The Indianapolis journal., 1896-10-11
ALLEN CoLDLY RECEIVED
POpocrats Do Not Care to Hear a Ger
uine POpuIfst Speak

IL was a very unkind reception which
was given Senator William V. Allen at
Tomlinson Hall last night. The hall was
ABOUT one-third filled when he began his
speech, but before he had been talking very
long the people began going out one and
two at a time, and finally before he got
fairly into his address, they began almost
stampede. The conduct of the crowd in
thus deserting him had a noticeable effect
upon the speaker. His speech was of the
middle-of-the-road order at the outset. but
gradually 1t worked into a TRADE of abuse
of Mr.. Mckinley and a euogy of Mr.. Bry-
an He was not applauded at all until
this latter part of his speech was reached.
once or twice few PopuIists tried to start
applause, but it was not taken up, and
those who started it looked sneaking about
1t. as If they We're guilty of a wrong inter-
pretation of the remarks But with every
word of praise of Mr.. Bryan and every
denunciation of Mr.. Mckinley and the Re-
publican party the crowd made as much
noise as possible for its limited ability It
was demonstrated that the majority of
those present We're Popocrats. with little
sympathy for their self-appointed PopuIist
allies.
about government, such to be found
IN the beginning of works on political econ
then declared that the present campaign
was not unlike that of 1860, when the ques-
uon was for or against chattel slavery.
Now 1t is whether or not mil
lions of people shall be subjected
to industrial slavery: He seemed to
believe that both the Democrats and Re
publicans were anxious to bring about this
industrial slavery, and congratulated him
self that he had not for years been respon-
threw few bouquets at the Popuist par
ty and managed to get in the way so that
part of them struck himself and closed
his talk about his own party with an apol-
ogy for its existence, and with the further
remark that out West where he lived, it
was getting SO that it was really popular
to be a POpuliSt, and almost respectable.
He was confident that every act of the
Cleveland administration was productive of
Populists.
He jumped TO discussion of the none
tary question. and made the remark that
the people had allowed others to do their
thinking for them too long. He thought
this was & very improper thing to do, and
crowd by belaboring the "crime of 1873"
he said the measure had passed the House
with only one member knowing what it
meant, and had slipped through the SEN
ate the same way. 1t may not have been
crime in the sense that a man violates a
statute, he said, but it was deadly and
damnable blow against the prosperity of
the millions of inhabitants of this country
He He then convneed d psitlf himself and = most f of
silver would become the equal of gold in
value if the government should declare
In his rambling attacks upon Mckinley
he felt impelled to say that he regarded
Mark Hanna as the most dangerous and
despicable character that has appeared on
the surface of American politics."
A few of the good things he said about
Bryan were the following: That he is the
greatest and purest type of the American
Statesman since the days of the great and
lamented Lincoln; that he is the ablest man
since the davs of Webster and Clay; that
he is a Christian man, and that under him
every body would have more money, more
employment and that the best times ever
experienced would bless the country. This
would result partly from the establishment
of free coinage and partly from the election
of such man as Bryan.
When the Senator concluded his remarks
one-half of his audience had departed
Those left chee-ed the best they could,
but there were not enough of them to give
much life to it. The meeting a pretty
fair success from Populistic point of view,
but fusionally considered it was a failure.