The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-29
THRILLING SCENES.
Bryan Among the People of
Indiana and Illinois.
Dramatic Sights That Stirred
BryanS Heart.

tie i. Tlr-I.ss and Nothing Daun,s
Hm-"o,tit-nt of Victory.
J4,u, s Gre Gilman, staff correspond |
ent Of ,he New York World, who is
travelling with Mr.. Bryan's party, |
wired his Newspaper Saturday:
MIR. Bayans soul seems filled |
with the passion of the conflict To
day (Thursday) he spoke to more
than 10000 persons, and to night
Terre Haute is mob glorious. What
eyer may be the result of this ter
rife campaign, Mr. Bryan has proved
here, in the very heart of Indiana,
that free silver idea has taken hold
Of the common people.
The ferceness Of the conflict in
this saate was apparent everywhere
as the special train sped from dis
t,ict to district. Great meetings,
professions AID barbecues were III
progress, and hundreds OF orators
were ut work, and in HE midst of
all this thunderous confusion MIR.
Bryan towers up born leader of
men. l have watched him day utter
day and he seems to grow stronger
and more self reliant every hour.
Nothing depresses or daunts him.
His marvellous voice seems inde
structible aud his brain is tireless
As the train neared the western
section of the state, the crowds grew
larger and purely democratic Mr..
Bryan and his wife threw bushels of
flowers from the end Of the train. At
times the demonstrations of the
crowd reached the point of adora
ton Men who could not reach his
hand touched his coat, legs and feet.
Some of them yelled till tears ran
down their cheeks Many were bys-
terical.
Mark the political crusader as be
moves along in the wild procession
"A tall man, in a we'll worn coat,
with dusty soft felt hat pulled
down over his travel stained face.
his eyes burning like Goals of fire
and his head and his powerful priest
like face radiant with hope and cour.
, age. Abound him swells the shrek
of his followers that'Wall street shall
not prevail against the people
So it was to-day Thursday a.
l Rochester. Decatur. Huntington,
Peru, Delphi. Frankfort, Lafayette,
Charlottesville, Greencastle, Brazil
and Terre Haute'
In Peoria or Friday Mr. Bryan
= addressed 10000.
Illinois rings with the clamor OF
the fiual conflict" the correspond.
q ent adds. Both parties are strain
f ing every nerve Two thousand free
!; silver orators, led by Governor Alt
n geld, vice president Stephenson and
= Horace Boies, are arrayed against
the great army of republican speak
ers, under the leadership OF Senate,
Cullom, Colonel Ingersol!, fosmel
governors Oglesby aud Hamilton.
d If the multitudes which salutet
Mr.. Bryan to day are an indicator
of the vote in the agricultural dis
), tricts. the labor vote of Chicago
will settle the fight.
The mostimpressive scene Of th,
Il day was at Springfield. Here h
: addressed an audience of about 80,
900 in front of the court house, auC
IL another audience, equally as large
C in front Of the capitol. The Grove
seemed to go mad as his carriag
was dragged through the streets
surrounded by mounted guards. I
y was a tremendous spectacle. aud on
,e that would have disturbed Mr. HaI
1t ras PLACID mind. Mr. Bryan had t
le literally fight his way through th
;" roaring masses. Men trampied eac
is other under foot in al effort to touc
,e the leaders hand. Mr.. Bryan VS.
c. profoundly moved by the sight.
he They can't buy these men, /
it said There isn't money enous
ut in existence to bribe them. The:
are the common people, aud the: