Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-09-28
Ohio and Indiana Delegates Unite in
Paying Their Respects to Gen.
eral Harrison.
Four Generations of Republicans
From One Family Numbered
Among the Visitors.
Some Pointed Suggestions Relating
to a Disposal of the Much-Dis-
cussed Surplus.
Eloquence and Enthusiasm.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26.-Ohio and In
diana united again to-day through their
delegations in paying their respects to Gem
eral Harrison. The Upton county visitors
numbered over 1,000, Elkhart county sent
nearly as many while the Tippecanoe vet
erans OF the Foraker club of Columbus, O.,
with their friends numbered between 500
and 600. Among the Ohio veterans were
Judge John A. Bingham, Gen. George r.
Wright, j. E. st. Claire, president of the
Columbus Veteran association land Ruther
Hillroy of Columbus, aged 80, who knew
Gen. VIM. Henry Harrison before his first
nomination. Veteran Tippecanoe clubs
also accompanied both indiana delegations
and during the speaking it was announced
that with the Ekhart delegation came
John Whistler, aged 88, who had been
whig and a republican all his life, and
eight living SONS, eighteen grandsOns and
one great-grandsOn, all voters and sharing
the Old gentieman's political convictions.
Ihe platform was OyercrOwded with vet
Grams, not less than 900 or 800 being pres
ent in crowd of about 1890.
THE GENERALS ADDRESS.
General Harrison's speech mostly re-
lated to the surplus, saying: "There is a
very proper use, I think, that can be made
of more than $20,OO0,OO0 of it. During the
civil war our customs receipts and our re-
ceipts from internal taxes (Which last had
brought under tribute almost every pur-
suit in lifel were inadequate, and great
uraln on our treasury was caused by the
civil war. Our congress exercising one of
the powers of the constitution, levied di-
rect tax the on states. Ohio paid her part of
it. Indiana paid hers and SO did the other
loyal states. The southern states were in
rebellion and did not pay theirs. Now we
have come to time when the government
has surplus money and the proposition
was made in congress
TO RETURN THIS TAX
to the states that had paid it Iapplause1.
The state of Indiana would have received
$1,OOO.O0O which my fellow citizens of this
state know would have been great relief
to our tax payers in the present depleted
condition of our treasury [cheers]. lido
not recall the exact amount Ohio would
have received but it was much larger. If
anyone asks why repay this tax, this illus
tration will be sufficient answer: Sup
pose tlve men are associated in business
80 POAoACa1s LIZ OOA SuucIS
losses and its capital is impaired. An as
sessment becomes necessary and three
members pay their assessments, while two
do not. The corporation is again prosper
GUS and there is a surplus of money in the
treasury. What shall be done with it
Manifestly
JUSTICE REQUIRES
that the two delinquents should pay up or
that there should be returned to the other
three the amount levied upon them Igreat
cheers]. A bill providing for repayment
OF this tax was killed in the house of rep
resentatives-not by voting it down, but by
fllibustering, a majority in the house be-
ing in favor OF its passage and those who
defeated the bill by these revolutionary
tactics were largely from states that had
not paid the tax [cheersl. I mention these
facts to show that $2O,000,OOO OF the sur
plus now lying in the banks where it
draws no interest might very righteously
be used so as to greatly Tighten the real bur-
dens. of taxation now resting upon the.
people-burdens which our people know
to be taxes without any argument from
our Stataaman.N .