The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-09
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRACY
A Monster Mass Meeting in the
State House Yard.
WHAT WAS DONE.

SPEECHES BY GENERAL NJ DOVE ELL, III
HON. JOHN NEFF, PKoF. KEILMAN AND
GENERAL MANsON.
Something over a thousand voters and
about five hundred ladies gathered in the
safe house. ysrd last night to listen to a
discussion of the political questions of the
day from Democratic st md point. Church
had been engaged tor this occasion regard
less of expense, and his calcium light
views pleasantly amused the crowd while
the speakers were coming. Shortly alter
the speaking began, the Glden and Hen
bricks IDoisnsp)lis Guard, about five
hundred strong, marched to the ground
preceded by martial band. This young
Organization has just completed arrange
mel Is for sn elegant uniform, and the
next time when they are called upon
to turn out will present as fine an
Appearances q regiment OF veterans In
uniform.
Mr.. M'DowELL INTRODUCED.
Ats o'clock Mr.. w. w. Woollen intro
duced Gen. McDoWell of Marion, who
said that for twelve years he bad been out
of politics, because he had no hope of q
change of administration for the people.
Now he felt that If the people would do
their duty the corrupt party in power
would be overthrow and the people
would be protected in their rights. Toe
Democratic platform is an honest one. IL
speaks squsrely aud fairly on the tariff
question, proposing just tariff for the
WOrkingman as well as the capitalist. The
Republican platform lodges this gus stion,
as it does others. The Democratic plat
form on the currency question can not be
misunderstood. 1t declares for a re-
peal of the resumption act, and
a
at the earliest practicable date.
Under this bill there has already been
such q contraction as has produced bard
times. 1t will contract the currency $500
600 900 more, and times will be correspond
ingly depressed. The Repu blicsn platform
opposes the repeal of the act that causes all
this evil. II you will stop this public steal
ing, lower the salaries OF officers, and re
duce the taxes you will have money
enough. Both platforms declare for civil
servics reform, but we know what the Re-
pubicans mean by that The issue OF the
Congress, and he
NEVER ORIGINATED A SINGLE REFORM
MEASURE,
and be voted all the ii ne with such Reput-
licans as Morton, Butler and Blaine. Will
he not fall in with all the measures they
may propose? My own opinion is that he
would never give us the reform desired.
Hsyes would be like the suctioneeR in
Michigan. He had a large crowd,
but couldn't sell them anything.
He said to them finally, thai
1t was universally conceded that he
was the meanest man living, and he had
found a crowd that JUS suited him. Hayes
has got into crowd tnst just suits him,
and he will be as powerless to shake off
their influence as q babe to escape the
embrace OF the anaconda. Governor"
Orth died this morning. If he had lived
politically long enough and had received
votes enough, he would have been COVER
nor OF Indiana; but a. he retired from the
ticket this morning, so all the party will
retire on the second Tuesday in Novem Der.
Who they will nominate in his stead | do
not know and do not care. We are fight
ing for principle, and have nominated
Blue Jeans Williams tor governor. Over
thirty years he has been IN active public
life, and has never stolen q dollar OF the
peoples money Appointed on the COM
mittee OF expenditures, he stopped
she supply OF lemonade and mint iuleps
vot to the mem oers OF Congress by a
Republican House, and so saved you $50
600 year. This was Characteristic OF the
man. We have the greatest reformer in
Indiana at the head OF our state ticket and
the greatest reformer in America at the
head OF our national ticket. We can not
hope for reform in the Republican party
for that has been
TRIED AND FOUND WANTING.
There is no hope tor It in the Inde-
pendent party, for it is too weak. The
only hope for reform, then, is in the DEM
cratic party. IApplsussl What will be
che result Of a change of administration?
First, there will be fair, Just, economical
administration of the government. Til
den and Hendricks promise q re 1ucCion of
the Official salaries, Increased from time
60 time by the Repu blicsns. They promise
20 legislste in the interest of the lsDoring
man. The RtPubli ans promised you the
same thing; but how did they do IL? Was
It by voting millions of acres OF public
land to railroad cOrporstionsf Was IL by
form ng whisky rings? Why, gentlemen,
an honest man like Bristow, who wants to
be reformer, can not stay in the cabinet,
nor hold Office under Ulysses s. Grant.
The world looks to you to do YOUR duty.
Tne eyes of the whole nation are on you.
Il you elect Uncle jimmy Williams gov
ernor In October such q shout OF 10y will
go up as Americans never heard before,
for it will pressge the election of that
honest old reformer, Samuel J. Tlden.
IShouts ofspplsuse.) Zen years more OF cor
ruptiOn will overthrow the constiI utional
government OF this coun ~ and make Us
all the more slaves of party. The people
of this country, mex TO laying the founda-
ton OF constitutional liberty, have i'm
posed upon them to-day the most import
ant duty that ever devolved upon q nation.
Ii Is your duty to-day to preserve the lib
critics given to ds by our fathers, and only
through the Democratic party can this be
done. lCheeTs.l You must all work for
this emo. General Manson here may do his
duty, but the humblest vote will count as
much as bis, and
VOTES ARE WHAT WILL TELL
Will you promise here before each other to
do your whole duty to secure the election
of Uncle Jimmy Williams7 1Crias of