The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-30
THE MASONIC HALL MEETING
An Eloquent Speech from Chicago's Dis
tinguished Irish-American Orator.
Free-Trsde England and Sackville Vests Let.
ter-A Study Of Gen. Harrison and Presi-
dent Cleveland-Yiews of Democracy.


The audience In Masonic Hall last night, to
hear the eloquent Irishman. Hon. John F. Fin
erty. OF Chicago, was larger than could be COM
fortably placed in the hall. AS many people
unable to get In as would have filed another
hall of the same size, were compelled TO 60 away.
Dir. Finerty was escorted from the New DeLison
House by the Columbia Club, with the Bugle
Drum Corps .. its head, and after 1t eame the
First Regimen Band. followed by the FIRST Vet
eran Regiment Of Harrison and Hovey Guards.
Among the inspiring tunes played was
Wearing of the Green The hall
was already full when the escort arrived
and the most Of those comprising it had
to etand. while the sislss were crowded
from tue entrance-door to the stage On one
side of the hall was a larger streamer with the
words, II am in favor of protection because
am q friend Of the workingman. Terence v.
Powderiy." On the opposite side was another
bearing the quotation: Protection to native
manufactures keeps native men and capital at
home. Charles Stewart ParnslL" 1t the back
Of the stage was a large picture OF Harrisoa,
beautifully draped With the Irish and American
flags The picture is the work of VIM G.
hnocke, OF Wisconsin, and was taken this after
noon at a short sitting at Gen. Harrison's home.
One Of the features Of the evening was the reap-
pearance of the old Blaine aud Logan Quartet
of 1884. composed OF j. Burgess Brown, W. S.
r. Harrington, S. @. Woodward and IL d. But
Ter. They sang Wearing OF the Green and
several campaign songs in their old-time s,yle.
and got the meeting in high good huuor before
the speaking began.
Maj. VIM. e. Calkins was chairman. and in
presenting Mr.. Fineriy said he had stood with
him in Congress and tried to divide honors with
him by being nearly az handsome as he was.
MY FRIEND" continued the Major, comes to
tell you why America should lseislate for
America, Great Britain for Great Britain. and
why Ireland should be cut Of and allowed to
legislats for herself"
AIR. Finerty was received with the greatest en-
thusiasm. the audience rising to their fee. and
waving hats and handkerchiefs. He was in
poor voice. but managed to keep his audience
up TO the yelling point for almost two hours.
Upon the vote Of the people Of Indiana" said
he, 'and those of New York hangs The fate of
tho Nation. Indiana has always como 70 the
countrys rescue 10 time OF peril, and will come
again on the 9Th OF November. tCheers The
battle that No are fighting Cow il 40 important
as any battls OF the war. In 1860 you fought 20
defend the Nation. and in 1855 You arc fighting
TO preserve the victories of the war. and you arc
bghting exactly the same class of enemies. The
Southern wing of the Democratic party 10 allied
with tho power beyond the ocean in it's
attempt to seize our markets. Previous to the
rebellion Great Britain was the most ferocious
country in the world in her deonpcIation Of
slavery. Her Statesmen, her pulpit and her
press all joined in the cry against IT. We conld
have respected her people If they had been sin.
cere. but when guns were trained upon Sum-
ter they were on the side of slavery. They were
on that eide so strongly that every one of their
statesmen subscribed TO the confederate loan,
and thank COD they never GOT q cent Of it back
lChe-rs They backed the South because they
hated Us both and knew the success Of the
South would be the ruin of us both. do not
mean the working classes of England, but the
sristocracy. They always fought America and
always will After tweniy-three years the same
combination exists to-day. There is Roger
q. Mills. the father of the Mills
bill, representing the Southern wing
Grover Cleveland, the nominee OF the
solid South aud Minister West. Iapplsu..l the
gentleman who 10 given TO private correspond.
| ence lapplsnss and cries of Give it to him.
'D-u the Englishmau'l, the man who is
unable to distinguish a genuine inquiry from a
trap. All are banded together in this fight.
E~nglishmeu, Irisbmen and S~cotchmep came to
this country by the operation Of English laws.
They came because they could not make a living
at home. Not tnat ih-y loved their own coun-
try less, but that they loved q good living more.
Applause. When they tell me about the bless
incs Of English free trade | point 70 the fact Of
1900 people a day coming here to better their
condition aud not forty going back. There are
plenty of railroads TO New York aud the
same chips to carry them back, and
s "isa than ans' they @0 had ~ %Daas they came nc
and Why Go they not GOT lApplauso.l The
question does not need answering. Ia my
youth, ia ireland, / remember that tho wages
in one province was sixteen cents a day and the
man board himself; in three more they were
tweniy.four cents a day, aud Ireland had fee
trade. You who want that kind of wages, vote
for Cleveland and the Mills bill. Cheers.
Indiana is now the Mecca Of American pa.
,riotism. Her chosen son has been tried iu a
crucible and found true metal. iCneers With
a thousand opportunities to make mistakes. he
has made none. He has proven himself TO be
an orator of eloquence and versatility, and every
citizen may be proud of him. Cheers
Castle Garden always open inward.
Cheers. The Southern aristocracy does not
want high wages. Frank Hurd said that wages
are too high now, and that they bring too many
men 10 America. / would rather see men come
TO America and earn American wages than work
for psuper wages in Europe and underselI US
with a low tariff law. THIS country never was
we'll of under a low tariff. Ths tariffs of 1916,
1882 and 1851 brought bankruptcy. distress and
this country. Cheers. That's what the tree.
tradsts want us to rsturn 10. We have had Que
panic with our twenty-eight years of the present
tariff, and now, fifteen years a%flerward, with tho
same laws America Is ahead of tho world. Our
working people are better OF than anv in the
world, and other nations may take example OF
u.s. Our farmers are better dressed, live better,
drive better teams than those of any other cOun-
try. AID under the tariff of 1851 they
were burning their corn because they could not
get a market tor H."
The speaker then showed the difference in
wages in 1857 and now and the difference in
national credit when President Buchanan tried
to borrow SO. 600. 900. mills says continued
h-, that the present tariff Law favors trusts.
Then why protect sugar to the
extent of S47. 000. 600 and rice TO the extent
OF a., 000, 600 and tags the duty of wool, grain.
vegetables, lumber, salt and every industry Of
the NORTH There never wac such vile political
hypocrisy. rs 10 because sugar 10 ralsed in
Louisiana and rice in Carolina lCheers. IL
reminds me of q citizen of Bralchviile who
went to New Orleans on u pleasure trip When
hs got home he WAS telling his brother about the
good time he had at a certain dinner hs attend
ed. Said he: There vas present myself and an
elegant gentleman from Louisiana, a gentleman
from South Carolina, e follow from Illinois, q
chap from Michigan aud q son of q gun from
Boston lLauehter.l The Mills oil treats the
elegant gentleman from Louisiana with the
greatest respect. It pays attention to the gentle
man from Carolina. it sisps the fellow from Iii
iuois hv mekiro uoot ard oea;o fesa. ~ tiree