Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-29
BRYAN'S SPEECH AT LYNN.

Boston September 2S.-Nr Bryan
and his escOr, had taste of the hard
ships of campaigning Jnis morning.
Having left Bath. Me. at midnight,
wl-re there was scramble for Sleepers,
the party was aroused from a much
needed sleep at O'clock when Lynn,
Mass, wasFeached. The candidate was
billed for a speech at this place, and at
NewburypOr- q portion of the Demo-
cratic city committee boarded the train
10 receive Mr.. Bryan, and at the Lynn
l5.3tiOl the other members were in wait
ing The committee had provided car
rfageS, and the party was driven TO tne
Hotel SEYMOUR. where breakfast was
served and an informal reception held.
Shortly after Z o'clock Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Sewali were escorted to Highland
square. where toe stand had been. erect
ed. Here Mr Bryan delivered a brief
address. Al $50 the party caught the
train for Boston. arriving at he Boston
and Maine station about 20 minutes
later where they were met by several
hundred enthusiastic admirers. A quick
trip across The city in carriages was nee
essary in orler to make cOnns ctions with
the Colonial express which left the
Providence depot at 9 O'Clock. At Lynn
Mr.. Bryan said:
"NIr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
Our opponents are all the time asserting
that business men ought to take an in
terest N this campaign in order 10 pro-
tect their business interests. II has al
ways made me indignant :hat a few peo-
pie in each community should assume
20 be the only business men in it. and
should always insist upon thrusung
their business interests forward in pref
ecenca to other peoples business inter
ests. I have always believed that any
one who contributed 10 the nations $
prosperity. who added to a nations 5
verlrl orr q nations greatness was bus
mess man. The man with small bus.-
ness interests has as much right 10
protect those small interests by his bal
-'- as the man with large business in
.ereSjs has 'Ae right to protec, his in
torests by his ballot.
Il want TO snow you how The money
question concerns the various classes Of
people. Sometimes our opponents try
array the wage-earn,ng class. those
"'o work in factories or by the day for
an employer. against the farming
e'ass2s. l want to show Won that Won
cannot separate the interests of the wage
earning class S from the interests of the
farming classes. You DO NOT produce
shoes for ornament, but for wear. Peo-
pie cannot wear shoes until they are
able TO buy them and they cannot bnv
shoes until they have the mon-v n b,,y,
vita; and they canno- get money 10 buv
shoes until they sell something tbay
have and ger that money. Now. Won
sell shoes TO the psOple of the West and
South. If you drive down the prices of
oil these things which the farmers pro-
duce 50 that when they sell Their crops
they cannot more than pay their dsbts
and interest and taxes, what money will
they have to buy shoes with? Are YOU
going to add TO the prosperity of Lynn
by making more people go bare-footed? ?
The wage-earnerS of Lynn will be idle
until there s a demand FOR the products
of he factories Of Lynn. and there can
be no demand for that prcduct as long as
yOu drive money up and property down
Failing prices mean hard timss and
hard times have never been advocated