The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-11
BRYAN is QUICK.
Nabs a Pickpocket at AtchisOn
and Holds Him.
Also Makes One of His Best
Efforts of the Circuit.
HIS OLD TIME VIM.
ingalls, Reports the Speech for
the N. Y. Journal.
A. j. Felt Discovers the Cause
HIS OLD TIME VIM.
A. J. Felt Discovers the Cause
of Bryan's Influence.

Bryan meeting here yesterday was Mr..
Bryan's capture of the pickpocket. AS
the people crowded up to the stand af-
Bryan's capture of a pickpocket AS
work through the crowd until he had
made his way up to Bryan The light
fingered gentleman tried to touch
Bryan while giving him the glad hand
and was seized by his intended victim,
who sang out: Hold him, boysi" Peo-
pie by the dozen discovered that they
had been robbed.
The man is a stranger in Atchison.
There was a fair crowd at the Union
station this morning to greet W. J. By
an as the S:35 train arrived from Kan
S2S.
There was not a cheer as the train
rolled in, and not q sound as Bryan
alfghted, except the shuffling of feet
as the crowd tried to get a closer view.
Mr. Bryan was piloted through the
crowd by James w. Orr. Chief of Po-
lice White quickly cleared the way to
carriage, in which were ex-Governoz
Click and F. NJ. Baker, the grain man.
Baker is an old schoolmate of Mr.. Bry-
an. The silver orator was taken to the
home of James Orr, and Mr.. OrT's faith
er-in-law, Gov. Click, where he went
to bed until l O'Clock, as he was com
pletely exhausted, having arisen at 2
O'Clock in the morning to take a train
from lola, and the night before he was
up nearly all night in the Santa Fe
wreck.
Mr.. Bryan received no remuneration
for his speech in AtchiSon, but came on
the personal invitation of Messrs. Orr
and WagSoner, who are old acquain-
tauces of Mr. Bryan.
Loud cheers greeted Mr.. Bryan as he
neared the speakers stand in Forest
park at O'Clock in the afternoon
His first act. after entering the speak
ers' stand, was to step from the plat
form and shake hands with Senator In
gals, who had a seat at the reportoriaI
n inc for hn Vf,1.f- T~7T
nal Mrs. ingalls, was seated on the
speakers platform, and was also greet
ed by Mr.. Bryan.
E1I-GOV. Click introduced Mr.. Bryan,
whose speech differed considerably
from those delivered at Bur1ingame and
lola.
He read a table showing the increase
of prices of various farm products and
dismissed the matter with the remark:
Il don't know why there is all this noise
about the tariff on wool for an per
cent increase in price when there is an
increase OF 133 per cent in the price of
potatoes without any tariff. This Re
publican paper says there is an average
increase of 1913 per cent. If the Republi-
can party assumes the credit of that in
crease, is not that reducing the pur-
chasing power of a dollar? Last fall
they said we were repudiatiOnists, be
cause we wanted to increase prices and
lessen the purchasing price of the dol
lar Are they not repudiationists?
I am glad they have come over. I
hated it last fall to be called a repudia-
uOnISt What VIII the Republican par
ty do if prices go down again? If they
are up on acOunut of their legisla ton,
are up on account of their legislation,
Mr.. Bryan quoted again and added:
This Republican paper says it is not
fair to go back to '94 for comparison
of prices. etc. Is it not fair to take the
prices after the Wilson bill became 2
law and the time after the Dingley bill
went into operation?
The price of wheat is not due to the
Wilson bill or the Dingley BILL but to
the short crop. If the Republican par
ty wants the credit for the raise of
prices they must show that they pro-
duced the shortage in other countries.
! have heard Republicans say that we
must have the consent of foreign coun-
tries before we can have financial legis-
latiOn, but l never heard a Republican
claim that our tariff had anything to do
with crop failures in other countries.
We want a raise of price without the
penalty of death and famine in other
countries We explain the raise of the
price of wheat by the law of supply and
demand.
The law of supply and demand gov
erns the value of a dollar. If there IS
a short crop of money, dollars will raise
Nature makes short crop of wheat.
Man makes short crop of dollars by
law
Mr.. Bryan argued the silver question
at length and closed by talking of the
silver commission, the tariff and the
government BN 10
the miners strike.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Felt said:
He is the most extraordinary man I
ever listened to- I have learned the Sc
cret of the magic influence he exercises
over men; it is his great sincerity
There were between 5000 and 5000
people present. according to the esti-
mates of the officers who handled the
crowd. Mr.. Bryan was in good form
and spoke for over two hours.
Parties who heard him at lola and
Burlingame, say it was the best effort
on the circuit.
At night a public reception was given
in honor of Mr.. Bryan at the home of
ex-AIayor Bale p. Waggoner. gener-
al attorney for the Missouri Pacific rail
way a great many ladies and gentle
men took advantage OF this occasion to
shake hands with Mr.. Bryan. The Dem
ocratic f1ambeau club made a display.
Mr. Bryan went to Lincoln on the IL
O'Clock train at night
PROHIBITION AT GOODLAND.
A Tarnperance Woman Writes of Ex-