Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-15

Point and to the Liking Of the
Listeners.
Watersmeet, Mich, October 1.-THE |
weather has been considerate to William
]. Bryan for the last two days Where /!
the candidate had reason to anticipate /
cold and disagreeable travelling, he has |
encountered sunshine and warmth. AS |
usual, he began work early this morn
ing, starting in with his speech making
at Ironwood at S:45 o'clock. The spe-
cial car of D. NJ. Campau, chairman of
! the Democratic campaign committee, !
was attached to the train al Duluth last !
night, and the Michigan committee I
which escorts the nominee through the !
State was aboard. Besides Mr. Campdu, f.
the committee was composed of eX-Con- !
gresham T. Z. TaTsney, Justin R. Whit |
ing, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant !
/ Governor, and George W. Moore. Mrs. |
/ Justin Whiting accompanied the COM
mittee. she being an old friend Of Mrs. |
| Bryan. AT Ironwood a large crowd was
in waiting 10 see and hear Mr.. Bryan. !
1t was composed TO. a great part of
miners. and when he emerged from the !
car they gave him an enthusiastic wei !
come. He spoke from a gaily decorated !
platform erected a few hundred yards !
/ from the train, and for the most part his |
! speech dwelt on al explanation OF the |
/ statement that under gold standard !
the dollar would rise in value and prop |
erty would fall in proportion to that |
rise.
Fifteen minutes later Mr. Bryan ad- |
/ dressed a similar crowd at Bessemer, !
! both in numbers and enthusiasm. In I
his speech Nh Bryan ridiculed the flood |
! of money idea, advanced by the support |
ers of the gold standard, saying he was /
not afraid OF a food of money, and that |
J these who were apparently fearful or !
/ such condition were generally those who |
/ did not have money enough to provide |
/ for the winters supplies and pay tnelr !
debts. Continuing, he said:
Our opponents want us 10 petition for
eign nations to help us out and come 10 |
bur aid with international bimetalIsm. |
! If we are simply going to petition for
eign nations TO assist us every RepuDn- |
can meeting should be provided with !
petition banks so that the people who |
/ atterd the meeting can sign the petition I
,hsklng foreign nations to please be good /
TO us and give us what they think we |
ought to have. If we elect men to do |
/ what we want them to do in this coun- |
| try and do not do it. we can turn them |
out and elect somebody who will, but |
my friends, If we transfer legislative !
powers to other nations, we are help |
I less to protect ourselves and must sub
nit to whatever they give US.
At Watersmeet, which was reached !
soon after II o'clock. Mr.. Bryan spoke |
IN a conversational tone from the rear
platform. to a few hundred of enthus
iast.c listeners. He said
In studying the money question there |
/ is one thing that you must learn before |
anything else can be learned, and that |
| IS that yOu can affect the value of the |
/ dollar when you affect the number of |
| dollars a. voice: "the national bank 4.
system is what the people Of this place
are interested in.0
Mr. Bryan: "The difference between |
our pan and the national bank plan is
this: We have greenbacks out now and .
thOse greenbacks draw no interest and .
the government pays none. When YOU
retire those greenbacks with an issue of |
bonds and then let the banks issue mon
ey on the bonds, the banks will then
draw from the people Of the country the |
interest the people now have. 1t is good |
for the banks, but hard on the peo-
ple.'
Our Maker first, VIM. J. Bryan next, |
and free silver" was the salutation of an |
enthusiastic individual at Iron River, .
I and when the engine pulling the special .
car arrived al that place the enthusiastic /
individuals declaration was applauded .
heartily The train stopped five minutes
there, and Mr.. Bryan talked the full /
limit of time. While he was applauded .
frequently, there were many gathered /
around the train wearing gold badges; .
some OF these attempted 10 hOot the can |
d.date. but the silver element quickly [
silenced them. Mr. Bryan said: Three +
parties have agreed in declaring that .
other questions can await the settle /
ment OF the money question, and if YOU .
doubt that the money question is first in .
the minds of the American people, go ,
into any crowd and hear the people talk /
Ing and hear whit they are talking /
about The money question has never .
been submitted TO the American people |
as il is to-day since the time of Andrew .
Jackson. At that time the people met /
and discussed and decided whether a .
national bank should run the country,
and in this campaign they are discussing T.
and are now going 10 decide whether the .
fnanciers shall run this country in tha (
! terests Of the foreign tinanciers or
whether the American people shall run
| il themselves in their own interests.
! Escanaba, Mich. October 14.-There
was shot made in-O Wisconsin at Flor
ence. and the residents of that town n
the Badger State turned out in force to
see and hear the nominee.
The adheren,s of the white metal
were demonstradye and so were the fol-
lowers of the yellow. After Mr.. Bryan
had concluded his speech and his admir-
ers had finished cheering and applaud
ing. three cheers were given for the
/ Republican nominee Mr. Bryan spoke.
The biggest crowd of the day up to
that tine was encountered at Iron
Mountain. Apparently It was the most
! unanimous silver aggregation.
/ A, the little station of Norway, several
hundred people were about the depot
aod c5eered the nomipee when his train |
arrived here The 1s;:ai crowds which
/ assemble about the rear end OF the plat
form OF a country town greeted the nom
; ippp at PaWers