The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-23
on THE DEFENSIVE.

Which Il Always n Sign OF weakness,
Rrynn Talks About Himself, md Law
eis iilm'slr tn the Opinion OF Decent
People by sneering ut Ills Opponent, Nr.
NIcItinlcy,t
TERRE HAUTE, Ind Oct. 2s,-Tho
trip ot William ]. Bryan through
Hoosterdom to-day was of interest not
only because OF the enthusiastic crowds
encountered ut nearly every stop, but
because OF the aggressive nature OF
his speeches. At Delphi f1c reftfted The
charge Of eS-Prcsident Harrison that
when he spoke OF those who had been
savinS the country for thirty years ilt
80 much per save that he alluded 20
the old veterans. On q platform erect
cd within n few yards OF the home OF
General Lew Wallace he replld In Wig
nrous language to the author OF Ben
EIur" who In u speech made some time
ago alluded TO Mr. Bryan rs an an
archlst. At Lafayette he denied the
statement OF cx-Presldent Benjamin
Harrison made yesterday at Salem
that "the present conditions arc that
we are n bimetallic country" He said
that that statement meant that having
been defeated in this campaign on q
gold standard the Republicans are try
Ing 10 get under the cover OF bimetal-
Ism and claim that the platform is q
fraud.
There was a greater absence OF yel-
low badges IN all the crowds to-day and
Mt every place where the candidate
spoke he had large and enthusiastic
audiences, The same trouble was ex-
pcrienced as was encountered yester-
day in regard TO the delaying OF the
train at different places and the result
was that when Terre Haute was
reached the train was nearly two
hours late.
And Yet lie Speaks of Boilers.
At Delphi Mr.. Bryan made q strong
appeal to those present 10 support the
silver Republican nominated for Con-
grcss and endorsed by the Populists
and Democrats on their ticket. ES.Con-
sressman Joseph Chcadle, he said,
should be elected. and although Mr..
Bryan declared that he had always
been n Democrat ne said that he would
rather vote Tor q Republican who Is
for free silver than TO vote for a man
who has been Democrat, but who IS
now q Plutocrat. This statement was
received with great applause,
1t was at Crawfordsville that the
sensation OF the day occurred and at
that meeting Mr.. Bryan made his de-
claratlon that he was to put his pa
trlotism against the patriotism Of any
other man on earth who endorses the
Republican platform. During hisspeech
he said: s
So arc Young Men who arc Opposed to
Him.
1T Is true I am Il young man, my
friends l want 10 assert here with all
the emphasis that can command. that
am as good a friend of our govern
ment-aye, will say that am n bet
ter friend OF American institutions
than any man, who declares that for
eign creditors must run our country.
l was not old enough to have proven
my love of country in time OF lnttle
-but-1-am-old old-enoaSh--n0% to-iSs owe
my love OF country when a foreign
financial policy has set foot upon our
shores, and my friends. want YOU 10
understand that IN this great contest
! am enlisted, not for year, not for
four years, l am enlisted for the war
no matter how long the war may last,
and shall not cease 10 fight until the
gold standard which has cursed every
nation that ever had 1t. IS driven out
of the United States across the ocean
and back to the old world. where 1t
belongs"
An Cndisnlf,ed aud Abusive Speech.
The enthusiastic meeting OF the even
Ing in Tcrrc Haute was n hitting close
for the enthusiastic day. The reception
here was one of the greatest, II not the
greatest. OF the day, and the ovation
given the candidate was tlattering in the
extreme.
The speech was about the same as
given at the other places. With touch
Of sarcasm, he referred to the opposing
candidate by saying that he. Mr.. Bryan.
had been criticised for not sitting OH his
porch and allowing the people 10 come
10 him, and said in these gold standard
times the very people who would most
desire TO come nre the people who could
not come unless they walked. This
pleased his listeners aid they chccrcd
the remark Justify. Mark Hanna also
came In for, n small sized dig near Tho
close of the speech. 1t was when Mr..
Bryan said: II believe that II is claim
ed by the Republicans that their candl-
date is tho advance agent of prosperity.
I think that they have got the wrong
man. l think that they were speaking
of the chairman of the national commit
tee, not OF the candidate, and the chair
man OF the committee is the advance
agent OF that particular prosperity that
comes Just before election to those who
expect TO make money enough in the
campaign 10 run them until the next
Icampaign commences. II you want to
know who Is to be prosperous under the
Republican administration, it the Re-
publicans win. l beg you to 60 and find
out who Is contributing money TO Sc.
cure the election"
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