you what he said then: we pro
pose 10 give to the country what gen
tlemen upon the other side of the
house could not Do, and what they did
not dare to do for four years. We