The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-03
WELCONEDATTOLED0
BRYAN Makes Four Long
Speeches in One Day.
AND SEVERAL SHORT ONES
His Audiences Principally Composed
OF Farmers, Who Give Him
Hearty Reception.

ToIeso. sept william Jennings Bryan
today demonstrated thz1 Z made 70 GIL
ference ~hatner MS vclcs was hoarse or
not By making mere speeches than - has
for several days. he made long spee-.'s
8. Springfield. E-uton and Findl2y. and
tonight SPOKE again ia this clty- Ins par
. left Columbus this morning ard az
rrvea AZ Spy11xf3eld az lea. where the
namtnee made s TWEEN ty-TnluEt@ talk re
rsxt sop q any corseq aeaee Vas ~ he1s-
ton, where Mr.. Bryan addressed SOC eit--
gems q thai County. TIE address Was
made IN the park q the little city and Vas
vel received. The crowa VAS made Up
r.aSffv Of farmers who cheered the utter
aaees q the nominee heartily. AT. bfEaa
endeavored TO impress his slldlencs VITA
the fact that the issues o. tie carnpaig a
we're serious and fsr-reacAing and ne told
them that when rasy had studied the mon
IS question their action would be deter
mined BY their sympatales. by faeF
hearts. when they had studied ire cues
ton @se said he expected the support 81
every one VINO believed that all men we're
created equal and that the government
ought 20 be no reSpsctsT OF persons A.
the Same time he expected the opposition
81 every man who thinks x Is the dhiy
Of the government 10 take care OF The great
corporations A4fA 4eAhE &t&@ &k&eAsSeS - 1870
care OF themselves.
Exexa the platform on which Mr.. Bryan
was standing parity collapsed. the west
end OF IL going down under the weight OF
those standing on it. When order was
restored. Afr. Bryan continued My
friends. the crowd which found its way 10
this platform IS but a drop In the BUCKET
10 that great crowd that Is trying - get
tgpou the Chicago platform. These plat
So -. rssH- break down.
but the Chicago platform is built upon a
solid rock and can hold all mat come
LAppiause)
Fran Kentoa the members Of the party
took A special car for Toledo. The nFst
noteworthy stop was AZ FIndlay. where
the crowd Of 400 gave Mr.. Bryan a hearty
greeting He was introduced 20 the
crowd hy the chairman Of the state cen
tral committee. Mr.. Bryan's brief speech
az Finalay provoked great enthusiasm.
he condneI his remarks ~ the effect on
the appreciated gold dollar upon the BUS
mess Of the country, and assured his an-
dienee that should ne he elected the goid
standard would not remain the STANDARD
OF this country one moment longer than
he could help 10 get rid OF e. applause
There were short speeches made az
Bowling Green and Welker. and stops
were made to allow Mr.. Bryan to shake
hands with the crowds az Cygnet and Ar
lington. where crowds OF farmers were
gathered. The train arrived in this city
a little after O'Clock. and Mr.. Bryan was
taken to the Body house
Toledo, o, Sept. Thirty THOUSAND
people Is a conservative estimate of tina
solid humanity gathered in High School
square this evening TO hear William j.
Bryan deliver a campaign address. sorty
thousand would probably be t2rer tho
correct figures. The audience Was very
enthusiastic. and at times IL became a
deafenlng uproar. Mr.. Bryan vas intro
duced by Judge Lennon.
Columbus, o, Sept. 2-The Bryan party
left here this morning for Springfield.
There was a crowd at the train to see
them of on the train were reception
committees from Springfield and hentcn.
A short stop was made at Londoa for the
nominee TO shake hands with the crowd
Springfield. o. Sept Twenty thou
sand people greeted tho Democratic NOM
inee here, cheering him from the time ne
left the train until the police finally fought
a way for him 10 the train, bearing him TO
Toedo.
Mr. Bryan said In part: Ladies and
Gentlemen; Fer a few minutes only /
shall occupy your attention. because a
large portion of my voice has been left
along tue line OF travel, where il is stiu
calling sinners 20 repentance. (%rreat
laughter) l an told that in this city you
manufacture more agricultural imple-
ments than are manufactured in any 9TH
er city Ia the country. / am glad 10 talk
20 people who recognize their dependence
upon ihe farmers IN this country. / had
occasion 10 tax 20 some who seem 20
imagine that the harder up they make
farmers the better they would be OF
am glad 20 talk 10 you. 40 recognize
tha; thc dollars which you receive are
earned oy those who convert natural re-
sources into money, those who TIL the
soil aud fron its fertility springs forth
this nations primary greatness. AS a mat
ter of fact. farmers and laborinz men are
the foundation OF society. (Cheers) Up
on this foundation IS built commercial
classes. and the nnancier acts as a sort
Of roof over the whole thing. You can
take eff the roof and put on another. but
you can nos destroy the foundation with
oui running the whole building (Applausc)
kenton. O, Sept MIR BRYAN said in
his speech al Bellefontsine that the crowd
seemed 20 be afflicted wigh yellow fever
Fully half Of the people wore big yellow la
bels Inscribed Mckinley Club"
Men and women bore them and waved
them IN front 81 the Democratic candidate.
There were plenty OF Bryan shouters in
the crowd. however. and these cheered
while The brass band they had engaged
played franucaIy IN his honor. Mr.. Bryan
spoke rs follows:
"Our opponents started cut by saving
that they were as good friends OF bl-me,al-
ism as We hIt we have driven them 20
the open. but secret advocacy OF the gold
standard. 50 that whenever we come into
. town where there are Mckinley men.
they have tho name printed nor upon a
white ard yellow paper. but on yellow
paper tGre2t appiausel We fnd that
there is evidence 81 what Is known as vel
.ow fever II differs from she old i'm chat
ihe old yellow fever killed the men Who
bad e. While he new yellow fever kills
the people Who do not have the fever. ZAP
pisuse and cheers) We are all glad 70
see courage anywhere. and when I End
o man who believes that this nation IS
rot great enough ~ govern Itself but
must appeal - foreign nations for ala
arm glad ~ have him put b on his hat.
tGreaE appl7uSel 7 am glad that in this
campaign Che people VINO ara supporting
the Chicago platform do not get down on