The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-24
AN IRISH ORATOR
Makes Most Dismal Failure at Terro
Haute-A Talking Blacksmith"
Special TO the Sentinel.

Makes a Most Dismal Failure at Terro
Haute-A Talking Blacksmith
Special 10 the Sentinel.
TERRE HAUTE Ind, Sept 21I-Rev. G. W.
Pepper, advertised the great Irish orator,
spoke at the Republican Wigwam last night,
end although every effort was made to drum
up crowd with the aid OF band and the
turning out OF the Escorts, the wigwam held
the smallest audience of the season. 4 spe-
ciaI effort was made to attract the Irish
voters to the speaking, but for some reason
or other the great outpouring that was ex-
pected failed to appear and those voters who
were present were lifelong Republicans of
this city, who have not now and never have
had any sympathy or interest in common
with that class. Rev. Pepper had cold,
and his voice sounded like caliope, with
occasional variations. He was introduced
to the audience by an Irishman
who has been a Republican all
his life, and who ROW holds
a position under a Republican county
official. Rev. Pepper charged all the ills
that nave happened from the deluge down to
the present time to the evil influence of the
Democratic party, and sought to prove 1t by
an abusive trade against En- gland, everything
English, and dudes. The reverend gentle
man was especially severe on the dudes. He
said he was proud to belong to party that
had given such man as u. S. Grant to the
country, and said he was proud also to say
that he had never voted a Democratic ticket
in his life. In view of the fact that Rev.
Peppers mission here was to prove that
Blaine was the great, only and original
friend of the Irish, and to convert Demo
cratic voters, this conservative" admission
of bis partisanship hardly had the tendency
of neutraliEing any Democrats that may
have been present. Rev. Mr.. Pepper was
wrought up to such an intense state of en-
thusiasm that he magnified the Republican
majority in Maine from 15.4l1 to 10000, a
thing a truly good Christian ought not to do.
Rev. Mr.. Peppers objections to Governor
Cleveland he enumerated under the follow
ing formidable heads: a. He was bache
lor. (2) He was a Democrat. (3) He was sab
ported by the Republican dudes. After he had
spoken about an hour his voice gave out.
and George W. Nipple, the talking black
smith," was introduced and succeeded in
making the crowd grow painfully less every
minute he spoke Mr.. Nipple was not long
on deck, but he betrayed the quality of his
mind and completely. disgusted his hearers
by vulgar and insulting remark about the
Halpin scandal, which he thought, perhaps.
would raise a laugh, but which, creditable as
1T is to the Republicans, didn't. If he had
talked half an hour longer there is no telling
what he would have done. Some of the
Republicans believe that Rev. Mr.. Pepper
is an emissary in the camp, and in the pay
of the Democratic National Committee. He
is certainly doing all he can 10 warrant that
belief, and if let alone will carry the State
by large ma jority for Cleveland. The effort
of the Methodist divine from the north oil
Ireland in this city was the saddest kind oi
a failure