The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

One Speech From Mckinley Banner
; Many Goldbugs IN His Audiences.
Lansing, Mich, Oct. 16.-Michigan
outdid itself to-day in welcoming Will
liam Jennings Bryan, and. the nominee
returned the compliment by breaking his
own, as we'll rs all other campaign
records. He spoke to twenty three meet.
ings, beginning at o'clock this morning
at Muskegon, and ending ut Lansing
close to midnight. The aggregate num-
Der OF his hearers probably surpassed all
previous figures, considering the size of
the cities where he spoke. Except in one
or two minor instances, the enthusiasm
was marked. Most of the candidates
hearers to-day belonged to the farming
class, and ut nearly every town the vehi-
Giles, which had carried them in, lined
the side streets for blocks
Holland, Mich, Oct. 1G.-William J.
Bryan began work ut o'clock this morn
ing Mt Muskegon, where goodly crowd
had gathered, although the meeting had
not been arranged for until late yester-
day. The citizens of the place, however,
during the night had erected Il stand near
the depot, from which Mr.. Bryan spoke.
They cheered him heartily.
AT Holland the nominee arrived Mt & a
m. There WAS Il large crowd and it gave
demonstrativc evidence of its approval of
the few words which Mr.. Bryan could say
Ill the short stop. They cheered him re-
peatcdly and assured him that he was I'LL
right in Il manner which must have CON
WINGED him that he was believed to be so
by those gathered about the stand. At
S:3O O'Clock Fennville was reached md
not since the nominee left the enthusiasts
tic South has so much noise been made
by crowd of similar proportions. An.
parently they were all. of one mind there,
for not dissenting voice was raised to
his propositions and when at the begin
ming Of his few remarks he said that in
the five minutes stop he did not know
that he could change their minds on the
money question, voices in the crowd re-
piled that they did not want their minds
changed, as they were on the right side
and on election day would be supporting
him. He told them that if he knew what
they wanted him to talk about he would
address them on that subject, and one
man said: "Some tell lis we would have n
53cent dollar
Mr.. Bryan told them that no ono nc.
cused the silver dollar of being n 53. cent
dollar until after silver was demonetized
ana monopoly of mint privileges given
gold.
Benton lIarbor, Mich, Oct. 16.-In the
crowds at Bangor some yellow badges
lluttcred in the brisk wind. but their
wearers were not disnclined to listen tn
the silver champions brief argument
from the rear platform of the car. White
metallites were in the majority, however,
and applauded Mr. and Mrs BRYAN viii,
energy. .;
Hartford's listeners seemed to be all
silver people ana their enthusiasm was
unstinted. Banners were conspicuous
whose legends drew parallels between the
conflict of 1876 and that of this campuipn
ana prophesied victory now MS then, and
the nominee said he was glad to see them
There were many women in the crowd
and they gave Mrs. Bryan n rousing vel
come.
Watervleit produced banner bearing
n picture of the Republican candidate
with the motto Mckinley, the advance
agent of prosperity"
Mr.. Bryan took this rs a theme He
declared that the opposition was irvine
to force the fight on the tariff question
while recognizing that the money issuc
was paramount. Then he quoted from
the words of Mckinley in 1890, SAVING
that agriculture wass-depressed and With
out prosperity To the farmer there could
We no prosperity anywhere.
Mr.. Bryan said that this was after
thirty years of II protective stariff which
etfectually disprovad the claim that tariff
was the issue of the hour. He declared
that the gold standard was responsible
for hard times and if the people wanted
hard times to continue to vote the Re-
publican ticket
Niles, Mich, Oct. 16.-At Benton Uar
Dor Mr.. Bryan left the train and WIS
driven to the Hotel Benton, where he.
spoke from II balcony. r. |. jarvis, can
didate for Congress, introduced the nomi-
nee, who said in part:
In the Banner Register published in
this ethyl find the following: Yes, times
are hard, but we are not in the deepest
water yet, if silver wins this fall, it will
be one of the greatest disasters that ever
befell the farmer. have had for over
fen years nearly $4,000 loaned in this
county to farmers. In many instances
payments have been met, but for q few
years have been compelled to extend the
Time and am willing to do so under our
present financial basis, but if silver wins
This fall will do what every other man
VIII do who has money out, demand i'm
lnenate payment. j admit ] NAV lose
some OF the interest, but have at least
Three years to save myself and during
lhat tlme L will close in ON every mort
gage have.'
My friends, l want to denounce the
money lender who attempts TO use his
mortgages to inJimidate American citi-
zens and say that that man does not de-
serve to live in q land where men are free
and h"ge right to liberty. When you