The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04
TOWNS ALL ALONG THE ROUTE
TURNED OUT GOOD CROWDS To
GREET THE SPECIAL.
There Was Much Oratory, Music and
the Firing of Salutes-De-
tails OF the Trip.

towns lying along the route. The train
was made up OF an engine Pullman car,
day coach and flatcar. bearing muzzle-
leading Parrot gun. John s. Lazarus, gen.
eral freight and passenger agent of the
road. was in charge of the train. Among
those on the train were John b. Cockrum,
Captain w. Z. English. Judge u. u. Wiley,
Attorney General Taylor. I. s. Gordon, r.
3. Sears, l.. W. Lewis. George II. Graves.
superintendent of the L., ID. & w. road,
Theodore r. Bennett, l., d. & w. roadmas-
ter. and Lieut.. Guy Boyle. who has recently
returned from the Philippines
The gun squad was composed of men
who saw service in the Spanish-American
war with the Twenty-seventh Indiana Bat
terry. Lieutenant Robert Oliver was in
charge of the squad. Fred Swan was
gunner and Dave Boswell, Robert Tyndall,
ID. III. Oliver, Paul Gilbreath, Victor Gill
breath, Victor Voris and III. NJ. Long were
cannoneers. James Braden was the trump
eter. The weather was all that could be
wished for. The train was gayly decorated
and attracted much attention as it sped
across the State. AS it drew out of the
Pullman yards in Indianapolis the booming
OF tie cannon announced its departure
arrived at each town en- route and as ii
left it fired a parting salute.
AT MAPLEWOOD.
The first speechmaking of the day was
made at Maplewood. Hendricks county,
which place was reached little before 10
o'clock. Several hundred people were gath
cred at the depot when the train came to
a stop. A feature of the crowd was sew
eral wagons brightly decorated and car
rying young women, who hailed the train
with cheers and futtering handkerchiefs.
Col. 1. S. Gordon introduced Judge u. u.
Wiley. who addressed the crowd for
few minutes. Judge Wiley said he greeted
the crowd as American citizens. He de-
clared that the victory is already won for
the Republicans and all that is left to do
is to announce the news on next Tuesday.
1T is too late to discuss the issues now"
he said, land suppose every man in this
crowd has his mind made up how he will
vote. / want to ask, however, what good
reason has any voter in old Hendricks
county 70 vote for William Jennings Bry-
an"
None; no reason" cried several voices
That's right" replied the judge Con
tinuing he said: Il have looked at this
crowd carefully and / am unable to see
any of you barefooted. Mr.. Bryan said
in 1896 that IL We secured the gold stand
ard there would only be few OF you who
would be able to wear shoes, and as it is
with shoes so ii would be with clothes.
By observation / am satisfied that you
are better clothed better fed, better shoe
and more prosperous than you ever were
III your lives. When Judge Wiley con-
cluded there were cries for Captain English
and the latter was introduced. He ac-
knowledged the compliment paid him, and
Lieutenant Guy Boyle came forward and
was cheered. As the train left an elderly
woman with her face beaming with pleas
ure rushed forward and offered her hand
To Captain English. az like to shake hands
with converted Democrat" she said.
Captain English laughed and shook hands
with the old lady.
STOP AT NORTH SALEM.
The next stop was at North Salem also
In Hendricks county. There was a good
sized crowd waiting for the train. AT
North Salem Attorney General Taylor was
introduced by Colonel Gordon. The attor-
ney general promised the people that not
w!thstanding all the threats of Croker and
Jones. Indiana will on next Tuesday give
the Republican ticket a larger majority
than ever before in the history of the
State. excepting 1894. Mr.. Taylor said he
had made sixty-six speeches this campaign
and was prepared to say that after having
cauvassed in fifty-SiX counties of the State,
Indiana will line up with the other great
States of the Union in favor OF a continual
ton of this marvellous prosperous era. Mr..
Taylor raised a hearty laugh when he de-
Clared: Bryan is the raincrow that sits
on dead limb in the forest OF American
politics and always boots out a Storm"
why" continued the attorney general,
'1f Bryan had been in the ark with Noah
ana the earth had been covered thou
sand fathoms deep in water he would have
been up on the quarterback with Noah
making speech in favor of buying
sprinkling cart TO keep down the dust"
Mr.. Taylor spoke of the presence of so
many women at the meetings in this cam
paign. "Why is this?' he asked and then
replied to his own question. ''It is because
tile women of the country suffered more
than the men from 1892 TO 1896" In closing
the attorney general eIoquently appealed 20
the voters before him TO stanI by the flag
here the soldiers in the Philippines are
standing by and dying for the flag there
The train reached Roachddle about II
o'clock and there John B. Cockrum made
the principal talk. Captain W. L. Eng
lish also spoke briefly, and Lieutenant
Boyle was introduced and was cheered
when he stepped forward. Mr.. Cockrum
went over the issues of the campaign hur-
riedly but eloquently. In referring 10 the
administration policy toward Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines he declared that
'the flag of the United States wherever
unfurled in the interests of or for the pro-
lection OF American citizens shall not be
brought down at the hands of any man.
or a traitor 10 his country" The closing
words OF this sentence were drowned In
enthusiastic applause. Captain English
talked TO the crowd few minutes, appeal
ing 10 them TO stand by the country in its
hour of peril. Lieutenant Boyle eloQuently
told the story OF the campaign in the Phil
irpines. Roachdale is located in a strong
ly Democratic neighborhood and the Wis
itcrs were much pleased with the size OF
the demonstration.
CROWN AT RACCOON
The crowd at Raccoon was addressed by
Attorney General Taylor. and at RUSSELL
Vile Judge Wiley talked. He related an apt
story that caught the people and gave
them something TO ponder over. II was the
story of Democratic and Republican la
boring men giving reasons why they would
support their respective candidates. After
the Democrat had told why he would vote
for Bryan the Republican remarked: well.
I have five reasons; they are my wife and
four small children" Judge Wiley intro
duced Lieutenant Boyle. who talked a few
minutes on the war in the Philippines Our
boys in the Philippines" said Lieutenant
Boyle, ARE anxious to come home IL they
can come without dfshonor. But they do
not want 10 come as long as the flag is
assailed-
The train stopped at Milligan about f2:s5
and here John Il. Cockrum and Capt. w II
English spoke briefly. The crowd at Afilli-
gan made up I'm enthusiasm what Ii lacked