The sun., 1896-09-13
BRYAN CROSSES MISSOURI.
Cau-es tho Arrest or Two Alleged Pick.
pocixots at 1funtsviiir-Short Talk TO
5000 People In the Pubiie Square In
Moberiy-no stops nt Every station.

| Bryan made two speeches in Kansas City thi
! morning, one to the workmen of the two Kan
sas Cities in the packing house district, Ant
| the other to a vast crowd of people at tn,
| corner of Eleventh street and Grand avenue
up town. The Armour people gavc all th"il
employees an hour to see and near Mr.. Bryan
Mr.. Bryan was met at Leavenworth by q
special committee to escort him to this city
where he arrived Mt @ 80 o'clJck. At : O'Clock
| he addressed crowd OF 10000 workmen in
the bottoms 1Ie spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS: This is n littlo earlier
| than usually commence my mornings work.
| tLnughtarl | am very glad to be able To
speak to you even for moment Some OF
our opponents tell us that tho thing TO do ii
to open tho mills instead OF tho mints. That
| reminds mo OF the man who said that his
horse would 20 all right II he could just get
the wagon started. Laughter and applausol.
1t Is putting the cart before the horse. What
use are the mills unless the people can buy
what the mills produce, and how can you
start them as long as those who produce the
wealth of this country, particularly the
farmer, are not able to get enough out OF what
they raise to pay their taxes and interest?
tApplausel. There Is no moro effective way
OF destroying the markets FOR what the mills
produce than 10 lower the prices of the prod
ucts the farmer has raised, so that they will
not bring him enough to pay him for raising
After. the address on the bottoms he was
escorted to the Coates House for break fast.
where he met the Reception Committee from
St. Louis. after which parade was formed
and he was taken 10 the corner of Eleventh
street and Grand avenue. where he spoke
PEOPLE. Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Il ,rant to suggest q proposition for you to
question. Our opponents tell us that we
are going In the face of natural laws. as
People N s
The law of supply ana demand is the great
and demand to the money question and say
that when you increase the demand for gold
Of anything else by increasing the demand
for it, and that when you raise tho price OF
Tod In gold ,S fondSTa
ured by money"
,After this address he was driven to the
the State to s.. Louis; the train leaving Kan
Mr.. Bryan has made a change in his cos.
tune He has abandoned the white hat and
coat, and now wears a brown slouch hat, dark
oyercoat, and dark suit.
PICKPoCKETs on THE TRAIN.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. l2.-The special car engaged
by the st. Louis contingent for Mr.. Bryan and
from Kansas City to St. Louis. Gov. Stone of
Missouri greeted Mr.. Bryan at the train and
then introduced him to the ,other, members OF
the party. which included Lon V. stephens,
Democratic candidate for Governor. md Mrs.
stephens. and John I. Martin. Sergeant-at-Arms
OF the Chicago Convention.
Stops were made by the train at nearly every,
station on the road. and Mr.. Bryan made short
speeches to the crowds that had assembled to
greet him. An exciting incident occurred at
Salisbury. where the train stopped n minute.
With the experience of his party with pick.
pockets during his recent trip through New
York and Ohio fresh in his mind. Mr.. Bryan
had been watching with suspicion all the morn
ft.l nF L.
who would get Off at every station and
circulate among the crowds. At Salisbury the
had just begun speech. but stopped suddenly
and. with pointed finger ind icating a particular
place lnr, in the sathernR. cried out. :. Hold on.
Tac.o arc two ckpockets operating down
there" The crowd parted in an instant but
before those on the train could see the result OF
Mr.. Rryan's detective work the signal to start
was given.
Mr.. Bryan's detective work met with success
=. NJ. He had spoken to Col. John T. Martin OF
st. Louis about he men whom he believed to be
stood facing the Huntsville aud icnce tho former
asked the candidate IL he saw the suspicious
men In the crowd.
Yes. there they arc" said Mr. Bryan
The two men indicated by him were moving
around through the people, acting very suspi-
~ The s town marshsI; who Was with Col Martin
TO Brynn haI 'hs
dive for the outskirts, OF the throng. stop |
instant tho two men were in the hands of half a |
dozen sturdy men,: They were carried of by |
4 their cap.ors and all Mr. BRYAN and those ac
they had railroad checks In their hats showing |
that they were train passengers.
station house to the public park in a carriage |
covered with bunting and drawn by four horses. |
q, 900 people were gathered in the square and |
they cheered the candidate with vim as he |
came on the speakers platform with Mr.. |
stephens, Democratic candidate
crnor. To his audience Mr.. Bryan said he |
did not @ come met to Missouri because i was neces-
so enthusiastically supporting the Democratic |
ticket. The so-caled silver craze" which the |
so rapidly that by election time there would not |
be goldbugs enough left to furnish guards in |
Mr.. Bryan was driven back 10 his train. fol- !
lowed py a crowd OF cheering people, and re- |
sumed his journey to this CITY.
SPEAKS TO THREE BIG AUDIENCES IN ST. LOUIS |
Three big audiences were addressed by VIII |
lam j. Bryan tonight. He reached st. Louis |
from Kansas City at 6:l5 in company with |
candidate for Governor OF Missouri. and
other prominent politicians and was greeted at
ne tne mon station 1y crowd @ OF several thonsand
Mr.. Bryan at & O'clock started ont on his round
Of speechmakinr. going from place to place in
Concordia Park, the Auditorium. and Sports
mems Park were the places at which he spoke
Concordia Park has great open amphitheatre.
It's terraced sides forming the seats for the null
titndes that have gathered there
Tonight every hit OF space on the floor and on
he terraces was taken by spectators. and when
Mr.. Bryan arrived he fonnd an audience OF be-
tween 10000 and 20. 900 people. He was intro
lnced by II. J: Brady. Chairman OF the State
Central Committee. and made an address half
an hour long. 1850
The great Auditorium where Major Mckinley
vas nominated by the Republican Convention,
$ more than three miles away. and when Mr..
3ryan arrived there mt S:+5 he fonnd the In
erior packed from floor to ceiling with people.
. me neat was enervattng and several women
ainted adnt d. Private John Allen. ConGre:sman
rom Mississippi. entertained the vast audience
,ntil Mr. Bryan arrived. 1t was Intended
hat Mr; Bryan should he introduced nv
Virgil Rule. but Mr.. Rule could not still
he ,tumult that ragged when the Democrats
andidate appeared. Men and women stood on
hairs and waved hats, handkerchiefs. and fans.
me applause lasted ten minutes. and ceased
nly when Mr.. Bryan. taking matters into his
wn hands. waived the introduction and began
lis address. ~ s
II WAS the same story over again Mt Sports
mems Park. which Mr. Bryan reached Mt 1918
ne crowd there was equal to that at tho Audi |
orlnm and was quito as enthusiastic. The In
reduction was made by President Wickard |
( tho Travelling Mems Club.
BAIAER |