The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-21
SOUTH SIDE REPUBLICANS
John Jarrett Speaks at Their Large and
Warmly-RespOnsive Mass Meeting
What Wage-W Workers Earn in Scotland, and
Why They Are observation-disclosures
lions by Men Who Gauge Opinions.

Alarge crowd greeted John J. Jarrett at the
Vlreinis-avenue Rink, last night, to hear him dis
euss the political issues from . laboring mans
standpoint The Saw-make-s' and wheel-mak-
era Harrison and Morton Club and the Porter
Flambeaus escorted the speaker to the rink. P.
). ksilehsr was chosen presiding officer and be-
fore Introducing Mr.. Jarrett made brief and
Interesting remarks regarding his change
OK political views. His conviction, he said, had
not come by accident, but by an earnest
study OF the issues involved between the
two parties. This had led him to cease to be a
Democrat and to act with the Republicans. He
said of Bynum that although a lawyer be was
not q prominent one and was wanting 70 90 10
Congress- for his own qualification. The Damo-
Gratis had always been ir favor Of England be-
cause that country had always boen in favor OF
the South The first rebel gun fired had a Brit
ish imprint and hundreds OF rebel soldiers found
dead on the ba.tle-islds had "a their grasp q
musket bearing the British stamp. His re-
marks were very earnest throughout and ELECTED
much applause.
Mr.. Jarrets on being introduced said that he
liked TO discuss the political questions in order to
toll the people why he voted the Republican
ticket. de attacked the Mills bill in a very forci-
ole anu Argumeptative way. and assorted that,
although the Democrats were crying that il was
not q free-trade document. yet Mr.. Mills. short
y before be drafted the bill, had openly de-
clared that he was q free-tradsr. But now that
Vermont. Oregon and Maine had been heard
from. every Demoera: In the country Was crying
that the bill was not . free trade measure, and
that the Republicans were misrepresenting
things terribly. Even south Of Mason and Dix
on's line. he added, the Demo Gratis were saying
ehey were not free-trsders. The speaker did not
believe one word Mr.. Bypum Said. He had
learned nsver 60 take the word OF any leader in
the Southern Confsdsrscy. Free trade in Eng
land since 1886 bad reduced the price OF labor
TO almost nothing. His illustration Of the effect
OK protection there during the reign Of Edward
III was that o prohioitory expott-duty Law was
passed 20 prevent wool being sent from that
country to Flanders Within = short time the
Flemish were compelled to remove their fscto-
riss 10 England. The workipgmen of this coun-
try had organized in 1910 for . protective tariff,
and we're successful under the leadership of the
grandfather Of the workingman's candidate Of
to-day. The reason, he claimed. that iron was
cheaper in England than IN this country
was that miners there received 80
cents, while in this country they were
paid 10 cents per ton, yet no thought that
Americas natural resources should be vital
ized by paying labor reasonable wages. Ell
want to show the Sentinel said be. that pro-
lection Is the reason Of higher wages. The Sem
tinel says / was q Democrat and = free trader.
1 was when / frat came - this country; but
when / discovered that Shareholders were free
traders changed my views. The laboring man
publican party was the frst aud only party to
put q projection plank in it's platform" The
SPEAKER concluded by reviewing the condition
OF the country under the ruling Of the two pae
ties. and showed the marvellous prosperity due
/ to Republican mAnagement of national Affairs.