The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01
VERY ANGRY.
General Harrison Dsnles Sundry
Statements About Himself,
But Not Under Oath.
Judge Thurman Greeted With an
Enthusiastic Ovation at Gin
cinnati and Speaks.

city put on holiday appearance thi:
morning in honor of the republican work
lngmen's demonstration. An unusual
number of flags were flying throughout
the city, and large crowds began to con-
gregate on the streets early, and
took part in the demonstration. In some
of its features it was the notable one OF
the campaign, though not the largest.
The attendance from outside towns and
cities, while large, was not as great as the
promoters of the celebration had prom.
ised.
The management of the affair was
entirely in the hands of labor
representatives, chief of whom were
@. H. Litchman, x-secretary-general
of the Knights of Labor, end
Robt. D. Layton, of Pittsburg; E. Eccles
Robinson, master workman of the brass
workers assembly, Pittsburg, assisted by
prominent local labor leaders.
These labor representatives have about
completed their canvass of Indiana, and
to-day the demonstration was, in a meas
ure, grateful recognition of their efforts
and services at the hands of their fellow
republican worklngmen.
Hon. A. M. Mckinley and Senator Henry
W. Blair, the principal speakers of the
| day, arrived early this morning and were
received by the committee at the depot.
Congressman Mckinley called upon Gen
eral Harrison during the morning, and
the general took him for drive about
the city. The parade, while very credit
able affair, has frequently been outnum-
bered by the democracy and by previous
republican demonstrations.
at O'Clock the head of the column
reached Tomlinson's hall, and the big
auditorium was rapidly filed to overflow
ing. Many ladies occupied seats on the
stsge-among them Mrs. Harrison. The
marohers carried their flags and emblems
into the hall with them, and when General
Harrison appeared, accompanied by ex-
Secretary Lichtman, the vast audience
arose, and waving their flags and hats they
cheered frantically for fully five minutes.
In point of enthusiasm but one other
demonstration surpassed that of to-day.
Mr.. J.. A. McDaniels, locally promi-
nent member of the Typographical union,
presided, and IA his address referred 10
some OF the charges against General Har-
rison IN respect TO the estimate ia which
ne held workingmeu, end contradicted the
assertion that there Is other than the
kiudiest feelings amoug the wage
workers of Indiana toward General Bar-
rison.
HARRIsoN's SPEECH.
During General HarrisOn's speech he
used the following language, which was
received with tumultuous cheers
"Early in this campaign certain people,
claiming to speak for the laboring men,
but really in the employ of democratic
campaign managers, promulgated through
the newspaper press and by campaign
publications that were not given the open
endorsement of the democratic managers,
but were paid for by their funds, and they
related under their auspices number of
false and scandalous stories relating to
my attitude towards organized labor.
The purpose of all these stories was
to poison the minds of working
men against the candidate of the
party that stands in this campaign
for the principle of protection to Ameri-
can labor. have only once in all of the |
addresses 1 have made to my fellow citi- |
zens alluded to these malicious and scaL-
dalous stories, but now, and in presence of
this great gathering of workingmen, do
pronounce them to be utterly false. Tt
multuous cheering, waving of flags and
banners continued for several minutes.
The story that ever said that one dollar
a day was enough for workingman, with |
all its acompaniments and appendages,
is not perversion of anything I ever
said. It is false creation.
will not follow in detail this long
catalogue of campaign ISLANDERS, but will |
only add that it is equally false that
anywhere or any time 1 ever spoke
of my fellow citizens of
Irish nativity or dscent."
The excitement occasioned by the per-
sonal nature of the subjects dealt with by |
General Harrison continued to pervade the
audience several moments after his
departure, and hundreds followed him out
Of the hall and cheered vociferously as he
stepped into the carriage with Major
and was driven home.
After General Harrison's departure,
Senator Blair delivered long address on
he subject of labor and education. In
he evening he and Major McKinly and
senator Spooner we're guests of General
Harrison at tea. Among Mrs. Harrisons
,allers to-day was Mrs. Thomas A. Hen
tricks, widow of the late vice-president.