The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-10

here is ready to lower its wages to the
pauper wages Of Eurcpe2 You may
lay your heads if you choose in
the lap of Democracy as Samson laid his in
the lap of Delilah, but when you are led into the
temple blinded and weakened. it will be your
own fault if you pull the building down on you.
Ny opponent says the Democratic party never
made land grant to corporation. The record
shows that they did grant 81, 900, 900 acres, and
mostly to corporations south of the Mason and
Dixon line. Anyhow, what has he got against
Gov. Hendricks, who voted for all the land
grants when he was in Congressl am free to
say that it was then the correct policy-now 1T
is not
And what has the Republican party accom-
plished in the past twenty four years under
protective policyl Let me read you some of the
figures In 1860 the value of all property IN the
United States was $l4 600 900 000 in 1880 it was
$54 000 600. 900. In 1860 there were 30 635 miles
of railroad here; in 1888 there were ll5,OOO-
moro than in all Europe combined In 1860 the
manufacturing products of all kinds were
1854 256, 584 in 1880 the same were valued at
81, 972, 755, 642 In 1860 the capital invested In
manufacturing was 81 009 855, 7l5 in 1880 it was
So, 700, 272, COG and is now over three billions,
furnishing employment to over four millions OF
laborers, representing, with their families,
nearly onethird of our population. The
exports and imports in 1860, were 1868 95S 542
in 1888, $l,547, 020, BIG, The excess of inn
ports over exports, in 1860 was $40 O4O, o.
in 1883 the excess of exports over imports was
$780, $50, 4S8 In 1860 there were 2, 000 900 farms
in the country valued at So, 27l 575, 426 in 1880
there were 1000, 900 farms, valued at $40, 49,
l61, 905 In 1860 we grew l, 230 0OO 900 bushels
of cereals; in $780, 2, 700 900 900 bushels In 1860
our wool crop was CO. 900 900 pounds; in 1883 it
was over 300, 600, 900. In 1860 we mined 1000,
900 tons of COAL in 1888 SS, 000 900 tons In 1860
we mined 900 900 tons of iron ore; in 1888 we
mined g. 900, 900 tons. The number of newspa-
pers and periodicals in 1860 was 4,051, circulating
among l3, 663, 400 people; in 1880 there were H.,
403 newspapers, circulating among 81 III 1924 peo-
pie. Now this is what projection has done for
us, and yet the Democrats Genounce it,
This is the American system, which James q.
Blaine, who is the American of Americans the
prince of parliamentarians, the leader Of leaders,
represents When he is elected President as he
will be next November [great cheeringl his
voice-not his alone, but representing ffty-fv
millions of free people-will make the crowned
heads of Europe uneasy. He will declare that
grand principle wherever an American wan
ders on this globe the old flag will follow him
Wherever an American citizen goes, James G.
Blaine, his voice, and his administration, will
follow and protect him 1t will protect him at
home and abroad 1t will write on the banners,
unerasaby the words liberty, law, truth and
justice, and protection to Americans whether
abroad or whether in this land, and make the
humble cottage just as secure as the palatial
mansion.