The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-04
GEN. HARRTSON'S VISITORS
The Porter Columbians Muster 400
Members to Pay Their Respects.
Large Delegations from Michigan, Ohio and
Indiana Expected to Unite In To-Day's
neutrality-suspicious. Political Features.
A CALL FROM woRKrNGMEN.
The Porter Columbian Enthusiastic Greet
ing to the Nominee.

The Porter Columbfans' Enthusiastic Greet
ing to the Nominee.
There were few callers at the Harrison resi-
dence during daylight yesterday, most OF them
being strangers passing through the city who
came to pay their respects. The Porter Column
bans, however, to the number Of 400, hand
somely uniformed and bearing torches, marched
out there about 9 o'clock in the evening. They
were headed BY Q brass band, aud attracted gen.
eral attention and admiration on the way.
They were cordially received by Gen
eral Harrison, and Mr.. Marshall G. Woods
made a ringing address in introducing the
visitors, referring to the composite character OF
the organization as representative OF various
classes of workingmeu and its unity IN favor or
protection TO American irdustriea
Gen. Harrison spoke briefly but forcibly In
reply. the crowd which filed the lawn che ering
him heartily. He said:
Mr.. Woods and my Friends--My voice Ia not
in conditlou to speak at much length In this cool
night air. / am very deeply grateful for this
evidence OK the respect of this large body OF In
dianapolis workingmen. / am glad TO be assured
by what has been said TO me that you
realize that this campaign has a special
interest for The waes-earners of America lCries
of Good, good. That Is the first question 10
IIe VITO you, because IL Involves Tue bUosiet
ence and comfort of your families. l do not
wonder, then, that. out of so many different asso-
Citations In life, you have come together into this
organization to express your determination TO
vote for the maintenance of the American sys-
tenn Of protection. lGreat cheering i think
you can all understand that it is not good for
American workingmen that tho amount
of work to be done IN this country
should be diminished by transferring
somo of il to foreign shops lapplausel;
nor ought the wages paid for the work that is
done here to be diminished by bringing you into
competition with the under-paid labor Of the old
country. lApplsusel / am not speaking any
new sentiment tonight. Many times before the
Chicago convention l have, in public
addresses, expressed the opinion that every
workingman ought 10 have such wages as would
not only yield him a decent and comfortable
support for his family and enable him to keep
his children 10 school and out of the mill in
their tender age, but would allow him to lay up.
against incapacity by sickness or accident, or for
old age, some fund on which he could rely.
These views / entertain tonight 1 beg you to
excuse further public speech and to allow me 10
receive personally such of you as care to speak
to me-
At the close Of Gen. Hsrrisonis remarks the
visitors were ssverally presented to Gen. and
Mrs. Harrison and passing through the hallway
of the residence. the line was reformed ard the
Columbians completed their parade very much
pleased with the reception given them.