Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-06
HOLSTERS ENTHUSED BY
Mr.. BRYAKS SPEECHES.
FLYING TRIP THROUGH THE
MANUFACTURING REGION Of
INDIANA.
CROWDS AT EVERY STATION
TO CHEER THE CANDIDATE AND
REvEL IN THE ELOQUENCE
OF HIS ARGUMENTS.

ANDERSON, Ind, October 5.-The
meeting which closed here at 10 o'clock
tonight, was the last of a series of re-
markedly large political demonstrations
made in connection with the appear
ance in Indiana of Hon. W. ]. Bryan,
the Democratic candidate. Mr.. Bryan
left Indianapolis early this morning
with the intention OF visiting during
the day as many places as possible, IN
what is known as the gas belt Of the
State, and in pursuance Of that pur-
pose, he almost circled the city of In
dianapolis, visiting no fewer than nine
counties and making an even dozen
speeches. The speeches were made in
succession at Noblesville, Arcadia, Tip
ton, Elwood, Alexandria, Marion, Hart
ford City, Muncie, Winchester, Rich
mond, New Castle and Anderson. A
majority of these places are important
manufacturing centres. and all the COM
munities traversed are considered Re-
publican in politics. They could not,
however, have given the Democratic
candidate a more cordial reception
than they extended, if me sentiment
had been pronouncedly for him. There
were immense %outpourings at all the
towns visited and no interruption indi-
eating pronounced opposition occurred.
On the contrary there was at most
places much enthusiasm manifested by
Mr.. Bryan's supporters. The speeches
averaged half an hour in duration,
though, the Anderson speech was much
longer and most of them were made
either from the car platform or from
stands erected in the immediate vicin-
ity of the stopping places. In one OF
two instances Mr.. Bryan refused to go
to distant stands because of the diff
Guilty of getting through the crowds
and the loss of time.
Trusts formed the subject of most of
the speeches of the day, but at Rich
mond, Mr.. Bryan devoted all his time
to imperialism.
He arrived at Noblesville at s o'clock
and spoke from a stand near the depot
for fifteen minutes. His audience was
large and liberal with its applause. Mr..
Bryan rapidly traced the Democratic
position on all the issues of the cam
paign. He said that the duty of the
nation is determined by the people,
and that if each man will do his full
duty conscientiously next November
the country's duty in the present emer-
gency will be properly indicated.
At Arcadia a ten-minute talk was
made.
At Upton Mr.. Bryan was introduced
by J. w. Kern, Democratic candidate
for Governor, who presented him as
''The next President"
zir. Bryan said in response:
81 am glad to be introduced to you
by the next Governor of Indiana, for
whatever may become of my chance
in this race | do not think there is much
doubt about Indiana. Mr.. Kern only
has Indiana to fight for, while l have
torty-four other States"
MIR. Bryan discussed the trust ques-
ton, and said the Republicans gained
power in 1896 by trust contributions.
THE Republican party needs more
money row ,han 1t did then" he said,
land it could not get it If it did not
stand with the trusts
Elwood was the next stop. The aud
fence covered an immense plat of
ground near the depot and Mr.. Bryan
gave practically all of the thirty min
utes speech to the trust question. He
declared that no employer had a right
to vote his employees.
Mr.. Bryan re.erred to the visit of
President Mckinley to Elwood when
the tin plate works here were operated,
saying:
whenever an institution IS operated
the Republicans make a great day of
1t and invite distinguished people from
abroad to be present at the opening,
but when a trust closes a factory they
don't invite a President or anybody else
to preside at the closing.
81 find that the tin plate trust has
closed bin plate mills all over the coun-
try. | find hat these trusts organized
to m~onopolize the trade and control
the market and fix the price on raw ma
terial finished product, and the
price . NOR, are to-day destroying
industri : N%epenoence and condemn
ing our zen to perpetual clerkship
under mo- Y.
The Rel gan party is building up
an industri espotism that compels
millions of Nto get on their knees
in the morning u pray to the trust,
Give us this day VIZ daily bread. l
want to ask you whether you believe it
is a good system"
Mr.. Bryan again referred to the
s'closing down of a part of the works
of the barbed wire and wire nail trust"
as he put it, until after election, and
asked:
What does it mean? 1t means in
timidation to the workingmen. 1t
means that the manufacturer when he
has a monopoly will attempt to coerce
his employees"
In closing, Mr.. Bryan said he wanted
to see every private monopoly in the
United States destroyed, roc and
branch, SO that our young men car
aspire to something in this world.
AT Alexandria, another manufacture
ing town, Mr.. Bryan also attacked the
trusts.