The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
MR.. BRYAN GOES HOME
LOSES HIS CAMPAIGNING TOUR OF
KENTUCKY OHIo.
Makes His Last Speech ut sandusky,
and Then Starts for Nebraska to
Talk for Two Weeks.

SANDUSKY, o., Oct. 21-Col. W. j.
Bryan tonight closed the most remarkable
week In his eventful career OF campaign
1ng. He was scheduled for six speeches
daily the first three days OF the week in
kentucky and for the same number the
last three days in Ohio. He has been con-
~finuously on a special train since last Mon
day morning. and has made many more
than the ~thirty-six speeches on the sched-
nle. In travelling thousands of miles during
the week. most of the time at unusually
high speed. stops were made at points not
on the schedule ard speeches were made
from the rear of the train as well as from
platforms. He has made over fifty speeches
during the week and many more short talks
at stations along the way. His closing day
OF the Kentucky and Ohio week was the
most active and remarkable of all. espe-
cially in the meetings at Fostoria, Belle
vue. Clyde and other points not on the pro-
gramme. He started earlier than On other
days and continued later tonight. appar-
entity as vigorous after the last meeting to-
might as he was last Monday morning. He
left late tonight for Chicago. en- route to
Nebraska, and will spend the last two
weeks OF the campaign in his own State In
a similar manner to his great canvass in
Kentucky and Ohio this week.
The Bryan-McLean special train left Find
lay at s o'clock a. m. AT Fostor.a the train
stopped for a few minutes. during which
time Mr.. Bryan appeared on the platform
in response to calls of the crowd present.
There were expressions Of kindly greeting,
Misunderstanding and a few references to the
campaign OF 1896. to all Of which Mr.. Bryan
responded in a conversational way.
Fremont. the home of ex-President Hayes.
was reached at $40 a. m. A reception COM
mittee and a good crowd met the train at
the depot and escorted the visitors TO the
courthouse square. half a mile distant.
where Mr.. Bryan made a speech. He said:
II believe this town was named after John
G. Fremont. who ran for President on a
platform which declared that might makes
right was unworthy of any nation. Now.
compare thai platform with the present doc
trine OF the Republican party. who propose
20 sell the Filipinos at 81 a head and kill
them because they claim to own them by
right or purchase from a decayed monarchy.
Now. the Republican party has become so
Hann aA ea ~ q so odr th,n 70 Oppose IL he, M ! M tbers
are good trusts and bad trusts. The good
ones being those who literally contribute to
q campaign fund, and those that are bad
are those who do not contribute"
PRESENTS FOR BRYAN.
From the rear platform Of the car Mr..
Bryan briefly addressed a crowd of people
at Clyde, among whom was Thomas Zielley.
eighty years old, who presented Mr.. Bryan
with a silver dollar bearing the date Of 1850.
Another man returned to Mr.. Bryan a PEN
knife which he claimed the presidential can
didate lost when passing through on his tour
IN 1896. Mr.. Bryan said he believed in
reciprocity and gave Mr.. Zielley another
silver dollar.
In front of the courthouse at Tifin an
audience at four thousand greet
ed Mr.. Bryan cordially. Mr.. Bryan said:
This county gave us fourteen hundred
ma1erity In 1850; Now: ! want you to raise
Republicans here, and i believe the time
has come when there will not be a Repub-
lican anywhere. IApplause-1 Government
IS a matter OF business. Every citizen Is a
~stockholder. In 1896 they denounced me for
dragging the great office of President down
when men get the idea that the President
ts not the hired man Of the American peo-
pie they are mistaken. He is paid s50.00 to
occupy the White House in the spirit of the
Declaration OF Independence, and not TO
establish an empire on American soil. Zap
Plause;1 I'm going TO quote from a high
small Republican who looks TO Mark Han
ma every. morning and says: Give me my
daily opinion, tApplause.l In a speech
IN Cleveland Mr.. Hanna says: Don't be
afraid OF the so-called trusts; we will take
care OF them. Don't be afraid; trust the
Republican party Trust the Republican
party. Why. that party is the greatest
trust on earth" IApplause.1 Mr.. Bryan
charged Mr.: Hanna with plagiarism, be-
cause he had stolen that phrase from Aesop
in his fable Of the farmer and the hem
coop, the fox saying IL was a waste of time
10 build a hencoop, when the hens could be
turned over TO the protecting care of the
A large audience greeted Mr.. Bryan at
Upper sandusky. He referred to the pay
eft or benevolent assimilation by the
widow OF the son killed in the Philippines
3nquiring as to the disposition of his body.
And why? Because the telegraph compa-
MES had more influence with a Republican
Congress than the common people. He
eomersaults, that they were good aero
bats. and the claimants either for a famine
or prosperity, the rise or fall in prices. or
anything else in touch with the assumed
prevailing public sentiment.
A division of opinion exists as to whether
or not the largest crowd OF the day was at
Marion. The people from all the surround
cred the same questions discussed during
The day and was warmly received.
IL was the opinion OF those accompanying
the special train that there were over 5000
people at Bucyrus- Mr.. Bryan was cordial
~ received. and in his treatment OF the
vigor and voice that characterized him dur
Ing the early part Of the day.
A rear-end platform speech was made at
Bellevue alter dark. a good crowd being
present Mr. Bryan appealed to those pres
ent TO support the ticket this fall in the In
ferest OF the greater contest of 1900.