The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-21
THE CAMPAIGN IN ILLINOIS.
Foraker and FIfer address q Large Audience
of Bloomington Republicans.
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Foraker and FIfer address q Large Audience
of Bloomington Republicans.
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BLooMINGroN, Oct 2o.-Thirty thousand
strangers filled the streets to-day. and the great
Republican demonstration at the home of private
Joe Fifer was q success in every detail. At
noon a parade nearly two miles long marched to
Miller's Park, where speeches we're delivered by
Governor Foraker, OF Ohio; private Joe Fifer,
Hon. NJ. D.. O'Connell, Of Iowa. and ex- Congress
man D. c. Smith, Of Pekin. The city was
handsomely decorated, and the parade COM
prised many novel features At the park IL, 900
people heard the addresses. Governor Foraker,s
speech was the first he has made on the stump
in Illinois, and he Aroused grea. enthusi-
asm. He discussed tne tariff in his
peculiar way, and also the South
srn q~use:ion. "How about the fagsl'
some one in the audience cried out. Governor
Foraker said that while he never before had
talked OF this matter on the stump he would
now dwell on it awhile. He said that a tsls-
gram from Lafayette had declared that he had
said that when he refused TO give up the flags
ne did not know that the order was q presiden-
tial one He denied this most emphatically, de-
claring it to be false. and proceeded At some
length to detail hs treatment Of the rebel flag
business.
Shortly after Governor Foraker commenced
to speak. a large crowd gathered at the stand
upon the hill where Hon. I. c. kerrick, candi-
date for State Senator. introduced Hon. Joseph
W. Fifsr. Mr.. Fifsr was suffering with a bad
cold. and was very hoarse. He opened by say
ing that he would speak only a short time to
his old friends and nsighbors. He said: 'Ev.
anywhere I GO / zee the same enthusiasm that 1
the people have taken the interests Of
the State into their own hands. It means that
Illinois will go 40, 900 Republican. and that Hsr-
rison and Morton will carry every Northern
State It means that the government will be
placed in the hands of the party to which be-
longed Lincoln, Grant and Logan, and LEI NJ
hope that IL will remain there for another twenty
four years. IL so. Southern bulldoZing and bal
lot box stufing will cease. These vast crowds
that have met me mean that the people are 10
favor OF American labor and American enter
prise. l want to talk TO my Democratic friends
. moment Do you know. Democrats, that your
party never ceased TO be q danger to the country
until its defeat by the Republican partyi Do
You know that its leaders have bean only for
slavery and sQuatter sovereignty. They were on
the wrong side. The Democratic patty has now
become a party of sbams and prstense, willing
assist them to votes. The leaders of that
party will never live in the hearts
of the people. In order that a leader may live
in the hearts Of people he must do something for
nuUauitys ilhs our indrtvrou Lincoiu anu otn-
ers. Lincoln WAS the greatest man of the nine.
teenth century" Mr.. Fifer then reviewed the
tariff question shortly. and gave q brief history
of free trade IN this country. He had a con-
versstion with foreigners who stood before him,
showing their bettered condition in this country.
In closing, ne said: ~ shall be elected Cover
nor. Governor Oglesby wants to move in De-
csmber. bot | can't move down until January.
When / get TO housekeeping with my wife and
two children l want my old neigbbors to come
| damn and aaa me- and III DrCmisa fhem q haarfx
welcome At the close he was warmly con-
graduated. The day closed with an evening
parade, over two miles long. including delega.
tions from over 200 neiRbboring points. 1t was
reviewed by Governor Foraker and Hon. Joseph
w. Fifer from q stand on the south side Of the
4 courthouse