The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-30
TWO SPEECHES BY GEN. HARRISON.
The Republican Candidate Speaks
of Dakota's Citizens,
And why Admission 10 the Union Is
Denied Them.
AIIusIons to the Surplus and Protec-
tlon to American Industry.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 28.-In the
course of his speech to the delegation from
Kosciusko county, Gen. Harrison spoke as
follows:
There are some other questions affecting
suffrage, to one of which my attention has
from circumstances, been particularly at
tracted. There are in the Northwest several
defined boundaries. They have been filled
up with the very elect Of our citizens, the
brave, the enterprising, and the intelligent
young men from all the States. Many of the
veterans Of the late war have sought, under
our benefcent homestead law, new homes in
the West. Several of these territories have
been for years possessed of population,
wealth and all the requisites for admission as
States. When the Territory OF Indiana took
the census, which was the basis of its petit
tion for admission TO the Union, we had less
than 1900 people; we had only thirteen or
ganized counties. In the Territory of South
Dakota there are nearly half million peo-
pie. For years they have been knockinAfor
admission to the sisterhood OF States. They
are possessed of all the elements of an or
ganized and stable community. 1t has more
people, more miles of railroad, more post
offices, more churches, more banks, more
wealth, than any territory possessed when
it was admitted to the Union. 1t surpasses
some OF the States in these particulars. Four
years ago, when President was to be chos-
en-, the committee on territories in the Senate
to meet the objection of our Democratic
friends that the admission of Dakota would
add disturbing element to the Electoral
College, provided in the Dakota bill that its
organization should be postponed until after
the election. Now four years more have
rolled around and our people are called
again to take part in Presidential election,
and the intelligent and patriotic Dakota
people are again to be deprived of any par
ticipation. ask you why is this so? Is not
the answer obvious? [Cries Of "Yes."]
They are disfranchised and deprived of their
appropriate influence in the Electoral Col
lege only because the prevailing sentiment in
aThat's right, THAT'S the reason.' The
case Of Washington Territory. is more re-
cent but not more fragrant. III we appro-
prlately express sympathy with the cause OF
Irish home rule, shall we not also demand
home rule for Dakota and Washington and
insist that their disfranchisement shall not
be prolonged? [Applause.J
There is sense of justice. of fairness,
that will assert itself against these attempts
The day when men can be DISTINGUISHED or
shorn of their political power for opinion
sake must have an end in our country.
[Cheers.
The citizens of Jennings county. Indiana,
paid their respects to the Republican presi-
dental nominee today. The excursion was
under the auspices of the Harrison and
Morton clubs" of Vernon and North Vernon,
and numbered between 400 and 500, including
nearly 100 ladies. The weather was unusual
ly hot and sultry, and the delegation marched
direct to the sheltering grove in University
Park. Their transparencies were conspicu-
Gus in their reference to State questions,
such as mo maggotty butter" and mo chol-
era hogs for the insane" Frank E. Little,
president of the North Vernon club, served
as spokesman for the delegation. Gen. Har-
rison touched upon the surplus and the tariff
In his response, which was as follows
My Friends-It is a source of regret to me
that can do so little to compensate those
who take the trouble to visit me. / need
hardly say to you that very highly appre-
also the kind words which you have address,
ed to me through your representative. You
have said to me that you favor the doctrine
of protection. The Republican party stands
in the preservation Of the American market
for our American producers and workmen.
Applause and cries of "That's it'll We be-
lieve that the development of home manufac-
lures tends directly to promote the interests
of agriculture by furnishing home market
for the products Of the farul, and thus oman
cipating our farmers from the transportation
charges which they must pay when their
products seek distant markets. Applause. !
We are confronted now with treasury sur
plus. Our position is exceptional We are
not seeking, as many other nations are, new
subjects Of taxation, new sources OF rev.
enue. Our question is now, how wisely to
reduce our national revenue. The attempt
has been made to use this surplus as lever
| to overturn the protective system. The pro-
moters of this scheme, while protesting a de-
| sire to diminish its surplus, have acted as if
| their purpose was to increase it in part by
| opposing necessary and legitimate appro-
| priations. i agree that there is danger that
| surplus may promote extravaganza, but L
| do not find myself in sympathy with that
| policy that denies the appropriation neces-
| sary for the proper defence Of our public
affairs throughout the country, in order that
| the threat of a surplus may be used for a
sinister purpose. / believe that in reducing
our revenues to the level of our needful and
proper expenditures, we can and should con-
tinue to favor and protect our own indus
tries. do not like to intrust this work to
those who declare protective duties to be
vicious, "legalized robbery" The Republi-
can party has, by its legislation, shown its
capacity wisely to reduce our revenues, and
at the same time to preserve the American
| system. Applause.l 1t can be trusted to
| do the work that remains, and to do 1t wise
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