The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-07

too far away 10 hear anything. BY O'Clock
there. and then Mayor Taggart mounted
the speakers platform and announced that
a enange had been made ana that fsd t me
cony in front of Tomlinson Hall. Ine
words were scarcely out of his mouth when
break across the lawn of the courthouse
TO get good positions in front of the nan.
The others followed on run, like Sneep
following a leader
All those who had been waiting We're
soon gathered in front of Tomlinson Han,
but they were so few compared to what
people expected that those who arrived
later and did not know of the change III
the programme simply took their positions
near the stand in the courthouse yard, not
considering the crowd in front OF the nall
OF sufficient Importance to indicate thitt
there had been a change in the programme.
by the time the speaker arrived there was
about half as large a crowd gathered in
street in front of Tomlnson Hall. To add
to the uncertainty of matters and make
at the Cleveland Club, headed by a band.
came marching to the courthouse. The
club marched right through the crowd to
the rear of the courthouse, and forced
women and children to get out of the way
so the members could get good Positions
near the stand. They got the good posi-
arrival Il shout was heard in front OF
Tomlinson Hall. and Mr.; Bryan was intro
duced by Mayor Taggart.
The Cleveland Club then saw its mis-
take, and made a grand effort to get within
INSTANCE Ol the speaker, put III
When Mr.. Bryan appeared on the bal
cony there, was a cheer, of course, but 1t
was not what was expected by the leaders
of Democracy. While there crowd
Of over 1000 people packed in the streets
and on the lawn of the courthouse, the
cheer that went up was weak enough to
have been made by less than 800 voices.
reSS not b as the fb t c1
in 1884. The cheer that greeted him did not
die out for fully five minutes. and then, it
L. h
slightest move. but the cheer that greeted
Mr.. Bryan was forgotten in less than a
marked marked that he had heard cheers a great
deal louder and more vigorous and pro-
longed when Mccarthy sent the ball to
While Mr.. Bryan has a strong and re-
markedly clear voice it could not be heard
yesterday by much more than half of those
assembled. This was partly on account of
the wind, which was unfavorable only
enough could be heard at the , courthouse house
thing and not going through a pantomlme
performance.
scope placed in position, and those in
the building were given a near view of
Mr.. Bryan. Every feature and moyement
could be plainly seen, but not word could
be heard. Those present were startled to
look upon the features of the man. The
common expression was that he had missed
his calling, and that he would have been
perfect in the character of the villain IN
ira gedy, Others compared b ms Ia lace ad 10
such hit Mephistopheles in Faust
MIR. Bryan entered Tomlnson Hall by the
onto the balcony before any one in front
knew of his presence. He was behind
others, and could not be seen l., F FIJI ny
troduced the speaker. All the time Mr..
Bryan talked Charles M Cooper, the opera
bouffe candidate, and ex-Cadi Buskirk, sat
one at each elbow. The ex-Cadi didn't spit
tobacco on Mr.. Bryan's shirt front
con largely of Republicans and
sound money Democrats, who were de
srous of seeing the man who has made
has travelled over 5000 miles to do so. The
cheering was very faint. Mr.. Bryan spoke
as follows:
Fellow citizens-We have progressed far
enough in the campaign to begin to have
the lines drawn and the plan of battle un-
derstood. When we first started out our
opponents thought that ridicule would
be sufficient weapon with which TO meet
Ch Chi platform. They did not 60 very far
until they found out that it was not a
good year for ridicule because the people
were too much in earnest to be laughed at
when they were striving to secure relief.
(Applause) Then they began to abuse us
probrium was too severe to be used against
those who were advocating the chicago
platform. But after while they found
that to attempt to abuse so many Ameri-
can citizens to attempt to abuse so many
wen-meanng people was not advancing
their cause and they have been somewhat
at a loss for a reason, for a plan OF battle
during the past few days. But 1 found
when / came in the State of Indiana that
they had discovered a new method of war
fare. l found that in the State of Indiana
the Republicans were circulating an edi-
toral which appeared in the Omaha World
Herald about four years ago: 1t was an
editorial which criticised pension and PEN
sion appropriations.
before. that the article was written by him.
Continuing he said:
There is reason why any soldier who
believes in the principles set forth in the
Chicago platform should vote against the
there are soldiers who are opposed to the
principles set forth in the Chicago platform
they will be found UNFOLDING the ticket just
is opposed to the policies supported by the
nominees But there is no reason why any
Nation to have a financial policy of its own
should oppose any man on the Chicago
platform. My friends, when / hear these
fnanciers appealing to the soldiers and tell
ing them that the free coinage or silver
would hurt the soldier. l cannot but Won
der when the financiers became so much
interested in the welfare of the soldier.
applause. and voice: It's Republican
scheme all the timer
SOLDIERS AND PENSIONS.
1.-The soldiers who went through the war
will distinctly remember that when they
were out fighting in the field the financiers
were making laws, and they will remember
that the financiers so made the laws that
the man who furnished money paid
back in gold while the who risked his
life was paid in greenbacks. applause
and a voice: Worth 40 cents on the dol
lar!)
THE gentleman suggests that they were
worth 40 cents on the dollar He is right.
The very men who are now so much afraid
that the soldier will receive his pension in
50-cent dollars We're not afraid to pay him
for his services in 40-cent dollars measured
by gold. (Applause) My friends. there is
another reason why it seems to me insolent
for these men to appeal to the soldier.
Why, they tell the soldier VINO is drawing
twelve or eighteen twenty-four dollars
d month that he ought to oppose free COIN
age because it will be a personal injury to
him. and yet the people who tell the
soldier that he ought to his ballot to
protect his personal interests, tell the
soldier that they are in favor of the gold
standard not for any personal reason, but
because they love their country and do not
want anybody to be hurt. daughter and
applause
age. 1t means the enslavement Of the
American people. and yet the gold. bugs
would ask the soldier, for the difference in
his pension. to vote to enSlaVe seventy mill
lions of people. (Applause) My friends. if
the soldier looks at the money question
merely from the standpoint of his own in
tereSt he must remember that his pension
is only property and that if he legislates
the value of the dollar up. while he raises
the purchasing power of his pension. he
will decrease the value Of whatever other
property he has and il he finds that he
ing power of his pension, he must remem-
Der that he is cOndemning his children and