The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-29
TROLLEY CAR TOUR
NOVEL MEANS OF MAKING A CAM
PApGN ADOPTED BY MIR.
BRYAN.
NORTHERN NEW YORK TOWNS,
AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, TO BE
VISITED BY THE CANDI-
DATE.
NORTHERN NEW YORK TOWNS
HE TOOK IN 4 FARMERS, PIcNI
Told the Honest Changers to Vote
for Free silver Coinage and
Be Happy.

KNOWLESVILLE, N. Y, Aug. 28-
In his Syracuse speech, William J.
Bryan explained his campaigning tour
by remarking that because few Of the
people had enough money this year to
visit presidential candidate it
SEEMED only fair that the candidate
should go to see the people. In pur-
suance of this policy, Mr.. Bryan left
Buffalo by trolley this morning to be-
gin two days campaign among the
smaller cities of Northern New York.
] AT Tonowanda there were gathered 200
or 300 people when the car stopped in
the center of the town, and Mr.. and
Mrs Bryan, standing on the platform,
shook hands with typical country
crowd Mr.. Bryan spoke to them
briefly, his voice in it's huskiness.
showing the wear and tear of the
weeks work. During the morning
ride, Mr.. Bryan gave a statement of
his views concerning the party out
look in the state Of New York Com
ing after his recent visits with Sem
ator Hill, State Chairman Hinckley
and minor party men, in the largest
cities of the state, all of which he has
/
sidered significant Mr.. Bryan said:
/ l am more than gratifed with the demon
stration OF last evening. 1t far surpassed any
thlng which had expected. | am also
pleased to find so unanimous sentiment
/ IN favor OF the Endorsement of the action Of
the Chicago convention. From what I have
/ seen In New York, and the sentiment ex-
pressed by members of the state organiza-
! ton, | am satisfied that the state conven-
ton will indorse the platform as well as the
! ticket. Some of the Democrats may oppose
parts of the platform, but it is the national
platform, and will be accepted as whole.
During the brief stop at Niagara
Falls, the Bryan party was taken on a
special car of the Gorge railroad, to
! Lewiston distance of several miles.
down the river. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
stood on the front platform and at
! Lewiston, shook hands with a small
party. After ascending the tower for
a view of the falls, they boarded train
for Knowlesville, near Medina, to speak
at the farmers picnic.
There were several stops at small
stations between Niagara and Know
lesville, but the candidate made no
speeches His voice was getting I'M
manageable, MY head is willing. but
my throat is weak" he explained to
/ the people of LOckport, who had char
tered a band and burned gunpowder
to greet him. The same scene was re-
peated at Medina, where farmers seem
ed to compose majority of the con-
course. Mrs. Bryan's car seat had been
heaped with bouquets by the ladies of
Lcckport and at Medina, she scattered
chrysanthemums among the people who
| came scrambling after the train while
1t pulled out, fighting for every bios
/ som. Knowlesville was reached at a
! quarter after one. A hearty welcome
was given, and the farmers wagons at
Ata<l Ia
| c1fully with flags and homemade BAN
ners, displaying Autographs of the
candidate A wagon drawn by four
white horses was waiting for the party,
and into this they were hurried, the
band leading the way and fifty farm
wagons trailing behind in the march to
| the village, two miles distant. Thus
were the Bryan's escorted to the home
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Woodford and
entertained at lunch by them and Mrs.
t. Morey Hodgeman, a Nebraska friend
OF theirs, who is spending the summer
| here. After lunch they were taken to
Knowlesville, where Mr.. Bryan spoke in
the open air to several thousand country
people assembled for the farmers pic
| mic. He said:
| l shall make myself heard to as many as
possible. This is very unusual spectacle
have had immense audiences in cities where
| great many people lived in small terri
| tory, but this Is the largest audience that
have ever seen assembled in the midst of the
| agricultural country. Applause) l am glad
| to notice here the mothers and wives as well
| as the sons and husbands. because my
| friends our cause is the cause in which the
| whole family Is interested. (Applause.) If
we are entitled to succeed in this campaign
/ it is because the principles which we repre-
sent and the policies for which we stand
will be for the benefit of the husbands and
wives, the parents and children and all the
people Of our beloved land. (Applause.)
am glad that at this meeting we are having
as the presiding officer a who until
this year has voted the Republican ticket
am glad because some of the newspapers
parade before the public the names Of promi-
nent Democrats who are going to desert the
ticket, and / glad that for every Demo-
/ cratic deserter we are to have accessions from
the Republican party more than enough to
make up the difference. (Applause.)
Politics is a practical question. 1t is So
/ simply because 1t can be comprehended by
| our people l want to talk practical politics
to you for little while this afternoon.
Neither my time my physical strength
| will permit extended discussion Of this
campaign. But / desire to suggest some
thoughts which may help you in your study
4 Of the issues and your determination of the
| part which you shall take
After quoting from Carlisle and paying
| his respects to the secretary of the treasury,
Mr. Bryan addressed himself more directly
to his former audience. He said:
There is difference between the owner Of
money and the owner and producer of prop
erty. Let me illustrate: Suppose man
in this community young man-hnds some
| young woman who is willing to trust her
4 future to his strong right arm and they
| start out to build home Not having enough
money they take what they have saved to-
gether and they buy farm. paying 81. 900
down and giving a mortgage for the other
thousand And what is the result? Suppose
money rises in value. Suppose you take a
4 notion you want a good dollar, figh-priced
dollar, a dollar that keeps getting higher
/ priced each day, suppose that you have a
| dollar that gets to be twice as good as it
| was when the man gave the mortgage. 1t
means that each dollar will buy twice as
much. 1t means that it will take twice as
much of the products Of the farm to buy
the dollars and pay his debts as it did be-
! fore. What is the result? Why the result
! is that while it requires twice much of the
products Of the farm to pay the interest and
1 twice as much to pay the taxes and twice
1 that he is not able to pay that debt as he
agreed to do. Then what? You say, extend
| the mortgage. Why, they tell him that the
/ land has gone down in value now, and that
! the farm is not worth enough to be good Sc
curity for the thousand dollars; then what?
| There Is one thing He can turn the farm
over to the man who holds the mortgage
| That he always do. What is the result?
] He and his wife have lost 81 900 they in
vested in the farm. They have lost the labor
! they have put forth In trying to pay the
mortgage and then they lose the farm and
start out in life again.
How about the other man who sold him the
| farm and got the Thousand dollars down?
| IL he loaned that $1,000 he got security for his
| 81. eco and he has the thousand dollars within
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