The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-04
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The Dig Democratic Procession a
EizzIe-Mr. RYnum,s Sneech.

Fixzle-Mr. Bynum's Speech.
The estimate of the local Democratic pol
iticians that there would be five thousand
men in last nights demonstration exceeded
the number in line by over $500. the actual
number. not including the members of the
two bands. being 2S4. The committee
worked hard all day to secure marchers,
either by promises Of a or threats, and
as it was seen late in the afternoon that
there would be a ridiculously snail number
unless heroic methods were adopted, all the
heelers were pressed into service to help In
the work of recruiting a procession. Al or
der had been issued for all the Democratic
clubs in the city to report at Washington
and Delaware streets promptly at Z o'clock
with as full a membership as could be OBJ
tanned. but when that hour arrived only five
clubs were represented, and these by stray
Cling groups The five were the Cleveland
Club. the Gray Club. the Rogers Club, the
South-side I'll and the Loyal American
Legion. There were not over twenty of the
two first named clubs. The ranks of the
other three clubs were composed of
about ever numbers of men and
boys. Councilman Ryan worked industri-
ously in inducing his young acquaintances
to join in the procession. Finally, at a few
minutes after s o'clock, the committee on
arrangements concluded that no greater
number could be gotten together and the
order to march was given. A band led the
procession south on Delaware street to
Madison avenue and thence to Morris
street. where the meeting was to be held.
southNsidEe Democratic ~S Club 5ne then s210a1 tSe
Rogers Club, which preceded the carriage
containing the speakers; w. d: Bynum,
Rogers and Albert Lieber. Next came a
band, then the Cleveland Club, followed
by the Gray Club. The Loyal American
cession marched past Maryland street,
three gentlemen made the following count:
land. Club, n; Gray Club, 81, and the
Loyal American Legion, &C..
While the procession was moving past
the Big Four freight house on Delaware
street a man poked his head out from a
second-story. window and shouted, "Rynum,
Bynum; itn be hard to fin i'm, when
cries of defiance from those in the process
sion, and a few men in the Rogers club
openly stated that they were in favor of
stopping the procession and thrashing the
cheap screw" as they termed their polit-
ical opponent.
The speakers alighted from the carriage
in the midst of a crowd less than eight
hundred. A few cheers were heard as BY
NUNS head could be seen towering above
the crowd, and after he and his friends
seated themselves on the stand there was
a movement among the tough element of
the crowd which was at first unexplaina-
bic. A man who had had a few words with
Bynum was accosted as he stepped from
the stand. The mans breath was strong
with alcohol perfume, and when he asked,
What did he meaning Bynum), have to
say" he answered with a chuckle, "Oh,
he's all right" at the same time opening
his right hand and displaying two quarters.
The mar sought a ~neighboring saloon and
soon spent the money for liquor.
Albert Lieber introduced Edwin st.
George Rogers. the first speaker. The lat
ter said he would make only a few re-
marks simply to introduce Bynum, but he
forgot himself and started out on a history
of Republican legislation. Shouts of shut
up" w want Bynum," caused him to
suddenly quit.
AS Bynum began to speak several urchins.
tired of the bonfire, thought it would be a
greater pleasure TO climb the board sign in
down and, falling to obey, several men on
the stand hit the little fellows fingers with
canes. The boys. full of the spirit of re-
venge. obtained a supply of bricks and
stones and threw them at the sign, making
a loud noise and causing great confusion
to the speaker. Another source OF annoy
ance to Bynum and those on the stand was
the lack of enthusiasm in the crowd, which
slowly dwindled away. Bynum could be
heard plainly and to great advantage. for
there was no enthusiasm. His discourse
was mainly on the money question and a
comparison of the country's condition dur
ing Cleveland's and Mr.. Harrison's admin
istration. He said that as soon as he
WdTlUCQ llluoCll Up HC NO1id chOW iilo
audience who was to blame for the hard
times. He asserted that the expenditures
were less and the receipts more in
Cleveland's administration than in the one
that followed. The Republicans, he said,
had bankrupted the country and had they
continued in power, he was sure that a
revolution of the people against them
would nave followed, and in this event, the
death of the Republican party. For this
reason, he said he was sorry that the
Democrats were victorious. He went lightly
over the merits of the German bill except
on the income tax feature. The only en-
thusiasm OF the meeting was evinced dur
ing his discussion of this feature of the
tariff bill, and Bynum, seeing his oppor-
tunity, dwelt on his efforts in securing it's
passage. He reviewed the work of the late
Congress and said though the Democratic
party had only partly finished fulfilling it's
promises il would do IL at the next oppor-
tunity Seeing that his audience now num-
bered about one hundred, the remainder
having gone away, he jollied those present
by remarks concerning their apparent in
~telligence and attention and closed his
speech.
Ex-Mayor Thomas l.. Sullivan, the last
speaker, was then introduced. He pleaded
with the crowd not To vote against the
party because it was in the mire. HI adj
mitted that il was ali off year and said
every Democratic vote was needed. He
argued that the Populists had no chance to
win and urged Democrats not to vote with
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