The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-11
THE CHICAGO NOMINATION
INDIANA FOR HARRISON.
Benjamin Harrison the Man the Democrs
Fear AMI the Man for Repub,,can v,csorv

Fear ami the Man for Republican VICTORY.
Speech Of Hon. d. v. Baker, at Portland. Jay county
Who are the most available men for Republic
ans to nominated Who viii BE- the most popu
lar-who are In every way worthy Who are
the candidates who sweep the Union, with
the glorious shouts Of an overwhelming and stu-
pendous Republican victory.
answer: for President, Gen. benjamin. Har
rison. of Indiana, and for Vice president. Hon.
William Walter Phelps. OF New Jersey. AS
"Old Tippecanoe' swept the Nation in 1910. the
other Harrison can sweep II now. No greater
Harrison ever wore the name than our Harri-
son.
lam for Gen. Benjamin Harrison for Presi
dent. He halls from Indiana our own ealisus
State! He 10 Buckeye by birth. with Virginia
and Jersey blood mixed--the best that ever was
shed for American liberty and American indie
pendence Our noble, able and gallant candi-
date-he whom Fighting Joe Hooker" COM
mended for promotion to the immortal Lincoln
I'VE dare commend him to the Republicans OF
America. Listen! Hear, Republicans Of
Americal Our Harrison is the ablest lawyer IN
Indiana; as brave on the field OF battle as WAS
Old Tippecanoe, whose blood flows in bic veins
blood kept pure by pure deeds stock that has
not deeenerated, but nobly preserved-this ID
our Harrison! gallant leader. who redeemed
Indiana from the Democracy In 1886.
Indiana says to the Republicans OF the Nation
Gen. Ben Harrison never faltered or swerved IN.
the front OF any contest where the Republican
banner waved in the 'front.' Our Harrison in
TO victory and made Indiana . Republican
State-oo you hear isi-in 1886. Republicans
Of Amsricai DO not deceived by either mug
wumps or Democrats. They fear Harrison
more than any other man in your ranks. A
with no just oaqss they hated Blaine-fsared and
admired him both-admired him for his super
iority. and dreaded him because of his mighty
power-so do the same foes dread the name OF
Gen Benjamin Harrison-next TO that OF
JAMES G. Blame.
Harrison came on Indiana soil not rich, hut
poor. Step by step. nobly and graudly be has
fought his way to the place he holds m the
hearts Of the peoplel Not by the great deeds
and . great name OF honored ancestry has he
assembled the ladder-but by the p.wer God has
given him; by his will; by his work, his bravery
rs soldier. bis great talent as a iawyer-he
stands to-day the foremost man on Indiana soil,
and the peer of the greatest man OF any State.
Republicans of Indiana! do you understand In
diana 10 Democratic STATED Under the lead
ership of Gen. Harrison Tin the faces of Voor-
hees. Mcdonald and Gray the Republicans in
in 1856 redeemed Indana-elected the entire
Republican State ticket. In that glorious Re
publican victory. here in Indiana. Mr.. Gresham
was not known to be in the procession-in front
or rear. That not voice was raised In
the Indiana Republican State convention
in Mr.. G.'s behalf. was not surrrise-it wal
not expected. Harrison not only led the Re
publican State ticket to victory--the State Off
GERS all being elected by from 4 coo TO 5000 Ii
l886--but he made most glorious fight for the
Indiana by 10000 majority on the Legislative
distriets-gerrymapdered ts give fifty Demo
cratic msjority-Harrison reduced il to two :
and bad they not turned out Republican State
Senator. elected by 40 majority. and put
Democrat IN his place, it would have been .
tie. and that is how David Turpie il q United
States Senator from Indiana-went in by
throwing out Republican State Senator, elect
ed by 40 majority and placing In his stead the
Democrat beat by 10 to vote against Harrison
-Turpie, the Senator in the face OF 10 600 ma
| iority. for Harrison of tue peoples sotesi
The popular vote once declared for Abraham
Lincoln IN Illinois. for Senator. while the Leeis
lature elected Mr.. Douglas Lincoln was no.
