The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-30
Making Speeches from Morning TIL
Evening. Leaps Back to Chicago
and Talks Till Midnight.
MANY PEOPLE LISTEN TO HIM
HIS SPEECHES MOSTLY A REHASH OF
FORMER ASSERTIONS.
Mrs. Bryan Holds a Reception, and
the women of Chicago Strug-
gle to See Her.

| CHICAGO Oct 29.-Canddate Bryan
| jumped aboard a special train this morn
| ing, took a ride through the northern por-
| ton of Illinois, made a number of speeches
| on the way returned here at o'clock to-
| night and finished his days work by talk
| ing to nine crowds in the north and north
| west parts of the city.
| Mr.. Bryan's first speech this morning was
| made at Elgin, where he said:
I'VE are accused of stirring UP discon-
tent. My friends, because a physician
| points to disease, that does not argue
| here and we simply point it out and you
| can shut your eyes to 1t if you will, but
| see it. My friends, this crusade has gone
| on, nation after nation has been forced to
| abandon silver and substitute gold and if
| they can win in this fight and throw the
| influence of this Nation on the side of the
| gold standard 1 ask you where again can
| the common people find n battle ground
where they can ever have as much hope
| day?''
AT Belvidcre there was a large crowd of
| people, most of whom were wearing yellow
ribbons bearing the word Mckinley" Mr..
Bryan was escorted to a platform a short
distance from the train and delivered one
| of his usual speeches.
At Rockford where Messiah" Schwein-
furth has his Heaven" there was a great
throng of people. Mr.. Bryan. in his speech,
Jumped on Congressman Lathrop, in an
effort to prove that he (Bryan) is not a
demagogue, Anarchist or repudiator.
When the train reached Freeport rain
was falling in torrents and the agitator
spoke in a hall instead of the park. Short
speeches were made at Norriston and Polo.
AT Dixon Mr. Bryan delivered his usual
financial address. and he did the same at
Rochelle, DeKalb and Geneva.
At Wheaton it was evident from the
shouts for Mckinley that large shan of
the crowd was of the Republican ill.,
Mr. Bryan mounted platform in the midst
of the crowd and addressed them. using
his usual free-coinage statements. May
wood was the last stop before Chicago, and
Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly.
The first of Mr.. Bryan nine speeches
tonight was delivered at St. Stanislaus
Hall, Bradley and Noble streets. Mr.. Bry-
an was greeted with audience of fully
10000 people. Twenty .it.le girls dressed in
white sang the Red, White and Blue at
the conclusion of which one of their num-
Der carried an enormous bouquet to Mr.
Bryan. Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as fol-
lows:
1.-THE telegraph brings us news from New
they are charging all the way from so per
cent. up to 100 per cent. for it, and yet in
barrassment which this scarcity presents to
the business man of New York and the rest
or the country, the money loaners, who can
profit by their high rates of interest, will
make affidavit that this is the best system
OF finance that was ever conceived-for
them. You need not be surprised if the
holders of great funds of money are willing
to indorse the gold standard when
the the gold standard makes more fire.
quent these extreme caSeS-theSe
panics = these embarrassments which the
the opportunity for the man who has the
cessities of his neighbor. My friends L
want you to understand that all of these
things put bear wi, witness to the statement
not money CROUCH III this country to 10
the business of the country and that before
there can be no RELIEF from financial con-
ditons as they now exist there must
be larger amount of standard money in
this country.
II want to impress on the minds of those
present that this stringency in the money
market. this rise N the rate of interest,
many and the Bank of France, all testify
that the nations are grabbing for the lit
Of of r sG the panies or bringing con1
fldence, the declaration of our Nation in
favor of the gold standard will simply
make money scarcer and times harder and
prices lower, and, my friends, it will de-
clare for gold unless on next Tuesday you
money of the Constitution"
MRS. BRYANS RECEPTION.
The Clifton House, where Mr.. Bryan re-
ceived the news of his nomination by the
Chicago convention, was where Mrs. Bryan
tonight received the women of Chicago
Despite the rain and mud prevailing, for
hours beforehand the spacious corridors
and rotunda of the hotel were filed with
the fair sex long in advance of the hour
set for the reception, and the crowds
stretched out into Monroe street and Wa
bash avenue before Mrs. Bryan arrived.
The reception was scheduled to begin at
7:30 and last till o'clock, but it was late
when the Bryan train arrived from the
was necessary to prolong the reception be-
yond the appointed hour to give all op-
portunity to shake the hand of the wife
of the nominee Mrs. Bryan proved herself
itors along at an average of thirty to the
minute. For each person she had most
winning smile well a friendly word
or two and a warm, firm grasp of the hand.
When it was all over she showed much less
evidence of fatigue than the friends who
assisted her. Mrs. Bryan was gowned in
black silk crepon trimmed with white cnif-
fon. In her left hand she held a large
bouquet of violets. The receiving party
stood as follows: Mrs. Lillian d. Duncan
son, president of the Womans National
Silver League: Mrs. Sryan. Mrs. J. K
Jones, of Arkansas; Mrs. G.. Wahburne of
Boston, Dr. Julia Holmes Smith and Dr.
Sarah Hackett Stevenson, of Chicago; Mrs.
Womans Silver League. Assisting were a
number of vice presidents of the league
the organization under the auspices of
which the reception was given. The par
lors where the reception took place were
decorated with palms, Smilax. the stars
and stripes and great profuson of pure
white chrysanthemums. Nowhere was
there the slightest suggestion of yellow or
gold.
Expelled from College.