The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-27

t1efr DemOCrdtc priDerS. Il am glad i oel0ng
TO the party that gave our people . new birth,
and the thousands of men all over this country
who say the same thing will stand by Harrison
through this campaign. Our men know him
only as their friend. he personally has done
all he could for them as laboring mon, and his
party has done no less for them as a race, and
that il more than can be said of Cleveland.
Their gratitude will be shown this fall by Q eolid
vote. They will help Clay county out. which
is now almost conceded to 90 lost TO Democratic
rule"
E. c. Callihsn. Of the Brazil reception COM
mittee. was one Of the most enthusiastic young
men in line. Our people in Clay county, he
said, 'ars largely miners and manufacturers.
We have coal mines. rolling mills, machine
shops. p~otteries. brick factories and so on. All
Of these are affected by protection in the way of
duties upon foreign articles. AS consequences,
We are naturally for that party which takes
strong ground for thee protection
of these very industries from which we
earn our bread. This is much moro Of a ques-
ton than it was q few years ago, and men now
listen to it who used to pay no attention to the
matter but went about voting the straight Demo
cratic ticket Many of these will notsdo that
this year. They see that the time has come
when they must look for their own interest.
There are three old-time Democrats in our pro-
cession to-day who say they will
never vote that ticket again. There
are many like them in Clay county, and many
others, who have at least lot voted the Repub-
lican ticket, are now openly supporting it. Coal
mining never needed protection more than It
does at present. Natural gas is cutting Us down
and so 10 crude oil. In Chicago the use of crude
of coal which We had been furnishing. Seven
eighths Of the mon employed in the Brazil roll
ing-miu and the Center iron and steel works
will vote the Republican ticket next fall"
". H. Lowery, q native of Ireland, has voted
the Democratic ticket for twenty years. and in
1884 was elected coroner of Clay county by that
party. He was one Of the most enthusiastic
men in the delegation of yesterday. 81 am as
solid a Republican now" he remarked, as ever
l was q Democrat. But the Democrats have
ceased to satisfy my ideal OF . ruling party. In
theory l thought they were on the right side OF
the fence, and when they came into power l
thought America was nearer to heaven
than she had been for years.
But 1 soon found out, and I think the last four
years will convince any intelligent man that l
am correct, that Democratic rule means any
thing rather than national prosperity. This idea
meets with q responsive chord in the heart OF
every lrish-Ameriosn voter. and, no matter what
the Democrats may say, l know that they VIII
stand for Harrison. The National vote in Clay
county will change this year on protection alone.
and will give GOO majority for Harrison"
Thomas Washington, colored, was . typical
miner. His father. who died seven years ago.
at the age of one hundred and five, was in the
employ of George Washington, and he himself
has now been working in the mining shafts for
q long series Of years. At o resent he is in the
employ of the Watson Mining Company, Of a.
I'll. He stated yesterday to a Journal reporter
that in his one shaft were 400 men, 300 of whom
are white. To his actual knowledge all the col.
ored miners will support Harrison, and almost
all the remainder. A few Democrats still stand
up for their convictions. but many have been
converted simply upon the question of protec-
ton. ''No, sab, replied Mr.. Washington with
signinc ant grin. you won't find no free-traders
'mong us fe!lahs."
DR.. F. c. Vandervoort. one Of the visitors
from Bloomington, ILL.,, said: In our delega-
ton to-day are two men who were until recently
Democratic managers in our county. They are
now ardent Republicans. as is the color-bearer,
who also was q Democrat. The Republicans in
our part of Illinois are all in line. without q
single disaffected voter. On the other hand.
the Democrats cannot hold their men together,
as is evident from the number of recruits we
are receiving from that source. vs. think Gen.
Harrison is q grand man and a growing candi-
date. He is q man who makes no mistakes. In
our city are many railroad men and skilled
mechanics in the shops, and . large majority Of
them are Republicans"
Joseph O. Wright, of this city, has been visit
ing Professor c.. R. Barnes. of Madison. Wis,
/! for the past ten days. During his visit he ran
across . reporter Of the Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin, and being from Indiana was. Of
course, interviewed on the politica! situation in
this State. The interview says: "Mr. Wright
Is a lifelong Democrat. and. though a strict par
tisan, does not suffer mis- judgment to be warped
by his prejudice. He does not hesitate to speak
in warm praise of the high moral character and
exalted Intellectual endowments of General
Harrison. To your correspondent, personally,
be made this frank admission: 81 am willing TO
make q prediction, and 1 want you to note how
nearly IL will be verified. / predict that Harri-
SON will carry Indiana by q plurality Of from
| 5000 to 10. 000."
The effect Ct Democratic legislation is seen in
the following letter from one of the largest
| plate glass houses in America. 1t is written to
an Indianapolis dealer. and reads: Business
continues to be dull. and there are but poor
prospects az long as the Mills tariff bill is being
agitated. The Manufacturers and jobbers are
virtually at q staud-stiH, and consumers and all
buyers are buying from hand to mouth. If
that Mills tariff bill passes it will close every
glass factory in the United States in
side of sixty days after it goes into effect"
Mr.. Payne, a well-informed attorney of Brazil.
who has himself been a miner, said: Sixteen
Democrats, men who voted for Cleveland four
years ago, came over in our delegation. They
are for Harrison and protection. Minsrs are
great readers OF Newspapers, and are well in.
formed on the tariff question. 1t Is : matter OF
bread and butter with them. and they can be
counted upon 10 stand by the system Of p-o-
lection. Cleveland carried Clay county. but
| HarrisOQ will CARLY If nv fhrea hundred maior-
ity. Recruits arc coming over to US every day.
Mr.. c. P. Eprert, deputy auditor OF Clay
county. says that the Republicans will make a
heavy gain in Clay county this year. There are
in the county bet veen three and four thousand
miners, who are vitality interested in maintain
ing protection, and q large portion or them have
heretofore been Democrats. Many Of them,
seeing where theie true interest lies, are coming
over to the Republicans. He expects a gain in
that county OF three hundred, at least, for the
Republican ticket.
George F.. Fuller, OF Carbon, said: "Mirers
and laboring meA have been debating this tariff
question for years. They were omewha slow
in making up their minds; but now that they
have done that they are going over to the Re
publican party heart and soul There will be nc
fooling about it1 but they will stand for pro
lection till they shut up talking about free trade
John F. Perryt assistant superintendent OF
one of the minesl said: .'Ths Republican plat