the loser in the end, neither may Harrison be,
| in the end. He can carry indiana by 10000 foi
President-do IL easily. Republicans OF the
| country! General Harrison has been several
| simes q candidate, and never Vas there one time
| that be did not run ahead Of bis ticket Har
rson IL lndianas choice-her only choicsi The
choice OF the Republicans of ell the counties OF
Indiana. in State delegate convention. where
| no other mans name vas ever mentioned. In
diana is solid for Harrison, any other talk 10
| from mugwumps and q subsidized press OF q
city that will likely some day want another Re-
| publican national convention. A city that eunr-
sntssd flair play" 20 the friends OF ell the csndi
dates, ana her press now hired TO boom .
/ muaWump ana abuse all the prominent names
that to come before the CONVENTION! That il
Grsshams muewuup Chicago fair play with q
vsuessnce! Harrison hss friends all over the
broad prairies OF Illinois who will roll into Chi
sAeo to be heard. Indiana helped Lincoln's
friends In the nstocal convention Of 1860 and
rallied 70 bis help and aided 70 nominate himl
| Does not Indiana deserve flair play" for Har-
| rison on the part Of Illinos7 Will not Illinois
| Republicans come to Harrison's support AID
condemn the men and the methods to injure
Harrison with tbs name Of Gresham. who is not
| real candidate-whose name IS only cover
| for tricks behind the scenes-as the proceedings
| Of the convention will develop and make plaini
If other States come to Harrison's support in
convention. and make him the candidate Of the
| Republican party-snd with q good, able. pure
man like Phelps. of New Jersey, or Hawley. of
Connec:icut for Vice -president-the Nation
will be carried-every Northern State will wheel
into line, and the two vireinias and old Ken
lucky (only IL, 600 to overcome) will sweep into
the Republican column with their electoral votes
for Harrison Tennessee, North Carolina, aud
few other States with large element Of old
Wing strength and Republican force and thun-
der, will be very likely to join the
victors-thsy will not wish to be left--as
| Cleveland will be left-all the old Wing States
| will rally under the banner OF the noble and
worthy grandson of ''old Tippecanoe.n The fires
of the revolution will light mp the Mills. and val
| leys. and mountains of both the Virginias, the
| contagion will spread-Nsw York. under Clevs-
| land boss rule. will be glad TO get out-and with
| Harrison az our standard bearer the great EN-
| pire State will come 70 the front with an old
| time Republican majority. 1t will be the mighty
revolution OF l640 repeated on a larger scale.
| The first Benjamin Harrison was the compeer of
washington, Peyton Randolph, Patrick Henry.
| the two Lees aud Thos. Jefferson; the glorious
| memories Of those names associated with the
| elder Benjamin Harrison. one Of the sieners of
| the immortal Declaration Of Independence,
That great-graDdson OF one of the sieners of
| the Declaration is a candidate-the tongue OF
SANDER will be silenced when the people know
| the nobility and purity Of our man
| that the old blood still flows. that the old
stock still lives, and In the person
| of General Harrison. Of Indiana. has not deeen-
Grated. but 10 noble. pure and good as IN the
days that tried mems soulsl When his great an
| cestor added his name with the other Virginia
| delegates to the Declaration Of American indie
pendence-ths people OF this country! wherever
there's State represented By . star on the
| grand old flag 1.-THE Harrison banner viii wavel
| tho people will be represented t
'From ocean to ocean
/ Hear the mighty commotion.
In tones of thunder-words blunt
/ Tis Harrison marching TO the 'front.'
/ From all over the broad isnd-the old Wings,
Who went over to the Democracy. will stop to
tell their sons and erandsous of the memorable
| campaign OF 1S40 and will cry OUT Bows, BY
the glorious memories of the days OF rs by the
sacred memory of old TippecAnoe-they say
| that Benjamin Harrison. OF Indiana, 10 the
| greatest of all the Harrisons. Boys Grover
| Cleveland has bad one term; no ordinary mau
was ever twice elected President--Grover Clsve-
land 10 cut out Let ne make clean sweep foi