The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-10

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Workingu,cn VIII Sot support
Him.
For several days the leaders Of the
movement 20 force Gov Porter 20 accept
the republican nomination for governor
have been working up : movement 81
lsboring men 10 call upon Mr. Porter
and request him % permit the use Of his
name. The meeting vas called IN the
News and Journal. and IL was expected
|by the Harrison managers that such
would % work upon Mr.
Porter's feelings that he would no Longer
refuse 10 listen 10 the demands made
upon him BY the machine to 70 ahead
and pull the Harrison chestnut Out of ths
fire.
But the best laid plans Of political
managers. like those Of mice and men,
don't always pan out - expected The
call succeeded in bringing out the work
|ingmeu. but the latter didn't take any
|such course as the republican leaders bad
anticipated. The IAboring men nre
for themselves this year and
they didn't follow the programme laid
out for them worth cent In fact
what was Intended 10 be boom fos
Porter transformed itself into . warning
against his candidacy
h, z o'clock crowds hegAn 10 gather
lon the capitol square, Warrington and
Tennessee -sts being packed long before
lS o'clock. There was no question but
that the majority Of those present we're
Iworkingmen aud there Was equally no
ouestion that they were intelligent
Little groups gathered as various spots
ana discussed the political issues Of the
hour with reason and logic, aud their
lconsersstiou clearly demonstrated thai
they were thoroughly equipped 20 cas'
IAN intelligent ballot this coming Sovem-
her. There was no hufrsh, no pyrctech'
mic display, aud the discussions we're
those Of that quiet gravity which indi'
Gated that the participants were thor
loughly conversant with the matter unde'
'lconsideration.
Shortly before so'cIock acoIored band
By the republican managers
appeared and for . while beguiled an
time with more or less, generally less
musical selections. Then IN attemp
was made to foist republican orgAnizs
!tion upon the meeting Here was wis g
Those who were trying 10 control the ln
|dianapolis labor vote ran up sgainst
';snse. The meeting Wouldn't Listen 4
such an arrangement ard the dfagrunt5e9
Ir>publicana shoue so q uumoGH oun1
led By the band, sssrssd Sos Gov. tostev'
residence
Bus she great mass Of the assemblags-
Ishe Ronui1o wOrkingmen-wbo wishe(
Ito express their honest convictions
Ididn's bulge. They had something 4
|ssy and they proposed 70 ~ L.
M. ~. Gould called the meeting Il
lorder and called for nominations fo
.Ipresident OF the meeting. Mr.. = T
'iCuster, . welI-known teIegrApher and
former secretary Of the greenbsck sfsf'
'.committee. was nominated. and his eiec
ltion was made by the unanimous vote o
the 900 workingmen. who packed th'
.Istreet and spread over the state hOus'
IlaWns. IL was some minutes before th'
icheers which greeted his election bad
sufficiently subsidized to permit Of Mr..
.lCn-ter's voice being heard. When quie
lwas restored be said:
GExTy EuEx-I wish to say 10 yon
lgeDrlemen. that I SIN accused By som.
,lof being and having been democrat
Ialsc learn that Coroner Wagner has beer
|Ifracing my record, and arrived at th'
Iconclusion that an and have been |
democrat Now Mr.
Wagner Is mistaken. Four years ago
Y was the most bitter partisan republican
lone who had the collar Of subjection q
machine republicanism yet around NJ
meek, just like many others; for Instance
1.-THE few that have just left us-
Two years ago began 70 study, and
came rapidly 70 the conclusion that III
Republican party Il the party Of mon0p
loIy In its most repugnAnt FORM 40.
champion ofcorporate greed, privilege.
lclasses, trusts. great combines and would
be aristocracy. find that the msnsger
Iof those great privileged institutions ~
rapidly leaving the democratic party
but l Say here, gentlemen, and the elec
|tion next November will prove it tha
when the republicans gain one Of tha
Iclsss they will lose ten Of the other ciA<1
This meeting wss called ostensibly 90
the purpose Of calling upon Mr- Porte
Ito urge him to accept the nomination 70
|governor on the republican ticket, %
we don't want Albert @. Porter 70 g
\ |cede to machine doctrine and allov
himself to Be used to pull Benjamin Has
) lrison's chestnuts from the Gre. no slrs
Ii respect Gov. Porter. but ! could 10
vote Tor him under such circumstsnce'
land do not believe be can carry %
state. believe he will b badly beafe'
.if 10 should permit himself to Be draw
Unto this battle over bic Own protest
II Mr.. Custer's remarks were greeee'
with loud and long continued applsuss
when silence was once more secure'
Inr. Wflson offered the following resolu
|tions, which were read By ChairmA'
Custer:
Under call from the political friend
Eof Benjamin Harrison, published 10 %
daily papers Of indianapolis, Tor . mas
Injecting Of laboring men, for the pur
rIposc Of considering Tie pr0priety .
...urgiog the Hon. A. @. Porter 20 beco9
1.-The candidate for governor Of the repub