Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-10
SENATOR BEN HARRISON.
His Address Formally Opening
the Hoosier Campaign at
indianapolis.
The Speech an Eloquent and For
chile Presentation of the
: Party Issues.

| clDle PreSentatlOn OF the
| = Party Issues.
A Demonstration Excelling in Magnitude
| Anything Seen in Indiana for
| Years.
Indianapolis special
Senator BENJAMIN Harrison formally opened
| the campaign in Indiana in q speech at the Park
| Theater, which was heard by 1900 people. It
was made the occasion of Republican demon
stration OF great magnitude, SURPRISING any
thing of the kind witnessed here since 1880. A
| torchlight procession, composed principally of
| Plumed Knights Of Columbia and Blaine and
Logan Guards, bearing aloft banners and
transparencies, and headed by martial bands.
! preceded the meeting and escorted the speaker
| to the theater. There were 1900 uniformed
men in line, and the procession was nine squares
in length. All the available space in the tn q er
| was filled before the arrival of the clubs, who
! were unable to gain admission.
Chairman New. of the Republican State Gen.
trail Committee, opened the meeting by intro
| ducng Gov. A. G. Porter presiding officer,
| and naming q score OF Vice Presidents The
Governor put the crowd in excellent humor by
some happy illusions to the Presidential can
! didate, which evoked great enthusiasm. After
| a song by the Central Blanc and Logan Glee
Club there were three cheers for Blaine and
three for Logan too Senator Harrison was in
i trOduced His speech was a studied effort, de-
lvered in the best style, and holding the atten-
ton of the hearers for an hour and three quar-
ters' The meeting closed with song, Well
| ton was a surprise to the Democrats in it's pro-
por. ions.
Senator Harrison began his address by quot
! description Of the Democratic pa1ty-the hun
cry, thirsty, unpriIcipled. cowardly party,
(which fell from power as conspiracy agai st
hnman rights and now attempts to sneak back
to power as conspiracy for plumber and
spoils" The Democrats now had generally a
| high opiHion of Curtis sagacity-an opinion not
fact that Mr. Curtis had now become an active
a apois had adj not SLOWED that dri cum n
| It's had changed his opinion OF the Democratic
party. Mr. Curtis and his associates had seem-
! ingly concluded that public morality would be
advanced by giving the Government to a party
These Independents. in their platform, said they
were proud of the great record and services OF
the hepnbli t%a PARTY He hoped hey would
ali ali virtue went out Of the party When they
opened the door, or that the other party would
cease to be GO .spiracy for plumber and s, OILS"
pres ,nce. The ewas not one Of these Independ-
ents who did not know, who had not in sub
stance sade that the Republican party was in
pubic questions There was not one of them
who did not know, who had not in sub lance
said, that the Democratic party had an infallible
instinct for the wrong side-tne immoral side
of public questions. These Cleveland Republic
cans affected to have discovered, since they
made up their minds to support MI. Cleveland,
that the Democratic and Republican parties do
not essentially differ upOn questions OF public
policy. Mr.. Curtis Mr.. Schurz, and many OF
their associates were understood to be civil
service reformers. Were they willing to have
two platforms on the subject Of civil service?
The speaker here read the civil-service para
graphs in each platform-that of the Demo-
cratic party consisting only of six words
and commented OH the two declarations. The
one was full, frank Endorsement Of the exist
ing civil service law; the other was eyasive and
incomplete and would not be crossed by re-
peal OF the present statutes. Senator Voorhees,
had denounced the new civil-servlce law and
had voted against it in the Senate. Mr.. Hen
bricks, fresh from The convention had declared,
in substance, that he knew Of no way of testing
the honesty of the present incumbents of the
offices except by turning them out and putting
in Democrats: He was sure that at least $4,000
should 60 at once. Every civil-service re-
former in the country knew that this reform
which had made such cheering progress would
sealed up if the men who framed the Demo-
cratic platform at Chicago came into power: If
civil-service reform was a minor issue. then
those who magnitied it should say SO; but they
could not part company with the Republican
party on the pretense that there was no issue
between the parties on the subject.
