The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-03
The Indiana Delegations.

At noon the Indiana delegations, made up Of
NEARLY 1000 stalwart representatives of Fulton
and Marshall counties, with q few delegates
from St Joe, put in an appearance, coming in
over the Lake Erie g. Western road. They
were met by the reception committee and
marched to Pfaflin's Hall. where General Har-
rison awaited them Among them were many
prominent citizens OF the several counties, in
Guiding Chairman Henry S. Bitter, DIR. w. s.
Shafer, DR.. E. q. Capell, Arthur Howard and
Sam Aeftly, OF Fulton county, and j. w. s ider,
Ed Mccoy, II. S. Smith and others Of Marshall.
The Fulton people brought with them the Roch-
ester g. A r Band, 40 excellent musical organ
~izasion. and the Marshall county folks had the
Miller Band, including two young ladies. Olive
Ksyser and Florence Miller, of Plymouth, who
played brass Instruments and attracted consid-
cradle attention in the procession
At the hall the Fulton delegation was intro
duced by Mr.. NJ. l. Essick. an effective speaker,
who assured General Harrison that the Repu b
Leans Of Fulton county believed in him and the
cause he represented and were earnestly at work.
H G. Thaysr, q clean out citizen Of Marshall,
followed with . like message from that county.
slicitine three hearty cheers from the audience
which packed the long room when he closed by
introducing General Harrison a. the next Presi-
dent Of the United States. The latter seemed
thoroughly pleased with the cordiality mani
tested by the crowd, aud az the outset expressed
his qualification at being able to address q dis
tlnctive Indiana delegation. He said:
NJ Indiana Friends-This is q home compa-
ny today. Usually our Indiana visitors have
met here delegations from other States. am
ma will 4hAR .-- -.
value upon these evidences of the interest Indi-
ana Republicans are taking in the campaign.
Whatsoever tho fate OF the battle may be else
where. 1t 10 always a source of pride to the SOL
der and TO his leader that the part of the line
confded TO their care hold fast lApplause.l I
feel that / ought also to acknowledge the friend
illness and cooperation which has beer already
extended to rs IN this campaign by many who
have differed with Us heretofore. IApplause
1t 10 encouraging to hear that the prosperous
and intelligent farmers of Marshall and Fulton
counties have not been misled by the attempt
to separate the agricultural vote from the vote
of the shops. It has seemed TO me that the Mills
bill was framed for the purpose of driving from
the profession column the agricultural voters.
Not by showing them favor. but the revers O.
by placing agricultural products on tho free
list, thus Withdrawing from tho farmer the d.
rect benefits he 10 receiving from our tariff laws
as affecting the products Of his labor, hoping
that the farmers might then be relied upon 20
pull down the rest of tho structure ] am glad
to believe that we have in Indiana q class of
farmers too intelligent &c be caught by these
unfriendly and Iallacious propositions. lap
plause
81 had to-day a visit from twenty or more gen.
tlemen who came from the town of Tower, in
the most northern part of Minnesota, where,
within the last four years. there has been dis
covered and developed q great deposit of iron
ore especially adapted to the manufacture of
these mines were opened. they tell me
that about a million tons Of ore have
been mined and senr to the furnaces. They
also mentioned the fact that arrangements are
. sl.sady being Isa, %aa' to to bring ,ns m the block d;
these iron mines, that the work of
smelling may Do done there. This is a good
illustration OF the interlockinR Of interests be-
tween widely-ssparated States Of the Union
lapplsuse-s new market and q larger de-
mand for Indiana coal.
'The attempt is often made to create,the i'm
preston that only particular classes of work
inemen ara benefited by = protective tariff.
There can be nothing more uotrue. The wages
of all labor. labor upon the farm, labor upon our
streets. has . direct and essential relation
to the scala OF wages that - paid to skilled
labor. lApplause.l One might as we'll say that
You could bring down the price of q higher
grade of cotton cloth without affecting the
price of lower grades as to sag that you can de-
grade the price Of skilled labor without dsgrad.
ing the wages OF unskilled labor. Applause
This ATTEMPT 20 classify and schedule the men
who are benefited by q protective tariff 10 ut
teriy deceptive. [Applause The benefits ere
felt by all classes of our people-by the farmer
a. well as by the workmsn Ia our mills. by the
man who works on the street az well as by the
skilled laborer who works In the mill. by the
women In the household. and oy the children
who are now in the schools and might otherwise
be IN the mills. tApplause It 10 . policy broad
enough 10 embrace within the scope of it's
bepsncsnt influence all our population. Zap
plausel
sI thank vou for vour visit and -i,I hs Of "A