The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-09
POLITICAL POINTS.
rhe Missouri siraightout Republicans
WIN Go II Alone.
MAINE oREGhsAcKtRs LIKEWISE
4 New Yorh Republican Hector Deserts
blaine Gov. ireland 81 ~ Psso-
AeComb Not Disqualified
Logan st Washington.
The Indiana Csmpsiss.

FoRr WAYNE, Oct. THE first of . se-
ries Of four joint discussions upon th.
political issues OF the day between Hon.
w. ii. Calkins, candidate for Governor
of Indiana, on tho Republican ticket,
didate for ,he same Ofiics, WAS held here
this afternoon. A vast crowd assembled
Ia and around the courthouse yard Ia
listen to the debate, which took place
from y stand erected upon the court
house steps. Col. Gray. upon being in
troduced by Hon. H. O. Bell, made a
speech Of MI hours duration. The nlnin
question discussed WAS the tariff. Col.
Gray arraigned tho Republican party
foreign labor under contract, +,
for the decline of American
commerce, denounced tho tariff M u
robbery, but said tho Democratic party
Y not in favor Of fros trade. He de-
bounced civil service reform ss u fraud,
saying the State OF Ohio WAS swarming
with Republican oiilce-holders 10 carry
the state for Blaine; he RrraiHned the
Republican party for tho decay OF the
tariff laws Ameri an shi p builders CAN
not compete with foreign ship builders I;
that reform must come through the
Democrats. la reviewing Blaine's
record, each time Blsins's name wss
uttered II WAS greeted with cheers
which drowned the speakers voice.
During the speech Col. Gray devoted
considerable time to Mr.. Calkins' record
IN Congress, Major Cxlkins WAS then in-
troduced by Col. X. s. Robertson. lie
opened by saving that the Republican
party does not deal with issues of
twenty years ago, but settles issues M u
.ocs along and IL now dealing with
questions o! to-day. lie quoted Col.
Gray's speech at tichmond, Indiana,
March II, 1865, and said II WAS not the
Republican party which WAS RESPONSE
bic for the destruction - American
commerce, hut II was Confederate crui-
sers built in EnSland and sailing the
Confederate flag, which was responsible
for its destruction. ila said the Deui0-
cratic party had been ad'
vocating free trade since 1876.
II. reviewed the Morrison
bill at some length, and quoted promi.
ncni Free Trade Democrats, saying the
idle mechanics in this country are due,
not to protection, but to the last Demo
cratic Congress and the Morrison bill,
that threaIened everything from u pin
factory to u rolling mill A voice in the
crowd cried: "Give us Know Nothing
ISM" referring to Mr.. Gras's record, to
which Maj. Caikins replied: mo, sir; l
do not deal in personalities lie paid {.
compliment to MIR. Blaine, and closed
with glowing tribute to Gen. Logan's
war record. At the close
Of his speech Maj. Calkins i.s
minutes, during which he said: "rhe
speech purporting to have been made by
me at Richmond on March II, lSiB, WAS
written out by "A mau named Wood. four
DAYS after / had left that city. Some
things in the speech said, and some
did not saw" After touching upon the
tariff again Col. Grav closed, and was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers. Both
candidates held an informal levee upon
the platform. shaking hands after the
close Of the debate.
Missouri Straisht-Out Republicans.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. IA special to the
Post Dispatch from Macon, Missouri,
says: The Republican State convention
In opposition to the fusi1nists, met and
elected John lottery, OF Boone county,
chairman, w. p. Beach of Macon county,
secretary. The following state tic cket
was nominated: For Governor. Odon
Guitar, of Boone county; for Lieutenant
Governor, L. Is, uero, OF st. Charles; Tor
Secretary of state. n. q. Burch, Of Cole;
for State Auditor, b. Nj. Prenti5, of Har-
rispn; for State Treasurer. Charles T..
Hsrwood, of Greene; for Register OF
Lands, b. +. Heinz, of AdaIr; for AttOr-
ncy-General, J. V. karnes, of Jackson;
for Judge Of the Supreme Court, J. B.
Hudson, of st. Louis; lor RaiIroad Com
missioner, j NJ. Turner, "f st. Louis.
rne Republican electors chosen At the
Seial a convention were reinStated, and
the fu -ion with the Greenoackers renn
dated. The last resolution OF the plat
form Is as follows: "With charity for
all, with malice towards none, and frnl
in the faith OF q successful
future for the Republican party
in Missouri, We present state
ticket composed of distinguished, homo r.
able men tor the sutfrages of tho Q Re-
publicans who refuse t. follow the re-
cent fusion leaders down into the dark
valley OF humiliation. where ignomini =
GUS defeat awaits them"
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