The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-24

has used on previous occasions, showing the
wonderful progress of Indiana in manufactures
and wealth since 1850, proceeded as follows:
every intelligent and candid man knows and
will admit that the principal agency in produc-
ing that great result was the protective tariff.
lCheers. You live here in the coal region.
Everybody knows that it is coal that has made
Pennsylvania rich native of that State,
remember the time when its manu-
factures were comparatively insignificant,
and when it was as predomlnantly an
agricultural State as Indiana was in 1860.
The mining and manufacturing industries of
Pennsylvania are great that her farmers
are not able to supply the people engaged in
those industries with breadstuffs and provisions,
and as a consequence every acre of land IN the
State has largely increased in value and in sew
eral counties farm lands are worth from 5000 to
$3.50 an If the development of yonr manu-
factures is permitted to continue, you will have
like results in Indiana. Where you have n com
munity in which manufacturing and agricultural
development 20 on side by side.
of an ideal state of prosperity,
and to secure that for yourselves you must have
protective tariff. Renewed cheers. If you be-
lieve in the protective policy. the next question
is which political party is most likely to con
tinue itl The Republican party. you know, has
never been other than a protective tariff party.
while, on the other hand, the Democrats have
steadily opposed that policy for the last fifty
you should vote with the I,cpublicans. Cheers
But if, on tho contrary, you desire free trade,
you ought to vote the Democratic
th ticket [cries Of G;;"H Never s That tn.ad is
lCries we don't want it; we're down on En-
gland You live in coal region; coal produces
steam, and steam runs machinery, and machln-
cry is necessary for manufactures. Cheers
That is the whole case You who live i'll this
coal district are at the foundation of this indus
trial system-your feet are on the solid coal.
Under the protective system your energy and
your enterprise will dig your coal your enter
prise and your capital will utilize it for manu-
factures. and thus there shall come prosperity
to your manufacturers, your farmers, and all
the people of Indiana Great cheering
He was informed that the engineer of his
train, Ed Miller, most devoted admirer of
his who, for the past eight years, has constantly
Blaine badge, and had been loud IN the
expression of his preferences for him above all
others mentioned in connection with the presi-
dency.
Il should like to make the acquaintance of
that man." said Mr. Blaine, and he ex-
pressed desire to ride with him
on the engine for few miles.
He mounted the cab with the agility of a boy,
and was introduced to Miller, who doffed his hat
and extended hard and grimy fist, which his
new-found friend grasped and shook with great
cordiality. The crowd was taken as completely
by surprise as the astonished engineer himself,
and burst forth in loud and long continued
cheers. waving handkerchiefs and throwing
their hats in the air. The train pulled out with
Mr. Blaine seated beside Miller in which posi-
ton he rode to Greencastle junction, where he
left the engine and returned to his car
through the train. Next to the engine
were two cars bearing delegation from Illinois
and the Belleville, ILL.,, Flambeau Corps. The
captain of the company was introduced and
made a little speech to his distinguished fellow
passengers pledging the friendship ard devo-
ton of every member of the company, to which
Mr. Blaine responded briefly, returning thanks
to the boys, after which he shook hands with
each of them as he passed their seats, greatly to
their delight
At Greencastle one of the largest crowds en-
countered on the entire trip greeted the Repub-
lican candidate, fully IL, 900 persons being gath
cred ON the slope of the hills surrounding the
speakers stand. Among the number were
several hundred students of DePauw University,
who cheered and yelled with all the enthusiasm
college boys are capable of manifestng Several
uniformed companies were in attendance, and
the entire population of Putnam county seemed
to have turned out in every imaginable sort of
conveyance. The wind blew almost gale from
the North, blowing the engines smoke down
over the crowd and penetrating the clothing of
the most warmly clad. Women and children
stood mufied in winter wraps, with benumbed
fingers and azure-tinted noses, and the men in
uniform shivered until their teeth beat per-
feet tattoo; but the temperature was
not sufficient to chill the enthusiasm,
and no one seemed to pay any thought to per-
sonal comfort so long as the Great Commoner
remained IN view. In spite of the cold Mr.
Blaine stood with his overcoat buttoned closely
up to his chin and talked for eighteen minutes,
as usual paying particular attention to the tariff
question. He evidently won the friendship and
admiration of all in hearing, and the students
were especially pleased with the attention paid
them particularly. He left them to consider the
same conundrum put to the Ann Arbor boys, of
why it was that so many young men who, in
college, were ardent free traders, had espoused
the theory of protection in maturer
years. General Lew Wallace remained
to further entertain the crowd, and the Journey
was resumed.
The next stop was made at Charlottesville
where the crowd numbered 5000. The Demo
Gratis had made determined effort to keep their
voters away from the magnetzng influence of
Mr.. Blaine, and Hon. Isaac P. Gray and Gov
ernor Hubbard, of Texas, were holding d meeting
at the fair grounds. The scheme failed to work
altogether as had been intended, and the ex-
pectant Hoosiers crowded about the station with
out regard to the presence elsewhere of the
gubernatorial contingent. Mr.. Bane's appear
ance was the signal for the usual outburst
of enthusiasm, which continued until he com
manded silence by the waving of his hand His
remarks abbreviated somewhat, owing to