The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
SPEECH BY CHAUNCEY DEPEW
BRYAN's SILVER SCHEME DE-
NoUNCED AS A CONSPIRACY,
With u Few Able and Unscrupulous
Directors and Many Dupcs-
Popocratic Parade.

CHICAGO, Oct 9.-Four years ago to-day
the greatest parade the West had ever seen
passed through the streets of Chicago as
a portion of the celebration of the dedica-
ton of the building of the Columbian ex-
position. That parade was, however, SUR
passed to-day by the purely partisan march
of the men who uphold the gold standard
in questions of finance and in politics. The
estimates of the different parties vary
widely as to the number of men in line.
but 1900 is just half way between the
number claimed by the Republicans and
the count given out by the national COM
mittee headquarters of the Democratic
party Putting aside all questions OF nu-
merical strength the parade, as parade.
was distinct success. 1t started on it's
march exactly the minute schedule. it
moved swiftly and without one halt
break from start to finish and in all re-
spects it was handled with a skill and
thoroughness of detail that would have
been highly creditable in the conduct OF
a procession of one-tenth its size.
The police arrangements were perfect ana
they were carried out to the letter. After
o'clock in the morning not a single car,
not a single wagon. save those carrying
the United States mail and the police am
balances, were allowed to cross the river
from the West and North sides and all
those coming from the South were turned
back at Van Buren, street. Every street
between Van Buren on the south, the river
the north. the lake on the east and the
river on the west was absolutely free from
all impediment TO the marching columns.
Eighteen hundred policemen lined the route
of the parade and the dense throng of peo-
pie which packed the walks was kept back
to the curb. The entire street belonged to
the marchers and they tramped over the
route from first TO last at a steady and
rapid pace.
General Joseph Stockton. the chief mar
shall of the parade. had announced that
at 10 o'clock the march would begin, no
matter who was ready or who was late.
If nobody but General Stockton was ready,
then General Stockton would parade alone.
There was no delay, howeeer and when
the signal gun the lake front, at ex-
actly 10 o'clock. sent forth it's column OF
flame and smoke and doomed the signal.
the advance guard of $50 policemen swung
around the corner OF Van Buren streeu
and Michigan avenue and the parade was
on. For five hours it swept the streets
from curb to curb. well closed up and
marching swiftly. The day was all that
could be desired. A crisp wind blew off the
lake in just sufficient force to keep the
thousands of flags in the parade and the
tens of thousands that hung from the
buildings along the line of march in a lively
fiutter and the came down with just
sufficient heat TO make it comfortable for
the men who tramped the pavements
The reviewing stand for the Republican,
national committee was erected Just In
front of the building of the Union League
Club on Jackson street. Here Mark Hanna
Senator Cullom and the various members
of the committee took their stand to sfe-
view the parade. 1t was exactly II o'clock
when the head of the parade turned into
Jackson street for the march past the
stand, and at the same instant Mr. Hanna
stepped from the window of the clubhouse
upon the stand. He was just
in time to return the salute
of Mayor Swift. who. mounted on
a black horse that tried TO walk I'm both
cutters and the middle of the street at the
same time came past. From that mo-
ment until a few minutes after o'clock
Mr. Hanna, with the exception of one brief
interval, was standing. hat in hand, bowing
his acknowledge. of the cheers of the
marching column.
PALMER AND BUCKNER.
From a stand erected a level with the
entrance of ths Palmer House. Gem
Gran John "a. Palmer and General
s. b. Buekner reviewed the parade,
The two white-haired veterans, as they
stood side by side with their heads barred,
were recognized by the marchers and were
constantly cheered. AS the columns came
up thousands of hats came off in homage
to the venerable men and all through the
hours the parade required to pass that
point the cheering constant. Every
minute there were friendly greetings from
the ranks of the old soldiers the
viewing stand and for hundred times
with Palmer and Buckner? They're all
right was repeated. The gold standard
clubs of the great down town business
houses especially enthusiastic as they
passed the hotel.
There were III floats in the parade. many
of them exceedingly handsome aud all
lavishly decorated. a string of carriages
bearing the white-haired members of the
old TIppecanCe Club. composed OF men who
voted for William Henry Harrison evoked
veterans OF the war, who bore above their
first carriage, we fought with Grant.
and we stand with Mckinley"
A unique feature Of the parade was the
use made by the long distance telephone 10
carry the sound of cheers that rose from
country Across Washington street. in
front OF the telephone exchange. was
stretched banner bearing the inscription:
Your cheers here VIII he heard through-
out the Nation. a III they were not IL was
no fault OF the men I'm the street. Az each
detachment came toward the banner every
man wolid take a long pun az the atmos-
phere to prepare himself for the double
1ointed whoop he emitted as he marched
beneath the banner. In many places along
the rolte great mouthpieceS,' fixed above
the street by numbers or guy ropes concen-
trated the sound waves upon the dia-
phragms and sent the cheers 70 every walt
ing ear. Many smaller mouthpieccs"
which are really tunnels five feet long.
were attached to long distance phones at