The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
BRYAN PUSHING THE BATTLE.
DESERTERs GIVEN ANOTHER
WARNING AT PERU.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. 22-This morning
at 7;S5 o'clock, Hon. William ]. Bryan and
party left Fort Wayne without ceremony
or display from the Pennsylvania depot.
where the private car stood all night. AL
though there was crowd of several hun
dCed at the station, anxious to see the
candidate, he failed to appear on the plat
form of his car. He had not arisen for the
day. The first stop was made at Decatur,
twenty miles south of Fort Wayne. on
the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad.
Rochester Ind, Oct. 22.-In charge of
Parks Martin, chairman of the Indiana
democratic state committee, the BRYAN
special train left Fort Wayne at 7:30
o'clock for the second and last days run
through Hoosier land. The first stop was
at Decatur at sos o'clock, where Mr. Bry-
an spoke fifteen minutes to a large au-
dlence
The enthusiasm was very great at Mar
kle, where a small number heard him, and
at Huntington he addressed a gathering
of 1900 for ten minutes.
The thousand people at Laketon was
mostly farmers. When Mr. Bryan said
that foreigners would not direct our finan-
cial policy they cheered.
Peru, Ind, Oct. "a political barbecue
was in progress at Rochester when Mr.
Bryan reached that place. People had
focked in by the hundred from the neigh
borhood round about and the democratic
candidate had an audience of between 5000
and 10000.
Hon. Ben f. Shively the democratic
candidate for governor had just conclu-
ded speech as Mr. Bryan opened The
latter in the course of his remarks read
from the platform adopted by the Indiana
republican convention in 1890. Concerning
it, he said: THE republican platform,
which have read in your hearing, COM
mended that silver bill as a long, yet pru-
dent, step toward free coinage, and yet
when we tell you that free coinage is a
good thing our opponents tell us we are
lunaties and cranks and idots, Naugh-
teri. If you would six years ago brag
about long step toward free coinage,
why don't you brag when we want to go
the whole distance all at once"
Terre Haute, Ind, Oct 22.-"The only
barbecue town on earth" was the inscrlp-
ton on the posters announcing the Bryan
meeting at Peru, and a big barbecue was
in progress when the democratic eandi-
date, escorted by a long procession, reach
ed the grounds. A formidable list of free
silver orators had been engaged for the
occasion, including Senator Teller. Sena-
tor David Turpie and EX-Congressman
Lafe Pence OF Colorado, who made ad-
dresses to the crowd after Mr.. Bryan had
started toward Terre Haute. Between 5000
and 10000 were in attendance, when Mr.
and Mrs Bryan appeared on the platform
There had been detection in the demo-
cratic ranks at Peru and Mr.. Bryan's re-
marks were directed to those who had de-
cided to leave the party. He said !:
"When you leave the democratic
t.,
leave 1t knowing what it means. Don't
think you can leave us this year in the
greatest fight that the democracy has had
for half a century-do not think that in
the presence Of the most dangerous enemy
you can desert and then come back next
year and take a position of command.
You cannot do it, my friends. (Cheers.)
The man who leaves the democratic party
in its great fight this year to restore the
government to the old foundation laid by
jefferson and Jackson need not expect to
come back until he has fully atoned for
the sin that he commits this year.
(Cheers) The Bible tells us that when
the prodigal son got tired feeding the
h5gs and came home the father met him
with open arms and killed the fatted
calf for him. Well, my friends,
/ want you to understan that the prodi-
gal son that leaves the democratic house,
hold this year and goes off to feed the
hogs Qaughter), when he comes back he
has got to come with the understanding
that he must saw wood long while be-
fore he gets to the table," (Laughter)
Gold badges were few at Delphi, where
Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly to between 5000
and 5000 people.
An extremely large crowd, numbering
in the neighborhood of 10000, was ad-
dressed briefly by Mr.. Bryan at Frank
fort. but 1t was not TO be considered in
point of size beside the tremendous audi
ence that had gathered at Lafayette. II
was in fact three separate gatherings all
in the court house square and Mr.. Bryan
made three speeches from the same plat
form, one from each side. At least $4,000
is the aggregate of the assemblage.
Crawfordsville was reached next, and
here the candidate encountered one OF the
most wildly enthusiastic audiences OF the
day, numbering about 6,000 The speech
of Mr.. Bryan was devoted, in part, to the
charge made by Gen. Lew Wallace, a res=
ident Of the town, that he was an anar-
chlst.
Ladoga turned out about 1,5OO cheerers,
and Rockdale another small crowd.
The assemblage at Greencastle stretch
ed away off into the darkness, and could
not be estimated, but 1t was very enthu-
siastic.
It was reserved for Brazil, the we'll
known mining center, to exceed in demon
strative appreciation Of the democratic
candidate any place at which he had
spoken during the day. All along the
streets to the park, where the speaking
occurred, he was wildly cheered. A thous-
and miners were I'm the escort procession.
The nearby neighborhood had contribu-
ted TO the immense throng that gathered
to hear him, and II rs estimated that
nearly. II not quite, 25,OOO people com
posed the concourse. Mr.. Bryan brought
out no new points in HIS speech, but ev-
erything he said was vigorously ap-
plaudod.
AT s:15 tonight the Bryan special pulled
out for Terre Haute, where It arrived thir-
ty minutes late. The Bryan demonstration
here was concluded tonight by two
speeches by the silver champion. Silver
champions and war veterans escorted him
from the depot 20 the court house. The
streets were crowded with people all along
the route At the court house, Mr.. Bryan
addressed 10000 people. and then proceeded
to the Terre Haute house where he spoke
TO 5000 more At the second meeting L. =.
Benedict, private secretary 20 Eugene V.
Debs, presented the candidate silver blot
ter In behalf Of the progressive organized
worlxingm Of Terre Haute. A letter from
senator Voorhees, expressing regret at his
Inability to preside there and endorsing