The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-26
HARRISON SPEAKS.
He EndeavOrs to Convince
the WOrkingman.
INDIANAPOLIS REPUBLICANS
The General Takes 1t All Back
The Old Rehash OF fariff
and Protection.


put on quite holiday appearance to-
day, in honor of the Republican work
ingmen's demonstration. The weather
was simply perfect. The demonstration
in some of its features, was the most
notable in the campaign, though not
the largest. The management of the
affair was entirely in the hands of
labor representatives, chief of whom
we're Charles n. Litchnan, ex-secre-
tary.general of the Knights of Labor;
Robert D. Layton, of Pittsburg; Eccles
Robinson, master workman of the
Glass Workers Assembly, OF Pittsburg,
assisted by John &. Rankin; Marshal
G. Woods and other prominent local
labor leaders. Hon. William Mckinley
and Senator Henry w. Blair, the prin-
cipal speakers of the day, ar
rived early this morning, and
were received by committee at
the depot. The former called
uIon General Harrison during the
morning and the General took him for
a drive about the city. In the afternoon
marching through the principal streets
went to General Harrison's residence
where the columns opened ranks and
the Generals carriage, with escorts,
passed down the enthusiastic line to
Tomlison's Hall. The big auditorium
of the hall was rapidly tilIed to over
flowing. Many ladies occupied seats
on the stand, among them Mrs. Har-
rison. The front of the stage seats
was occupied by the color bearers of
the various organizations, their banners
presenting a novel appearance. The
marchers carried their flags and labor
emblems into the hall with them, and
as General Harrison appeared, &C
companied by ex-Secretary Litchman,
the vast audience arose, and shaking
their flags and hats, they cheered
frantically for fully five minutes.
In point of enthusiasm, but one
other demonstration ever surpassed
that of to-day. L. W. McDapiels a
locally prominent member of the Typo
graphical Union, presided, and in his
address, among other things, said:
1--WE are here to repudiate the author
ity claimed by few professional men,
who speak for the Wage-Workers of
Indiana; to deny the truthfulness of
their statements, and to contradict the
Assertion that there is other than
kluOlS 1OC44L6 WIG
OF Indiana toward General Harrison.
General Harrison has never acted the
blatant demagogue by making loud
professions; yet we have had evidence
of his earnest sympathy and sincere
friendship on more than one occasion,
notably his advocacy, while in the Sen
ate, of the bill making arbitra-
ton means for the settle ment
of or trouble, and eXclu ding
contr ct labor from our shores.
(Cheers). Also the bill prohibiting the
use of convict labor on government
works, or the purchasing by govern
ment of any products of convict labor.
(Cheers). Mcdaniel closed by pledging
the support of those present.
AS General Harrison arose to respond
there was another demonstration. He
appeared greatly moved. He spoke
with great earnestness, and began by
saying he had listened during the sum-
mer and fall to many addresses full of
the kindest expressions towards him
personally, but among them all none
had been more grateful or had more
deeply touched him than this great as
semblsge of Workingmen of Indiana,
their behalf. EARLY in the campaign"
to speak for the laboring men, but
really in the employ of the Democratic
Party managers, promulgated through
the newspapers, and by-and-by
through campaign publications that
were not given as an open
endorsement of Democratic cam
paign managers, but were paid for
by their funds and circulated under
their auspices, a number of false and
scandalous stories relating to my atti-
tude towards organized labor. (Great
and prolonged cheering.) The purpose
of all these stories was to poison the
\ mind of the workingmen against can
didate Of the party that stands in this
campaign for the principle of protec-
ton to American labor. (Great cheer
ing.) l have only once in all my
addresses made to my fellow citizens
alluded TO these malicious and scandal
Gus stories, but now, in the presence of
this great gathering of workingmen,
do pronounce them to be utterly false.
Tremendous cheering and the waving
of flags and banners continued for
several minutes.) The story that
l ever said 81 day was enough for 8
Workingman, with all its accountant
ments and appendages Ia voice, II
know IL WIS d ilo J lS NO. peTVeTSlOn
of anything ever SAID. 1t is false
creation. (Cheers). I will not follow
in detail this long catalogue of cam
paign SANDERS, but will only add that
it is false that anywhere or at any time 1
ever spoke desparagingly of my fellow
citizens of Irish nativity or descent.
Many of them are now enrolling them
selves on the side of protection, of
American labor. This created the neces-
slty for the story. (Cheers). want to
say again, that those who pitch the
campaign upon SO low a level, greatly
underestimate the intelligence and the
sense of decency and the love of
fair play of the American people. PRO
ICnged cheers) L said to one of
the first deleg ations that visited me that
this was a contest of great principles
that it would be fought out upon the
high plane of truth, and not in the
swamps of SANDER and defamation.
(Cheers.) Those who will encamp their
army in the swamp will abandon vic
tory to the army that is on the heights
(Oheers.) The Republican Party stands
to-day as the bulWark and defence Of