The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-03
Bryan's First Stop on HisTour,
at Indianapolis.
Big Crowds Surge Around Him
As Last Summer.
IF THEY COULD VOTE
Now, Bryan Says, Free Coinage
Would Win.
Democrats, POpulists and Free
Silver Republicans United.

Indianapolis, June 3.-When WlllaIn
Jennings Bryan arrived here, instead OF
the quiet reception he insisted on haV-
ing there were 3, 900 people to greet him
at the Union station. 1t was remind
er of the crowds that welcomed him
everywhere in Indiana last year.
Outside of the throng in the Union
station. there was a line of several hum
dred Democrats, some of state promi-
nence, to escort him to the Grand hotel
When they marched down to the sta
ton, at their head, just behind the
band, were Ex-Governor Matthews,
Mayor Taggart and Major Robbins, the
latter representing the Democratic old
soldiers, at whose invitation Mr. Bryan
came here.
A cheer was given the free silver
leader as hundreds rushed forward to
shake hands with him. With ex-GoVer-
nor Matthews Mr.. Bryan passed through
the station to carriages in waiting,
great crowd, from which came more
cheering. The route was then up Mer-
idian street to Washington and thence
to Illinois, down which the march con-
tinued to the Grand hotel. The march
was witnessed by thousands, from
which came cheer after cheer. At the
hotel was another thrOng that enthus-
iasticalIy welcomed the visitor
He went at once to his room expecting
to take a short rest, but many people
followed him While the crowd in the
street called Tor nm. Inc demand IOC
his presence was persistent, and in an
swer to it he appeared on the balcony
win Ex-Governor Matthews, who intro
duced Mr.. Bryan.
Il am glad to see you. When first
heard the result of the last election
was somewhat discouraged, but when
read the vote l saw we had all the votes
we had a right to expect and that we
had more than we expected, while the
other fellows thought they had all there
were. AS they found the vote last fall
+I-I ErT e,c-
the vote they found. Speeches and ed
ucatiOn can do a great deal, but events
are doing much more in converting that
vote.
But I am surprised to find so many
people in the streets. 1t was natural
they should be there under the Cleve-
land panic but it is surprising to find
them there under a Mckinney boom. .Ine
people can have just such government
as they want; just such laws as they
want; there was the old style fighting;
when one fellow pounded another until
the other cried enough,s 50 with the peo-
pie; they can cry enough, and will in
the next four years, as they are being
pounded to death by bad system
Mr.. Bryan then bowed acknO Wledg-
ment to another round of cheers, and
retiring to his parlOr found himself the
center of a crowd of visitors that came
and went for an hour or more. w hen
he was asked if he observed much of q,
change in the sentiment of the people
since the election, he replied:
There has been such a change as
would put the Democratic party in
power today"
AS to the gold Democrats he said his
advice to them was to come back into
the fold, but he understood that the
surroundings of many would prevent
them. Yet, if they remained away,
they should understand that no man or
class of men who sought to defeat the
party could be recognized as Demo-
Gratis.
The audience at Tomlinson hall to
hear Mr.. Bryan speak on Bimetal-
lisIn'' was not surpassed by any at the
same place last year, except by that
which gave him his grand ovation and
the one that heard ex-President Har-
I'VE were told last year" he said,
that it was a campaign of education;
that campaign is still on and will lead
to victory in 1900. The beginning of
success in Indiana will occur next Oc-
tober when Thomas Taggart will be
reelected mayor on a. free silver plat
form
The climax of enthusiasm was reach
ed when he said:
the free silver Republicans have enter
ed this contest in which there will be
no peace until bimetallism is triumph
ant"
There was a vigorous response to
this men rising and waving their hats
and canes, while the ladies' Joined in
the enthusiasm of the moment by WaV-
ing their handkerchiefs. There was a
similar scene when he said
Il admit that the miner Will be help-
ed by free coinage, but so will the
money lender be helped as he is now
bv the gold standard, but I will not
hesitate to help the man whose cause
will help the people and that mans
pauSa is free coinage