The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-14

. high hill, from which the eye gets sweep OK
the Potomac TO the west and south down past
Alexandria and Mt. Vernon, while. Washington
lies down 70 the northwest IKE eres. pano.
interior Of which is much like in fetish and FUR
Fish those found on the Plantations In the
South. grand old pine and poplar trees
found Mr.. Douglass about 20 depart for George
town, where he lectures night, and In . con-
siderable hurry. When told him that l came
to earn who he would rather see at the head
and tail of the Republican ticket and pitted
against Cleveland and Thurman, the grand old
negro. whose great locks OF hair are a. white Is
snow. smiled blandly.
at is we'll known. said he, ''that for many
years have been an admrer Of John Sherman
/ retain my friendship and admiration for him
yet But there are other than general consid-
erAtions which We should reason over at this
time. We want combination that will carry
Indiana and New York. The men, In my opin-
ion. who can do this perfectly and with . rush
of enthusiasm such as the country has never
seen since the organization of the Republican
and Phelps, or Harrison and Depew. Think Oh
Gen. Ben Harrison. of Indians grand man, q
clean man In every essential, educated. finished
yet brought up from the masses a. one Of them
pitted against Grover Cleveland What con
trast between characters! All that 10 pure. aut
good. and intellectual. and strong side
and weakness, vacillation. selfshness and tho
bad on the other. have come not only 70 ads
wish it were 90 that we could have as our lead
ers Harrison and Sherman. or Sherman aus
Harrison; but Indiana and Ohio too closely
together, and that is out of the question since
and IL is conceded by every one that
General Harrison can carry his own State by
big majority, We can place . man from New
York-Morton, Hiscock. or Depew-on the ticket
with him so as TO carry that State. 1t looks ts
me as though the party at Chicago IL likely -
m
must have him at the head or the tail or the
ticket If we go East for candidate and Gen.
Harrison will not take the second place We must
give him the first. and make the East this tim<
take the tail of the ticket would like to 20 on
the stump with Harrison and Morton a. our
leaders. If there any men who could in.
spire me they are the two. The colored peopk
throughout the country adore General Harrison,
not only for what he has done himself to help
strike down their shackles and raise them mp,
but for what his forefathers did.
I'VE must do something continued Nj.
Douglas, 10 dethrone this man now at the
White House. 1t would never do for him to
have possession Of the governments affairs
another four years. There are two or three old
Republicans on the bench OF the Supreme Court
of the United States who will likely retire
law, or who will die before the end of
another four years. Cleveland and his parry are
doing every thing they can to nullify every
law which grew out OF the war, and IL the Dem
ocratic party should remain in powcr another
four years doubt not that every law enacted
on issues for which we fought in the late war
will either be repealed or nullifed- It Is true.
rs has been recently said. there are no ex-con-
fsderates in Congress; they are ell confederafee.
active. alive, with every Issue struck down
in the war ranking in their breasts. There was
something more than slavery In the Southern
question which preciptated war in 1861. You
may put me down as an ardent personal friend
of General Harrison, and rs ready to do every
thing I can to bring about his election should
he be the choice of the party at Chicago. The
Indiana candidate seems to be especially avail
ton the State Is now placed in by the Demo-
cratic nominations, and the fact that it has
man against whom not thing can be brought
We would have no mugwumps with him - our
leader, and I would be the happiest man can
conceive OF to see him 90 into the White House
and the man who occupies 1t now 20 out"