The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-04

ribs. Iwould not give straw for a political
speech-a speaker that was not abused in the
next issue Of the Democratic local newspaper
For ones dent believe that this is year to be
conclllatory. believe this year in preaching
the gospel of James and John James preached
as remember him Alright, salvation by works.
Show me your works and 7 will show you my
faith That is the Blaine gospel John. ON the
other hand preached a certain fiery gospel of
/ repent or be damned John warmed the pes1Ee
OF a certain fiery looking for of Judgment and
indignation, and that those nations that forget
God should be east into a lake of fire and bFifa-
stone Thatls the doctrine and practice of the
Black Eagle Of the Republican, parity This
gospel Of James and John, thoroughly rubbed H.
will bring certain defeat to the Democratic party.
StlH another point: Don't allow any indiscreet
friend, in fit of ZEAL to telegraph to the metro
poltan newspaper that you thrilled a. crowded
mouse by your able and eloquent remarks. If
some one, in your absence, makes such an ass
OF you, shoot him dead on the spot Ii there is
anything that damages campaign speaker It is
me Iylng kilograms sent To the city papers that
deceive no one and bring you and your cause
INTO contempt IN the estimation Of those thought
fll men who were present and knew the exact
SIZE OF your audience and the precise value and
ehect OF your arguments Leave this kind of
campaigning to the Democrats
II were advising how to make a successful
campaign speech, should say %Haye some.
thlng to say worth hearing say it.with all your
might, and when you have said it-stop. Never
I'M any form attempt through friends or other
wise. to bolster up your effort by letter
or telegram. No man can be Judge Of his own
effort State nothing but facts. Do not, know
lngly, upon any occasion whatever mslead or
deeefve your audience
For myself, mean to carry around with me
this year copy Of Blaines book know Of no
arguments that can equal the fairness with
which he treats friends and foes. Take, for ex-
ample, his comments upon MeC1eflan's removal
or upon paying the debt of Virginia as acompen-
satlon for taking away from her the territory
now constituting West Virginia; take his criti-
elsms upon Buchanan; these an show the man
and the statesman underneath the white plume
and the cleaning helmet and lance.
Finally, let us study as far as in us lies the
philosophy of politics. Why is it that we have
made such splendid record for ourselves that
we never grow weary of talking about i'll Why
is 1T that nothing disgusts Democrats so much as
pointing to this Fe0ordl Where lie the sources
OF the power Of our party or the weakness of the
otherf will tell you The Democratic party
IS as much Southern party to-day as it was in
1900, under Thomas jefferson, or in 1856, under
James Buchanan. FITS strength hes in the cotton
fields of the South and in the slums of New York
city. In these two places it has constant and
reliable majority, and thus it's strengths is its
weakness, and their leaders have not the sense
to see it. The Republican partys strength lies
IN the wheat and cornfields in the pineries and
mines, In the school houses and churches of the
great North. The Democratic party is as es-
sentally Southern in its makeup and ideas as it
was fifty years ago. And this is the open secret
of its weakness