The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-11
The Third Joint Debate Between the
Rival Aspirants for Governor.
DiscOurteOus Treatment of Major Calkins by
Col, Gray and His SuppOrters-Repub-
hcan Work Throughout the State.
CALKINs AND CRAY.


crowd was aDOuU equally ulVleled poiltlcdlly anu
each gentleman received enthusiastic support
and applause Major Calkins was suffering
from bad cold which he contracted at Green's
burg yesterday, and he spoke with great difficult
~ and considerable pain Not until he was
yearly half through his speech did he get his
voice under sufficient control to speak readily
and easily, and after that he unusually torci-
BILE and eloquent Col. Gray acquitted himself
more creditably than at any other
time since the series of debates began.
His opening speech was delivered vehemently
and rapidly, and more points were referred to
than could possibly be answered by his opponent
in the brief time allotted to him. The Demo
cratic candidate was more cautious than usual in
referring to subjects in which he had been
worsted and his speech was no less remarkable
for what it failed to say than for what it did say.
He again dwelt at length upon Major Calkins's
alleged vote to increase the standing army for
che purpose of suppressing workingmen, and
was again unfair and discourteous enough not to
read all the record on the subject and to misrep-
resent his opponents real position. In his an
swer to this, Mr. Calkins said:
81 never lave asked to be shielded from any
public act of mine, and never shall: but when he
says l advocated the passage of bill to increase
the regular army so as to suppress the rights of
the laborer, he says that which the record he
pretends to read, and does not, will not justly.
At Fort Wayne | referred to speech which he
had delivered in Richmond in 1864 denouncing
the Democrats and when he denied, in part, its
authenticity, l have since refralned from
saying anything about it, because L did
not want to descend to abuse and misrepresen-
tation, l took him at his word. I don't want
to reflect ON any man unjustly and if l can't
succeed without it, I don't want success"
This declaration was received with most en-
thusiastic cheering The debate was
held in the Republican wigwam, and was pre-
sided over by Col. William E. Mclean, VINO
introduced Mr.. Gray Hon W. W. Carter per-
forming like service for his opponent The dis
cussion covered substantially the same grounds
as previous ones, and Mr.. Grays opening speech
was simply an elaborated reproduction of that
delivered at Fort Wayne. AS before, he ar
raigned the Republican party for the iniquities
of the tariff for its alleged opposition to the
monetization of silver, for its failure to protect
American citizens abroad, for its favoring the
importation of contract pauper labor, for its
land grants, its failure to rebuild the navy, and
for various other sins of omission and com
mission He denied that the millions of dollars
in the public treasury were held to sustain the
credit of the government and said
that at the present time Col. Dudley
and 1913 other employees of the Pension
Department were in Ohio, engaged in corrupting
the ballot box and bribing voters. He again de-
MED being free-trader, or that his party was in
favor of it, and arraigned his opponent for his
vote on the three percent. funding BILL his
votes on various tariff measures, and principally
upon his advocacy of the increase of the standing
army
In reply, Major Calkirs decidedly established
the fact that the Democratic party was opposed
to the principle of protection of American indus
tries and labor by quoting its platforms since
1856, its votes various tariff measures and the
declarations of its leaders, such as Morrison, Car
Isle, Hurd Springer and Others He showed
that the party which he represented had estab-
lshed all the great principles of which the
country had reason to be proud; that it had
established the credit of the government; that it
had reduced taxation over $500, 900, 900 in six
teen years; that it had paid off over half the
national debt since the war; that it had pen
stoned the soldiers and, above all, by its system
of protection it had preserved the industries of
the eounery from destruction and kept the labor
srs from having their wages reduced like those
Of the pauper workmen Of Europe He ar
raigned the Democratic party for its failure to
push the bill, last winter. which proposed to pen
sion Mexican veterans, prisoners of war and
superannuated soldiers and in conclusion showed
by the records what the Republican party had
done for the country in the way of developing
its wealth and protecting its workingmen
since the government was intrusted to it,
and how the revenue or free-trade pol
icy advocated by the Democrats would
not only be hurtful, but absolutely ruinous to
our industries. His argument for tariff was
particularly strong and effective, and appealed
most strongly to his hearers a majority of whom
are employed by manufacturers here.
In his fifteen minute closing Speech Colonel
Gray briefly touched on the points already dis
eussed, reafirming the positions be had original
ly taken. AS in both the previous debates,
Major Calkins proved himself to be superior to
his antagonist in force of argument and readi-
ness in debate. While be was speaking, this af-
ternoon, member of the Democratic county
committee distributed through the audience
printed sheets containing the charges made
against him in reference to Mrs Duncans re
moval from the postoffice and statement con
corning chat school fund loan, which was not
particularly courteous, and once, while Gray was
speaking, voice from the Democratic side cried
out; Give it to him, Colonel; give it to the
dirty dog" Otherwise the crowd was orderly
and disposed to be fair in its treatment of the
speakers.
Tonight the city was ablaze with torchlight
professions and Examinations. The Republican
demonstration was the most imposing ever seen
here The crowd in and about the wigwams
was fully five thousand The principal address
was made by Hon. A. G. Harris, of indianapolis,
who was unusually effective, and brief speeches
were made by Major Calkins, Bruce Carr. R. r.
Shiel and Robert Mitchell. At the Democratic
meetine there Mere sneeches nv Gornrro.. c..