Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-16
Spoke to 5000 at Traverse City.


Cadillac, Mich, Oct. ia short stop
was made at Bellaire, and Mr.. Bryan
spoke to about 5000 people.
The demonstration at Traverse City, a
little lumber port on Little Traverse bay,
was somewhat pretentious. Two silver
coated horses drew the flag covered car
riage in which Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan rode
to vacant lot in the town, where the
candidate, after an Introduction by
Mayor Harry Davis, delivered his speech.
1t was large and very enthusiastic au-
dience that shouted a welcome to Mr..
Bryan and applauded his remarks with
out stint. They told him in chorus that
he was all right, and gave other demon
strative evidence of appreciation. The
crowd was estimated al 5000. Mr.. Bryan
said in part:
"Some times when I am weary with
work and my voice shows signs of weak
ening it Is encouraging to meet an audi
enee like this and be informed by so
many people that 1 am all right. I do
not know whether you mean that 1 am
all right physically or politically"
Both" shouted man in the crowd.
''Well," Mr. Bryan continued, 'if you
tell me that I am all right politically, I
will tell you / am all right physically.
and IL you have any fears about my abili-
ty to keep up this canvass until the CAM
paign closes, 1 will simply tell you to
watch the newspapers and you will find
that every working day will be employed
and that / will do that work on the last
day Of the campaign better than on any
other day preceding. (Cheers).
'In advocating free coinage / do not
mean to claim that am infallible, but 1
do want you to understand that believe
what I say when / tell you that in my
Judgment there can be no prosperity in
this country until bimetallsm is restored
to the American people, am telling what
/ believe. Not only am telling what I
know but / am telling you what the re-
publicans used to believe, although they
have now surrendered their convictions
and permitted their party to act for them
instead Of acting for themselves. The adj
vocates of the gold standard, that Is those
who desire it, but advocate bmetallism,
tell you that when things are cheap dol
lars buy more. There Is man who has
spoken on this subject, and his words
ought to command respect among those
who are supporting the republican party.
Let me read to you what Mr.. Mckinley
said on the 7th of May, 1890. You will
find 1t in the Congressional Record:
When merchandise is the cheapest the
men are the poorest, and the most disas-
trous experiences In the history of our
country, aye, In all human history, have
been when everything was the lowest
and cheapest, measured by gold, for
everything was the highest and dearest
measured by labor
And, yet, today" continued Mr.. Bry-
an, "Mr. Mckinley stands for financial
policy that intends to make money the
master and all things else the servant.
He stands for a financial policy that in
tends to make the property of the world
cheaper than ever before, by making the
money of the world dearer than ii ever
was before"
The candidates special left Traverse
City at II :05, after stop Of half an hour.
Small crowds at Walton and Mention
cheered Mr.. Bryan on the trip down to
Cadillac.