The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-21
as soon as the cheering subsidized, he spoke az
follows, having been introduced by Me-. Popple-
TIM.

Aono"es having Deen introduced oy Mt Popple-
ton:
III Mr.. Poppleton had the making Of the next
Vice-president of the United States have no
doubt but that would be the man. Laughter
aud applauso.l But there are great
many other people that have word
10 say upon that subject. will tell you
this, my friends; that if you want this old fel.
low TO be your next Vice-president of the United
States You must go to work. Applause. and
cries OF We'll do II. Now, you know have
no time to make speech, and it is only owing
to the politeness OF the conductor of the train
that am permitted TO say few words, for
two, or three. or four minutes is as long as the
train can wait, and, as have so little time.
cannot do better than to confine myself to q
single idea You have heard great deal about
the tariff; that is the great subject upon which
speeches are now made. have heard, in q long
political experience, great many attempts to
humbug the people. bot OF ell the attempts
that ever l have seen or heard, the
pretension that high protective tariff is for the
dement, OF the laboring man, is the greatest hum
bug. [ADplause. What is TARIFF 1t Is
tax. tax levied by the general government
upon the commodities that the laborine men, as
well as other men, use. 1t is a tax that takes
hold of everything from the crown OF your
head to the s0les Of your feet; that taxes your
hats, your coats. your vests. your brooches. your
boots your shoes; that taxes every implement
which You use In your mechanical and agfi-
cultural operations. And now, TO tell me that
top o. his head to the soles OF his feet and to
tax him everything that he in his trade,
and TO tax him heavily is q benefit to him,
seems to be nothing else than absurdity." LAp-
piause.l
Here the brakeman stepped to the side of the
speaker and motioned for the train to proceed
do you see this manf He is making motions,
no. for me to 60 ahead, llaughterl bu. for the
trsin to go ahead; SO will have to thank you
YOU good -byer fI,auehter
at Prospect several hundred people crowded
az about the train and called for q speech, but
before the Judge had got well started the train
pulled of. and the cheets ct the crowd gave
evidence of the good Twill that followed the train
Al the small stations along the way were in
teTested in the journey, and men. women and
cl Ildren waved greeting as the train sped by.
Eneineer Humphreys was bound to keep on
time, and all the while kept on the heels Of the
regular train.
Tne Marion band tried TO give him vel
ccsne at the capital of Marion county, but tho
cheers OF the crowd drowned them out. Work
ingmta in their shirt sleeves, farmers on horse
back. business men. clerks, women, boys and
girls. to the number of over thousand. crowded
about the train to give enthusiastic greeting to
lne noble "Old Roman" This Is the home of
boston u. Young, the Democratic candidate for
Secretary of State, and that gentleman boarded
the train and presented Judge Thurman
TO the crowd Judge Thurman said ''Ladies
and gentlemen. 1 have often, / might
say very often. had the honor snd the pleasure
of speaking to the good people Of this goodlg
county of Marion. Whenever have been here,
have been kindly treated by the people of all
parties. and have never sspired to any Office in
the State that have not bad the warm, earnest
and heartfelt support of the Democracy of this
county. Applause. l sin, therefore, greatly
disappointed that cannot repay your kindness
BY speaking to You to-day as l would like to do.
would like to discuss some Of the great aues-
tions that are now before the people, and would
Ia 4tex.a I 10 H.. -
your noble and distinguished fellow-citizen.
Boston q. Young lGreat applause But it
has b6en said that time and tide wait for no man.
shink that ought to be amended by saying that
time, tide and railway trains wait for no man.
lLaughter.l At all events, am quite sure that
the conductor Of this train, whose first duty it
is TO make his connections. would almost take
NE by the throat il were TO speak so long that
he would miss his connections at Fostor;a AID
Toledo. A voice. 'Hnrrah for the Old Roman
i therefore. my friends, can only say to you
very few words. You see, he referring 90 the
brakeman motionine to the engineerl is signal
ing away to go ahead without the slightest re-
10 whether to 60 ahead snits me or not.
IhXsGhtsr. Let mo say to you. my friends, in
pairing with you, that the prospects, Here
the train moved of, preventing the Judge from
finishing the sentence
train moved on the way. Another large crowd
applauded the train as it pulled into Upper San
dusky. and showed their appreciation of the
good points of the following speech by their
cheers:
Ladies and Gentlsmen-Ths celebrated Car.
dinal De Retz orce said that he had never seen
any man eloquent enough to hold the French
Parliament together when the time for dinner
arrived llaughterl. aud how do you expect to
hold me and the friends who are travelling with
me to make speech to you when the time for
supper has arrived} lLaughter.l If you would
only take them in review and see how hungry
they look renewed lauehterI. you would know
hat thA o-sb
tnued laughter. But, jesting apart. my friends,
although the officers Of this train have been ex.
tremely polite aud would like to obl;ge
me. and still more to obliRe
| you, they are under ordersj they
must make their connections at Fostoria and at
| Toledo and IN order to make them they are Tim
tied in their stoppages FIVE minutes the ex-
treme time at any one place. therefore. you will
I, not expect me TO make q speech on the great
questions that now sgitate the people of the
United States and the people of Ohio II had
the time. nothing could give me greater pleasure
than to say something to you upon the much
discussed question OF the tariff. / would like to
| expose some of the humbues that are
shat l have met with In my long experience
| In public affairs. When a man tells laboring z
man that tariff tax flor tariff is nothing but
| taxi. which taxes him on the price he pays for
everything he wears, from the OF his
| head TO the sole of his feet is good thing. /
| answer that it is an absprdity [Applause
| What man ever got rich by having his hard
| earnings taken out of his pocket by taxatonl
| Aud Co say that a country could be made rich by
heavily taxing its people IL an absurdity that
| body but high-protectionist would dare to as
sert Renewed applause So, my friends all
/ can Go now is to thank you most heartily for
tho honor you have done me IN giving me so
| great welcome and to thank you and say to you.
one and all, that am truly sensible to your
kindness. / will bid you goodbye. Great sp.
| plause.
At the conclusion of Judge ThurmaD's speech
the party adjourned TO the psrlor Of landlord
/ Joseph Martin. where excellent supper had
been prepared for the party and the train hands,
being the guests of General Passenger Agent
| Falken bach. Ex-Siate Senator NJ. H. Kirby,
who was tho first Ohio Secretary OF State, uine-
ty-one years old, was at the depot and was
| warmly greeted by Judge Thurman. Frank
T. Tripp. editor of the Upper Sandusky Union,
| county chairman VIM. G. McGesr and Hon. D.
D. Hare joined the party. and went on as far as
| Toledo
| Fully one thousand people, accompanied by .
| band stood in the light of the Dow natural-g gas
well. ana cheered greeting as the train came to
stop at Carey. After thanking the people for
their welcome, and regretting bis inability to
make an extended speech on public affairs. the
/ Judge concluded by saying that ''lt Is a long
time since the people of America have had such
| fair and square Issue before them as is before
them now. Applause. You have ir the Treas
| ury OF the United States moro than hundred
million dollars utterly idle, for not one dollar OF
| which has the governments any use. but which ID
kept out of the pockets OF the people. who nigh,
| use it in their business and to their great ad
| vantage and prosperity. Now, the Democratic
mar ehof sOht mt fn ho md an