The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
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good points of McKinley's administration
in favor of the laboring man and farmer he
said he confident that Mckinley would
get enough Of their votes, as a mark of
their appreciation, to elect him. and the re-
mark was greeted with enthusiastic shouts
of appreciation.
Senator Hanna spoke for fifty minutes
and left at 1920 for Elkhart and Goshen.
When Senator Hanna's special train
reached Elkhart fully l5oo people were
awaiting its arrival, although the stop had
of ten minutes, during which the senator
made a brief address. He thanked the
crowd for its greeting, and added. when
he noticed Bryan pins on the iapels of a
number OF coats, that he was well aware
that many had come TO see IL he really
did have horns, but he was gratihed to
say that he stood among them a plain
American citizen, without adornment. This
remark was. received with applause. He
Jokingly referred to Bryan as having re-
turned to Nebraska ito retire to private
the Nebraskan God-speed, point which
the speaker was quick to repeat. Senator
the dangers that would come from a
change in the policies of the Nation, but
he assured his hearers that there was no
danger of the change He asked them TO
compare their present condition with that
of four years ago, and expressed his con-
fidence in the intelligence OF the voter.
The present condition of the country's
prosperity was its normal state. he de-
clared. and Republican policies would con-
tinue the good times are enjoying
The train started while he was speaking
and when some one shouted for Bryan
there was an answering shout OF Hanna,
Hanna," The train stopped a few rods
away In compliance with the block sys-
tern requirements of the road. A second
crowd gathered around the car there but
the train made its final start Just as the
Senator reached the door The crowd al
the station contained many Bryanites.
DECEPTIVE ISSUES.
At Goshen Mr. Hanna smoke m f,,Il.v 10 600
people. who had gathered from all parts of
northern Indiana and southern Michigan.
In the morning there had been a parade.
over three miles long, composed chiefly OF
uniformed clubs. many OF them mounted.
The ovation at the depot was tremendous.
and the crowd was so great that n passage
to the rostrum, half a mile distant was
forced with difficulty. All the way to the
stand the crowd, containing hundreds of
Gold Democrats, cheered continuously. Mr..
Hanna spoke in crisp, incisive sentences
which took the crowd by storm in the
course of thirty-Sinute speech he said:
Bryan has been preaching free silver
Imperialism and antitrust: ne has dragged
these issues into the campaign for the pur-
pose OF deceivinE the people. There is
nothing In this contest but let well enough
alone We have suffered enough and seen
enough souphouses and we have earned the
right TO be prosperous. This election IL a
test of loyalty. of the patriotism and the
intelligence of the American People. You
do not want TO vote for a man whose gov
eminent would bring distress and sorrow
to the people Everything on our side
appeals TO all the sentiments of patriotism
IN America. Ii calls for vote of conf
dence in the administration. a vote OF con-
fidence in our President. who has preserved
tie dignity OF the Nation. Now that we
nations. shall we turn our backs to the
glory OF our soldiers and sailors? Shall We
shut our eyes and blindly follow that