The sun., 1900-10-06
BRYAN In THE GAS BELT.
TALKS TO INDIANA W0RKMEN on
TRUSTS AND THEIR WORK.

Great Crowds Greet Him-OnIy One Reference
60 Free silver During the Day-Says RE
pubIicans Have Forced the Issues OF 1900
to the Rear-DeCIarcs That EmpIoyers Are
CoercinE Workinamen In Their Voting.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 5-The special train
OF four coaches having on board William
Jennings Bryan and his Indiana escort started
on the much-talked-of tour ~ the gas belt from
the indianapolis Union Station at 7O7 o'clock
this morning. Bryan's special car, Rambler"
on which he spent the remainder Of the night
after returning from Lebanon, was closed
and the doors locked The window where
the Democratic chieftain slept was open and
he could be seen easily as he lay on his couch.
evidently sleeping. but no one had the temeriy
10 awaken him and he was still asleep when
the train rImbled out on its journey
Chairman Martin OF the Democratic State
Committee. National Committeeman Taggart
and a number Of others were on the train with
Mr. Bryan. and at each town where he spoke
speakers were left 10 address.the crowds Tho
train was scheduled to stop at Noblesville.
Upton. Elwood. Alexandria. Marion, Hartford
City. Muncie Richmond. Winchester. New
castle and Anderson, all gas belt towns and
factory centres. and at each tho candidate
spoke for twenty or thirty minutes, with the
exception Of Anderson, where night meeting
was held.
At each OF the stops the work Of the party
managers was evident. IA none Of the crowds
fell below 5000 people and some OF them reached
1900 or more Mr. Bryan spoke almost eX-
Clusively on the trust question and referred
70 Iree silver as an issue only once. AT ElWood
he said on this subject .
questions oil 1896 and those only, but for the fact
that the Republican Iarty forced INTO the arena
new questions, II the Republican PARTY had
dealt fairly with the peuple,it might have fought
the battle OF 1900 on the old issues, but the Re
publican party u itself responsible Tor bringing
n questions which ovtIshadowed me qucs- r
to mere financial matters while our republic
it-cll is being endangered by the Application of
doctrines III only Tor mouaI Chie- and empires.
lie then referred TO the visit OF President
Mckinley TO the place when the tin plate works
were opened and said.
Whenever an institution Is opened the Re
publicans make great day Of II and invite
distinguished people from abroad to b" present
at the opening, but when q trust closes factory
| to pres de at the closing Twas in SUPERIOR, Wis
( the other da =, and found that the nour nul
| trust had closed six -four mills in that city.
| ! pjt, lu MauNatu Mimi, and found that NE
biscuit company had clO-"d the era ckCr factory
| In Mqnknto: find that the TIN plate trust
has closed tin plate mill, all over the country.
| ! ind that thee trusts, organized TO monoIo-
| Ire the trade and control the market, and FIX
the price on raw material, finished product
| and the price Of labor, are to-da- destroy ing
Industrial lndependence and condcinnlng our
children 10 perpetual clerk-hlis uhdtr moilop-
| oily"
direct appeal was made to the working
men when Col Bryan referred 10 the closing
down Of a part Of the works Of the Barb Wire
| and Wire Nail trusts. lie declared:
1t means intimidation Of the workingmen.
| II means that the Manufacturer. when 10 has
| q monopoly, will attempt To coerce his en-
| ployees | see before mo those who are labor
| Ing men. | want to ask YOU, labOrluC men,
| was the ballot given TO you 10y your employer!
IL tho employer has the right 70 vote his men,
! then why doesn't the Republican party pass
| n law that give, the employer n many votes as
| he has cmplOyeos. why not make y say that
| tho employer shall have right To All the votes
! Of the men who labor for hlUy
| 40 PopuhliCan would dare 70 propose such
| n law, hut vot, in lSl8, employers tntluuddted
| their mon robbed them Of their right 10 vote
| and there are indications that the same thing
| Is going 10 be attempted now. V could not
| he done except under a svstcm Ot monoroly, +,
| because I. We had competition and indus rial
| indeppndpnce II an EMPLOYER attempted 10
| rob his employees of the right t. vote, they
| would aut working for hin, and GO 10 work
| for somebody else. but when they hav" mo-
! nul oily they cannot go anywhere else ana th"E
! would lpsc the skill OF 4 lifetime, and there
| fore arc az he nerCv Of the e'nrlurerS
| At Alexandria Upton, Hartford city and
! NIuncie the same sentiments wcrn expressed,
! but different phraseologv was used In only a
| few Instances did Mr. Bryan depart from the
| pro gramme which was arranged with view
Of placing the question Of trusts before factory
\ employees.