The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-22
THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA.
An Effective Discussion Of National
Issues by Gov. A. G. Porter.
Senator Voorhees, Keeping Sharp Eye on
the Legislature Cassius M Clay at
Richmond Other Meetings.
GovrENoR PoKrrR AT BooNv1LIE.
A Speech Treating of National and State
Candidates and the Tariff.

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| Correspondence of the indianapolis journal
ROCKVILLE Sept Ex-Governor Albert G.
Porter arrived here this morning from Evans
vile, and in the afternoon addressed large
crowd at the courthouse park. About noon
people began to pour into town, coming in
wagons on horseback, and on foot, and at l
o'clock when tho brass and martial bands be-
! gan discoursing sweet music in the courtyard
crowds began to fill up the grove, and soon all
the seats were taken, and people standing up
were not few. Probably 1000 people were
present Governor Porter was introduced to
the audience by Hon. John B. Cochrane, chair
man of the Warrick county central committee,
and when the distinguished speaker stepped
forward he was greeted with shouts and hur-
ras from the crowd His appearance here four
4 years ago in the memorable Porter-L anders
| joint discussion had made him many friends
among Democrats as well as Republicans, be-
cause Of the impartial position he assumed on
that occasion, and the manner in which he mas
tered his opponent in oratory, craftsmanship,
and citizenship.
Governor Porter opened his discussion by Civ
| ing history Of the life and character Of James
G.. Blaine from boyhood down. through his State
and national legislative days, and the position
he assumed toward foreign countries and in the
leading questions coming under his personal at
| tention while Secretary of State in James A.
Garfeld's Cabinet. He then gave the result of
the State election in Maine this month, and pre-
dicted what the result of it would bean over
whelming victory for Mr. Blaine. He said Mr..
Blaine was one of the founders and leaders of
the great Republican party in his State and the
Nation; that he had nursed and cared for it in
its infancy; had marched in front, leading it to
victory for four and twenty years, and that by
its last words the grand old Pine-tree State
speaks out in exultant tones that James g.
Blaine is the man to lead them on to victory in
November It is good omen from his own
neighbors Where he is known best they love
him best, and they will march to the polls in
November and announce their approval of him.
Our candidate for Governor is man just like
Mr., Blaine. He is self-made, and credit for his
successful career is due to him, and him alone.
He was raised poor boy, the son of q farmer in
needy circumstances, and by most strenuous eff
forts secured fair education When his coun-
try called for soldiers, Mr. Calkins was one of
the first to respond, and marched forth to the
'front.' and after successful and diligent service
came home with the rank of major, an honor
well and faithfully earned.
The Republican party came into existence in
this country in 1884 and its mission was the re-
claiming of the vast tracts of land in the West
for freedom, to wrest them from the slave-hold-
ers and give them to the people at large, and not
allow them to be governed by the few
who cultivated the lands by the labor
| of their slaves. During James Blu
chanan's administration the Republican
party introduced bill in Congress for the dis
! tribution of the government lands in the West
| among the people, giving them to those who
| would 60 there and enter 160 acres and cult
waite it The bill passed both houses Of Con
gress, but was vetoed by Mr. Buchanan, the
Democratic President. at the bidding of his
party. The Republican party, in 1860 selected
Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer, and
made their fight to get into power upon this
question. Whether the land should be given to
the people or be governed by the stakeholder
We were victorious, and you all know the result
The Nation was shrouded in a cloud; the Demo
cratic party rebelled, but we passed that bill
and Mr.. Lincoln signed it. Mr.. Hendricks says
this IS a past issue. So it is-with them now;
but were they to get into power again it wouldn't
be- Hendricks is like q prize-fghter. Two.
prize-fghters walk into the ring, and the first
man hits the second above the eyes, and, Of
course, he is carried out and rubbed
up for the second round; but when
he comes up again and sees his
adversary squared up as before ready to hit
him again, he says its past issue and turns
back That's the way with Hendricks and those
fellows-they want it to be a past ISSUE
The tariff question is now one of the leading
issues before the people. The Democrats say
they want the tariff reduced, and they want it
bad-until they get control Of Congress, as they
have had both houses for Two years and the
lower House for eight and then they don't want
it reduced 80 bad. They won't reduce it when
they have the chance, but keep crying at the
Republicans to do it. The latter, when they see
the necessity Of reducing the tariff on any art-
Gle, do it without the bidding of the Democracy.
| A few weeks ago they tried to pass horizontal
bill through Congress, but their own representa-
1 tives wouldn't vote for it. Congress said the
tariff was low enough, and if reduced it would be
! to the detriment of the country. Why do we
want protection We want protection so that our
manufacturers can compete with foreign manu-
1 facturers in this market of the United States
because the manufacturers in the old country can
get their labor for half that we can, and they