Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-17
BRYAN BREAKS HIS RECORD
Addresses Twenty-Three Meetings in One
Day in Michigan.
NOMINEE BOASTS A MONEY loANER
Finds One Mnn Who Publicly Threat
cncd to Cali In His Mortgages
IL Free silver Won aud
Goes for Him.

SocS Tor him.
LANSING Mich. Oct. 16.-Michigan out
did itself today in welcoming william j.
Bryan, and the nominee returned the compli-
ment by breaking his own, as well as all
other campaign records. He spoke to
twenty-three meetings. beginning at o'clock
this morning at Muskegon and ending at
Lansing close to midnight. The aggregate
number of his hearers probably surpassed all
previous figures, considering the size OF the
cities where he spoke. Except In one or two
instances the enthusiasm was marked. Most
of the candidates hearers today belonged to
the farming class, and at nearly every town
the vehicles which had carried them in lined
the side streets for blocks. Mrs. Bryan ac-
companied her husband to every platform
from which he spoke, and when his addresses
were made from the rear OF the cars she
stood by his side. The floral tributes were
literally showered upon her and one end Of
the private car was nearly filled with the
fragrant offerings. At many stations she
gratifed the crowds by distributing posies
from the rear Of the car. Lansing was
reached at 80 o'clock and torchlight pro-
cession three blocks in length was in wait
ing. Excursion trains from adjacent towns
had been carrying visitors to the city nearly
all the afternoon and the principal streets
were crowded. Three meetings had been ar
ranged here, one in large clothing ostab-
lishment to an audience of women. the sec
ond in the Star theater. and the third on
the stand erected in front of the capitol
building.
Mr.. Bryan began work comparatively late
this morning. Through some oversight the
schedule did not have a stop before o'clock,
when the train arrived in Holland, but fear
inn hat thig vypull piyp tho candidate tOO
| much rest 1t was arranged that he speak
az Muskegon at o'clock. At Muskegon o
! goodly crowd has gathered. although the
meeting had not been arranged for until
| late yesterday. The citizens of the place.
however during the night, had erected a
stand near the depot, from which Mr.. Bryan
| was to speak. They Cheered him heartily
when, with Mrs Bryan, he emerged from
| the car and during his discussion OF the
manner in which bimetallism would regulate
| values he was literally applauded.
DOUGFNUTS AND POTATOES.
Yesterday the natives of this state started
out 20 secure Mr.. Bryan his winters pro
visions. At one place a motherly old lady
presented MIR Bryan with a box of dough-
nuts and last night at the women's meet
| ing at Grand Rapids huge potato. con-
slsting of sixteen small ones formed into
one, was given as an evidence of what ma
ture was providing at the ratio of 16 to l.
At Holland when at o'clock the nomi-
1t gave demonstIative evidence of its ap-
| prevail of the few words he could say in
! the short stop. At $50 Fennville was
| reached and not since the nominee left the
enthusiastic south has so much noise been
made by crowd OF similar proportions
| Apparently they were all of one mind. 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 a 53-cent dol
| lar Mr ni'yan told them that
/ accused the silver dollar of being 53-cent
| dollar until after silver was demonetized
and monopoly of mint privileges given to
| gold.
In the crowds at Bangor some yellow
| badges 1utteTed In the brisk wi>sd but
| their wearCrs were not disinclined to listen
to the silver champions brief talk from the
| rear platform of the car. The white
metalites were in the majority, however
and applauded Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan with
| energy. Hartford's listeners seemed to be
all silver people, and their enthusiasm was
Gnstinted. Banners were conspicuous, whose
| legends drew parallels between the conflict
| of l776 and that OF. this campaign, and
| prophesie1 victory now, as then. Watervliet
| produced a banner bearing the picture of
/ the republican candidate, with the motto,
| Mckinley, the Advance Agent OF Prosper
| ity." Mr.. BRYAN took this as a theme, and
declared that the opposition was trying to
| force the fight on the tariff question, while
| recognizing that the money issue was para
| mount.
st. Joseph was down for a speech but the
| citizens of that place went over to Benton
Harbor to hear Mr.. BRYAN. and nobody well
| coined him at st. Joseph.
| RoASTS A MONEY LOANER.
At Benton Harbor he left the train and
was driven to the Hotel Benton, where he
spoke from a balcony. r. /. Jarvis, candi-
date for congress- introduced the nominee,
who said:
| In hn Aoyfct tNtrh1 ighn n, hi
city. l find the foliowlng yes, times are
hard. but we are not in the deepest, water
! of the greatest disasters tnat ever befell
| the farmers. | have had for over ten years
nearly $4,000 loaned in this county to
| farmers. In many instances payments have
! been met. but for few years l have been
| compelled to extend the time. and / am
| willing to do so under our present financial
| basis but If silver wins this fall l will do
| what every man VIII do who has money
| out-demand immediate payment. l admit
may lose some of the interest but have
| at least three years to save myself and dur
ing that time, viii close in on every mort
My friends, | want to denounce the money
! lender who attempts to use his mortgages
| to intimidate American citizens and say
| that that man does not deserve to live In a
land where men are free and have right to
liberty; When you admit that 1t Is neees,
| his consent before you can pass a law
then you have passed from democracy to
| a plutocracy, and liberty. as we have under
| stood 1t. had fed from this nation. | want
! you to understand that these men, knowing
! that they cannot appeal to reason, attempt
| to appeal to force: these men, knowing that
| their arguments do not appeal to judgment,
attempt to appeal 70 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. 1 am glad tlat none
| of them are on our side. / am glad / have
not the support of a man who attempts to
! foreclose his mortgages If men do not vote
| as he wants them. i would rather remain
/ an humble private than to hold the most
| exalted Office in this land If had to receive
my commission from men who know as lit
| tie about the genius of our institutions as
| the money lender whose language | have
| quoted. My friends, this clipping was sent
| to me by man who had always been Il
| republican, n man who owed "A mortgage
| of 81 900 on a farm which used to be worth
| 1900, and who stated In his letter that
| under the gold standard he expected 20
have to give up his farm because under
a gold standard farmers cannot pay their
! they have invested and turn their land
| over to the man who loans his money and
uses his mortgage to intlmldate American
| citizens.
There were new features in the ad-
| dress of Mr.. Bryan at Niles. That city
| was reached at 1880, and the nominee was
driven to the High school grounds. behind
| tho inevitable team of white horses. There
he addressed a crowd OF several thousand
| for twenty minutes
| QUOTATION FROM BYNUM.