Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-06
Harrlson's Big Day.
TIE HoMEwARD JOURNEY AND
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETINGS.
HIS CAMPAIGN Is OPENED.
A Speech at Fort Wayne in winch tile
General Ciines to the Protection Prip-
cipre as that of Most Importance
to the American Citizens.

| llbii lSoh . blh illPsliSh N"o
mally in~augurated. From the moment
that the train bearing tho Republican
nominee and his party had crossed the
Ohio border and steamed into the little
station at New Haven, his personal can
vass of the state had commenced. His
welcome home was one of which he
; might well feel proud. From far out
side the city limits until the union depot
had been reached, men and women We're
| stretched in almost unbroken line along
the track, and the air was filed with
| huzzas. When the locomotive came to
a full stop under the iron roof, a mighty
shout of welcome burst forth from ten
thousand throats, and amidst the boom
ing of cannon, the firing of guns, and
the music of a score of bands, the Re-
| publican nominee and his better half
| were escorted to their home. Never be-
fore in the history of Indianapolis has
one of Its citizens received such a vel
| come at the hands of his townsmen.
After reaching his residence, Gen,
Harrison, speaking from the porch, ex-
| pressed in a few neat phrases his thanks
and those of Mrs. Harrison for the vel
| come extended them. Then they re-
tired indoors and the throng, after
wearying itself out in the effort to call
them out again, slowly dispersed.
TT. Wayne was reached o few minutes
before / o'clock. About 1000 people
| were c~ongregated at the depot and Gen.
| Harrison was enthusiastically c1eered
| as he stepped from the train. Under es-
| cort OF the loca! committee he was driven
| to Hamilton's grove, where an audience
of between three and four thousand peo-
| pie had assembled around the music pa
.1.. II. ,-,n str~J,,.aI y, Good ~
| d. Laws, of the Fit. Wayne road, as the
"next president OF the United States"
| and the applause that greeted his ap-
| pearance was so loud and prolonged that
he was compelled to raise his hand in an
enEeaty for silence. 1t had hardly
been secured when fifteen little girls in
| white, each carrying an American flag,
| marched through the throng in close
| proximity to the stand. AS each n
came abreast of the general she threw
at him a bunch of flowers. Some caught
him on the head, others on she nose,
more between the eyes. A few he man
aged to capture in his two hands. He
bore the pelting with good nature, and
after the last little one had gone by, and
quiet was again secured, he planted his
hands upon the heap of floral offer
ings which ne aad placed on the edge OF
the railing, and spoke as follows:
81 am glad to know that the people are
moved to the thoughtful consideration
of those questions which are this year
presented for their determination. Un-
der a popular government like ours, it is
of the first Importance that every man
who votes should have ON reason for
his vote; that every man who attaches
himself to this or that political party,
l chnr,l1 iptallironf1u nnIarcfand hntb thu
creed and the purpose of the party to
which he belongs. think it is univer-
sally conceded-conceded by Democrats
as well as by Republicans-that the ques-
ttons involved in this campaign do have
q very direct bearing upon the general
prosperity, and upon the prosperity and
welfare of the Individual citizen. / think
1t is conceded that. the result of this cleo
ton will affect for veal or for woe the
individual ~wo-kingmen and working
women who fill these busy hives OF
industry. This much is conceded,
and the issue is very squarely
presented for your consideration. 1 dc
not intend at this time to argue it in any
detail. Iwant to call your attention te
a few general facts and principles. And
the first one, and the n | never tire Of
mentioning--the one l deem SO import
ant that l do o care for the charge tina
l am repeating myself when / utter i
again to-day-is this: That the condition
of the a workers Of America is bette
than that of the wage workers of any
other country in the world. / do no
say it is IS good as 1t ought t,
be. I do not say that ",
have hit upon any governmental
policy that makes the condition
OF the workingman an ideal condition
But speaking comparatively / do declar,
and / might safely call out of this au
dience many Germans who have worke,
in Germany and in Fort Wayne, an
many Irislsmen who ave worked in Ire
land and England and in Fort Wayne
: and put them upon the witness stand t
) support what / have said that there /
a better chance, there is q better living
there is better hope for the workingmei
in America than in any other country il
the world. Now, If that be true, it is i'm
portant that you should each find on
why it is so, especially that each one o
8 you should determine for himself wha
effect q protective tariff has had, and
likely to have, upon his wages and hi
prosperity. Does it need to be demon
strated that if we reduce u tariff to tn
revenue level, if we abolishfrom it ever
q | SohsAaSAoeioh "a RhooSSSiohf eAoh buSA
goods will come in from abroad tina
/ come in now? What, then, is the nece.
a ssry effecta 1t is the transfer to foreig
shops work that you need here
1t is to diminish American produ'
ton and increase English production
That is to be the effect of 1t. 1t is hi
:. worth while to stand upon nice defin
u tion rs to free trade. Some think
enough to say that they are not fire
traders, because they are not in favor
abolishing all customs duties. Let m
remind such that free trade countries
. Europe. recognized to be such, have nj
. abolished all customs duties. The def
7" milton is this: THE free trader believe
in destroying protection; in leyying Gu
tom duties without any regard to the e
i, feet OF those duties upon the wages of o,
working people, or upon the produ
ton of sur own shops. There, thel
u = is the issue. Take it to your home
. There are many confusing and centradi
tory statements made in the public pre-.
and by public speakers. Ask any
those who assail our protective systel
,. whether they do not believe that il the
" policy is in force a larger amount of FL
glish and French and German goods wi
come into this country. II is their pu
pose, they say, to increase impcr:atio
d and to cheaper prices. / think I ma
safely ask you to consider tt
question whether this ~cheapenin
of prices, which they seem t
regard as the highest attainmer
e of craftsmanship, is consistent with II
e rate Oh wages our working people enjo
today. Whether it will not involve,
we are to nave this foreign competitic