Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-23
nRYAN is GIVEN LITTLE REST.
Hcnyy Output of Speeches in the
MnnAIer Stnte.


Hoosicr state.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 22.-The Indl-
ana committee evidently does not intend to
allow william j. Bryan to keep very far
behind his record a speechmaker on this
trip through Hoosierdom. Nineteen speeches
were made In the twenty-four hours ending
at midnight last night. and today seventeen
we're on the itinerary
The first speech of the morning was at
Decatur shortly after o'clock. Several
thousand people listened to Mr.. Bryan for
more than a quarter of an hour and the
people who heard him did not hesitate to
give bolsterous approval OF his utterances.
The crowd was made up for the most part
OF farmers, and Mr.. Bryan's speech was one
for farmers He told them that farmers
of no country had ever endorsed the gold
standard. and called attention to the meet
ing Of agricultursts some time ago in Buda-
Pest where bimetalism was endorsed and
greetings were sent to bimetallists OF Amer
lea. He quoted from the address OF Prince
Bismarck to the farmers a year ago, In
which he said the farmers must stand to-
gether and protect themselves from the
droncs Of society who produce nothing but
laws.
Market was not down on the bills for
speech but a stop was made there and Mr..
Bryan spoke for Ave minutes. Fle was
taken from the car TO stand at Huntington
and spoke to a crowd which numbered
UP into the thousands. and which was evil
IDENTIFY more to his way of thinking than
some of the crowds OF yesterday.
The public square in front OF the court
house at Rochester was we'll filled with
crowded humanity when Mr. Bryan arrived
there. II was free silver crowd and the
fsw people who wore yellow badges looked
lonesome.
QUOTES PROF. LAUGHLIN.
Mr.. Bryan spoke at barbecue at Peru,
where he quoted Prof. Laughln's definition:
"An honest dollar would be dollar whose
average purchasing power would be the
Same yesterday, today and forever" Prof.
Laughlin also declared in his book on bi-
mCtallism that II justice is desired In long
time contracts you cannot expect exact JUS
tce from either the gold standard or from
bimetallism, and Mr.. Bryan said: "He is
right We do not reach exact honesty In
the dollar"
At Delphi. Mr.. Bryan refuted the charge
OF ex-Presdent Harrison, That when he
spoke of those who had been saving the coun-
try for thirty years at so much per save, he
alluded to the old veterans,
Frankfort and Lafayette turned out large
crowds to hear the silver doctrine. At
Charlottesville Mr.. Bryan made a sensation
by replying. from platform erected within
few yards of the home OF General Lew
Wallace. to the generals speech made some
time ago, in which he alluded to Bryan as
an anarchist. He said: There Is nothing
III the plHlIOIu upOu WHICH L Sldnu lUat
Iustlhes the charge No man Is afraid that
II am elected president ! will not enforce
the laws OF this nation. There is no man
living beneath our flag who is a better friend
or frmer believer IN our form of govern
ment than | am. II is true that / am
young man. but. my friends. | want to as
sert here with all the emphasis that / can
command that am as good friend OF our
goveTnment-aye-I will say that / am
better friend OF American institutions than
shN fhat
tors must run our country. Standing upon
n platform. which declares in favor of an
American dollar for the American people,
put my patriotism against the patriotism
of General Lew Wallace, or against the
patriotism OF any other man on earth who
endorses the republican platform"
MENTIONS MR.. RIDPATH
short stop of ten minutes was made
at Ladoga and at Richdale and the nominee
appeared on the back platform and excused
himself from making a speech by saying
that the nominee for congress, Mr.. Ridpath.
had spoken during the day and consequently
It was not necessary for him to speak.
At Greencastlc. the next stop. Mr.. Bryan
was received by crowd OF several thou
sand people. The enthusiasm was great,
especially when he mentioned the name OF
| the historian and nominee for congress-
| Mr.. Ridpdth. At Brazil there was the usual
| large crowd and II was simply repeti-
| tlon OF what had taken place during the
| day.
The enthusiastic meeting OF the evening
| In Terre Haute was a fitting close for the
enthusiastic day. The reception here was
| one OF the greatest. IL not the greatest OF
| the day, and the ovation given the candidate
| was iattering in the extreme. He was met
| at tho depot by members OF the Jackson
| club, and when he received his carriage
| that organization acted as a guard of honor
| In the procession which followed. Mr.. Bryan
| addressed two meetings tonight In Terre
| Haute. The first was from platform erected
| from the entrance to the court house. and
| here the larger crowd of the evening was
| assembled. 1t apPlauded and cheered al
every opportunity. The speech was about
the same as given at other places. At the
| second meeting. back of the Terre Haute
| hotel, the candidate spoke to another large
crowd. Here Mr.. Bryan was presented with
the last part of the equipment for the sign
| ing OF the free silver hill--provided he does
sign one. 1t was silver blottng pad pre-
sented by the progressive workmen OF
| Terre Haute." At the beginning of his ad-
| dress, he said that this city was known
| throughout the land the home OF the
| distinguished representative of organized
| labor. Mr.. Debs. and the mention of the
American Railway union man brought forth
| great applause.