The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-26
Speech Delivered by Bryan I'm City
Hall Square to Several Thousand
StrOng-Lunged People.
SILVER THEORIES REHASHED
AND AN EFFORT MADE TO ARRAY
LABOR AGAINST CAPITAL.
Fall Of n Platform at Utica, from,
Which Mr.. Bryan Was Speaking
at Night-Several Persons Hurt.

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 25.-The second
day OF William J. Bryan's trip westward
from the seclusion of Tipped Red Hook was
an eventful one, crowded with a variety
of incidents of travel, including a pictur-
esque reception at a summer hotel, a stir
ring speech TO a crowd of workingmen at
the town OF Kingston. and eliminating in
a great meeting at Albany, where the can
ddate spoke to a crowd estimated at from
seven TO ten thousand people, packed in
the City Hall square under the shadow of
the Statehouse.
The day began with a ten-mile drive
through the Catskills. from Winnisook
Lodge TO the Grand Hotel, on Summit
mountain. this morning. Mr.. Bryan was
escorted by Hon Thomas L. Benedict, the
Public Printer and Mr.. Charles A. Shultz,
of the Winnisook Club a prominent Re-
publican. Ladies from the summer cot
tages by the way filled the carriage with
bouquets for Mrs. Bryan and the party
was greeted at the hotel by group of
about 800 farmers and boarders gathered
on the portico The group was frightened
by the color of waving flags. Mr.. Bryan
was escorted to a table and, standing
there delivered a graceful speech devoid
of politics. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-You who have
come here 10 rest don't want your rest dis
! turbed by speech. (Cries of We do. and
! M. Bryan, we are very glad TO be here
TO greet you.) / am not going 10 violate
! the proprieties of the occasion py attempt-
! ing political speech. except 10 say this.
| that all those who are interested III tneir
| country's welfare are anxious 10 have the
government so administered that larger
and larger proportion OF our people VIII be
| able TO spend some time each year at sum-
| mer resorts TO obtain strength for the
! duties of life, and any policy, no matter by
whom advocated, that VIII make life hard
| er for those who toll ought not 10 expect
encoura cement from the American people.
/ have made statement that cannot be
vocating a policy not best for the people
dares not to tell the people that he is ad-
vocatng that. Qaughter.)
Il am informed that there are a good
| many Western people here, and that was
one of the things that induced me TO come.
/ am always glad to meet Western people,
because | don't believe i'm the old state
| ment made in the Bible that the wise
men came from the East Uaughter) l
| East have the idea that wisdom originated
| and dies in the East, and L am glad to
have Western people come here and com
mingle with you, because 1 believe that
| the more you become acquainted with
Western people the better you will like
them and you will como to know that
they don't wear horns. Naughter) l be-
| lieve when you become acquainted with
them you will know that they are flesh OF
| your flesh and blood of your blood and
| have the interest of the country at heart
az much you have. and If they diner
rememSer mlas the different conditions that sur
round them. and / want all portions OF
this country brought nearer together N
order that may strive as members of n
common brotherhood to make this the
greatest nation on Gods footstool." Gap
plause.1
At noon the party took a special train OF
one car. provided by Mr.. S. j. Cornell, for
Bryan's night at Wnnissook Lodge are
merely a matter of conjecture. although
every one displayed good spirits this morn
ing Mr.. Bryan passed the entire evening
in the clubhouse, listening to music, and
participated in a Virginia reel. which
capped the festivities. AT the dinner table
Mr.. Hinkley, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic State committee, assured the club
members, a majority OF whom are Repub-
licans, that Mr.. Bryans presence was en-
tirely nonpolitical. Mr.. Bryan thanked the
club for it's hosptalities. He laughed heart
lily ut a song written by Mr.. Hill. club
member. interrogating Mr. Bryan as to
whether free silver would raise wages and
lower rents. This morning Mr.. Hinkley APP
peared with badge bearing the Bryan
but would only say. regarding the cam
paign. that everything Will come out all
right"
ARRIVED AT KINGSTON.
One of the most interesting episodes of
the trip to Albany was crowded into a
brief half hour at Kingston. From the
special train the Bryan party was hurried
into carriages awaiting them at the depot
and with accessories OF cannon and brass
band clamoring a welcoming salute. We're
escorted through the streets past factories,
whoco xUipdorc fraTped tho faces nf xporly
ingmen and working girls. to the City
Hall. The reception committee consisted
of Hon. John D. Cummings. Hon. j. d.
Wur.z, John Lasher. Augustus II. Van
Buren,, Harry Smith, Frank II. Griffith and
DR.. II. b. Maybern. Not less than 1900
people were packed upon the green. many
OF them workinSmen. Mr.. Bryan spoke to
he stood under festooned flags. He was
introduced by Mr.. Cummings. and the
speech which he delivered inspired cheers
after every striking po.nt. Mr. Br. an aid:
Ladies and Gentlemen--I regret very
much that the time is limited that
can speak but q moment. 1t is not neces-
Sary, however, 10 occupy much Of your
time. because you will have an opportunity
between now and election day inform
yourselves on the issues OF the campaign.
! cannot do much more than 10 greet you
to-day and ask you TO make yourselves
familiar with the issues of the campaign
You have been kind enough TO present us
ed that the flowers from the working
men, | am glad TO see this recognition
from the workngmen. Great applause)
when / want to speak to workingmen
! | do not 90 10 their employers and ask
| them TO deliver the votes of those who
work for them. (Applause.) / have known
employers in the West who have tried Ia
force object lessons on their employees and
have used the Mexican dollar as an argu-
ment. Whenever an employer tries TO tel
you how TO vote tell him the Declaration
of independence says that all men are
are his equal before the law and your vote
cannot be bartered away. Great applause
and cries OF Hanna. Hanna!) All are
business men who BY labor Of hand os