The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-31
Big Crowds at Many Places. but Most
of the People Were Unresponsive
Republicans.
RIOT AT ONE OF THE TOWNS
WHERE POPOCRATs TRIED TO DE.
STROY REPUBLICAN BANNERS.
UnswOrn Statement from MIR. Bryan
Denying Certain Charges Made
During the Campaign.
nial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special 10 the Inuldnap polls journal.
MADISON, Wis, Oct 3O.-There was &
heavy frost in Wisconsin to-day-a yellow
frost that seemed to cover almost every
thing along the route taken by w. J. Bry-
in his run through the Badger State.
WEeresver the PoDocratc candidate went
yellow the prevailing color. The frost
seemed to affect only Popocrats, for the
Republicans were in jubiant mood. 1t was
the severest frost Mr.. Bryan has encoun-
tered since he began his jaunt about the
country. At all stations were crowds, but
at most of them Mckinley men, women and
children, wearing yellow badges outnum-
bered three to one the wearerS of white
ribbons. At some of the places it diff
cult to find enough Popocrats to give the
usual cheer for the nominee. The lack of
enthusiasm was a surprise to the people
who accompanied Mr.. Bryan. for they had
been led to believe Wisconsin was not an
'enemys country
At Green Bay Mr.. Bryan was introduced
by Ex-Governor Peck and made his usual
financial speech to an unaDDreciative as
semblage composed largely of Republicans
In closing Mr.. Bryan said:
I'VE declare against contracts PAYABLE in
a particular kind of money. We are in ia
Vor of legislation which, for the flu
ture, will prevent the making of spe-
Ihat money is a thing necessary to our
society, and if we have two kinds of mon
ey II is desirable IS that they should float
together IL contracts are made payable in
a particular kind of money, and if you have
enough of those special contracts, you Gre
ate an extra demand for one kind of money
and you drive it to a premium and destroy
parity between your moneys. / do not be-
lieve that any individual should DEFY the
government and attempt to destroy the
governments financial policy
A Devere and Kaukauna yellow badges
dor 1j1..,t cd
an showed his ignorance of the financial
situation by trying to turn the spectators
furry in Wall street to his own account.
He maintained that the high rate for call
loans was due to the scarcity of money.
when verybody who has read the bank
statements knows the vaults of the banks
never contained SO much idle money az
now. Mr.. Bryan ignored the fact that
bankers are unwilling to take risks until It
gang of regulators will not have control
of the government
At Appleton, Neenah. Menasha and Osh-
kosh the crowds were large, but were COM
posed mostly of Republicans.
When GAINESVILLE was reached there
was disturbance which at one time
looked if it might become serious. This
point was reached about dusk, and there
had congregated about the station a large
assembly OF people. There almost
complete absence of the gold badges. Mr..
Bryan had scarcely begun speaking, how
ever, when procession crossed the rail-
road tracks in the rear of the audience.
1t soon developed that the procession was
COupOSeu OI al uilllOtIiltd NlCNlilltS tiuD,
carrying banners, notices and pictures OF
the Republican candidates and large
American flag. The Popocrats at once at,
tempted to break up the procession and
made dash for the banners There was
a lively fight, during which some of the
banners were torn to pieces and a number
of the combatants injured about the nose
and eyes. In his speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Il am glad to have our opponents here
tecausa it is our opponents that We desire
to reach rather than those who are al
ready right. There is one banner which
hi ifsa
parades which L have never found there.
1t is a banner which sets forth the idea
contained in the Republican platform on
the money question. The banner ought TO
read, We American citizens, but We
think the American people are not big
There is another banner that might APP
propriately be Republican one, and it Is
this: We think that our government Is
it is in the hands of American people.
here is another banner that might be car
ried and it would read like TINS: Syndi-
Gates are safer custodianS of the liberties
of the people than the people themselves.
And there is another motto that might be
carried and that is this: The gold-stand-
ard advocates like cheerful giver who is
willing to give all he earns that the rich
may be richer and the poor poorer.
display of gold badges. Brief stops We're
made at Chester, Juneau, Jefferson, Fort
There were three speeches planned for
the nominee at this place, but, owing TO
the arrival of the candidate at an earlier
hour than was anticipated, and a misun-
Outstanding on the part of the committee,
one of them had to be dropped At the
gymnasium a large crowd heard the candi-
date although he arrived there much ahead
of time. The other meeting was in the
Assembly chamber, and that room was
packed with enthusiastic audience.
Mr. Bryan left at $50 tonight for Iowa
Beginning ut Mount Pleasant at Z O'Clock
tomorrow morning, he will speak in that
State throughout the day, and in the
evening will address an audience in Coun-
ell Bluffs and probably two or three more
in Omaha