The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-28

by a man who sent a substitute to the civil war.
then it need never put up another nominee. Inc
platform Is everything that any good, isw-soiu-
ing citizen could wish. Free whisky and monop-
oily. which the Democrats claim they can read In
every line, is absurd"
DO you regard Harrison the strongest man
the party could have nominated be was askeo.
by Gil means. The affairs of our party were
in . peculiar condition. Blai.e is to-day no
doubt q popular man, but be couldn't nave car
ried the election. 10 case OF his nomination.,
however, Harrison would no douot have oeen
second. But with Blaine out OF the question,
everybody saw right away that q doubtful State
must still head the ticket, and with one ACCORD
it was Ben Harrison, of Indiana. 1t was lot
policy so much as it was popularity that secured
the nomipation. We have a man who marched
right to the front in time of danger, and
through il all he has said to the common private,
as be has done since TO the laborer. l am on q
level with you and We are brothers. That Is q
sentiment that has never yet found q place In
Cleveland's heart, and / repeat. that il he IL re-
elected i shall lose considerable faith 10 the Re-
publican party"
n. S. Biegs has p~ractiesd law in Warsaw for
quarter Of q century, and reports that no candi-
date has ever secured the hold upon the people
Of that city as has General Harrison. ''The ma
jority in Is "a. y he continued, twas s33, but this
fall / think You can corlt on ZOO, / know il
will not fall below LOCI. You will perceive by
Rlancing at our delegation to-day that q large
majority of them are laboring men; men who
depend upon small wages, for the most part, to
support themselves and their families. You
may tell a man TO theorizs for q lifetime
upon the doctrines of free trade and protection,
and he soon finds out that all the
They are thoroughly convinced up in Kosciusko
that the past four years have not added to their
comfort, and hence you find them everywhere
becoming educated upon the tariff question. In
almost every case the arguments convince them
that a high protective tariff is the safest de-
tense to their own interests. The change that
was promised Us in 1884 has never come, and
this fact alone 10 losing votes for the Democratic
party to-day. They made prodieious promises,
but they have proved nothing but air castles
THE opinion is, then. that Clevelauds admin
istration has been e failuref'
IA most decided fzzle. For some reason,
and can't for the life OF me explain it, men
wanted a change. And they got IL, but it was a
leap from q cold frying-pan into the fire. All
Republicans were turned out and then the one
great man OF the Democratic party, Cleveland.
began an executive career that has been a dis
grace to himself, to his party. and to this Ma
tion.n
cally.'
at can't help but hurt him. Men are leaving
him every day. and | have the first Republican
TO see who will not stand by Harrison. This
morning. just before 1 came to your city, l went
over to . prominent mans residence there In
warsaw TO get him to como over with us. He
has been a stapch Democrat all his life, and has
declared in favor of Harrison. He is here to-
day, and there are a number who are Just In his
position. lcan construe this immense tocking
over OF Democrats only in one way. and that is.
that any man Of brains can readily see the diff
ference between the two men. l have never
seen o time In all my life when the nominee on
the presidential ticket was being deserted by as
many of his own party as is Cleveland to-day.
That Is the biggest argument We have that his
election will not meet with the general approba-
ton, even in the Democratic party, that was
predicted In 1884,
Capt c. W. Chapman, Of Warsaw, said:
"Thers is not a single thing out Of joint with us,
and that is q thing we haven't said for years.
All the Republicans will stand by Harrison; 1 do
not know of a single one who is dissatisfied.
But / can name any amount of Democrats who
say they will not vote to re-elect Cleveland.
Some are up here with US to-day. and it will do
them good to meet Harrison. 1t will give them
q chance to see that little G. A. X. badge on his
coat. which Cleveland can't wear. To use a
slang phrase, our Koscuisko Republicans have
had "of' spells from time to time. but this year
they are certainly 'on,' for they are solid for
their man. There is no doubt in my mind but
what We can carry this State. His soldier
record will do more for him than anything else.
unless it Is the purity of his life. He was the
strongest man we could have nominated, 1
think. and l do not have any fears for his de-
feat"
Louis Ripple. candidate for sheriff of the
county. remarked that his hopss were built
higher this year than they had ever been before.
The Republican party throughout the city of
Warsaw and surrounding country is in a more
harmonious condition than has marked it since
1889. 1--WE will give you q bic majority he
continued, land we will aim to contribute to
Indianas restitution in the list of Republican
States. Much depends upon her in this election,
and her returns will be watched all over the
country. as people will first look to see how Har-
rison's own State stands toward him. II will be
a disgrace to US if our electors must cast their
votes for Cleveland. Every man who has any
love for his family aud for home protection must
stand by our flag. for l consider the followers Of
the oandanna as certainly a little blind to the
wants OF the American people. Another four
years such as We have gone through, however.
will convince them that a restoration of the Re.
publican party is the safest policy for our coun-
try"
j. Z. Stevenson, sheriff of Kosciusko county.
was one of the visitors. He has been q thor
ough Republican for all his life, and spoke in the
most glowing terms of General Harrison. 'I
regard him az . man of extraordinary ability, 4"
he said, 'and by far the best man We could put
forward. We were not in the same fix az the
convention AT ST. Louis was, with only one man
to nominate. We had an abundance of material
to choose from, and l rejoice that Indiana drew
first place. There is no truer friend to the party
than is our nominee. A pure man, a gallant
soldier and q patriotic statesman tells the whole
story. 1t embraces q record that no Democrat
can prod uce. Its equal 10 not to be found in
the party. There is not q single action OF his
that indicates that he is hostile to the interests
of the laboripg men of this country. On the
other hand he has proved himself their firm friend
in every case. He will secure their vote for
this very reason
VIM. b. Wood. clerk of Kosciusko county, was
well pleased with the attention shown the visit
ors by the people of this city. He said: at is
a grand thing for this State to claim General
Harrison, but that fact won't secure his election,
We don't want him elected on account of State
pride. 1t Is his interest 10 American labor and
his pubic career that will give him the inside
track on Cleveland. / have never seen a cam
paign in which SO many Democrats are leaving
their party as in this. They assign but one rea-
son. and that 10 a dissatisfaction with the man
they put in in 1884 The pension vetoes, free.
trade messages, return of rebel flags, and a hun
dred other things that have happened in the
last four years, are enough TO turn any man, it
seems to me. The State will SHOW up all rlehs
in the end. There is no doubt of it."
Clinton Lowe, county and ward committee.
man from the Fourteenth ward, has returned
from a visit into Shelby aud Hancock counties
and SAYS that lie all localities the Indications Arr