The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-31
WINCHEsTER'S PARADE.
One OF the Greatest DemOnstra tiOns of
the Day Made by Randolph County.

One of the Greatest Demonstrations of
the Day Made by Randolph County.
At Winchester, where nothing of very
great magnitude had been expected. Cen
eral Harrison encountered one of the great
est demonstrations of the day. Apparent
ly Randolph county, which has so long held
the banner for Republican majorities in In
diana, was anxious to give an emphatic
answer to the wild tales that have been
in circulation to the effect that five or six
hundred of her Republicans have been
tainted with the silver madness. The visit
of General Harrison had been made the
occasion for the final rally of the cam
paign, which has nowhere in the country
been fought harder than right in Randolph
county. The people began to pour In early
in the morning and by the time the big
parade started the managers OF the demon
stration estimated that from 900 to 25-
700 people were on the ground.
A parade headed by three hundred veter-
ans Of the war marched through the streets
of the little city and was over hour
passing corner After the veterans
came the first voters, with 200 in line fol-
lowed by an immense wagon, drawn by q
traction engine, containing about seventy
five employees of Adams's slack barrel and
headh & factory. These carried banners
and catchy notices. Another large wa gon
contained some fifty members of the Young
Ladies Mckinley Club, both wagons being
stripes and of gold ribbons These were
followed BY wagons representing various
containing martial bands, brass bands,
drum corps and glee clubs galore. One
of the catchy displays was an Old dilapidat-
ed carriage, with inmates ditto, with dec
orations TO correspond bearing the motto,
-Four. years of free trade" Another was
a miniature White House, showing Mrs.
Mckinley entering and Mrs. Cleveland
with her babies, leaving, and by her the
legend. Bound for Saratoga. A float
renr a fantH silica IV-decOTataO boat
with emaciated OarSmen rowing up stream,
with Kid Bryan in the stern, bore the title
bore the legend. Free Siiver-1S97. and
a number of sad-faceo men ana women
the eager, famishing masses that cam
ored for a portion. Delegations were pres
ent from nearly every part of the county.
and every delegation had from three to six
large, decorated wagons. one delegation
of some three hundred came from Union
Literary Institute and was composed en-
tireiy of colored people. Union City had
one of the handSomesJ delegations sent ana
Washington township the largest although
ITnion Civ and vicinity had greater num-
Der of people present at the rally. claiming
5o9G TWO delegations of equestrians, not
less than five six hundred, took part In
the parade.
General HurrisOn's Speech.
reception committee. headed by a. G..
Reeson boarded the train at Muncie and
rode to Winchester. Arrived there, they
found the enormous crowd packed about
the courthouse square, where they had been
entertained by f. r. Hendee u. NJ. Shirick,
Mr.. Stillwel and other speakers. General
Harrison and party were taken in carriages
from the station to the square and the dis
tinguished speaker was given a great ova-
,ion upon his arrival there. lie spoke as
follows:
NV Fellow citizens-I am more than glad
to see this ma gnificent outpouring of the
good citizens of Randolph county, county
mai has had a distinguished part in all the
great Republican campaigns of the past
Fremont had gallant support here. and
when after that first failure in Republican
nrjnciules we inaugurated another cam
naign and held up the banner of free speech
and of free homestead for Americans with
Abraham Lincoln as our standard-bearer.
Randolph county rallied to the support OF
the Republican candidates and of Republic
an principles. (AppiauSe.) And when the
great President we had elected by the free
Vote of a free people had taken the oath
of office in the presence of thousands of his
fellow-countrymen and found himself con-
fronted by organized conspiracy In arms to
destroy the Union, found himself confront
ed in discussion with the position that the
United States had no right TO enforce its
laws in the States without the consent Of