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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

ing with interstate commerce, so the Presf-
dent was forced to send troops, not to in
terfere with tire laws of Illinois nor to
Chicago but to guard the tracks and trains
of interstate railroads. The Senate by a
unanimous vote and the Democratic House
by vote in which there were not enough
Populists to demand a roll call, Endorsed
the action of the President. The declara-
ton of the Chicago plank was a protest
against the right OF the President to en-
force the federal laws in States. The dec
laration of the Lincoln platform was a
protest against the interference of the fed
eral government with the local institutions
and affairs of States. When the Southern
States resisted federal laws, Mr.. Lincoln
sent tens of thousands of troops to vindi-
cate them, just as Mr.. Cleveland sent
few hundred to protect the commerce of
the country against the interference of
Chicago mobs
And yet this man Bryan is so utterly
constituencies that he quotes the resolu-
ton of the Lincoln platform to mean that
the Republican party at that time would
sanction the interruption of interstate com.
merce by mobs. The man who CARRIED
Abraham Lincolns message to make him
appear to say a thing he never intended
to say, now quotes the platform of Lin
coin to make it appear that he would
have supported Altgeld against Cleveland
were he living. Mr.. Bryan is fast forcing
intelligent people to believe that he is an
triekster-in other words. a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

1t is stated that before Bourke Cochran
began his speech in Omaha, a man roughly
informed him that the house was packed
against him. When he began to speak he
was Kissed and howled at, but after time
he was permitted to say few words. AS
he went on his voice and manner were so
potent that silence was secured. After a
time the same men who Kissed and howled
were so won by the great orator that they
applauded. and finally applauded generous
ly. 1t is to be regretted that candidate
Bryan's brother is accused of having led
the rioters who came to stone the orator
if it were necessary to do so to prevent his
Snea king
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
The Next Senate.
Washington Special

This is the way well-known Republican
politician regards the complexion of the
Senate in the next session and the proha bic
ERECT Of an overwhelming Republican VIC
tory this fan on certain boiling silver Sem
ators: THE complexion of the next Sem
ate VIII. according to precedent. be con-
siderably If not decisively. influenced by
the result of the general election even as
to Senators whose terms of office are not
affected thereby. Public opinion as ex-
pressed at the polls is bound to have its IN
fuence on public men. and an overwhelm-
ing victory for Mckinley and Hobart will
think, bring about Republican control
OF the upper branch of Congress. The
declarations of Senator Carter. of Montana
Senator Cannon, of Utah. and Senator VOL
colt, of Colorado. in favor of Mckinley ms
Well as the ungenerous treatment of SEN
ator Dubois. of Idaho. at the hands Of the
Popocrat and Democrat elements of his
state. may revive the sentiment of the gen
tlemcn as to their duty as legislators All
OF which, to my mind. emphasizes the i'm
Dortance of rolling up "A big majority for
Mckinley and Hobart With a Republican
President and q Republican House the
Senate may come up to the evident REQUIRE
ments of public opinion"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

| Those persons who are almost beside
| themselves over the letter of Bismarck,
| whose government has a lot of silver bull
lion, now worth 65 cents ounce, which
that prudent people might like to- use in
paying tariff duties under free-silver COIN
age at the rate of ST. an ounce, are asked
to read the following extract from a speech
of Bismarck delivered in the Reichstas
May IL, 1882:
The success of the United States, it's ma
terial development is the most illustrious
of modern times. The American nation has
not only successfully borne and suppressed
the most gigantic and expensive war of all
history, but Immediately after disbanded
its army, found work for all soldiers and
mariners, paid off most of it's debt gave la
Dor and homes to all the unemployed of
Europe as fast as they could arrive within
its territory, and all by a system of taxa
ton indirect as not to be perceived.
much less felt, because. It is my deliberate
Judgment, the prosperity of America
is due to its system of protection; and l
believe that Germany has reached that
point where it is necessary for her to imi-
tate the tariff system of the United States.
Under Bismarck's lead Germany adopted
a protective tariff but many of those who
are greatly delighted with his silver letter
were not influenced by the foregoing to
support protective tariff. 1t can be added
that while Prince Bismarck led Germany
to adopt the protective policy of the United
States he would decline to advise his coun-
try to follow US in the folly of free coinage
of what would be deprecated silver dol
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

