The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30
NEWS FROM FORT BRAGG.
as Harrison Says Is Frequently
Heard.

Since Postmaster Sahm closed the forum
TO the "a~rgumenters" and "gabsters" they
have reopened the campaign at the Fan
saloon corner. and the solitary policeman
who has been trying to keep a passage
way opened has had a hard time of ii.
At times the debaters edge away from the
sidewalks and crowd out into the street,
where their lives are constantly menaced
by the street-cars and passing vehicles.
Such a minor consideration as that, how
ever. does not seem to affect them in the
slightest. Once yesterday afternoon a
large crowd on the south side of the street
fed panic stricken as it heard the mad
clang of a gong down the street and the
men turnbled over themselves in getting
out Of the way Of what proved TO be only
a repair wagon of the street-car company.
The driver made as much noise with the
gong as a whole brigade of fire apparatus
and IL proved effective enough TO open a
way for his Galloping horses. even through
q hundred men. all anxious 10 save their
country. in theory If no. in practice.
1t is interesting TO note the change of
sentiment I'm the street-corner orators. At
one moment the crowds viii seem 10 be
made up entirely of silVeriteS and Popu-
lists. but the next moment a wild and en-
thusiastic shout for Mckinley will dispel
the illusion. No longer than SIX weeks
aEo liz would have been almost Impossible
TO find n crowd of a oozen men together
without discovering that five or six OF
them. sometimes more: were free-silverltes
Now IL is different. Since Sherman made
"A speech. Mckinley wrote a letter and
Harrison and Reed have given utterance
10 the gospel OF sound money. many men
who knew but little about the question be-
fore-and who had cleaned what little
knowledge they had from harvey ana
Bryan-are beginning 10 get their eyes
open, and any observer cannot fail 10 note
that where there is one man arguing for
silver. he will be opposed by five or six
sound-money men; every one or wnom can
that the silverite is making.
Mr.. Harrison's grain of mustard seed has
already taken root and Is growing at a
wonderful rate. His pointed and forceful
Illustration Of the fact that labor is the
last thing TO raise in price strikes home TO
the Judgment OF men. yesterday ms speech
was quoted by a number OF men at Fort
Bragg. The happy Illustration of the mer-
chant who buys a quarters worth OF PEN
ellis TO mark up his goods on the eve Of a
free-silver basis is very taking witt the
people. and more than one man was heard
saying yesterday
cannot go to his employer and mark up
the payroll himself. / don't want prices
on everything / have 10 eat and wear adj
vance 100 per cent, While my wages go
That wasn't such a great speech" de-
clared one man. with a agg referring
to Harrison's address at New York yes
wv here did you read it?" inquired an
other.
I'm the Sentinel. of course; I don't read
anything else"
NM friend. you had better take another
paper: don't YOU know they didn't publish
more than half OF Harrison's speech In the
Sentinel You ougllT 10 read the Journal,
or the News or the Sun when you want TO
get the facts
Il don't believe you; I've got the paper
right here. and you can't show me where
any of the speech was left out
You bet ] can said the other man.
pulling out a JournaI. They were soon en-
gagged in comparing the published account
of The speech in the two papers, and when
the result showed that the assertion OF the
gold man was correct. the crowd set up a
big shout of laughter at the silver mans
expense.
III tell YOU why they didn't publish that
speech" said the former. triumphantly;
Its because they are afraid of II. They
didn't publish al of Mckinley's letter,
/ either. for the same reason.
f. r. Porter. cashier. and the clerks az
work on the books OF the Indiana National
Bank. in the basement OF the Indiana
Trust Building. were considerably alarmed
yesterday afternoon about 4:SO o'clock by
l the sound or a commotion in the hal