The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20


o'clock en- route for Washington. speech
of thirty minutes was made at Fredericks-
burg, and short addresses were given by
the nominee at some of the smaller towns
along the line Fredericksburg, the home
of the mother of Washington sent recep-
ton committee of nine to escort the can
didate to this city. At Fredericksburg Mr..
Bryan was driven to the Exchange Hotel.
where he tried to rest. but In reality he
held an informal reception till II O'Clock.
Then he was taken to the Washington mon
ument, where he made address to a
large crowd. He was then driven to the
residence of Mayor w. S. White. where he
dined At so O'Clock he took the train for
Washington. His first address to-day was
at Ashland. where the train stopped two
minutes, and was as follows:
Il believe this county claims the honor Of
being the birthplace of two of America $
greatest men. Henry Clay, the mill boy of
was also Patrick Henry. ] believe the pol
icy for which / stand in this campaign in
some respects revives the memories of both
men Henry Clay in 1845 described the
effect of contracting the currency and Pat
policy" (Applause.)
At Milford Mr.. Bryan attempted to make
a short address, but the train pulled out
before he could get the crowd quoted.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows at the Wash
ington monument here
Ladies and Observation-Disclosures
is not large city and yet is rich in inci-
dents of great historic value Here the
women of America have reared monu-
ment to Mary the mother of George Wash
stand on this spot; / glad to feel the
influence which surrounds her grave. In a
this. there is bitterness and sometimes
abuse leveled against the candidates for
public office, but my friends, the mother is
the candidate for the affections of all man
kind, against whom no true man can utter
a word of abuse: (Applause) And there is
one name, mother, which never is found
presence all criticism is silent. The painter
has with his brush transferred the land
Scape to the canvas SO that you can al
most believe that the trees and grass are
real rather than limitations. The painter
face of the maiden until it's beauty and
purity almost speak FORTH but there is one
picture which no painter ever has been
picture of a mother holding in her arms
her babe, Great applauseo Within the
shade of this monument, reared to her who
in her love and loyalty represents the
mother of each of us. / bow in humble
reverence to motherhood Great APP
plause0
A BATTLE-SCARRED COUNTY.
II told that in this county were
fought more battles than in any county of
like size In the world and upon the earth.
Within the limits of this county there fell
more dead and wounded than ever fell on
similar space in all the history of the
world. Here opposing lines were drawn up
face to face; here opposing armies met and
stared at each other and then sought to
take each others lives, but all those scenes
have passed away and those who met in
deadly array now meet and COM
mingle here as friends. (Applause.)
Here the plowshare has been
made out of the swords, and spears have
been converted into pruning hooks, and
people learn war no more. Here the bands
on either side stir up the tagging zeal with
notes that thrill the hearts of men. These
two bands are now component parts of one
great band; and as that band in the lead
behind it follows the war-scarred veterans
VINO wore the gray each WING with the
est and grandest of all the nations on Gods
footstool. Great applause0
II am glad to visit this historic place
Here George Washington once came and
threw a silver dollar across the river, but
remember, my friends, that when he threw
that dollar across the river it lit it fell and
They thought that it was a great feat
then but we nave developed SO rapidly 1io IN
ciers now who can leave George Washing
toms achievement far behind. We have
gold dollars all the way across the Atlantic
and then bring them back by an issue of
bonds. (CTreat applause
would you believe it. my friends, that
silver dollar which good enough to
be handled by the father of his country
is now so mean a thing as to excite the
contempt of many of our so-called finan-
ciers? ono! No.) Well, it is. 1t is so
mean that they don't like it. Why our
opponents tell us that they want dollar
that will go all over the world. We have
had dollars which have gone over the world
so rapidly that we want dollar that will
stay at home without curfew law. ZAP
plause) Our opponents tell us that they
want a dollar which they can see anywhere
in the world il they travel abroad. / am
not so much worried about our dollars
which travel abroad. / want dollar that
won't be ashamed to look farmer in the
face. Great applause.) People can have
Just as good a dollar they want. because
dollars are features of law and you can de-
termine the purchasing power of a dollar
when you determine the number of dollars.
If you want them dear, make them scarce
and they will be dear. If our dollars are
not good enough now, when dollar will
buy ten bushels of oats, you can make it
good enough, so good it will buy one hum
bred bushels of oats. CA voice, We don t
want that kind of a dolar!o If anybody
here has been raising farm products and
complaining because they are not cheap
enough you make them cheaper If you
vote the Republican ticket this fall