The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27

all at the north side of the City Hall. The
meeting was one of the largest of the day
speech. Mr.. Bryan made a long speech.
and handled the issues in a similar strain
as on previous occasions, and at the close
was heartily cheered.
The start from Lawrence for Bath was
made at 100, and a half hour later the
train came to a stop in front of a large
shoe factory in HaVerhill. the town of shoe
factories. Another crowd met the party
here, but the time did not permit of
y. H., and Rockingham Junction. and at
the latter place Mr. Bryan spoke from the
platform. During this speech Mr.. Bryan,
from his place on the platform. espied two
pickpockets attempting to remove a fat
pocketbook which ,protruded from the
pocket, of a man in the crowd. Look out
to rob you" In the ensuing confusion
however the wouid-be thieves got away
and Mr. Bryan addressed crowd of people
in the large public square Immediately back
of the station. The stop was ony for thir-
The party left Portland at $50 for Bath
the home of vice presidential candidate
sewa on the way several brief the stops tops
place where anything was said. Bowdoin
College is located there and big force of
action of the Yale boys. however. and gave
Mr.. Bryan an ovation, in which there was
not dissenting voice The party reached reached
to Mr.. Sewall 3 home, where dinner was
served, and the big meeting of the night
was held in Custom House square 1t was
probably the greatest night in the history
of this quaint little town. The
entire population turned d, out r,,t TO
and there were fireworks all around. Mr..
Bryan and Mr. sewaH appeared on the
stepped to the front of the stand to intro
duce his running mate a tremendous roar
went up from the crowd. When Mr., Bryan
finished his speech there was, a great dem
onstra ton. Those who had listened to
him with rapt attention crowded about the
stand and ciambered over one another in
an effort to shake his hand. When he was
finally rescued from their struggles the
crowd sent up three cheers and the can
d.date was quickly driven to Mr.. Sewall's
home for a day of rest before resuming his
journey tomorrow night.
Mr.. Sewall said in introducing Mr.. Bry-
an: Il have brought the great leader of
Democracy to the greatest meeting ever
of the country. He represents a principle
which is dear TO vast majority of the
people of this country
After a few compliments to Mr.. SeWall,
Mr.. Bryan proceeded with an argument on
the science of money. in the course o: which
a man in the audience asked:
IF you buy silver at the present price
how much can you get il, made into money
for under free coinage?
Mr.. Bryan: Under the present law ycs
could not have il coined at all.
A voice: Answer the question"
Mr.. Bryan: Il am trying 70. Under the
at ALL but under the free coinage of silver
YOU can't find a man fool enough to sell
you the silver at less than the coinage
value.
voice: But the government stands
be ok Of it,
Mr. Bryan-The treasury would not back
silver any more than il backs gold. That is
the gold standard idea that you have got
to back something. Bimetallism gives you
two moneys which back themselves. Our
opponents talk about flood of silver. We
have the unlimited coinage of gold now and
we are not flooded with gold to any great
extent. Suppose u free-coinage law is in eX
not like us were to come here for the
press purpose of hurting us with his silver,
how would he do it? He would bring
enough silver bullion to have made thou
sand dollars. The government would take
the bullion and stamp IL and hand the dol
lars back to him. How would he hurt us
] know what you viii say, that he will
trade his silver for gold and take his gold
away. Will he? Where viii he Get the
sold? Go 10 the treasury :, and
the government does not agree to
swap dollars. What else could he do? He
could trade silver for something else; some
thing we have to sell. and If that man will
meet him at the train with Il brass band
and escort him through town and show
him the property we will be glad to ex
change.
to-day that the New York newspapers had
printed q story to the effect that Mr.. Bry-
an had demanded the withdrawal of John
Boyd Thacher from the head of the State
been determined upon at a conference be-
tween Mr. Bryan and Bernard York in
Brooklyn last week. Mr.. Bryan was plain
~ surprised when approached on the sub
say that Mr.. Bryan refuses 10 discuss New
York politics..