The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-08
Speech mt Hammond.
At Hammond, where Mr.. Bryan had been
booked for long speech, there was fair


booked for long speech, there was fair
sized crowd. He said in part
when our opponetns go before the la
boring man and tell him that the free COIN
age of silver will give him cheap dollars;
/ want you laboring men to understand
that the labor organizations of this coun-
try have declared in favor of free coinage
at IS to l. and the laboring men know bet
ter what is good for them than the finan-
ciers do. / understand that some employ
ers. L don't know whether they have done
it here, but l have known men to do 1t
elsewhere, have tried to convince their en-
ployes that under free coinage their pay
get. L want to call your attention to one
thing If under free coinage your dollars
will only buy half as much, that means
that your employers would get twice as
much for what they produce, twice as
many dollars as they do now, and If your
employers get twice as many dollars
pay you twice. as many dollars for your
wages as they do now, If they love you "a; as
you now before election, when they want
your votes Now, my friends, just remem-
you that under free coinage your wages
will only be half as much, you tell him
that you are not afraid that he VIII ever
let you suffer, because he is loving you so
much now, too much to let you be jeopar-
died by getting poor dollars. # he tells
he won't do it. tell him that a man that
can help you and won't do it ought not
tell you that he will before elections.
argument some of the employers have re-
sorted to coercion That is. they have at
they want them to think. l saw sign
down in Nashville Tenn. and / wish you
would remember this sign: stretched over
the door of a store, containing these words:
If our employees don't vote they please
we will discharge them My friends. that
is the right kind OF . sign to have; in
stead of saying that if their employees do
not vote as the managers want they Will
discharge them. these employers ought to
r1IJt tbe si IA hay fTannpcCPn
that If you do not vote as you please then
you will be discharged.
these words: No driving allowed on this
bridge My friends, l think we can take
ina par IN of f1ts snd saV No rVne all all
lowed in this campaign. 1t is bad enough
at any time for the employer to attempt
to vote his employees. but my friends, the
danger becomes infinitely greater when the
employer is a corporation the stock of
which is owned in foreign lands. so that,
instead of a corporation attempting to
the votes of employees it is foreigners seek
ing to run our elections and control our in
situations. George Washington in his fare
well address cautioned the people of this
country against insidious influences of for
eign agencies. We may we'll be alarmed
at the manner in which foreign influences
are seeking to dominate our politics and
of foreign nations. instead of our own in
terests. and | appeal to you men, who
labor, men who toll, men who appreciate
our form of government because 1t is the
only form in which the common people
have n right to express themselves and
have voice in the making of laws: I APP
peal to you, the great common people of
TINS country. TO see to 1T that no lnfiu-
ences from foreign nations shall come here
to corrupt our government or destroy our
my friends. 7 recognize that in this cam
paign we have great influences against us.
/ recognize that opponents are able to
collect enormous campaign funds. recog-
nize that they are able to carry great cx-
cursions to their candidate. But, my
friends, ] believe that when I come to the
sent to me- can present our cause and ap-
peal to the hearts of the American people
! believe that our cause is just and that
the people of this country cannot be cor
rupted by large campaign fund; neither
can they be intimidated by their employers
Our hope of victory lies not in a corrupt
fund not in the employment of force. but
in an honest appeal to the Impoverished
and unpurchasable voters of the United
States. / am aware, my friends. that they
may threaten to take your privileges from
you: | am aware that in order to hold your
compelled to march in Republican clubs
and wear Republican buttons. but remem-
have secured your Australian ballot sys-
tenn and tyranny stands outside while the
voter goes inside.
When Mr.. Bryan reached Chicago to-
night, after his speech at Hammond and
while waiting for Burlington train, he
said, in response to requests for speech:
Il am not going to talk tonight; / have
put IN more than an eight-hour day and /
am going to bed, but / will be back to
Chicago before the campaign is over.
simply came out to tell you that If YOU
read in any newspaper that / am broken
down, don't you believe it, This campaign.
is going to be kept up, so far / am con-
cerned, until the night before election, and
no time will be wasted, either"
Mr.. Bryan walked UP and down the
platform conversing with the friends who
had come to see him. but had little to say
about the campaign. He asked for the
news from Georgia. but the returns at
hand We're too n6ager at that time RI riU
him any definite idea as to the ultimate
result. He expressed himself. however as
being confident that 1t would be "all
right" He left for Burlington, Ia, at 1880
o'clock.