The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-07
Don't! MIR. Bryan.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
You, Mr.. Bryan, are approaching the
borders of the great State of Indiana.
where schoolhouses abound-the State that
honors the memory of the loyal and lib
erty-loving Oliver p. Morton. When you
cross the Ohio and enter Indiana on your
| oratorical hobbyhorse, don't fall into the
delusion that all who assemble to see and
hear you believe in your fallacies or ac-
cept your assertions. Don't tell that
seventy millions OF people ought to be
able to govern themselves We know
that the people of the United States have
been governing themselves ever since the
day that CORVALLIS surrendered. When
you touch upon this subject you recall
unpleasant memories; for instance, just be-
fore your genius was given to the world
in 1S60-When We Were only thirty-five mil
lions, some men with your peculiar ideas
of government and with views on the
rights of States, and who would bubble
over Governors too delicate sense of
misguided etiquette, shot at the stars and
stripes-"Old Glory'-down in Charleston
harbor. Result: Four years of civil war
at an expense of three hundred thousand
lives, and an outlay of six billion, five hum
dred million of dollars, but emerged
from the. test nation with a big N, and
the people went on governing themselves.
Don't forget that all the opposition that
eminent of the people, for the people and
by the people, has. originated in your
party, and by men of your views, as eX-
pressed daily from the rostrum the ball
cony. the platform and the rear end of the
railroad train. Men who originated and
who advocate the doctrines embodied in
the Chicago platform. The Debs rebellion
familiar with it's details, and here the pc
culiar ideas of government held by your
self and others prevailed to such an ex-
tent that the government of the seventy
millions was deffed in such a manner that
the frenzied leader thought he had broken
Cleveland. President of the United States
to come to Chicago and confer with him.
Not once but twice. did such a message
go over the wires, and, all honor to Presi-
dent Cleveland and his supporter, Olney
not since Grant at Appomattox has SO much
luster been shed upon the stars and stripes
as by their loyal support of the Constitu-
ton at that crisis. The prompt action of
the government in suppressing the rebel
lion and mildly dealing with the leaders for
disobeying the injunction of the courts
seems to rankle in the bosoms of the au-
thors of the Chicago platform. and the in
junction plank was introduced.
Don't tell our Indiana farmers and citi-
zens-as you have told the people of the
eastern States-that "our opponents call
them Anarchists because we say the Chi
cago platform smells of Anarchy. and you
say in your speeches that you indorse every
plank of it. Don't PLAY on our Innocence,
or presume upon our Ignorance by giving
voted for the measure. and the men who
howl the most were the criminals them
selves.
Don't, Please don't give US the hog story.
Don't give us the sick baby story and don't
protest against the issue of bonds by the
President you helped to elect platform,
the policy of which made the bond issue
necessary, namely a tariff for revenue only.
Don't try to mislead the Eoosiers on your
record during the Cleveland campaign.
Don't give us the lack of confidence
buffoonery that you have given to other
people. If you want a practical object lesson
try to borrow a thousand dollars from any
source in our State-real estate mortgage
security-with a note made payable in gold
or it's equivalent No confidence goes
only business, on cash, sound money
basis You have helped bring about this
condition. Mr.. Bryan with your short-dol-
lar faIlacy. Don't try to make the Indiana
farmers and laboring men believe that it
is good thing for them. to coin the mine
owners bullion, worth GO cents an ounce,
into dollars, and then pass a law compel
accept it as pay for their produce and Ia
Dor at s1.29 per ounce.
Don't fail to give us the teeter-board
story" that will please the children, and
remind everyone of their chlldhood days,
boy oratory, ETC.
Don't try to scare us with The England
Observation-Disclosures of Great Britain nom
sense. and remember there are other ma
tons on gold basis besides Great Britain.
and that it is more desirable Tor the United
States to stand with them on sound
money basis than to adopt free silver and
Reputation and line up with China. Japan
and Tr'ia Don't forget that when you
went t, hoo two of the first precepts
Honesty is the best policy" and A man
is known by the company he keeps.
Don't take the people of the United
States for gudgeons; they have not forgot
ten your promises four years ago.
SON OF A VETERAN.
Indianapolis. Oct 8.