The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
Declares That Democrats Who
Desert Him May Be Left
in the Cold.
CANNOT RETURN TO THE PARTY
Criss-Cross Route of the Boy Orator
of the Platte in the Hoosier
State.

his criss-cross route through the land OF
the Hoosier to-day. Every town along the
line of his progress to Terre Haute, where
his campaign in this State ended tonight,
made holiday of his coming. Free silver
barbecues were held at two of the places
visited and scores of sheep, oxen and pigs
were offered as sacrifices to the exponent
of 16 to /. From Decatur early in the
morning until Terre Haute tonight Mr..
Bryan was the recipient of continuous
ovation, free from any attempts to offset
its significance such as were made during
his journey through Ohio ana his first
day of Indiana campaigning.
The Indiana State Committee had ar
ranged the itinerary well. Big towns
followed in close succession all along the
way. Brazil, distinctly a mining COM
munity, and Charlottesville, the home of
General Lew Wallace, although smaller
than many of the places visited, were not
exceeded in wildly demonstrative appre-
cation OF the candidate by any of the
more populous cities. 1t was at Craw-
fordsville that Mr.. Bryan replied to the
charge made by General Wallace that he
was an anarchist. at Peru, where a great
political barbecue was held, with Senator
Teller, ex-Congressman Lafe Pence of
Colorado, Senator Turpie of Indiana and
others as attractions. he addressed him.
self to the local detection in the Demo-
cratic ranks, and warned those of promi-
nence who had left the party that they
might not be taken back again. Twice
during the day he made reply TO speeches
delivered by ex-President Harrison on his
present tour through this State. Three
odd frnr nyan cfo md Ill,
by Mr.. Bryan to big audiences at Lafayette,
and at Ierre Haute he made two before
very large assemblages. Altogether he
spoke seventeen times, at Decatur, Hun.
tington, Rochester. Delphi, Frankfort,
Linden, Ladoga, Rochedale, Greencastle
and the other places mentioned
The Bryan day demonstration here con-
cluded tonight with two speeches bv the
silver champion. Silver clubs and war
veterans escorted him from the railroad
depot, where he arrived at S:45, more than
two hours late, to the courthouse. The
streets were crowded with people all
along the route. at the courthouse Mr..
Bryan addressed 10000 people and then
proceeded to the Terre Haute House.
where he spoke to 5000 more people. AZ
the courthouse, after discussing the money
question and using familiar arguments in
favor of the free coinage of silver, Mr..
Bryan said:
I believe it is claimed by the Republicans
that their candidate is the advance agent OF
prosperity | think they have the wrong
man; think they were speaking OF the chair
man of the National Committee. not of the
candidate, and that the Republican commit
teeman-the chairman of the committee-is
the advance agent OF that peculiar prosperity
that comes just before the election 10 those
who expect to make enough money in the
campaign to run them until the next CAM
paign comes. tCheers.1
II you want to know who is to be prosperous
under the Republican administrat ton, if the
Republicans win, beg you to go and find out
who is contributing money TO secure the elec-
ton. II you can find where the money
comes from then you will know that the peo-
pie who contribute the money expect to be
prosperous for four years more, and will get
back more out of the people than they spent to
corrupt the people. [Great cheeriug.1
In charge of Parks Martin. chairman of
the Indiana Democratic State Committee.
the Bryan special train left Fort Wayne
at 7:30 o'clock this morning for the second
and last days run through Hoosierland.
The first stop was at Decatur at sos
where Mr.. Bryan spoke fifteen minutes.
At Markell small mum Der heard him, and
at Huntington he addressed a gathering
OF 1000 for ten minutes. The 1000 people
at Laketon were mostly farmers.
A political barbecue was in progress at
Rochester when Mr.. Bryan reached that
place. People had fiocked in by the hun
dreds from the neighborhood round
about and the Democratic candidate
had an audience of between 5000
and 10000. Hon. Ben F. Shiveley,
Democratic candidate for Governor, had
just concluded speech as Mr.. Bryan ap-
peared. The latter in the course of his re-
marks 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 commended that silver bill as.
long yet prudent step toward free coinage,
and yet when we tell you that free coinage is
good thing our opponents tell us we are
lunatics and cranks and idiots. [Laughter.1
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 al
once? lGreat cheering.l
"The only barbecue town on earth"
was the principal inscription on the post
ers announcing the Bryan meeting at
Peru. and political barbecue was in prog
ress when the Democratic candidate, es-
corted by long procession, reached the
grounds. A formidable list of free-silver
orators had been engaged for the occa-
sion, including Senator Teller, Senator
David Turpie and Congressman Lafe
Pence OF Colorado, and these made ad-
dresses after Mr.. Bryan lad spoken and
continued his journey toward Terra
Haute. b. f. Shiveley, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, was also present.
Between 5000 and 10000 people were in
attendance, and great cheering began as
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan appeared on tue
platform. A noticeable feature of the
occasion was the absence of The yellow
badges that had been displayed so promi-
nently through Ohio and other parts of
Indiana where the Nebraska man spoke.
There had been a detection in the Demo-
cratic ranks at Peru, and Mr.. Bryan's
remarks were directed mainly to those
who had decided to leave the party. To
them he said in part:
When you leave the Democratic party in this
campaign | want you TO leave knowing wh at
1t means DO not think that you can leave us
this year in the greatest fight that Democracy
has had for half century-do not think that
in the presence of the most dangerous enemy
you can desert and then come back next year
ana take position OF command. You cannot
do IT. my friends. lCheers.l The man who
leaves the Democratic party in its great fight
this year to restore the Government TO those
old foundations laid by Jefferson and jackson
need not expect to come back until he has
fully atoned for the SIN he commits this year
ICheers.l The Bible tells US that when the
prodiga1 son got tired feeding the hogs and
came home the father met him with open arms
and killed the fatted calf for him. Well, my
friends, want you to understand that the
prodigal son who leaves the Democratic house
hold this year and goes off to feed the hogs
[iaughterl, when he comes back he has got to