a poll taken by the Chicago Tribune of
1873 employees of mills, factories and rail-
way shops in nineteen towns and cities of
Illinois showed 10,19T for Mckinley, 1881 for
Bryan and 3S4 for Palmer or undecided
Some of the polls of railroad employees
were very significant. At Aurora, which
is Headquarters for the Chicago division of
the Burlington road. sos employees in the
Burlington shops were for Mckinley and
only II for Bryan In the Burlington shops
at Galesburg 425 men voted for Mckinley
and 20 for Bryan. OF the engineers on the
same road. 275 are for Mckinley and %
for Bryan: of the trainmen, 525 for Me-
Kinley and IS for Bryan; of trackmen, 1, 125
for Mckinley and % for Bryan The ex-
preston among factory employees was
equally emphatic. OF 500 skilled mechanics
in the Elgin watch factory 755 declared for
Mckinley, for Bryan and 81 We're unde-
cided. In the Illinois Steel Company's
works at Joliet 1863 employees were for Nc
Ilinley. 106 for Bryan, and 25 were unde-
cided. The figures are a significant ind-
cation of the drift of sentiment among
intelligent workingmen and skilled me-
cbapicS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

conscientious Partisan" asks the Jour
nal IF there is not some foundation for the
fears of many that financial system is
wrong" and, further. "if there is not some
reason in the plan proposed by Jones & Co.
through their eloquent mouthpiece, Mr..
Bryan and, still further, IF it is not
morally wrong and politically error to
proclaim constantly against the platform
on which Mr.. Bryan stands, and for whose
principles he so strenLously contends" The
one and only answer to each and every
count is. emphaticalIy, No! The structure
of our monetary system is safe and SYM
metrical, suited to home needs, and in
dorsed by the commercial world. 1t might
bear establishment in this or that corner
just a little, and the opening and closing of
doors improved appreciably by experience,
but any departure from it's general plan
would be fraught with the greatest danger.
AS to reason or right in Mr.. Bryan's
thoughts or words, neither exists. His
premises are erroneous. his logic bad and
his conclusions misleading, mischievous
and sometimes absurd. 1t is the duty of
the Journal, of every good citizen to cry
out against every sentiment and sentence
of Mr.. Bryan and his platform. The day
will come when this government will have
purified itself of such ubiquitous proceed
ings the part of any man or party, and
they will be consigned to political oblivion.
For forty days Mr.. Bryan has roamed over
1.-THE land frothing at the mouth. If the hair
of the dog is a sure cure for the bite we
are all safe. During the coming forty days
he will doubtless have an unobstructed OPP
portunity to beat his breast in fancied
agony of soul and split the wind with his
furious speech, but remember that this
earth bore without bursting the weight of
water that fell for forty days and forty
nights when the windows of heaven We're
opened-tens of millions of billions times
greater than all the words Mr. Bryan ever
spake or can speak, even though each word
We're weighty the present gold standard
against which he inveighs. Fear not. The
ballots of Nov. will bury and blot out all
there ever was or will be of the hopes of
those who manipulate the puppet, William
Jennings Bryan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Pitchfork Tillman is making speeches for
Bryan and free silver in Pennsylvania,
though he does not attract much atten-
ton. In Philadelphia a few nights ago,
while he was abusing the President. some
one asked rs Cleveland rich" He
answered "I don't know what he has in
this world, but / know what L hope, he'll
have in the next. In speaking of national
banks he said: Half Of them are broke
right now. If they didn't own the Con-
troller of the Currency they would not be
able to pay so cents on the dollar" He pre-
dicted Bryans election and said: The
new Democratic party will take these ras-
cally judges by the threats and learn them
that there is some liberty left in the land"
He is a worthy supporter of the Popocrat
candidate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
To the silver Propaganda.

you of argentiferous devices
Constructors of 'iridescent dream -
What place does honor hold in your fair scheme
To Danish values and establish prices?
Verify she's not in it. 1t suff1ces
That yourselves know which cats shall lap the
And which Ger bluejohn residue shall scream
And howl in anguish at the clabber crisis
Yet if you only sought to rob purses
OF wealth which time and labor could replace,
You might not merit any deeper curses
Than others who have fattened their
But no such petty bound your greed coerces-
You would brand thief upon the Nations face.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
Time wasted.

When the bunko man stopped for breath.
the object of his attentions smiled on him
pityingly and said:
Young man, you are wasting your time.
l am no jay
MOP" said the Spectator.
Nav L am running for the Legislature
and put this makeup on preparatory to
stumping the outside townships, and will
now wish you good evening. with thanks
for your compliment to my appearance.
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chanicS.

