The Portland daily press., 1896-10-28
CHICAGO'S TURN NOW.
The Bryan Show Arrives at the
Western Metropolis.

fopocraI candidate at Bloomington
Big Crowd Out at Joiliet-speechmak-
ing Begins Early.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Octo ber 27.-There
was little sleep last night for the ardent
free silverites along the line of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad, between Alton
and Lincoln. Incidentally there was
little sleep for William j. Bryan, whose
special car made the trip in the hours
bordering on midnight.
Wild shrieks went up and died quickly
insthe~ ~distancesas..th trainssshot through
the darkness past little stations where
crowds had gathered in the hope that
the train would stop.
Carlinvills was the only place where
the Bryanites were gratified. Mr.. Bryan
was awakened there at midnight aud
made little speech from the rear plat
form of the train to an audience of 800.
Those who waited until o. clock this
morning at Lincoln for the arrival of
the train In ths hope of seeing the can
didate were not SO fortunate. The special
car was sidetracked there and as it lay
on the siding there were loud calls for
Mr.. Bryan, but he did not respond. He
slept until about O'Clock ami shortly
after that hour addressed about 5000 at
the Park station at Lincoln. He said:
lone week from today the American
people are to deoide upon the financial
policy of this nation for at least four
Years and possibly for q longer time.
Whensour opponentslhave-faile in every
thing else they commence to make
gloomy predictions of what will happen
If we have the free coinage of silver. You
know whenever we have complained of
existing conditions they have called US
calamity howlers, but, my friends, the
worst of those who have complained OF
conditions were speaking words Of praise
compared with the language used by our
opponents when they begin 10 tell what is
silver comes, and one of the prophecies
which they make is that a panic will
come from the moment we have tha free
coinage of silver, that all the people
will save money, will lock it up. and all
the people who have mortgages will fore
close the mortgages, and that there is go
ing to be q period of ruin here. Their
language fails to express their ideas on
the subject. They simply stand aghast
at the picture.
I want TO show you that the free coin-
age of silver, instead of bringing a panic,
will stop the panic that the people have
been suffering from for years. (GIeat
cheering. We are in the midst of panic
now and we have been in the midst OF a
panic. Business failures have been in
creasing, and hard times have been be-
coming harder. That is what panic
means, and we are in the midst of "a panic
now, and there is no way out of the
panic until we stop falling prices, ana
there is no way to stop falling prices
until we increase the volume of the mon
ey which measures prices. (Cheers.)
Pontiac, ILL.,, October n7.-Vice- presi-
dent Stevenson met Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
on the arrival at Bloomington, his home
Spesch Dnaking took place in Franklin
worklngmen, made the air ring with
shouts as the candidate and his party
entered under escort of cavalcade of
men and boys who wore silvered hats
bearing the inscription: ~ am for
Bryan, amt your
Mr.. Stevenson introduced Mr.. Bryan
and, in advocating his election, said:
"We havesskept the faith; we have not de-
parted from the traditions of our fathers;
we preserve the ancient Democratic land
marks, and the landmarks of all parties
up to the assembling of the ST. Louis
convention"
Mr.. Bryan said in part: "This admin
istration has issued 1862, 600, 600 of bonds
to maintain the gold standard for three
years. Mckinley praises Mr.. Cleveland
for having maintained the standard.
When Mr.. Mckinley says Mr.. Cleveland
has maintained the Republican doctrine
and praises Mr.. Cleveland, you have
reason to believe that if Mr.. Mckinley Is
elected you will go on issuing bonds for
the benefit Of the bondholders and tax
ing people to pay for them. My friends
these are strange times. You will not
find in our political history, another in-
stance where President has been thrown
over board by his own party only to be
caught up and idolized by the opposing
party"
At Pontiac, Bryan spoke in a grove to
very large audience.
Chicago, Ooto ber N.-Joliet furnished
the largest and most demonstrative
crowd to Bryan between Pontiac and
Chicago. More than 2O 900 people were
there assembled near the station. Mr.
Bryan talked about the money question
and was Interrupted onoe by cry of
what's the matter with HANNAH
Smilingly turning in the direction of the
voice, the candidate answered: "I don't
think he will be elected Then the
people shouted wildly. Brisf speeches
were made to good sized crowds at
Dwight, Braidwood and Lamont Four
men at Willow Springs stopped firing a
shot gun salute, long enough to enable
two hundred neighbors to hear Bryau
No more stops were made although about
one Thousand people Assem- bled at Brigh-
ton Park.
Chicago, October 27.-A conluering
hero returning home could not have been
more royalty welcomed than was VIM. J.
Bryan on his arrival in Chicago this af-
ternoop. The enthusiasm Was remarka-
BILE. Crowds lined the entire route over
which he passed from the railway station
to the scene of his initial speech in his
fight for Cook county, and msintained a
continuous cheering.
just before Mr.. Bryan reached the ar
mory. number of eggs were thrown in
the direction of his carriage from the
Metropolitan Business college on the
fouIth floor of a building situated on the
north side of Monroe street. None of
them reached Mr.. Bryan or his wife, tut
several mem bers of the reception COM
mittev marching beside them suffered.