The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-22
GEN. HARRISON IN IOWA
Abstract of His Address to the Repub-
licans of Waterloo.
A Waterloo for the Democracy-Democrat
Treatment of Civil Service-The
Tariff Discussed.

of the first meeting addressed by Senator Harri-
son In that State 1t was field-day-meetings
afternoon and night. General Harrison spoke
in the afternoon, and in introducing him, Hon.
James T. Lane, of Davenport, said shat if in
the Judgment of the next national convention a
gentleman from Indiana should be selected to
head our ticket. no name in that or any other
State could so electrify the people as that OF
General Benjamin Harrison"
After bis Introductory remarks, the Senator
said:
Iowa owes much to the Republican party.
The homestead law was the first 0enehcent act
of a Republican administration, and you have
$4,000 free honissteads in Iowa You owe a
debt to the Republican party for that. But, IN
party it is proposed that there shall be divorce
/ protest. There is no ineompatibilty OF dis
position. This old. rejected Democratic sultor
is just as ugly as he was. He has changed,
neither in his ways, methods OF appearance
from what he was when you rejected him be-
fore What ia there to do? To tell the truth
about all there is to do is to collect and economi-
cally disburse the public revenue. What is the
Democratic party for to-day2 | cant tell, but
an 'against" party 1t was against the
war. Understand me, not all Democrts
bigger, better and more patriotic than their
party, and nobly helped to put down the war,
but the Democratic party, az party was
against the war. You can't find single resolu-
ton of that party encouraging the boys wnen
they looked in the face of hell for the flag they
loved. The Democratic party was against eman-
cipation, against the draft. against the green
backs, against reconstruction, against the ku-
klux act, against the civil rights bill, against
the amendments. They are net against these
things now: they are underneath them, all OF
them. I can understand how men can join
command which has been whipped, but how can
you Join an army whchnever fought twice upon
field upon the same line. An army that
will inscribe guerrilla c0lOrs in their flag to get
help at the expense of principles Think OF
He said he had tried TO read up and see what
were the distinguished Democrats traits TINS
year. Judge HOadly, of Ohio, in speech, con
graduated the Democrats unthe TACT that their
party old party, 1t is a tolerably old
party, and yet other manifestations of evil are
older than II. and iticannot claim special distnc'
tion that account. The Republican party
does not boast OF being an old party. We boast
of a young life crowded very full OF nigh
achievements. Another speaker says that the
Democratic party has failed in the sovereignty
of tne people That idea didn't pervade the
Democratic mind In 1860. The fact is, that
party has been noted for conspicuous dlsre-
spect for popular najorities from the time OF
the Lecompton constitution to the present.
Another says the Democratic party Is the party
of strict construction of the constitution. They
denied tie power OF this government to preserve
It's life, TO protect its friends Or punish It's enc
mics, and they would have tied the over-weight-
ed arms of our chief executive and delivered us
over tied hand and foot. to the Southern rebels.
The Southern Democrats throw themselves into
the arms of the United States with all their
weight when they want an Appropriation, but
i've one they are strict conStructiOn1sts
Judge Hoadley, of Ohio, began to talk of
new Democracy, one which should separate it
self from all the dlsSraceful positions assumed
by the old party in regard to the protection of
national life. but they pulled the bit on him at
once, and informed him that nothing new could
be predicated about the Democracy except
new mistake.
The reason why the Democratic party has
such a fatal practice of laundering Is because,
years ago, they fell out with the north star, and
now they wouldn't know 1t if they should sec it.
According To my observation the standing sail
ing orders OF the Democratic party are: If the
wind is ahead put the stem of the boat where
the stern IL, and you will have q fair wind But
before they get the old tub around the wind is
in another quarter
There ia no nse of my discussing the great
questions which the Democrats were against.
They are taken out of the forum of debate.
They are the sun-lighted peaks OF the most glo-
rious and eventful epoch in oar lives.
There were two questions OF great Importance
before the last session Of Congress One was
the reform of the civil service and the other the
tariff OF revenue bill In their platform OF l 876
the Democrats declared against the spols sys-
tem said it imperiled the safety OF our institu-
tions, and should be abolished. Hendricks, in his
letter of acceptance, emphasized the emphatic
utterances of the platform the question of
ciVl-service reform. Let me tell you, however,
the Democratic song OF reform Is loud just i'll
proportion to the singers belief in the distance
between the Democrats ana the presidential
chair. When it is far off the song is loud, but
when IL seems within their grasp they sing very
small. When this political singer approaches
the chicken r0ost he sings very small and when
he gets bis hand OH the chicken he stops singing
and the chicken begins. Senator PendietOn, OF
Ohio. introduced bill In Congress for the re-
form Of the civil service. The Republicans took
1t up and passed 1t and now PendletOn is tile
lonesnmest Democratln Ohio; all because ne was
foolish enough to believe that the Democrats
spoke their convictions in their platforms. No
Democratic candidate for the presidency dare
Rvow himself in favor of civi-service REFORM
for what would be the object in Democrats
voting for hint II the offices were to be given
only TO competent persons, what would be the
use Of the Democrats voting for Tilden or Hen
bricks or McDonalda The Democrats are COM
pletely at loggerheads. Whenever they get the
SAVIOR of the kitchen in their nostrils they go to
quarreling and upset the SOUP whereas, II they
should wait till the dinner bell rings they might
get something to eat.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
The Democratic party in Iowa is for tariff for
revenue only. This is the good old-fashioned
Democratic platform 1t was their declaration
in 1876 and in $780, This ia the great ques-
ton which more than any other seriously affects
the business interests of the whole country.
You can paraly ze business and bring panic
by mere threat of a certain kind of tariff egis-
lation. 1t requires more wisdom and conserv-
atism in dealing with this question than it did
with the old one of greenbaek currency. The
Republicans believe in the adjustment of the
customs duties for the protection of our indus
tres. What the Democrats believe don't know.
1t is like an old Democrat who came from Penn
sylvania ana heard voorhees,, ana said he
for soft money. He heard Mcdonald, aud said
he was for hard money He heard Hendricks
and said the devil himself couldn't tell what he
was for. Nobody thinks that can get along
without import duties The Democrats admit
that wo hundred millions over must DE raised
from that source, and the question of what we
should do with This money if we
didn't need 1t not before US
aud is never likely 10 come before us. The Iowa
Democrat says: Tariff for revenue only. That
is a heartless proclamation. 1t says to every
wOrkingnan, I'VE have no regard for you
none whatever. We do stop TO consider
what effect this luiy hat will have upon your
wages or whether it Will close every American
mandatory or not" The Democrats of Iowa
did we'll to bring Mcdonald instead of Voorhees,
to speak IN This campaign. The s9nOrous harp
of Voorhees, would have made sad iscnrd anon 9
the Democrats OF Iowa upon this tariff matter
They speak Of incidental protection. You know
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