The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-28
Republican Reporter Who Tried to
Ferret Out the CuIprits Assaulted
by Gang of Popocrats.
BRYAN'S GREAT TASK BEGUN
HOPES TO TALK TO EVERY CHICA-
GOAN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
Yesterday He Spoke at BIoomingtoni
and Dwight, but Did Not Take the
Gold Cure at the Latter Place.
;necial TO the Indiananolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Don Quixote Bryan
the Knight of the Honest Dollar. and aboun
three score others known as knights OF
Reputation, Knights of Debased cur
rency Knights of Iawlessness. knights OF
Altgeldism and knights of Tillmanism be-
gan their hopeless crusade against this
stronghold of sound money this evening.
knight Bryan talked at seven places, and
the other knights spoke to crowds seat
tered about the city.
The PopoSrats made great preparations
for this final assault which Is expected to
last several days. They got up parade
in honor of Bryans arrival, which was n
creditable affair, but they also did some
thing that was dscredtable. They have
long recognized the hopelessness of their
cause here, and in order to work up senri-
ment, determined on bold move 1t viii
be remembered that when Mr.. Carlisle was
insuted at Covington many people de-
nounced the outrage. and a number OF
prominent Kentuckians announced they
would not vote for Bryan because his party
tolerated such disgraceful proceedings.
These desertions caused the Popocrats here
to work up a little ege;-throwing scheme OF
their own, in the hope that public sentt-
ment would be turned to Mr.. Bryans side.
This afternoon when the parade was
passing the corner of Monroe street and
Michigan avenue several eggs We're thrown
from a business college there. A few OF
the marchers were struck, but none of the
eggs came near the carriage containing
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan. There was good
deal of excitement, but the egg throwers
could not be found. This evening it wax
said the eggs were thrown by boys who
had been hired by the local Popocrato
managers, and that it not the inten-
ton to hit anybody with them, but that
the boys got excited and threw wild. The
belief that the eggs were thrown by hired
boys is borne out by the fact that when u
reporter was trying to investigate the az
fair and run down the culprits he was as
saulted by some of the Popocratic march,
ers who informed him it was none of his
business.
Mr.. Bryan had another opportunity TO
make nightshirt speech early this MORN
ing, when a small crowd of silverites sur
rounded his car on a switch at Lincoln at
o'clock and yelled so loud that sleep was
impossible Before breakfast he was talle-
ing to another crowd at the Lincoln sta-
ton where he made his usual fnancial
talk. After breakfast he taken TO the
public square, and there he repeated his
financial heresies
When Bloomington was reached. at $3.50
o'clock Mr.. Bryan made a speech to work.
ingmen in which he said:
This is the home of the Vice President
of the greatest nation of Gods tootstool-
We who have been keepers of the Demo-
cratic faith love Adlai Stevenson, not only
ior Wnat ne IS 9ut We 1oEe , nm, na en ne
ocratic ticket. If you have any doubt as to
the Democracy of our position on the
money question / want you TO read what
the Republican candidate for President
said yesterday. He said in Il speech from
the porch: Every dollar representing 100
cents is good. not only among our own peo-
pie. but wherever trade goes. in every mar
ket and market place of the world NOW.
remember what he says. Speaking OF this
dollar he says: 1t was made by the Re-
publican party. but, let me say, while ir
ministration Of Grover Cleveland has main-
tanned it There he tells you that Grover
Cleveland has simply carried o9t inc pq,l,Gy
of the Republican party. and inferentially
tells you that Republican success means
that the Republican party for Tour years Years
land. This administration has issued
1852 600 600 in bonds TO mainiain gold
standard for three years, and Mr.; Mckinley
praises Mr. Cleveland for having main
tained the standard. When Mr.. Mckinley
saws that Mr. Cleveland has maintained
Republican doctrine and praises Cleveland.
you have reason to believe. that If Mr.. Nc
Kinley is elected you will still go on issuing
bonds for the benefit of the bondhoider5 ana
tax people 10 pay for them.
My friends these are strange times.
another instance where President has
been thrown overheard by his own party
only to be caught up and idolized by tho
opposition party. Yet. that is what YOU
find to-day The only people who are COM
mending the financial policy of Grover
Cleveland are the men who are trying 70
elect a Republican President to continue
that policy for four years more. Are you
surprised when you find a Democratic Pres
ident ndorsed by a Republican candiate for
the presidency. that policy inaugurated
al St Louis and reiterated by the Repub-
lican candidate. is driving out of the Re-
publican party those who still believe IN "a
government by the people and for the peo-
ple?"
At Pontiac sandwiched among the badges
of white were many of the color denoting
that the wearers did not indorse Mr..
Bryan's theory of finance. Mr. Bryan's ar
guments were of the same general chafac-
ter as those used by him daily. From the
rear of the car the nominee addressed the
citizens of Dwight for five minutes. and
speech of ten minutes was made at Braid
wood where an immense audience of
miners cheered the candidate.
A haIf-hour stop was made al Joliet, ana
from directly behind the depot Mr.. Bryan
addressed the believers in the different
standards. There many gold badges
there as had been seen during the day. Mr..
Bryan's speech was devoted TO a discussion
of the money question IL applied par
ticularIy to the working classes. The new
incident in the address was when an ex-
cited individual queried. What's the mat
ter with Hanna?'' TO which Mr.. Bryan
laughingly replied that he did not believe
was reached at 2:i0, and Mr.. Bryan was
taken TO a stand adjacent 10 the depot and
spoke for ten minutes. AT Willow Springs
another crowd heard Mr.. Bryan make one