The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-01
70 the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal.

10 the Editor OIL the indianapolis Journal:
In the Cincinnati Enquirer of the 9th inst is
published the above lie, which, from the large
number of denials read in the New York and
Chicago papers, apears to be part Of the
"Seven-mule Barnum plan of campaign" am
one of the organizers of the Republican party of
Livingston county, New York-a stalwart pro
tectionist from early boyhood. Born IN Yer
mont in 1920 knew Jackson's first admnistra
ton, which wrecked all the woolen mills of New
England, my fathers among them, by its low
tariff, and / have twice seen the woolen
industries of country ruined since
that time by Democratic tinkering of the
tariff, and have profound contempt for any
man of fifty years and upward who is not a pro
tectionist remember well the great founder
Of the American system, Henry Clay, of blessed
memory whose whole life as Wing. was de-
voted to the development of American indus
tries; it was such a contrast to that of his con-
temporaries Who like him, were Shareholders
and who were mostly Democrats, and who be-
ieved the Almighty made them TO live in luxury
on the unpaid earnings of others. Here in that
institution long since characterized as the sum
all villainies," American slavery, is where De
mocracy, socalled fourished, and notwithstand-
ing Democracy war upon the Repub
lie for four long years and did its best to destroy
the only republican and free government in the
world, STILL the Republican party conquered
them and abolished that mother OF the Demo.
cratic party human slavery, and maintained the
government intact-established what our fathers
professed to have done, human liberty
| and equal rights then, with a magnan-
unity not human but god-like, forgave
every rebel and punished none, a fact for which
history furnishes no precedent, and sent them
home to their lands with their horses and prop
| erty; and Notwithstanding the Republicans were
thus merciful, they still receive their malignant
hatred Well, they left US with a
debt of $1,000 000 900 to pay, and we
have been SO wise in our legislation
as to encourage every possible industry and
to enjoy, as a consequence a prosperity and
progress unparalleled in the history of the world
establish confidence among the old nations of
the world that enables us to boast credit sec
ond to that Of no other country-ou three per
cents at large premium our debt with
the cash in treasury more than half paid off,
and we are met with the cry, Turn the raseals
OUT Give us change and reform" while our
| books show that we have the most economic ad
minstration and the purest and cleanest since the
days of the confederation not even excepting that
| of the Father of his Country. And when remem-
| Der that the last Democratic President, a few
months before the close of his administration,
when the public debtwas only $40 000 000 sent his
Secretary Of the Treasury to New
York and sold our six-per-cent bonds
for eighty eight cents per dollar, 1 say
now to you any man who has lived through
this period and has not been asleep or crazy
who, in view of all this history, would abandon
such glorious party having such splendid rec
ord and join the Democratic party and vote for
the very pure Cleveland and the patriot Hendricks
must be sadly in his second childhood, or dude
like g. w. Curtis. No, gentlemen that is a lie. /
have been for Blaine for eight years. and sohave
the majority of the Republicans Of the country,
and nothing but bossism and unit rule defeated
him in 1876, and again in $780, But
we got the district delegate system,
and l. in common with every we'll
read Republican. knew that Blaine would
be nominated if alive when we reached that
point So far from opposing Blaine, esteem
him as the ablest American statesman living or
dead and as firmly believe he will be President,
progress. Blaine first. last and all the time. ]
as firmly believe New York will give IS, 900
majority for him as believe anything and
place it anywhere from that to 100 000 be-
lieve know New York politics as well as most
men. This yarn is made out of whole CLOTH for
all Republicans here know was for Blaine almost
alone in Peru. / do not speak for Mr.. Blythe,
whose name is coupled with mine in this dis
patch He is an old resident of your city, and if
Republican knows why he is one, and can
speak for himself But write me down for
Blaine from the tallest hair on my head to the
soles of my feet B. F. Dow.
PERU, Ind, Aug 20, 1884