The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-30
THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA.
Gen. Lew Wallace Disposes Of Some Of
the FallaciesOf Ex-G0V. Hendricks.
A Series Of Pointed interrOgatOries Which
the Democratic Candidate for Governor
Is Requested to Answer.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE.
Mr.. Hendricks Effectively Answered. Strong
Argument in Favor of Tariff.

Mr.. Hendricks Effectively MISUNDERSTANDING
Argument in Favor of Tariff.
Correspondence OF the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNcIE, Sept 29-General Lew Wallace de-
livered one of thu strongest addresses at the
court house Saturday afternoon that has been
heard here for long time. In the course of his
argument he handled Thomas A Hendricks
without gloves, and gave most complete
answer to that gentleman's statement that the
reason prices are low, business dull, and labor
unemployed is, that the stimulus to activity
four hundred millions of the peoples money-is
locked up in the national treasury. General Wal
lace, quoting from official reports, showed that
$500, 600 600 of this is reserved by acts Of Con
gress for special purposes, such as redemption Of
certain bonds due, of gold and silver certificates,
United States notes, and for redemption of bank
notes. Mr.. Hendricks, he said, proposes to re-
turn this to the people and distribute it among
them. This is an unblushing, cool and deliber-
ate bride for votes. Will Democrats or Repub-
licans, for the sum of So each, make themselves
accessories to this robbery of treasury
Among those who would suffer from this whole
sale robbery he mentioned the holders of United
States bonds, now overdue, holders Of gold and
silver certificates, and pensioners, including dis
abled soldiers, the widows and orphans of those
who gave their lives IN the battles front By this
action moneys which do not belong, strictly
speaking, to the United States, would be taken
from the vaults and distributed. That which
has been deposited with the United States Treas
urer to secure national bank notes. would be
taken out and distributed; and where would GO
our financial stability The $l38, 600, 900 which
make good our greenbacks, would go too and then
what would the $346 900, 900 of this money be
worthl And when You are once reduced to this
condition, you ask, what is your remedy and
how are you to get redressY You can not This
proposition of Mr.. Hendricks involves scheme
which no word more fifty describes than-rob-
berry By no other means can this money, much
of it, be taken from the treasury for it is placed
there as a reserve fund to secure and maintain
the credit Of the Nation. 1t is this that gives us
the satisfaction that paper money issued by gov
eminent or by banks is MS good as the
gold it represents. When we went
S outh and fought for the Nation, we brought
back that old flag in honor, and no soldier would
honor of the Nation in whose defense we stood, a
target for rebel balls.
They say if we take out this money we
will replace it; but howl By what method2
Joseph Mcdonald, the best Democratic leader in
the State, says it cannot be done by tariff The
only way they propose is by direct taxa ton.
Read their platform and see how often that
word taxation appears They say that the reve-
nues Of the government must be collected by fed
eral taxation. They propose to collect 1t in
such.a way that they can force its payment
Tariff is not tax in the sense that we are com
PEELED to pay it, for we are not. We say the
revenue can be raised by protective tariff policy.
If foreigners want to bring goods here they
must pay for the right on all such as come in
competition with our own products General
Wallace went on to give most forcible argu-
ment in favor of protection, and gave the follow
ing reasons:
First-The world will not reciprccate and
make free trade universal; therefore, while
other countries could place their products in our
markets we could not enter their lines, and
our industries would die. II the whole
world would adopt such a policy, they might
talk to us. Prince Bismarck recommended a
protective policy, which was adopted, and worked
SO well in Germany that wages went up IL per
cent Instead of repeating the Law, it has been
such success that a bill is now before their
legislature for raising custom house tax. This
policy is certainly right; but if I am wrong I am
wrongin the best company the world ever knew
with snch men as Washington, Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln and many others, with whom
would feel much more comfortable than to walk
arm-in-arm with oily Tom Hendricks
Every time we have had free trade business has
been dull and dead and to cure that condition
we have always resorted to the protective policy.
Many instances which are matters of history
were addueed to prove the proposition. Mr..
Hendricks says present stringent times are due
to high tariff Not so It is because the last
Democratic Congress began tinkering with the
tariff, and when Mr.. Carlisle was elected Speaker
of the House as an ultra free-trader, the word
halt went all along the line of business.
Second am in favor of a tariff, because it
protects labor.
Thira-Because it brings immigration to our
shores, and makes us strong
Fourth-Because it protects us against Euro
pean cheap labor Statistics show that one out
of every seven English laborers die as paupers.
Fifth am IN favor of protection because it
gives diversity of occupation. Under it we have
not only farmers, but factories Of cett0ns, and
woolens and iron and Others These furnish a
home market for the products of the soil, and
make prices good Prices are low on wheat
this year, it is true, and Why's Not because of the
tariff, as every reader Of newspapers knows,
but because of overproduction. There is more
wheat stored to-day in Liverpool than there has
been at any one time in the last one hundred
years. Would doing away with the tariff and
letting this great surplus come to our shores,
give US better prices2 All know the opposite
would be the case. We cannot compete with
the Indian wheat raiser who works for 81 per
month.
General Wallace went ON, then, to show the
wisdom Of Mr. Blainels South American policy,
which would open up these Republics to us, that
we might not only sell them the products of our
factories, bnt of our great grain fields To the
work of the soldier he alluded in most glowing
words, and said that the satisfaction he felt for
having done his duty on the field of battle was
the most pleasant man could enjoy. Mr.. Hem
bricks came in for some Of the keenest sarcasm
that could be uttered. He disposed of Hen
dricks's claim that the Irishman is q natural
Democrat in fitting words, and paida high tribute
to the Irish people, and particularly to Daniel
O'Connell, and in concluding this subject he
said: Were Irish born, as I am American
born, ! would not be very grateful to Mr.. Hen
bricks for that statement" His address closed
with most fiowery eulogy on Blaine, Logan
and Calkins. His address, two hours long,
was received with frequent applause.
He was followed BY General Carnahan, who
spoke for few minutes addressing himself to
old soldiers. and succeeded in string up great
deal of feeling and enthusiasm.