The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-07
HATS OF GOLDEN HUE.
They Were Plenty In One of Bryan's
Audiences.


The Route-Has Big Audience In In
dianapolis.
Louisville, KY, October 6.-Hon. ".
]. Bryan and party arrived from Nash
vile at O'Clock on special train over
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The party was met at Union station by
Governor Matthews, John G. Shank1in
national committeeman for Indiana,
Parks Martin chairman of the Democra-
tic committee of Indiana and the other
| members of the Indiana state reception
co m mittee.
The party was driven to the Louisville
hotel, where they took breakfast. There
was no crowd at the hotel to welcome
Mr.. Bryan. but rbout so: men were at
the 14th street station of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, where the party boarded
n special train at 7.25 for the tour through
Indiana. The reception committee from
New Albany and Jacksonville were
abroad and at 7.30 the train crossed the
OhioLriverssand stopped at Jacksonville.
A stand had been erected close to the
track and Mr.. Bryan spoke for 10 min
utes to 1850 people. The stand sngged
twice and Mr.. Bryan stopped speaking
long enough for part Of the crowd to
get off it. When Mr.. Bryan finished
the special train proceeded to New
Albany.
Indianapolis, Ind, October 6.-Mr.
Bryan reached New Albany at $40 a.
IN. -Four silver gray horses drew the
carriage that bore MIR. Bryan from the
station through Silver street to Silver
sons had assem- bled. Fifteen white roses
representing the fifteen electoral votes
of Indiana, were presented to Mr.. Bryan
by 1.-THE lady clerks of New Albany post
Office" Mr.. Bryan spoke in favor Of the
free coinage of silver.
1t was raining when MT Bryan reached
Sellersburg at 9. Hats of golden hue
were conspicuous among the crowd of
q Thousand there, and n number of peo-
pie wore punches Of Golden rod. Mr..
Bryan asked how many in tho crowd
believed that the gold standard waA a
good thing and up went a score or more
of hands. He added: Nov. want
you people who raised up your hands
to tell me why did the Republican party
pledge itself to get rid of the gold stan
dard and substitute bimetalism as soon
tab OJ0lRA AdulOb5 Wall uolp uB w W Lux
Cloud oheeriug) Now you men vino held
up your hands aud said you the ught
gold standard is good thing, If tine Re-
publican party thought so, why did not
il have tho courage to say SO and not
declare that bimeta llism is better
than the gold standard. (cheers)
"Now hold up some gold. some of
good thing" Up went hand and in
it was gold coin. Mr.. Bryan said that
out of those not exceeding two dozen
who held up their hands, one had gold.
He remarked: "We want a standard that
furnishes the kind of money we want. We
do not want to praise one kind Of money
and never get chance to see it. We do
not want money so scarce that few
inanciers can corner that money and
then dole it out at such price as they
will" (oheers)
cottsburg, reached at 9.25, turned out
good sized crowd and Mr.. Bryan talk ed
again. At Crowhersyille, Mr.. Bryan
showed himself on the platform and told
the people he was glad to see them, but
did not have time to mako speech.
At Seymour, reached at 1918 a. M.
ex-Congressman Brown presented Mr.,
Bryan to an audience of 1000 assembled
in the City Park. In his speech there,
Mr.. Bryan said:
II want ito call your attention to
Mr.. Harrison, when he was Presidents
in 1890, just after the passage of the Sher-
man law. President Harrison in his
message said: "The enlargement of our
currency by the silver law undoubtedly
gave an upward tendency to trade and
had marked effect on prices. This ma
tural and desired effect Of silver legisla-
tion was by many erroneously attributed
to the 6ariff act.
Three bands played Justify as the DEM
ocratic candidate stepped off the train
with Governor Matthews at Columbus
at 1.15 am. Nearly TO-, 200 persons had
gathered in the rain in the lot adjacent
to the station. Considerable difficulty
was experienced by MIR. Bryan in foro-
ing way through the crowd to the ter,-
porary stand, where he spoke.
indianapolis, Ind, October 6.-Mr.
Bryan accompanied by Governor Mat
thews and others reached Indianapolis at
l. Is this afternoon. He was escorted
through the street to the Grand Hotel
by free silver clubs and other political
organizations. Great crowds witnessed
his progress to the hotel and he was
cheered frequently. At the Grand Hotel
there was big crash and the throng
oheered the nominee enthusiastically.
After luncheon MIR. Bryan went to the
state house where he delivered an ad
dress.