The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-03
AT CINCINNATI.
MIR. Bryan Makes Three Speeches and
then Crosses the River.

MIR. Bryan Makes Three Speeches and
then Crosses the River.
The Bryan special train arrived in Gin
cinnatf at Gas p. m. The Popocratic oandi-
date was met by a local committee and the
members OF the Duckwort Club and was
driven to the Hotel Gibson, where he ate a
light supper Almost Immediately after
wards a procession was formed to Music
Hall, where the first and biggest meeting
of the night was held. The hall was so
thickly packed with people that it was next
TO impossible to move. Even the aisles
were clogged with standing men and
women. In the beginning was started
what looked like an attempt to break up
the meeting, but it was quickly suppressed
ard thereafter the candidates utterances
were greeted with enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryan
appeared on the stage at $40 o'clock. Hon.
Louis Remelen, who acted as chairman of
the meeting, attempted to introduce Mr..
Bryan, but the gallery would not permit
him to talk. Hon.. Gustave Tafel then tried
to get something like order. but with no
better success. Eventually, Mr.. Bryan
stepped to the speakers stand and raised
his hand in "A mute appeal for silence. For
a moment he was successful. but at the
end of his first sentence the noise in the
upper part of the house was renewed and
the candidate was obliged to resume his
seat. Then Otway j. Cosgrave, president of
the ~Duckworth Club, under whose auspices
the meeting was held, pointed out as the
cHieI OHenderS three men in one of the
balconies and asked the police to remove
them, In doing so he characterized them
as blackguards and entreated the rest of
the audience to give Mr.. Bryan fair play
as a fellow-American citizen. This effec-
tually silenced the crowd, and, after the
trio OF belligerents had been summarily
elected, Mr.. Bryan went on with his
speech. He said in part:
W. ~ cn,,ona1IaJ -. co. 49,
TINS campaign which Is not only well or
ganized and well equipped with means both
Tor legitimate work and for illegitimate
work, but we are also compelled to face an
enemy which is not entirely honest in its
dealings with the people. Some of our op-
ponents nave attempted to arraign us be-
fore the bar of public opinion upon the
charge that we are attempting to disturb
order and to overthrow the law. I want
Tor a moment, to meet that proposition.
There is nothing in our platform that justi-
hes that charge. If they say that our dec
tempt to discredit the Supreme Court /
aehy II. Ihere IS nothing in our platform
on that subject which is half as severe as
the minority report uttered against the
Judgment of the Supreme Court"
RAILWAY MANAGERS ATTACKED
Here Mr.. Bryan read the alleged utter
ances of Lincoln on the Supreme Court,
which he had read in many previous
speeches. Continuing, he said:
Il assert what ] have asserted before.
ShhS fIC IL " q NiliHcll III dill his ldTu
who believes more thoroughly in the en-
forcen1ent of every law upon the statute
friends. if by the sufferages of my country
men | am made the chief executive of this
Nation, | will promise you that l will SO
enforce the laws that some of my critics
will come and on their knees beg not to
have the laws enforced. prolonged cheers
and applause.) Let me suggest to YOU nv
friends, a reason for the opposition of some
OF those railroad presidents which they
themselves do not suggest. They oppose
nllE nIgffnrTn M NJ nttoI Aaa--A q
declares for free coinage-they can stand
free coinage-they object because we de-
mand that, instead of suTnmoning an army
TO settle labor troubles, that we shall have
arbitration to settle them. They say that
we are not in favor of law and order. i say
tnat we are the ones who desire a peace
able solution of all questions and they are
the ones who always appeal to force and
deny justice when they do it. Great an
plause.) But the worst part of all this on
position is that the men who attempted to
destroy labor organizations and TO make
the laborfng man defenseless are the men
who In this campaign are attempting to use
The votes of laborers themselves to over
cheers.) Do you find these railroad presi-
dents complaining about arbitration
pianks? No: they dare not ~criticise that.
because arbitration appeals to the sense of
justice of s9-100ths of our people. They do
not dare to attack the arbitration plank.
and yet. my friends. that arbitration plank
does more to account for the violent opposi-
ton of the railroad presidents than all of
our platform put together. (Applause.}
PAohh ~ AZ tial tHcy
lind fault with, but they don't say much
about it; and that is the plank where we
ton and in favor of the bill that passed
the Senate to protect people who were ar
%criticise hat plank? Because the bill
which we Endorsed in our platform passed
the Senate of the United States without
opposition enough to secure a roll call.
The bill is just. 1t gives n trial by jury.
and these men dare not oppose the justice
of the measure and therefore they seek
some other excuse upon which to OnnnSe
the principles of our platform and then
they attempt to coeree their men and com
pei thero to join in with the railroad COM
panies in that opposition. applause. A
voice, That's Mark Hanna,)
Now. my friends. l don't want any
tempt to coerce his employees. AS the nom
say now that the silver advocate who
coerces his employees is no friend of mine,
because ! want no vote that is not rightly
mine. tApplause.) When j want the votes
of railroad employees / do not go to the
pre- sident of the institutions and bargain
applause and cheers When / want the
votes of those who work in factories I
don't go TO their employers and ask the
employers to deliver the votes. Great APP
plause.l Our interests appeal TO the indi-
ual and we are willing to rest our cause
with the unDurchasaple voters of the
United States. Great applause.) If our
opponents had a cause which asoeals to
the hearts of the men they would submit
their cause and leave ii to the consciences
and the Judgment of the voters. But when
they resort TO force, when they resort TO
intimidation, when they resort to coercion.
they confess that their cause does not ap-
peal TO the people and must be forced upon
the people.
W are opposing the gold standard. We
have commenced war against it. II Is war
to determination. We ask no quarter and
we give no quarter. dong applause and
tremendous cheering,) If the gold stand
ard is right we ought to have it. If the
gold standard Is wrong then no combina-
tion of money changers here or abroad
should fasten it upon the American peo-
pie"
Across the River.
Mr.. Bryan practically made no speeches
at the overflow meetings which had been
addressed during his stay in Music Hall
by a number of prominent local politicians.
He merely appeared on the platforms and
expressed his qualification at the extent OF
his welcome, but did not enter into any
prolonged discussion of the money ques-