The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-14


people find here have their highest and
best developments. We have the best form
of government. and We have the most per-
feet form of government. because Ii is
government which can be just as good
people desire il to be- No government
can be better than the people deserve. III
our government is good, IL our laws are
just, 1t is because we make them ourselves
l have confidence in the intelligence. in the
patriotism, of. Of the great n1Ianne common
The only trouble that we have is that
people are so often Indifferent of their
duties citizens. Some have an
idea that patriotism can only be manifested
in time of war. / was too young TO show
my patriotism in time of war. but L glory
that in this land every year gives pa
triot an opportunity TO show his love for
country, and there is no year better than
this. (Applause.) You have the right TO
consider and act on every question whicn
arises, and when you find a person who
tells you that the masses and the people
are not competent to settle the greatest
and most important questions tnat concern
our Nation you find man who does not
understand the conditions OF our lnstltu-
tions. (Applause.)
Great questions are simple questions.
Every political question is an economic
question, and every great economic ques-
ton is at least a great moral question,
and when you determine which is right
and which is wrong. when you come TO the
settlement of a question where justice Is in
volved it can be settled only by the great
common people of this Nation. Applause
and cries of That's right.O No question
can ever be settled until the people sit in
judgment on it. The politicians have tried
to settle the money question. The finan-
ciers have tried to settle the money ques-
ton, but II will not be settled until the
great producing masses of this country ex-
press their opinion. and from that opinion
there is no appeal. (Applause) You have
the right not only to hold an election, but
to express your opinion on the money ques-
ton, and you have the same right by your
ballot to protect your own interests and
watch over the welfare of your family as
hat nf or1x- fhcr in is hrp lar,
And more than that, each man must look
after his own rights and protect his own
in this COUNTRY into whose ha0ds
you can trust the government. believing
that they will look out for everybody else.
There is too much Of selfishness in US all
and while we must each look out for our
| selves we must keep our eyes open that
| others don't take of themselves and our
| selves too. We have suffered more in this
country from the people who have tried to
| care for every interest except their own
| and in the end they have taken care of the
| interest only from another cause.
1.-The money question is not a complicated
question and IL is presented in this cam
paign in the simplest form ii has ever TAX
| is on, before the election arrives, there will
| be just one great question in this country
and that. is this Nation great enough to
| attend 70 its own business? (Applause.) Is
| this Nation great enough to legislate for it's
own people? If So then the people will de-
mand a financial policy based upon the
| American interest for the caring of Amer
| lean rights regardless of aid and consent
or any other nation on the earth. Gap
| plause.) If this Nation is not great enough
| to attend 10 its own business then to what
nation can we go with the expectation of
! aid? Do you know of any nation that is
standing ready to help us? Is there any
that it cannot take care of its people? Is
! II left for the United States to humbly bow
| do that for which this Nation was insti-
| tuted, TO take care of the people of the
United States? CApplapse)
| But did not intend to make a speech
] simply wanted TO thank you and to come
| out here and express my gratitude TO you
and to those like you who have conferred
| upon me this distinguished honor. | ap-
| sponsibiity which that honor imposes.
| Whether shall be elected or not depends
| not upon me. but upon the people,
Here the time was UP for the train to
leave and Mr.. Bryan was hustled off
through the crowd, which was loath to give
way to him. Hundreds of people shook
him by the hand he came through the
assemblage and promised him their sup
| port.
A short stop was made at Toona, where
/ half the town was. without an exception
bent on seeing Mr.. Bryan. The people were
gratified, and though the stop was only
momentary everybody had a chance to see
of Douglas county, where at least two
thousand people stood the platform and
around the depot. Col William Brynton
United States district marshal for the
| Southern district of Illinois, was there and
introduced Mr.. Bryan and his wife to the
crowd. AS the people ceased to cheer, Mrs
Bryan. who carried a large bouquet OF
sweet peas, began to scatter them over the
heads of the throng. There was a scramble
from all directions. and everybody wanted
to get souvenir.
AT Arcola Mrs. Bryan received the bulk
of attention. AS as they had been
introduced Mr. Bryan said: Whenever
come to Arcola travel on my wife's repu-
tation, because she attended school with
the daughter of your distinguished citizen
Maiden JONES'
Other Speeches on the Way.
At Mattoon the crowd was almost as
paign. The streets were biockaded with
vehicles and men and women, and all the
houses in the vicinity were decorated with
flags in honor of the passing of Mr.. Bryan
He was introduced to the crowd from the
rear platform of the train by Frank Spit
Ter as the next President of the United
States. In addressing the crowd, MIR. Bryan
said:
I'VE have hardly time fellow-citizens
to discuss the questions which are the is
sues in this great campaign. l have been
taught that a public servant was but a
hired man chosen for a certain length OF
time to do certain work, and that those
who select him are the only ones to judge
whether or not he is competent for the
place. You can't always tell whether q
man will make good man not by the
way he looks, but We have good plat
form adopted at Chicago and believe that
any person who Will honestly, faithfully
and courageously carry out the provisions
of that platform will make d good hired
man for the people OF the United States
| (AppluaSe) This is campaign in which
there will be much of feeling, more feeling
than has ever been in any campaign in
which you or / have been engaged since
the war. And the feeling arises on two
sides. You find those who believe that the
| financial policy advocate will be ruin
Gus to this country and those who believe
that the only salvation to this country
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
at the present ratio of 16 to /, without
the consent of any other nation on earth
| Great applause.) / believe in that plat
| form. 1t expresses that policy which i:
| necessary TO restore parity between money
and property. And in this campaign yot
| will find that those men who are pccun
| iariy benefited in the rise of value OF
dollar will favor that policy that will raise
| the value of that dollar. but the poor peo
| pie win not be in favor of such a policy
| When these people tell you that they wan
good money. you tell them that none,