Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-26
CAMPAIGN CALUMNlES.
Harrison UtterS Some Startling Truths
About Them
In the Presence of a Grand Assem- olase
of Workingmen.

lNpIANAPoLIs, Oct. 25.
Todsy's Harrison demonstration was in the
hands of the workingmen and proved grand
one. There was parade in the afternoon
participated in by outside snd local delega-
tions. After the marching speaking took
place u. Tomlinson Hall, which was filled
with the delegations who brought in their
flags and banners, and as Gen. Harrison
appeared the vast audience arose and shak-
ing flags and hats cheered frantically for
iye minutes. L. W. McDaniels. locally y
prominent member of the Typographical
Union. introduced Gen Harrison, and as he
rose there was another demonstration. In his
speech Harrison said Early in the campaign
certain people claiming to speak for the la
| boring men but really in the employ of the
democratic campaign managers promulgated
through the newspapers and by campaign
publications, that were not given open en-
dorsement cf the democratic campaign man
ayers, bu, paid for by their funds and circu-
cuiated under their auspices, number of
false and scandalous stories stories relating
TO my attitude towards organized labor.
Great and prolonged cheering, The pur-
pose of all the stories was 10 poison the
minds of the workingmen against the candi-
date of the party that staHds in this campaign
for principles of protection to American la
Dor. Great cheering.
have only once in all of my addresses made
to my fellowcitizens, alluded to these malic-
ious and scandalous stories, but now and in
present of this great gathering of working
men, do pronounce them utterly false.
cheering stories that | ever said a dollar a
day was enough for workingmen with all its
Accomplishments and appendages voice, |
knew il was a lie is rot perversion of any
thing | said. 1t is a false creation. enthusias-
tic cheering | will not follow in detail this
long catalogue of campaign ISLANDERS, but
will only add that its equally false
that anywhere or at any time, | ever
spoke disparagingly of my fellow citizens of
Irish nativity or descent. Many of them
are now enrolling themselves ON the side of
protection to American labor. This has
created the necessity for the story. Cheers.
| want to say again that those who pitch the
campaign upon SO low a level greatly under
estimate the intelligence, sense, decency and
love of fair play of tho American people.
Prolonged cheers | said to one of the
first delegations that visited me that this
was contest for grand principles, and
would be fought out on the high plains of
truth and not i'll the swamps of
slander and defamation. Cheers, Those
who will encamp their army in this swamp
will abandon victory to the army that is on
the heights. [Cheers. The republican
party stands today as the bulwark and defense
of the wage earners of the country against
the competition which may reduce American
wages even to the standard they falsely i'm
pute to my suggestion Cheers. Harri
son then proceeded to show that the policy of
the democratic party means vast increase
of importations and diminished work in
American shops, and less work and lower
wages.