The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-20
On the Ground that They, the Advo-
Gates of DishOnor, Are the OnIy
Simon-Pure Patriots.
NEW SPEECH BY MR.. BRYAN
BASED ON CHAIRMAN MARK HANNA's
FLAG PROPOSITION.
Several Remarkable Declarations I'm
the Nebraska Agitator.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GAINESVILLE, o., Oct. 1.-THE "Gabby
Boy Orator of the Platte" as w. ]. Bryan
has been called, invaded Ohio again this
morning and "gabbed' at numerous places.
principally from the rear of his special
train. He said little that he has not said
hundred times before. except at Lima,
where he used Chairman Hanna's "hag
day. proposition as a text for screed en-
the patriotism of the silver party In the
course of his speech he bitterly denounced
the syndicates and insinuated that IL the
Popocrats did not hang out flags on Oct.
81 they would be marked for revenge by
the employers of labor. One Democratic
employer said at the conclusion of Mr..
Bryan's speech THAT settles II. l had
not made up my mind how / would vote
until 1 heard the Chicago nominee speak
to-day, but now l feel like Simon p. Sheer
in, of Logansport, whose letter l read in
the Indianapolis Journal Saturday. l shall
now vote for William Mckinley, who, al
though Republican, neither practices nor
breaches deceit. / am not a coercer, nor
do 1 believe any of my employees would SUBJ
nit to intimidation, but am certain every
one will resent Mr.. Bryan's advice to pro-
claim themselves as favoring one candidate
and then at the polls vote for another.
Any man who breaches hypocrisy Is
hypocrite himself and is unsafe. Some fea-
lures of the Chicago platform are bad
enough, but 1t contains no plank half so
vicious as Mr.. Bryan's dishonest appeal to
workingmen."
At Piqua, where few rabid Popocrnts
live, Mr.. Bryan's teachings OF hypocrisy
have already borne fruit. When the train
bearing the silver candidate reached there
it was noticed that many of the people at
the station wore yellow badges. These
people were shouting for Bryan. Investiga-
ton showed that the shouters had some
how secured regular Republican badges,
but had the word nit printed oyer the
names Mckinley" and Hobart The
attempt had been made to coerce the wear
ers of these badges, but after accepting
them they had the word init" put on them
to show their real sentiments. The truth
is the badges were worn only by the most
rabid PopocratS in the town.
The grea test crowds of tne day were at
Hamilton and Dayton. 1t was so near
midnight when the train reached GAINESVILLE
that not many people were out TO see tne
candidate. but he made speech. During
the day Mr. Bryan's attention was called
to several newspaper reports one tnat ne
had been upon the stage; another StaunB
he had thought about going on the stage
and still another that he had written a
position as press agent. He said there was
no truth to the report that he had ever
been upon the stage, had never written n
criticism of any production and never ap-
piled for any position In connection WITH
anv thea trical company, and had never hsd
any thought of going on the stage, nor heo
be ever discussed the matter with anyone:
He said that at the time he was reputed
as contemplating the stage, he was wriths
editorials in favor of free silver, ana de-
liyering lectures upon the subject through
ont the country. He looked on the mattof
with considerable amusement