The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05


tages OF large factory and shop population.
1t has made your city prosperous as well as pop
uious, and 1t has made these outlying Alien
county farms vastly more valuable than they
otherwise would have been. These interests
harmonize. But only want TO ask you to think
upon these questions; settle them in your own
minds, for it Is agreed by all that. they shall
Dc settled one way or the other. your interests
and those of your families and of this communi-
ty, and of every other like community in this
country, are to be affected, favorabiy or upfav-
orably. May not appeal to you to review these
questions, to throw off the shackles Of precon-
ceivsd notions and Of party prejudces,
aud consider them anew in the
light OF all the information that is accessible to
youi II you shall do that, do not doubt that the
working people Of this country will this Novsm-
Der forever settle the question that American
customs duties shall by intention, by fore
thought, have regard to the wages Of our work
ing people. lApplluse.
And now, if you will pardon further speech
l shall be glad TO avail myself OF the arrange
ments which the committee have provided TO
greet personally any Of you who may desire to
greet me-" Prolonged applause and cheers.
Mrs. Harrison and the other ladies had, in
the meantime, been taken to the residence Of
Mra Jesse L. Williams, where they were re-
galed with an elegant lunch, after which recep-
ton was given the ladies, assisted by Mrs Will
iams, Mrs. Robertson wife Of the Lieutenant
governor, and others At 800 the party re-
turned to the train, amid the cheering of the
crowd, which still fingered. The General was
somewhat tired. for he had shaken hauds with
several thousand psople.
Promptly at q quarter before the train, con-
sistine Of single chsl, Car and baggage car
attached, pulled out from the depot The en-
eine in charge Of Isaac Myers, but Miss
Oracle White, daughter OF Congressman White,
was in the engine, and was given the honor Of
starting the train in motion, and she was greeted
with cheers as the bell tapped and she pulled
the throttle that started the train on q wild run
to Huntington. The train was in charge Of N.
P. Denison, train-dispascher. Tho General
stood on the rear platform. and the cheers of
the crowd followed him until the train was hidden
from view by curve in the road. The delay at
Fort Wayne had occasioned the missing Of the
regular train, and it was fixed that the General
should be in indianapolis early 10 the evening,
and as several stops were 10 be made, 1t called
for some as tall railroad running as is any
road. The track was in splendid condition and
the train we'll commanded It few along like q
fash of lightning, but somehow other the
news Of its coming had gone before it, and at
every farmhou the people were
out waving flags and shouting greetings.
The first stop was made at Huntington. aud
around the depot were closely packed not less
than two thousand people. At no place had the
greetings been more enthusiastic than al this
General. who was on the rear platform, made q
short speech He said:
"My Friends-Our stop here is altogether too
hSfo fnSV ta Avrayfe k pnf
refrain from expressing to you, my friends OK
Huntington county, my sincere and grateful
appreciation for the evidence of your kindness
N welcoming me cordially to my home after
brief absence. / have not travelled very far
this time. but have seen nothing either on this
visit, or any more extended visit that have
heretofore made. to win away my interests and
affection from the great State Of Indiana. tGreat
applause 1t 10 great the capabilities, both or
its soil and its citizenship applause]; great in
| its achievements during the war. When our
| country was imperiled State moro nobly or
p,agnifcently responded to the demands which
7 we're made by the general governments for men
| to fight and to die for tho flag. !Applausel. I
| am glad to greet in this audience to-day my
| comrades of the war, and all who have gathered
| here. l beg to thank you again for your kind
ness"
While the General was yet speaking the signal
| was given for the train to move. and then .
| rush began to shake his hand, and it looked for
| awhile as if he would be dragged from the train
| by his enthusiastic admirers. 1t took but
moment to put the train at its full speed, and it
was rushing along over bridges and past villages.
At Wabash there had been some confusion as
TO the hour when the train was to arrive, and but
| a small crowd had gathered, but with them the
| General shook hands and exchanged
! greetings for few moments,
when the train was of for Peru, the
run being made in twenty minutes. Here was
on enthusiastic crowd Of fully one thousand.
| They would not be content with hani-shakine.
but Santed to hear the voice of him they had
chosen for leader, and again the General re-
spondsd In q nest and happy speech, saying:
''My Friepds-I am very much obliged to you
| for that kindness of feeling which your gamer
| ing here to-day evinces. have had brief visit
| for rest, and am come back to my home with
very kind feelings toward my friends IN Indi-
ana, who have, not onlv during this important
campaign, but always when l have appealed to
them, treated me with the utmost corsidera-
ton. i have not time to-day to discuss the
| issues of this campaign. They are extremely
important. and they will have di-
rect bearing upon the prosperity
| of our country. 1 can only ask
you to think of them and not to mistake the
issue. 1t is very plain. 1t is the question of
whether our tariff laws shall be protection 10
| American workingmen ana protection TO
| American manufacturing establishments Those
| who advocate tariff for revenue only do not take
| any thought OF our wage workers, but let their
| interests take care Of themselves. On the other
hand the Republican party bs,ievss
that high regard should be paid to
| the question what the effect will be upon wages
| and upon the protection OF our American shops.
| Those who believe the doctrine azree with us;
| and those who sssail 1t. and say it is unconsti-
| tutioual, as has recently been said by distin-
| guished citizen, would destroy our protective
| system il they could. We must believe So be-
| cause must impute to them sincerity in what
| they say. ! believe this campaign will settle
| for many years to come the question OF whether
legislation shall be intellgenty directed in favor
| OF the doctrine that We will. so far as may be,
| see that our farmers may find homo consumers
| for their home product, and that these populous
| Misunderstanding centers may give larger value
| 10 the farms that lie about them. You have
| these questions to settle They affect your in
| terests as citizens am sure that everything
| that regards them. well everything that
! regards the candidate may be safely left in the
| kind hands of these intelligent citizens of Iud.-
ana and of the United States" IGreat cheer
| ing
At this point the train was turned over to the
L. z. & W. officials. conductor H. L. Forbes,
and engineer Henry Griffin. They had so fixed
the schedule as to put the party into Indisnapo-
lis at o'clock, and, as soon as another engine
could be hitched on, the train was away once
more, but while the men were thronging around