The Lamar register., 1896-10-24
BRYAN AT nETRul .
iREE MONSTER MEETINGS.
Close of May Campaign In nishtEaa-
The Candidate WIN Nos Tackle the
ohiosn.


ular tour OF Michigan last night by ad-
dressing the largest throug< Of people
ever gathered at political meetings In
Detroit. From platform erected
against the Washington boulevard side
OF the Hotel Cadillac. he talked to a
mass OF people which tiIied the wide
boulevard and extended far into ad'
joining streets At the Auditorium he
spoke to an audlener which occupied
every inch OF space. while thousands
stood outside. waiting for possible
sight OF the candidate Lastly, be ap-
pcared upon stand erected 81 the
woodward avenue front Of the city
hall. before a crowd which was -
great that 1t stopped all street car and
other traffic entirely
The candidates train was met at the
Woodward avenne station, three miles
from the center Of the city. by the Re
cepsion committee. The procession Of
carriages trottei down Woodward
avenue and 20 the Hotel Cadiilae by a
rear alley entrance. thus avoiding the
crowds on Michigan avenue A mighty
roar Of enthusiastic applause went up
from the crowd as Mr.. Bryan appeared
and Tremendous enthusiasm was kept
up the entire evening.
In the auditorium speech by Mr.
Bryan he defended. first. that plank IN
the Chicago platform. declaring for
the Income tax He quoted from the
dissenting opinion Of Justice Brown,
and said In part;
my friends. there will be no good
coming TO the American people from an
atteunt 20 shield any public servant
from the honest criticisms Of the peo-
pie whom he serves No judge who
gives an honest opinion. who fuiioTs
his duty as be secs It. win ever object
10 a criticism OF his acts by the hum
biest citizen In the land 80, ny
friends. when our opponents tell uS
that we are trying to cast reflection
on the Supreme court We can plant
ourselves upon the precedent set fofth
In history. aud can answer the charges
Of all our critics But we shah not
stop here. When did this spsasrn OF
virtue take possession Of the Repueil-
can party f1N-ttreAtHA4N
seems TO be deeply toushed by our crit
tcism Of the Supreme court, and yet
ex-Presidenj Harrison was memoer
OF the Republican party when that
party reduced the aumber Of judges
on the supreme bench In order TO pre-
vent Andrew johnson from appointing
a successor OF those retired. and then
when he went out Of office Increased
the number OF judges, in order to give
another Republican president chance
TO appoint six of these Judges
MY friends. only refer 20 these
things to show you how shallow and
how baseless and how hypocritical is
the criticism Of the Democratic piat-
form. Wen. they say that there is an.
other plank that Is dangerous And
what plank is ita /, Is the plank that
declares against government by injunc-
tion. and approves OF bin which pass
ed the Senate giving trial by jury IN
certain contempt cases. You say that
the plank Is wrong Then. my friends,
IL our plank is wrong. the bill which
we approved is also wrong. and yet
when that bill went before the Senate
the opposition was 50 small to that jus,
bill that they did not even call a roll
upon its passage. That is the bin
which we Indorse. That Is the policy
set forth in our platform We demand