Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-08
INDIANA INIQUI7Y.
Gen. Harrison Speaks Earnest and Manly
Words Concerning II.
Prostitution by Which Lieutenant Gov
srnor Nelson Was Chosen.

IsDIAsAPoLIs, Oct. 6.
In his address today to visiting delegations
Gen. Harrison confined his speech largely to
matters directly interesting Indiana people
He said.
There has been much in the history of
Indiana that is exceedingly creditable. There
have been some things--there are some
things today-that are exceedingly discredit-
able to US as a political community. thing>
that believe retard the advancement of our
State and affect it's material prosperity by
degrading ii in the estimation of right think
ing men. One of these things is this potent
and open fact: That the great benevolent
institutions 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 of party
purposes and advantages. Cries of That's
So"
Another such thing is of recent occurrence.
In the campaign of 1886, after advising with
the chief law officer of the State, demo-
cratic governor declared to the people of
this State that there was vacancy in the
office of lieutenant governor, which the peo-
pie were entitled to ill at the ensuing general
election. The democratic party acted up
on that advice and nominated John c. Mel
SUI IOf iltuttHdHt GOFtrHOT Ht IepuUllc8H
party followed with their convention and
placed in nomination that gallant soldier
Robert S. Robertson. Cheers. These
two gentlemen weiit before the people of
Indiana and made public canvass for the
office. The election was held and Col. Rob
ertson was chosen by majority of about
5000
l. there man in the State, democrat or
republican, who doubts that if the choice
had been otherwise, and Mr.. Nelson had re-
ceived a majority at the polls, the House of
Representatives, which was republican,
would have met with the democratic Senate
in an orderly joint meeting for canvassing
the votes, and that Mr.. Nelson would have
been inaugurated as lieutenant governor;
but the result was otherwise, and the public
fame, the good reputation of this State was
dshonored when by force and brutal meth
DDS the voice of the people was stifled and
the man they had chosen was excluded from
the right to exercise the duties of the Office
of lieutenant governor. Cries of Yes"
yes"
Do the people think the attractlveness of
Indiana as home for Americans who be-
lieve in social order and popular government
has been increased by this disgraceful incl
dent? DO those who are democrats from
principle and not for personal prospects in
tend to support the men who haye first pros
tituted our benevolent institutions to party
and not to personal advantage?
| believe the material prosperity of lndi-
ana, much more the honor, will be advanced
if her people in this State election shall re-
buke the shameless election frauds that have
recently scandalized our State, the prostitu
ton of our benevolent institutions and the
wanton ihsolence that overturned the result
of the popular election in 1886 Great
cheering
General Harrison then shook hands with a
thousand or more of the visitors.