St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-28
CALLING ON HARRISON
Another Delegation Visits the
Republican Candi-
date.
The Usual Banners and Trans
pareneies in the Pro-
cession.
Typical Address clarifying
=, the Grand Old
Party
Democrats Denounced for Not
Admitting Dakota and
Washington.

palIy from Warsaw, Wabash City and
other points in KoSciOsko and Wabash
counties. Their special train was de-
layed and did not arrive until late in
the afternoon. Gen. Harrison came
down to the New Dennison hotel shortly
after noon, expecting to receive the Wis
itors there. He spent some time chat
ting Familiarity with few friends in
the rooms Of the Republi can state COM
mittee and seemed in excellent health
and spirits as he sat leisurely
PUTTING A FRAGRANT HAVANA.
At $3.50 he received the delegation at
University park, where they formed a
Semi-circle about the speakers stand
and planted their banners conSpicu-
ouSly in front. Among the devices were:
''Provide for the Soldier and His Fam
''Rebuke the Gerrymander," "Our
Benevolent Institutions Must Be Pro
tected," 1--WE Will Veto Cleveland"
and several others.
Gen. Harrison carefully scanned the
row OF notices before him and at least
two of them served as texts to portions
of his address, which was chiefly de-
voted to the
FUTILITY OF THE APPLICATIONS
of Washington and Dakota territories
for statehood. The general was en-
Enthusiastically greeted and spoke in a
clear, ringing voice that was distinctly
heard at the outer edge of the crowd.
Hon. III. 5. BiggS, of Warsaw, made
Gen. Harrison responded as follows:
Mr.. Biggs and My Kosciosko County
Friends: did not need to be assured
of the friendliness of the Republicans of
your county. 1t has been evidenced
many times in the past. Before the con-
vention at Chicago the Republicans of
your. county gave me the assurance that
my nomination would meet the cordial
appreciation of your people. | am glad
to welcome you here to-day, and regret
that your journey hither has been so
tedious. You are
PROUD OF THE STATE
in which you dwell; proud of her insti-
buttons of learning; proud of her great
benevolent institutions, which l notice
by one of these banners you have
pledged yourselves to protect from
party SpOliation and degradation. APP
plause and cries of ''good, good."1 But
while we have much that is cause for
cOngratulation, we are not enjoying that
full equality of civil rights in the state
of Indiana to which we are entitled.
Our government is a representative
government. Delegates III congress and
members Of our state senate and house
of representatives are apportioned to
districts, and the national and state
constitutions contemplate that these
districts shall be equal, so that as far as
possible each citizen shall have in his
district the same potency in choosing
member OF congress or of our state
legislature, as is exercised by voter
IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT.
We do not to-day have that condition
of things. The. apportionment of our
state for legislative and congressional
purposes is unfair, and is known to be
unfair to all men. No candid Democrat
can defend it as a fair apportionment.
1t was framed to be unequal; it was de-
signed to give to the citizens of favored
districts an undue influence. 1t was in
tended to discriminate against Repub-
licans. 1t is not right that it should be so.
hope the time is coming and has even
now arrived when the great sense of
justice which possesses our people will
teach men of all parties that party sue
cess is not to be promoted at the expense
of an injustice to any of our citizens.
[Applause.] These things take hold of
government. If we would maintain
that respect for the law which is neces-
sary to social order, our people must
understand that each voter has his
FULL AND EQUAL INFLUENCE
in determining what the law shall be-
hope this question will not be forgotten
by our people until we have secured in
Indiana fair apportionment for legis-
lative and congressional purposes.
CHEERS. When the Republicans shall
secure the power of making an appor-
tionment hope and believe that the ex-
pertinent of seeking a party advantage
by public injustice will not be re-
peated. There are some other questions
affecting suffrage, to one Of which my
attention has, from circumstances, been
particularly attracted. There are in
the Northwest several territories organ
lied under public law, with defined
boundaries. They have been filled up
with the very elect of our citizens, the
brave, the enterprising and the intelli-
gent young men from all the states.
Many of the veterans of the late war
have sought, under our benefcent
homestead law,
NEW HOMES IN THE WEST.
Several of these territories have been
for years possessed of population,
wealth and all the requisites for admis-
sion as states. When the territory of
Indiana took the census, which was the
Union, we had less than 1000 people;
we had only thirteen organized coun-
ties. In the territory of South Dakota
there are nearly half a million people.
For years they have been knocking for
admission to the siSterhOod of states.
They are possessed of all the elements
of an organized and stable community.
1t has more people, more miles of rail
way. more postoffices. more churches,
more banks, more wealth than any terri
tory ever possessed when it was
ADMITTED TO THE UNION.
It surpassed some of the states in
when a president was to be chosen, the
committee on territories in the senate,
to meet the objection of our Democratic
friends that the admission of Dakota
would add disturbing element to the
electoral college, provided in the Da-
kOta bill that its organization should be
postponed until after the election; now
four years have rolled around and our
people are called again to take part in
presidential election and the intelligent
and patriotic Dakota people are again
deprived OF any participation. l ask
you why this is so. Is not the answer
obvious? [CrieS of ''yes."l They are
disfranchised and deprived of their ap-
propriate Influence i'll the electoral col
lege only because the prevailing senti-
ment in
THE TERRITORY Is REPUBLICAN.
''The cause of Washington territory
is more recent, put not more fragrant.
If we appropriately express our sympa-
thy with the cause of Irish home rule,
shall we not also demand home rule for
Dakota and Washington and insist that
their disfranchisement shall not be pro-
longed? [Applause.l There is a sense
of justice, of fairness that will assert it.
self against these attempts to coin party
advantage out of public wrong. The
day when men can be DISTINGUISHED or