The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
AN INTERSTATE RALLY.
Warner Miller Spoke to Thousands at
Union City Yesterday.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY, Ind, Sept. 26-This was
a great day for the friends of sound money
and protection in Randolph county and the
adjoining counties both in Indiana and
Ohio. The interstate rally, held here to-
day, in point of numbers and enthusiasm,
is acknowledged by all fair-minded per-
sons to be the most successful ever held
in this community. Notwithstanding the
rains of the forenoon, delegations from all
the adjoining towns began arriving early
in the day. One from the southern part
of the county was composed exclusively of
farmers, who came in eight large wagons
drawn by four horses each. The party had
a young ladies' glee club, young ladies'
band, colored voters club and drum corps
They were followed by forty-two buggies
and Surveys. The delegations coming from
that part of the county alleged to be strong
for the cause of silver, show that the cause
of sound money is rapidly growing in ia
vor with the farmers of Randolph county.
Other delegations were present from Win
chester, Lynn, Farmland and Ridgeville
Ind, and from Greenville, Versailles and
other towns in Ohio. The afternoon meet
ing was held at the fair grounds, two miles
west of the city. The procession formed at
1 o'clock and was over a mile long. The
between six and seven thousand As many
could get within hearing distance lis
tened for two hours to the Hon. j. Warner
Miller of New York. who discussed the
issues to an audience that gave the very
closest attention. The crowd was so large
that 1T was necessary for Hon. A. O. Marsh
to speak to an overflow meeting after
briefly introducing the main speaker of the
afternoon. In his introduction he spoke OF
Mr. Miller as coming, according 10 Mr..
Bryan, from the enemy'S country. Mr.
Miller said in part:
Thirty years ago there was a great sec
tional question IN this country, and it
seemed at one time that it would divide us
and make us "A North and a South, but by
the blessing of God and the loyalty OF our
people, that great question was finally set
tied in favor of the Union, and the cause
of that division was finally wiped out. And
then, after lapse of thirty years. that
breach has been filled and there is no North
and South and no East and West but we
are brothers. We are united Nation, and
any man now, or party. that will attempt
try, tell the West that the East is op-
pressing them in money, or tell one class
of citizens that the merchants-that the
commercial people-are our natural enemies
and keeping down the price of our prod
ucts, or to tell them who labor in our man.
ufactorieS that capital is their natural en-
envy and that their employers and directors
are not their friends say that any man or
any party that will go among the American
people with such a statement as that, at
tempting to divide our country into class
eS ard set one portion against the other.
is nothing more nor less than a common
enemy, and should be treated as such by
every person (applauSe) and that is what
is being done in this country to-day
The meeting at Cadwalladers Theater to-
night was addressed by Hon. r. j. Love-
land, of Peru. and Mr.. Miller, who again
spoke at the request of so many who were
unable to hear him in the afternoon. The
theater crowded from top to bottom
and the seating capacity was about / 200
The speeches of to-day and tonight will
have great weight with the people and will
go far towards rolling up a large majority
in this part of the county for the Republic
an party.