The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
GEN. HARRISON
Some of the Reasons Why He Should Not
BE Elected.

Some of the Reasons Why He Should Not
BE Elected.
AS for the presidential nominee of the
republican party, l have already spoken
of him in terms that have no occasion to
recall. / esteem him for his worth, but in
politics we are as wide apart as the poles
He is a republican "of the strictest of the
OF the sect, believes in all the dogmas Of
the party, including the dogma OF high
protection, and 1 know of no reason why
any republican of that faith and order
should not vote for him; but | see no
reason why his political support should
extend one vote beyond that level; GER
tainly no one calling himself republican
who believes in tariff reform can vote for
him and not do violence to his principles.
As for the greenback and labor elements,
in addition TO other grounds of objection,
they have personal cause for their opposi-
ton on account of his intolerance. Gen.
Harrison did not oppose more earnestly or
from stronger conviction the theories of
our greenback friends than / did, and, as
is well known in Indiana, my views upon
those subjects were expressed without
equivocation and far in advance of any
expression from Gen. Harrison, but / al
ways entertained the very highest respect
for those who differed with me upon those
questions, knowing that they were as
honest and sincere in their belief as | was
myself, and l would no more have thought
OF denouncing such men as the Rev. Gil
bert De La Matyr and others for the opin-
ions they entertained on these questions
than / would think of denouncing Gen.
Harrison for his adherence to the doc
trine of protection, which 1 believe to be
more fallacious than any theory ever ad-
vanced by the greenback party. As to
how our greenback friends in Indiana will
vote upon the presidential question may
be very easily gathered from a remark
made by one of the prominent members
OF the party when asked ii his state pride
would not induce him to vote this year
for Gen. Harrison; his answer was "Why
should / vote for Gen. Harrison, when he
proposed to tax me to build asylums 10 put
me in on account of my opinions ,"
1t is idle for the friends of Gen. Harrison
to undertake at this late day to masquer-
ade him in the character of friend of the
laborer. In saying this 1 do not mean that
Gen. Harrison has been peculiarly hostile
to the labor interest; it has simply received
his studied neglect, because, in political
sense, it is outside of the pale in which his
political sympathies move. Much has been
said aboutth action taken by Gen. Harri-
son in the strike of 1877.
Irrespective, however, of what trans
pired in 1877, if Gen. Harrison had been
what his friends now claim him to be
the lifelong friend and supporter OF the
cause of labor-he would long since have
established character upon that subject
that could not be broken down bv any
detractlon now, but unfortunately for him
he established no such character; and 1
again repeat that it is vain for his friends
to attempt, at this late day, to establish it
for him.
From these consideration it seems to me
plain that Indiana, in the contest now
approaching, will go overwhelmingly dem
ocratic and that Grover Cleveland will be
our president for four years more.