The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-18

DETROIT. Mich. Oct 17-Mr. Bryan
ended his four days of Michigan cam
paigning with three speeches at Detroit
tonight. During that time, he Travelled
nearly 1.41O miles through the state, and
made about seventy speeches.
His closing day was devoted TO the
eastern part of the state. along Lake
Huron, between St Johns, town near
Lansing. between S. Johns. q town near
speeches and had big audiences every
where. The succession of towns along
the route followed rapidly one after the
other.
Incidents of interest at the meetings
addressed were numerous. Mrs. Bryan
was caught among crush of excited
people at Saginaw and the train started
away without her but was stopped when
it had proceeded a short distance.
AFTER AN EDITOR.
In the crowd at owosso. early in the
morning, Mr. Bryan had pointed out to
him by his request. the editor of Pal
11ler and Buckner local paper, who had
propounded s0me questions for the nom
inee to answer, and made his presence
conspicuous, TO the delight of the audi
ence.
Mr.. Bryan looked towards wagon on
which the editor was standing and said:
j.
Owosso Press is standing on that wagon
in the rear of the crowd and wears a
blue cap. Now, viii ask him ques-
ton. Did You endorse the financial plank
presented by the minority at the Chi
cago convention"
He paused a minute.
I repeat the question. You have asked
me questions You ought to be willing
the minority plank at Chicago?"
Another pause.
Mr.. Bryan continued:
well. my friends. l have spent so
much time trying to find the editor of
this paper and to unmask a man who is
seeking to elect Republican by pre-
tending. TO support The independent
ticket. that 1 find l have no time left to
talk to you. ask You to remember that
the gold standard never fought an open
fight. Those who supported the minority
plank at Chicago pretended to be afraid
that free coinage would prevent inter-
national bimetallism, and when they got
TO Indianapolis, they forgot all about in
ternational bimetallism and declared for
mated ticket which they did not intend
to vote for, because they were not will
Ing to bear the odium OF voting for the
editor of the Press does not intend 10
vote for Palmer and Buckner.
prophesy that he intends to vote for the
Republican candidate, and that he is re-
ceivinE money from the Republican cam
oidate.'
THE THIRD TICKET.
While most of his speeches contained
practically no new matter, the candidate
made some interesting comments on the
third ticket and platform here this even
ing.
swered the charges that the Chicago
platform is anarchistic, and quoted Justice
Brown. of the federal supreme court who
was appointed from Michigan, in support
<.F 4la oil -t4 ..l- 4la& 4-ff-.-
Detroit exceeded in attendance and
demonstrative appreciation AT the three
meetings held here, as was natural in
view of its larger population and the
preparations that had been made for MIR.
Rryans reception. any reception given
the candidate elsewhere during the day.
Bat The smaller towns and cities showed
how great an interest was felt in the
Democratic campaign by the presence OF
remarkably enthusiastic crowds. num-
herring many thousands at some points.
Bay city and vicinity. for instance. fur
rs<hed between 15oeA and 2ec95. The crowd
Of from 5000 to 10000 at Saginaw greeted
81, 44.yes enihus iasticaliy. 1t was the
same at Flint. with a gathering of about
5000. and al Port Huron where Mr.. Bryan
tried TO make himself heard to 5000 peo-
pie. The other stops were at St. john
Ovid, owosse. Durand, Nassar, La Pere
linla City and Mount Clemans.
NOT ANARCHISTIC
In the Union Driving Park at Saginaw.
MIR. Bryan made a vigorous speech Of an
hour. in which he replied with a display
OF considerable feeling to the charge that
the Democratic platform was anarchistic
Il am told, he said, that some of
your people are greatly concerned for
fear the Democrats, in their platform,
have not been sufficiently considerate Of
the supreme court OF the United States.
Some of your people are worried because
there is a plank in the Democratic plat
form which expresses desire for an
income tax, and which expresses a hope
that the court al some future day may re-
consider the decision rendered a year ago
and Will permit the people of the United
States TO make those who have large in
comes pay some of the expenses Of the
government. loud cheering) I want
you 10 read the Democratic platform on
that question. ana when you have become
thoroughly frightened by it, ! want you
10 read what one of the dissenting judges
said about that decision. / want to read
10 You what Justice Brown, who was
selected from your own state, and in
stead OF being an anarchist, or Demo-
crat, or ropnlist, or a silver Republican,
is Republican and, being a Republican.
certainly no man ought 10 accuse him of
not being sufficiently polite TO the supreme
cou-t. Let me read what he said:
w nile ] have no doubt that con-
gress will find some means of sur
mounting the present crisis. my fear
is that IN some moment of national
peril this decision will rise up 10
Illustrate its viii and paralyze its
arm
Now remember these words which /
em about TO read:
~ hope ii may not prove the first
step toward the su5fnergence of the
liberties Of the people in a sordid des-
potism OF wealth (Cheers.l
My friends. il was a Republican who
said that, a Judge of the supreme court
of the United States, and while l am &
Democrat. / endorse what that Republic
can judge said, and / think my friends.
that the policy that lies behind that de-