The speaker then cOntraSted the records, prin-
ciples, purposes, and methods of the two par
ties, and incidentally excoriated Mr.. Schurz for
some of his recent ut FRANCES. He then went on
to discuss the tariff, and gave brief history OF
the rise, progress. and death of the Morrison
bill: Tine weight Of opinion in the Democratic
party was for "a tariff for re7enue only"-9ne in
the framing OF which no account should be
taken of its effect on American industries and
American workmen. The Republican party
held to the doctrine that in fixing tariff rates
the effect of the rate proposed upon American
industries and upon the wages of American
workmen should be carefully considered.
But the incapacity Of Democratic House Of
| exhaust itself in The attempted tariff legisla-
ton. The building of a navy-for we have
practically no navy-was another question that
ism, or craftsmanship of a Demo- ratio House of
Representatives. 1t is one that involves not
only the national honor and influence, but the
tary and naval authorities Of the country have
again and again in official reports to Congress
declared that we are without navy. and that
our seac0ast defenses are not worthy of the
name. We have no guns for our ships; none for
| our coast Qualifications We have one tirst-cla.s
wooden ship of Wharf.-The Tennessee-but she is
vides that when the repairs Of q wooden vessl
shall equal 80 pei. cent. OF her value she shall
be sold or broken up. We have eleven
five OF them will not again be re-
paired. The utter helplesspess and naked
| ness of our country in the matter of ships and
and known in every foreign court It is sub
jeat OF amazement and modification that, with
abundant resources, this nation should consent
| to occupy SO contemplate Il position among the
| than one South American Government that has
navy with which ours could not cope. It has
been said upon the highest authority that Chill
| has armored ships that could salt into the har-
| Dor of San Francisco and put that great city
| under contribution at pleasure. The speaker
| went on to show how the attempts of the Re-
rnh the n
the construction of navy had been frustrated
! by Democratic action, and pointed out the abb
that we should Immediately build mighty
! navy that could defy the world or else continue
| as unprotected as we are
Turning to the question OF pensions the
speaker recounted the history of tie Mexican
pension bill In March last a committee repre-
sentng 10000 veteran soldiers and sailors had
enate, and fully set forth their ideas on the
subject. The Mexican pension bill having
| passed the House, came to the Senate, where it
with
! speaker read the bill as 1t was finally amended
and passed by Republican Senator'S He him.
self had introduced a bill in February. which
amendments. The bill. thus amended, was re-
| turned to the House in June, and notwithstand-
ing all the efforts of it's friends and the fact that
there was abundant time for its consideration,
sisted almost to the line Of filibusterng. and it
! Iilleu TO pass the house.
| After some comment on the electoral count
aud other measures, the speaker went on to
! speak on the records of the Presidential nomi-
necs. He briefly sketched the careers Of Cleve-
! land and Hendricks, and then eoQuently
| sketched'the lives and life-work of Blaine and
Logan. Mr.. Blaine was not chosen for the OBJ
security Of his record. but because he had in all
the sharp contests of the last twenty-five years,
by speech and vote, made q record which his
| fellow-citizens approved. Like Garfield, he had
advocated and illustrated the principles Of his
party, and its history could be read in his pub
lie utterances Place him In the midst Of the
NEST notable assemblies Of the world, and he
will be conspicuous figure. Mr.. Harper, of
jYarper's Weekly, said Of him not long ago:
There is no man now living more closely in
sympathy with the people than Mr.. Blaine. y
! Having sketched Mr.. Blaine's foreign policy,
the speaker paid IN eloquent tribute to the
dauntless courage, unsulIed honor, and mill
tary genius of John A. Logan, and to the strong
| hold he had upon the affection of his soldier
comrades and upon the respect of his country
I men.
! ON THE RUN.
\ The Democratic Rank and File Democrat
| lied, and the Leaders Unable to Rally
| Them.
The Washington correspondent of the New
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