The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-21
Colonel Robertson at Muncie.

Colonel Robertson at muncfe.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journai.
MUNcTE. Oct. 2O.-Col. r. S. Robertson, can
didate for Lieutenant-governor on the Repub-
lican ticket, addressed q large assembly of
Republicans at Wysor's Opera-house on Tuesday
evening. His address was we'll received, and he
was frequently applauded. He discussed at
length the question of the United States debt and
the surplus, and showed that the Democratic
party has refused to lessen the national debt or
to distribute the alleged surplus. He defend
ed the Republican tariff, and urged that
this party is favorable to such reforms in tariff
legislation as will secure to the people exemption
from burdens that might result from a high
tarlt1, and would still protect American industries
and American labor. He insisted that the Re-
publican party is not a hieh-tarif party. but
favors a tariff such as will protect the interests
just named from competition with the pauper
labor OF Europe. He showed that the arbitra-
ton bill adopted by the last Congress, and about
which Democrats boast 80 much. can
De OF no practical worth to ag-
grfeved workingmen, on account or
its discrimination IN favor Of the capitalist, the
inability under it to enforce the finding of an
arbltrating commission. The Labor Bureau
lately created could be OF no benefit IN relieving
oppressed operatives. 1t is designed only to
gather statistics. He showed the inability Of
the party in power. by citing the acts of the
President, to appreciate or to properly recognize
loyalty, but that instead it had placed a pre-
MUM upondisl0y atty and had rewarded treason.
In this connection he spoke Of the appointment
to Cabinet places of Garland and La
mar, representatives of the ideas of Sc
cession, and Kelley as minister to Austria,
and to many others like these, noted for their
devotion to the Coufederacy and their hatred of
the Union. He showed how the party, since in
power. had turned the "rascals" in. instead OF
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State the books Of the State Treasurer were re-
fused to be opened, even though il was stated,
and never denied, that the Treasurer was using
the funds for his own base purposes. He strongly
urged the need Of a change in the management
of the Insane Asylum. and graphically pictured
the inhuman treatment received by the unfor-
inmate inmates Of this asylum at the hands of
Democratic attendants. the DISTINGUISHING
e~errymander was properly denounced and it's I'M
fairness exposed. He closed with an effective
discussion of the soldier question. and showed
by the acts of President Cleveland, a man said
to be- better than his party, how the soldier has
heen insulted and sneered at, and how the
widow and the orphan of the soldier have been
refused a mere pittance for the great sacrifice
made by them. He urged that soldiers inter
ests are safest in the hands of the Republican
party.
Ex-Governor Porter at Columbus.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Oct. 20. I'll largest crowd that
has assembled here during this campaign greeted
Ex-Governor Porter this evening. Governor
Porter is a favorite here and people turned out
irrespective of parties and listened to his clear
and candid discussion of the issues. He spoke
briefly of the opposition of the Democratic party
to all the great measures favored by Republic
ans, and how the former finally adopted aud
claimed them as their own. He showed how
the party had failed. since in power, to re-
deem its promises in relation especially
to the tariff and distribution of the
surplus, and argued that when the
tariff is reformed it should be by the vote of the
States which have the manufactures, not by the
South. which has none comparatively. His
most telling points. however. were in relation to
State affairs, particularly the condition of the
State treasury, and his personal knowledge of
this matter. presented with all the force of an
honest. earnest man, opened the eyes of more
than one Democrat. The speech will do much
good.