The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01
TO CITIZENS or WABASH.
Great Demonstration Made in One OF
the Republican StrOnEholds.


Hot Republican territory was again en-
tered after leaving Columbia City and at
North Manchester. the next stop, four
thousand people were found packed about
the station. They cheered Justify the
train pulled in, cheered again upon Harri-
sons appearance. cheered at every point
he made in his speech of ten minutes and
gave three rousing cheers for Harrison"
when he closed
Wabash county seemed to be gathered at
Wabash, where the arrival was greeted by
cheers from an immense concourse OF peo-
pie. The Republicans were out for their
closing rally of the campaign. and about
fifteen thousand were on streets to see
General Harrison. In the morning they
had had a parade three miles long, with
six bands. any number Of floats, marching
clubs and troops of male and female caval-
ry. 1t was by far the greatest demonstra-
ton of strength the Republicans of this
county, which has never elected a Demo-
cratic officer, have ever made. The great
quadrangle of the new Big Four shops had
been transformed into an enormous amphi-
theater and here speaking had been going
on all afternoon with Hiram Brownlee,
Warren G. Sayre and others as the orators.
the rear of the shops and he was led
through them to the stand, thus avoiding
the exhaustng experience Of being jostled
through a jam Of people he had undergone
so many times during the day. He was
given a tremendous ovation when he APP
peared in view of the multitude and was
introduced by l. l.. Carpenter. In the
course Of his speech he said:
observation-disclosures Of Woha Sh-TbiS &c
magnificent demonstration. 1t is another
evidence of the great interest which our
people feel in this campaign, now so soon
to close. am sure that We have never
had campaign since the war in which
there Was such general interest as in this.
Every man and every woman in the land
has come to feel an intense personal in
terest in the result of it; and think ii is
because We feel that the issues involved
are not only great those involved
when the maintenance Of our constitutional
union was at stake. but that We are called
upon again to fight issues that We supposed
had been forever put at rest, and which the
people OF the United States have deter
mined they will this time put forever at
rest: Applause We thought, when Lee
gave up his sword TO Grant. that il had
been, settled-settled by four years of
bloody and costly war-that the laws of the
United States might be executed by the
President of the United States and by the
courts of the United States without asking
the consent of the Governor of any State.
Governor Altseld. of illinois. who has been been
more than suspected of sympathy with the
Anarchists and destructionists. raised the
issue with Mr.. Cleveland whether the
President had right by tie power the
Constitution puts into his hands to enforce
the laws OF the United States without the
influence to put into the Chicago platform
a declaration against this power of the
President.
people: we believe in every man having ali
MS rights; but We do not believe that it is
any mans right to tear up railroad tracks
ana burn railroad cars and stone railroad
trains carrying innocent men and women
The Constitution puts the control of the
Of the United States: interstate commercs
Is matter that can only be regulated by
the national power; offenses against inter
offenses against United States laws. and
not against the statutes of the States;
therefore We hold that it is not only the
right, but it is the duty of the President
when any mob stops mail trains, when any
mob interferes with interstate commerce
and obstructs the progress of the produce
OF one state in its journey to a market
that it is his sworn duty to use the powers
of the United States to open those post
routes and nterstate-coramerce routes so
that those trains may go freely to their
destination. (Applause.)
Mr.. Bryan, by his adhesion to the Chi
cago platform, is pledged that if he should
be President of the United States and such
conditions should arise. he will quietly pos
sess himself at Washington and address a
nunnoie lequeol 70 TIE OONerHor OF IlnnOlS
to please keep the road Open No, my
countrymen, Lincoln will never have a sue
cessor who does not hold to Lincolns view
of the Constitution. (Applause) We may
differ about tariffs; we may differ about
silver. but as a great people. Democrats
and Republicans we must stand by the
proposition that the powers of the national
government shall not be degraded nor d.
mnished. Let us stand by the old flag.
This is flag day: enshrine it in our hearts.
Tell again the glorious history that it has
had. Tell again of the heroism of the men
who died for it. Tell again of Lincoln and
Grant. who maintained the Just powers of
the government. not only without the con-
resistance. Great applause.) Let us stand
by integrity in our public finance and hon.
sumo protection and reciprocity. Let us
elect Mckinley, and We will be prosperous
again."