The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01
THRONG OF PEOPLE.
Greatest Demonstration Goshen Has
Ever knOwn-Gen. HarrisOn's Speech.

a crowd OF fully 10000 was encountered.
Great prepare ms had been made for the
event by the Republican managers. and
when the train arrived they were just fin
ishing a parade with something over 5000
men in line. A banner had been offered for
the largest township delegation, and thus
a careful count had been kept The process
sion contained representation from every
factory in Goshen, a big delegation from
every township in the county and the usu-
al long lines of cavalry, decorated floats
filled with girls, uniformed clubs and bands.
An deliberately decorated stand had been
erected at the courthouse square, and
thither General Harrison and party were
taken in carriages, escorted by section
of the parade through the streets crowded
with cheering multitudes. The Ex-Presi-
dent was given a great ovation when he
appeared upon the stand, and was intro
duCed BIZ w. III. A. Davis. People or Co
shen declare that it was the greatest pollt-
ical demonstration the city had ever SEEN
They made their comparisons with the visit
of Blaine in 1854, and said that the Harrison
demonstration was far larger.
The decorations were so elaborate and so
tasteful as to attract attention from the
members of the party who have become
very much accustomed to elaborate decor
atoms during these journeys Inc resi-
dences and business blocks seemed covered
with bunting in the national colors, ana TOT
three or four blocks along the main street
bunting had been stretched across the
street from the trolley poles at the SIDES
and these streamers, together with the
flags. made it look as though the whole
street were festooned. General HARRISON
spoke as follows:
MY Fellow-citizens-I fear II VIII pc I'M
nossihle for me to make myself heard by
any considerable part OF this great uuui
ence; speaking here in the vino "itn0uI
any adequate shelter from 1t, my voice
cannot be of great power. 1t has aiready
been overtaXed, but l Will give you what
is left of it for a few minutes: (CheerS;l
1T has done my soul 5000 10 see and Ip en.
thusiasm of the Republicans OF northern
Indiana. i have never permitted mySell "
doubt since the Chicago convention ISSUED
its platform and named its candidates that
the intelligence, patriotism ana integrity
of our people would reject the plat1orm
and reject the candidates. ceres You pet
some weeks sojourn there. almost the en-
tire body of leading Democrats, men VINO
had conducted the had campaigns ansn , 1I
advisers, turning away from FROM, tn
Chicago platform and its candidates:
enunciate Democratic principles and that
the caniidates we're not we'll avouched
Democrats. / saw the entire great news
paper press of the East-Democratic news
papers like Charles Dana's New YORK sun
ard the New York World and the Times,
and all the great leaCing Democratic news
papers of the EaSt-turninS their packS
on the platform and on the candidates, and
declaring that their success would be nos
tile to the best interests of the country:
saw the great Democratic States or the
East practically abandoned by the Democ-
racy, for New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey will Just as Certainly o vote !S S Mil i1
Indiana!) and by majCrities that nave
never been known in the history or tnose
States. / found that after two attempts on
the part OF Mr.. Bryan to call the Democ-
racy to his support in New York, that only
Tammany-and Tamnany only in part
seemed to be left TO rally about him. Ihey
seemed TO have concluded that the folks in
the East are too smart to be caught. and
they have since been putting out traps In
tie West. apparently thinking that our
people could be caught by these heresies
which were so properly rejected by Demo-
Gratis in the East.
INDIANA'S FUSION TICKET.
II have great sympathy for an Indiana
Democrat 1 always respected a Democrat
who held his convictions and his party al
legiance strongly and yet kindly. i always
had a measure Of respect for a Democrat
who wanted to take things straight-his
politics and other things daughter and
CnecrSD, anu Sduly uoucsocu hSA
this year in Indiana, because, while he
can take the other things straight, he cam
not take his politics straight. daughter
and applause) No Democrat i'm Indiana
can vote a straight Democratic ticket-the
straightest one l know OF IS Palmer and
Buckner-but the other one-hoW nave your
trading managers arranged that! You
met in Democratic convention and You
nominated fifteen Democratic electors TO
support Bryan and Sewa n;ho r1vr of t anS
convention, without your consent, has
pulled off five Democratic electors and put
OH five Populists; so that II you vote that
ticket this fall your vote is fiye-ffteenths
Populist and ten fifteenths Democratic;
that is a mixed drink daughter and
applause): and there are great many AN.
straight old Democrats in Indiana that
don't like it and won't drink 1T. (Applause
They are not Populists; they are not five
fifteenths Popoulist: they are not popo ,;1I
vote the party ticket when the party gives
them party ticket-but this one Is mixed.
Why, FIVE of those electors. If they are
chosen, will vote for Bryan and Watson,
and ten of them will vote fer Bryan and
Sewall in the Electoral College, And If
you Democrats, in the Electoral College, to
hold the balance Of power, they will COM
pei you to choose Tom Watson, OF Georgia,
lieve there is a real Democrat in Indiana
that wants Tom Watson for ice President
(Cries of No. Never!)-not one. am only
/ will not undertake to give you advice
further than to say that If you like straight
goods vote the Republican ticket Gap
plause) j don't think the Chicago plat
form Will be approved by the people OF In
diana. (Cries Of 'Never!)
-Four years ago the Democrats were
preaching a gospel of cheapness; they said
you ought to have a cheaper hat and a
cheaper coat, and that the Republican pol
icy was taxing you by keeping up prices
/ think you were toierably prosperous al
that time. i think YOU would like TO swan
back. (Cries of You bet!) I think you
would like to have the Republican policies
in force, for 1 beg TO say now. responding
TO what your presiding officer has said
that ii was not Harrison, but IL the
good wholesome policies of the Republican
party that brought prosperity tcheers)
and you would like to get them back; a,
least you would like TO get back where you
were because times are evil. (Cries of 'Et
are going back!) And, as have said very
often-and / say it again, because il puts
the thing as well as j know how to put it
that il you have lost something and yol
YOU lost it. / think you nad better go bach
| TO where you lost IL, for you will be apt &c
find it there tApplause) Mr.. Bryan says
No: he says. our policy of cheapnes:
worked too thoroughly; we did get the
farmer a cheap coat. but there came witt
| II the cheapest wheat he ever sold, and he
didn't like II (Applause)-we did get the
workingman a cheap coat and hat when he
didn't have any work to do; and now We
want to adopt another remedy His ad
vice is. instead OF going back where yol
never mind about that. think / know
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