The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
And the Eager and Curious Fought
Their Way Through ThronE and
Suffered More or Less.
SOUND-MONEY MEN LlBELED
CALLED ENEMIES OF GOOD GOVERN
MENT FOR OPPOSING SILVER.
Filings Cast nj Mckinley Because He
Is Such Magnet that People Are
Drawn to His Home.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept 22.-Mr.
Bryan was greeted in Philadelphia tonight
by crowd which. according to the police
and other authorities, exceeded any out
pouring of the people Oh a similar occasion
in the history of the city. He spoke at
the Academy of Music which has a seat
ing capacity of about three thousand.
Every available inch of space in the house
and on the stage occupied two hours
before Mr.. Bryan arrived and experts esti-
mated the audience at fully six thousand.
Gathered in the street outside of the Acad-
envy were fully 350 900 people, who stood
patiently until 1890 D. m, hoping to see
or hear the candidate. The crush was
something awful. Many of those who sue
ceeded in getting inside the Academy had
their clothing almost torn from them. Many
cases of more or less severe injury were
reported, with broken arm be-
ing taken to the hospital Hundreds of po-
licemen were powerless to keep the crowds
in check Mr. Bryan made his headquar-
tiers at the Lafayette Hotel, two blocks
above the Academy, Broad street. In
front of here over eight thousand people
gathered, DESTROYS of getting at least a
glimpse of the distinguished visitor. Since
1t was not possible for Mr.. Bryan to make
his way down Broad street to the Academy
In his carriage, he was conducted through
the basement and kitchen of the hotel and
out of the rear to side street, through
which he walked to the Academy. He man
aged to make his way to the stage en-
trance and got inside after an experience
With the crowd that lie will long remember
When he appeared on the stage his recep-
ton was tremendous, the cheering lasting
several minutes. He said:
Mr.. Chairman. LauleS and Gentlemen
a as,l oW.citIzens-The gold-standard papers
no1h, mey - came 70 Penin,ssylyania. have
came here. L come first TO secure if pos
sible. the electoral vote of the State of
will not give me that vote if we are de-
feated in this campaign, then come upon
another mission and that is to tell the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania that the agitation for
free coinage will never cease in this coun-
t Try until the gold standard is driven back
They say that the craze is dying out
! care not what they call the silver cause;
you you may apply to it such epithets as you
Will but | know that the silver cause will
not ole, because truth never dies. Cap
plause) You ask me why 1 know that this
cause is true. l can give you many good
reasons. but one reason is sufficient: that
every enemy to good good government is
against free silver. You can know a cause
as you know an individual by the COM
pany that IT it keeps. lApplause.) Our cause
appeals to the masses of the people because
the masses are interested in equal laws |
Cur cause Is opposed by those who want to
are opposed to government Instituted for
any a;ya such oif purrpose,s a tApplasuse1
Love, come to proclaim to you the gospel
that is described by the name of your own
bred thousand majority against that doc
trine 3Cries. of No. no! never!o 1 came
which saw the Declaration of independence
signed more than a hundred years ago
in which the forefathers gathered when thew
We're willing to defy the foreign powers and
declare dec. their 7, independence, you say this
epce. | shall not declare that the descend
ants of our forefathers of a hundred years
ago have sunk so low unless you write it
so at the ballot in November. Great APP
plause)
CALLS 1T INDEPENDENCE.
THE issue which is raised now was raised
before. There We're people then who said
that we could not obtain independence I'M
less some foreign nations would help u.s.
There are those who say it to-day, and
those who say it to-day stand in the same
position those who said it then. CAP
plause) The people who hundred years
ago declared in favor of foreign supremacy
were the people who had business dealings
and acted the agents of the people who
employ them over there. You have no
banks in this city to-day which are not
have no more respect for the American |
who takes his patriotism from Lombard |
his patriotism a hundred years ago from
England. Great applause.) One of the |
papers said that lacked dignity. CA voice,
about Singerly?' Kisses and groans)
My friends, have been looking into the
rather have it said that 1 lacked dignity |
than to have it said that lacked backbone |
to meet the enemies of this government who |
conspire against this Nations welfare in |
Wall street? Great applause) What other |
President did they ever charge with lack
If Joni fxyP ~ nf TtfNnr Ami
applause) Yes, my friends. they said it of |
Lincoln: and Jackson ri, too (Applause and
dignity also. ca voice, How about Singer |
Typ Groans and hisses)
Nov. my friends. tell you how dgni- |
fed think man ought to be. OF course.
Ought these 9o be ed a nsyS h oa too g
nitied and not lacking in dignity. Now.
it might be more be dgnified if I would
stay at home and have people come TO
me. (Long applause and cheers.) But
you know that / said was not going to
promise to give anybody an office. and
therefore great many people who might
come to see a candidate under some cir
cumstances would not come to see me at
all. Great applause) And then all our
people don't have money TO throw at the /
birds. tApplause and laughter2s Why, our
people want more money. and If they could
come all the way to Nebraska to see me-
it would show that they had money. enough
don't like TO be lacking in any of the es-
sertials, but do you know ! can't see that
tneTG y any lack Oh dignity SHOWN II go /
before the people and talk to them and
tell them what i stand for and what 1 am
opposed to. (Applause.)
They say I am begging for votes. Not
at all never asked man to vote for
me. tApplause) In fact. I have told some
people to vote against me: that is more
than the candidates generally do. CAP
plause.). have said that if there was any
body who believed in the maintenance of
the gold standard until foreign nations
come to us and graciously permitted us
to abandon 1t; I said if anybody should
believe that the gold standard was abso-
lutely essential to the welfare of this coun-
try, he ought not to vote for me at all |
do not want any man to vote for me and
then object to my doing what I expect to |
do IL you elect me- (Applause.l And If 7
can prevent the maintenance OF the gold
standard you can rely upon my doing ii |
the first possible opportunity given me.
Great appause.)
Now, my position on public questions
is known. and dom. use the word sound
money when l mean gold either. Cap
pause.) And / don't use the word honest
money when l talk about dollar that is
the most dishonest dollar this country ever
gold dollar which kpenS growing |