The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-09
TALKING TO THE VOTERS.


lIcan Meetings Held Last Evening.
The Eleventh ward Republican Club showed
dts effectiveness last night in holding an enthusi
astis meeting, at least two thirds Of those pre-
emit being colored voters. In the absence of Col.
Holloway, president Of the club, John Wills on
presided. Secretary Hasselman reported en-
couragngly as to the interest being manifested
in the ward, after which Col. Alexander A.
Jones, very entertaining colored orator, lately
Of the Pension Department in Washington, spoke
of the Importance of the coming election to Re
pubIicans, not only in Indiana. but through out
the country. It was no boys fight, but mans
,fgntto regain Republican supremacy in this State
"Don't allow yourselves to be led away by
strange gods" he said. IA vote for any Demo
graf. 70 matter how good he may be, is to sus
tain party that has robbed your people in the
South of the right 20 vote their sentiments. You
aid a party that, by the tissue ballot shotgun
and other means of force has prevented your
people from enjoying the fullness Of their rights
of citizenship"
Colonel Shively addressed the meeting briefly
on the Importance of off-year elections If the
Bame attention and enthusiasm were given them
as to presidential years. the work would be
y
work that makes the Republicans successful at
oil times.
Joseph B. Healing, in hattering speech on
the personnel of the Republican ticket, and the
Indications of victory, said: 81 of sue
cess for the whole ticket unless the Democrats
count us out. l have been over a greater part
of the county, and know whereof l speak, and
that the Democrats will try to cheat us out of
victory is apparent"
John Bowlus, r. E. Smith and others talked in
plx M xyofx hiatt ho.1
observed in the progress of the campaign. The
ticket was good one throughout, and the people
appreciated that fact
DIR. Watson talked plainly about the course
the paper claiming to be in the interest of his
race was pursuing II know what am talking
about my friends" he continued, when say
the editor of the Colored World offered to sup
port the Republicans for 5000, and that after
yards contract was drawn up in which the
World agreed to receive $35 per week for seven
weeks, ia order that colored people who were not
able. to pay for subscription, might
loaned editor Cooper $500. He wanted
she money in pile from the Republicans, and
they rightly refused to throw their means into
rat-hole unless they saw some good coming from
It. L tell you the World does not represent the
colored people in this campaign, and it is in dan
ger of losing good many subscribers"
President Wilson said that the editor of the
World had taken him to task for saying the 9TH
or night that he hated to think some of his peo
ole were so degraded as to support a man be-
cause he offered him chance to do mental labor.
81 asked him, Mr. Wilson continued, "who is the
better off in the opinion of men, he who votes
for bis principle and in the interest of his people,
or the man who sells his support to any one
who gives him money? Is it not hard
shat there are coored ready to vote for q
Enan because he employs them as hash singers?
There is not rebel in the South who would not
give them the same employment, and then d--n
g. -. H.. IL H.
the World, told me Taggart had done him a
favor. and You know he said, Colonel Merrill
did not come up soon enough to see me-" The
speaker called attention to the Richmond incident
saying: 'There you the true feeling of Dem
ocrats against the colored people. IL one col
Dred man is bad there are those who say the
whole race is bad l am that way in regard to
the Democratic party. If one portion of it treats
my race badly hold the whole party RESPONSE
be-
The speeches were warmly applauded, telling
of an increasing interest among the colored
voters in behalf of the Republican ticket. They
will hold another meeting Wednesday night at
the central committee rooms.
HARRIS AND HoLsTEIN AT ACTON
Hon. A. 9. Harris and Maj. Charles L. Hol-
stein, last evening addressed one of the largest
political meetings ever held at Acton. Major
HOlstein spoke first, saying that the Republican
party confidently prays the favorable judgment
Of the people upon the record it has made So
splendid is that record that it has grown into a
habit to speak of it as grand old party,
and yet it is but one score and ten
years old-less than half the allotted life
OF man. 1t is ola In deeds, not years. When it
came into power it found the government on
the verge of ruin and in the very throes of dis
solution. The old flag that had waved so proud
ly for nearly hundred years was trailing in the
NJ ha
Republican party became the protector and de-
fender Of that flag, and all it represented. It at
once, as II by my magic, created an army and
navy, the largest and best the world has ever
seen, to meet and overthrow, on land and sea-
the enemies OF that flag. 1t put more than 2
100000 gallant soldiers in the field With them
1t crushed the most gigantic and the wickedest
rebellion known to history Itsayed and regen
premacy and sovereignty over every
Inch of our vast national domain
in the hot flame and white heat of war it melted
The chains and shackles of 4,000,0 900 of slaves,
and mace free men of them. In the rich red
blood of its soldery with sword and bayonet it
wrote ia the Constitution of the United States
the amendments which made the government
for the first time free in fact as we'll as in name
In its administration of the national finances it
has shown and made manifest that peace hath
Ter victories no less renowned than war" TAX
ing the govarnment when its credit was the lowest
of any nation earth, 1t LETT it with credit the
nlgnest ever attaIneo oy any government oeIore
Taking the government when its bonds, bearing
o per cent interest, were selling for SO cents on
the dollar, it turned it to its successor with
its bonds bearing only 81 per cent. interest sell
ing at 20 per cent premium. During its nation
81 supremacy itreceived and disbursed more than
925, 600. geo 000-which sum is five times as much
as the aggregate sum received and disbnrsed by
all previous administrations from Washington to
Buchanan, inclusive In it's handling there was
lost from all causes less than so cents per ST. 000
under Democratic aa-
yuinistrations, in handling barely one-ffth as
much money, were ten times as
much. being moro than So per $1,000
Il originated and passed the homestead laws.
uuder whose benifcent provisions more than
900. 900 freernen have already entered and set
tied, and now occupy and own. upwards of 70. :
OOO, 0GO acres of the public lands, upon which
there are to-day, living in their own homes.