The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-11
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Vast ThrOng of Voters at Goshen.
Largest and Most Enthusiastic Political DEM
onstration Ever Witnessed in the North
ern Part Of the Hoosier State.
Mr.. Blaine Delivers Brief, Forcible
Speech, Taking the Trusts as a Topic.
A Majority Of These Combinations are 0per-
ated by Democrats. and Their Iefuence
IS'Exerted in Behalf of That Party.
BLAINE AT GOSHEN.
An Enormous Crowd of Indianians Listen to
aSpeech Concerning Trusts.

BLAINE AT GOSHEN.
An Enormous Crowd of Indi.nians Listen to
aSpeech Concerning Trusts.
6ecisi to the Indianapolis journal
GOSHEN, Ind, Oct l0.-Amii the booming Of
cannon, the Hon. James G. Blaine and party
entered Goshen at $50 o'clock this morning.
General Algsris private car, in which Mr. Blaine
is travelling was side-trscked on arrival The
party remained on board until after breakfast,
which was served in the car. About 10 o'clock
areception committee consisting Of Gen. Milo
s. HascalI Hon. John II. Baker, Mayor C. W.
Miller. Hon. William q. Herr, Senator Davis
and Hon. John W. Irwin. visited Mr.. Blaine at
the car. Mr.. Blaine, together with
Mr.. Walker Blaine. Gen. Adam King,
Of Baltimore. and the other gentlemen in
the party were driven over the city in carriages
by the reception committee. The beautiful city
was in holiday attire, houses covered with bunt-
ing, windows filed with pictures of Harrison.
the well-kept lawns full of flags. and red. whits
aud blue arches over the streets. An immense
flag hung across a street near the courthouse.
The crowd had begun TO assemble already, and
the distinguished visitor enthusiastically
greeted. After short drive through the
streets, Mr. Blaine took short ride out Of
the city. He took dinner with Hon. John
II. Baker. The industrial parade was
grand succsss. and much credit is due to the
committee in charge fee the manner in which it
was conducted. GE Marshal Z. G. Chits-
man was ably assistea by large staff. The
Goshen Cadets, finely drilled body of young
men, led the marchers They were followed by
q red, white and blue urhrella brigade. Next
came Conn's Vetera It Artillery OF the
State militia. First s galore. with the in
evitable tall black Ia lor hesdgear, loudly pro-
claimed the fact that their first vote would be
for Harrison and Morton. The mechanical and
other industries o. Goshen and Elkhart county
were well represented. The furniture factories.
barber shops, WOODEN manufactures, chair and
pump factories were especially represented.
great many ladies took part in the procession,
and there many profusely decorated
wagons filled with beautiful girls dressed in
red, white and blue. number OF prac-
tical illustrations OF free trade were
given. A wagon representing room with
spinning wheels in disuse and the family in
tatters, with the motto. Effects of free trade
elected great cheering from the crowd. Middle
bury township was well represented by dec
Grated buggies, each carrying a stresmer with
the name of State or Territory. Among the
reminders of the ls40 campaign was an immense
log cabin wheels, with cider BARREL real
coon and ali, and In il sitting the venerable
John Whistler, whose eight sons, eighteen grand
sons and one great grandson will vote for Hsrri-
son this fall. The original camp-chest used by
Gen. William Henry Harrison in the war of
1872 also had q place IN the procession.
One wagon was hlledswith beautiful girls dressed
in the Harrison campaign colors, with one for
lorn exception. She was in deep mourning and
Ia an attitude OF supplication. The suggestive
word Dakota which she displayed on her ban
ner, explained the tableau- The paracewonnd
up with long string OF wagons loaded with
saw logs, each bearing streamers inscribed
Harrison aud Protection" The procession was
reviewed by General Hovey, General King,
Corporal Tanner, Mr.. Russell Harrison and 9TH
ers. It was thirty Ave minutes passing the stand.
At o'clock speeches were made from several
stands by General Hovey. Corporal Tanner.
General King and others. Mr.. Blaine was
escorted to the grand stand ct 3 o'clock. AS he
appeared In view enthusiastic cheers arose from
the Is, 900 throats of many Republicans
assembled around the stand. The crowd was
large that 1t was impossible for those at the
outskirts to hear the speaker, although Mr..
Blaineis voice rang ont clearly and distinctly.
His remarks were frequently interrupted by
cheers, the allusion to General Harrison being
the occasion for q prolonged outburst OF sp-
plause He said:
"Mr Chairman and Feilow-ctizens of Indiana
Stop Thief is cry not entirely confined to
the criminal classes. The counterpart OF the
trick is known in political circles, and is especial
ly noticeable in the present course OF the Demo
cratic party. respecting trusts. In President
Clevelanig famous frsetrade message or last
December, he warned the country of the danger
of trusts. and argued that they were the on
spring and result OF the protective system es-
tablished by tho Republican party. At the
same time, while asFailing, iD the wide sweep of
his accusation, almost every industrial interest
in the North. the President was particularly
careful to be silent respecting the enormous
tariff on sugar. Out Of S2l2 O0OOOO collected on
importa,ions of every kind, last year over $685.
00O 900 came from sugar alone, which is equivs-
lent TO more than one-fourth OK
the customs revenue for the year.
When Mr.. Cleveland penned bis
message he knew that one of the largest trusts
ever organized in the world. the sugar trust.
was in full operation, and that il q protective
tariff was helpful to that trust he Was giving it
all the aid both Official and personal in his
power. If the words of his message are true,
he is himself responsible for levying these
countless millions upon the pockets of all the
consumers of this country for article Of uni
versal use among all the families in the land
IChssrs, and cries of That's SOL Nor was Mr..
Clsveands silence the only boon which the
sugar trust received. When the Mills bill was
under consideration the president of the sugar
trust MIR. Havemeyer, wel-known active
Democrat of New York, appeared before the
ways and means committee and. according to
the statement made in open Senate by Mr..
Allison, of Iowa, obtained such an arrange
ment OF duty as was equivalent to
10000 600 In the pockets or the
trust If therefore. the price OF
sugar has been unduly advanced to the con-
sumer, the responsible parties. according to the
Presidents doctrine the President him
self and the ways and means committee who
concocted the Mills bill in the interest OF that
trust / think moreover. that wherever you
find one of the necessities Of life cornered aud
controlled by an association OF men for the pur-
pose of rsaping undue profit, you will find the
supporters of Mr.. Cleveland at the head of the
movement
sugar may, indeed, be accounted luxury.
for we can exist without it; but salt is one OF
the primal necessities of life. We all know that
q salt trust exists in this country, and the man
who is now at the head of IT, openly and avow-
edly conducting its affairs, 10 wellington r.
Burt the present Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor Of Michigan Mr.. Burt il earnestly advo-
eating the removal OF all duties from salt. This
would seem another form OF contradiction
of the Presidents theory that protection
| Is the first cause of ali trusts,
and il likewise fully justifes the ground taken
during this canvass. that trusts exist more freely
in a free trade conntry-more freely in Eneland
| than In the United States. i am. fortunately,
| able to give you piece of information that has
a strong bearing, think. on MIR. Wellington r.
| Burts eslt trust. hold in my hands a copy OF
| the London Times of Sept. 5. from which learn
| that they are favoring salt trust in England.
| The statement in the Times, quoted from two
English papers locally interested, Is this:
The efforts to form the great salt trust have
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