The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Fifteen Thousand People As
semble to See Him.
Addresses the Crowd This AT.
ternoOn at the Fair.
MIR. BRYAN CONVERSES
With Reporters - Says He is
Going to Mexico
Next December-Is Not Writ
ing a Book.

Burlingame, Sept. S.-Fully Is, 600 peo-
pie are listening to Bryan's speech here
TINS afternoon. His reception was a
most enthusiastic one. He reached here
last night and has been mingling with
the farmers here all day, shaking hands
with thousands
After the close of his fall campaign
Mr.. Bryan is going TO take a rest He
has been talking about taking this rest
for a long time, but he never gets
around to it.
Il am going to Mexico next Decem-
ber," he said. land 1 don't know just
how long shall stay, but 1 shall make
good trip of it. AS it is now. do not
have time for anything. L have not
time to read or study or write, not even
time to attend to my correspondence.
Mrs. Bryan is getting tired of it, and
she objects every time L have to leave
home''
Mr.. Bryan does not believe that be-
cause the crops in India and other
countries have failed and the western
farmer is getting a good price for his
wheat, that this same western farmer
is weakening at all in his support of
free silver Mr.. Bryan is not lament
ing dollar wheat He is rejoicing in
it.
1.-THE silver cause has more friends
just now than it ever had said he
You can not find farmer, who, be-
cause the misfortunes of other lands
have advanced the price of his crops,
is advocating the single gold standard.
The advance in wheat has been a great
thing for the free silver cause. The
people understand well enough why
wheat has gone up, and its advance has
served to call the attention of the pub
lie to the law of supply and demand 1t
will force upon the minds of all the fact
that this, law is supreme, and that Il
applies to money just as it applies to
wheat"
Mr.. Bryan has not yet made any
dates for speeches in Ohio, and he said
last evening that he did not know
whether he would visit Ohio during the
campaign in that state or not. He did
not seem to think, however, that ne
would not.
September 15 and Foraker of Ohio viii
reply to him the next day. When asked
what he was going to talk about a Sc
dalia, Mr.. Bryan replied, laconically'
II understand that Foraker is to fol-
low me-" said he smiling. but Jerry
Simpson is coming along. the next day
and so 1 can leave Foraker to Jerry $
tender mercy
Every now and then there is a story
printed to the effect that Bryan is writ
ing a. book. This is not so. L have
no time to write book, the way things
are" said he. II did take time to write
a newspaper article the other day, but
that is all the writing L have been do
ing. 1 see in the papers every now and
then reports about the books that | am
writing but that is all there is to it,.
These trips are tiresome and these
hot rides wearing on any man." he
said 1.-The list of dates / am now fill
ing are at the county fairs, and they
are widely scattered and it makes tray
cling hard
What will be the principal plank of
the next campaign and what is to be
the position on silver?" was asked.
THE next campaign is a long ways
off and it would be hazardous to risk
prophecy on that score. Still, until the
money question is settled finally on the
standard of bimetallism. silver will con-
tinue to remain an important question
in the minds of the public. But ii is
too hot to talk politics, altogether too
hot" he added. and wiped the perspira-
ton from his brow.
The delegation from Topeka to Bur-
ingame was not large Governor
Leedy, who was at his home in Law
renee all night, came to Topeka on the
II O'Clock train and went on to Burlin-