Wichita eagle., 1888-02-17
INDIANA REPUBLICAN EDITORS.
The Coming Campaign to be Made on Pro-
tection.F Free Ballot and Fair Count.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16.-The meeting of
the Indiana Republican editors today,
drew a large attendance from all parts of
the state. The general sentiment favored
making the campaign in favor of protec-
ton, free ballot and a fair count, the
latter features being given precedence.
While no official expression was given it
was plain that there was a strong feeling
IN favor of pushing ex-senator Harrison
as Indiana's candidate for the presi-
dency. Speeches were made by
Hon. Richard Smith, of the Gin
cinnati ommercial-GaZette, ex-senator
Harrison, ex- Governor Porter, Lieutenant
Governor Robinson and others. Mr..
Smith, in the course of his speech said he
was proud of the Republican party because
it always had a policy and at the same
time the courage of its convictions,
which enabled it to do a great work, and
it was now destined to manage the affairs
of the government if these are to be well
managed. BY a mere scratch on one side
and the suppression of legal ballots on the
other Cleveland was elected. The house
of representatives has been Democratic
but the result of the Cleveland administra-
tion has beSn disappointing and grows more
so every week. He set out with the purpose
and under promise made in his letter of
acceptance, and repeated again in his in
aug1ral, that he would carry out the pro-
visions of the civil service law, prepared
by Democrat and adopted by Republi-
can congress. That was the excuse MANY
Republicans commonly called mug
wumps"-gave for voting Jor him. What
has become of that promise2 Look at our
Col
ing off in the degree of the service in all
branches of the government. The promise
has gone with the civil service rules and to
keep company with that other promise
Mr.. Cleveland made in the hours of sur
prise oyer his nomination, that he would
not be candidate for reelection. The
platform on which the president goes to
the country is simply to keep the duties
on what we grow and take them off
articles that come in come in competition
with our products. This is the way he
proposes to dispose of the surplus revenue
Thus far, however, his party in congress
has not adopted his free trade policy, and
it is not likely that it will. Congress will
let off where it began-without any set
tied policy upon the questions that so
deeply and directly affected the industries
of the country. The speaker argued
strongly in support of protection, devot-
ing a considerable portion of his address
to that topic and giving many illustra-
lions of the beneficial working of the tar
iff. In closing his address Mr. Smith
said: "The Democratic party has, beyond
question, shown its incapability 1t has
had no policy for thirty years, but bad
haphaZard way of doing things. The
wisest men in the party are protectionists,
but they are in the minority and are power
less for positive work The time has come.
on business grounds alone. when it should
be turned out, and that is what we propose
to do. We may differ about men. but
when the convention shall speak we should
be ready to fall into line. The Republican
party is more united and stronger than it
was four years ago, and strong pull and
a long pull and a pull altogether will send
the Democratic party once more to the
rear, encourage our industries and secure
to the country another period of great pros
pe,ity -