The record-union., 1896-10-23
Weather Favored the Democratic Candi-
date in His CrOSS-State Route,
And Was Generally Greeted by Large
Crowds.
His Speeches, as on Almost All
Former Occasions, Devoted to the
Advantages Which the Nominee
Insists Upon Would Accrue to the
Benefit of the Country With Free
Coinage of Silver.

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TERRE HAUTE Ond), Oct o.
Clear, cool, autumn weather, with just
eaGugh warmth from the sun to make
an overcoat unnecessary, favored Will
lam ]. Bryan in his cross State route
through the land of the Hoosier to-day.
Every town along the line of his pas
sage to Terre Haute, where his cam
paign in this State ended tonight made
holiday of his coming. Free silver bar
becues were held at two of the places
visited.
From Decatur early in the morning
until Terre Haute tonight Bryan was
the recipient of a continuous ovation,
free from any attempts to offset its in
fuence. The Indiana State Committee
had arranged the itinerary well. Big
towns followed in close succession all
along the way. Brazil, distinctly a
mining community, and Charlottesville,
the home of General Lew Wallace, al
though smaller than many Of the places
visited, were not exceeded in wildly
demonstrative appreciation of the can
didate by any of the more populous cit
les.
1t was at Charlottesville that Mr..
Bryan replied to the charge made by
General Wallace that he was an an
archist-
At Peru, where a great political bar
becue was held, with Senator Teller,
eX-CongreSsman Lafe Pence of Colo
rado and Senator Turpie of Indiana as
attractions, he addressed himself to the
local detection in the Democratic ranks
and warned those of prominence who
had left the party that they might
never be taken back again.
Twice during the day he made reply
to speeches delivered by ex-President
Harrison on his tour through this State.
Three addresses from one stand were
delivered by Mr.. Bryan to big audiences
at Lafayette, and at Terre Haute he
made two before very large assem-
blings. Altogether he spoke seventeen
times-at Decatur, Huntington, Roch-
ester, Delphi Frankfort, Linden, La
Goga, Rochdale Greencastle and the
other places mentioned
The demonstration here closed with
two speeches by Mr.. Bryan. The streets
were crowded with people along the
route of the procession. At the Court
house Mr.. Bryan addressed 10000 peo-
Tle, and then proceeded to the Terre
Haute House, where he spoke to 5000
more.
At the Courthouse. after discussing
the money question and using familiar
arguments in favor of the free coinage
OF silver, Mr.. Bryan said:
Il believe it is claimed by the Repub-
licans that their candidate is the ad-
vance agent of prosperity. think they
Lave the wrong man. l think they
We're speaking of the Chairman of the
National Committee, and not of the
candidate. The Chairman of that COM
rnittee is the advance agent of that pc
culiar prosperity that comes just before
election. (Cheers.) If you want to know
who is TO be prosperous under the Re
publican administration, if the Repub-
licans win, beg you to go and find out
who is contributing money to secure
the election. If you can find where the
money comes from then you will know
that the people who contribute the
money expect to be prosperous for four
years more and Will get back more from
the people than they spent to corrupt
the people" (Great cheering)
A crowd numbering in the neighbor-
hood of 10000 was addressed briefly
by Mr. Bryan at Frankfort, but it was
with the tremendous audience that had
assembled at Lafayette. 1t was, in
fact, three separate gatherings, all in
the courthouse square, and Mr.. Bryan
made three speeches from the same
platform at different sides.
Mr.. Bryan in his speech said some
thing about the position of General
Harrison in this campaign He said:
NJ 10 ocly fo,.
consider the position taken by the lead
ing advocate on the other side. ex-
President Harrison. 1 think am iusti-
fled in saying that of all the supporters
of Mr.. McKinley's election, Mr.. Har-
rison is the ablest and most distin-
guished He made a speech yesterday
in which he tried to show the impossi-
bility of there being a double stand
ard, and yet Mr.. Harrison was elected
President on platform which de-
nounced Grover Cleveland for trying
to demonetize silver. (Cheers) He
tried to show that it was impossible
to have two yardsticks, and yet he
ran four years ago on a platform that
declared that the American people from
tradition and interest favored bimet-
allism, which means a double stand
L,
while he opposes the double standard.
he is trying to run on two platforms
this year. He said in his speech yes
terday: The present conditions are
that we are bimetallic country and
yet the Republican platform of this
year says that we must maintain the
present gold standard. (Cheers.) If
we are a bimetallic country, why did
not the platform say that we must
maintain the present bimetallic stand
ard? And yet, while the Republican
declares that we are at present under
single gold standard Mr. Harrison
states that we are under a bimetallic
standard. (Cheers.) What does it mean.
my friends? 1t means that having
been defeated in this campaign on the
gold standard, now as the election ap-
proaches, they are trying to get under
cover of bimetallism and claim that
their platform is false" (Cheers.)
At Linden Mr.. Bryan spoke to a small
gathering.
Charlottesville, came next, and here
the nominee encountered one of the
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