Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-12
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\ GALA DAY.
One of the Grandsst Republican Demon
strations Ever Held in Indiana.

strations Ever Held in Indiana.
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INDIANAPOLIS October 11th.-The Republican
demonstration here to-day was one of the larg-
est and most successful ever held in Indiana
The early trains poured their thousands of peo-
pie into the city. Nearly all of the fifteen rail-
roads entering the city ran special trains. Some
OF the roads were not able to bring all passen.
gers who desired to come. Not less than thou
sand extra passenger coaches were employed
and it Is estimated that by noon over $4,000 Wis
itors had arrived. Early in the day the streets
became blocked throughout the business dis
trict and pedestrians found it tedious matter to
travel. Scores of bands and drum corps were
marching to and fro, and the scene during the
morning was one OF great confusion. The hotel
corridors were crowded, and the din of fife and
drum was to be heard everywhere.
Toward noon the streets around the Republi-
can headquarters at the new Denison Hotel be-
gan to fill, and at o'clock nothing but a solid
wall of humanity was to be seen for two squares
up and down Pennsylvania avenue. At half
past l, General Harrison, accompanied by Mr..
Blaine, arrived at the Denison Hotel, and made
outer railing. Their appearance was the signal
for tremendous outburst from 10000 people
who were packed like sardines in the street be-
low. Beside General Harrison stood Mrs. Harri-
SOC and Mrs. Dimick, accompanied by Mrs.
Judge Woods and a number of other ladies.
Among those upon the balcony were ex-
Senator Forty, General John Foster, General
Hastings, Ex-Governor Porter, Judge w. T. Nib
lock, Judge Woods, press representatives, and
others. There was tumultuous cheering on the
appearance of General Harrison and Mr.. Blaine
which was continued several minutes the
cheers being first for Harrison and then Blaine
Both men repeatedly lifted their hats in ac
knowledgment.
At lilo the boom of cannon told the waiting
thousands that the column had started. 1t was
2 o'clnck when the battalion of police made
their way slowly through the depsely packed
street, opening q path. The column was an
hour and thirty minutes in passing the review
stand estimated hat hara
nearly u 600 in line, a large majority of whom
wore uniforms. There were not less than forty
bands and drum corps in the proce ssion. At
Harrison and Mortonsball, drawn by four horses
and rolling continuously on its framework
This is the first campaign ball seen in this city,
and 1t caused long applause.
One of the most demonstratiye organizations
was the Irish club, their banner reading, 80 Pro-
tection-It's Irish. You Know" They also car
ried mammoth streamer 100 feet long, and
inscribed in large, green letters, "Cead Mile
Fallthe-iO Our Distinguished American Celt,
James G. Blaine Perhaps the club that e.icited
the greatest applause was that of fifty young
girls, ranging from II to 15 years of age, with
banners inscribed, Harrison Daughters from
ConnoIsville." They wore jackets of blue with
stars, and skirts of red white and blue, with
blue caps. As the little beauties passed the re-
viewing stand they gracefully lifted their caps,
holding them at salute while they passed and
chanting " We are for Harrifop," etc. General
Harrison and Mr. Blaine saluted them re-
peatedly.
From Illinois there were a dozen clubs, ag-
gregating nearly thousand manufactures
One Illinois club carried an old, tattered flag
used in the campaign of 1910, which drew
cheers.
AT THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS.
After the review General and Mrs Harrison
took a carriage and were driven home. Blaine
was driven to the Exposition grounds arriving
at the speakers stand just as the rear of the
great procession reached the ground. Sur
rounding the stand was a multitude estimated
at $4,000, As Blaine entered mighty shout
went up from the multitude, and the din
of SO many voices mingled with thirty or forty
bands and drum corps, was almost deafeDing
General Hovey and Rev. Ira ]. Chase, Major
Calk1nS and other speakers preceded Blaine to
the Exposition grounds. General Hovey made
brief speech, followed by Rev. Chase candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor. Blaine entered
as Chase was speaking, and the latter discon-
tinued his address. After several minutes the
din and cheering subsidized, and Blaine stepped
forward and said
Ladies and Gentlemen: A man might as well
take his position on the end of Cape Race and
address the Atlantic Ocean as to attempt to ad-
dress this vast crowd | hope to speak to small
section of it i'll town this evening but came
out here simply TO exchange greetings, to ex-
change congratulations, and to say to you, as
you know before say it, that this great con-
course of people means ID 900 majority in Indi-
ana for Harrison and Morton, and, furthermore
that demonstration like this in Indiana is
worth five hundred speeches from any man.
Good-by.'
BLAINES SPEECH IN THE EVENING.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 11th.-Six thousa saud
people filled Tomlinson Hall at night. General
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, and NJ. J. Murray of
Boston, entertained the crowd before Mr.. Blaine
appeared. When he did he was received with
great applause. He said that the argument
against protective tariff was on the line to
prejudice the West against The East; that the
Eastern States got the benefit of protection and
the Western States its burden In answer TO
this he gave the population of eleven Western
States, taken in 1910, and compared it 10 the last
census. He also referred to the wealth of
those States under the two censuses, show
ing that in 1860 the aggregate wealth
was under S40,g00,000 and that twenty years af-
terwards it was sl6 500 O. 0,000. In 1850 he said
those States had ten thousand miles of railroad
To-day they had nearly O,0OO miles of railroad
or nearly three times the mileage as was con-
tanned il the whole Union before the civil war
Taking leading cities of the Western States in
1860, their aggregate population was 10000
While to-day they have three and q half
millions. This is the way" said
Mr. Blaine, "the protective tariff has been
retarding the growth and development of the
West Referring to the foreign commerce of
the country, which the Democrats say was all
gone to pieces, he again quoted from the census
to show that from the time America was dis
covered, to the election of Abraham Lincoln
the aggregate shipments amounted to S9, ,000, COO
COO. From 1850 TO 1883 the aggregate shipment
has been Si7,500 100000, almost double as
much in twenty-eight years of the present pro-
tective tariff as it was during the whole pre-
v1ous history of the American continent.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Blaine re-
turned TO General Harrison's residence where
be spent the night He leaves for Evansville
tomorrow.