The Indianapolis journal., 1888-08-15

that he could accept under no consideration.
The ticket as it stands will win .
good many Cleveland votes over. / know this
there in Noblesvihe and two in Westheld who
voted for Cleveland in 1884 and will support
Harrison this year. Hovey 10 the very man to
carry the State"
W. NJ Strange. auditor Of the Terre Haute &
Peoria railroad, was with the Decatur delegation
yesterday. He has for years been an influential
Republican Of Decatur. aud reported the pros
perity of she party throughout his section Of the
State as remarkably good. I'VE live in Re-
publican county, to be sure" said he, 'but then
We intend to make it more distinctly Republican
this year. There are features about this cam
paign that have never noticed in any other.
Its unity 10 very evident. The party not only
in Illinois but all over the country, seems to be
In better working order than it has ever succeed
ed In reaching The only way can account for
1t 10 that four years of Democratic probation
have clearly shown the peace-loving citizens that
the old party that governed the Nation for quar-
ter OK century cannot be improved upon. Anoth-
er thing have noticed 10 the great support that
the laboring men are going 70 give rs. We can
point to numerous cases where Democratic
laborsrs-men who voted for Cleveland in 1884,
and who have never known anything but the
Democracy-have pledged their hearty support
TO the Republican platform. / can name eight
or ten right in Peoria, men who are well known,
that say they cannot vote for Cleveland. az
they did four years ago. To my mind this means
. great deal. The Democratic editors will tell
You, when you ask them why they don't refute
1t. that they know OF hundreds of cases where
Republicans will vote for Cleveland, but that it
Is not their policy to make public fact of 1t.
knows the policy of Democratic papers knows
that il such case could be substantiatsd by
reliable evidence it would be published with
double headlines. can speak fos the railroad
employees, think, and they will back me up.
when say that Harrison will receive strong
vote from their ranks. There is no i'll feeling
among them against him. Nor is such decis-
ion on their part the result Of blind enthusiasm.
They have investigated his record, his conduct
in your city, In 1871 and his every act, and in it
all they cannot discover a single incident where
be has shown himself as anything else than
stanch friend to their interests. | think you
can count on Ave hundred majority for him from
Macon county, next November and not only our
county but the entire State will give good ma
joriry"
William Frazier was one Of the most enthusi-
astic members of the Young Mems Republican
Club from Decatur. and expressed himself great
ly pleased with General Harrison after he had
met him and heard him speak. Regarding the
illinois are looking mostly away from home.
for iu our State matters are too one-sided to
cause any anxiety. We are
wondering how Indiana and New
York will 60, and beeinning almost
have grown more hopeful, and then confident OK
the Republicans carrying both of those States.
know IL sounds rather unreasonable for a man
In an outside State, who hes had no immediate
means OF observation. to make such predictions,
but there is something. l caunot say exactly
what, which inspires me with the confidence.
II wasn't the case four years ago. Then, when
everything started out so brightly, we were
suddenly confronted with unexpected apathy in
certain Republican quarters, amounting in
many instances to downright opposition, and
ell as confident az they thought as. This year
you meet with no apathy among Republicans
They are all enthusiastic and working hard, and
neutrality-suspicious. it is the conversions which
know we are making every day OF the cam
paign- tells me that this is our year. Yes, sir.
/ believe Indianapolis has she next President
A. H. Mills. lawyer Of Decatur, H., headed
the visitors from that place. making the intro
ductory speech, on their behalf, to General Har-
risen. "Mncon county" he said. to Journal
reporter. ''is q strong Republican county. That
Is conceded by everybody. But We will
not rest content with that this year-we
want to make big increase In 1884 we gave
Blaine 3l2 majority. and we will roll up 500 for
l1Sfrison without doubt. The party through
ous Illinois is remarkably well organized. Har-
risons nomination was one that gave universal
satisfaction in all classes. The workingmen see
In him friend. and while we all recognize that
they form the LARGEST factor in this years cam
paign we also find great satisfaction in know
ing that they are going to support the right
man and the right idea-protection. You can
- Ill s.>1 II
and solid The Democrats are not saying
much. They are q quiet set. but 1 tell them
that rsrson would naturally be ouie: when 60
ing to his own funeral"
Prof L. A. Estes, president Of the Westfeld
Bank, is q strong anti-third-party Prohibition
ist He has made thorough canvass of the
subject and is we'll verssd in Prohibition mat
ters. 1.-THE third party 10 weakening, think. y
be said yesterday, land simply because Of the
| loeal-option plank in the Republican State
in our own county. Mr.. Mills, the candidate
| for Representative on the Prohibition ticket,
confesses that this is exactly what he has want
| ed for years, and that he will vote the Repub-
licsn ticket The fact is the Prohibitionists are
not gaining strength and, recognizing this fact,
| they are going TO try to come in on the Repub-
lican local-optiou plank. They are losing conf
| deuce in the propriety of branching of on an
independent line, and General Harrisone nomi-
nation threw them into CONSERVATION. It is my
| opinion that. il the Republican party continues
| in the way she is travelling now. before another
| campaien the Prohibition party will have no
| more functions to perform"
A wel-known farmer of Boone county has au-
rounced thas he will vote for Cleveland this
| year. He is the owner Of several farms in this
| county. and employs a large number Of men.
| He gives these as his reasons for his change OF
| heart: "I voted for Blaine In 1884. but this
| year 1 intend to vote for Cleveland. During
| Republican administrations 1 could never en-
| ploy farm hands for less than from slS to 500 a
| month. Since Cevelands election have been
| able gradually to get hands for less, and the
| highest wages pay this year is sl4 a month.
| and feel confident that should Cleveland be re-
| elected / will be able to get oil tie men / want
| for 80 a month. shall cast my vote where is
| will benefit me the most" This may be q good
argument to this rich farmer. but how will it
| strike his employesl