New-York tribune., 1896-10-21
CROWDS CHEER HARRISON.
THE EX-PRESIDENT BEGINS HIS TOUR
IN INDIANA
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES GREET
HIM AT EVERY STOPPING -pLAcE-HIs TELL

Lah1C AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES GREET
HIM AT EVERY STOPPING -pLAcE-HIs TELL
ING ARGUMENTS FOR SOUND MONEY.
Evansville Ind. Oct. @.-Gencral Benjamin Har
rison began the first OF the tours he will make
In Indiana during this campaign this morning His
train consisted Of two private loaned by II. Il.
+. Pierce. Of the Clover Leaf road. With The
President were Il number of prominent Indiana poll
hcians and personal friends. The train cheercd
MS 1t left the Union Station In Indianapolis at
O'Clock, and Tie Gays work began before the party
was fairly out of town AT the Belt crossing. Yves,
OF the city, several hundred people had gathered.
and the train was stopped for them General Har-
fison was Justify checred as he appeared the
rear platform. Among other things he said:
=, You VIII not expect to speak. perhaps further
tnan 10 say 10 YOU that this is another campaign in
%hich very singular notions being promnlga ed.
speak here to men who have gathered from these
Industrial establishments about the suburbs of Ind
annapolis. The enor, this year 10 10 persuade them
,hat ihc dollar they get every week Is esod and
ana' s the they ought to have one not quite good
mGnt: annt: i j. very plain. it seems, that, the silver
no,iar , II IN" relative vaiu" OF gold and silver re-
MANS ma what 1t If, and silver s coirrd freely, will
no, nny as much as gold dollar. How much less
non3ny can telhat Is guesswork 1t viii be huc:
,,uatnS hke the mercury I'm the thermometer
have Fitted my voice for thirty years in Indiana to
ine ne iaporine man and the farmer. and have had
!ust thls message. In grccnhack and fiat money
times and now. that Of all the people In the world
r,noo wno WI, be INJURED by cheap and nge'uaing
9,s, %9Ls. nnrt This is not new doctrine for me
20
many OF you were stering TO the scdIc.ng voice
Of Of those who wanted you 10 have fat money
beg YOU as an American citizen. having some ~
bo,,IIence 10 pat away This doctrine that cheap
you except to hurt you. lChccrsJ
Tnc mex stop was Mooresvilic where a crowd OF
about 500 people had gathered. and the station
gay with flags and bunting. General Harrison was
enthusiastically received He reviewed the fight the
Democratic party had been making for chea apncss
di-p hat fat
prices were more conducive 70 prosperity and hap
pness. ana called attention 10 tn" entire change OF
front made BY the Democrats in this campaign
They had abandoned the fight for cheapness and
were nov declaring that the people want higher
priced goods. Taey had succeeded in their cam
paign in 1892. Lad elected a President and Congress
OF their own way Of thinking. and had brought in
an era OF cheap things Tie farmer had got the
cheapest coats h" had sever bought. and purchased
them with the cheapes: wheat he had ever sold
lie declared that Mr.. Bryan had been OF the
most ultra Of the free-traders who had brought
about this condition OF things and that II elected
President. he would still advocate these same prn-
ciples. He appealed the farmers Of Indiana not
TO be tempted by the notion that they could make
themselves rich by declaring hail "A dollar a dollar
Tho American people wanted what IL honest and
right, and ne had no doubt that Indiana would
stand In line with the common sense the people
and speak for integrity In public and private affairs
TO greet General Harrison. and q gayiy decorated
stand had been erected near the station. To this
General Harrison conducted amid loud cheer
ing. and WAS introduced by Judge Gruhbs y mem
Der Of his old regiment In his speech lac paid his
respects TO tho plank of tho Democratic platform
which denounces the Interference Of Federal troops
I'm State affairs. lie called attention to Mr. Bryan
defence OF this plank and declared that great o'i',
likely from the election of man
who entertained such ideas OF the preservation Of
public order.
A, the hamlet Of Paragon several hundred people
were assembled. and General Hnrrison came out
long enough 10 greet them with y wosd He no
ticed many women In the crowd. and ndmonished
them 10 tha, their husbands dd their duty.
At Spencer General Harrison was greeted by
abou, 500 people. lie mad" n hrie. address. de-
voted entirely TO the silver question.
1t was n big day for Worhing'on. procession
OF uniformed marching clubs. cavalry companies
and decorated wagons. headed 10y 1ippecanoe
log ca bin. had been parading and IT was estimated
that 20 90 people were In town IL his address
General Harrison referred 10 Bryans remarks
about the Jckylls and Iiydcs. "" said h" had no
ssposo"r rhs 1G remark OF Mr Bryan showed
he had possibly los, his temper ana me WE W. Srlr n,n
prieies OF the great position 20 which he aspire
After the Worthington stop uncheo1 was ~, 'rG0ra
800 coal miners had gathered ~ Bnshrod ana
General Harrison appealed to ihcm as wae",ca'Il :,
ers and explained that IN Ime OF ~, ros "a
values Of currency the man VINO w9rkS ,o' ""s''
L nl
Rrior stops were made NJ Sanborn anh a. ru,
uardsnort where over 1909 people w"r" hhdrcss'n
ror a Few minutes. At Nincenncs stand mao p,,i
erected in an open field near the station ana wv Wv
crowd Of nO people surgcd over the TWO OF ur ui'r
ocrce of Ground I'm their efforts 10 get near tio"Sh
"a sce and hear. General Harrison mao" an ~
tonecIv earnest speech Of thirty minutes. IN IN"
cnmrse of which ne discussed the silver Quesuoh az
,hnrouchly as the time would permit. , , =.
Al Princeton about 2.VD people mel tiic tihih ~
,,n ststion and followed General Harrison car
rispe 10 the fair grounds, wher" from soVc 10
.; IA neople had been waiting several hours zen
~. "A
,ninutcs in length and NOR" elaborate than any
n,hnr no had made during the day. ~" reviewer
90; only ihc silver question but the o'h,r issu'
hrought up by the Chicago platform, ana ponn,co
nut the dangers public peace ana or""t 'nt'
,n,ebt arise from their success at the ioils ne W
Iias isna ~, tbat Mr. BRYAN the kind OF man VINO
,rnuid make good his worI 10 carry out rSe,,y
,innk of this dangerous platform II ne sNo"I" NC
elected. , -. u,,.,.,,,io shortly after 6
-. .,, md vas met by a great crush or people az
the etstion General Harrison remained IN ny "a, rhl
and had supper. Later big stree, ncmonso.a,o, ,
AM am, . ,iven With 600 men I'm line Genera Harrison
snnte in Evans Hall. the largest AUDITORIUM IN ,Io
npv"' t,u uhich was utterly inadequate re was re-
cn,yed With wild demonstrations or delight IN ,his:
~ nr,nctnai speech OF the day. Generai lfarrisoii
IA rrcssed himself chiefly to an argument aRanSt
nh.an money in the eHort 10 convince ,ne P"oPc
,hst yaiues canno. be created by leaislatioii 49,,
"Xfcr the address the party returned 10 nc ,raa.
and uent to New Albany. where the re.u'" ''""o'
a. irdianapos will be begun tomorrow
mn cuoOcC RTSHOP KEANE'S SUCCESSOR.