Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-09
A DAY WITH BRYAN.
The Candidate Proceeds on His
Tour Through Indiana.
SHORT SPEECHES IN VARIOUS TOWNS.
-Four Meetings Addressed by Him at In
disnnpolis-Extracts from His Re
marlrs--sewan Accepts the
Nomination.

Indianapolis Mfi. OCT MN Bryan
and party arrived IN Louisville from
Nashville at six a. m. Tuesday. Aftet
party boarded the train for the tour
through Indiana. Mr.. Bryan's first
speech was made at Jeffersonville.
When Mr.. Bryan finished the special
train proceeded to New Albany, five
miles away. Here another brief speech
was made. All along the route to In.
dianapoHs the demonstrations were re-
peated. At Seymour 1000 or 5000 peo-
pie heard Mr.. Bryan; throng between
5000 and 10000 were at Columbus; Ed
inburg turned out 1900, and Franklin
nearly II not quite 5000.
At Indianapolis.
Mr. Bryan, accompanied by Gov. Mat
thews and other prominent Indianians,
reached indianapolis at 1915 o'clock p.
m. He was escorted through the streets
TO the Grand hotel by free silver clubs
and other political organizations.
Great crowds witnessed his progress
TO the hotel and he was cheered fire.
guently. At the Grand hotel there was
big crowd, and the throng cheered
the nominee enthusiastically.
After luncheon Mr.. Bryan went to the
state house, where he delivered an adj
dress, beginning at three o'clock. This
svas followed Immediately by another
big political demonstration in front Of
Gomlinson hall. Mr.. Bryan begged off
from making third afternoon address,
es arranged by the committee, com.
promising by promising to give two
speeches instead Of one in the even
ing. At night he addressed two more
gatherings, one inside and the other
outside OF Tomlinson hall
A Great Crowd
Estimates Of the size Of the crowd
before which ME-. Bryan appeared at
che state house go as high as 10000.
"A very conservative estimate is $4,000.
The people were packed In solid mass,
tightly wedged together, and move
ment was absolutely impossible. From
the temporary stand erected in the
state house yard Gov. Matthews intro
duced Mr.. Bryan. A bedlam of en-.
thusiasm broke forth from the gath
eTing, and it was some time before
Mr. Bryan could proceed. His speech
was frequently interrupted by wild
cheering. He said:
The National Democracy.
This city enjoys the unique distinction
N being the birthplace and the deathbed
Of so-called party. My friends, know
khat am not obeying the Bible Injunction:
Let the dead bury their dead when I
speak Of this so-called democratic party.
speak Of 1T as would not speak Of any
oonafide organization Of men. But this
party occupies a peculiar place in history.
1t calls itself the national democratic party
1vheu it doesn't expect to carry a single
county In the whole nation. 1t called itself
democratic party when it was organized
Tor the express purpose Of electing a re-
publican candidate for president. II 1t was
pig enough to justify the name, ] would cali
y stupendous fraud, but 1t is too small
20 be called stupendous. I will call It q.
transparent fraud. It was the first polit-
Veal convention. ever held in this country
DVhere the members Of the convention NOM
mated ticket that they did not expect to
vote Tor. and the first place where men
have received nomination and don't want
50 be voted for. The minority plank In ths
Chicago platform opposed free coinage on
the ground that It would interfere With M
Sensational bimetalltsm. toward which, ac-
X,
Forts OF this government should be stead
NY directed. and then when they failed to
secure the adoption of that plank, they as
eembled in convention here and forgot all
about international bimetallism There
gould be no clearer evidence Of intended
deception than is found in the fact that the
minority at Chicago, when they had things
all their own way, repudiated the blanks
1hey stood on there and came out in favor
Of gold standard instead of International
bimetallism. My friends, I am willing to
tneet an open enemy in an open field and
conoede to that enemy all the rights and
privileges of open warfare, but when our
opponents call themselves advocates OF
Sound money and want to fasten upon us
an unsound financial system, when they
Eau themselves the advocates of honest
money and then deal dishonesty with the
american people, when they say that they
are members of a party and yet employ
speakers who openly say they are going to
vote the republican ticket, that party does
pot deserve to be treated like an open
enemy In this campaign. My friends, I
have no criticism to make of any man who
believes that the election of the Chicago
eioket would destroy this country, and
who. In that belief. votes the republica n
Aicket, but my friends to find man who
wants to elect the republican ticket and
Saen has not the courage to bear the
odiurn Of advocating 1t, is an entirely dif.
zerent matter"
Pays His Respects to Bynun.
Mr.. Bryan then referring to Mr.. Rvn,rn
eaid: IF you want to know what he 90 ~
about the gold standard let me read from
bis speech In favor of silver in 1856. again,
khe advocates Of gold approach us with
Ppen hands and smiling countenances. hut
fear with dagger concealed benea th
sheir coats All. my friends, he under.
stood the nature of the animal before he
began to associate with it, He ia right IN
Ills description. The gold standard never
fought an open fight. 1t carries the tnifa
OF the assassin and does its work behind
the mask OF burglar. 1t is not an open
enemy never was and never will be, Now
eee how we'll he understood them. He said
On they say, we want silver; we are
btmetallists but we want an honest dolla r
suspend coinage and we will drive England
Germany and other nations to bimetallis
end then the price of silver bullion will
appreciate and our dollars will be worth
G hundred cents That is what was sajd
In 1885. Ny friends. instead of saying now
chat we will adopt bimetallism and drive
other nations to 1t, he says that we will
stand by the gold standard and allow other
nations to drive US away from It."
The rest Of the speech was devoted tn
discussion Of the silver question on lines
familiar to readers Of his previous ad.
dresses. He maintained that those who
favored gold standard were actuated by
selfish motives.
At Tomlinson Hall.
Leaving the state house, Mr.. BRYAN
proceeded to Tomlinson hall, where he
addressed another big crowd. He said
In the course Of his remarks that when
be came to Indiana his opponents had
discovered new method of warfare
and continued: