The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-14
Money Question Not Dodged by
Nebraskan, as Indianians Hoped,
and Stern Rebuke Given.
IDEAS NOT CHANGED
Silver-Tongued Orator, Fresh
from Foreign Tour, Ready to
Fight for Leadership.
GIVEN GREAT OVATION
Leaders in State Now Deplore Fact
that Silver Man Was Asked
to Stop in Indiana.

Vigorous stinging rebuke for the element
in his party that is clamoring for ''reor-
sanitation" formed the burden of the ad-
dress delivered by William J. Bryan last
night in Tomlinson Hall. The address and
the cheers and applause with which it was
received combined to make telling blow
to the party leaders in this State who have
decided that Indiana Democracy shall take
a prominent position in the front ranks of
the reorganizers. with an Indiana man at
the head of the rehabilitated, rejuvenated
organization.
After dwelling upon the evil of the use
of money in politics. Mr.. Bryan declared
that the Democratic party in 1892 had sold
out to the trusts and financial interests
for a campaign fund with which to carry
the election. He expatiated on this at
length. attributing the defeat that followed
the victory in that campaign to the resent
ment of the outraged rank and file of the
party, and then with all the dramatic in
tensity for which he is noted he exclaimed:
You ask me now why / am opposed to
reorganization, and l answer you that my
party betrayed the people once, and so help
me God it shall never do 1t again II can
prevent it!'
Cheer upon cheer and veritable thunder
of applause greeted the climax and the
demonstration was by far the most pro-
nOunced and most significant one of the
meeting. The speaker threw all his power
into his ringing defiance. He had spoken
deliberately, and for the most part dispas-
sionatey, although with great eaTnestness,
up to that point.
He had said nothing sensational, nothing
of unusual significance, but at the Oppor-
tune moment, when the audience was with
him, he hurled his challenge at the ele-
ment that is cOnspiring 10 take the party
away from him, and the audience was
stirred to remarkable enthusiasm. 1t dem
onstrated he had returned to this country
after his vacation in Europe, not with al
tered views and with the intention of aban-
doning his radical purposes and to fall in
with the new movement within the party,
but, refreshed and invigorated by his rest,
10 take up the battle for the domination of
the party where he had laid ii down few
months ago and 10 go on with II with re-
newed vigor and the determination never
FIGHTS REORGANIZATION.
Scores of Indianapolis Democrats who are
for reorganization were in the audience,
many of them occupied seats upon the
stage; and by FAR the most -interastinss 'ea-
ture of the meeting was the manner in
which they received Mr.. Bryan's notice
that there must be no reorganization and
the audiences Enthusiastically approval of
his sentiments. They were plainly discon-
certed. not to say dismayed, and upon the
faces of many of them was depicted regret
that the Indiana Jefferson League had ever
conceived the idea of inviting Mr.. Bryan
to stop off in Indianapolis on his trip home.
Mayor Holtzman was in a conspicuous po-
sition in one of the boxes. He did not APP
plaud a single sentiment expressed by Mr..
Bryan. James Leroy Reach was not in
evidence.
As the speaker proclaimed that there must
be no compromise with the money interests
for Democracy and that no concessions
must be made to gain donations to the
campaign fund, a man on the front row of
seats calculated in a hoarse whisper, My,
but / feel sorry for Toni This expression
of sympathy for Mr.. Taggart, who is en-
deavoring to bring about the reorganiza-
tion of which much is heard, and, Incl
dentally, to place himself at the head of the
reorganized party forces doubtless voiced
the sentiments of many of the leaders in
| the audience.
Mr.. Bryan was greeted by one of the larg-
est audiences that has ever turned out to
hear MIN in Indiana polls. Every availab BILE
seat in the hall was filled, and a large
| number of people stood throughout the
meeting. Many women were present, and a
| few Republicans were in evidence, drawn
there doubtless by a desire TO see and hear
! the great commoner' who has recently
been hobnobbing with the crowned heads OF
Europe. In fact while the meeting was
arranged under the auspices of the Jefferson
League, the league had little to do with il
/ and was in no degree responsible for the
| crowd. for hundreds OF those in the audience
were there solely out of curiosity.
Edgar l.. MaineS of ZiOnSVille, president
| of the Jefferson League, called the meetine
/ to order al o'clock, shortly after Mr.
| Bryan had been escorted to the stage. In
| few words he presented John w. Kern al
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