The Portland daily press., 1888-09-26
THIRTEEN WEEKS OF SPEECHMAKING.
General Harrison Addresses DeIega-
tIons Numbering Over 200.
Preparations for the Great Meeting
at the Polo Grounds.
Mr.. Blaine to Leave for New York
and the West Thursday.

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came down to Republican headquarters
The visiting delegations came from Wabash
and Park counties and numbered about 1900.
including 200 young folks, members of the
Sunday schools at Marshall and Bethany in
Park county. The reception took place in
University Park. Capt. B.. F. Williams, Of
Wabash, spoke for his delegation, and DR..
E. f. Leach. of Park county, addressed the
| General on behalf of the Sunday school
scholars. Gen. Harrison responded. and in
the course OF his speech defended his policy
| of getting rid of the surplus by buying
bonds by saying that If, by using it in this
manner we pay premium to bondholders,
| it is only the same premiums the bonds are
bringing in the market. In other words,
capitalists who can use their money as they
please, think the government bond at the
current rate of premium is good invest
ment for them. Now the government can
buy these bonds at that premium and save a
great deal of interest. But II you still object
to paying the market premium when we buy
those bonds, see bcw 1t works the other
way. The banks deposit their bonds in the
treasury to secure these deposits, get govern
ment money without interest and still draw
interest on their bonds.
After his speech, the crowd filed by and
shook hands with the General.
Mr.. BIaine's Movements.
Especial to the Pressl
| AUGUSTA, Sept. 25.-Mr. Blaine is making
preparations for his Western trip. He leaves
Augusta on the express. Thursday afternoon
going to Boston, where he will remain over
night at Young's Hotel. The following day
he goes to New York where he will stop at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel; Saturday he
speaks in New York, as has been announced.
He remains in that city until Monday eve
| ming when he departs for Michigan, making
his first, speech in the State at Detroit next
| Wednesday. After filling. his engagements
| In Michigan he goes to Indiana
One Sided In New York.
CHICAGO, Sept 25.-The Chicago News,
which is pronounced for Cleveland and his
tariff ideas, yet gives the news of both sides
with considerable impartiality, prints a
New York despatch from its well-known
Washington correspondent, w. Z. Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis is one of the shrewdest political
| observers in the country This is part of
what he writes: ''If the election depends
upon New York-and people generally con-
cede that it does-Benjamin Harrison will
be our next president. There seems scarce
| ly room for doubt that he will carry this
/ State, and Democrats who have been abOut
much concede it. met w. ID. Kerfoot of
1 Chicago on the streets yesterday and as
| everybody knows, he is a Democrat and a
| man not given to wild words or hasty con-
| clusions. | asked him what he knew about
| politics.
"'Its all one-sided here he said, 'and
Harrison will carry this State by 10000
| majority. / never saw such change. 1t
seems as if the bottom had dropped out of
the Democratic party in New York
How do you explain it,?
| "'Well, a good many Democrats are going
| to vote against Cleveland on account Of the
| tariff others are dissatisfied with the way he
Il or frfh fha off vHrAx
ed an office, of course, and there weren't
| enough to go around Then, again, some of
the appointments were bad and disguised
| people who expected better things. The
men who have always been the most active
| in the Democratic party, at least a good
| many of them, are lying back this year and
| doing nothing. Even if they vote for Cleve-
| land, when the time comes. most Of the
| Mugwumps VIII vote for Harrison, and the
| Republicans are more united and enthusias-
| tic than they have been for years..
This opinion Is shared by every unpre-
| judiced man / meet, and the effect Is felt at
| the Democratic headquarters. although the
managers there still talk loudly and scoff at
| dOubters.
II was surprised to hear of the change of
feeling on the. stock exchange. Mr. White
| house, one of the Oldest brokers in New
| York, brother of the late Bishop White
house of Chicago, Democrat who will vote
| for Cleveland, tells me that a canvass of the
| members of the stock exchange has been
| tenti0n to vote the Democratic ticket this
year, against over 500 four years ago. Yes
| terday one of Mr. Brics's business partners
| in my presence made an even bet of $1,000
| that Harrison would be elected"
A Prominent Convert.
FINDLAY, o., Sept. 25.--George l.. Con-
verse, who for many years represented the
Capital District Of this State in Congress,
and as Democrat won so much of a reputa-
ti0n as politician that he became the friend
and confdant of Samuel ]. Tilden, has con-
sented to address the Republicans of this
city on the pending questions of the hour, On
a date which will be fixed during the coming
week. Mr. Converse has always been
high protectionist, and during last years
campaign was sent to this city by the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee to make a
speech, which was so full of abuse of Cleve-
land and his tariff policy that the committee
forthwith cancelled all his dates. since which
time the ex-congressman has lost no oppor.
| tunlty In which to express his disgust of the
Democratic administration. 1t is no sur
prise to his friends that he has at last come
out on the side of the Republicans, although
| all his life he has been a Democrat of the
most partisan character. This city was the
| only place in which Converse made a speech
last year, when he yet claimed to be Demo-
| crat and as he has selected 1t as the point
ior rtll ms hrst public expression Of Republican
| greet him. Much curiosity is already ex-
| pressed regarding his prospective utteranceS.
| This detection of Converse from the Democ-
racy is the most notable of the year in this
State, and will influence hundreds of his fol-
lowers to do likewise.
srice's Appeal for Cash.
New YORK, Sept 25.-The appeal of Col.
Calvin S. Brice for funds with which to car
ry on the Democratic campaign only shows
how desperate affairs are with the Free
Trade party. There was a double purpose
in Col. Brice's begging letter. He wanted
to make the Republicans believe that he is
not laying up big corruption fund for use
In the do ubtful States on election day, and
also to make the Democrats who have not
yet subscribed to the expense Of the cam
palgn feel that the success of the party de-
pends on them. Appeals for money from
many sources are daily coming in, and it was
as much to stop these as anything else that
Col. Brice authorized the publication of the
appeal.
1t is true, however, that the Democratic
National Committee is exceedingly short of
funds. The Democratic manufacturers have
not put their hands in their pockets with the
readiness that Col. Brice and Cairman Bar
mum like to see. AS trusty men as the DEM
ocrats have got they have been from one
wealthy man to another begging and plead
ing for money. But their prayers have not
been highly successful. Those who have
subscribed have not done so with any great
degree of liberality, and this appeal was
necessary to bring them to a sense Of the no.
sition in which the affairs of the CAMPAIGN
are.
Secretary Whitney was caller on Col.
Brice Yesterday. He was in Consultation
with the chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee for some time, and IL Is
| said much fault was found with the wav
matters have been conducted. Democrats
| were generally angry because Col Brice adj
vertised their poverty. They think that il
will have bad effect on the campaign. that
| business men and workingmen, seeing that
| the ticket is not receiving any great snpnort
| from the wealthy men of the party. will not
sustain the President with money or votes.
New York Democrats.
Troy, N. Y, Sept. ga convention of
the Democratic clubs of this State opened
today. About 800 delegates were present.
When the name Of Hill was mentioned, en-
| thusiasm was unbounded. Addresses were
delivered by Chairman John G. Graybill.
COMPTROLLER Roche of Troy, and Hon.
| Bourke Cochran. The latter expressed his
| belief that the time had gone by when the
masses will sit silent and allow Capitalists To
grow rich at their expense.
| a..os,no AZ tho Pat1 r..