Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-26
" LABOR DAY"
GENERAL HARRIsON'S ADDRESS
TO THE HAGE-EARNERS.
Thousands of Laboring Men Call
Upon the Republican Candi-
date-A Strong Speech.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RzooED-US1or.l

INDIANAPOLIS october 25th.-This city put on
quite holiday appearance to-day in honor oil
the Republican Workingmen's demonstration.
The weather was simply perfect. The demon
stration, in some of its features, was the most
notable in the campaign, though not the largest
The management of the affair was entirely in
the hands of labor representatives, the chief OF
whom were Charles II. Litchman, ex-Secretary
of the Knights of Labor; Robert D. Layton, of
Pittsburg; Eccles Robinson, Master Workman of
the Glass-Workers' Assembly of Pittsburg.
assisted by John R. Rankin, Marshal Woods and
other prominent local labor leaders,
Hon. VIM. Mckinley and Senator Henry W.
Blair, the principal speakers of the day, arrived
early this morning and were received bv A com,
mIttee at the depot. The former called upon
General Harrison during the morning and the
General took him for drive about the city.
In the afternoon procession was formed, and
after marching through the principal streets
went to General Harrisons residence where
the column opened ranks, and the Generals
carriage, with its escorts, passed down the en-
thusiastic line to Tomlinson's Hall.
The big auditorium OF the hail was RAPIDLY
hlled to oyerhowing. Many ladies occupied
seats on the stand, among them Mrs Harrison
In front of the stage seats were occupied by the
color bearers of the various organizations their
banners prsenting novel appearance. The
marchers carried their flags and labor emblems
into the hall with them, and as
GENERAL HARRISON APPEARED,
Accompanied by ex-Secretary Litchman, the
vast audience arose and shaking their flags and
hats, cheered frantically for full five minutes
In point of enthusiasm, but one other demon
stration surpassed that of TO day.
SPEECH OF A wAGE-woRKEg.
L. W. MeDaniels, a locally prominent mem
Der of the Typographical Union presided. and
IN ms address, smong other things said We
q ha thnri ro1,s
a few professional men, who speak for the
wage-workers of Indiana, 10 deny the truthful
ness OF their statements, and to contradict the
assertion that there is other than kindly feel
ing among the workingmen of Indiana toward
General Harrison. [Cheers General Harrison
has never acted the blatant demagosue by
making loud professions, yet we have evidence
OF ms earnest sympathy and sincere friendship
on more than one occasion-notably his advo-
cacy, while in the Senate, of the bill making
arbitratlon means of settlement of labor
our shores. [Cheers. Also, the bill prohibit.
ing the use of convict labor on Government
works, or the purchasing by the Government OF
anv products of convict labor. [Cheers.l
McDaniels closed by pledging the support of
those present.
GENERAL HARRIsoN's REPLY
As the General rose to respond there was
another demonstration. He appeared greatly
moved. He spoke with great earnestness, and
began by saving that he had listened during the
k1ndest expressions toward him personally but
among them all none had been more grateful or
had more deeply touched him than this great
assemblage of the workingmen of Indiana nd
the kind words addressed TO him in their behalf
EARLY in the campaign continued he "people
claiming to speak for the laboring men, but
really III the employ of the Democratic party
managers, promulgated through the neWspa-
pers and by campaign publications that
were given without the Endorsement OF the Dem
ocratic campaign managers. but were paid for
by their funds and circulated under their au-
spices, a number of false and scandalous stories
relating to my attitude toward organized labor
lGreat and prolonged cheering The purpose
OF all these stories was 10 poison the minds of
the workingmen against the candidate of the
party that STANDS in this campaign for the prin-
clpal OF protection to American labor. [Great
cheering. | have only once in all of the ad-
dresses / have made TO my fellow citizens
alluded to these malicious stories, bnt now
and IN the presence OF this great gathering of
workingmen-I do pronounce them to be
utterly false. Tumutuous cheering and way
log OF flags and banners. which continued for
several minutes The story that l ever said
that
ONE DOLLAR A DAY
Was enough for workingman, with all its &C
compartments and appendages IA voice.
knew it was a lie p is not a perversion of any
thing ever said-it is false creation. [Cheers.
will not follow in detail this long catalogue
OF campaign ISLANDERS, but viii ouly add that it
Is equally la sc that anywhere, or at any time
ever spoke dlsparagingy of my fellow citizens
of Irish nativity or of Irish descent. MANY of
them are enrolling themselves on the side of
protection of Anne lean labor, and this created
necessity for the story. lCheers.
want TO say again that those who pitch
campain upon so low a level greatly un 4eresti-
mate the intelligence, sense of decency and
love OF fair play of the American people. Pro-
longed cheers ! said to one OF the fist dele
cations that visited me that this was a contest
OF great principles-that it would be fought out
upon the high plane OF truth, and not in the
swAMPs OF sLANDER AND DEFAMATION.
[Cbeers
Those who will encamp their army in a
swamp will abandon victory to the army that is
ON the nights. lCheers The Republican
party stands to-day as the bulwark and defense
OF the wage-earnerS of this country against
competition which may reduce American wages
even below the standard they falsely impute to
my suggestion. The policy of the Democratic
Party-revision OF our tariff laws, tariff only
for revenue, or progressive free Iade-means a
vast and sudden increase OF fmportsrions
PRO onged cheeri0g.l Is there q man here so
dull as not TO know tnat this meaus diminished
work in our American shops? lCheers and
cries of " No Nor'1 If someone tells me labor
is not sufficiently rewarded here, does he hope
to have its rewards increased by striking down
our protective duties and compelling our work
men TO COMPETE with the underpaid labor OF
Europe. lCheers. conclude py saying that
less WORK ana lower wages are the inevitable
result of the triumph of the principles advo-
Gated by the Democratic party.
The speaker closed By again expressing
thanks for the cordial tender of confidence
which had been made. He had felt that in re-
turn he could not omit to say what he had said
not because they needed to be assured of his
friendliness, but in recognition of a confidence
that falsehood and slander could not shake.
The excitement occasioned by the personal
nature of the subjects dealt with by Gem raj
Harrison continued TO pervade the audience for
several moments after his departure, aud hun
dreds followed him out of the hall and cheered
him vociterously.
Senator Blair then made n long address nn 10
subjects of labor and education.