The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-10
DESERTED THE DEMOCRATS.
Hon. III. Clay Condo Abandons the Bourbon
and States Ills Reasons.

Hon n Clay Condo Abandons the Bourbons
and States Ills Reasons.
ST. Louis GIobe-Democrat.
II. Clay Condo, recognized in ST. Louis dur
ing the presidential contest in 1876 az the rela-
tive, and financial and political agent Of Gov.
Sam Tilden. the Democratic candidate for Pres
ident. has rsnounced his allegiance to the Dem
ocratic party, and declares his intention Of
voting for Harrison and Merton in November.
His disgust for Democracy and its candidate for
President rests, he says, on the tariff question
and the fact that he is not pleased with the
manner In which Mr. Tildsn was treated By
President Cleveland. DIR. Condo predicts the
election of the Republican standard-bsarsrs this
year.
Il could not consistently vote for any man for
the presidency" continued Mr.. Condo, VINO
could not make up his mind during five years
of internal strife whether he was Union man
or o rebel. l would much prefer To vote for
confederate soldier who had the courage TO
fight openly for his honest convictions and sec
ton
In reply to the question as to whether he
thought the farmers would favor free trade,
Mr. Condo said: 1.-The American farmers are
the salt Of the earth. aud are among the best
educated and soundest thinkers In this
country. Well they know that if the manu-
iacturers shut down the mechanics must
i've. and that they will go TO farming for them
selves or Others and by so doing create an over
production of farm products, thereby reducing
their value, aud that their farms would become
practically valueless The farmers understand
this thing far better than the average donna
gogue politician. The only State which, In my
Judgment. might be benefited by free trade 10
Texas Certain IL is that Texas needs something
OF this kind so that they can import good butter
and milk from England free OF duty into that
State
what effect will the cry of monopoly have on
the result Of the campaign
II cannot foresee with any degree OF certain
~ the effect; but this do know, that most or
this senssless cry about monopolies 10 hypocrit-
ical. There is much monopoly In one party as
the other. For example, the Standard Oil Com
pany, the most gigantic monopoly IN this coun-
try, is Demoractic institution, and exerts
much political influence. Our Secretary OF the
Navy is one of its productions. The insane cry
against railways is all a sham. The moro rail
ways we have the cheaper freight and passenger
rates. The President himself IL a monopolist
While President he saw he had the power to re-
nominate himself, aud he did so. This 10 the
highest type of monopoly"
What do you think o: cisilservice reformF
'It is the veriest fraud Of the age. II Is
founded upon the Enc lish or effete monarchial
idea. and is well enough in those countries
where ignorance is the rule and education lie the
exception, but In an enlightened country like
ours, where all educated, 1t 10 q hypocritical
sham III the relic of the mouarchial system
must continue, l would suggest an amendment
10 the Constitution. that it apply to every one
who offers himself for any Office, elective or APP
nointivas