The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-14
GEN. ALGER TO THE "BONS.'
Appeals to. Comrades to Rally to Gov
ernrnant'S SnrnOrt.

General Russell A. Alger. in his address
at Tomlinson Hall said, among other
things:
Comrades. how long do you want to
stay here tonight? tCries of All night.
Consider yourselves on duty until o clock
tomorrow. when We leave the city. CAP
plause.) We are doing very little talking.
boys we are fresh as daisies: we are all
right. | thought. as l stood this plat
form here tonight comrades. and General
sickies was talking about the duty d, de-
onel Mclean must feel in such company;
AppIauseD They are both Of them real
Republicans, you know. and this is just the
opportunity to put our arms around them
and take them in and keep them; and we
are going 10. too lAppiauseo
Louder.) Now, if you don't make any
more noise than L do you can hear me
tergrity Of the Nation and upon the old
flag has stirred up again the patriotic fire
that called you to the front in 1851. Gap
plause.1 We are not going around the
country to talk Republcanism nor Demot-
racy We are not talking free silver, be-
eapse p fhat tan too p PoteaGo5
that is sure to come after March 4. 1897.
tApplause.) But be are appealing to our
friends to again rally TO the support of the
government whose integrity is assailed by
h there re TO- Bpyani sg Who do You Know
who is supporting Mr.; Bryan that eyer
gave work to an honest laborer? VINO IN TINS
of Reputation is doing anything for the
benefit Of indianapolis? 1t may be you
hive such a persol-we have none in Mich
fgan And il you have, that person is Il
freak that is all. (Applause.} Arrange
side by side with the men who are adVocat-
irg this Reputation the men who are con-
Quoting your business affairs. giving en-
pioyment to men who are trying to earn
an honest dollar with honest toll. and the
contrast would be so great that you would
consider all Of this Bryanistc scare simply
a phantom and nothing IN it.
I'VE have been through many States. as
has been told you: we have talked, think,
10 at least million people. and We have
found that same patriotic pulse beating in
the hearts of all OF these people that L
know BEATS with you from the faces OF this
great throng tonight. Men are tired OF this
and want rest. They want confidence re-
stored: they want prosperity.
Boys l want 10 tell you a little incident
that occurred a few weeks ago over Ia
England. told il once to-nlgh:: | am go
ing to tell it again. While L was there
vent to Birmingham. l was shown 1r 1und
the factories by an English gentleman and
| said to him, Your people seem to be all
busy He said. We are manufacturing q
said, Yes. I am aware of that. He said
Are you not bGsy?' No sir / said our
smokestacks are more than half Of them
cold, but by the grace of God we viii, after
the 4tf day CT March. 1857, set them all on
iire again tApplause.)
Not long ago 1 was in London, and talk
ng to some of the bankers-I went over to
ee II could borrow a little money. They
told ms 'Ies, General you can have all
YOU want il you elect Governor Mckinley
ng to pay a hundred cents the dollar
md as good dollar as England n1akss.
sApplause.) | said we will have Sucl a
dollar, and we will keep cur dollars as