The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-19
Fourteen Republican Clubs Join in n
Parade. and Thsusands of PeO-
pie ON the streets.
SPEECH 1T THE NEW ARMORY
MIG. HENRY,s uTTERANCEs APP
PLAUDED AT EVERY POINT.
work Of Republicans in Delaware
and other Counties of Indiana
MIR. owen at Terre Haute.
sneo,al u TIE lndianaoons journal.

ANDEGEON, lilu, sept. Io.-<Ait4iOuSi II
was raining in the early part of the even
ing. and a more inclenent night could not
have been selected in5the past two weeks
the ovation rendered to Representative
Henry upon his first appearance this cam
paien in his home city was one that was
more than creditable. Though the streets
were wet they were crowded with men
and women whose desire was to show be-
yond all doubt that trey appreciated him.
The parade that had been arranged during
the last two or three|days was a little late
in forming, owing to the rain, and 1t was
somewhat cut down in numbers. but when
it did move, at 7:30,Eit was magnificent
showing. and by far the largest demonstra-
ticn of the kind seen in this city for the
past two campaigns} They made tour of
the principal streets The following was
the way the long line made Up:
Republican Drum Coros-24
City Mckinley Club-l20.
Hardwood CLUB Drum Corps-l2
lakewood Mckinley Club-s2.
coloTed MCKINLEY Cub Tub
North Anderson Mckinley Club-52.
File Workers Drum Gorps-12.
Arcade File WORKERS. Mckinley crub-7S.
South Park Mckinley Club-64.
Pendleton Mckinley Bicycle Club.
Anderson Mckinley Bicycle Club Com
Anderson McKina sy bicycle Club, Com
papy BIB.
Anderson Mckn4y Bicycle CUB, Com
pany c-36
Almost all of the clubs had uniforms of
some kind The bicycle clubs made a good
showing. They we're cut down two-thirds
by the streets being muddy and the brick
pavements slippery. All had Japanese lam
terms hung in front of their wheels. Rep
resentative Henry marched ait the head of
the City McKinef Club with laporing men.
AS he passed down the streets he was APP
plauded enthusiastically. The parade ended
at the doors of the new Republican Arm
DRY. The great hall and the gallery filled
rapidly. The gallery was reserved for
ladies, and was naed. Many of those who
came were not abb TO get into 1t, and took
seats with the mer on the lower floor. 1t is
safe to say that twenty-five or twenty
three hundred people were IN the building
interest in what was said, and the ladies
were especially attentive and applauded
the remarks and illustrations OF the
speaker
Mr.. Henry paid but little attention to the
tariff issue as the working men in the fac
tories of the gas belt do not need any in
alton on that score. He directed his
remarks especially to the financial ques-
ton. and, although he spoke for over an
hour, he never once lost the attention of
every one in the room. His illustrations
the people whom he was addressing. He
took the simplest and the scommonest
ana ssis made by far the most perfect and
thorough plea for a continuation of sound
currency hearo. In this city this year. lie
showed how a cheap dollar would injure
the working man more than any one else,
and what would be the result in Anderson
If Bryan elected. His speech was in
termingled with good stories that were al
ways rounded at the period with good
point, and which found its way into the
most adverse minds. He was urged from
one point to another by enthusiastic APP
plause, and his auditors did not seem to be
ready to let him stop, even after talking
an hour and half.
Mr.. Henry's canvass in the new Eighth
district is being made thorough. He has
the combined forces of Populists and Dem
ocrats to fight. and he is making the right
kind of speeches. The population of his
new district is made up for the greater part
of laboring men and farmers. 1t is, in fact,
the balance of power, and there is no class
of people with whom he is more popular.
The Eighth district has over go, 900
votes to be polled this year. and it is not
improbable that it may run to 10000. A
good per cent. of these-10 600, if it runs
20, 000-are new voters, and of these it is
thought that three-fourthS are Republic
advocates of tariff. The money
Issue with the factory men in this great
manufacturing district is the secondary
question. He cannot be blinked. What
they want is a Mckinley tariff They want
no more experiments, and regard the sill
Yer question as another of those pretty
promises theories such as free trade
which many of them voted for and came
pretty nearly getting in the past year