The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-19
THE PROOF AGAINST BYNUM
lie Did OutrageOusly SANDER His Con-
stituents in His Speech at Atlanta.
Statement Of a Gentleman Who Says BE Was
Reported Correctly-Speeches and Music
at the New Denison Last Night.

From the evidence that is accommodating
against Congressman Bynum he will have to
write several more open letters between now
and election day. il he expects to secure the
votes Of Indianapolis workingmen. His attempt
to deny the ISLANDERS he placed upon Indianap-
oils and her wsSe-workers has set the voters
to inquirine, and they propose to find out for
themselves whether or not he did make use
of the language attributed to him
by the Atlanta newspapers. Up to date none of
the Atlanta papers have stated that they have
misGucted Mr. Bynum, and noue of the many
persons who heard his speech have come for
ward to testify that he did not say what was at
tributed TO hin. On the other hand,
the newspapers and all who listened to
the free-trade Congressman's effort will
bear witness that Bynum is guilty.
R. I. Dow. of Atlanta, q candidate for presi-
Dental elector, and an Irish-American known
throughout the United States, is stopping at the
New Dsnison House, and be furnishes some
facts Mr. Bynum will have to meet. Mr.. Dow
said to a Journal reporter last night: "When
MIR. Bynum was in Atlanta 1 met him, and ne
invited me &c visit Indianapolis and call upon
him. Mr.. Bynum made two speeches
while he was in Georgia, both
on the same subject His first
was at the Chautauqua grounds. and the second
was from the balcony Of the Kimball House.
The speech he made at Chautauqua 1 did not
hear. II was delivered on the 26th of July, and
on the 9th, the day following, the Constitution,
q rank protection paper, the Journal, afree-
trade paper, and the Capital. which has no
politics at all, each published q
synopsis of his address. The wording
of the reports wit. referenc, to some Of his
ideas was a little different. but the passage
with reference TO Indianapolis manufacturer
and her wage workers were the same. II any
Indianapolis working people do not believe nv
statement let them write for copies of the jour
nal aud Capital and they will find Mr.. Bynum
quoted with the same utterances as in the Con-
stitution.
did You hear the second speechl' inquired
the reporter.
'Ou the evening of the Goth, after Mr.. By
mum had made his Chautauqua speech, the
Young Mems Free-trade League drummed up .
crowd to eerenade him and Mr.. Mills, at the
Kimbsll House. After drumming all day they
succeeded 10 getting about five hundred persons
in front of the hotel in the evening. went, as
Q Republican, TO hear what the great free-trade
C ConI5 asp of Nm indiana M, =: he ., Was 'a f..1,
After him came Mr.. Bynum. He began
by expatiatine about free wool and free whisky.
Further on he made compliment airy remarks
about Atlanta He said he was fro m the South
himself. and that all his sympsthies were with
her. He then took up the tariff question, and
made an out and out free-trade speech. In illus
tratine a point he used precisely the language
In regard to indianapolis that has been attrib-
uted to him. The free-traders present cheered
loudly when he told how the wife of an Indian
spolls workingman had gone to the washtub and
earned the living for her husband and their
children. The point was the hit in his speech. and
the passage has become a part of the Democrat
ic campaign literature of Georgia. The speakers
are now all using IL as an argument in favor Of
free trade. l have heard a number OF them re-
cite how. according to Congressman Byuum, the
representative of the Indiana laboring men,
the indianapolis manufactures are closed four
months in the year under protection. ! have
heard them say that the Indianapolis wage
wor':ers starve during that time, and their
wives have to earn the living at the wash-tub.
The speech has beep=heraided all over the South,
and is now the principal argument of the free
graders.
do the people OF Atlanta believe the state.
mentf'
Some Of them do and some do not. was
very much astonished, myself. / had always
thought indianapolis was a great and progress
i've city, and a great manufacturing city. / had
always believe that her workingpeople were
among the most prosperous in the country, and
/ said to some of ny friends that night 1 didn'.
believe the indianapolis workingmsn starved
four months in the year. / came mp to Indian.
apolis to see Some of the starving workingmen
MIR. Bynum talked abouf, but I haven't seen any
of them yet, and l am told plainly on every hand
| that Mr.. Bypum lied"
You are sure the Atlanta papers gave an ac-
curate report of Mr.. Bynumis speech at Chau.
tanouaY7
1.-The fact that he uttered the same thing at
night ought to be sufficient evidence that he said
IL In his Chsutauqua speech, but if ] had not
heard him myself, l would be con-
vinced that he said it at Chautauqua.
tuition, was so anxious to have a correct
report Of what Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Bynum said
| that none OF the reporters on the paper were
trusted to take the speeches. The Constitution,
therefore. doubly anxious to get the exact ideas
Of the greatapostles Of FREQ trade. Therefore Mr..
Moran. the city editor of the paper. was sent up
TO Chautauqua to report she speech. Mr.. Moran
is q man who stands at the head of his profession
In Georgia, and no man who knows him would
dare be guilty of charging him with misrepre-
seatation. Besides, as 1 said before, both the
Journal and Capital credit Mr.. Bynum with say.
ing the same thing Is the Constitution. If Mr..
Bynun still denies the tatement l will fur.
nish him with afidavIts from twenty or more
prominent Democrats of Atlanta who heard
the speech, and have since been using il as an
argument in favor Of free trade. Mr.. Bynum
impressed everyone iu Atlanta AZ q rank free
trader. In his conversation with me he made q
most astounding statement told him I was
born in Ireland, and he said that Ireland was
ruined because free trade vas taken away from
her. l felt that there was no necessity in DENY
ing such a preposterous statement, and did not
answer him."
"How was Mr.. Bynum's free-trade speech re-
ceivedf'
'If the REPUBLICAN party can employ him to
60 to Georgia and make speeches, such as hs
made at Atlanta, / will guarantee that the Demo-
cratic majority will be decreased materially.
My brother-in-law. who is q Democrat and was
Inclined to protection, went to hear Mills and
Bynum. and returned home q rank protection
ist- HIS speech made q number of such con-
versions. He came down there to instruct the
Georgia people. and he disguised them. One of