New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-31
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
THE INDIANA CAMPAIGN OPENED.


TIONAL ISSUES.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 30.-Senator Harrison,
view OF his approaching departure for Maine, where
will part in the campaign. delivered address
before large audience In the Grand Opera House this
evening the political issues OF the day. The occasion
the formal opening Of the campaign Ia the main
the speech was review Of the work accomplished by
the Republicans In the last session Of Congress- At the
outset however, Senator Harrison discussed
the prohibitory amendment question and the
attitude Of the Democrats in the State to II. The
Democrats" he said, "are In favor OF submitting the
amendment TO a vote OF the people-that has candid
face looking toward the submission Democrats But now
the other face OF political mage-bat looking TO
ward the Liquor Dealers Associatons to be set up.
The apparently fair and honest declaration Tor suoms
sion is qualified follows: According to the proVi-
sons of the Constitution it's amendment That ls
in favor OF submitting It vote OF the people II
the next Legislature agrees pass 1t on to the people
What neat and yet transparent dodgeI"
Turning national politics, Senator Harrison took up
the tax-reducon question. at Is no longer, he SAID
a question of finding subject of taxation that Will
yield money depleted treasury-it Is question or
wisely stopping tho inflow of taxes into treasury over
full The debt under which the nation groaned has be-
come q plaything It is undoubtedly true that
the public excessive. The plus last year.
which applied the reduction Of the public debt
almost hundred and fifty millions of dollars
This great Of tends 10 extravagant and
wastefu appropriations. A smaller income win
not only suggest, but viii enforce economy"
The speaker asserted, and deduced argI
ments prove further that bnt for
Democratic opposition the internalrevenue tax
OF people have been reduced at least
600 annually by the of the bill discussed
the session OF Congress "NO preense Of lack Of
time he said lean excuse this Democratic opposition
reduction If their pretended zeal had been real
ten days time would have been amply sufficient to per
feet and pass the bill If there gathered tnis year
$50 100000 of money the people that Is not needed
for the public USE the responsibility is upon the Demo
cratic party"
After referring the passage of the Edmunds Polyg
amy bll and the bill extend the charters OF the Ma
tona banks Harrison passed to review OF the
appropriations made by Congress Republican Con-
gres responded he said to the appeals OF the soldiers to
hasten the settlement Of their pension claims by dOub
ing the force in the Pension Office. In regard 10 the
River and HarbOr bill the speaker saidi 81 voted
against this bill on its original passage and again when
the question was Shall the bill pass, the objections OF
the President to the contrary notTithstandng' MT.
SoreGs voted S Rver ne aDd a9hor D brooI on
bad as men may think twas not party measure and
to neither party can fairly be given the praise or blame
Ofit About the per cent Of each party voted for
1t. But while could not approve and cannot fend
this measure, there things that ought to he
said ~ justice TO those who supported It, among whom
were many OF the wisest and best OF both parties
And first II is not fair 10 call il steal for was not
in any fair Of that Opprohrlous term. The
appr6priated WILL have no doubt wholly and
estv applied under the Chief Engineer Of the Army TO
the purposes indicated There will he stealing Men
who who voted for the bill may have been controlled OF
Influenced by the fact that II contained liberal appro
niaons FOR their States or Observation-Disclosures they
were But let not forget that the return they looked
for a mercenary one, but the appreciation OF
their constituents. go
fairly with the press aud the constituencies which
have demanded appropriations for local objects, and
have often measured their favors to their Congress
man by his in getting things for bis deestrict'
MANY II the objects for which these appropriations are
sought National In character aud OF the most urgent
necessity. or the general policy Of liberal appropra-
lions the improvement of such or our rivers and har
bors real factors In our commerce, am and
shall continue TO be. an earnest advocate"
In regard TO Civil Service Reform the speaker said
want to assure you tonight that am advocate OF
Civil Service Reform IL Is easy for theorists to make
would all existing evils. | assure you II Is more
difficult frame law that shall be safe and practical In
application. | know that several Repubncan Sena
tors much thought and study to this question dur
ing last session. believe the next session will wit
ness the enactment OF law which, If 1t does
summae will least auspiciously begin this reform.
That there sincere advocates OF this reform IN The
Democratic party as In our own, do not deny. But
thai this reform would De introduced by that party II
they now into the control OF the Federal
patronage do not think any sensible man believes"
In cone Senator Harrison said; " The course OF
the Democratic party has been characterized by shifts
and exped ents This criticism has Democratic author
ty Ii confessed to-day In our State, by hundreds of
Democrats who attribute their constant defeats TO the
fact leaders never make two fights the same
line They losing nothing either OF their weearned
renutation as public scods Since in
0e Ia whioh ODniOn consigned them chat
rern ged parrots white the work OF saving and
regenerating II constitution and country which they
had torn going on outside.
can excuse muchto that blind attachment which,
having habit, continues after the OBJECT has
al resemblance 10 that which first won our regard
But what reason shall young men give Tor yiedng their
allegiance to the Democratic party What OF an
army that fights for negatiOns-whose battle cry Is
dislike the Republican party"