The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-28
a CAMPAIGN "REMINISCENCES.
How the Tariff Became the Great Issue
in the Canvass of Four Years Ago.
]. B. McCullagh's Visit to Garfield, the Sug-
gestion He Made, and What Came of 1t.
Special to tho Indianapolis journal.

Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
ST.. Louis, Aug. 27.-On my way here, yester-
day, occupied seat on the train with we'll
known Illinois Republican, and, in the course OF
our talk, he said: sDo you know how the tariff
got into the campaign of 1SS2-that is, how it
was made an active issue by the Republicans
after the Maine election in September and
when said / did not, he said: II will tell you
all about it was coming home from the East,
and at Buffalo met ]. B. McCullagh, editor Of
the St. Louis Globe-D Democrat, who was return
ing from his summer vacation. hadneyer met
Garfield, and was anxious to see him, and, when
we reached Cleveland asked McCullagh if we
could not stop over and go down to Mentor and
have an interview with the General. He said
he would try and arrange it, and telegraphed
GARFIELD to know if he would receive us, and
in little while received an answer that he
would. We went back to Mentor on the
afternoon train and General Swain met us, AS
we went out to the Garfield residence McCullagh
asked Swain to say to Garfield that he was not
there in his newspaper capacity, but as citizen;
and when this explanation was given to Garfield
it seemed to put him at his ease, and he talked
with great deal of freedom McCullagh told
him that he had scheme to suggest, which was
that he visit the St Louis fair, which opened on
the I'd Of October; that he go out by way
Of Chicago, and return through central or
southern Indiana, and that he prepare
q speech which could be delivered in
fragments from the rear of the train, but that
when the fragments were gathered up and put
speech. General Garfield seemed impressed
- af
friends that he could be elected without the vote
Of Indiana and that it was necessary to direct
every energy toward carrying New York.
''McCullagh asked him if he had ever read the
life of Napoleon, and he said he had Then,
said McCullagh you remember that at the seige
of Toulon, when the council Of war was being
held, and various opinions offered as to the best
methods of attack the little captain Of artillery
stepped up to the table, and, placing his finger
upon the fort shown on the map and the
distance from the beseiged city, said, there is
Toulon; when you have taken that fort you have
takea the city Now said McCullagh, Indiana
Is the Toulon of this campaign; carry it in Octo-
ber and you have New York in November
General Garfield seemed then to appreciate
more than ever the suggestion Of the trip to St
Louis but said, What subject should / discuss
In speechg
"sOh said McCullagh, take the tariff; that is
always prolific subject, and presume you
have some documents on that subject, already
t'The General said the only document he had
that was his own, and that bore upon that sub
iecr, was report which he had made to the
House the day before leaving Washington for
the Chicago convention. The General got it,
and it proved to be a minority report of the
kommittee on ways and means. McCullagh
glansed at il and said This is frstsrate stuff.
Let me take this with me, and / win stop at
indianapolis and talk with John G. New and see
what he thinks about it
s'McCullagh then went on to say that he
thought it was mistake for Mr.. Dorsey and the
members of the subcommittee to conduct a
campaign in Indiana from Chicago; that they
should go at once to Indianapolis and meet the
enemy on his own ground. General Garfield APP
proved Of that suggestion, and while we we're
there wrote to Dorsey and Mr.. New on the sub
lect
when we reached indianapolis, McCullagh
related to Mr.. New what he had said to Garfield,
and Mr.. New at once approved Of the plan and
had large numbers Of Gatfelds report circulated
throughout the State
That was the opening of the tariff campaign in
Indiana and guess everybody will admit that
the discussion of that question gave us the
October election, and through it our success in
November. j wR