New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-27
HARRISON ON THE SURPLUS.
WHY THE DIRECT TAX SHOULD HAVE
BEEN REPAID.
THE STATES LIKE PARTNERS IN yIRM-
JOHN A. BINGHAM, OF OHIO, ONE
OF THE GENERALS
VISITORS.


| JOHN A. BINGHAM. OF OHIO, ONE
OF THE GENERALS
VISITORS.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRrBuSEI
| Indianapolis Sept 26-General Harrisons viss
itors to-day, comprising three delegations, number
! ing in the aggregate nearly 1000 people, repre-
sented all classes of voters The extremes Of early
youth and advanced age were more largely united
than in any crowd that has yet assembled in Uni
versity Park. From one Indiana County nipton),
which gave a Democratic majority Of over 300
at the last election came more than that numhr
of young men, who will vote for the first time
this year, and in a large delegation from ElShare
County, in the extreme northern part Of thu ste,
there were nearly as many first voters. Many
Tippecanoe veterans also came from the same
counties, and the delegation from Columbus, Ohio,
was composed entirely of gray-haired men, who
were voters in ls40 with the exception OF Che
| Foraker Club, which accompanied them as an es-
cort Among these old-time Republicans, who
were as enthusiastic followers of the grandfather,
as the first voters Of to-day Of the grandson,
wefe several men who attracted special attention.
! One of them, familiarly called "Uncle Billy
Jones, who came with the Tepton County dele
CATION, has been a citizen of Indiana since terri
torial days, and although now eghty-seven years
! old is still active enough TO deliver Republican
speeches. Another was Emory Hillery, age ninety
who came with the Columbus Tippecanoe Club,
while it was the proud boast Of the Elkhart
County delegation, and it was mentioned in the
speech in their behalf that John Whistler, their
oldest Republican was born in 1s00 has never
voted anything but the Whig or Republican ticlSes
and with eight sons, eighteen grandsons and one
great grandson, will vote for General
Harrison. The Tippecanoe Veterans of Columbus
brought with them as their foremost representative
| John Bingham, once Ohios most prominent states
man, whom Garfield looked upon in the early days
of his political career, he often said, his model
in oratory and parliamentary practice. lie is now
past his seventy-ffth year, and is so feeble that
his voice could be heard only by those who were
standing near him when he addressed General tiar-
rison. None of the visiting delegations made any
attempt at display except the Foraker Club OF
Columbus, the members of which wore white hats.
At the head Of their line a flag and silk banner
were carried. Upon the latter was inscribed Coy,
ernor Foraker's declaration: " No rebel flags VIII
be surrendered while am Governor The CLUB
was met at the railway station in this city by the
lst Regiment of Harrison and Hovey Guards, COM
posed of old soldiers, and the Columbia Club and
the visitors were welcomed to the city with the
firing OF a cannon from the Top OF DuildhS oppo-
site the Post Office
| General Harrison arrived at University Park
soon after the delegations had assembled. There
were three speeches in behalf of the visitors, and
there would have been fourth II one OF the men
chosen for that duty had not considerably refused
10 give utterance 10 the address ne ndu prepdreu.
The speakers were Captain O. Z. Hubbell OF Elk
hart County, Ind Judge Daniel Waugh, OF Up
ton, and John A. Bingham, Of Ohio. In his re-
sponse General Harrison although he looked tired
and wan, when he appeared before the crowd spoke
with more than usual fervOr lie said:
Gentlemen, my Ohio and Indiana Friends: Again about
this platform there gathered representatives from these
great Your coming is an expression OF COM
mon interest, recognition OF the fact that there is
citizenship that wider than tho lines Of any State
(cheers, that and above that Just pride In your
communities which you cherish jeaously' there is
fuller pride In the flag to which we all give our
allie glance and 10 the Constitution which binds the
people together ndssolubly in Governments
strong to protect humbest citizen wherever be may So
Iourn prolonged cheers) Your State institutions are
based like the Nation, the great principles
liberty and equality and are consecrated TO the
promotion OF social order and popular education Bus
above all this restlngson like foundations Is the strong
arch the Union that binds us together as Nation
citizens OF the United States and as such have
common interests that suggest this meeting tCheers)
cannot speak separately the various organizations
represented There is broad sense In which you are
one But cannot omit pay hearty tribute OF thanks
10 these venerable men gathered about me to-day
value this tribute from them more than words can tell
cannot without ndecacy speak much Of that campaign
which they brought the enthusiasm OF their earlier Ire
and TO which their memories turn with 80 much
interest IL out OF it they have brought on with them
in life to this moment ali transferred to me some
part of the respect which another from them, then
will find in their kindness stimulus to duty ZAP
plause and cries "we have, we have")
In looking over other day, publication OF the cam
paign Of lS40I fell upon card signed by fifteen Democrats
Orange n. j. giving their reasons for leaving the DEM
ocratc party occurred to that might be In
terestng to some of old gentlemen (Cries Of We
want TO hear it, and Read it," 1t was as follows;
We might give many reasons for this change In our
political opinions. The following, however, we deem
sufficient: do believe that National debt is
National blessing. daughter and spplause) We do not
believe the price the free country should be
reduced standard prescribed by despots in foreign
countries. (Appause.) We DO not believe In lighting
for the country being unrepresned in the councils OF
the country. a cry Of What's it" We do not believe
in an exclusive hard metallic currency more than We
believe hard bread bread Iaughter) We 40 not
believe It the design OF the trainers of the Constitution
that the President should occupy his time during his first
term, in eleconeering for his reelection to second
term" cloud laughter and appause)
have read this simply historical curiosity and
TO refresh your ecocctions 10 some OF the issues OF
that campaign. II it has application 20 our modern
politics l will leave you make it. daughter and
applause.)
have recently been talking, and have one thing
further to say, about the surplus. tCres Of Good,
good" and That's what we want to hear aoout") There
Is very proper use think, that can be made OF more
than twenty millions of t. During the Civil War our
customs receipts and receipts from internal taxes,
which had brought under tribute almost every pur
suit in life inadequate TO the great drain upon our
treasury caused by the Civil War Our Congress- eXer
cisng OF the powers Of the Constitution, levied d.
rect upon the States. Ohio paid her part Of It, n-
diana paid hers and did the other loyal States. The
Southern in the Rebellion and did not pay
theirs Now have to a time when the Govern.
surplus money and the proposition made in
Congress this to the States that had paid
t. (Applause) The State OF Indiana would have
81 600 OO0 which my felowcItlens OF this State
know would been great relief TO payers In
the present depleted condition Of treasury. (Cheers)
! | do recall the amount Ohio would have
ceiyed but IL much larger IL any asks +" Why
repay tax" this illustration will be sufficient
I
corporation The corporation suffers losses ana its capI
tai is impaired. An becomes necessary and
three pay their assessments while do
The corporation il again prosperous and there is
plus in treasury what shall be done with
1T Mani.esuy. justice requires that the two denquents
should pay up that there should be returned the
other three the assessment levied upon them. Great
cheerng) bill providing for the repayment Of the tax
Killed Representatives, voting