One of the peculiar features of the pres
ent campaign is that so many business
men are making addresses. If business
men in this State had been told a year ago
that they would make campaign speeches
next season they would have ridiculed the
idea. And they are not making speeches.
but talks, and the talks which they make
are the most effective of the campaign
The man who tells a small audience his
experience and his reasons why a change
TO silver basis would injure the general
business of the country. without mixing
much politics in it. will be listened TO and
believed where profe ssional speaker might
not be so effective. IN addition to such
speakers from men in the ranks of business
the srnaXuof commercial travellers who are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

General Sickles has notified Captain W.
H. Armstrong. of this. city, that he has been
selected as the member of The national
committee of the Veteran Sound-money
or organization, of which he IS chairman
The selection is excellent one, because
he is an energetic man who has business
mans interest in the cause. Captain Arm
strong will cooperate with the local organ
ization, which has already organized
large number of clubs in the State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

tnat their suffrages can be coerced. When
great business interests are at stake. as
tney are IN the present campaign, tnteli-
gent workingmen study the issues care
iniiy, and II they see that the interests of
their employers will be injured they know
their own interests must suffer also. This
accounts for the wage Garner being so gen
eraliy for Mckinley and safe business this
year. and also accounts for the great howl
ABOUT coercion which is going UP from the
orators and organs of the Bryan party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

The Chicago Bimetallist explains that the
reason that silver Mexico has not more
than IS in silver money per capita is that
the mass of its people are too poor to own
and use money. This is to say that sixty
years of free and unlimited coinage has
not improved the condition of the mass of
the Mexican people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

The cotton and shoe manufacturing cities
OF Maine are Auburn, Biddeford. Lewiston
and Saco. In 1894 the Republican majority
I'm these cities was 2203. This year it was
2.514-an increase of 50 per cent. And yet
IF Mr.. Bryan should visit either of these
cities, the whole population would turn out
to look at him, while one-third would shout
for him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

There is likely to be interesting con-
test as to which will be the banner Repub-
Hcan State in the next election. Weli-in-
formed Republicans in Wisconsin predict
from $1,000 to 100000 majority for Mckinley
fie that State. IN Illinois they are claiming
IL. 900. and in Ohio $4,000. Pennsylvania
and New York will both give immense ma
5orities and it viii be a close race between
them as ITO which will aixe the larGest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
In Now York City.

There are people who laugh at the idea
of Mckinley carrying New York city"
said Mr.. u. w. Small New York bust
ness man. at the Ebbit last evening 'but
/ regard it as absolute certainty that
he will carry the city by big majority.
The people there are practically unani-
nous for tie Ohio man. / started out the
and Hobart banner and il took me lust
one hour. Business is parayzed there.
Western and Southern BUYERS have cut
their orders down two-thirds and there
will be no Improvement until after eIec-'
tiOu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Lii Hung Changes parting message TO the
people and government of the United
States shows that China's grand old man
is as we'll versed in the amenities of life
as he is in the mysteries of diplomacy.
His visit should give better opinion of
the seathen Chinee and lead US TO doubt
whether we really have monopoly OF
virtue and wisdom,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25


The Farm News, an agricultural paper of
large circulation. published at Springfield,
O., which has heretofore maintained a nom
partisan position, has come out for McKin-
ley. In published interview the editor
says:
There has been decided change in the
tone of the letters we have received in
the past few weeks, noticeably SO in the
West and Northwest The free silver stock
arguments are weakening. Another indica-
ton of the change of sentiment is shown
by the campaign books we put out. Latter
Iy the calls for the books presenting the
Republican side of the argument have been
greatly in excess of the calls for Coins
School" and other free-silver books. 1t is
a mistake TO suppose that the farmers of
this country are repuda tionists; they are
just as honest men as God ever created
and will vote to sustain the integrity and
honor OF the Nation they and their fathers
fought for.
The free-silverites are building great
hopes on the farmer vote. assuming, first,
that they are nearly all deeply in debt,
and, second, that all those in debt are dis
honest enough to want to pay their debts
in a debased currency. They will probably
discover after the election that they were
greatly mistaken on both points.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

doing service for sound money is one of the
most potential agencies in the country.
It's members reach scores and hundreds of
speak to large audiences cannot so effec-
lively present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

The Yale students should have let Mr.
Bryan make his speech and done their
shouting afterwards. OF course he is a
demagogue, but in this country even dem
agogues have the right of free speech.
Besides. an undelivered speech may de-
range Mr.. Bryans internal mechanism and
fniure his health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Thomas Patterson, who is announced to
speak in this State. preterds to be one of
the candidates on the Republican electoral
ticket in Colorado which will vote for
Bryan. AS a matter of fact, Mr. Patterson
has been Democrat all these years, and
several times a Democratic candidate. If
he pretends to be a Republican here it will
be done with latent to hoodwink Republic
an voters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Conservative Eastern bankers estimate
that the present influx or gold movement
will bring $4o0O0,000 to $50 coo, 900 to this
country, and if Mckinley is elected they
are predicting it will bring 800 900 to
$3.50, 000 600. That with the ending of the
free-silver agitation, restored confidence
and an assured prospect of protection for
home industries would make business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

