New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-22
1NDI ANA:
Safe for the Republican Party
in November.
Speech Of Ben Harrison, at Chicago,
October II, 1876.

General Ben Harrison, of Indiana, ad
dressed, in Farwell Hall, last evening, ous
of the largest audiences which has thus fal
in the campaign assem- led under a roof il
Chicago to hear political speech, and thu
meeting was one OF the most enthusiast tic
ever held in the city. He consented te
speak only in thp morning. and, though
the arrangements were made during the
afternoon, the auditorium was packed, and
every scat in the gallery WAS occupied. On
the platform were the Hon. John Went.
worth, the Hon. Elliott Anthony. the Hon.
James p. Root, and the Hon. George NJ.
Bogue The latter introduced the speaker,
saying he would demonstrate that the Re-.
publicans were no: whipped in the Indiana
contest.
General Harrison was greeted with three
cheers, and t lree again, and when the az
plause subsided he spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow CitIzens-I
came to Chicago last night upon some pro-
fessiOnal business, without any purpose or
expectation of addressing my tellow-citi-
zens upon political topics; but falling, very
naturally, suppose, for one who has been
Q politician for the last few months, into
the company of some Chicago Republicans
who have the management of things here,
they insisted I should remain tonight and
talk a little to the Republicans OF Chicago.
Isupp0se the proposition which l am to
establish tonight is that to which all usion
has already been made by the chairman of
the meeting VIE: To prove to goa that the
Indiana Republicans were not whipped out
in this last contest. do that in part BY
presenting myself to you tonight, and ask
ing whe ther look like defeated man.
can not answer by apl earance, but 1 can
speak very positively from ny feeliDgs-I
don't feel whipped at ALL
We have renewed the fight in Indiana,
and we mean to carry it on unit. the sew
enth day of November; and We have good
reason to hope that we shall place Indiana
again alongside her sister States of the |
North, Northwest and East on the side of |
loyalty sni Union. Our answer to those |
who ask us whether we have struck our |
colors has been given in the language of |
that valiant sea captain of our infant navy |
when, In the Bon Homme Richard, be |
joined battle with the Scraps, and bound |
his vessel to his adversary, and when al. |
ready one Of his batteries had exploded,
and his decks were torn and battered. and |
. part OF his crew had deserted, and when
put three guns of all those with which his
chip was equipped were in condition TO
fight, when The British commander called
through his speaking trumpet: Has your
chip struck "No," said that gallant
leader, II have only just begun to fight
80 when the Democrats ask the Repuh.
licans of Indians: HAS your ship struck,
we answer: mo. we have just got mad
enough to fight" And about two hours
aIter raul Jones gave that answer to the
lnterrogatory OF the British commander, he
lowed the Serapis, a prize, into port. lust as
we expect to do on the seventh of Noyem-
Der, when we shall bring that old Tammapv
ecow into port.
The Republicans have not done all that
tney ought, but, my fellow-citizens, there
nave been some CLEANS of glory about our
1ght. We have not lost an officer in this
aeh0. ror the past two years the Democ- |
racy have had every State office. They |
nave had the Governor for four years For
NO years they have had the Secretary of
State, the Auditor the Treasurer, the Az.
Orney General, the Superintendent of Pnh
&c Instruction, and every State office. And
hey have them tonight as the result of |
his recent election, and nothing more. The
My gain they have made, so far as can
ZEE, in that direction, is the substitution of
hat gentleman who is called by his friends
Blue Jeans" in the place OF Thomas A.
hendricks. How much that gain has been
will let the Democrats cipher out Mr.
1encricks, IN his serenadirg speech, con-
ratulated himself that he had found a |
worthy successor in the gubernatorial of.
ce. would not for one abate one lot of
he satisfaction which he finds in that con.
smplation. The other State officers have
imply been reelected. That is all. Tbey !
ave not gained a single Office in Indiana !
hat they did not bold when we entered |
pom this contest. That is their story on {
heir side. But they have lost something l
We have gained substantial fruits in this :
ght. We have elected four Congressman, G
We have displaced four Democrats bv four i
rue hearted. earnest, intelligent Repub- t
cans in the lower house of Congress- We I
ave in our burial ground four plumed war 4
0rs OF the enemy, and they have not buried | t
~ OF 0urs. We have four scalps at our e
,it, ana among them the scalp of that re-. v
owned and painted chief, Bill Holman, the Ii
Representative from the Law 6
nceburg district. And l pause here to o
mark, my fellow-citizens, that there is a
me significance in the fact that in these L
,tOber and summer and fall elections we r.
We gained eleven Congressman. In Maine, b
,io, Indiana and in the new State of Colo G.
10 we have gained eleven congressman; Il
d say 10 yOu there is something signif-
ut in the fact that the result Of these G.
ctions has been q rebuke and repudia- b
n of the Democracy in that single de- p
rtment of our national government where
" have held power. In the lower house IL
Congress for the last two years the Con- Of
crate Democracy have been in power. "
1t u the only place in our general gov. Il
ment that they have held power and ! tt
e been able to diaplay themselves. And | .!
result of these elections 10 robuke 90 .!
and II the same gains are preserved IN OF
States vet to vote, tho next House OF el
will be Republican. "
- mot The nA0nlA aavin9 70 tho OemoC. ne