The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-16
And Succeeds in Completely Dumfounding
Bayard, Hurlbert, and Other Demo-
cratic Leaders,
While Protection Is Denounced as a
Hydra-Headed Monster,
The Time Has Not Yet Come to Cry Free
Trade, and a Tariff for Revenue Only
Will Not Suit the Party.
Chicago Special to st. Louis Globe Democrat.

banquet, at an hour too late for the morning
papers to catch, by Mayor Carter H. Harri-
son. He was down on the programme OPP
posite the toast, Public Offices Public
Trust" He was at the end of the list, and
was not reached until 1:30 o'clock A. NJ SEN
ator Bayard had spoken, so had w. H Hurl-
bert, of New York, Congressman Bill
Springer Colonel Villas of Wisconsin, and a
half dozen other leaders, and all had devoted
themselves to showing that the safety of the
Democratic party depended upon its coming
out fearlessly for free trade, and against the
greatest monopoly of the day-protection."
Mayor Harrison discarded altogether the
sentiment to which he had been assigned,
and devoted an hour to combating the posi-
ton taken by all the other speakers.
Il say to-day" said Harrison, ''you may
m axe your tariff for revenue plank in your
next resolutions, and you will split the DEM
ocratic party. Free trade was Democracy
once; free trade was not Democracy at an
other time. Free trade is not Democracy to-
day. In part of Indiana they tell you there
give us protection to home industry, and
Mr.. Hurlbert himself says tariff for revenue
brings incidentally protection. Why talk of
it. then? You may win on a new doctrine or
principle OF that sort when the country is
oppressed and suffering when the finances
are in bad condition; when labor is not
winning proper reward, but you cannot
bring on a change Of that sort when a coun-
try is prosperous. You cannot change a
policy OF government which is fixed in the
minds OF the people when the people have
living wages and are working every day for
these wages"
There was at once panic among the score
Or nf 6iSfiOUuic N cd fad of ba
head of the room. Bayard scowled and
moved back from the table. Hon. Thomas
Hoyne turned squarely around, and with
his back toward Harrison, expressed disap-
probation by continually shaking his head.
Hurlbert and Everett Wheeler, of New York.
who had moved the assemblage to great
pitch of enthusiasm by their orations in ia
vor of free trade, looked daggers. Villas
carried on an excited whispering with Bill
Springer There were marks of disapproba-
ton among all the club men. Not a sylla-
bic of applause was vouchsafed.
AS Harrison saw these signs he grew more
vehement, paced up and down behind the
long table, shook his finger within few
inches of Bayard's nose, and waved his arms
over Bill Sprnger's head. When he had
finished his haranSue, without minutes
delay the assemblage was dismissed, and the
club and its guests withdrew, boiling over
with wrath, to the reception-room. Harri-
to move off alone
That" shouted Tom Hoyne, twas the
blankest outrage guest ever perpetrated on
q host"
Harrison" shouted back L. O. Letter, sis
a blanked asst"
The main doctrine enunciated in the declar-
alton of principles of the Iroquois Club is
"a tariff for revenue only"
The first man seen this morning was Pho
clan Howard, who was the perfect picture of
despair. He said:
when the sun set last night, no man could
have prevented Carter Harrison from receiv-
ing the Democratic nomination Cor Governor
of Illinois To-day he couldn't be elected
road commissioner"
A large number of prominent Democrats
said that he had digged his own grave, fallen
into it, and covered himself up so deep that
even if Old Hickory should rise and call for
him it would not be heard Many declared
that the banquet had opened up chasm in
the party which it would take long time to
bridge.
Mr.. Harrison said to-day that he did not
regret single utterance of the night before
that he meant every word of it. He dared
them to attempt to read him out of the
party, etc.
The scene at the banquet during the deliv-
cry of Harrison's speech was one long to be
remembered. He strobe up and down behind
the table, and waxed the warmer the more
he perceived that his remarks were not re-
ceved with favor Senator Bayard leaned
over and covered his face with his hands.
Hurlbert of the World, looked amused, then
anxious, and finally lost his composure. and
conversed in titfu spirits with his neighbors.
AS soon as Harrison concluded, the
presidents gavel fell Harrison went his
way, alone and unattended save by Comp
troller Quincy. The speakers and promi-
nent men went out the rear door. Hon.
11,,il 10 Mill
Phelps and others of the Iroquois gathered
around Hurlbert, Bayard, Villas, Wheeler and
the others, to assure them that the true Iro-
quois were as much surprised and disguised
as were their guests and visitors. Hon.
Thomas Hoyne cried forth: ut was the
blankest outrage ever perpetrated by guest
upon his hosts! We had to support him for
mayor, and we had to put him on the pro-
gramine." Several Iroquois chmed in:
I'VE tried to avoid putting him on the pro-
gramme. We put him at the foot, where we
thought he could not do much harm" etc.
ad nauseam. ID.
When the newspaper men were mentioned
deep silence, enforced by "hushes,' fol-
lowed, and then they commenced to talk
about to-day's programme Mr.. Hurlbert
could not unlock his door, and hence fell a
victim to the question, how he liked the
Mayor? II wanted to sink through the plat
FORM" he replied, and vanished.
THE GIST OF TIE SPEECH.
1 say to-day you may make your tariff for
revenue plank in your next resolutions
and you will split the Democratic party
e Let us go on steadily discussing the
tariff question until you can educate the
people. Strike down protection, but do not
make platform to be spoken about in Hi
nois and sneered over in Pennsylvania. Do
not make a platform that one part of
your country denies while another part
breaches it up. BE honest l say. Be bold
and be fearless. Say that the tariff must and
shall be reformed 1t has errors in it. 1t
has criminal Sides You can reform it and
still have revenue. and yet not drive our
friends from us who believe in other parts of
the Democratic doctrine. Whal is the DEM