The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-07-04
The Monopolists' Candidate.


The Monopolists' Candidate.
The Chicago Tribune thus enumerates
the ''most powerful forces" In the conven-
ton that nominated Ben HARRISON:
1. JAY GOULD and the Wabash wrecking
crew, thirsting for revenge against GRESHAM
for removing from control OF the System"
| GoULD's right-hand man, Gen. G. NJ DoDGE.
formerly of Iowa, who was on the ground
early and was deep in the secrets of every anti
| Gresham caucus. Little seen by the public
no man exercised more potent influence on
the result than GoULD's most efficient and
capable lieutenant. GOuldism as arrayed
against GRESHAM represented 500, 900 Of
capital.
.. The Central Pacific Stanford-C Croker
Huntington ring, with its able, plausible at
torney, CREED RAYMOND, at the head of the
possession $150,000,000 of railroad plumber
which a president of the Gresham stamp
might compel it to disgorge. Naturally it
fought hard TO prevent the nomination of any
such man.
5. The Union Pacific eredit-mobilier crowd.
represented by Lawyer THURsToN, who is
shrewd, brainy, and nervy, and a packed dele
CATION grossly disappearing the granger state
OF Nebraska. This ring has Sl50O00000 worth
of railroad credit-mobilier and other Doodle to
protect. 1t is deeply in debt to the govern
ment draws dividends on debts which il never
intends to pay during the lifetime OF any human
being now IN existence. 1t wants Mr.. DAVID
| LITLERS free-and-easy eighty-year bill passed,
which it knows CLEVELAND fayors, and it
feared that GRESHAM never would, as he is not
that sort of man. Hence it fought him to the
death, using the power of the granger state of
Nebraska, nine-tenths of whose population in
dorse him, TO defeat GRESHAM. 1t now laughs
like Hephia0pheteS over the success OF its
schemes.
4. CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw, the railroad attor-
ney and official head of the great Vanderbilt
railroad syndicate, with its 800 millions of
capital and its doctrine of "the public be
id" With DEPEw as helpers were Ton
PLAT and WoOd-Pulp MILLER.
D. The great Wisconsin railroads were rep
resented by Senator JOHN c. SPooNER, the we'll
trained railroad attorney, who manipulated
the Wisconsin delegation and put its votes
where they would do the most good" And
the popular sentiment of the state for GRESHAM
was ignored and disregarded with the utmost
sang-frOd.
In yesterdays issue the Tribune returns
to the charge and explains how DEEPEN
manipulated the convention:
Juggling with the New York delegation
CHAUNCEY only waited for opportune mo-
ment to turn the scales Vexed by the Western
opposition to his own candidacy he ruled out
GRESHAM, ALLISON and RUsK, and announced
that mo granger need apply" and left Michi-
gan shivering with hope. But ALGER had to
go the blacklist also--his brain, not his
barrel, being too small to suit. CHAUNCEY at
heart was for BLAINE, and could have nomi-
mated him, but not with the unanimity that
would insure acceptance. In this situation he
| determined 10 take the candidate farthest from
| the grangers and nearest to the corporations,
and accordingly selected HARRISON.
But there was a kick in the New York delega-
! ton. Some wanted BLAINE Others SHERMAN,
| others ALGER, while GRESHAM was the second
choice of half the delegation CHAUNCEY re-
| QueSted them to vote for HARRISON. Only fifty
| eight of the seyenty-tw0 obeyed. The night
after adjournment CHAUNCEY gave his delega-
| ton sumptuous supper at the Richelieu. Wit
| and wine sparkled, and the cOrks flew about
cracking like pistols; and Monday morning the
| seventy-two New York delegates voted solidly
| for CHAUNCEYs Indiana man-docilely doing
/ his bidding.
CHAUN0EY DEPEw was the big man of the
! convention-in fact did bestride it like col
Ossus. Wisconsin, which was almost as unan-
| nous and earnest for GRESHAM as Illinois, was
B Topped over to HARRISON, although not del
egate obeyed the wishes of his constituents
/ who all desired GRESHAM after RUsK. At the
| last moment even twenty-five delegates from
| the granger state of Iowa came at CHAUNCEY'S
call and helped him nominate HARRISON and
| slaughter ALLISON. Followers of the candi-
dates whom CHAUNCEY had decapitated
faced about at once and gave
! their allegiance to the strong-willed.
astute brainy New Yorker. Delegates
hurried TO get aboard when they heard the
| preSluent OF the New 1 Ork Oentral sounding
| the whistle and ringing the bell. Look out
| for the locomotivew was the cry whenever
| CHAUNCEY appeared. Hailing from a capital
/ istic state, at the head of the greatest railroad
| corporation in the country, backed up by
| hundreds of millions, enjoying the prestige of
/ high social position, arbitrary of will, suaYe
| fun-loving, storytelling, attractive and able,
| it was not strange that CHAUNCEY DEPEw
proved the master of the convention and made
| it do his will. The others of the 'big four
| from New York came when he whistled, or lay
| down, or stood up, or rolled over when he
snapped his fingers. CHAUNCEY ruled the
| roast.
So it appears upon this unimpeachable
republican testimony that BEN HARRISON
owes his nomination to the great monopo-
lists of the country. Corporate and mo-
nopolistic influences would surround and
control his administration in the event OF
| his election. If HARRISON were ten times
the saint that his worshippers picture him,
these facts should lead every man who
does not want to see the United States
ruled by plutocracy to vote against him.
He is the candidate of the money power.
His election would have the same signif-
canoe as the election of CHAUNcEY De-
PEW or VANDERBILT. For this reason, if
for no other, he ought to be and will be
beaten