The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-22


were escorted from the car, through the court
house, TO the east side, where a large pavilion
covered with flags and evergreens, had been
erected The streets for two blocks every
side were filled with people. and the
cheering was almost Overwhelming. Upon com
ing upon the stand Mr.. Blaine warmly greeted
Frederick Douglass, who was there, and this
incident called forth rounds of applause. The
speaker Was introduced by Hen. Joseph Il Gray
and said:
ever since the civil war closed with victory for
the Union, delusion has haunted thu Demo
cratic mind That deusion is that the electoral
vote of the solid South will be consolidated with
the vote of Ohio and Indiana in an unholy ALI
ance, TO hand the government over to the men
who, twenty five years ago. tried TO destroy It.
Irefuse to believe that State with the great
heroic and patriotic record of Indiana can be used
for that purpose / refuse to believe that
the State which honored itself with patriotism
on every bloody battlefield will join in putting
back into power the who tried to over
throw the government. Yet their only hope is
in such a continuation consolidation which
the destruction of the protective tariff
and the introduction of British free trade
Whether viewed from patriotic or industrial
grounds, the result will be one which / believe
will be most unwelcome to the great and pros
porous Northwest No other State in the Union
more fully vindicates the wisdom of the protect
i've policy than does Indiana When Lincoln was
inaugurated in 1861, your manufactures were
scarcely known outside of the borders of your
State. Last year they were II 900 in number and
their production Was worth $3.50, 600, 900. Now
can Indiana afford to cut off this great Industry
tCries of MOI 'NoIl I am not a very old man,
but remember very well when Governor hit
ner of Pennsylvania. was laughed at and ridl-
euled because he said the time would come when
that State would need more agricultural
products than it could produce. That time
ho- -, -lx-<aJl
aud it will come soon to you, voters of Indiana
if this system of protection is continued Every
State will be prosperous that unites the LARGEST
development of agriculture with manufacturing
skill. Indiana can choose for herself what she
wants. Your State is filled with men who can
vote as they please, while in the South over one
million OF colored men are unjustly deprived of
thsir franchise 1t is against these wrongs; 1t is
against these policies; II is against these indgna
ties that the Republican party protests and
points the way to freedom. Independence and to
prosperity" Great cheering.
APPROACHING THE CAFTrAI-
The run from Noblesville to Indianapolis was
made in about thirty-fve minutes. Even on the
outskirts of the city the people had assembled in
considerable numbers, and down town the crowd
was dense Mr. Blaine stood on the rear plat
form, bowling to the right and left, aud shaking
hands with the more adventurous who risked
their lives 10y climbing up on the platform. At
Washington street, where he left the train, the
crowd extended for several blocks in each direc-
ton. and it was almost impossible for the police
to make paSsage-way.
THE TRAIN AND THE ENGINE.
The engine which brought the Blaine train
from Fort WarEe was of the Roger pattern
No. I04l. It was in charge of E. L. Tenney,
who has run it with the pay car and on special
occasions for more than twenty years The con
ductor was II. C. Gage of Toledo, who, just above
Noblesville. asked Mr.. Blaine if he would not
like to take a ride on the engine. He said that he
would and he rode thus for about ten miles,
managing the lever uAder the direction of the
engineer. and was apparently very much inter
ested in it. He returned to his car at Fishers
station The engine was very gaily decorated
by some ladies at Fort Wayne.
DROPPING SPEAKERS BY THE wAYsIDE.
In accordance with the arran gements made by
the State central committee, we'll known polit-
ical speakers were left at various stations to
address the rnultitudes after the train had gone,
as indicated: Huntington, Hon r. s Taylor,
Of Fort Wayne Peru, Hon. W, c. Wilson, OLA
fayette Hon. D. S Alexander, of Washington,
Logansport, Hon. John A. Tibbitts, of Con
necticut: Hon r. P. DeHart Hon w. ID. Owen.
Koko1no. Hon. Robert p Kennedy, of Ohio;
Hon. G. W. Steele Upton, General Paul Van
dervort. of Nebraska; Hon. A G. Rankin. OF
Pennsylvania. Noblesville, Hon. Win Cum
back Frederick Douglass Hon c. T. DoEey.
THE MORTON CLUBS DISPLAY.
The Morton Club, composed of representative
young men of the city, made very considerable
part of tine display yesterday. They went to
Kokomo, two hundred strong, wearing high
white hats and linen busters in two special cars,
parading the streets there their cars were at
tached to the Blaine train-neKt to the engine.
En- route Mr.. Walker Blaine was personally in
treduced to each member, and later on his ia
Their passed through the ear and had most en-
fhusastic reception A glee club and drum
corps accompanied the club besides a number of
distinguished citizens O.. X. j.