The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-22
BRYAN'S APPEARANCE IN OHIO
CAUSED MUCH ENTHUSIASM
FOR MKINLEY.
He TACKLED M'K|NLEYS DISTRICT
And Saw Large Number of Yellow
Badges Without the Word "Nit"
on Them-Harrison's Tour of
Indiana.

Steubenville, O., Oct. 2O.-The trip this
morning of Candidate w. j. Bryan
through the Ohio valley in the state
along the banks of the Ohio has been
one punctuated here and there with
cheers for his opponent and sandwiched
in the crowds were many badges Of that
scolor, which indicated that the wearers
fwere not so friendly to the white metal
fas they could have been. There were
five stops before this place was reached
and at three of them the candidate ad-
dressed the crowd from the rear of the
car. There was a good crowd at Bel
Eliare, and it was an enthusiastic one.
Mr.. Bryan addressed them for fifteen
minutes. At Bridgeport the wearers of
4 the yellow badges were numerous, but
/ the shouts for the triple nominee were
strong enough to drown the cheers of
4 the republicans.
\ Mr.. Bryan spoke to the crowd of some
Hundreds for three minutes.
4 Martins Ferry turned out crowd.
(which was, to a good extent. hostile to
: he views of the candidate. There were
gold badges worn by large portion of
bis audience and cheers for Mckinley
<hlternated with cheers for Bryan. No
ficing the yellow badges, Mr.. Bryan said
that in this country anybody could get
he gold cure who wanted to, and told
he story about the Nebraska woman
who said her brother was gold man
without any gold. This pleased the sill
crites and they applauded vigorously.
Steubenville was visited yesterday by
he generals car, and enc of the
speakers attacked the pension record of
MIR. Bryan. When the nominee arrived
be answered the statements made by
faylng he was a better friend of the
Boldier than those who wished to submit
he financial policy of this nation to the
ictation of foreign powers.
s There was a good sized crowd gathered
bout the car, and in the rear some boys
I Eore gold badges and kept up cheer for
Mckinley, which Mr.. Bryan interpreted
81 an attempt to break up the meeting.
VIC referred to them as follows:
Il hear one of our friends who believes
free speech over there suggesting
lexico. When the people tell you that
leXico has free silver, you will remem-
YER that Turkey has been one of the
bng standing gold countries. and if | had
choose between the standard of Mex
fo and the standard of Turkey | would
We in Mexico before l would risk living
Turkey
His remarks were interrupted by dis
lrbances on the outskirts of the crowd.
lie said
Il am surprised at these Interruptions.
how me a man that believes in gold
fandard and | will show you man who
afraid of public discussion because the
pld standard dare not meet public dis
llsslon. We are leaving those who ac-
use us of being anarchists to interfere
18th public meetings and to prevent dis
lssiOn of an issue that concerns every
ian, woman and child in the United
tates."
Referring to pensions, he said: BE
pre- entering upon the discussion of a
lestl0n, L want to ask you not to take
be word of republican advocates of the
pld standard or of the democratic ad-
- pcates of the gold standard for my
cord upon the soldier question. | was
congress four years and | want you
read the Congressional Record. You
lll not find in that record Il single evil
fnce of hostility to those who have
rved their country and saved their
untry thirty years ago. There is no
ason why a soldier who believes with
in the paramount issues of the cam
ign. there is no reason why soldier
no believes in the policy set forth in
lr platform should not act with us be-
use the interests of the soldier are
fer with those who believe in a gov
nment such as Lincoln desired, a gov
nment of the people, by the people and
the people, than the interests of those
ldlers are with those who believe in a
yernment of syndicates, by syndicates
ID for syndicates. Those who stand by
e gold standard in this campaign, those