The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-08-14
Speech of the Republican Can.
didate for Governor OF
Indiana.
The Policy and Principles Of the Repub-
lican Party Eloquently and
Effectively Defended.
The Work and Purposes of the Two
Great Parties Forcibly
Contrasted.
How the Republican Tariff Laws Have
Increased Wealth and Increased
the Means of Living.
Richmond Qnd.) special

Maj. Calkins, Republican nominee for
Governor, opened the campaign at Parker's
Opera House in this city. The building
holds about $780, and it was crowded. A
procession escorted the Mayor and other
city officials to the opera house. glee
club of sixty -four voices opened the meet
ing with n campaign song. Hon. l.. ID.
Stubs, Chairman of the County Central
Committee, presided. He read a dispatch
from Col. w. w. Dudley, Commissioner of
Pension and Calkins' competitor for the
nomination, expressing good wishes and
cordial support. Mr.. Calkins was intro
duced amid deafening applause, which con-
tinued for several minutes. When quiet
was restored the speaker spoke substantially
as follows:
In country like ours history repeats itself
frequently. The Republican party is engaged
to-day in an effort TO the industries and the
labor system OF the country from utter ruin.
The Democratic party Is engaged in trying 10
destroy both. In 1856 the Republican party OPP
posed the extension OF slavery; in 1860 II refused
TO allow the dismemberment of the Union; in
1864 II refused to submit TO dishonorable peace:
in 1868 il insisted on the adoption of the consti
tutional amendments: in 1872 II repudiated in
sincerity; in 1876 1t opposed sham reforms; and
in 1850 it was in favor of honest money, in all of
which il was opposed by the Democratic party.
So, o-day, the Democratic party Is engaged in
an assault upon the industrial interests OF the
country in as Migrant and wicked manner as
II was TO those questions IN each OF the periods
/ have named.
The Republican party found an empty treasu-
ny, and now it has surplus of S400OOO,060. IL
found the credit OF the nation so low that the
bonds ct the nation sold at ~ per cent discount,
bearing high rate of interest, and no sale Tor
them at this ruinous price, while now its bonds
bear per cent interest and are at a premium
of 20 per cent. IL found an incpient rebellion
which ripened into a cyclone of war, which IL
subdued and made the union of States indisso-
iuble. 1t found 100000 OF slaves working with
out pay, with the masters lash applied to bare
backs, and labor forcel from servile hands. IL
struck the shackles from their limbs and made
them free.
1t found the mother of the slave children de-
MED the right OF owning her own child The
Republican party placed her guardianship above
that of the master 1t found fathers and hus-
bands unable to protect the virtue OF their
wives or daughters; it wrote manhood upon
their face, and placed in their hands the power
of the law TO- their full protection. IL found
slavery recognized in the Constitution and il
blotted it out by the thirteenth amendment. IL
found the mouths of witnesses closed in the
courts of justice. and it unlocked their tongues
teenth amendment.
1t found men born and reared in this country
deprived OF the right OF suffrage, and placed the
ballot in their hands
find among the first enunciated principles of
the Democratic party, according to their Chicago
platform, a declaration that il is in favor of re-
ducing all Federal taxation 10 a point so low
that the sum raised shall be exclusively for
public purposes, and shall not exceed the needs
The words used in this declaration are disin
genous and crafty, but the Republicans are not
left alone 20 put an Interpretation upon them.
Upon that question the Republican party makes
issue with its adversary, and boldly and fear
lessly throws down the gage of battle and chal-
lenge' them TO discussion Of the questions
involved
The declaration In favor Of honest money!
gold and silver coinage of the Constitution. con-
vertible into circulating medium without loss,
is a departure from recent Democratic policy.
We can congratulate ourselves Republicans
that we have converted the Democratic party
from the error of it's ways on this subject, as on
many others of late years, and have brought
them back within constitutional bounds.
The declaration by the Democratic convention
relating to the question of sumptuary laws il
misleading and deceptive. The design of the
declaration was to capture the German vote of
the country, and in the word "sumptuary" they
seek TO practice deception both upon the
German voters and upon the honest temper
ance Democratic voters. IL is hardly necessary
to remind the people that the Democratic party
have always enacted sumptuary laws when they
have been in power in this State. The control
of the liquor traffic by license is sumptuary
law. / now warn the German voters OF this
State that the Democratic party will make use
of them just so long they find it TO their adj
vantage, and tue moment that they find it con-
venient, after having used them for the purpose
of getting into power, TO betray them, they will
not hesitate to do so. This has been the history
of the Democratic party in its dealings with all
The most singular declaration found in the
Democratic platform is in relation to the regard
which the Democratic party has for law. But
when interpreted in the light of the resolution
following its construction is not difficult. 1t
first assures the capital of the country that the
Democratic party doesn't intend TO play the
pirate and robber, and then IL turns its face inn
mediately toward the people and informs them
that the Democratic party intends to forfeit all
the railroad land grants for the purposes of
homesteads. 1t il the old game of talk with
double tongues 60 different classes
The declaration by the Democratic party that
it is the duty of the United States to protect it's
citizens at home and abroad, when compared
with its acts, is an anomaly While the asser-
ton contains sentiment which should be car
RED out with scrupulous exactness. yet the
Democratic party have never attempted TO pro-
tect the American citizen, either at home or
abroad, whereby his rights might be entirely Sc
cured to him Such declaration by the Demo-
cratic party, while it withholds appropriations TO
build navy or to construct guns, which the
only means that be used to enforce the
rights of American citizens abroad, is simply
ridiculous.
am at a loss to know why the Democratic
party of to-day referred with pride to the &C
QUESTION of Louisiana, Florida, and the Mexican
territories. The stab they gave the Republican
party for the acquisition of the territory of
Alaska is in harmony with Democratic thought.
In the Democratic State and national plat
forms will be found vague illusions to civil
service reform. Exactly what is intended can
not readily be understood We know that they
are not in favor of the reform measures insti-
tuted by the Republicans. Mr.. Hendricks re-
cent declaration. in his speech after the Dem
ocratic convention at Chicago, disslpates all
uncertainty on that question. And even IL his
utterances were less certain than they are, the
recent overthrow of that distinguished DEM
ocrat In Ohio, Senator Pendleton. leaves no
room for doubling that the Democratic party il
utterly opposed to civil-service reform such as
has been entered upon by Republican rule.
While IL pretends to love abstract virtue, the
Democratic party hates concrete reform. 1t
falsihes in It's platform; 10 attempts n straddle
on the tarin; IL condones cipher dispatches.
nurses reputation, commits fraud on the ballot
box, suborns witnesses, nurses forgery, deiles
the jury-box, stains the judicial ermine, de-
grades the citizen, dishonors statesmen, and
disarms the patriot.
It's deviltry is in the utterauces of fits last
platform, wherein IL lauds the last Legislature
for passing the metropolitan police bill. and yet
cries with loud voice for local self government.
In pretending to be the soldiers and sailors
friend, IL makes an uncertain declaration as to
what soldiers IL desires to pension. BY its ut
terances. also i'm the State platform. IL con-
dennis the Chief Executive of this State for the
appointment OF his own party friends to the
control of the charitable. benevolent. and penal
Institutions a the State, whereas his immed-
ate predecessor had committed the exact acts
for which they assume to dcnounce the present
Executive. And the Democratic Legislature, I'm
violation Of all law and al the traditions of this
State, in addition TO it's other crimes, sought TO
cocrce the Executive into the approval OF meas
ures VIII CHI did not meet his views by a threat 10
withhold the annual appropriation bills unless
he shoui give his cons Mt 20 their nefarious