Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-26

| agnation has 1rawn no picture OF the full mean
ing to our people and to he world of these simple
| words. We saved the n II, peTpatuated free
| government and abolished slavery
On Thursday the General made four add tesses
| to visiting delegations.
The first delegation comprised some fifty vet
| Grams of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry, General
| Shanks- old re !iment. They we e received at
| the residence shortly after noon. Colonel Lewis
Reeves, of MentOne, InJ., M ade the address on
| behalf OF the veterans, to which General Har-
| risOn responded
Comrades, 1 recall the services of your gal-
| liant regiment. welcome you men who had
| an honorable part in the great achieveme nts of
| the Union army in the civil war. 1 congratu-
| late you that you have been spared to see the
| fruits of your labors and sacrifices. In these
| meetings the thought of those who did not live
| to the END of he bloody struggle is always
| present. Their honor also is in our keeping [
| am G ad to know that at last in our State shaft
| is being lifted to the honor of the Indiana SOL
| der. 1t will not only keep alive worthy men,
ory but it will be an ms ructor in patriotism to
our children. thank you for this friendly visit
The veterans were then introduced and shook
hands wit the General and Mrs Harrison.
Next came the delegations from Irouuois
| County Illinois, and Laporte, Ind, numbering
| together over ], 800 They were received at Uni
versity Park. r. W. hilcher, of Watseka, ILL.,,
and the Hon. j. w. Crumpaclxer of Laporte
| Ind, delivered the congratulatory addresses
| General Harrison, who continues in excellent
voice, touched on the tariff issue, and dwelt at
some length upon the Treasury surplus He
| spoke follows
| my Illinois and my Indiana friends, ii I
| n00QoQ any SCl1nuluS TO duty, or TO nave
| pressions of the dignity and responsibility of
| representative office increased J should find it
| in such assemblies as the e, and in the kind and
| thoughtful words which have been addressed to
| me your behalf. The American people,
| der our system of government, have their pub
| lie interests in their own keeping. All laws
and proclamations may be revoked or repealed
| by them. They will be called upon in November
| 80 mark out the revenue policy for our Govern
m mt by choosing pubic officers pled5edto the
princip es which q ma ;ority of our people
| Fortunately have issue
| cry Gle arly drawn and very easy to be un en-
| stood. In previous campaigns we have not
/ Now we do know. Our Democratic friends say
that protective tariff is robbery. You see this
written at the head of campaign tracts circu-
| lated by their committees. You hear 1T
| said in the public speeches OF their lead
ers. You have not once, l think, in the
campaign, heard any Democratic speaker adj
nit that even low protective tariff was de-
| sirable. Those who, like Mr. Randall, have
in former campaigns been usel to allay
| talking protection, have been silencod. On the
| other hand, the Republican party declares by
| it's platform and by it's speakers that protec-
! tive tariff is wise and necessary. There is the
| issue. Make your choice. If you approve
| by your votes the doctrine that q pro, &c i've
| tariff is public robbery, you will expect your
r( ptesen 0atives to stop this public robbery, and
if they faithful they will do it, not per cent.
of it, but all of it. So that beg you all to recol-
the princip of protection You are invited TO
| a fe Lst of cheapness. You are promised foreign
made goods at very low prices, and domestic &c,
| low rates. But do not forget that the specter of
low wages will also attend the feast. 1neyita-
bly, as certain as the night follows
means lower wages. Choose then, but
do not forget that this cheapaning process may
human life and the loss of human happiness
| And word about the surplus in the Treas
| ury. Our Democratic friends did not know what
else to do with it, aud so they have deposited it
| in certain national banks. The Government
gets no interest upon it, but it is loaned out by
| the banks to our citizens at interest. Our in
| come is more than our current expenses. There
| is authority for the Secretary of the Treasury
| to lend the money, and SO only three methods of
| dealing with it presented themselves under the
law. First, to lock it up in the Treasury vaults ;
second to deposit 1t in the banks without interest,"
| not yet due. The objection to the first method
was that the withdrawal of 80 large a sum
might result in a monetary stringency; the
| second obviated this objection by allowing the
| banks to puo the money in circulation but
neither method resulted in any advantage to the
| Government: As to it, the money was dead !;
| only the banks received interest for it's use. By
| the third method the money would be returned
to the channels of trade, and the Government
| would make the difference between the premium
paid for the bond and the interest that the bonds
| would draw if left outstanding until they ma
tured. If a Government bond at the market
| premium is a good investment for capitalist,
| who is free to use his money as he pleases can
it be bad finance for the Government, having
money that it cannot in any other way,
to use it in buying up its bonds? It
is not whether we will purposely raise
money to buy our bonds at premium
| no one would advise that-but will we SO use a
| surplus that we have on hand and cannot law
| fully pay out in any other way?' Do our Demo-
cratic friends propose to give the banks the free
] use of it until our bonds mature? do they
| propose to reduce our annual income below our
annual expe 1diture, by a revision of the tariff,
until this surplus isl used and then revise the
| tariff again to restore equilibrium l welcome
the presence to-day Of these lad es of our house
holds. We should not forget that have
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| they e interested in this policy of protection
| which we advocate. If want and hard condi-
| share. And now have been tempted to speak
mora at length than l had intended. I thank
| you for this cordial manifestation of your conf
| dence and respect"
The reception concluded with the usual hand
shaking.
The third delegation numbered six hundred
one hundred ladies, who wore large red, white
| and blue sashes. They were received in the
Morris, ILL.,, on behalf of the visitors, made
| felicitous address. General Harrison in re-
| sponse said
General Hayes and my Illinois friends 1
regret that your arrival was postcned so long as
| to make it impossible for you to meet with the
| other friends from your State, who little while
| ago assembled about the platform. thlnk
| you for the kind feelings that prompted
| you to come and for the generous things
| General Hayes has said in your behalf. There
| is little that can say and little that l can APP
| propria ely do to promote the success of Repu0-
lican principles. campaign that enlists the
earnest and active cooperation of the individual
voters will have safe issue I am glad to see
| in your presence an evidence that in your
| locality this individual interest is felt. But
| popular assemblies, public debate, and con-
| ventions are all empty mockery un-
less, when the debate is closet, the cleo
| tion is conducted that every elector
shall have an equal and full influence in deter
| mining the result. That is compact of gov
eminent. / thank you again for your great kind
ness, and it will now give mo pleasure to accede
| to the suggestion of General Hayes and take
| each Of you by the hand"
When Gen. Harrison arrived at his residence
| early in the evening from his last reception at
| the park he found 200 veterans drawn up in line
| standing in his front yard. They were survivors
| of the Second and Ninth Indiana Cavalry and
| the Twenty sixth Indiana Infantry. On the
| steps of his residence stood Col John A. Bridge
| land, the old commander of the Second Cavalry.
| AS Gen. Harrison entered the yard the veterans
| opened ranks and saluted, and Col. Bridgeand
| commanded halt until he could address the
| General on behalf of the visitors, who in the
| meantime, closed mp around the General. Their
! strategy in thus capturing Mr.. Harrison drew
| forth from him humorous protest He said:
| Col Bridgeland and comrades, / am fast
| losing my faith in men. This morning a repre-
| sentative or two of this regimen called upon
| me and made an arrangement that should