The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-20

be will get q vote out Of the establishment Mr..
cleveland has taken the grstuitous pains to dis.
turo sucn establishments as mine. ana 1 think
We VIII remind him at the election that We sp-
preciate his attention"
THE Los Angeles Tribune thinks there IL an
Inconsistency somewhere 10 the Democratic
partys attitude. 1t says: Democrats organs
keep on saying that the Mills bill does not mean
iree trade. And yet they say that the protect
I've system 10 an unmitigAted curse.'p
In his frst political speech, made in 1882.
Abraham Lincoln said: my platform is a very
short one. / am in favor of internal improve-
ments and . high protective tariff" II is long
enough and broad enough for the Nation 10
stand upon to-day.-Omahs Republican.
TIMOTHY F. HALvEY, the well wool
broker. who has been visiting in Europe for
some time. observing the political and economic
ton. He has always been a Democrat and a
free-tradsr. His experience while abroad has
eoundly converted him.
ON election district in the city Of Syracuse.
N. Y, which has been canvassed shows SO men
who voted for Cleveland il 1884 now for Harri-
son, 90 Cleveland men in 1884 now undecided, and
not one. man who voted for Blaine four years
ago who will not vote for Harrison Ia November.
These are the ''straws" that tell.
0OohEh - . "a
of Uhrichsville, o. who was revenue collectorfor
q term under Cleveland's administration. but
resigned on account OF his large Law practice.
has joined the Republican ranks. He could not
indorse the Presidents free-trsde policy and.
consequently, concluded to withdraw from the
Democratic party.
The homo market. about which protectionist
newspapers and orators are always talking. is
worth So, 900, 600. 900 q year. That market, in
Oil Its richness, Is now enjoyed principally bv
the workinRman of the United States Shall he
resign it TO enrich the pauper labor of aristocra-
cy-cursed Europe2 The Republican party saws
no!-Los Angeles Tribune.
WE have it from q Democrat that in the pack
ing department of q large firm in New York a
canvass was recently taken and the voters, ali
workingmen. responded as follows: Harrison
and Morton, GA; Cleveland and Thurman. 20.
Four years ago these men votsd "a for Cleye-
land and 10 for Blaine. And so the wonderful
changes are going on.-Boston Journal.
THE demand for Mr.. Porter rested largely
upon the belief that no other man could bring
90 much strength to the ticket, but We do not
believe that any fewer votes will be polled for
General Hovey. IL the Democrats carry In
diana it will be in the face of all present irdi-
cations; 1t looks. indeed. as IL the majority for
General Harrison would be the largest that
State has cast for any one in many years-Phil
adelphia American.
The Cleveland Leader. commenting on . re-
cent speech of General Hsrrison's. says: "Hls
tribute to the home and the value Of home life
belongs to the same class OF pithy. concise and
powerful oratory as Lir coins mstchless two
minute speech at Gettysburg. It is seldom that
political orators possess the power OF expressing
themselves effectively in few words. such
power may we'll be said to be the height of ora
tory. Harrison possesses this ability in a geater
degree than any public man since Lincoln"
THE Democrats in West Virginia are trying to
raise . false issue in order to prevent their de-
feat which is certain on the tariff issue. An at
tempt will be made to arouse ell the sectional
feeling possible in the canvass, in the hope th<e
many Democrats, who have gone over to the
Republicans on account OF the Democratic free
trade tendencies. may be won back again. This
10 to be one of their methods alsoin old Virginia.
The Republicans. however, will meet them fair
~ and unequivocaliy, insisting that the battle
be fought out on the real issue.
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE D. TILLMAN, of South
Carolina. is at homo making his canvass for re-
election. He does noSsympathize with the free
trade attitude Of his party, and openly attacks
the administration, denouncine Cleveland 40 "a
more agent OF Wall street." He says the Mills
bill is . humbug, and that the Democrats have
not the ghost Of e show to elect their ticket He
said ne much preferred to see . man like Gener-
al Sheridan than Cleveland President. His
speeches have created a great sensation. and the
party leaders are becoming decidedly alarmed
because the people seem to side with Tillman.
Mr. T. B. BARRY, Of the general executive
board Of the Knights of Labor does not think
that the various political labor organizations
will do much this year. owing to the wide differ
once of opinions that prevail eff they would
only unite" he sid. in a Philadelphia interview
last week, "a tremendous vote would be polled
that would startls the old parties. but as yet
there is nothing homogeneous in their organi-
cation" In regard TO Michigan Mr.. Barry said
it would undoubtedly 60 Republican, as like
wise its near neiRhbor. Indiana THE labor
vote 10 not opposed to Harrison" he said. but
on the contrary the broad and liberal labor ele-
ment are rather 10 his favor on account of his
careful policy in regard 70 emigration. I believe
that the great American party in the future will
be the labor party"