The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
AT Baltimore Last Night the People
Grew Tired and Wanted Something
New, but Didn't Get 1t.
BRIEF TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS
THE @BOY ORAToR's- ELoQUENCE
LOOSED AT FREDERICKSBURG.
Address at the National CapitaI-Ref-
erence to Civil Service and Car
isles Recent Letter.

BALTIMORE, Md. Sept. 19.--Mr. Bryan
spoke here tonight to two of the largest
crowds ever present at political meeting
in this city. The first speech was made in
the open, and conservative estimates place
the number who heard it at 30, 6a5 TIE sec
ond held in Music Hail. the largest
auditorium in Baltimore and the house was
packed until women tainted and many had
to be removed before the speaking could
proceed. This arose from the fact that the
local committee had issued tickets to the
number of almost 1000 when the capacity
of the house is scant $500.
Mr.. Bryan reached here in a special car
on the Pennsylvania railroad from WASH
ington at 7:45 p. M, and was driven direct
ly to temporary platform erected three
squares away, in the plaza on Mount Royal
avenue. in front of the new station of the
Baltimore & Ohio railway. He reached the
platform about o'clock, and was greeted
with tremendous cheer from thousands
who had gathered there in anticipation of
his coming. Just as he barred his head in
Acknowledgement of the greeting a slight
rain began TO fall, which increased to a
brisk shower as he proceeded. His voice
was not clear, the strain of the past few
days having evidently told upon 1t. Pale
of face. with great beads of perspiration
standing upon his forehead. Mr.. Bryan
created the impression of a man who had
tested his powers of endurance to their
fullest capacity. His speeches were mainly
y repetition of those he has made during
his tour through the South. and were fire.
quentiy interrupted by demands from the
audience for something about Mckinley
and other subjects. His first address lasted
barely ten minutes, after which he repaired
to the Music Hall. whittier as many of the
crowd could in followed him IJe wa g
accompanied on the train and escorted to
the platform by a committee OF which SEN
ator German was a member. Congressman
Harry w. Rusk. chairman of the Demo-
cratic city committee, introduced him.
Mr.. Bryan in opening his first speech
announced that the paramount issue in
this campaign was the money question
That said he, should be settled be-
fore we take UP anything else. Our OPP
ponentS say that ii is not money we need
We have enough of that now. But what
we need to restore prosperity is to open
Our factories, instead of our minis Ny
friends, 1t is of no use to open our fac
tories until the people have money to buy
what the factories produce
The speaker took issue with the Buffalo
banker, whom. he alleges, wrote THE
success of the farmer and Iaborer depends
upon the success of the business man"
and asserted that the reverse of that
proposition true. Our opponents
said he, tell US that legislation is of no
Importance; the law can accomplish moth
ing. 1 have known many people who got
their IDEAS of the omnipotence of the law
after they had gone to the penitentary
and stayed a while. The law is an import
ant matter. Law can do much to change
the condition of things that surround US
Ihe law which secures a man in the en-
1oyment of his property, encourages him
TO labor in order to acquire property; but
he los hot all
olize the business of the country and drive
the hungry members of society out Of
prise and simply encourages greed and
avarfce. The rest of the outdoor speech
was devoted to explanations of why. Mr.
Bryan preferred free coinage to a single
standard.
THE SECOND SPEECH.
Mr.. Bryan, in his second speech, ex-
pressed his qualification that there existed
deep an interest in the issues of the
present campaign. There are two IDEAS
said he, which are meeting in conflict in
this campaign. One is that all you have
to do is to have confidence, and that you
will feel if you have eaten a hearty
meal daughter and applause). and the 9TH
err is to be furnished a hearty meal and
then have the pleasant recollection of hav-
ing eaten it. daughter and applause.)
Our opponents tell you that if You just
have confidence all will be well. We tell
you that when you furnish the basis upon
which confidence can rest, then, and not
until then, will there be confidence in this
country. 1Applause.)
MY friends, you can have whatever kind
of money you want. Money is a creature
of law, and those who make the laws can
have whatever kind of money they want.
They can have a dollar that is just as dear
as they want it, If your dollar is not dear
enough now. reduce the amount of money,
make 1t dearer: If 1t is not dear enough
then reduce it some more and make it
n eli an n a
got TO do IS to make money scarce and
yom will make money dear. (Applause.)
do you think that we have reached the
end of the gold standard? There is no end.
They say that / am exaggerating. No. my
friends. / am not exaggerating- No Ian
guage can exaggerate the evils of the gold
standard. John G.. Carlisle in 1878 said
that this struggle could not cease and
ought not to cease until the industrial
masses were fully and finally emaneipated
from the heartless domination of the syn
dicates, stock exchanges and combinations
of money in this country and in Europe.
Have the industrial masses been fully and
finally emancipated? (Cries of No. Nor
Some one shouted Give old Mark Hanna
rap while you are at it and Mr. Bryan
day that the distinguished gentleman
whose name seems to be upon the tongue
Of one of my auditors, gave an interview
had flashed up on the country like light
ming out of clear sky. He may be con-
soled to know that the effect will be much
the same it usually is when the light
ming hits what it strikes at"
MY friends, l am not Anarchist.
There is net beneath the flag a traer
friend of government greater lover of
law and order than the nominee of the Chi
eago convention. (Appiause. long contin-
ued) / love government well that I
want to make 1t good that there will not
be citizen in all the land who will not
be willing to die for his government. Cap
plause.) / love law and order so much
that / want the law enforced against the
greatest enemies that law and order have
in this country, not, my friends. the little
men, but the great ones who think that
they are greater than the government it
self" (Applause.) In conclusion Mr.. Bryan
said: IF We win this fight now then the
reform begins at once Ii We are defeated
in this campaign there is nothing before
the people but four years more of hard
times and greater agitation and then the
victory will come.
Al the conclusion of his speech at Music
Hall Mr.. Bryan returned to Washington
on the IL o. clock train over the Baltimore
* Ohio railway, although he had previously
announced his intention Of remaining here
until Monday and rooms had been engaged
for him at the Carrollton.
AT FREDERICKsBURG.