The Portland daily press., 1888-10-26
HARRISON REFUTES DEMOCRATIC LIES
In a Speech Punctuated by the
Cheers Of Workingmen.
Mr.. Blaine Speaks to Seven Thousand
Irish ProtectIonIsts.
Lord SackvilIe's Letter and the Insult
1t Contained.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25.-Today's Harri.
son demonstration was in the hands of the
workingmen, and while it made cred table
showing was not as large as its promoters
promised. There was parade this after.
noon participated in by the local and out
side delegations. The Evening News I'm
dependent says there were 5000 men in line.
An actual count made by well known
Republican showed the total number in line
including bands was 1875. After the march
ing, speaking took place in Tomlinson Hall
which was filed. The delegations brought
in their flags and banners and. as Gen. Har-
rison appeared, the vast audience arose and
shaking flags and hats cheered frantically
for five minutes. l.. w. McDaniels, prom
inent member of the Typographical Union,
introduced General Harrison with a
brief speech and as he arose
there was another demonstration.
In his speech Mr.. Harrison said: 'Early
in the campaign certain people, claiming to
speak for the laboring men, but really in the
employ of Democratic campaign managers,
promulgated through the newspapers, and
by campaign publications that were not
ic campaign managers, but were paid for by
tnelr funds and circulated under their aus
pices, number of false and scandalous
stories relating to my attitude toward orgau-
iZed labor. LGreat and prolonged cheering.
The purpose, Of all these stories was
TO poison the minds of workingmen
against the candidate of the party that stands
IN this campaign for the principle of protec-
Iion to American labor. fGreat cheeringL
nave only once, In all my addresses made to
my fellow citizens, alluded to these malicious
and scandalous stories, but now, and in the
presence of this great gathering of working
men, L do pronounce them utterly false.
lCheers and waving of flags and banners
continued for several minutesl. The story
that ever said a dollar day was enough
Ior a worklngman, with all its accountant
ments and appendages, la voice Il knew it
was lie, is not a perversion of anything l
said, but 1t is a false creation. Enthusiastic
cheerlngl. / will not follow in detail this
long catalogue Of campaign ISLANDERS, but
Will only add that 1t is equally false that
paragingly of my fellow citizens of Irish
nativity or descent. Many of them are now
enrolling themselves on the side of
protection to American labor. This created
the necessity for the story. fCheersl 1 want
70 say again, that those who pitch the cam
paign on so low level greatly under estim-
ATE the intelligence. sense, decency and love
of fair play of the American people. PRO
longed cheersl. said to one of the first del
egations that visited me that this was con-
test of great principles, and that it would be
fought out on the high plains of truth and
not in the swamps of SANDER and defamation
lCheersl Those who will encamp their army
In this swamp will abandon victory to the
army that is on the heights. fCheersl The
Republican party stands today as the bull
wark and defense OF the wage earners of the
country against competition which may re-
duce American wages even to the standard
they falsely impute to my suggestion"
-Cheersl.
Gen. Harrison then proceeded to show that
The policy of the Democratic party means
vast increase OF importations and diminished
work lii American shops; less work andl ow-
sr wages. He left the hall amid entnusias-
nc cheering. Senator Blair, of New Hamp-
shire, then spoke on labor and education.
Mr.. Blaine In New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-lt Is estimated that
1000 people were present this evening at the
Republican mass meeting at
Madison Square Garden. Patrick Ford pre-
'ided, and large number of prominent
-rsh-Americans acted as vice presidents and
secretaries. Mr.. Ford delivered a short ad-
iress to the effect that Irishmen should favor
as England fayors free trade. He
ead the following telegram to himself from
Mr.. Harrison:
gratefully accept the congratulations of the
rish-American protectionsts assembled in mass
meeting in Madison Square Garden, and in return
nnRrafnlafe them on the imDulse their intelli-
National League OF America, spoke, dwell
ing principally on the Golden Club and its
lefarious work. d. 7. Haley spoke nexts
followed by e. o. Meagher, who was con-
iemned to death as FeDian. Both were
cheered.
Great enthusiasm was caused by the APP
pearance of Mr.. Blaine, who said he would
speak to the audience in relation to their
citizenship to the United States. Ireland,
almost the richest portion OF Europe, and
destined by mis-government TO poverty, ruin
and misery, furnished an example Of what
would overtake this country IL sad suIren1ereG Mioa
Vests letter as proof that the Cleveland
was sustained by the whole
force of English public opinion. Continu-
ing, Mr.. Blaine saidthat If the American Min
lister to England should write to an English
voter advising him to support either side as
the one favorable to the United States, he
would be politely invited to sail for home by
the next steamer. But even the Secretary OIL
State says it was no harm. 1t was only pri-
vate. That letter was written for Grover
bring naturalized English voters to his sup.
port, and Cleveland's premier, at the head Oh
his cabinet, said it is all right.
Mr.. Blaine declared that Lord Sackville's
statement that the rejection by the Republi-
cans Of the outrageous, miserable and das-
tardly fishery treaty was mere political rnse
for the campaign was an insult to the Re-
publican party. Never was there Senate
before in history, Republican, Democrotlc,
Whig or Federal, that would, for one mo-
ment, have entertained that fishery treaty.
Lord Sackville will find that political rusee
of that kind will last as long as the honor Oh
an American is to be preserved and the right
of hardy fisherman of America to be pro-
tected. [CheersI Mr.. Blaine then spoke ON
the tariff and its relation to the workingman.
In conclusion he said: Il base the
supremest confidence that, the first Tues,
day of November, the American people VIII
declare in unmistakable style that they Will
not surrender at the bidding Of England, or
the bidding of the English minister, or the
bidding of President Cleveland, or all three
combined that great principal Of American
industries" Loud continued applause.l
Mr.. Blaine returned to his hotel at the
conclusion Of the speech. Judge Brennan,
of Iowa and a number Of others spoke after
him.