The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-03

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isfied with the Mills bill While we are ia
favor of protecting the industries OF this coun-
try, II any set OF men shall take advantage or
those laws stand ready to repeal the tarih
upon that article. or any article where the
necessaries of life cornered to the disad-
vantage of the people OF this country.
"A gentleman named Dockery made q speech
The other day in Congress The principal thing
he tried 10 prove and did prove was that
the manufacturing States in this Union had
grown very rich. and those States with manu-
featuring enterprises bad moro than doubled
their wealth in the last eight years A gentle
man from his own State asked him If ne pro-
posed to stop the growing wealth OF the
States Of the Nation by stopping the protective
tariff. and be answered, Well. haven't much
time to answer questions pointing to the CLOCK
The questioner continued: DO you wish TO con-
vey the idea TO the people OF the country that
you want TO stop the increasing wealth OF the
Nation which has been made under this protect
i've tariff and again he declined to be inter
rupted.
And now, as to your Senator voorhses-at
least he was your Senator until a day or two
ago isughterl: ] was on the train coming from
Washington this morning. and heard couple or
porters discussing the question One OF them
said: Did you sec in de paper how Senator
Voorhees, sputtered and kicked and frothed at
the MOUTH 'Ysas. an ] guess you would
sputtered and kicked and frothed &C de mouth
II you'd a had dat man, ingalls,. on 20 back,
putin de spurs into 20 sides lLaugnterI
not about the Union soldiers wearing collars
about their necks marked "A. Lincoln his
dog'-[voicee He did! he didrl-whether he
did or not, know his proposition to give free
trade TO this country is equivalent TO
giving every workman in this country
an iron collar about his neck marked
Golden Club i would rather pay a
profit Of 81 TO an American citizen than cents
to man who is not an American citizen. But
Mr.. VOORHEES, and the rest of them cannot preach
that sentiment 1t is not in line with the senti-
ment he has INDUCED in for the past twenty-five
years
at is q pretty sentiment to say the world is
my country, but that is not the plan the other
countries are working under. When we ind
the English House of Parliament passing laws
to benefit this country and looking out for
American citizens, then we may begin to pass
laws for their benefit The proposed legislation
in Congress today Is directly in the interest Of
the English government Here he read num-
Der of extracts from English newspapers approx
ing President ClevsIsnd's free-trade message.
THE most popular man to-day among tho
manufacturers of other countries is Grover
Cleveland, and the man who to-day is doing the
most Cor the manufacturers OF the old world is
the President of the United States He stands
today inviting the mpettion Of the people Of
this country with oil classes OF labor in the old
world.
Another thing. The Southern Democrats
talk . great deal about their States. You fire.
quently hear perorations about some great gen.
that was defeated but not dishonored. They re-
mind me sometimes OF q German who lived in
my district He committed a speech and walked
out into Milwaukee avenue TO deliver It He
stood under the American flag. At least the
flag had been there. but the rigging had got out
of order and the dag WAS taken down. but be
didn't know the flag was gone. He spoke under
the place where it had been, and said: 'Laties
and gentlemen pointing up but not looking up),
lofe dot fsck; cannot help 1T: lofs dot hack.
In mine old country the principles Of dot fiack
are not reshectsd. cannot help it IL lofe'-
then looking up-'Vere the devil is dot fackP
when hear all this talk from the South
wonder a. my friend, the German. did. Where
the devil is that fiagp If you speak of the war,
Il you want to give pension to q widow they
talk about the bloody shirt When We say any
dead. who fought for this Union. they say ali.
there goes the bloody shirt. The next moment
they will be talking about the prodigal son, how
the rebels went ont but are back now and are
willing to be fcreivsn They are mot like
had lost his patrimony in Democratic country
| he came back and said TO his father: II have
sinnsd against thee and am not fit to be q
servant You ought to see these
prodigals about Washington. They wipe
their feet on the best carpets.
| spit on the stove and dry to drink out OF the
fire extineuisher [Lauehter.l You will see
them trying to set thoir watches by the annun-
ciators in the street cars. They put their feet
the table and say: II want veal, aud don't
want any flies in it, either" We didnt fall on
their necks half az hard as we ought to in some
cases. If we had had piece of hemp in our
hands and used IL this country would have been
better of. They talk about Lincoln Logan and
Grant a. though they were candidates for the
| Office OF constable.
About this matter of pensions. The Govern
| or OF this State that wants 10 be-Mr. Matson-
| IL chairman of the committee pensions and 10
| posing al the friend Of the soldier The mean
est speech ever heard was made by him a
week ago in opposing Mrs. Mary Loean's PEN
sion, the widow of John A. Logan. He ranted
and frothed at the, mouth for fesr the widow Of
that hero woud1A few Thousand dollars out
Of the public treasury before she died, and gave
| excuse that il might keep some soldiers
| from getting pension. Does &c think that the
| people in this State are fools, not to know the
granting OF pension 20 Mrs. Logan would not
| affect penny Of money that would 60 to soldiers
| or their widows2 The trouble IL, he 10 q good
deal better Democrat than he ever was q soldier.
| Applause.
| 81 believe We can succeed in the next cam
paien. and you have got to enlist in one regiment
| or the other. You cannot have everything to
| please you. Do not 60 of and vote the Proh-
biion ticket or some other ticket because either
! Repu bican or Democrat is going to be elected.
RENE Der an old story of negro preacher
| who s;.id Dear bruthren, am going to preach
| you to-day in parallels. after the manner Of
| the Lord. picked mp this walnut coming to
church, and brought along this stone to crack
| it. Now, this outside shell represents the
/! Presbyterian Church. which is no good. He i'm
| mediately picked it off aud threw it away This
1 piece next to the meat represents the Baptists,
| dear brethren. They hard-shelled people,
| and they amt no good IL amt it for nothing
| but TO break off and cast in the fire. but the
| inside 10 the meat that represents the church
| We belong to, which is the only true church, and
he cracked the nut and it rotten, and he
| fell upon his knees, and his tears came through
his honest but prejudiced eyes az he said: May
| the Lord have mercy all of U.S. If churches
and societies not absolutely perfect. parties
cannot be expected to be. None of them are
absolutely perfect but ! prefer to walk in the
| path blazed by such men an Lincoln, Grant
| Garfield and Logan. Applause. l prefer to
march with the army commanded by men lv-
| ing to-day, whom we may be proud of. such as
| Blaine. Sherman. Allison, Gresham and Harri-
| IAppause.1
81 believe the Republican convention in Chi
| cago will be made MP of very wise men, and
believe that a good man will be chosen, and.
| whatever his name is, If We care moro for our
| party and principles than we do for the
man. IL Indiana is true to herself,
| II it remembers her Morton that has gone If il
remembers the army that went down, aud many
| OF them lying there yet, and care TO have their
their memories kept sacred at the national cap
ital. Indiana will stand in the Republican col
umn when her name s called in the roll Of States
So say to you make your choice. Do il con-
sstenlly and az once. The Democratic party
has formed its line, and its
banners has printed state Rights scsnty
pensions for the widows aud orphans of Union
soldiers. and passage by this Congress of laws
benefit of but Fail