The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-23
THE BUSY CANDIDATES.
Mr.. Bryan Continues His Tour
Through Indiana.
ANOTHER GINFRoM woRKINGMEN
This Time 1t IL Ia Silver Pad for Use on the
Silver Bill--Candidate Mckinley Still
RatIons from MANY Sections.

THIS TING II AsH chReF Aau ioF Use VI tho
Silver Bnl-Candidate Mckinley Still
Overwhelmed with Enthusiastic Dele
cations from Many Sections.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 23.-The trip
Of William J. Bryan through Hoosierdom
yesterday was of interest not only because
of the enthusiastic crowds encountered at
nearly every stop, but because of the ag-
gressive nature of his spec ches. At Delphi
he refuted the charge of ex-President
Harrison that when he spoke of those who
had been saving the country for thirty years
at so much per save he alluded to the old
veterans. On a platform erected within
few yards of the home Of General Lew
Wallace he replied in vigorous language
to tho author of "Ben Hur," who in
speech made some time ago alluded to Mr..
Bryan as an anarchist. At Lafayette he
denied the statement of ex-President Har-
rison made on Wednesday at Salem that
the present conditions are that we are
bimetallic country" He said that that
statement meant that having been de-
feated in this campaign onagold standard
the Republicans are trying to get under
the cover of bimetislisIn, and claimed that
unelf PLATFORM Is u IfHuu.
There was greater absence of yellow
badges in all the crowds, and at every
place where the candidate spoke he had
large and enthusiastic audiences. The
same trouble was experienced as was en-
countered on Wednesday in regard to the
delaying of the train at different places,
and the result was that when Terre Haute
was reached the train was nearly two
hours late. The train started before 7
o'clock in the morning, and at o'clock
he was addressing several thousand peo-
pie at Decatur. There wero seventeen
scheduled speeches, all of which were de-
livered, and in addition several. other
speeches were made where short stops
were made.
Frankfort turned out large crowd and
it was simply repetition Of the scene
along the load.
The crowds at Lafayette were enormous
and were enthusiastic to n great extent.
Here he spoke from three sides Of the court
house, and each side the streets were
packed. Here he made this reference to
ex-President Harrison:
II think AIN justified in saying that Of
all the supporters of Mckinley's election
Mr. Harrison Is the ablest and most dis
tinguished. He made speech yesterday
in which he tried to show the ilnpossibility
of there being Il double standard, and yet
Mr.. Harrison was elected president on u
platform which denounced Grover Cleve-
land for trying to demonetize silver. He
tried to show that it was impossible to
have two yard sticks, and yet he. ran four
years ago on platform that declared that
A Ia
interest favored bimetallism, which means
double standard. He said in his speech
yesterday that present conditions are that
we are a bimetallic country, and yet the
Republican platform of thisyear says that
we must maintain the present gold stand
ard. What does 1t mean? 1t means that
having been defeated in this campaign on
the gold standard, they are trying to get
under cover of bimetallism and claiming
that their platform is false"
1t was at Charlottesville that the sensa-
ton of the day occurred, ana at that meet
ing Mr.. Bryan made his declaration that
he was to put his patriotism against the
patriotism of any other man on earth who
indorses the Republican platform. He said
in part:
II believe that this is one Of the towns
in which have been accused of being an
anarchist. After hearing your shouts /
feel tempted to address you as fellow an
archists. Now, why are we called an
archistsp Is it for anything in which we
believer No, my friends, there is nothing
in the platform upon which l stand that
justifies the charge There is no man liv-
ing who is better friend or a firmer be-
lever in our form of government, and /
want to assert here with emphasis that l
am better friend of American interests
than any man who declares that foreign
creditors must run our country.
II was not old enough to have proven
my love Of country in time of battle, but
l nm old enough now to prove my love of =
country when q foreign financial policy
has set foot upon our Shores and, my
friends, want you to understand that in
this great contest am enlisted, not for a
year, not for four years; am enlisted for
the war, no matter how long the war may
last, and / shall not cease to fight until
the gold standard, which has cursed every
nation that ever had it, is driven out of
tho United States across the ocean and
back to the old world, where it belongs.
Standing upon d platform which declares
In favor of an American dollar for the
American people, l put my patriotism
against the patriotism of General Lew
Wallace or against the patriotism of any
other man on earth who indorses the Re-
publican platform"
The enthusiastic meetings Of the even
ing in Terre Haute were fitting close for
the enthusiastic day. The reception here
was one of the greatest, if not the great
est, of the day, and the ovation given the
candidate was tlattering in the extreme
Mr. Bryan addressed two meetings here
The first was from platform erected from
tho entrance to the Opera House. AT the
second meeting back of the Terre Haute
hotel, the candidate spoke to another large
crowd. The chairman of the meeting read
aletter from Daniel W. Voorhees, express
ing his regrets, and that epistle was
cheered abundantly. Then Mr. Bryan was
presented with the last part of the equip
ment for signing the free silver bill, pro-
vided he does sign one 1t was a silver
blotting pad presented by the Progress
sive Workingmen of Terre Haute"