Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-09
Progress Through Iowa.

Omdna, NeD., sept. o.-<AlteT q IiSul Ol that uncertain rest which sleeping car berth affords William J. Bryan rose ear ly this morning to greet crowd of peo- pie gathered on the covered platform at Malvern. There had been knots of spec tators at stations where the train stopped during the night in its progress through Iowa, but the democratic can- didate was peacefully sleeping, oblivious to the shouts at many little places. MT. Bryan had gone to bed just after leaving Burlington, Ia., at midnight, and was up again at 6:30 to meet the Malvern crowd half an hour later. The crowd there numbered 200 and MT. Bryan shook hands with nearly everybody in 1t.
 Pacific Junction, Ia., reached at 7:S0, turned out several hundred people to see MT. Bryan despite the early hour. They put him on a flat car and demanded a speech. This is what he said:
 "When I started east knew our peo- pie out here were all right, but did not know how they might be down there. I found, however, that they were about as much stirred up down there as you are out here. All over this country those who toll and are engaged In the product i've industries are interested in having enough money to do business with, and those who have money instead of prop erty and want to make dollars rise in value are opposed to it.
 q believe we have more people on our
 
 the greatest respect for financiers, but I believe the best financier Is the man who attends to his own business, and falling prices mean hard times. Debts do not fall, however, and consequently the liv- ing expenses must be decreased, and as the living expenses decrease so Is the prosperity of the merchant decreased, and know of no way to restore prosper ity except by increasing the power of the people to consume, and the only way you can do that is to enable them to get more for what they produce than they lican silver vote" shouted a voice in the crowd.) I am much obliged, sir; will just put you down in the place of one deserter As long as we get sixteen re- publican silver votes to every one de- serter we cannot complain" (Cheers).
 Not many minutes after he left Pacific Junction the democratic nominee crossed the Missouri into his own state, and at o'clock he was surrounded by 300 hum dred people at Plattsmouth, who gave him welcome to Nebraska. A stand was erected near the place where the train stopped and from this MT. Bryan spoke. His train went on to Omaha, leaving him to take local train due ten minutes later.
 Enthusiastic Reception at Omaha.
 Omaha, Neb., Sept. 8.-It was not cer-
 
 an would come but when he arrived on the local train, half an hour later than the express, 1900 people were at the depot waiting for him. His reception was en- thusiastic. He spoke briefly in conver- sational tone from the car steps, saying:
 "While am glad ito come back, want to say to you that 1 have felt just as much at home in other parts of the coun- try as here thought it might be nec- essary to take some of you down east to show them how to cheer for free silver, but if had had my way l would have brought some of them back here to give you a few lessons Qaughter), because there is no question that the interest which is being manifested is national. It is not confined to any section. have not found any more enthusiasm anywhere than in the neighborhood of New York city and all through the state of New York and all through Pennsylvania, and the reports which were given, not only by democrats, but silver republicans, are so encouraging that you can hardly be- lieye they are entirely true. I used to think we ought to have mourners' bench at our Heetings so those that were under conviction and about to undergo a change of heart might come to the mourners' bench. Uaughter.) But in- stead of coming to the mourners' bench, they come shouting they are so glad. Among the republicans who have come over. and their name Is legion, there is as much enthusiasm as there Is among the democrats. And really believe that for every democrat we lose because of the position we have taken on the money auestion we are going to get sixteen who are not democrats. While our opponents do not understand what 1G to 1 means, and give various definitions. believe that definition is the one they fear most. Gaughter)
 Tn one county in Ohio where the vote was to I for the republicans there have