Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-28
GOT AN EARLY START.
NIr. Bryan Disturbed at Three O'Clock and
Up and Talking BY Seven-The Panic
Theory Refuted.

MIR. Bryan Disturbed at Three O'Clock and
Up and Talking BY Seven-The Panic
Theory Refuted.
BLOOMINGTON. Ills, October 27.-Wm.
J. Bryan evidently will make the last
week of the campaign one of hard work,
and in all probability a record breaker.
Shortly after o'clock this morning he
was talking TO the people of Lincoln, Ills,
and at o'clock the people of Blooming
ton were listening to the triple nominee.
AT Lincoln there was a good sized crowd
down at the depot before breakfast; in
fact, many were there all night. for when
the special car was side-tracked shortly
after O'Clock this morning, a crowd Of
ardent admirers Of the nominee showed
their affection for him by disturbing his
rest and demanding a speech at that early
hour. When he arrived at Lincoln, the
crowd surrounded the car and loudly de-
manded his appearance. all of which was
not very comforting not only 10 Mr.. Bry-
an but to the other members of the party.
When Mr.. Bryan began to speak there
was a crowd of several thousand assem-
bled about the platform in the public
square. and nearly every member OF the
crowd wore Bryan badge. Mr.. Bryan
talk was. I'm the main, denial Of the
statement that u panic would follow the
enactment of a law looking toward the
free coinage of silver. His speech was lib
orally applauded and he was in touch
with the crowd which heard him. He said
in part:
"One week from to-day the American
neonle are TO decide upon the financial
policy Of this nation for at least four
years. and possibly for a longer time.
When our opponents nave failed in every
thing else they commence to make gloomy
predictions of what will happen If we have
the free coinage of silver. You know
whenever we have complained of existing
conditions they have called us calamity
howIers. But. my friends. the worst OF
those who have complained of conditions
as they are. are speaking words OF praise
compared with the language used by our
opponents when they begin TO tell what
is going to happen if the free coinage OF
silver comes. and one of the most frequent
of the prophecies which they make Is that
o ,,oric will come the moment we
have tbe free coinage of silver that all
tbe neonle who have money will lock 1t
un and all the people who have mort
cages will foreclose. and that there Is go
,n,, 70 he a period of ruin here and that
,aTcnage fails TO express their ideas OF
t,o subiect. They simply stand aghast
- the picture. / want to show you that
the free coinage of silver instead oil
tr,r,-inr 1,.1 q panic. will stop the panic that
49, noonle have been suffering from for
,.aars We are in the midst OF a panic
.oT. ord we have been in the midst Of
80, Rusiness failures have been in
araas,,c and hard times have been be
- harder. That is what a panic
,,,aans and we are in the midst of panic
-. and there is no way out Of the
-, 80 rnrn we stop falling prices until
-, - ,,,,,aose the volume Of money. which
measures prices Now, there is one safe
nrincinle to go on. when YOU are discuss
80 hat is going to happen and that
'uS -5u,'a,a is that people are not going to
a. s1,.tbing that is injurious 10 them If
49,. i,,oyv il. You can count on selfish
,,,torast always. and when you tell me
.,,a, non will hoard money under free
- - tell YOU that know they will
Uot hoard money. because people never