The herald., 1896-10-22

Harrison was elected to the presidency
on a platform that denounced Mr. Cleve-
lands administration on the ground that
he had tried to demonetize silver, and to-
day the former president was stumping
the state trying to get the Republicans to
indorse Mr.. Cleveland's s financial policy,
and that the policy of the last admin
istration was worse on the money ques-
ton than the first administration, but
such a change had come over the Re-
publican leaders that they wanted the
American people to submit to the pol
icy which they denounced eight years
ago.
There was large and enthusiastic
crowd and they applauded vigorously
when Mr.. Bryan declared he could prove
his position by evidence deduced from
Republican sources.
Mr.. Bryan addressed three monster
meetings tonight at Fort Wayne. The
first was at the Wayne hotel, and when
Mr.. Bryan spoke from the balcony the
big double block in front was packed to
such an extent that windows were bro
ken in by the crowd. 1t was several min
utes before Mr.. Bryan could make him
self heard and when he did get to talk
ing he was often stopped by the ap-
plause.
The next meeting was at Princess
rink, and that large edifice was packed
to it's doors. Here. too, the crowd was
demonstrative and three minutes of ap-
plause greeted him on his entrance. His
oo1r he nomnPra
met with ready response in the SYM
pathies of the audience. The last speech
was made at Saengerbund hall, and here
again he was met with an enthusiastic
reception.
Mr. Bryan's speech from the balcony
of the Wayne hotel was defense of the
planks in the Chicago platform relative
to government by injunction and that
relating to the arbitration Of the difrer-
ences between the railroads and their
employees.
CHICAGO. Oct. 21-All things con-
sidered, the must successful Bryan meet,
ing yet held in Chicago except the one
addressed by Mr.. Bryan himself on La
Dor day, was the great gathering to-
night in Central Music hall. 1t was the
first demonstration in this city under
the auspices of the NationalSilver party.
The orator of the occasion was Hon. l.
N. Stevens of Denver who is vice-chair-
man of the silver party. but whose chiet
role heretofore in the campaign mas
been his active participation in the
work at national Democratic headquar-
ters here. His address this evening.
stating the issues Of the pending contest.
was pronounced by competent judges to
have been possibly the best silver speech
ever heard here, barring Mr.. Bryan's
famous deilverance at the Coliseum dur
ing the national convention. Every seat
in Central Music hall tonight was occu-
pied, and the stage, alsles and outrooms
were crowded with persons standing.
A feature of the demonstration was the
plentifullness Of the stars and stripes.
practically every person In the hall hay-
ing one or more flags, which were waved
at each outburst of applause. Besides
the main speech by Mr.. Stevens. elo-
uuent addresses were made by Mrs. L.
NJ. Stansbury of the Rocky Mountain
News, Senator Matz Of Montana and the
chairman of the meeting, Hon. ]. j.
Parker of Canton, Ohio. Great cheering
was evoked by the reading of a letter
from Rev. DR.. H. w. Thomas of the
Peoples church probably the most wide
ly known minister in Chicago, who has
announced himself for Bryan.