The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
THE DAYS PROGRESS.
Many Short Speeches Made in Mich
igan Towns.


BANGOR, Mich, Oct. 16.-If the en-
thusfasm 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 will 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 evidence Of its approval
of the few words he could say in the
short stop. They cheered him Justify
and assured him that he was all right.
in d manner which must have con-
vinced him that he was believed to he
so by those gathered about the stand
from which he spoke
He told them that if he knew what
they wanted him to talk about he
would address them on that subject
and one man said:
Some tell us we would have So
cent dollar"
Mr. Bryan told them that no one ac-
scused the silver dollar of being a 53-
cent dollar until after silver was de-
monetiZed and a monopoly of mint
privileges given to gold.
Benton Harbor, Oct. 16.-In the crowd
at Bangor some yellow badges fiut-
tered in the brisk wind but their
wearers were not disinclined to listen
to the silver champions brief argu-
ment from the rear platform CT the car.
-
Gritty 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 le-
gends drew parallels between the con-
f1Ict of 1776 and that of this campaign
and prophesied victory now as then.
and the nominee said he was glad to
see them. There were a good many
women in the crowd and they gave
Mrs. Bryan a rousing welcome
Watervleit produced banner bear
ing the counterfeit presentm mt of the
republican candidate, with the motto,
Mckinley, the Advance Agent Of
Prosperity"
At Benton Harbor he left the train
and was driven to the Hotel Benton,
where he spoke from balcony r. l.
Jarvis, candidate for congress- intro
duced the nominee, who said in part:
In the Banner Register published in this
city, find the following:
Eyes, times are hard, but we are not in the
deepest water yet. If silver wins this fall it
will be one Of the greatest disasters that ever
befel the farmers. I have had for over ten
years nearly $4,000 loaned in this county
to farmers. In many instances payments
have been made, but for few years have
been compelled to extend the time, and I am
willing to do SO under our present financial
basis but IL silver wins this fall / will do
what every other man who has money out
demand immediate payment / admit may
lose some of the interest, but have at least
three years to save myself, and during that
time I will close In on every mortgage /
have
My friends I want to denounce the money
lender who wants to use his mortgages to
intimidate American citizens, and to say that
man does not deserve to live in a land where
men are free and have a right to liberty.
When you admit that 1t is necessary to go to
the money lender and obtain his consent be-
fore you can pass a law, then you have
passed from democracy to a plutocracy, and
liberty as we have understood it, has fed
from this nation. want you to understand
that these men knowing that they cannot ap-
peal to reason attempt to appeal to force,
these men knowing that their arguments do
not appeal to judgment attempt to appeal to
the fears of men. In this campaign, my
friends, we have arrayed against US every
enemy OF society and every man who seeks
to make slaves Of those with whom he deals.
am glad they are not on our side. / am
glad that / have not the support of a man
who intends to foreclose his mortgages If
men do not vote as he wants them to.
would rather remain a humble private citi-
gen than to hold the most exalted Office In
this land, IL had to receive my commission
from men who know as little about the genius
of our institutions as the money lender whose
language I have quoted. My friends, this
always been republican, a man who owed
a mortgage Of 81, 900 on farm which used
to be worth So, 900, and who stated that under
the gold standard he expected to have to give
up his farm, because under gold standard
farmers cannot pay their mortgages, and
simply have to lose what they have invested
and turn their land over to the man who