The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-19
BLAINE IN INDIANA.
Outpouring Of Republicans at In
dianapolis.
Mr.. Blaine Addresses an Immense Assem-
blage-He Shows How the West Has
Been Benefited by Protection
Home Marke. for Farmers.


Home Marke. for Farmers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Int., Oct 12.--Yesterday
was q great day in this city for the Re-
publicans of Indiana. Early trains poured
thousands into town. General Harrison
and Hon. j. G. Blaine were at the New
Denison Hotel at i ~ y. III. when the pro-
cession of political cluOs, veterans, ETC..
started. Beside General Harrison stood
Mrs. Harrison and her niece, Mrs. Dim
mick, accompanied by .drs. Judge Woods
and a number of other ladies'. Among
those on he reviewing balcony were ex-
Senator Ferry, General John W. Foster,
General Hastings, Ex-Governor Porter,
Judge W. Z. NiblaUk and Judge Woods.
The line of march was west on Washing
ton street to Pennsylvania, north or Penn
sylvania to Fort Wayne avenue and along
Delaware street to the Exposition grounds.
The column was one hour and thirty min
utes in passing, and it is estimated that
there were nearly goo persons in line,
the majority OF whom were uniformed.
Among the most conspicuous org aniza-
tions in the other seven divisions were:
The Columbia Club of Indianapolis. 400
strong, in blue suits with white vests and
white derby hats and carrying canes; the
Carrie Harrison Guards with drum corps,
Miss Schilling captain, comprising forty
uniformed young ladies of Indianapolis,
and the Porter Columbian Club of Indi-
annapolis, consisting of 500 wOrkingmen in
blue uniforms. the vanguard carrying
large iron hammers aud the others long
poles with rows of small flags affixed.
There were also a club of colored women
wearing flags and sashes and band of
fifty young girls ranging from twelve to
fifteen years, the Harrison daughters"
from Connersville. These wore jackets of
blue with stars and stripes of red. white
and blue, with blue caps. As they passed
the reviewing stand they gracefully lifted
their caps, holding them at salute while
they passed and chanting eve are for
Harrison" etc.
Mr.. Blaine went out to the Exposition
grounds, where General Hovey and OTHERS
addressed the people, but as it sprinkled
rain the proceedings We're abbreviated.
In the evening Mr.. Blaine addressed a
crowded audience at Tomlinson's Hall as
follows:
Fellow citizens Of Indiana: 1t is the studied
and persistent effort of the Democratic party in
this Presidential campaign to prejudice the
West against the East on the subject OF the
tariff, maintaining that the Eastern States get
the benefit of protection and the Western
States gets its burden. Now il the tariff for
protection so operates that one section gets the
gam and the other gets the loss then the whole
system Of protection ought to be abolished: and,
il the advocates Of protective tariff can not
prove that 1t is of as great advantage to the
West as 1t is to the East, as great an ad-
vantage to the South as i. is to the North, and
that it is a National and not sectional policy
III. 1 say, they can not establish these points,
then the policy ought to be abandoned. But
maintain - and, in the few minutes / shall
occupy your attention, 1 shall endeavor to
prove by figures and facts-that the West-the
great growing, teeming, prosperous West
has gained more out Of the protective tariff
than any section Of the whole Union. lap
plause.l Gentlemen, l know that involves
questions Of fact and cot questions of
fancy and I call your attention to the census Of
1S6o-and IL there be any Democrats present
they will not wish to dispute the correctness OF
that census, for it was taken under the admin
istration Of Mr.. Buchanan. quote the figures
OF that census, as to the wealth OF eleven West
ern States-Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas.
Nebras-a and Colorado. The last two were
Territories when Mr.. Lincoln came into power,
but were long since made States. According
to the census Of 1860 the aggregate wealth of
these eleven Western States was some
thing under $4,000. C000O0, and IN 1880.
twenty years afterward, by the National
census, the wealth OF those States was
ZIG, O,oO0,O0 tApplause.l 1t had in
creased and grown fourfold in twenty
years, and in the last eight years enough has
been added to carry up the wealth of those |
eleven States far beyond s20UO oOo,OO0 or a |
vast deal larger sum than the whole wealth of |
the United States the day Lincoln was inaug-
urated. tApplause. You can test this ques- |
ton in another way. In 1860 these ele' en- |
States had 10000 miles Of railroad or scarcely |
that, and to-day, twenty-eight years afterward, |
they have nearly 80, 900 miles of railroad. Mind /
you these eleven Western States have almost |
three times as much railway within their Dor
ders as the whole Union had before the civil |
war. Something or other has enabled you |
Western people to get along pretty rapidly for |
these States have prospered in degree far be-
yond that of the old Eastern States, in q ratio |
far greater than the Eastern States have
maintained las another proof of that
progress i have here q singular table
from the official census ci 1860. 1 think you
will agree with me that it is very sug-
gestive table. / was calling the attention of |
the audience to table in the census OF 1850 in
which the principal towns and cities in the
United States are given. / will quote those of
the eleven Western States and give you their
population at that time. Cleveland was 1900,
Toledo was not large enough to be included in
the statement at all. Detroit was 1900, Grand
Rapids, that now has 5000. was not mentioned,
do YOU say the population OF
Chicago was in 1S10:-lO9.J1. Its growth does
not seem to have been much impeded by the
protective tariff for il is now three quarters Of
million at least. tApplause.1 Milwaukee was
5000. st. Paul and Minneapolis had not
grown to enough consequence in 1860 to be men
inna in nj |