The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-29
With VoIubfIity as Weapon He
Storms Chicago from Early Morn
ing Until Midnight.
HE TALKS TO TEN BIG CROWDS
AND TWICE PLAYS QUACK AND
SPEAKS TO LADIES ONLY
No Prosecution of the Two Boys Who
Threw Eggs at the Bryan Pa
rade on Wednesday,.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

the Knight of the Dishonest Dollar, con-
tinued his crusade against the sound
money legions in this city to-day Mr.
Bryan made ten speeches in behalf OF free
silver, Reputation of contracts and the re-
organization of the Supreme Court. Twice
during the day he assumed the role of DR..
Quack and spoke to ladies only" Chi
cago is big city and big crowds of people
were gathered wherever the Knight made
his assault. The largest crowds were at
Battery D Armory, on the lake front.
During the afternoon Mr.. Bryan stopped
talking long enough to write brief note
that was intended to display his magma
nimity L. J. Henchett and Chauncey Eos
ter two young students of the Metropoli-
tan Business College, were arrested on the
charge of throwing eggs at the Bryan pa
rade yesterday. They confessed to the
chief of police that they had thrown the
missiles but whether they said they had
been hired by the local Popocratic man
ayers is not known. Yesterdays parade
was composed in part of some OF the
toughest men to be found in any city
hangers about barrooms and vile resorts
and it is certain they would not hesitate
at anything discreditable. When Mr.. Bry-
an was informed of the arrest of the boys
he sent the following note to Thomas Ga
nan, chairman OIL the (OOk county Iopo-
cratic committees:
IT wish you would ask for the release Of
the boys arrested for throwing eggs. L am
sure it was an act of thoughtlessness, and
their arrest has doubtless been sufnc1ent
lesson to them and others.
This afternoon the chief of police released
the boys, as no one showed any desire to
prosecute them. Thus ends the attempt to
work up sympathy for the Popocratic cam
didate. Before the prisoners had been re-
leased word was received from both of
their families saying that the law could
take it's course as no part in the defense
would be taken by any of their relatives.
TO LADIES ONLY.
Mr. Bryan began his crusade this morn
ing by talking to ladies only in st. STAN
islaus Hall, on Noble street. He said, in
part:
Il have had the privilege of addressing
tirely or almost entirely of women, and L
am glad to be permitted to talk to the
mother and the wife and the sister, be-
cause their interests are wrapped up in the
interests of the country. No policy can in
jure this country without injuring them;
no policy can benefit this country without
question of right and wrong is presented,
I believe that our wives and mothers are
is unjust, if not more quick than we, be-
cause in studying these questions a man
rather prevent than aid his understanding
of a subject and there may be influences
which pervert his Judgment, whereas the
women may be able to examine the ques-
ticn and with Iheir instincts, detect where
the wrong lies. If We can convince the
women of the justice OF our cause there is
10 campaign fund, however large, that can
bride the husbands and the brothers and
the sons who go forth with the inspiration
Of these women behind them"
A big monday meeting of business men
af Ratf q front
claimed Mr.. Bryan's attention quickly
as he could be hustled through the sew
eral miles of streets from ST. Stanislaus
Hall. In the course of his speech he said:
eff you are engaged in merchandise en-
gagged in the exchange of wealth, suppose
ponds upon you, you deceive yourselves.
Wealth must be created before 1t can be
distributed. Those who created wealth
could live although you went out of bust
ness. You could not live If the producers
of wealth go out of business. believe that
policy is best for this country which be-
gins with those who toll and gives them
first the inspiration to work and protects
them in the enjoyment of rightful shares
from them up to the upper classes of
ciety which rests upon them. 1 want to
talk to you business men for another rea-
men are being tyrannized over by financial
influences. You point back to times of war
year 1886 has developed heroes in this Ma
ton. / know business men who have been
summoned before their bankers and told
that if they insisted talking for free
silver their notes would not be extended. /
know one man who was summoned into the
bank and told that IL he did not stop talk
ing for free silver he would have to look
elsewhere for accommodation. and that the
man told his banker that he realized that
he was in his power. that if he had a mind
to he could call for the payment of his
notes and close. up his store. and wipe
out all the profits of the years of indus
will. I believe that humanitygjs involved
You can take my property, but you cannot
take my soul. 1t requires heroism for a
man to stand in the presence Oh a financial
tyrant and bid him do, his worst. My
classes have suffered as much by govern
ment by banks as any other class of the
people. and when preach deliverance to
the common people. from the money
changers ] preach deliverance to the bust
ness men from tyranny of banks"
AS TO CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded with his usual
free-silver speech, from which the follow
ing sentences are taken:
II propose that the United States shall
say that the minis of this country shall be
opened to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver on equal terms with gold at the pres
alike a legal tender for all debts. public
and private, and then I propose that we
shall say to our foreign creditors that we
intend to pay or coin obligations in either
GOLD or silver / propose that we shall say
TO them: Gentlemen, If you ccnspire to
me- ke that silver dollar worth less than the
gold dollar we shall pay you in that silver
dollar. You say that that is reputation. /
deny it. They bought our bonds only
short time ago and they made difference
between coin bonds and gold bonds, charg-
ing for the risk they took and now let
them have the risk they were paid for
You say they have a right to charge us
more because of the risk they took; and
then we have not the right to exercise the
optlon which they calculated on. Oh, my
friends, that idea comes simply from those
who think that all society should be care
fGl TO guard the interest of the creditor
and neglect every right that debtor has
Il notice that some of our critics are very
much excited because the Chicago platform
says that we pledge ourselves to secure
such legislation as will for the future pre-
vent contracts for a particular kind of
money why, they say that we are not
going 10 let people contract. We are not
Eolns 10 let them make contracts that are
against public policy; we do not intend that
they snal demonetize by private contract
what TINS government makes money by
universal law. You say that we have no
right to interfere with private contracts.
! ask one OF you TO enter into contract
10 collect 70 ner cent. interest and see
Whetnef the government has any right TO
interfere with 1t. Upon what theory is
usury law based? Il is based upon the
theory that the men who borrow money
need to be protected from the avarIce of
the man who loans them money That is
the basis of all usury laws and when q
man tells me that nave not the right to
protect the money of the United States
against the conspiracy of those who would
degrade 1t. tell you that we have more