The herald., 1896-10-07
SILVER Sentiment
is GROWING APACE
While Bryan's Prospects
Grow Still Brighter
many ENTHUSIASTIC THOUSANDS
Struggle for Place to Hear the
Speeches
EVERY SENTENCE cHEERED
Dy yoilers Determined on the Overthrow
of Monopoly
EVERY SENTENCE CHEERED
Dy YoiIers Determined on the Overthrow
Of Monopoly
Three Tremendous Meetings Held Yesterday
at indianapolis
Streets and Squares Crowded by Cheer
ing Throngs, Three-Fourths OF
Whom Could Not Get Within
Hearing Distance.


Associated Press Special Wire
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct 6-The re-
ception accorded William j. Bryan OF
his arrival in Indianapolis was nearly as
great as any he has received during his
entire trip.
He made five speeches here, two in the
afternoon and three tonight, one OF
which was nearly as large as that ao-
dressed by him on Boston common the
largest of the campaign.
The Bryan party arrived in 1ndianap-
oils at 1850 o'clock, and was received at
the station with great enthusiasm by
many thousands gathered about the
station. He was taken Immediately to
the Grand hotel, and the parade from
the depot to the hotel was a continual
ovation to the candidate. The Cleve-
land club, in Prince Albert coats anu
silk hats; the Indianapolis Republican
Silver club. and the Gray club acted as
escorts, and the parade passed through
strets lined with people, the principal
thoroughfares being so crowded that
the sidewalks were roped off in order to
keep the crowds from pressing upon the
carriages.
After dinner Mr. Bryan addressed the
largest crowd of the day at the state
house. Every inch of available stand
ing and climbing room was taken. The
park in front of the state house was
packed with humanity, the streets on
either side were crowded, and people
were gathered in the windows OF the
buildings across the street in order to
see the candidate, even If they could not
hear him. Probably less than one-fourth
of the audience heard his speech, but
those who were able to get within the
sound of his voice were enthusiastic to
q high degree.
It would be an impossibility to esti-
mate the crowd, SO great was it. Mr..
Bryan began talking at 3:15 o'clock, and
made a half hours speech.
After the nominee had concluded his
remarks at the state house he was taken
to Tomlinson hall, where he spoke to as
many people as could be gotten into
the street in front of the balcony where
he stood. This meeting was also en-
thusiastic. and often during his speech
the candidate was stopped by the dem
onstration Of approval.
Tonight he spoke to three more audi
ences, one to the Commercial Travellers
association in the Grand hotel, one from
a platform outside the court house, and
one in Tomlinson hall The speech in
side the hall was to the laboring men of
Indianapolis and his remarks were ap-
plauded to the echo.
Mr.. Bryan opened his state house
speech with an eloquent tribute to the
memory of the late Thomas Hendricks,
whom he spoke Of as q citizen of Indian
apolis and as one Of the great defenders
Of simon-pure Democracy. The nominee
then said:
This city enjoys the unique distinction
Of being the birthplace and death bed Of
Q so-called party. My friends, know
that am not obeying the Bible injunc-
ton, LET the dead bury their Dead"
when speak Of this so-called Dcmocrat-
10 party. I speak of It as I would not
speak Of any bona fide organization Of
men. But this party occupies peculiar
place in history. It calls itself the Ma
tional Democratic party. when 1t does
not expect to carry single county in
the whole nation. It called itself DEM
ocratic party. when it was organized for
the express purpose of electing Re-
!. publican candidate for president. If 1t
was big enough to Justify the naive.
would call 1t stupendous fraud, but 1t
II too small to be called stupendous.
will call 1t a transparent fraud.
It was the first political convention
ever held in this country where the mem
bers of the convention nominated tick
ct that they did not expect to vote for,
and the first place where men have re-
ceived nomination and don't want to
be voted for.
The candidate continued in his denun-
citation of the Indianapolis convention
until he was interrupted by voce shout
ing: "Gwe it to Bynum." The cry was
repeated, and Mr.. Bryan said: 'If you
want to know what he said about the
gold standard, let me read from his
speech in favor of silver in 1886:
Again the advocates Of gold ap-
proach US with open hands and smiling
countenances, but fear, with dagger
concealed beneath their coats
"Ah, my friends, he understood the
nature Of the animal before he began to
operate with it. He is right in his de-
scripttpn. The gold standard never
fought an open fight. It carries the knife
of the assassin, and does fits work behind
the mask of a burglar. 1t Is not an open
enemy. never was ard never will be.
Now. see. ses how well he understood
them. He said; oh they say We want