The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-16
A BOX OF
D0UGHNUTS
Presented to Bryan by a Moth
erly Old Lady.
The Free Silver Candidate
Strikes Admirers
WAY UP IN MICHIGAN.
Made Much of In All the Towns
He Visited.
Talks About the FOrecIOsing Of
Mortgages.
WAY UP IN MICHIGAN.

Holland, Mich. Oct 16-Wm. Jen-
nings Bryan, the nominee of three po-
Htical parties for the presidency began
work comparatively late this morning.
Through some oversight the schedule
did not have a stop before 8 o'clock,
when the train arrived in Holland, but
fearing that this would give the candi-
date too much rest, it was arranged
that he speak at BIuskegon at O'Clock.
At Muskegon a goodly crowd had
gathered although the meeting had not
been arranged for until late yesterday.
The citizens of the place, however, dur
ing the night had erected a stand near
the depot from which Mr. Bryan was
to speak They cheered him heartily
when with Mrs. Bryan he emerged from
the car and during his discussion of
the manner in which bimetallism would
regulate values, he was literally ap-
plauded.
He said that the mint privilege for
silver would appreciate the price of sill
yer to that of gold and referred to the
fact when silver was demonetized, the
bullion of a silver dollar was worth LOS.
Yesterday the natives of this state
started out to secure Mr. Bryan his
winter provisions and at one place
motherly old lady presented the nOmi-
night at the women's meeting at Grand
Rapids, huge potato consisting of 16
small ones formed into one was given
as an evidence that nature was provid-
ing at the ratio of 16 to 1.
Bangor Mich. Oct. 16.-If the en-
thusiasm which met Mr. Bryan early
in the day is any indication Of what
can be expected of the towns yet to be
reached by him, this viii be one of the
star days of the campaign.
At Holland when at 8 o'clock the
nominee arrived, there was large
crowd and it gave demonstrative evil
dence of it's approval of the few words
he could say in the short stop. They
cheered him repeatedly and assured
him that he was all right in a manner
which must have convinced him that
he was believed to be so by those gath
cred about the stand from which he
spoke.
He explained to them that the Re
publican party did not in its platform
endorse the gold standard, but said BIZ
metallism was better.
At $50 FennvilIe was reached and
not since he has left the enthusiastic
south has so much noise been made by
a crowd of similar proportions.
Apparently they were all of one mind
for not a dissenting voice was raised to
his propositions and when at the be-
ginning of his few remarks he said that
in the five minutes stop he did not
know what he could say that would
change their minds on the money ques-
ton, they assured him that they did
not want their minds changed as they
were on the right side and on election
day would be supporting him. He told
thine that if he knew what they want
ed him to talk about he would address
them on that subject and one man said,
some tell US we would have a 50 cent
dollar"
Mr. Bryan told them that no one ac-
cused the silver dollar of being a 53
cent dollar until silver was dem0ne-
tized ana monopoly of mint privi-
leges given to gold
In the crowds at Bangor some vel
low badges huttered in the brisk wind
but their Wearers were not disinclined
to listen to the silver champions brief
argument from the rear platform of the
car The white metalists We're in the
majority, however and applauded Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan with energy.
HartfOrd's listeners seemed to be all
silver people and their enthusiasm was
unstinted Banners were conspicuous
whose legends drew parallels between
the conflict of 1If6 and that of this
campaign and prophesied victory now
as then and the nominee said he was
glad to see him. There We're a good
many women in the crowd and they
Watervleir produced a banner bear
ing the counterfeit presentment Of the
Republican candidate with the motto:
Mckinley. the advance agent of pros
perity." Mr. Bryan took this as
theme. He declared that the opDosi-
ti0n was trying to force the fight on
the tariff question while recognizing
that the money issue was paramount
Then he quoted from the words of Me
Kfnley in 1890 saying that agriculture
was depressed and that without pros
perity to the farmer there could be no
prosperity anywhere.
Mr.. Bryan said that this was after 30
years of a protective tariff which eff
fectually disproved the claim that tar
iff was the issue of the hour. He de-
clared that the gold standard was re-
sponsihle for hard times and if the peo-
pie wanted hard times to continue.they
should vote the Republican ticket
St Joseph was down for a speech
but the citizens of that place went over
to Benton Harbor to hear Mr.. Bryan
and nobody welcomed him at St Joe
Niles Mich. Oct 16.=At Benton Far-
Dor Mr. Bryan left the train and was
driven to the Hotel Benton, where he
Jarvis. candidate for congress. intro
duced the nominee who said in part.
IN the Banner Register. published in
this city, I find the following Yes.
times are hard. but we are not in the
deepest water yet. If silver wins this
fail it will be one Of the greatest dis
asters that ever befel1 the farmers
have had for over ten years nearly
10000 loaned in this county to farmers.
In many instances payments have been
met, but for a few years have been
compelled to extend the time and I am
willing to do SO under our present I'm