The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
BIG CROWD FOR POSEY
THE POCKET STATESMAN SPEAKS
AT WEST INDIANAPOLIS.
Between 700 and 500 People Hear
Him and Senator Boyd-D. ID.
ShideIer Also Speaks.

Hon. Frank b. Posey, of Evansville,
started the campaign ball rolling in West
Indianapolis last night by delivering
speech on the money question to the citi-
zens Of that suburb in front OF the West
Indianapolis Republican Clubs headquar-
ters at the corner OF River avenue and
Morris street Between 200 and $50 people
were in attendance, and there Is no hall
In the suburb that will hold over half that
number. IL was a mixed audience, and by
the force or his speech and the truths that
he was telling he held the entire attention
OF the people throughout, and when he
would stop they would cry for more. He
told them the history of money from the
time OF the first coinage act In 1872 down
to the present time, and tod them OF all
the acts that were passed relative TO money
up to the last act in 1893 that repealed the
Sherman clause. He went into detail and
showed the people the falsity of the charge
made by the silverites in their cry of the
"crime of 49, when they claim that the
Republican party demonetized silver. He
gave reasons and produced proof for every
assertion that he made, and as he told the
people naught but truths, his assertions
carried their own convictions with them.
He also went further and showed the peo-
pie that the Republicans had done all for
silver that the best interests of the coun-
try would admit of, that they had always
been a friend of silver and were now, and
that they had gone as far as the danger
line with it. but would not take it further
and sacrifice the best interests of the coun-
try by so doing. "The Sherman clause" he
said, was repealed by the Democratic ad-
ministration, and this is the last act OF
Congress in favor of silver"
Nnen Mr.. Posey had finished the crowd
called for speech from Senator Boyd, OF
Noblesville. who was sitting upon the plat
form. and he arose and addressed the peo-
pie for half hour. He cOmpfmented Mr..
Posey by saying that he would not have
missed his talk for $40 bill During his
brief talk he said: 'Workingmen, be not
deceived The Democratic convention at
Chicago put up a jack-o'-lantern for you
to follow. and to follow IL leads 10 nothing
and loses the follower" In alluding TO the
ocrats went in swimming and the Popu-
lists stole their clothes. He paid a compli-
ment to ex-President Harrison $ New York
paign struck the campaign note better
than did Benjamin Harrison in his speech
at Carnegie Hal Hall in New York day, day before be r.,
long and ringing cheers from the audience
After Mr.. Boyd finished there were calls
from the crowd for speech from ID. Il;
Shideler, of this city, and he responded
with half-hour talk. He said that Bry-
ans New York speech was beaten thou
sand times by Mr.. Posey's speech of the
evening. and that when compared TO Mr..
Possy's speech IL was like toad TO a
mountain. He went on and reviewed Bry-
ans great CD New York speech, analyzing
and stripping its fallacies. He, as well as
the other speakers, was roundly applauded
throughout his talk ana in closing he said
that he hoped that they had all read that
most excellent speech of Benjamin Harri-
sons. After the speaking. which lasted
until IL O'Clock, the speakers were served
with light refreshments bv the Ladies Aid
Society Of the suburb which had been
granted the privilege of the clubrooms for
the purpose.