The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
BRYAN ON HIS TOUR
WE DO NOT OWN THE MILLIONS
OF MALAYS.
BECAUSE WE BOUGHT THEM ON THE BLOCK
AT FindIey Mr., Rryau Spoke to a Mass of Peo'
pie Some Of Whom Were Cheering
While Others Kissed, but he
Soon SiIenced Kisses.

Soon SiIenced Kisses.
Napoleon Ohio, October 2O.-The
Bryan Mclean special train left Def
ance at s a. m. The first step was az
Napoleon, Henry county. Carriages
and large crowd were at the depot and
escorted the visiting guests to the court
house, in front of which Il stand had
been erected. John X. Mclean intro
duced Mr.. Bryan who said in part;
Il am very glad to speak to the peo-
pie of this county. In 1896 you gave
something like LOO majority for the
Democratic ticket out of total of less
than 5000. The Republican policy Is
so bad that there is no reasonable eX-
cuse for a minority vote among you.
Mr.. Bryan related the story of the
young medical student who would bleed
every patient regardless OF the disease
and when the patient became so weak
he could not stand it longer, the student
would prop him up in bed and bleed him
again.
.'And that is the way of the Republi-
can party" continued the speaker. 1T
has bled YOU on the money question, the
which has come before the country. The
time has come when the farmer, the
lssain- lahoring man, cannot afford 10
throw his influence ON the side of the
Republican party. | believe in an in
come tax and | believe it the most just
of all taxes The platform of 1896 ia
vored ii and your GAINESVILLE platforms
reaffirmed the 1896 platform.
At Lima Mr.. Bryan said among other
things:
'Schley destroyed the Spanish fleet off
Santiago and American blood was shed
ant San Juan Hill. said Mr.. Bryan "bur
we went our way ON the promises to
turn the island over to the Cubans. The
flag was raised on Moro Castle and we
have promised to haul it down when the
CubanS say so, and it was a glorious
war waged for freedom. Why not do
the same thing for the IFilipinos. Judge
Day tells us we purchased our title to
the Philippines, but Spain had no title
except that grounded in force and our
Declaration of Independence does not
recognize force (Applause), and Republl-
cans, you cannot, dare not say we owh
the millions of Malays because Spain
put them on the auction block and dis
posed of them at 50 apiece"
En- rIUSIASM RUNS RIOT.
Sidney. O., Oct. 2G.-'Ihere was a
mass of people here and the enthusiasm
was exceptional The ilcome tax en-
gagged Mr.. Bryan's attention first, trusts
next. ana finally the Philippine question:.
In the discussion Of the latter he charged
favoritism in the appointment OF officers
i'll the volunteer service
WHAT OF THE GOLD STANDARD? 2.
Bellefontain, O., Oct 20.-At this place
Mr.. Bryan recalled the fact that when
he passed through in 1896 the Republi-
cams all wore yellow ribbons to signify
that they favored the gold standard and
asked what they had to say at the action
of their President i'll sending commits
sion to Europe to get rid of the gold
standard And You farmers had TO
raw 100000 to meet the expenses OF
THAT commission" said Mr. Bryan. "A
commission that CITIES: Help help, or we
sink How do you like the gold stand
aruy'
FindIay. Ohio, October 20-The last
engagement of the day was at tlndlay
to which the train rushed at the rate
of a mile of minute, stops excluded
after leaving Lima. Findlay, being the
largest of the points visited, had the larg-
est crowd and torchlight procession.
The first meeting of the evening was held
in the ball park and the second III
Marvin's Opera House. The audience
in the opera house received Mr.. Brayn
by division of sentiment, some cheer
ing and a portion kissing.
Mr. Bryan in the midst of the contend
ing voices said:
Il am glad there are Republicans here
(Applause). This is the first time / have
met men who came to hiss rather than
listen. ! am glad to speak to even hiss
ing Republicans because that is the
only argument you can use to answer
our arguments. | want to draw a pic
ture of Abraham Lincoln and / want
70 do it for the benefit of you Mark |
Hanna Republicans. In the days of |
Abraham Lincoln the man was placed |
before the dollar Those were not the |
DAYS of Mark Hanna Republicans. In |
those DAYS you Republicans stood for |
self-government. In 1856 Abraham Lin
coin praised the Declaration of lndepen-
demce as the greatest instrument OF |
modern times'-the kissing continuing, |
a voice said: "Never mind the kissing, |
it is only from boys" to which Mr.. Bry-
an rejoined:
''But what of the father who sends
n boy here who does not know more |
than that naughter). Let them hiss.