Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-09-03
AT0R BEN HARRISON.
The Speech an Eloquent and For
cible Presentation Of the
Party Issues.
A Demonstration Excelliny In Magnitude
Anything Seen In lndia1a l0f
Years.

A Demonstration Excelling In Magnitude
Anything seen In indiana ivf
Years.
| Indianapolis spectall
Senator BENJAMIN Harrison formally opened
the carApaign In Indiana in speech at the Park
Thsstsy, which Was heard by 1000 people. il
was made the occasion Of Republican demon
stration Of great magnitude. SURPRISING any
thing Of the kind witnessed here since 1880 A
torchiight PROCESSION, composed principally Of
Plumed Knights Of Columbia and Blaine and
trsnspassnuiss, ana headed ' BY marital MARITAL bands, @
1 preceded the meeting and escorted the speaker
TO the theatsf There were 1900 uniformed
III length. All the available spacs In The tSs si
was illed bsfoIe the arrival OF tho clubs, who
wese unable 70 gain admission;
ChairMan New, Of the Republican State Cen-
| tral Committee. opened the meeting by intro
ducing Gov. A. G. Porter as presiding officer,
and naming = scoro Of Vice Presidents The
Governor put the crowd In excellent huWor by
some happy allusions to the Presidential can
didxte which evoked great enthusiasm. After
| song. Rs the Central Blaine and Logan Glee
Ciub There were three cheers for Blaine and
three for Logan too senator Harrison was in
troduced His speech was studied effort, de-
lyered IN the best style, and holding the attep-
ton OF the hearers for an hour and three quar-
~
Stand by Gar1ield's Friend" The demonstra-
| tion was surprise to the Democrats In its pro-
senator Harrison began his address Nv uuos-
lhK GeofRe w. Curtis famous epiRrammatic
description Of the Democratic paIty-the hun
CRY, thirsty. unprincipled, cowardly party,
hnmsn rights and now attempts to sneak M back back
spoiis.-' The Democrats now had generally =
high opinion Of Curtis sasscitymsn cp.nou not
! fact that Mr. Curtis had now become an active
associate IN the conspirscy for plnnder and
spolis 4 nad nc. mot Been showed ~ that Mr. Cur
party. Nj. Curtis and his associates had seem
ingly concluded that public morality would be
adyaiiced BY giving the government to . party
These Independents. in their platform, said they
were proud Of the great record and services Of
the kcprblican party: He hoped they would
ali virtue went out Of the party when they
opened the door. or that the other party would
cease to Ne Conspiracy for plunder and spols'
% fhe,e s vas not on. q these inSspsnd
ents Who did nu4 AnOwt waae hsd MOI Ia sub.
stance raid, that The Republican party was In.
public questions. There was not one of them
who did not know, who had not In substance
said that the Democratic party had an infallible
OF public qdestionA These Cleveland Repnbli-
cans affected 10 have discovered; since they
made up their minds 10 support Mr.. Cleveland,
that the Demucratic and Republican parties do
not essentially differ upon questions Of public
policy. Mr.. Curtiss Mr.. Echurx, and many Of
their associates were understood 70 be civil
their sincerity judged by . comparison Of the
two platforms ON the subject Of civil service?
The speaker here read the civil -service para
r:pns in each Of the Demo
and commented on the two declarations. The
one was full, frank indorsement Of the exist-
Ing ivil.servios law; the sother h was eyssive and
peal Of the present statutes. Senator Voorhees,
had denounced the new civil l-scrvice law and
had voted against It in the Senate Mr.. Hem
bricks, fresh from the convention had declared,
in substance, that he knew Of no way Of testing
the honesty OF the present tncumbents OF the
Offices except BY turning them out and putting
should 20 st once. Every oivil-service re-
former In the country knew that this reform
which had made such cheering progress would
sealed mp II the men who framed the Demo-
cratic platform at Chicago came into power. II
civti-servtOe reform was .. minor issue. then
could mot part company with the Republican
party on the pretense that there was no issue
between the parties a. the subject.
cdplss, purposes, and naethode OF che two paf-
taes, and incidentally excorikted Mr.. 6churE for
some OF his recent uttsrsncess He then went on
sSs & % s ana eh q e. aa
party @ ~ss for s.sia ior revenue s only IL
ssn of s ss on AmercsD and
American workmen. The Republican party
had 70 the doctrine that In fixing tariff rates
the eject Of the rate Iroposed upon American
workmen should 30 carefully considered.
But the incapacity Of Democratic House Of
Repseaentat;ves. coptinued the speaker, did not
exhaust ITSELF IN The attempted tariff iegisla-
ton The building Of navy--for We have
practtcally no nayy-was another question that
uncovered the utter lack Of capacity, patr1ot-.
Representatives It - one that involves not
only the national honor and influence. but the
safety Of our soaboard cittc& The highest mill
again and again ia o9Iiotal reports 70 Congress-
our seaqpsst defcnscs axe mot worthy Of the
our cc..s w have one
wooden ship Of war-the Tennessce-but she II
making hsr last cruise. law Of Compress pro.
.a 3 e. Ds s.ns y ss1 1Ss Ss ss
wooden x dem sesssi. = @ s. tSs is sseond I cis.s. and and
paired I " TSs ~ atssr 81 ssspSsssnsss I 'aI and naked
coast dcftnses y conceded by evcry American
jsc q sad SSc thss snen Ms
abundant reAOurces, this natiOn should consent
to 90 my - oontemptibls pnsitiCn among the
than enc ssuth Americsn Government thst has
= navy with which ours con'd not cope 1t has
bcen sid upua the highest authority that chtli
Sor q ssn Fsssco and % pus 81 shae srcss city city
under contribution at pleasure The speaker
want on 70 show how the attenpte Of the Re-
publican M rsrsx tendins e sows.d I'd 9 TIE beginning .,
by Dom0crattc ectj0n. and pointed out the abb
surdity Of ths position taken by Mr. Voorhees,
80 t,..t ~ ssfs seII1 o0sss,y 1n DnMa m!Gnsy