The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-20
FROM BRYAN'S OWN CITY
G. NJ. LAMBERTsON THROWS FUR
THEIR LIGHT ON THE o ORATOR.
A Nebraska Republican Orator Adj
dresses ~ Big Audience mt EnEiish's
Bryan as R-fagmaster.

compelled to stand to hear the ADDRESS OF
G.. NJ. Lambertson, of Lincoln, Neb. Mr..
Lambertson was First Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury under General Harrison.
He is a fine orator. and coupled with that
quality, has first-class ability to say what
he means and say it SO those who hear
will understand it. The meeting was pre-
sided over by r. +. Berry, employed by
the Atlas engine works, one of the Co
creed" The meeting was called TO order
by w. y. Harding, who introduced the
chairman, and remarked that Mr. Berry
would probably tell those present how 1t
happened he was coerced. Mr.. Berry then
stepped forward and said he had been Co
creed by the threat of the Democratic
party to cut his wages in two and to de-
stroy the great safeguard of the American
people-the Supreme Court.
It need make no apology for being here
tonight to preside over a meeting of Re
publicans." said he. This is a campaign
that affects the pocketbooks of every one
of US. We were told four years ago that
if we would only vote for free trade We
would be able to buy everything We used
cheaper; that is probably true, but we were
not told that at the same time we would
vote to transfer the labor from the Ameri-
can workshop to the shores of foreign
countries, nor were We told that when we
have $50 in our pockets and want to buy a
suit of clothes for S15, we are better able
to buy it than when we have only S. and
the suit can be bought for S.. daughter
They now lay this all on to our money.
1 am thankful for one feature of this cam
paign; it is such that the scourge comes
in advance and gives US time to think over
the question and decide from experience in
stead of from the statements of men who
told rs about dollar wheat and cheap
clothes four years ago. Laughter.) They
charge the fall in prices to the demone-
tizing of silver, but if they will think a
little they will find that prices began to
fall before silver was demonetized. All
have not fallen in the same proportion.
Eggs, for instance, have remained almost
stationary. Tha is easily explained: The
increase in the population of the henroost
has not kept pace with the increase in the
nursery. Naughter.) Then, what has
caused the price in the fall of wheat? The
vote of four years ago to transfer the work
Of the shop across the water has made it
impossible for the laboring man to eat as
much now as he did then. 1t is not be-
cause he does not want it, but because he
cannot set it. While in 1893 he was a
chooser of what he would eat, now he is
governed entirely by what he can get. This
has reduced the consumption so much that
the price was bound to fall. l will nor
detain you further, for 1 am here to pre-
side and not to talk. l will now introduce
to you Mr.. LaInbertson, of the State of
Nebraska, the State that produces boy ora
tors spontaneously. Perhaps he can tell
you of their growth and cultivation"
Mr.. Lambertson is a man of fully six
feet, and in appearance what the South
erner would call a typical Yankee. His
forehead is very prominent, and just above
the eyes there is a fullness that is almost
aonormal, but it shows a force of char
acter and "a firmness of purpose. He is
an easy, fluent speaker, and one that holds
his audience till the last. During his en-
tire speech of about an hour and a half not
a dozen people left the house.
THE GRAND HOTEL DECOY DUCK
An amusing incident occurred when a
man who claims to be a travelling man
but who is a paid advocate of the silver
standard, arose and asked a question. This
man has been at the Grand Hotel for a.
week or two, posing as a travelling man
who mas been converted from a. Republican
to d silVer-standard supporter. He mixes
in the crowds on the street and talks silver
all day long, but at the same time saws ba
is a commercial traveller. He has often
been seen on Washington street i'm front of
the silver headquarters, talking from :,
carriage, where he could be high enough
to attention. Many people in
the house recognized him and there was n
howl to make him set down, but Mr.. Lam
bertsorl, supposing ne was dealing with a
sincere man, asked that he be allowed to
put his question. There was no voice
against it after that.
Il have turned my coat for BRYAN" said
this professional bowler.
Il am sorry for you" remarked Mr.
Iambertsoa.
why would 1t not be the proper thing
to retire all silver by selling 1t for gold
at whatever price it will bring, and issue
in It's stead paper money. if the silver dol.
lar IS worth a dollar only because it has
the government back of II TO redeem !,
as you said to-day at noon?'
THAT is a fine greenback idea" said Mr..
LambertSon. j never said silver was re
deenable in gold. It is not. although nv .
re undabout way the holder of silver can ger
god for 1t. NO one can take five silver dot
iarS 10 the treasury and get gold for them
but he can take them to a bank and pet :,
treasury rote and the government will paw
Mr.. Lambertson did not enter into any
argument Oh the rest of the question deem,
ing it too manifest in its answer to make
an explanation necessary. The mere state
ment that it would do for ~greenbackers IN
advocate was sufficient.
le1C your State twenty-four wears
ago. continued Mr.. Lamhertson. land
went West to grow up with the country
Il I ag greW up iP,e {Phts statement was 50 ap:
of ~laughter.) That was in 1874. one wear
after the crime of '73. Gaughter.) i re-
member that Indianapolis was then in !,
collapse. occasicned by selling town lots
in adjoining counties. Now i come hack
TO it and find 1t is a great city. a grear
railroad center and known throughout the
world as a city of much business. and a,
manufacturing center that sends goods to
the farthest parts of the world: and all
this since the crime of '73! Let us have
another crime. (Laughter)
we can congratulate ourselves this time
that the private character of our candI-
dates is above reproach. This gives us
some time in which to consider the actual
issues. as all Of our time is not taken up
washing dirty linen. / can, and will. paw
a tribute TO William Jennings Bryan in his
private worth. (Applause.) In Lincoln, if
he We're running on his private character,
he could be elected to any office. We would
be glad to give him the best we have. He
is so valuable that we want to keen him
with us, and we will do all we can to keer,
him from the many worries of the White
House. (Laughter.) Our county usually
gives $500 Republican majority, but we
will miss our guess if the high esteem in
which Mr.. Pryan's personal character is
held, does not increase this majority +,
5000, so as to keep him with US. Oaugh-
ter.) 1t goes without saying that Mckinley
by 800, his county by 5000 and his State by
at least 10, 900. Being a lawyer, l am bound
to tell the truth about this. fLaughter)
IT came TO this State to seq q ifttIa of