The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30
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Mr.. Bryan Speaks 4 n Big Crowd mt
the Farmers' Fair.

M. Bryan Speaks to n Big Crowd at
the FARMERS Fair
Mr.. Bryan stood bareheaded under the
blazing sun at Hornellsv!lle this afternoon
and addressed the crowd attend
ing the farmers fair. There was great APP
plause and much quick repartee upon the
speakers part. as the audience asked many
questions HIS answers were vociferousIy
cheered, especially when re told them he
had come so they might see the leader of
the so-called anarchists. MIR. Bryan said:
II nave not time to enter into an elabo-
rate discussion of the issue presented to
the people in this campaign. But Il desire
10 call your attention TO a few things which
may assist you in deciding upon which
side you should cast your influence. There
are certain things which you should read
and consider. 1t is the object, or, at least,
should be the object of public speakers.
TO help their audiences TO understand the
merits of this question. and il il one of the
evidences OF sincerity OF purpose that the
person discussing public issues should dis
cuss them plainly and clearly. so that every
one can understand just what is said and
just what is meant. When Ambiguous Ian
gauge is used, when obscure expressions
are employed, IL is an indication that the
people using them have something to con-
zeal rather than to make plain"
A voice. THAT is what We got yester-
Mr.. Bryan. continuing: '"The good book
speaks of certain persons who love dark
ness rather than light, and the good book
-. NHA NC0AAa ACOtiOL
They love darkness rather than light be-
cause their deeds are evil. Whenever L
find darkness employed in the discussion
of a question or in the statement of a po-
s1t1on L am irresistibly reminded of that
Bible passage. and conclude that the per-
son who attempts to obscure does IL be-
cause he Is not willing that the people
shall know what he believes and what he
desires to accomplish When 1 hear a man
talking about sound money. without tell
Ing you what he means by IL. / think he
loves darkness rather than light. and i am
AFRAID ~ - ho00IEa his da0d1 or0 axif
Great applause and cheers.)
A NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW.
when / find a man talking about an
honest dollar and then not telling you what
he means by an honest dollar 1 am afraid
he loves arkness rather than light, be-
cause his purposes are evil, and when L
find that our opponents are taking their ar
guments from people who have no names.
pose in obscurity. Let me call
your attention to something which
you will find at the top of the first column
big black headlines. 1 lind this in ii:
Ready to unload. Indian bankers hops
that Bryan will win. Great boards OF sill
load on the United States mint at double
its present price, And then / find a spe-
cial cable from that great city from whence
comes most OF the arguments of our en-
emies. London. England. And here is the
cablegram: In the course of an interview
LUXURY a. icduluS lnQla merchant lust re-
turned from Calcutta. said to me'-a leading
India merchant, name unknown. Gaugh-
ter and applanse.) This India merchant
said; American politics just now is of alb
sorbing interest to Hindoo and Parsee
bankers and fnanciers as well as native
p1rentates, YES: my friends, for once
nations. Why? Because we are going to
govern ourselves. (Appiause.) Therefore.
possessing enormous boards of silver Gag
erly desire Bryan's election and the chance
thereby AFFORDED them to dump shiploads
or silver bullion on the United States mint
at double it's present price. So eager are
they that I have heard a welI-founded
rumor uaughter) that a fund has been
plying campaign literature That is the
end or the quotation from an unknown In
dian merchant Naughter) And the cable
gram goes on, My informant is a man of
such high commercial standing that / at
tacn much Importance to this information
Now. my friends. there Is a corresnondent
who does not sign his name. telling about a
man OF high commercial standing, whose
name ne does not give, who quotes what a
leading Indian merchant says. whose name
Is unknown. who says that there is a WELL
founded rumor that certain things are go
ing TO happen. Now, that is the sort of
literature that is being spread before the
american people. Why don't these men
VINO are giving opinions give their names
so that we can find out whether the man
ever gave such an opinion. and if he ever
gave II what his opinion is worth. / call
tAto tCdQS lOu CAN see
what. an unsubstantial foundation is laid
for the fears that they attempt to excite
us give you another evidence of the lack
OF candor and di~rectness which charac-
terizes our opponents.
BOLTERS CRITICISED.
"Ex-Secretary Fairchild is quoted In this
same paper as saying: 7 do not see how
we can do anything else than put a third
ticket In the presidential arena. We have
nro cffoQlI nnrnroffol ,-.r--
course. (Hisses.) We want to see the de-
feat of the Chicago ticket and we shall trv
10 draw away as many voters as we can
from Ii. OF course we will find no fault
straight aaV vote FOR Gac inenas N MnD tS SsSs "a a
party. which claims that it is in
favor Of honest money advocating the
purpose Of electing the ticket, not for the
purpose or voting for the ticket. but for
the purpose OF electing another man whom
tney arc not willing TO indorse in a con-
vention. / simply call your attention TO
the methods which we have to meet i'm this
campaign. and l ask you whether those
methods characterize a people who are de-
voted to honesty In everything. that want
honest money and a sound dollar. Great
applause.)
Now. as against a party which. with
out daring to advocate a gold standard.
yet declares In favor of its maintenance
until other nations come to our relief. and
as against the other so-called party. which
advocates the nomination or q ticket. not
Tor the purpose OF clecttng 1t, but for the
purpose OF electing another ticket. we pre-
sent a straightforward emphatic declara-
ton which Is so clear that one who runs
may read. We want the restoration of the
Tree and coinage of silver at the
present legal ratio OF 16 TO 1, without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation on earth.
Now. my friends, i believe that YOU have
a right to consider the frankness and can
dor with which these propositions are
stated when. you come to decide which side
Is honestly striving to do that which ia
best for the American people. When our
opponents come before the people to whom
do they appeal to for votes2 Do any OF
the Republican speakers turn to the money
changer and appeal to them TO vote the
Republican ticket? No, IL is not necessary,
my friends. TO waste time OH them. To
whom do they appeal? To the ones they
think less likely to vote the Republican
ticket. They appeal TO the ones who they
think will require the most persuasion. To
whom do they appeal? To the laboring
men OF this country. They tell the labor
ing man that they are SO afraid that some
thing Is going to happen to him. daughter
and applause.) Well. now. how can you
tell whether these men who stand at the
head of the gold crusade and yet do not
have the courage to say so when they talk
to help the laboring man or not? Judge the
future by the past. tCries of Good, Good-
and applause.1 We have scriptural author
ity for the assertion that the tree is \ known
by its fruit. These trees have been bearing
fruit for twenty years, and there has not
been a thing on a single tree that the
laboring man would have in his house.
tried to break down labor organizations
fcrfeS of Hanna Hanna Hanna ~ and n