Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-28


Have Had Mr.. Bryan Rushing
the Work as He Did in 1896.
Toledo, O., October 27.-William J.
Bryan came into Ohio to-day to give
finishing touch to the campaign for
the Democratic ticket. He is travel
ing in a private car and opened at the
little town of Montpelier He had
good sized audience and devoted his
speech to the free silver issue and an
attack on Senator Hanna.
From Montpelier Mr.. Bryan was
rushed to Defiance, where he held a
meeting this afternoon. He also in
tends to speak at Paulding and will ad-
dress a meeting at Van Vert this eve
ming.
Thesestowns were recently visited by
Senator Hanna and Mr.. Bryans flying
trip is intended to offset the effect of
that trip among the farmers lof North
western Ohio.
A peculiar feature of Mr.. Brya1's
tour is the fact that it has been kept
as secret as possible by the Democrat
ic leaders The silver leader will not
speak at any of the larger cities of the
State.
Van Vert, O., October 27.-William
Jennings Bryan began a short cam
paigning tour in Ohio this morning.
He travelled in private car. The first
meeting was at Montpelier, where an
audience of five thousand persons from
Ill parts of the county has assembled.
Mr. Bryan questioned the honesty of
The vote of Ohio last year and then
took up the silver question. He said:
Il wish to submit some propositions
for Republicans to talk about, for the
Democrats are with us. 1t is only nee
essary to talk to Republicans, who
were wrong last fall in my judgment.
The gald standard is a bad thing for
the United States and we should not
submit to it because the fnanciers of
Europe want it,
He said that the Republican party
up to this time had never declared that
Z he gold standard was a good thing.
IT promised last year, he said, to do
what it could to get rid of the gold
standard.
q I'd ha l.
monetary commission which President
Mckinley sent to Europe and said it's
mission had failed because the money
changers were opposed to it. Mr. Bry-
an attributed the improved financial
condition of the eUnited States to the
discovery of gold in Alaska and to the
famine in India, which, he said, the
Republicans were rejoicing over, even
though the famine resulted in the loss
Of thousands of lives.
From Montpelier the train was hur-
ried to Defiance, where an afternoon
meeting was held. There was a large
crowd at the depot as the train arrived
in Defiance and crowds had assembled
at the stations along the way. An
audience of five thousand people, a ma
jority of whom were Republicans. it
was said, listened to the Defiance
speech, which did not differ mate
rally from that delivered at Montpe-
lier. The applause was liberal. though
it was apparent that Mr. Bryan was
less Of an attraction than when. as A
Presidential candidate he visited Ohio
last fall
Van Vert, O., October 27-The pro-
gress of the train from Defiance to
Van Vert was marked by enthusiastic
gatherings along the way.
A big crowd had assembled here to
meet Mr.. Bryan upon his arrival.
Several excursion trains had been
run, bringing people from the nearby
towns. A procession was formed and
the distinguished visitor was escorted
through the streets to the hotel. being
applauded literally along the way.
About 5000 people attended the meet
ing in the evening and the remarks of
MI du were frequently CnE6reU.
Mr.. Bryan devoted portion of the
opening Of his speech to Senator Han
ma. He also condemned government
by injunction and favored the arbitra
ton of labor difficulties. Referring to
silver he treated it about the same way
he had done at Montrelier in the
morning. He declared that the gold
standard ought to be abolished and BIZ
metallism established.
In reference to silver Mr.. Bryan said:
The silver cause is stronger to-day
than it ever was. There are more peo-
pie advocating it; there are more peo-
pie determined to carry on the fight
because the conclusions they formed a
year ago have been indicated by the
logic of events
He made strong appeal to the
voters to stand by their candidates
for the Legislature to the end that
Democratic Senator might be returned
from Ohio.
Democratic leaders here say the
meeting was one of the most enthusi-
astic ever he'd in Van Vert. and thew
count much on the effect of the trim
throngh the three counties in which
Mr.. Bryan appeared.
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