The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-02
IN THE GAS BELT.


At Marion, where General Harrison ar
rived shortly before 6 o'clock, magnif-
cent demonstration was made by the work
ingmen of this, one of the most thriving
cities of the gas belt. 1t has always been
very heavily Republican, but this We r the
feeling for sound money and protection Is
running very high among the glass work
ers and other skilled laborers, who make
up the great bulk of the population. Gen.
eral Harrison was escorted by hambeau
club from the station through packed
streets to the courthouse square, where
he spoke from the carriage. The streets
converging upon the square and tho square
itself were simply damned with people
cheering like mad, and the sea OF faces
was lighted up by the lurid glare Of thou
sands of fambeaux in the hands of march
ers who were ready to participate In the
big closing parade of the campaign, which
was to form Immediately upon the depar-
ture of Harrison. When he could get a
fair degree of quiet General Harrison ad-
Dire ssed the section of the multitude In the
vicinity Of the carriage. He said In part:
MY Fellow-citizens-In this night air 1t
will not be possible for me TO speak very
long, but what is the use OF taking Ihe ss
erwhere in Indiana, in the south ana IN the
north, are the most eloquent and conclusive
evidences that the battle is won. Go not
doubt. L never have doubted, since the
Chicago platform was published and the
Chicago nominations made, that this coun-
try would reject the platform and reject
the nominees. (Applause) The people of
this country believe in a national govern
ment. We believe in the flag and we love
it. We believe in the just powers OF the
President; in the just powers of the fed
eral courts, and we have made I'D our
minds that what the Confederate armies
under Lee and Jackson could not do
Chicago mob of Anarchists shall not do.
Great applause.) Under the Influence of
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, they got In
the Democratic platform a declaration
which means that il is not proper for the
President to enforce the laws of the United
States without asking the consent of a
Governor. We will never vote for that doc
trine. (Applause.) These gallant boys
from Indiana. some of whom, in their Old
age and decreDitude. are housed by the
generosity of this government here near
Marion these patriotic people in Indiana.
who followed Morton and Lincoln, Will
never allow the doctrine to be established
that the President of the United States
must ask anybodys consent before he en-
forces the laws of the United States. Great
applauSe)
Comrades, we do not mean-patriotic
fellow citizens, you do not mean that the
soldier who fought for ST. a month 10
maintain the integrity of this government
paid in 50-cent dollars. The working people
of the United States, the men who work i'm
that they do not want TO exchange the
good dollar they are getting for their
wages for 50-cent dollar. (Applause.D We
mean to maintain the national authority;
we mean to maintain the integrity OF the
governmental powers; we mean TO main
tain honest finance; we mean that the man
that works shall have an honest dollar
when he is paid. (Applause)
This question is settled now. l spent
many weeks in the East this summer. They
have given up the Yankees Mr.. Bryan has
concluded, after two visits to New York
that the people i'm the East are too smart
to be caught. Uaughtere But he thinks
that he may set his traps out West and
catch the Hoosers. (Cres Of No sir: no.
no.D No. my countrymen, are just as
smart and we are just as honest, and we
have just as muchA interest in honest
money as the peopleN i'm New York have
and we are going to have it. This silver
heresy is dead now; it is not a question of
killing 1T; 1t is a question of burying il. "a
voice: We will bury il deep.) Yes. bury
1t deep; that is what we will do. We will
give such majorities that will bury it so
deep that no resurrectioniSt will ever think
OF trying TO dig down to where IL is When
we have done that business confidence will
be restored; the money that is being
boarded Will come out; the factories will
start up; business will be improved and we
will all be happy again"