The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-25

on a candidate of their own for Senator not
that they were opposed TO General Harrison
per Sc, but because they hoped, by using their
balance of power" to force the election of a
man of their special political faith. But from
the first these three announced that they had
no hostility to General Harrison, and would
vote for him whenever their votes would
elect him, or they found they could
do nothing for their own man. So, when Rob-
inson broke from them and voted for Turpie, the
three voted for General Harrison with their
Republican associates, the final vote being
Turpie 76, Harrison "a, the full, solid Repub-
lican strength. Did not the Tribune know
this facta If it did it wilfulv permitted itself
to falsify the record; if it did. not it is too
ignorant to assume to tell Indiana Republic
ans what they should do.
The third objection to General Harrison is
thus stated:
Third. have they stopped to consider his
record on the prohibition question? Apart
from his attitude the congressional ques-
ton of regulating alcoholic liquors. Gen.
Harrison publicly took position in Indiana
in favor of submitting prohibition amend
ment to the voters of the State. It will be
answered at once that any man has the right
to do this, and that it does not involve pro-
hibition or even personal conviction. But
the Germans do not draw this distinction.
Any man who advocates the submission of a
prohibition amendment is promptly set down
by them as favoring prohibition, and is sure
to be opposed by them. Have his friends
considered how they are to obtain the Ger
man vote for hims"
About this we have to remark that that
cock won't fight. On the question of liquor
legislation General Harrison has stood with
his party, and no man has been more abused
by hird-party assistant Democrats and Prohi-
bition extremists than he. This line of attack
simply means that General Harrison is not a
whisky" man. He is not But if anybody
thinks he will be damaged by that fact before
the people of this State country a
Republican candidate he is badly mistaken.
The bugbear Of "the German vote" as
synonym for the whisky vote is no longer
used to frighten children with. The Germans
themselves have given the lie to that insulting
use of their name and nationality. The point
is not worth arguing It only shows to what
desperate straits those who would assail Gen.
Harrison reduced. As to General Harri-
sons popularity before the people of Indiana,
and his ability to obtain votes, that has
been tested. In 1876 he received nearly two
thousand more votes than his party ticket,
and in 1886 the legislative candidates received
over 10, 600 majority, while the State ticket
received less than 1000.
1t is not only the privilege. but the duty,
of every Republican to examine and consider
the record and the availability of General
Harrison as a candidate but this should be
and must be done fairly and honestly.
Brethren, inasmuch as in us lies let us live
peaceably with all men," certainly let US live
at peace with ourselves We are all Republic
ans first; we are Indiana Republicans secondly.
We have our preferences we have the right
to express them, and to advocate them; but
we must do it candidly and justly, so acting
as to insure the best results, and to secure,
from the Chicago convention, if possible, the
selection of the choice>of Indiana Republic
ans, as it is expressed by THE undouhted ma
jority, at the head of the national ticket.