\ The free and unlimited coinage of glass
would give Indiana abundance of the
cheapest and cleanest money. If coming
SO cents worth of silver into dollar will
make a country rich and prosperous, the
stamping of pieces of glass one dollar
ought TO give Indiana a prosperity such as
the world never dreamed of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

AS an exponent of revolutionary ideas, a
dissemination of unsound finance and a
propaganda of class hatred William j.
Bryan is undoubtedly the best man the
Popocrats could have nominated. His
ability In this direction makes him the
most dangerous man who has ever aspired
to the presidency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

At the meeting of American Bankers
Association in st. Louis, when the States
were called for remarks. a st. Paul
banker said: THE deposits in Minnesota
banks aggregate 100000 900. They belong
quite Iargely-outside of the larger cities
TO farmers. When / state that. you will
know how the farmers of the. State are
going to vote in November
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Aug. 49, just before the tide of gold
turned to this country, the gold reserve of
the treasury was 500, 466, 1SS. On Tuesday
the gold reserve of the treasury counting
that ir all the subtreasuries, was $120, $685.
3SS-an increase of $40, 4O3 200. This will make
the SiIyeriteS furious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Dismal Dawson. Come to think it over,
any man fool enough to get in jail while
1t is pleasant enough weather outside, orto
be ashamed of himself. In winter, of
course it's different"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

The statement of one of the ablest and
Oldest advocates of bimetallism in this
country General Francis A. Walker, re-
garding free coinage of silver by the
United States independent of other coun-
tries seems not to have attracted the at
tention of silverites. He has just returned
from Europe, and this is what he says:
| think it folly-it is Suicidal-thls at
tempt to identify the interests OF bimetal-
ism with the present Iree coinage aglta-
ton. / have conferred with leading blmet-
aIlists in Europe and / find that they
deprecate the movement in America. In
all their advocacy of the remonetization
of silver they assume as a necessary con-
dition that this free coinage shall not pre-
vail.
General Walker, however, is a bimetal-
list and not, like the free silverites in pol
tiles and in the business of silver mining,
a silver monometallist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

During the past few weeks wheat has
gone up about cents, while silver has
dropped cents, which would indicate that
there is no mysterious relation between the
two, as silverites declare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

In the cyclone of education that is
sweeping the country the Sentinel stands
q monument of spared ignorance in assert
ing that our present monetary condition
is one of gold monometalIism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
Chance for BRYAN.
Kansas city Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
Anyway MIR. Bryan has had good
chance to advertise his oratory. He ought
to be able TO make some money on the
lecture platform next year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

st. Louis Globe Democrat
1t is to be regretted that Ex-President
Harrison will deliver only one more speech
curing the campaign. But then one of his
speeches counts for more than all that can
be delivered by such an orator Bryan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

Mexico has had free and unlimited COIN
age of silver since 1887, and yet the stock
OF money of that country is less than S.
per capita, and there is no gold in circula-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

A German-American writes the Journal
explaining why Bismarck, whom he styles
the old and grand Germany's patriot"
speaks kindly Of free-coinage by the
United States. Germany he says has
in it's vaults many millions of melted sill
yer which cost her about 16 to l. A few
years ago Germany received many millions
indemnity from Austria for Austrian sill
yer money which had circulated in Ger
many and was redeemed by the German
treasury from the date that Germany
changed her standard from silver to gold.
l think that Bismarck. old and grand Ger
many's patriot, would be glad to see the
German treasury changing her 16-to-1 sill
yer for American gold" That is, Bismarck
would like to have his beloved country get
one ounce of gold for sixteen of silver in
stead of the present price, which is thirty
two ounces of silver for one of gold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

A fact-that the countries which have the
most wretchedly poor people are those
which have no other money than silver and
ccrper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

1t must be peculiar form of intellectual
astigmatism that cannot tell the difference
between bimetallic standard and a BIZ
metallic currency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
The Intcntion.

New York Mail and Express.
If we understand the progra mme correct
ly. Mr. Bryan. in the event of his election.
proposes TO commit the United States So
preme Court for contempt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

II candidate Cooper insists on talking dur
ing the next five weeks his friends should
induce the reporters not to notice what he
saws
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

For persons who like the kind of
speeches that Mr.. Bryan is making they
must be just about the kind of speeches
such persons would like.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25

The Bryan speeches go to sustain the re-
port that he has broken away from the
campaign managers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
The Cheerful Idiot.

II have been reading Robinson Crusoe
again. said the literary boarder. DO you
remember how he hewed out the planks for
his hut-one plank from each Logo"
Yes replied the Cheerful Idiot. Take
it all in ALL guess he worked about as
hard for his board any one record