The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18
Recent Parade I'm Indianapolis Almost
Duplicated by Employees of Roads
Entering the Ohio City.
SPEECHES In MUSIC HALL
TO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF vOT-
ERs EVER ASSEMBLED THERE.
Rema by Captain eabod NJ. e.
ingalls, and j.. II. BroOks-Ciyif-
Service Law Defended.

CINCINNATI, Oct. are known
as railroad ..sound-money'' clubs gave the
largest demonstration of the kind ever seen
in Cincinnati tonight. Over 10000 railway
employees paraded with presidents, vice
presidents. general managers and other
general officers in line on foot. All the
roads entering Cincinnati were represented
by divisions in the parade for their respec-
tive roads. The clubs came from ONO,
Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia. West Virginia
and Tennessee. There were many fine floats
and transparencies, while lanterns or RED.
yellow and green were carried by all in
brilliant uniforms. There were seven grand
marshais, each having several wagon loads
of fireworks to illuminate the line of march.
Nearly all the excursion trains had bands.
and all bands in the city were engaged.
After parading the streets over an hour the
railroad men broke ranks at Music Hall.
where Captain w. w. Peabody, vice presl-
dent and general manager OF the Baltimore
d. Ohio Southwestern, presided. Raiph
Peters was vice chairman, and Charles
Fish secretary. Speeches were made by M.
+. ingalls,. president of the Big -Four and
the Chesapeake & Ohio railways; j. T..
Brooks, vice president and general counsel
of the Pennsylvania, and others.
At Music Hall the delegations marched
TO their seats, some ultlSlOuS CdiIyii6 oHh"
United States flags, others bearing lanterns,
many In uniforms, all wearing yellow
badges. Hvery seat in the hall, the stage
included, was occupied. Even then whole
divisions were approaching on the outside.
The whole audience was composed of men.
After the railroad men had been seated
citizens were permitted to enter. They soon
filled all the aisles and every other avail
able spot OF standing room. This was the
largest congregation composed OF men only
of voting age ever m In MUSIC
Hall. Meantime the overflow scattered all
over the city, and every street and Motel
lobby was crowded with wearers OF yellow
badges.
When President Peabody stepped to the
front and called the meeting to order he
was received with protracted applause. He
began by saying: This is the most unani-
NOUS bulldozing and the most enthusiastic
coercion I ever saw in my life." Referring
to the charge that coercion was used on
railroad employees he said: THE railroad
employee who has so little manhood in him
that he can be coerced Is a fool. and such
a fellow ought to be discharged for general
incompetency.' President Peabody once
mentioned the name "Altgeld' and groanS
from all parts OF the house drowned his
Captain Peabody then announced Presi-
dent Ingalls,, of the Big Four. President
liz III bdd 0EI 6lNt' q hCD
reception when he first appeared on the
stage half an hour earlier. Now, when he
arose to speak the long applause and
shouting were stormy and vociferous.
President ingalls, was introduced as Mr..
M. K. ingalls," by Captain Peabody. who
said tina this distinguished man came not
as "a president of a great railroad, but as
a plain citizen, TO speak TO railroad men
as citizens. Mr.. ingalls, said the present
situation in the United States was one in
which the veal of the Nation was threat
ened. and the only safety in this emer-
$50. ,-,- tIA 80 @f % 4 ThnD
he said: Il have been charged with CO.
ercing men. You who are here know that is
not true. The reports say every day that
Bryan is charging that coercion is used
against railroad employees; that they are
forced to join Mckinley clubs and to wear
Mckinley buttons; that he advises them to
go on wearing the buttons, but to vote the
other way. That is. he advises them not
only to act the moral coward. but to act
the hypocrite, to become liars" He added
with much fervor: THAT may accord with
the moral standard in some quarters on
the Platte, but it will never pass current
Then he said: "A vote is the most sacred
of trusts. 1t is every mans right and duty
to vote as his conscience dictates without
fear or danger of persecution. So far as 1
am concerned every employee under my
: control-so help me God-shalI have that
right without let or hindrance."
Appealing to the great audience, Mr.. In
was a mingling of "Noesr' and Never"
Mr.. ingalls, then said: There are plain
SWltCnIIlSn III tie ydTUS II his city on
whose fidelity to duty the lives and limbs
of hundreds of passengers depend. / would
no more ask one of these men to lie after
that fashion than 1 would ask him to cut
off his own head
Speaking of the charge that England IA
vored Mckinley because she hated Amer
lea, he said that II England's desire and
purpose was to infiict the greatest possible
injury on America she could not succeed
better than by securing the election of
Bryan. There was no vestige of Democra-
cy in the Bryan platform made at Chicago.
After excoriating the Chicago platform
and giving a rapid history of American
coinage from the beginning to the present
he concluded by saying that he had loved
the real Democratic party and had been
panied that the party bearing that name
had deserted the old principles and that
now when the question had become one of
fealty to party and fealty to principle and
TO conscience he would not hesitate a mo-
his conscience.
Vice President J. 7. Brooks, of Pittsburg,
OF the Pennsylvania, made the last speech,
which was very brilliant.