The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-31

Republican party 6nds no support at the hands
Of England or English ministers. and what We
contend Is that self-rsspect Is the frs. law OF
nations, as it is Of men, and thai
while England would resent to the
last degree any Intervention 10 her domestic
affairs by an American minister, SO should
We resent the least Intervention in our domestic
affairs by Q British minister. As long a. be 10 .
British minister he il entitled TO the respect OF
the whole American people. DIPLOMATS respect
Is the frst law of all intercourse betweer ma
tiona He 10 entitled - every protection and re
spsct, but he 10 not entitled to the right OK inter
venine IN our affairs, and II our people want to
rsseuv IT. they can resent 1t In one week frotn
to-day. and they can resent IL in a very simple
way. IApplanse and criss Of We will They
can resent it by voting for Benjamin Harrison
for President They Can resent IL by voting Tor
protection TO American manufactures. They
can resent it by restoring to power that great
party with whose existence the prosperity OF the
United States for twenty-four years was identi-
fed-tne Republican porty. which in peace and
war has held high the honor Of the country
under all circumstances Applause.
Nov, gentlemen, as / have said once before.
and / repeat here. for / want it to come out,
there has been an attempt by the Democrats, q
very siekIy attempt, to sheer, and q very sickly
snesr, at General Harrison They call him the
grandson OF his grandfather. Well, General
world ever stood on his own merits. He
was a young lawyer that struggled to the front
Of the bar unaided. He was a soldier, who, on
the field Of battle, won the approval Of that
great general whose approval is the highest title
TO honor-Gsneral u. S. Grant [Grsat ap
plause He stands, IL any man ever stood, on
his own merits as . man; but when they attempt
to sheer at a man because he comes Of . good
stock. resent It. IL you 90 clear TO the
sands Of Arabia to get good blood in your
get good blood for your cattle; let US recognize
good blood in . man when We find him. And he
has got a lineage OF which any great noble
house Of England might be proud. IL 10 q line
that on all fields Of patriotic effort have been
distinguished by being at the front. HIS father
was an able and patriotic member Of Congress;
bis grandfather was the first Governor of tnat
great northwest Territory which now makes
CONGRESS. He was a United States Senator.
He fought three great battles fer the emancipa.
ton of the Northwest from the Indians, and,
last OF oil, DO was President OF the United
States. His great grandfather was Governor
signer OF the Declaration Of Independence. He
would have been Precedent of that great Con-
gress and sat where John Hancock sat, and
signed his name where John Hancock signed,
10 give way to the man from Massachusetts.
And back OF AL that, In those great civil wars
which ragged in England and gave constitutions
liberty to that country, and which we
brought across the ocean, mis- great-great-grand-
father, Thomas Harrison, $50 years ago, took
an honorable part Gentlemen, unless the
man had merit himself, 1 never would quote his
ancestry. But / hurl back the eueers OF the
Democrats; hurl them in their teeth, and there
Is not one among US that would not give his eye
lids to have the lineage OF General Harrison.
And wherever a man lives that does not
have an honest pride in q great and
honorable, and patriotic ancestry, that
man is dead TO some of the highest
attributes OF human pride aud human character.
Now, then. gentlemen, as an answer TO these
snesrs, We ruu General Harrison on his own
merits. AS a man, as q .olGier. as a Senator,
as q statesman, as q Republican, as a pr0tec-
Zionist, he fills every requirement; he 10 the
very embodiment of every issue that 10 to-day
before tho people on which the Republican
party take their position And / say to you
again, a. l said before, that II you in New York
do your duty on this day week. he will be the
next President Of the United States. PRO
lopeed applause.
Mr.. Blaine returned to New York this even
ing.