The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-17
MEN WHO MEET FARMERS
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DEAL
ERS FOR SOUND MONEY.
Their Interest and Those of Farmers
Identical-A Big Club-JOhn Win
gates observations.

The men employed by the different implement
companies of the city have formed the Implement
Nonpartisan Sound-money Club. The club has
doubled it's membership in the two weeks of its
existence and a big crowd was out last night.
Its plan of work. explained by the secretary,
is somewhat out of the ordinary. The members
are mostly travelling men. and in meeting their
customers they the names and addresses
of both Republicans and Democrats who are sill
yer men, To these men, mostly farmers nom
partisan sound-money literature is sent The club
has honorary members in seventy-five towns of
the State, who carry the work of securing
lists of the ree-silverites to whom the club
literature can be sent Nearly 200 people gath
cred last night at IS North Meridian street to
hear the speakers whom the club had provided.
Judge Robinson, of Spencer who to have
spoken, was summoned his home by tele-
gram announcing illness in his family w. T.
Denny SPOKE length in favor of sound
money and ended by predicting Republican sue
cess.
President j. R. Shulz said by way of intro
dmction
The members of the Indianapolis Implement
representatives. OF farm implement manufactur-
Ing concerns. and as such stand close to the
which would operate against the farmers in
terests. Their prosperity is ours We appreciate
that prices for the products of the farm owing
natural causes. known TO every intelligent
taem b are we of also SO underand that an ARTIFICIAL
rise in prices through the medium of cheap
money will not help the He Will be the
greatest sufferer first and last. We consider the
Chicago platform in its entirety menace to all
the honest and order-loving people, who are the
and anarchy. We believe the trainers of that
platform misjudged their men when they tried
to catch the of the farmer by offering him
legalized dishonesty or the franchise of the
sturdy and Intelligent mechanic by virtually tell
ing them through Altgelds plank that anarchy
would be tolerated under their regime Gentle
men. are not in politics, we are for Business
The Chicago convention and Mr.. Bryan the
Major Mckinley were the only opposing candi-
dates this club would not be in existence As 1t
Bryan
MR. wINGATEs EXPERIENCES.
He was followed by John Wingate, of Win
gate Ind. Mr.. Wingate. after the st. Louis con-
vention, left for a tour of the Northwestern
states and his observa of the trend polit-
zeal sentiment in that part of the country fur
nish an excellent talk. He is prominently identi-
fed with the agricultural interests, and every
one who is acquainted with him knows. he is
very popular with the farmers.
This free-silver sentiment said he. rose
like cloud in the West passing towards the
East and 1t is waning about as fast as it rose.
Its disappearance this time is being marked
much more in the West than it is here / went
from the St Louis convention Kansas City,
from there to Des Moines Lincoln, Neh. Mime
apolis and the Dakotas. in which territory 1
have been continuously until my return home
last Saturday. There is absolutely no fear among
the campaign managers of sound money interests
in the States of Iowa, Nebraska. Minnesota or
South Dakota that they will go for Mr.. Bryan
North Dakota is considered doubtful, but their
State headquarters in Fargo l assured that
the sound-money mems prospects were growing
better every day and that they feel very hopeful
of carrying the State against Bryan. II you
intimate to & man in Iowa that there is any
danger of Bryan carrying the State he will laugh
a you. Such campaign has never been waged
in any Western State is now being made in
Iowa. Some of the SOund-mOney candidates are
carrying tents with them. together with enough
10 put and care for the tents. which
furnish a seating capacity for from two to four
thousand people These tents guarantee protec-
ton against rain and always filled.
There have been the most enthusiastic and iarg-
gatherings in those tents ever held in the
Northwest
II attended meeting in Dies Moines about
two weeks ago which was addressed in the after
noon by Senator Allison and that night by Repre-
sentative Cousins. The tent filied to over
flowing in the afternoon. il having a seating ca