The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-16
AT sCoTTsBURG.
Speeches by AiEer, Tanner, Howard
and Stewart to n Big Crowd.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Oct. 15.-Gen r. A.
Alser and party arrived here at $40 o'clock
this afternoon. Salutes were fired by the
indianapolis CUR squad as the train entered
the town. Fully five thousand people had
assembled at the station to see and hear
the oil vetera rs. John x. Gowdy intro
dGced General Alger, who spoke briefly.
He took occasion to brand as an untruth
the statement of a local paper that he had
recently reduced the wages of his men.
Corporal Tanner was next introduced and
spoke about fifteen minutes. He began by
asking the soldiers in the crowd who were
going TO vote for Mckinley to hold up their
hands and the response was satisfactory.
Then he asked the soldiers who were going
TO vote for Bryan to do likewise, and sew
eral hands went up. Among the lot was at
least one who is some years under forty.
Mr.. Tanner told the Old veterans it was
their right to vote for whom they pleased.
and that it was nobody eise's business:
that he intended to vote for Mckinley,
and that he could not see
Why soldiers who wore the blue, and who
had been physically disabled while battling
10 save his countrys flag could vote for a
man who, in making nearly two hundred
speeches had failed to mention the old vet
Grams as they deserve; a man upon q plat
form of principles which. if adopted. meant
the cutting in two of the pension of every
soldier and every soldiers widow. General
Z. j. Stewart. of Pennsylvania. was next
INTRODUCE and spoke for a few minutes,
General =. Q. Howard next spoke until
the bugler. Lem Wiley, announced the time
for departure of the train. Captain Gowdy
asked the crowd to join in the chorus of
Marching through Georgia." and while
the song was being sung the train started
amid the widest enthusiasm.
A reception composed OF COM
rades John T. Wiley, Nathan B.. Patterson,
DR.. I. f. Biery. John Bennett and Joseph
i. Alexander met the distinguished party
at eymo and accompanied the generals
to this place.
Aside from the feature of the day-the
arrival of the Generals - Scottsbrug en-
loyed one of the greatest political rallies
IN her history. 1t was soldiers day. AT
10 O'Clock delegations began to arrive, and
by noon large delegations with finely deco
rated wagons came in from New Harmony.
Finley township and Little York, Holman.
Goshen, Hardscrabble neighborhood and
New Liberty. The delegations were head
ed by the Scottsburg cornet band and pa
raded the principal streets until they were
nearly blocked, and it became necessary to
unload the wagons. The delegations were
accompanied by martial bands and glee
clubs. and the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed. By l O'Clock this afternoon fully
portion OF these assembled in the court
yard, and, after some music by bands and
giee clubs. James S.. Rutherford made q
brief speech, closing with a high tribute to
Hon. Theodore Shockney, of Union City,
whom he introduced to the assembIage.
stage and began speaking he was given a
hearty cheer. For more than an hoar he
addressed the crowd upon the issues of the
day, and although he expressed a
desire for no cheering. the audi
ence a~pplauded him time and again.