Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-21

NALuidl gas hdu pOCh N'"NN
in an unprecedentedly large field,
and the influence of new capital
and development, was felt in every
channel buildings were projected ;
manufactures planned, and revival
of trade and real estate values felt.
In the spring of 1887 real estate IN
Indianapolis made a decided adj
vance. if not mild boom People
expected policy of 'et well enough
alone bat the unlocked for, un.
called for, free trade blizzard OF
the President IN December, with
the Mills bill afterward, discouraged
everyone and things came to
standstil. Real estate transfers,
for example, instead OF equalllng
the figures of the spring before, ac-
tually shrunk to a ridiculously low
showing tins spring, less than we
have known for years. To say after
hopes of great prosperity have been
destroyed that the dictation OF
tree trade unnecessarily by the man
who poses as bigger than his party
is not responsible for the depres-
sion Is TO insult the thousands OF
property holders and manufacturers
in that manufacturing State, who
will surely rebuke this blunder IN
November, even if the influence OF
State pride in having a great In
dianian as President were not
enough as it IS to command their
votes.'
"You spoke of the Presidents
personal unpopularity -
eyes; 60 among the voters and
ask that question and yOn will find
that Cleveiand's gratuitOus insults
of IndianIans are bitterly remem-
bered throughout the State, They
know how Hendricks virtually
Illuminated himself to secure the
postmastership of his own town
how he actually promised to inter.
cede for nothing if this was granted
him-atter repeated rebuffs. They
remember how Cleveland in royal
disdain declined to attend Hen
bricks funeral, while many a
farmer YEARLY walked miles and
spent his ready money to pay that
last mark of respect to their fav-
orite son. They see how ex-senator
Mcdonald, though seeking nothing
has been habtually ignored. They
have read, been told, and often
seen how our representatives have
been treated at the White House
and the departments, in seeking
amendments for lndianians. The
treatment of Governor Gray at st.
Louis is fresh in the minds OF
voters who resent dictatorship from
the man unwilling to run again on
the successful platform of 1881
willing to disrupt great party
and humiliate its best statesman
(RandalD rather than lose a chance
to be original by a unique mes
sage in the face of policy &C
cepted by all as at least posslbl @
for four years. SO thousands OF
Randall Demo Gratis like myself, full
of State pride and admiration for a
statesman of Indiana like Harrison
will rebuke the egOtlsm of their
States worst cnemy-the autOcrat
in the White house. Nor do they
credit him with sincerity, but be-
lieve in the serious charge that his
campaign funds are drawn from
English free trade sources, as | my
self heard 1t gosslped in London
last summer, IN return for the
profits of importation in case oil
lowered tariffs
81 will add that | hold in my
possession an autograph letter.
/ YES. entirely of his own wearied
/ hand. written by Vice President
Hendricks, containing a ringing
condemnation Of the administration
as to appointments, a letter that
will not be rellshed at Washington
/ if published, aud it will be publish
ed, if the Democratic journals
presist in yituperatlOn OF
Democrats who espOusc their
| States best interests and their
/ States most brilliant soldier, to
the rebuke Of the divider OF the
Democratic party, aud the humllla'
| ton of Samuel J. Randall"
"Mention some Of your Democrats
who have declared for Harrison
please"
81 cannot begin to recall all the
names | have heard. Many say
they do not wish it known. but
among those having the courage
of their convictions and are willing
TO face the abuse which theiI
former friends of the press are
/ heaping upon them, are William b,
Fletcher, former State Senator aud
recently Superintendent OF Hos
pitfalls for the Insane; +. A. Ward,
president OF the Irish American
Protective I.eaguej Thomas f.
Ryan and David Macy, n bank
president, all lifelong Democrats
and men of influence
Mr.. Pierce has been i'll since his
fathers death, or he would have
taken an active part IN the cam
paign before this. He will spend
this month in the White Noun
tains, after which he is expected tC
make speeches throughout Indiana
for Harrison and Morton.