Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-20

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hours, commencing Thursday, September
20, at a. M, are as follows:
For Missouri-Light shower, cool in
western portion, cooler in eastern Thurs
day night; shifting winds.
For Kansas-Fair followed by light
rains Thursday afternoon or night, cooler
winds, shifting to northerly winds,
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 19.-General Harri-
son began TO receive callers at his residence
as early as 7:30 o'clock this morning.
They were chiefly visitors who stayed in
the city over night and others attending
the state fair, now in full progress.
Throughout the day several hundred
called at the house The general made
four addresses today TO the several visiting
delegations. The first delegation COM
posed some fifty veterans of the Seventh
Indiana cavalry, General Shanks' old reg
iment. They were received at the resi-
dence shortly after noon. Colonel Lewis,
of Meutone, Ind. made the address on
behalf of the veterans, to which General
Harrison responded:
Comrades-I recall the services OF your
gallant regiment. ] welcome you as men
who had as honorable a part in the great
achievements In the union army as any in
it. | congratulate you that you have
been spared to see the fruits of your
labors and sacrifices. In these meetings
the thought of those who did not live TO
see the end OF the bloody struggle IS
always present. Their honor, also, III our
keeping. | am glad to know that at least
in our state shaft is being lifted TO the
honor of the Indiana soldier. 1t Will not
only keep alive worthy memory. but II
will be an instructor in patriotism to our
children. | thank you for this friendly
visit. [Cheers.
The veterans were then introduced and
shook hands with General and Mrs. Har-
rison.
At o'clock the delegations from lro-
quois county, Illinois, and La Porte, Ind,
numbering together over fifteen hundred,
were received at University park. X. W
Hilscher, of Watseka, ILL.,, and Hon. j. W.
Crumpacker, of La Porte, delivered the
congratulatory addresses
General Harrison, who continues in eX-
cellent voice, touched on the tariff issue
and dwelt at some length upon the treas
ury surplus He spoke as follows:
Ny Illinois and my Indiana friends-lf
needed any stimulus to duty or to have
my impressions of the due responsibility
OF representative efficiency increased |
should find it. I should find it in such an
assemblage as this, and the kind and
thoughtful words which have been ad-
dress to me in your behalf Tie American
people under oul system of government
have their public interests in their
own keeping All laws and, APPROXIMATIONS
may be revoked or repealed 10y them. They
will be called upon in November to mark
ont revenue policy for our government
by choosing public: officers pledged to the
principles which a majority OF our people
approve. Fortunately you have now an
issue very clearly drawn and very easy to
be understood In previous campaigns
we have not quite known where our adj
versailles stood-now we do know. Our
Democratic friends say that protective
tariff is robbery; you see this written at
the head OF campaign tracts, edited by
their committees: you hear it said III the
public speeches of their leaders, You have
not once, think, in the campaign heard
Democratic speakers admit that even low
who, like Mr.. Randall, have
in former campaigns been used to
allay the apprehension of our working
people by talking protection, have been
eilenced. On the other hand the Republic
can party declares by its platform and by
Its speakers that protective tariff Is wise
and necessary. There is the issue, make
}Oul Wv IL CntACc II va eliAoNC D1 ApuL
votes the doctrine that protective tariff
l. a robbery you will have your represent
atives stop this public robbery and if they
are faithful they will do it, not per
cent, but all of it. Applause and cries OF
that's it'll Ibeg you all 10 recollect you
Will vote this fall for or against the prln-
ciple of protection. You are invited TO a
feast of cheapness You are promised for
elgn made goods at very low
prices and domestic competing
goods, If any are made, at the same low
rates. But do not forget that the spectre
of lower wages Will also attend the
feast. Applause and cries Of that's So u
AS inevitably, as certain as night follows
hay, the adoption of this policy means
lower wages. Choose. then, but do not
forget that this cheapening process may
be pushed so far as to involve the cheaper
Ing of human life and the loss of human
happiness. Applause. And now word
about the surplus in the treasury. Our
Democratic friends did not know what
Else TO do with 1t, and 50 they have depos-
tied it in certain national banks. The gov
ernment gets no interest upon it but it
is loaned out by the banks to our citizens
at interest. Our income is more than our
Expenses. There Is no authority for the
secretary OF the treasury 10 lend the
money and so only three methods OF deal
ing with it presented themselves under
the law: FIRST, TO lock II up IN the treas
ucy vaults; second, TO deposit in the banks
without interest, or third, To use it
In the purchase OF our bonds not vet
due. The objection TO the first method
was that the withdrawal of so large a
sum might result in a monetary strin-
gency. The second obviates this obiec-
tion by allowing the banks 10 put the
money in circulation, but neither method
resulted in any advantage TO the govern
ment as to 1t the money was dead; only
the banks derived interest for its use. BY
the third method the money would be re-
turned TO the channels of trade and the
government would make the difference be-
tween the premium paid for the bonds
and the interest that the bonds would
draw II left outstanding until
they matured. If a government bond at
the premium is a good investment for a
capitalist who is free to use his money as
he believes, can it be bad finance for the
government, having money that it cannot
use In any other way, TO use il in buying
up ITS bondsg lGreat applause. 1t is not
whether we will purposely raise money to
buy our bonds at premium. no one would
advise that; but whether we Will so use
IA surplus that we have on hand and can
not lawfully pay out in any other way. DO
our Democratic friends propose to give the