The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
SENATOR BAILEY's SPEECH.
He Opens by Telling How and why Gen.
Harrison Was Nominated.


Harrison Was Nominated.
After briefly referring to the tariff and
other questions of the campaign, Senator
Bailey said:
What will have to say tonight viii be with
reference to the republican nominee for the
presidency, the Hon. BENJAMIN Harrison; the
influences which brought about his nomina-
ton; his attitude toward laboring men; en-
bracing in some detail his record in the great
railroad strike of 1877, as it has been
gathered from the most authentic sources,
such as court files, accounts published at
the time, and interviews with men who par
ticipated in the trouble of that period and
have a personal knowledge of what Mr.. Harri-
son said and did / shall avoid all embellsh-
ments, or exaggeratiOn, laying before you the
simple evidence as he has made it. and upon
which he must stand before the people in this
campaign. And in my investigation OF the sub
jet in hand, wish to acknowledge the very
material aid of one whose great heart and in
tellect were with the boys in these dark days,
wholly and valiantly. At the head OF great
daily newspaper Col. J. b. Maynard stood fear
lessiy in behalf of those struggling employees.
He was a maker OF records then. lie opens
them now.
In the early days of our republican, the
very first formation of our constitutions
great battle was waged by the two representa-
tive men of that period. Alexander Hamilton,
the English autOcrat, contended for a strong
central government He would have clothed
the president of our republic with the mantle
OF king, empowering him with authority to
appoint governors and members of congress for
life. His doctrines have since been frequently
approved. in public speech, by republican
leaders. Thomas Jefferson. one OF the found
erS OF the democratic party, sought to establish
a government OF the people, for the people,
and by the people.
And so it is to-day these extremes are repre-
scented by the two chief party organizations,
which might be more fifty denornInated the
aristocratic party and the democratic party. 1t
IS power, wealth, class interest, against the
plain common masses; night OF the people
for their constitutional rights against that cor
porate power which would enslave and destroy
them burdens far less oppressive and not
more arrogant than these of the present day
brought the war of the revolution, resulting
in the independence of the original colonies.
As q nation we started out on correct princi-
pies We laid the foundation deep and solid.
Our government has no parallel. Ancient
publics were, and modern mOuarchies are, but
the mockeries of human rights. We stand
alone. No nation can be called upon to give
us light. And yet we are confronted with facts
which demonstrate beyond cavil that govern
ment designed TO be of, for and by the people
has been detected from Its original purpose
and has become, To an alarming extent, and in
defiance of the constitution, government of
the few in fragrant disregard of the rights of
the many. And there can be no more vital
question for consideration than the cause of
this detection and the prompt restoration of
our republic to the mOOrings established by its
patriotic founders. Absolute sovereignty, alb
solute equality, are guaranteed TO the people,
yet in the last quarter OF a century there has
grown up a dangerous tendency toward class
and caste.
There are those. endowed by wealth and su
perior education, who would assume a sort of
dictatorship over the affairs and destinies of
those in the humber walks of life.