The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-01
BRYAN STILL KEEPS
UP HIS TALKING
lie Addresses an Audience Of 5000 in
Cumberland, W. Va.
RIDlCULE FOR THE FlNANCIERS
In His Judgment They Know More
About England Than They DO
About the Resources of Their Own
COuntry...Mark Hanna's Terse
Opinion Of Bryan's Effectiveness as
an Orator.

Martinsburg, w. Va, Sept. 30.-The
streets of Martinsburg began to accu-
mulate crowds early this morning and
when William j. Bryan arrived at 11.35,
nearly an hour late. the town had as
sumcd quite metropolitan appear
ance in point of population. Martins
burg Is Senator Faulkner's home and
the senator was at the Baltimore and
Ohio station to greet Mr.. Bryan, who
was roundly cheered as he descended
from the train. Mr.. Bryan was taken
in "a carriage across town to the Cum
berland Valley freight station, where
he delivered a speech which he was
obliged to cut short on account of late
ness of the train. Fully 5000 people
heard him. Mr.. Bryan, on concluding
his address, returned Immediately to
the Baltimore and Ohio station accom-
pare, ID by IA cavalcade, and at 1915 left
for Cumberland. At Cumberland Mr..
Bryan made an address, in which he
said:
My friends. some of the fnancers down
east doubt the ability of the people to at
tend to their own business. but when I
find a iinancier who distrusts the Ameri-
| can people, | generally find tinancier who
visits Europe oftener than he visits the
| country that lies west of New York city.
tGreat cheering) We have many of those
| advocates of the gold standard who are
FAR better acquainted with foreigners than
they are with their own people--and If
they insist ON putting their trust in those
who live abroad, | console myself with
the thought that a great many people,
aye u vast majority, are better acquaint-
| ed with resources OF this country than
these few inanciers. and that this great
| majority, instead of toadying to anything
| that is foreign are willing 10 trust their
all on this republic, and rise or fall with
il. (Cheers).
THE FlFry-CENT DOLLAR.
My friends, want you to remember that
in this campaign those who advocate the
free coinage of silver. are the only ones
who have system of finance that they
ar" willing 10 lay before the American
people. We are demanding the free coin
| ige of silver. as We have free coinage Of
| gold: we are demanding unlimited coinage
| of silver. as We have unlimited coinage
of gold: we are demanding coinage at 10
to |. t9e very ratio that we have today
We are not asking that the silver dollar
| be changed, nor that the gold dollar be
| changed, but that the American people
| shall have an opportunity TO have both
| gold dollars and silver dollars to do their
business with. tApplausel. Some one
asks: How about the tifty-three-cent
dollar?' Well, now, my friends, have
known people who have been without
dollars 50 long that II tlfty-three-cent dol
lar would be God-send to them 0augh-
| ter and applause), but. my friends. they
| did not call the silver dollar a iifty-three-
cent dollar when silver was treated like
gold. Prior to 1873, the silver dollar was a
dollar and three-cent dollar. measured by
gold. They told us that they wanted to
| get rid of the silver because 1t was too
good. and now they do not want to bring
it back because 1t is not good enough.
| (Cheers)
IN HISTORIC HARPER'S FERRY.
| Harper's Ferry. W. Va. Sept. 3d.
This historic old town had William
Jennings Bryan for twenty minutes
this morning. He arrived on the
special train furnished by the West
Virginia State Central committee at
1910. The train had been delayed one
hour by the effects of the terrific hur-
| ricane which swept over this section
last night. MIR. Bryan addressed about
1000 people here.
Grafton, w. Va. Sept. 30.-William
j. Bryan's special train arrived here at
| II 10 y. M, three hours late. The trip
| from Cumberland to Keyser was made
over the West Virginia Central tracks
on account of a broken bridge on the
Burlington and Ohio railroad. Mr..
| Bryan addressed large and enthusiasts
tic audiences at Cumberland and Key
ser, and small crowds which showed
great enthusiasm greeted him at Pied
mont. w. "; Oakland. Md, and Terra
Alta, w. Va. Mr.. Bryan decided to
make a speech here, after which he
retired for the night. preparatory to
starting for Clarksburg at 6 o'clock in
the morning.
| HANNA ON BRYAN.
| New York, Sept. 30.-Chairman
Hanna when asked this afternoon what
in his opinion would be the effect of
Mr.. Bryan's speechmaking tour in the
east, said: 81 have remained from
criticising or advertising Mr.. Bryan.
From my standpoint do not see how
his personal tour can have much effec,