The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
GENERAL HARRISON TO THE FARMERS.
A Speech to Delegations Numbering
Nearly Three Thousand.
The BEST Thing for Americans the
Decisive Question.
Chaplain Mccabe s peaks Of the
MethodIsts and Temperance.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. N.-General
Harrison received two delegations today.
One, from Winchester and other towns in
Randolph county, Indiana, composed large
ly Of farmers, came on two special trains Of
40 coaches and mustered over 25O0. Among
the several political organizations were 125
Tippecanoe veterans and also Lincoln
League Club Of 200 first voters. At the head
Of the column marched VIM. Montgomery,
their Oldest Tippecanoe veteran, aged SO.
Five bands accompanied them. The second
delegation came from Dayton, Ohio, and
numbered $50, including 50 veterans OF 1910.
escorted by fine band. General Harrison
received the delegations jointly at Universi-
ty Park. Gen. Stone Of Randolph county
and Col. II. John G. Lowe Of Dayton, were
the spokesman in behalf of the visitors.
Gen. Harrison was looking unusually well
and spoke with great animation. In the
course OF his reply, he said:
You do not forget, farmers though you are,
that ninety-hve per cent of the product Of
your farms is consumed at home, and you
are too wise to put that in peril In a greedy
search after foreign trade [Applause.l
You win not sacrifice these great indus tries
that have created in our country consuming
class for your products. [Applause.l do
not think there is any doubt what tariff pol
icy England would wish us to adopt. Yet
some say that England Is trembling lest we
should adopt free trade here, [1aughterl,
and so rob her Of the other markets that she
now enjoys. Renewed laughter.l The
story OF our colonial days, when England,
with selfish, and insatiate ayarice laid her
lures and attempted to suppress them all,
furnishes the first object lesson she gave up.
Another was given when the life Of this ma
ton. the child of England, as she had been
won't to call u.s.. speaking the moth
inbsr,,o6g er tongue roI, having many institutions
The offer Of free trade by the Confederacy so
touched the commercial greed of England
that she forgot the ties Of blood and went to
the verge OF war with us to advance the
cause Of the rebel government [Applausel
But what England wants, or what any other
country wants, is not very important, GER
tainly not conclusive. [Applausel What Is
best Tor us and for our people should be the
decisive question. (Applausel Gentlemen
to those whose judgment and large expert
words, and to these young friends, who for
the hrst time take free mans place in the
line OF battle, to do battle for the right,I give
my kindly greetings and best wishes in re-
turn:for theirs" [ApplauseI
AT the conclusion of the speech making
Gen. Harrison came down from the platform
and Tor over an hour shook hands with the
pushing crowd. Later in the afternoon, ac-
companied by his niece, Mrs. Dimmock. he
regaled himself by visiting the base ball park
where he saw the Philadelphia club drub the
Hoosier team.
The Methodlsts and Prohibition.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 20. Chaplain
McCabe, general secretary of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Missionary Society, con-
tradicts the assertion that the resolution
passed by the last General Conference was
intended in any sense as an Endorsement OF
the Prohibition third party. and its then
prospective candidates, Fisk and Brooks.
Said he:
THAT resolution was introduced by DIR.
Dorchester, Of Boston, and when passed was
understood to mean, as 1t did mean, that we
were in favor Of the best means of promot-
temperance. As to what constitutes the
best means Of promoting temperance, there
Is some difference of opinion. General Fisk,
as member of the committee and confer
ence. voted for the resolution referred to,
and doubtless put his own construction upon
It, The large majority Of us seem to have
taken view OF it other than his. We
believe in. prohibition, but large
majority also believe in the Repub-
lican party, and think at this
time the urgent need is to get this Govern
.hOhs Oub VI OcuOCIdLlC AS MT.
Lincoln put it, "One war at time" Some
OF us may favor local option and some op-
pose 1t, but there are few Of us who are In
favor of third party as temperance aid at
this 1uncture. OF our eighteen bishops, five
sixths probably are opposed to such move
ment. The rest may favor the Prohibition
ticket, but the majority, l think, can be
counted squarely againstit
"As far as my individual views are con-
cerned, whatever force or influence can ex-
ert VIII go in favor of the Republican ticket
at the coming election"
Texas Republicans.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 21. The
Republican State convention adjourned to-
day after adopting resolution declaring 1t
inexpedient to put up State ticket owing
to the fact that there is no reasonable prob
ability OF an election. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing the national ticket, and
depioring the oucrages recently committed
In Fort Bend and Washington counties.