The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-14
piause.1 II they were to talk over his
grave believe he would turn in il.
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.


Mr.. Bryan has shown some uncertainty
as to what was the paramount issue in this
campaign. and It has changed little He
has not stood pat on it. 1 can tell you
what the paramount issue is: 1t is Bryan
ism. and Organism means different things
In different States tApplause]. but it means
something bad everywhere IApplause.l In
the far islands OF the sea Organism means
Aguinaldo: In Illinois, 1t means Altgeldism.
There are certain men who are sufficiently
unfortunate to have their names typify So
cial phrases OF which we are not proud
Mr. Altgeld has risen TO that eminence. In
illinois II means Altgeldism; in South Da-
kota II means Pettigrewism and in my own
State Crokerism. and here it means Goebel-
ism. Loud applause.l
Now think what that means; think of
the influences that stand behind Mr..
Bryan; think Of the influences OF the par
doner OF the anarchist bomb-throwers In
illinois; think In New York of Tammany
Hall fattening on vice, fourishing in the
spawn corrupting the city, having the city
and now reaching out to seize the State,
hoping to do it by the aid of Mr.. Bryan.
lApplause.l Think of Ii here in your State
10 supplement the supporter of anarchy
IN Illinois, the supporter of the greatest
civic corruption in New York. Here Mr..
Bryan comes to the aid of those who COM
NIT the capital crime against a republic
Of suppressing or altering the votes of the
majority OF the freemen OF this State. Zap
plause.J
I'VE have the right to appeal to every
man, Republican, Democrat, Populist
whatsoever he be, provided he is an honest
man. We have a right TO appeal TO him to
drop all else until IL is settled once for all
that in every State Of the Union, mine or
yours, my brother, a free man has the
right to cast his vote as he pleases and to
nave 1t counted as cast. lApplause.] That
is not a party question. If in this election
the impossible should occur and the ma
Jority of the people should cast their votes
for Mr.. Bryan, though / should feel that
they had inflicted the greatest wrong it
was In the power of mankind 10 innict
upon the commonwealth, / would strain
every resource that there is in the State
before | would let single vote that was
cast for Mr.. Bryan be counted for anyone
else. IApplause.1 That should be the atti-
tude of every man fit 10 call himself an
American citizen, and when that is not
done, when a party grasps the power by
multiplying the will of the people, every
party should cease at once until that wrong
was remedied and until the wrongdoers
were punished, if not before the law at
least before the bar of an aroused and i'm
placable popular opinion.
EVIDENCE OF HYPOCRISY.
''Mr. Bryan is immensely concerned for
the right of self-government for Taral
bandit on the other side of the earth. ana
yet Mr.. Bryan comes down into Kentucky
TO champion the party OF fraud. to cham
pion those who have disfranchised the
majority Of the inhabitants of this State.
and who have seated a Governor who was
not elected IApplause.l
Fundamentally, i'm this country we shall
all rise together or fall together. When
hard times come something of those hari
times comes 10 each one of us; when pros
perity comes all of us feel more or less of
"A lift upward. You can benefit any part IF
our people in the long run only by benefit
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