The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-16


insure the success of the entire Republican
ticket national State and county in November
GEN. JOHN coBURN.
Gen. John Coburn now Territorial Judge of
Montana, was the next speaker. He said that
nobody in the world took less pleasure than he
in the downfall of an enemy, but he would low
give his political enemies an opportunity to
say that he did rejoice in their overthrow in
Ohio. or rather that he rejoced in the triumph
of the principles of the grand Republican party
He rejoiced in all the grand achievements of
that party; reioiced that men like those who
had just sung Somebody's Laughing" had been
lifted up from a state of slavery to enlightened
freedom; rejoiced that the men who thirty years
ago established the Republican party and who
said to slavery THUS far shalt thou go and no
farther had participated in the victory in Ohio;
rejoiced that the soldiers who took their musketS
in hand and saved the Union had aided in gaining
this victory; rejoiced that men with Africas
dusky shadows on their faces had aided in the
triumph reioiced that men who came from the
banks of the Rhine had stood by Republicanism,
and that men from the Green Old Isle-from the
banks of the Shannon, who had never been with
us before-were with us in this contest What
reason have the Irish for ranying to
our standard this year, Is it because
the la6oring men of the country now
party is against their interests That it means
free trade and proclaims destruction to American
industry. There is another thng-the menace
of the solid Southland the people are not willing
to intrust this government to the hands of the
men who sought to destroy it. The great State
of Ohio has spoken in thunder tones not only in
electine the State ticket but in electing major
ity of the delegation to Congress 1t is har-
bnger Of victory in November In it there is
the presage of the continuance in power of the
patriotic party that preserved the country that
has planted peace in all our valleys and on all
our hill-tops and that proposes to protect free
speech and a free ballot all over this country
Applause
COL. R. s. ROBERTSON.
Col. R. S. Robertson, of Fort Wayne was
the next speaker He said he was glad to be
there to mingle his rejoicings with those of the
army of Republicans he saw before him. He
said it had done him good to pass along the
streets to-day and see the bright, broad faces of
Republicans, while the few Democrats he had
seen had faces 80 long that they could eat their
oats out Of the bottom Of n barrel 1t meant
something more than the election of Sec
rotary of State and congressman. 1t meant
that the people of the State of Ohio
still believed in the Republican party. The
voice of Ohio was but one in the grand collec-
ton of voices which will be heard from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, showing that the country
is safe; that its industries and its laboring peo
pie will be protected; that loyalty to the flag is
still at premium, and that the boys who fol-
lowed John A. Logan in that grand march to
the sea are still at the front today. 1t means
that James G. Blaine will be the next President
of these United States; it means
that under him every citizen OF this
country wherever he may be, will be
secure in his person, and that everywhere in this
country he will be secured free speech and free
ballot-liberty to speak as he chooses and vote
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to be as secure in all his rights as the voter in
indianapolis. But here in Indiana we must not
sit down and fold our arms When our election
comes on every Republican vote must be brought
out-there must be no dry-weather Republicans
in Indiana See to it that the threat once made
here in Indianapolis does tcome true, that the
Democrats are not victorious and do not march
into your courthouse with wild rebel yell
Applause.
MR. A. +. POTTS
Mr.. A. F. Potts, president of the Morton Club
of this city, then spoke He thought it looking
over the immense crowd magnificent oppor-
tunity for a young man TO try his voice. He
was there to represent his young associates and
TO speak as young Republican. He could not
help but feel some pity for the Democratic par
ty which was so respondent that night The
Republican party had had the pleasure of carry
ing the roses while the Democracy were kept
busy picking the thorns out of their hands.
But 1t was the Republican party
that planted this rose bush of
civilization, and if Che Democracy
attempted roughly t. remove it from the sunny
place where our hands have placed it it is no
more than right they should suffer for their
rasnness Mr. Hendricks had been INDUCING
in predictions. He predicted that the Demo
cratic majority in Ohio would be II, 900. Mr..
Hendricks and some other Democrats remind US
Of fha str Of tha oil CIT
one day summing herself and pluming
her feathers when she saw dog coming
along She thought she would have little
amusement, and called out. Hi, there; sick
EN-. sick EN-, sick en-" The dog, looking
around, seeing nothing else in sight, turned on
Polly and gave her lively shaking, tearing out
her tail feathers AS he let her go she looked
over her tattered plumage and remarked, POL
ly, you're a id fool; you talk too muehl"
met a Democrat to-day who said the result of
the election in Ohiowas Democratic victory. 1
could only say 1.-THE Lord loveth cheerful liar"
1t IS not a question in this campaign whether
St. John has Democratic barrel or the old
oakeu bucket, nor does the crazy patchwork of
the widow Butler and Mrs Lockwood merit our
attention The question before US is the tariff
whether the American laborer and American
industries shall be protected and the Republican
party distinctly says they shall be. The Demo
cratic party is IN favor of a tariff for campaign
purposes only. 1t is like two boys with see
saw board through the fence, bobbing
up and down, and would have the
public believe it is making progress.
When Jason encountered the soldiers raised
from the dragons teeth. and threw the stone
amongst them, they fell to fighting among them
selves If we continue to throw the protection
stones into the ranks of the Democracy the eff
feet will be the destruction of that party The
Democratic donkey covered itself with what it
thought to be lions SKIN this tnts-Cleveland
But at the first agricultural fair he opened his
mouth to roar, resulting in bray. Thomas A
Hendricks the tail, shows it to be the same old
Democratic donkey. daughter and applause
HON. JOHN B. ELAN.
Mr.. John B. ELAN then came forward. He
said he didn't come tonight to discuss political
issues 1t seemed time rather for cheers, and
songs, and horns-musical horns 1t seems that
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