The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-23
MIR. BRYAN's SPEECHES.
where the AgitatOr Spoke Yesterday
and What He said,


Chairman Martin, of the Indiana Popo-
cratic committee, who again acted as ring
master, began to put Mr.. Bryan through
his PAGES early this morning, with the in
tenuon or squeezing a score of speeches
out OF him. The special train arrived at
Decatur, from Fort Wayne, about s O'clock.
and Mr.. Bryan spoke there ten minutes to
a crowd composed mostly of farmers. His
speech was disappointing. John Kern tried
TO entertain 800 people in the courthouse
after Mr.. Bryan's departure, but he was
coldly received. A short stop was made
at Markell.
At Huntington Mr.. Bryan spoke to a.
mixed crowd OF Republicans and Popocrats
estimated at 1000 to COCO. His speech was
an old one rehashed. AT Laketon the train
was stopped, but no speech made.
There was a barbecue at Rochester arid
several thousand people were gathered
there. They were addressed by James
Branyan and Benjamin f. Shively previous
to the arrival of the Bryan special. The
Republicans We're designated by yellow
badges with the name Mckinley printed
thereon, and it was apparent that there
were more Republicans present than Popo-
Gratis. Many pockets were picked and the
saloons thrived. Mr.. Bryan in his speech
quoted from the Indiana State Republican
platform of six years ago and referred to
the message of ex-President Harrison of
December. 1890. Then he made his usual as
sertions, saying in part:
President Harrison, in a message sent
10 congress on the LIST of December, 1880.
pointed 10 the silver legislation of 1880 and
gave II credit for the advance in the value
OF silver, and said that the advance in the
value of silver made the increasing nros-
perity among the people. and. lest some
Protectionist should attribute the prosperity
70 the protective tariff, Mr.. Harrison. ex-
President 6arl1 rod fhaf Axna 49,. H. A..
the tariff law known as the Mckinley bill.
put was due to the silver law that added
so4.ooV.Ooo a year TO the currency of this
Harrison who in his message declared that
increasing prosperity came because of the
increasing volume of currency is to-day de-
Tending the Republican party in its attemrt
10 decrease the currency and destroy the
prosperity of the country. The Republic-
an platform which / nave read in yoIlr
hearing commended that silver bill (Sher-
Inans) as a long. yet prudent step toward
that free coinage Is a good thing our OPP
ponents tell us that we are lunatics and
ago, brag about a long step toward free
coinage, why don't you brag when we
want to go the whole distance all at once?'
ONLY SHOW On EARTH.
Peru, which had been advertised as THE
only barbecue town on earth had a bar
beeue and a crowd OF country folks gath
cred to partake of the sixty beeves. two
bSSp diu PISS iu OIneT pro-
visions the big posters tod about. There
was a procession and Mr.. Bryan was
paraded through the town as If he were
the only show on earth" The parade de-
layed the train an hour. In his speech
Mr.. Bryan, in defining a gold dollar, quoted
as an authority in support of his position.
Irof. j. Laurence Laughlin. OF the Chicago
University. He said in part:
Il am glad you are going to have full
opportunity to-day to hear the money
question discussed from all ~standpoints.
understand that Senator Turpie is to speak
70 you tonight and in all this country there
and defend bimetallism than Senator TlIr-
pie has shown himself to be, You are 90
ing to have an opportunity to hear Senator
Teller. who stands representative among
these Republicans who this year have
abandoned the Republican party rather
than abandon their country to foreign in
fuences and then you are going 10 have a
chance, 1 understand, to listen 10 Mr.
Pence. who speaks from the Populist stand
point and who may be able to give some
points upon one of your distinguished citi-
zens OF this State who used 10 be a silver
man, but now he is not lMr. Bynum.) If
you Will inquire you will find the only
given by the gold bugs in this
campaign. an honest dollar is a dollar
which loses nothing by melting. i will give
you a definition of an honest dollar that
has stood the test of centuries and it Is
this. an honest dollar would be n dollar
whose average purchasing power would be
and II you believe that IT is not a true
definition l ask you 10 turn to Laughlin's
book on bimetallism and you will find that
he not only declares In the very earliest
invariabie standard of value. but he de-
clares that III justice IL desired In longtime
CO.4s > W s1A @aA.4t1t N-srG~A GAaxL yuaA4Net
from either The gold standard or from BIZ