The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-19
INDIANA POLITICS.
General Ben. Harrison "Opens the
7 Campaign nj Danville.
senator Roofh. OF California,
Puls in an Oar.

Senator R0ofh, OF California,
Puts in an Oar.
INDIANAPOLIS, August lS.-Gen. Ben
Harrison began his canvass for Governor
OF Indiana at Danyille, in Hendricks
county, to-day; where he addressed
large meeting, and spoke for nearly three
hours almost entirely on National affairs
his only reference to State matters beinl
warm advocacy of such an amendment
Of the State Constitution as would per-
nit Of the enactment Of rigid registry
law he had only single sentence fol
Hepdricks, which was that If he had
SAID OR DONE ANYTHING
in favor OF his country in her hour o
trial history had failed to record ii. H,
began by explaining that he had in tht
fstart declined to allow the use Of hi!
name for the Governotship, only fol
purely personal reasons, and not because
he did not appreciate the high honor
which the nomination would confer, MOI
because he feared to ehter the contest
which he was convinced, and had been for
some time, must end in a Republican
victory. Then. he reviewed at some
length and in strong terms the history oi
the Democratic party, claiming that as an
organization 1t was disloyal to the coun.
try. This kind OF talk, that all Is not
quiet or orderly in the South, is called the
waving OF the Z. - 2 r.,
HnronDY suIRrn
1t is an expression with which he had no
patience,
FOR IT WAS AN INSULT .-",
to the loyal soldiers who had fought for
the nations life.
He then took up the record Of Mr.. Til.
den, beginning with the Kent letter of
1860, which he characterized as the utter
ances Of a secessionist, reading portions OF
it and commenting upon them with great
severity. He took up in order the letter
OF DR.. Russell, showing that Tilden held
the same sentiments in March, 1861, and
again proved the same thing by his refus-
al to take part in war meeting in April,
1851, and by the Chicago peace resolution
Of 1864. He then dealt with Tilden as
the ally Of Tweed,
AND A SHAM REFoRStER,
and was frequently Interrupted by ap.
plause. When General Harrison had
concluded Senator Booth, OF California,
who is visiting his relatives in this State
was seen by somebodyto be in the court
room and cry was raised for him, but he
refused for some moments 10 say any
thing. Finally forced forward by the con.
tinued demands, he said it would be
hardly worth while to come SO far to
say so little, but this call Of yours thrills
my heart as it has not before been thrill
ed for years, for to-day stand in my na-
tive state to speak to my fellow
citizens upon political question. ! can
only congratulate you on this auspicious
occasion; l can only congratulate the Re-
publicans OF Indiana that they have lea
der in this canvass who bears an historic
name to which he added lustre by his
own abilities and putriotispl, and can on.
ly rejoice with you that the first Govern
or OF the territory of Indiana will give
us a Governor in the Centennial
year. l don't deny that, as far as l am
personally CONCERNED, i recognize that
there are great political questions bear.
ing upon us.in the near future that are
not touched upon-the divisions between
the Republican and Democratic parties
on the great questions OF finance, great
questions OF fiscal policy, methods Of re.
form and administration. But when !
find the Democratic. party as a compact
mass
CuERIsHING ITS OLD TRADITIONS,
animated by It's old ideas, all other ques-
tions in my mind are subordinated to its
defeat and destruction. l know not what
others may think, but as for me ! can see
no road to progress that does not lead
Over its ruins. For fifteen years it has
stood in the pathxay.of our advance. for
fifteen years it las resisted every great
political idea; for fifteen years it has en-
deayored to suppress every grand politi.
cal utterance, and the time has come, yea,
the fullness OF the time, when it should
cuMBER THE GROUND NO LONGER,
don't deny that the Republican party
has made mistakes, ] don't deny that it
has had corrupt men sometimes for its
agents, but look at the past behind us,
think OF the great questions il has con-
ironted, think Of the hundreds of thou
sands that it has employed, think 6f the
difficulties it has passed through, the
work it has accomplished, and
IT SEEMS TO NE MIRACULOUS
that is mistakes have been but in the
bends Of the river that do not defect its
channels as it rushes 10 the sea. And
there is this to be said Of il, that it made
the country's extremity its divine op-
portunity, that when the catastrophe
came which good men all over the world
supposed would have destroyed us, it
snatched victory even from the jaws OF
fate and made the event that was to blot
us out from among nations, the opportu-
nifty to get upon our policy the seal Of uni.
yersal freedom and make i. the gudran-
tee Of indissolublc union.