The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04
An Address, Almost Every other Sem
tence of Which Was interrupted
by Heavy Applause.
Is ALREADY DEFEATED
THING NOW is TO PLANT POPULISM
BEYOND ALL RESURRECTION.
Mr.. Coclxran's RetOrt to n Silverite in
the Audience-An Attempt to Dis
tUrb the Meeting.

Bourke Cochran the eloquent can truth
fully repeat the boast of the Roman of old,
Il came, / saw, / conquered" when speak
ing of his visit to this city If the wild enthu-
siasm with which his speech to an immense
audience at Tomlinson Hall was received
last night is a safe criterion. Tomlinson
Ilall has perhaps never held Il larger crowd.
With wise forethought the doors We're
thrown open at o'clock, so that there was
no blockade and from that time forward
for a half hour there was a constant
stream of men and women pouring up the
stairways and down the broad aisles of the
hall, but long before 8 o'clock. the hour at
which the meeting was advertised to be-
gin, the stream of those entering met
by that of those who found it impossible to
get into the hall and who were leaving with
evident disappointment. The hall was lit
orally packed. Every seat was taken and
hundreds crowded into the aisles not only
on the main floor but also in the balcony
and gallery. About six hundred men stood
in the center aisles of the hall. while scores
were seated on the radiators, sitting in the
windows of the gallery or crowded up to
the big doors opening into the lobby. Many
scores more who tried to obtain
seats on the stage were disap-
room left there. The scene on the stage
was a notable one. Among those seated
and standing, there We're recognized men
who have long been identified with the lead
ership of the Democratic party. Many ladies'
were present and some of them as
much carried away with the eloquent APP
peal to the honesty and integrity of the
people as were the men. With the excep-
ton of several flags hanging about the
stage the hall was without decoration. A
little before o'clock a lot of chairs were
brought from beneath the stage and
crowded into the open space about the
press table, much to the discomfort of the
reporters. who were considerably jostled
by people who persisted in sitting on the
press table in lieu of chairs.
The meeting last night was arranged by
the German-American Sound ,roney
League of this city. Mr.. Cochran arrived
here yesterday afternoon at o'clock In
his private car. He came here from Cleve-.
land. 1t was time after his arrival
before he could be located by the commit
tee having the meeting in charge. but he
was finally found and escorted TO the Dem
son Hotel, where he was given infor-
NAL reception. Afterward he was driven
about town. Without any display or pubs
lie parade Mr.. Cochran was escorted TO
Tomlnson Hall by Herman Lieber, presi-
dent of the German-American Sound-money
League. At a few minutes past s o clock
the immense audience caught sight of Mr..
Lieber and the famous orator elbowing
their way through the crowd on the stage
and instantly every man in the house arose
and began cheering. The ovation to Mr..
Cochran lasted several minutes. Mr. Lie
ber, acting chairman. raped for ORDER
and, in few brief words. introduced Mr.
,,lx
stood with quiet self-possession, waiting
for the second ovation to subside. In that
brief moment he captured the audience.
He stood before them a plain man of the
people, dressed in a business suit, sack
coat and trousers slightly bagged at the
knee. There was no appearance of osten-
taton. And his words were as homely as
his dress, but withal tinged with biting
sarcasm, keen wit and convincing SINGER
ity. He had spoken perhaps five minutes
when the rumble of drum corps coming
up the stairs heard. and a moment
later the drum corps appeared at the east
door. Mr.. Cochran saw that a club was
about to enter and paused in his speech.
Behind the drum corps came the banner
of the Wholesale District Employees Sound
money League. There were two hundred
of the club in line. After parading before
the stage the men found places in the
aisles, where they took up the cry of the
club:
Rah rah, ray,
Boom, bang away,
Money, money, money
Sound money
And prosperity.
One of the irrepressible free-sisver cranks
who find their way into such meetings took
advantage of the interruption to shout out.
What kind of a speech did Bourke Cock
ran make in 1892?
Instantly Mr.. Cochran responded with
flashing eyes and vehement eloquence:
THE same kind OF a speech that he is max
ing nova Democratic speech" The re-
sponse was received with wild burst OF
applause.
WHY HE is FOR MKINLEY.
From thst moment until the end OF his
speech. when he declared that he was not
here to accomplish Bryen's defeat. az that
was already accomplished but TO help pile
UP a majority that would forever wipe out
the doctrines of Populism, Mr. Cochran had
his audience BY the heartstrings and il
literally hung on his words Although he
talked for two hours there no per-
ceptible thinning out OF the crowd, and
hundreds of men stood their feet the
entire time taking every word TO heart. IL
X seldom that the words OF any speaker
are received with such wild applause and
deafening cheers as met Mr. ,Cockrans
Tonight stand before YOU declaring
that in the presence OF the peril which now
my conscience TO even a half-hearted meas-
of opposition, and cannot justify N.Y.
self in the sight OF God unless l vote for
In introducing MIR. Cochran. Herman
Leiber. chairman OF the meeting said
1t y matter Of congratulatlon to ths