The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-23
4 TEST OF PATRIOTISM.
Mr.. Bryan Puts His Traducers to
the Blush.
DISTORTED STATEMENTS CORRECTED
fx-President Harrison and General Lew
Wallace Correct ed In Language They
Can Not Fan to Understand.

Terre Hautc, Ind. October =. The trip |
OF W J. Bryan through Hoosierfom today |
was Of Interest. not only because OF the /
enthusiastic crowds encountered at nearly !
every stop. but because Of the aggressive |
nature Of his speeches. At Delphi he re-
futed the charge OF ex-Pres.daut Harrison
that when he spoke OF those who had been
saving the country for thirty years a, so
much per save. that he alluded 70 the Old
veterans.
on platform erected within few
yards Of the home OF General Lew Wallace
he replied in vigorous language TO the
author OF Ben Hur, who, IN speech
| made some time ago. alluded 10 MI. Bryan
as an anarchist.
At Lafayette he denied the statement Of
eXFresident Harrison MADE yeajeTlay AT
salem that the present conditions prove
! that are a bimetallc country lie saIa
/ that that statement meant that Aa'lAs
/ been defeated in this campaign on soid
/ standard. the republicans are trying TO get
under the cover OF bime'alllsm ana claim
| that their platform is fraud.
There was an absence OF yellow badges
! in all the crowds today and everywhere
the candidate spoke he bad large ana en-
/ thusiastic audiences The same trouble '~is
/ experienced as was encountered Yesterday
! in regard to the delaying OF tue tralh al
( different places and the result was mat
when Tcrre Haute was reached the tram
vas nearly two hours behind schel4!e
time
Peru. Ind. October 2..-Peru advertised
as the only barbecue town On earth
had barbecue within its coriNrate limits
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oee'es' wv S"eeP ''- f'7'
/ Visions the big posters toii a"'N1 49,
to listen to free coinage doctrine coming
. fror, the ups of William j Bryan. About
riatforfn in an opeu lot they assembled
AMI ,neered the candidate as he spoke \
H., frncassiof marched the t.. pic roniiuee
through the streets and la us desire 10
show the democratic standard bearer TO
.be naonte al peru me committee rof Mr..
Bryan ont of town an hour late Mr. Bryan
r.s.ln A characteristic speech % an in
,rensD audience.
81 JnIphi MIR BRYAN took occasion 10
..,'t,. "a .nr,e ex,,ni IN I'M. s,.e..p made
ty ~, presidant Harrison Yesterday IN
ubich the ex-nresiden, uuoicd tba LAM
puaen ueed in regard to t1o syrdicatos
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