The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-08
TO PREVENT FRAUD IN NEW YORK.
A Republican Fund of Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars.
Something About the Man Who
Failed to Annoy Mr.. RIaine.I
Mr.. Reed Talks to Large Audience
In Providence.

| Committee. has deposited in the Garfield
| National Bank $25,000 as a fund to reward
persons furnishing information leading to
the conviction of violators Of the registration
law in this city. There will be paid $4,000 for
the first conviction, $1,000 for the second,
$500 for the third and $3.50 for each subse-
| quent conviction until the fund is exhausted.
Harrison to the Hoosiers.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Oct. 6.-In his ad-
dress today to visiting delegations Gen. Har-
rison confined his speech largely to matters
directly interesting Indiana people. He ad-
| dressed them as Hoosiers, and spoke as fol-
| lows
| Ny Wells and Blackford County Friends
Your spokesmen have referred, with an hon
est pride. sto the counties from which you
have come, and that is well. But l would
like to suggest to you the. every political
community and neighborhood has a character
of its own, moral character, as well as every
man and every woman, and it is exceedingly
| important, looked at even from the side Of
material advantage, that our communities
| should maintain good reputation for social
| order, intelligence, virtue, and faithful and
| willing obedience to law. [Applause.l 1t
cannot be doubted that such character pos
sessed by any state OF, county attracts emf
| grafton and capital, advances its material de-
| yelopment and enhances the value of its
farms. There has been much in the history
OF Indiana that is exceedingly creditable
There have been some things-there are
some thlngs today-that are exceedingly dis
credlta5le to US as political community
things that believe retard the advancement
OF our State and affect its material prosperity
BY degrading it in the estimation of right
thinking men. One of these things is this
patent and open fact-that the great benevo-
entinstitutions of this State. instead of being
operated upon the high plane that public
charities should occupy, are being operated
and managed upon the lowest plane
party dy{ SaPs and AnsaSsI daSyanage aEeS
thing is Of recent occurrence In the
campaign of 1886, after advising with the
chief law officers of the State, Democratic
government declared to the people Of this
STATE that there was vacancy in the Office
Of Lieutenant Governor which the people
were entitled to fill at the ensuing general
election. The Democratic party acted upon
that advice, assembled in convention in this
nall, and nominated John C. Nelson for
Lieutenant Lieut. nan Governor. The Republican
placed in nomination that gallant soldier,
Robert ). Robertson. TCheers.I These two
gentlemen went before the people of Indiana
and made public canvass for the office.
The election was held, and Col. Robertson
was chosen by majority of about 3OO0 ZAP
plause. Is there man in the State. Demo
crat or Republican, who doubts that if the
choice had been otherwise and Mr.. Nelson
mad received majority at the polls the
House OF Representatives, which was Repub
llcan, would have met with the Democratic
Senate In an orderly joint meeting for can
VaSslng the votes, and that Mr.. Nelson
would nave been inaugurated as Lieutenant
Goyernor? But the result was otherwise.
ana the puplc fame, the good reputa-
tion, of this State was dishonored.
when. by force and brutal methods. the
voice OF the people was stified, and the man
they had chosen was excluded from the right
TO exercise the duties o. tina Office of lieuten-
ant governor. fCries of "Yes! Yesp'l Do
the people think the attractiyeness of Indi-
ana as home for Americans who believe in
social order and popular government has
been increased by this disgraceful incident?
DO our Democratic friends who have an hon.
est state pride, who would like TO maintain
the honor and good reputation of the State,
who would have the people of our sister
States believe that we have people who be-
lieye IN warm canvass, but in free ballot
ana manly and ready acquiescence in cleo
tlon results, intend to support their leaders
IN this violent exclusion from office of duly
CHOSEN public officer? Do those who are
Democrats from principle, and not for perso-
nal prospects, intend to support the men who
have first prostituted our benevolent institu
VI.
vantage? This thing, if not proved and cor
rected by our people, will not only disgrace
US IN the estimation Of all good people, but
VIII substantially retard the natural deyel-
opment OF the state. am not talking today
OF questions in which have any other in
terest than that you have. my felow-citzens.
believe the material prosperity of Indiana.
much more the honor. will be advanced, if
her people in this State election shall rebuke
the shameless election fraudsI:that have re-
Gently scandalized our state, the prostitution
OF our benevolent Institutions, and the want
on violence that overturned the result of the
popular election in 1885, [Great cheeringl
!, Gen. Harrison then shook hands with
occasion, while the Bluffton Carrie Harri-
son Club" was being introduced, to cordially
invite them to call on Mrs. Harrison. Ac-
cordingly. the club, with its Ami ION band,
marched out to the Harrison residence at
O'Clock, and were received by Mrs. Harrison.
Postmaster and Candidate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-When Mr.. Blaine
reached Adrian, Mich, to deliver a speech
he found awaiting him rather impertinent
letter asking some questions about his votes
In Congress, and intended to cause him great
embarrassment. The letter was signed wv.
Stearns" Mr.. Blaine began his speech to
the 1900 eager listeners by reading the let
ter and answering each of its questions so
promptly and effectively that the crowd en-
Joyed hearty laugh at the expense of his
verdant correspondent.
1t may be interesting for the friends of the
present administration to know that the gen
tieman SO eager to rush into notorety, and
Dy such questionable methods, is nc other
than the man who is President Cleyeland's
postmaster at Adrian, and at the same time
the Democratic candidate for Congress in the
second Michigan District. Civil service r e.
form is less regarded by Democratic flee
holders in Michigan than in any other State
in the Union. Mr.. Stearns no doubt felt
safe In breaking both the spirit of the law
and the direct orders of the President by
reason I, on OF having the backing of the infiuen-
tial Don nj. Dickinson, who himself leaves
his duties in Washington to 90 on a stnmp-
lng tour Tor the purpose of making
sectlonal tarlh speeches and covering
the President with gross and full
some tattery. There Is an existing
order oI the Post Office Department that
says tnat no postmaster shall absent himself
from duty without leave from the depart
ment Mr.. Stearns, however, is engaged in
vigorous personal canvass of his district.
TO the complete neglect of his official duties
Stearns is noted for his bad manners at ali
~
years ago anIUnitediStates Senator was max
ing speech there, and Stearns rose to chal-
ienge one of his statements. Stearns talked
for nearly half an hour before he could be
stopped and was so impertinent that he was
finally hissed off the platform and his actions
repudated by the best citizens of the town.
There was great opposition to his appoint
ment as postmaster, by the order-loving and
self-respecting people of Adrian, but his
name was Slated" and it went throuph
Now, while acting the double role Of post
master and candidate for Congress, he still
makes himself offensive to Republicans and
Democrats alike, but Is protected by the
civil service reform administration.
Mr.. Reed In Providence.
PROVIDENCE. Oct. 6.-The Young Repub-
lican Club had a rousing meeting in Infantry
Hall tonight, the hall being packed. Among
the audience were many prominent Demo-
Gratis. The principal addresses were made
by Representative Henry j. Spooner Of this
State, and Hon. Thomas b. Reed of Maine
The evening was devoted to the considera-
tion of the tariff question.
New York Politics.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The Tribune saws
that the Republicans will probably nominate
John Ii. Starln, the steamboat and trans
portation millionaire, for mayor of New
York Mr.. Starn says he will accept the
nomination if made unanimous.
Mayor Hewitt intimates that he will not
retire from the candidacy for reelection on