Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-18
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the people than 1t costs to buy an election;
But the American people have never failed
in crisis in the past nor Il there RE, reason rsoi
crisis. 1t is true that we have on the other
side as great a campaign fund as was ever
raised In American politics. 1t Is true that
they are resorting to intimidation and
coercion, as they never resorted to them
money don't vote i'm THE United States.
tremendous app.ausc) In this campaign,
We believe that the rank and ME ,n,, OF vine me
the gold standard has done, knowing what
the gold standard is doing. knowing what
the gold standard must continue to do, Will
arouse themselves for one supreme struSs
gle, and in that struggle the conscience OF
the, American people VIII prevail oyer nne
bnations
STARTS EARLY AS. USUAL.
After a nights rest w. J. Bryan
awoke this morning refreshed and
in good condition to continue his
record breaking trip through Michigan.
He said he was completely rested, and in
order to prove his statement started in with
his speech making at o'clock at st. Johns.
His voice was in good condition, and as ne
expressed 1t, he was ready to do another
days work such as yesterday, and throw In
half a dozen more addresses for good meas
ure. At Lansing last night before the car
in which Mr.. Bryan rode got out OF the
city six speeches had been made by the
nominee The newspaper correspondents
COulu not Keep Track Oh nlHl III bue great
crowd and not until he had at last got in
the special car as 1t pulled out OF the sta
tion was Ii known by them how many
speeches lie had maze.
Shortly after Mr.. Bryan had returned from
the platform, and as Justin r. Whiting was
speaking the speakers stand went down
with fifty people on 1t, falling about six
feet. Yesterday at Albion the platform
from which the candidate was addressing
the audience collapsed. Fortunately no one
t,,ft, of nj nd thn
was that this morning John W. Tomlinson
wired the national committee to urge the
local committees to use more care in the
building of speakers stands.
The first stop this morning was about
Johnson. where for twenty-five minutes he
spoke to large crowd of enthusiastic adj
mirers. At Ovid three-mnute talk was
made from the car platform, and the few
people gathered cheered the nominee re-
peatedly.
At Owosso Mr.. Bryan spoke to a large
audience from stand a few blocks from
the station. He had received a copy Of a
paper published there, in which certain ques-
tions were asked He referred to 1t as
follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen, / was at Owosso
Junction a moment ago, received by special
delivery a copy of the Owosso Press of
October IA. From the fact that 1t bore no
stamp except the special delivery stamp,
assume that 1t was sent by the editor him
sen. Tue paper sUIut questions
submitted to me. AS this paper is not sup,
porting me, think | am justified in asking
some questions myself, If | am expected to
answer questions, and therefore / will ask
If tho editor OF the Owosso Press is in the
audience?"
A yoice-"He was a moment ago."
Mr.. Bryan-"Will you let me know where
he Isl"
A voice-"He has gone where his circula-
ton Is going
Mr.. Bryan-"If he will not make himself
known, will some one point him out to me?'
A Voice-"He has gone away"
SPOTS THE EDITOR.
hear the answers to his questions | will
wait until he attends a meeting and then
answer him. l am informed that the editor
OF the Owosso Press Is standing In that
wagon in the rear OF the crowd and wears a
blue cap. Now ! will ask him a question::
Did you endorse the financial plank pre-
scented by the minority at the Chicago con-
vention?"
Mr.. Bryan paused, but there was no an
swer 81 repeat the question You have
asked me questions, you ought to be will
ing to answer questions Did you endorse
the minority plank at Chicago?"
Again there was no answer
well my friends 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 pretending to support
the Indianapolis ticket, that i find | 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