The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-12

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had an international conference at Brussels
There everybody was in favor or bimetai-
ism, but nobody seemed TO able 10 advise
plan for that proposition. 1t reminds
one the talk of international agreement,
OF criminal who is arraigned at the bar OF
justice. and who is about TO be tried and
convicted for his crimes and who files a
motion supplemented with false statems,nts
and fallacious affdavits for a continusA'ce
We propose 10 restore 10 the people OF this
country the old system OF bimetallism-
with the free coinage of both gold and sill
the selling OF bonds and the borrowing OF
money from Europe. and we intend TO open
the American mints and let the people dig
from the earth the metal from which 10
make their money CApplause) We are
for the American people.
My friends. the greetings we have had
At every stopping point there has been an
outpouring OF the populace who have
oneered us on our way In manner W whieh iSn
people are interested as they have never
been before in the politics of this country
1t shows that you have paid no attention 10
subsidized gold press. and that yea in
tend 10 think for yourselves and without be-
ing bossed. and that you intend to vote for
SILVER next November i ask you TO or
ganlZe silver clubs. organize one in every
town and in every precinct. and II you do
SO Pennsylvania will give free-silver ma
ority in November next Great applause.)
There were loud cries for Mr.. Bryan. but
Mr. Bland explained that the nominee had
been speaking day and night for three or
four days. and that he TO make the
speech at the notification meeting to-mor-
row. He, therefore. asked them to excuse
Mr. Bryan from addressing the audience.
At Lewistown Junction il was just the
same as at the other places. Mr.. Bryan
shook hands with few hundred people
who had gathered at the depot and Mr..
Bland addressed them. telling them how
impossible 1t was for Mr.. bryan 10 speak.
To the two hundred people assembled at
the Newport depot Mr.. Bland spoke briefly
after he had been introduced as silver
Dick" He said he understood that the
n WI - a
agricultural country and he expressed the
assurance that such countries Will roll up
big majorties for free silver this fall.
HARRISBURGERS CHEERED.
At Harrisburg the large depot sheds. the
adjacent platforms and streets and the
depot cars were filled with crowds densely
packed when the train swept past the
depot. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were the
platform of one Of the forward cars when
the train passed and the crowds broke at
first for the rear car. Then IL became
known that he was forward and the people
surged that way. Mr.. Bryan shook hands
with many of those who persisted in get
ting the steps of the car and later the
ordeal was all gone over again. Mr.. Bryan
declined to speak but he put in his time
handshaking, while the crowd cheered
again and again at nothing in particular;
except Bryan. This continued until
the train left for the east. There were up
wards of five thousand in the crowd.
At Lancaster William Hayes Grier in
troduced Mr. Bland. who spoke from the
rear of the car to the dense crowds of peo-
pie around him. He said in part: Of all
the people interested in silver the agri-
cultural people and the laboring people are
the ones VINO have the most at stake. For
once in our history at least the great
masses of the American people have some
thing TO fight for more than they have in
the past. for our issues in the past have
been shaped by monopolies. trusts and
combines. but the issues to-day are shaped
hxy he rna
pie in their own interests We have no
mOneyed classes in this campaign. but we
American laber-producng people of this
country TO oppose the combined
power of money in this CON con,
got to win win it. We hope at some future
day that these questions may be discussed
before you and ttfat you will have an op-
portunity of reading the speech Of Mr..
Bryan TO be delivered tomorrow night In
New York" tCheering) Mr.. Bland's re-
the moving away of the train. There was
no stop between Lancaster and Philadel-
phia
Before leaving Lancaster it was reported
that Mr.. Bryan contemplates reading his
speech from manuscript at Madison-square
Garden tomorrow night. This viii be a
Bryan. II Is intimated that he has the
speech committed so thoroughly TO memory
be noticed. and it is further intimated that
his reported determination TO read MS
speech is due to his desire TO have its eff
feet attributed rather TO its contents than
to the manner Of its delivery
NO SPEECHES AT PHILADELPHIA.
A large and enthusiast ic crowd succeeded
in forcing it's way thro Ugh the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad gates at Ph ladelpha when the
train rolled into the ,tation on time at
5:47 p. m. The reguiat of the railroad
company permit only II 0se having tickets
to pass through the gs .es- The crowd of
Bryan enthusiasts beca ne so great how
ever that the officials ordered that few
hundred be admitted to the train platform
in order 10 relieve the c, rgesied conditions
in the station. Both NJ and Mrs. Bryan
appeared the rear platform OF their
train and shook hands With all who could
come within reach 30 speeches were
made Several handsome boquets Of roses
were presented to Mrs. Bryan. "A number
of Philadelphia Democrats remained on the
train and escorted Mr.. Bryan and his party
delegates to the Chicago convention were
included in the number. They all assured
Mr.. Bryan of their active support. After
a stop of five minutes the train rolled out
of the Broad-street station en- route 10
New York the final stopping place.
There was no stop between Philadelphia
and Trenton, y. j. "A crowd OF about one
hundred gathered on the platform and
cheered Justify as the train came 10 stop
in the station A great crowd was pre-
vented from greeting the candidate by the
failure of the railroad officials to open the
gate leading to the train platform. MI
and Mrs. Bryan shook hands with all VINO
could get them in the limited time
and after "A stop of one minute the train
proceeded. Just as the train was pulling
out Mrs. Bryan threw a big bouquet or
roses into the crowd This was eagerly
pulled 10 pieces by men anxious 10 obtain
souvenir of the occasion.