The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-24
HARRISON is AT WORK
ACTIVELY STUMPISG FOR GOLD IN
THE STATE OF INDIANA.
Denies Bryan's Contention That We
Can Have BimetnIIiSm ut Same
Time With Free silver.

Harrison left Indianapolis at 9 this
morning over the indianapolis &c Vim
cennes road on his first Indiana speak
ing trip.
He was accompanied by b. b. II.
Pierce, H. II. Hanna and w. r. Durbin
representing the national committee
Daniel Ransdell. Z. II. -Nebecker, II. c.
Adams. w. l.. Taylor, John l.. Griffith
c. c. Foster and w. L. Ketcham. Just
before the train started there were calls
for Harrison. lie stepped to the rear
platform. bowed, and the people cheer
ed.
Demanded "a Speech.
Spencer, Ind, Oct. Richardson's first
stop was at Belt Crossing in West In
dianapolis. No arrangements had been
made for a meeting, but about 500 peo
pie demanded a speech. Harrison spoke
briefly, and cheers for Harrison and Nc
Kinley were given. The next stop was
NIooresville, where a great crowd had
ccngregated, and the ex-president was
cheered. He arraigned the democrats
for striking down the protection tariff.
At Martnsville Harrison spoke from
stand erected near the railroad. About
5000 people listened eagerly. He con-
fined himself chiefly to a description of
that plank in the Chicago platform re-
lating to the use of federal troops in
states.
Mr.. Bryan has endorsed that plat
FORM" said the speaker 1T is his
pledge to the people of the United States
that if he is elected president, and Gov
ernor Altgeld governor Of Illinois, and
a mob should stop our mail and inter
state commerce trains, not to exercise
the power and authority of the United
States"
At Spencer there was a great demon
stration. Harrison discussed the pow
ers of the federal court and his remarks
We're enthusiastically cheered.
Made Ten Speeches.
Evansville, Ind, Oct. 20.-General Har
rison arrived at Evansville at o'clock,
having made 10 speeches during the day.
Everywhere there were great crowds,
and everywhere great interest was mani
| tested. At Worthington he spoke for 90
minutes, combining himself to a discus
sion of the silver question.
At Edwardsport he spoke briefly. At
Bushrod he addressed several hundred
miners who had gathered. At Vincenncs
the silver question was again the topic
Referring to Mr.. Bryans declaration
that we can have bimetalism with free
coinage, he said: Il say we can not
This government is Ngreat and strong
| government, but it can not fix the value
of everything. If you want to know
what anything is worth, you must go TO
the market to find out. The statutes
may declare that a bushel of oats is of
the same value as a bushel Of wheat
but that does not make it So
He concluded as follows: 1--WE must
stamp out with the votes of million
of our people in Indiana and the adjoin-
ing states this heresy that is pressed
upon us now. What we want is to return
to the condition of things we had when
we had a revenue bill that paid the eX-
penses of the government and did not
put us to the necessity of selling bonds
to pay them"
AT the conclusion of his speech the
crowd to the back of the platform de-
manded a speech, and the general spoke
briefly to them.
At 1880 the Evansville demonstration
was begun by a parade which was re-
viewed by General Harrison from stand
erected at the court house. After the
parade General Harrison spoke to POGO
people