The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-24
DEMONSTRATION At PEORIA
WHERE - REPUBLICANS
HELPED TO SWELL THE THR0NG.
Streets at Night "a Mass of People,
Many of Whom Cheered for Nc
kinIey-Mr. Bryan's Speeches.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

demonstration, and three speeches We're
made. In the crowd that t%hronged the city
tonight We're fully twenty thousand Re
publicans, all wearing yellow badges. They
shouted for Mckinley when they wanted
to, but did not disturb Mr.. Bryan's meet
ings.
MIR. Bryan's first speech in the Sucker
State was made in Danvilie, where he
Jumped on Representative joe Cannon.
He accused the Congressman of changing
his views on the money question, because
he had once made "a speech in favor of the
freer use of silver.
At Paris, where a twenty-minute stop
was made, Mr.. Bryan blanked the money
changers in his usual style, and told the
farmers if they wanted bushels of money
as we'll as bushels of wheat and corn they
should vote for free silver. He neglected to
say, however, that bushels of fiat money
would not increase their prosperity.
When Charleston was reached Mr.. Bryan
found d platform on wheels awaiting him.
He was invited to board it, and, when he
had done so. the man who is said to have
wheels in his head was wheeled to a vacant
lot to deliver his speech. Mr.. Bryan de-
livered one of his nfteen-minute speeches
to & crowd composed mostly OF farmers.
Decaturites tried to Guido the Charleston
people in the matter of wheels. Mr.. Bry-
an was booked there for two speeches at
$l50 per. When he arrived III Decatur he
found the committee. had provided a moto-
cycle for him. The horseless vehicle had
four wheels, with rubber tires. Mr.. Bryan
got aboard and the thing started. 1t was
Il crush from start to finish, and, when the
platform at the courthouse square was
reached, it was impossible for the NOM
inee to gain it. While the crowd was not
so large as at many places, the crush was
the worst experienced for many a Gay; The
of that occupied by Mr.. Bryan, and the
crowd of shorthand men with the party
and for the local papers could not get near
enough TO rPDOrt the SDHGch. Al the sec
ond speech it was but a repetition. The
candidate did not dare to leave the vehicle
and the police were powerlesS. The press
correspondents could hear one word in fifty
perhaps, and they were lucky if they did
AT SPRINGFIELD.
Mr.. Bryan made two speeches in SPRING
field, one at the courthouse and the other
from the front of the Capitol In his first
speech he said:
My friends, we are reaching the close
of a remarkable campaign, the most re-
markable which has been waged in this
country within the past generation. Great
er issues are at stake to-day than have
been presented in recent contests. This
ence of this, the greatest Nation on earth,
shall be cast upon the side of gold as the
only standard money or upon the SIDE OF
bimetallisn1. On your votes may depend
that contest. Free silver may triumph
without the vote of Illinois, but with the
vote of Illinois free silver is certain to sue
coed. We may have enough electoral votes
outside of Illinois, but we shall certainly
have enough If we secure the vote OF this
great empire State of the West, and the
electoral vote of the State of Illinois may
turn upon the vote of a single citizen. L
want you, therefore, when you come to cast
your vote TO remember what responsibilities
rest upon the citizens this year"
The main part of the speech was an IN
Mr.. Bryan closed with an appeal in be-
half of his dear friend, Governor Altgeld.
The second speech was from the State
house Mr.. BRYAN said. among other
things:
while Nebraska is the State of my resi-
dence, Illinois is the State of my birth. L
became acquainted with many of the peo-
pie of this capital city before L was ac-
quainted much beyond. the confines of my
county. l I'M also glad to come to Spring.
field because it was here a year ago last
June that the Democrats and
gave notice TO the Democrats of the Ma
ton that Illinois was still a Democratic
State. They gave notice to the Democrats
of the Nation that no matter how other
States might desert Democracy for plutoc-
racy the Democracy of Illinois still prayed
cello and the Hermitage. Your convention
had much to do in giving hope and in
portant part in bringing the Democratic
party to the Endorsement of free and un-
limited coinage at 10 to l without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other ma
ton. l am glad to come again into the
city which was the theater of that great
convention. / am g~ratified to see every
hand the evidences that the people of your
State on election day are going to sup
port the declartion made here at that June
greatest State in the Mississippi valley
true TO bimetallism. the historic pol
icy of this Nation. Illinois Will shine CON
spicuously among the Observation-Disclosures
which shall have credit for the restoration
of bimetalIism throughout the world"
There was a stop of five minutes ut Pc
tersburg and one of fifteen mintes at Ha-
vana. The train arrived at Peoria shortly
after s o'clock, it being the first time dur
inc The rnnl<- that If POS NOR ntTar three
hours late.
DEMONSTRATION AT PEORIA.
The greatest demonstration of the day
was in this city tonight. Thirty or forty
thousand people were on the streets, fully
half of whom wore yellow Republican
badges. Mr.. Bryan made three speeches,
one in the Tabernacle, another in Rouse's
Han to an audience made up exclusively
of trades union men, and a third in the
open air on the courthouse square. 1t was
near IL o'clock before Mr.. Bryan finished
his work and he retired at once to his car.
at the Tabernacle Mr.. Bryan spoke in part
as follows:
Il want to say that / condemn the dis
at Mr.. Carlisle'S meeting as much
as any disturbance offered at any silver
Let each individual remember
that no disgrace can be heaped by him upon
any other person. a man cannot be dis
eraced by another. The man disgraces
himself when disgrace comes and those
~ dlltIIDI ~ me ilfiiSnllY 10 another |
iniure themselves far more than they do
the object of their attack. ] know that
IN this campaign there has been resent
By many which in the past advocated
doctrine, but who now advocate an
other doctrine. L know that these changes
have been made without sufficient reason
or excuse being given to the public. but.
my friends. leave these men to history be-
cause history is just. If they have done
wrong they shall be punished. If they are
W. should not punish them.
Il want to call your attention TO another
~ fn- hnfnEn nl.iF Rsn n1u q
any particular phase of the money oues-
ton. | want to recall what you read i'm this
mornings paper, that the rate of interest
nglan The rate of interest there now
cent. within six weeks. The bank of Ger
many has raised the interest to 5 per cent.
and the bank of France has refused to sell
gold. / call your attention to these facts
my friends. | cannot understand
how any one could fail to see the signif-
canoe of these things. Our opponents tell
an International money. They tell us that
gold alone is good Throughout the world.
/ want YOU TO understand, business men of
Peoria and Illinois, that this rise in the
rate of interest in England and in Ger
many and the action of the French bank
all these things indicate, 1 think, conc4u-
sively prove. that the stock of gold
the world Is so small that the
of the world are grabbing TO get :