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metallism. He is right. We do not reach

the Populists and Democrats on their
ticket, Ex-Congressman Joseph Cheadle.
he said, should be elected, and although
Mr.. Bryan declared that he mad always
been a Democrat he said that he would
rather vote for a Republican who is for
free silver than to vote for a man who
has been a Democrat but who is now a
plutocrat. Mr.. Bryan took occasion to re-
ply to some extent to the speech made
by ex-President Harrison yesterday, in
which the ex-President quoted the Ian
guage used in regard to the syndicate
Nation into an extremity and then saved 1t
every few months at so much per save.
He told the people Of Delphi that ne was
helping Congressman Joseph Cheadle, VINO
was an old soldier, and at the same time
Harrison was doing his utmost to defeat
him.
Frankfort turned. out a large crowd. ard
it was simply a repetition or the scene
along the road.
mt PRINTED ON THEIR BADGES.
At Lafayette there was a big crowd OF
both Republicans and Popocrats. The Re-
publicans early in the week began dis
~tributing yellow badges, with McKinley's
name printed thereon, and the Democrats
taking the cue from some of their Buckeye
friends, also had prepared thousands of Nc
Kinley colored badges bearing the name OF
the great advocate of protection and the
principles of the Republican party, but
added, in bold, clear type, Nit" Conser-
vative people expressed the belief that there
were quite as many straight Mckinley
badges as there were of those bearing the
word nit" and the crowds that swarmed
the streets were alternately shouting Tor
Mckinley and Bryan. Republican head
quarters distributed hundreds OF cabinet,
sized photographs of their candidates, ana
many enthusiastic followers placed these
in their hats, and with their yellow Nc
kinney and sound-Inorey badges thew made
a very prominent W There was q
parade at 1890. and it is just to say there
las a long string of vehicles, horsefneh ara
foe men in line. The streets, however, were
lined with Mckinley people; Mr.. Bryan
spoke from three sides of the courthouse,
and at each side the streets were packed
Ex-President Harrison came in for an
other touching up. 1t was as follows:.
II want to ask you to consider. for a
moment the position taken by the leading
Harrison. 1 think / am justified in saying
that of all the supporters of Mcklnieys
most distinguished. He made a speech yes
terday, in which he tried to show the i'm
possibility of there being a double standaro'
and yet Mr.. Harrison was elected Presi-
dent on a platform which denounced Gro
yer Cleveland for trying to demonetize Sill
yer. He tried to show that it was impos-
ran four years ago on a PLATFORM. that de-
clared that the American people from ira
which means a double standard, but worse
than that, while he opposes the double
standard he is trying to run on two plat
forms this year. He said in his speech
yesterday: The present conditions are that
we are a bimetallic country and yet the
Republican platform of this year says that
we must maintain the present gold stand
ard. If we are a. bimetallic country why
did not the platform say that we must
maintain the present bimetallic standard?
And yet. while the Republican platform
declares that we are at present under a
that we are under a bimetallic standard.
What does 1t mean, my friends? 1t means
that, having been defeated in this cam
paign on the gold standard, now, as the
election approaches, they are trying to get
under cover of bimetallism and claim that
their platform is false. My friends, having
ard, they are seeking to win a victory
under the pretense that they are in favor
asserted before that the advocates of gold
never won an open fight, never fought an
and seek to deceive the people. My friends,
principles and policy do not become true
or Just or wise If they are supported by
great men, ! believe it is Joab who says
that great men are not always wise. and
| am afraid. that President Harrison is try
ing to prove that Joab spoke the truth.
#. GEN. LEW WALLACE SLURRED.
Mr.. Bryan in his speech at Crawfords-
Vile cast a. slur on Gen. Lew Wallace,
which is resented by the citizens there. In
his closing remarks he said that, standing
upon the Chicago platform, with its cur
rency plank, he would pit his patriotism
against Lew Wallace or any other man on
the face of the earth" This was said from
a platform just in the rear of General Wal
lace's home. There was not a cheer when
he closed. The people considered the
speech as an insult to the city and county.
He commenced his speech by saying he be-
lieved that he had been called an Anar-
chist in Charlottesville, and he thought
to address the crowd as fellow-Anarchists.
The old soldiers are especially angry over
the Slur on General Wallace.
Long before the special trains arrived at
Crawfordsville the streets, fences and va
with people. among them being many wear
ing n Mckinley badges. The Popocrats
silver and their ribbons were of the two
colors. The little paper badges pinned on
every Popocrat had the picture of Bryan.
YER" One Democratic paper gave notice
yesterday hat if any fool McKinleyite
started a yell that somebody would get
hurt wanting to make it appear that the
Repub leans were of a rowdy character. Mr..
Bryan's speech was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen-I
believe this is one of the towns in which
/ have been accused of being an Anarchist.
address you as fellow-Anarchists. Now,
why are we called anarchists? Is it for
friends, there is nothing in the platform
upon WHICH l stand that %justi1es the
charge eha a{ects Ne prd man Is afraid lid that if !
laws of this Nation. There is no man
living beneath our flag who is a better
government than / am. 1t is true that L
am a young man. but, my friends, j want
to assert here with all the emphasis that
j can command that l am as good a
friend of our government-aye, / will say
that | am a better friend of American in
stltutionS than any man who declares that
foreign creditors must run our country. L
was not old enough to have proven my love
of country in time of battle, but l am old
enough now to prove my love of country
when a foreign financial policy has set foot
our shores, and, my friends. I want
you to understand that in this great con-
test / am enlisted-not for a year, not for
four years. am enlisted for the war, no
matter how long the war may last, and I
shall not cease to fight until the gold stand
ard, which has cursed every nation that
ever had it, IS driven out of the United
states, across the ocean and back to the
old world. where it belongs. And l shall
not be deferred from my determination by
any man. no matter what his title. civil
or military. may be, who doubts the ability
of thissNation to attend to its own bust
ness. The Republican platform transfers
to foreign nations the right to determine
when We shall have the double standard,
because that platform promises to main
tain the gold Standard until the leading
commercial nations shall join with us. Who
shall determine when they will act? They
must determine, or we must wait until thew
act, and then our decision in this coun-
try is to be based not upon what we
but upon what they will let us
have. The Republican platform. for the
first time In the history of this Nation. pro-
poses to surrender the right of Seif-goyern-