The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
WHO ARE THE HEssIANs?

cOlorS, but under the banner which Jener-
son carried, and on which is written the
word Democracy.
WHO ARE THE HESSIANS?
And SO we have repudiated the Chicago
platform, and under the leadership of the
blue and the gray, advancing under the
stars and stripes. we are marching to de-
fend our country against the common
enemy. (Applause) We have been called
Hessians. Hessians were loathed not for
their nationality. but because they fought
for pay. Are We fighting for pay? No, for
principle! Applause.) We are fighting not
for the reward of the spoilman, but for
the reward which conscience gives. Cap
plause.) 1 should say that rather they are
the Hessians who rage at the fight for
principle which is about to thwart their
unholy barter of a party's honor. Cap
plause.)
I'VE have also been called Tories. The
Tories We're the regulars who remained with
their sovereign at the expense of their ma
ton. Tories now are rather the regulars
who remain with party rather than with
their, country. (Applause) / care not for
regularity that seeks to carry me bound
and gagged into the camp of the enemy
and the Populists are our enemies. / care
not that | am called a bolter by any man
that turns that mans picture to the wall.
fPointing to the protrait of Grover Cleve-
land amid tremendous applause.) We have
read, Mr.. Kern, in your speech that he
is a bolter. If he is a bolter, then the term
Ii al pSn6t VI Aollt III Il v zap
plause.) And 1t would honor you, Mr..
Kern. (Applause) / prefer that my Gre
dentials as a Democrat should come from
the Capitol at Washington rather than from
the Capitol at indianapolis. L prefer that
my credentials be signed by Grover Cleve-
land and attested by Secretary Carlisle
rather than that they be signed by Claude
Matthews and attested by Secretary King.
(Applause)
racy for comparison with that of any man
who voted in 1892 for Populist Weaver /
do nos hesitate to submit for comparison
the Democracy of the Russell Club with
that of Anarchist Altgeld. or with that of
Pitchfork Tillman. or With that of Waite
or Stewart or Teller
Mr.. Woollen then analyZed the hard times
conditions. and showed that the cause of
the present hard times was not as stated
in the Chicago platform-gold monometal-
lism-but because Of the scare which the
possibility of free silver brought about. He
showed that the Popocratic platform was
u~ndemoeratic for the following reasons:
/. 1t denounced the gold standard, which is
purely Democratic, the law establishing
it having been passed by a Democratic
President, under the leadership and by the
effort of old Hickory Jackson and old
Bullion Benton. 2. That it attacks the SUI
preme Court. a tribunal against the pack
ing of which and the interference with
which the Democratic party has always
stood opposed. s. That it attacks the policy
of civil service, which was largely estab-
lisned by the Democratic party. A. That
il attacks a President which it elected for
bravery ucItilltuS III plAlClIltS Oll WHICH
Mr.. Woollen also discussed the silver
question at some length. when a silverite
tells you that before 1873 we had two
moneys. and that one Of them was stricken
down. he said, "he is either ignorant or is
a knave. IF he is ignorant a copy of the
last treasury report viii set him right and
he win vote for Palmer: if he is knayisf
nothing at all will set him right, and he
No E91e ex xGr aFgaf the BELIEF lAPpt that the Re- Rr
publicaps were not sincere in their advoca
cy of international bimetallism. for ht
considered that an iridescent rainbow
and he said he thought the trainers of the
St. Louis platform had no more hope o
the establishment of international bimetal
lism than of the election of Bryan. AS Il
more tariff for remedying the hard times
Mr.. Woollen though it would be like givins
which laid him low. He said he had heart
silver and protection likened to the twin
jaws of a crocodile: also, to the twin link
of a sausage. made from the same dog
and alike ~repugnant TO the Democrat,
stomach. Il have also heard" he said
that they are born of the same spirit o
p~aternalism. which is undemocratic and a
variance with the opinions of all the Demo
cratic fathers. John w. Kern said this il
May
FROM KERN AND THE SENTINEL.
Mr.. Woollen frequently inserted in his ad
dress quotations from Kern. Smith an,
Myers from their speeches in English
opera House last May. Nowhere in tn
1OIiSlltuttOit, ne Sdlut dOtS the govern
ment get the right to stamp one hundret
cents worth of value into fifty cents wortl
of silver. any more than in five cents
worth of iron. This is what Mr.. Smith sal
in May
AS to the effect OF free coinage. II
Woollen quoted the following from the In
dianapolis Sentinel of April 20: 1T seem
certain that both a panic Of widespread eff
feet and a deprecated currency must fol
low the adoption of free coinage of silve
by this country alone. A deprecated cur
rency. accompanied by q panic. would pre-
sent the worst of situations for the wag
worker. We might expect at least three o
four years of loss in wages for workingme
under the most favorable conditions"
Mr.. Smith. he quoted as aging that ri
the gold would leave the country. and tn
Sentinel again as follows: we should IA
TO a silver standard. just as Mexico ha
done. We see no more reason for doubtin
this teaching OF universal experience an
more than for doubling you will burn you
finger If you put 1t in the fire. or that yo
will get drunk il you drink too much whis
ky"
In summing up the differences betwee
the Chicago platform and the Democrat
principles, Mr.. Woollen said the Chicag
platfrom espoused Iawlessness. repudiatio
and spoils. things which we're undemo
cratic. and for (which no Democrat ough
to feel compelled to vote. Liberty, unloI