The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-26
THE HON. FRED STRITTER.
REASONS FOR VOTING DEMOCRATIC.
The Bloody Shirt Has Waved Long Enough
Excessive Tariff Taxes-Democrats and
the soldier-Ciap-Trap Repub-
lican Bills, Etc.

Mt. VERNON, Ind, Sept. 2S.-Two years ago
the Hon. Fred Stritter, who was then chairman
of the county central committee, was the most
active republican in Posey county, and his
management of the political affairs of his party
here proved remarkably successful, resulting
in the election Of republican sheriff in this
strong democratic county.
He said to-day:-T believe that
the bloody shirt has been waved
long enough and that it should be given
out to wash. The boys in blue have shaken
hands with the grey and buried the Ratchet,
and see no reason why as q civilian should
make ugly faces to the man from the South.
The southern people have accepted the sit
nation, and have the welfare of the country as
much at heart as we of the North. There Is
remnant of the southern hre-eater
left, but he has his twin-brother in the
uncompromising extremist Of the North.
These will all die out, and then we shall hear
no more Of the war. War issues are too anti
quated TO be Of any virtue now, and only such
can use them that live behind the times.
''The financial policy of the democratic party
Is up to the standard laid down by the repub-
hcan party. Democrats are interested equally
rs much as republicans are In sound financial
system, and have equally as much at stake.
but there is no necessity TO go back to the days
of the war for tariff legislation. A proper re-
duction of the excessive rates now levied upon
some of the imports is what the country must
and will have, and the democratic
thiuk whisky, tobacco, diamonds and
luxuries should bear the greatest burden, re-
leasing as much as possible from duty the nec-
essities of life, and bringing them within the
easy reach OF even the poorest. l believe In
incidental protection. and just enough of that
10 put the American upon an equal footing
with the fOreigner-but no more, as more
would only tend to increase the wealth of the
monopolists too much, and assist them in
keeping the wage-worker's nose TO the grind
stone. Blaine's trust policy and HarTison's
the teachings of such republican leaders as
Garfield, Grant, Arthur, and others.
The democratic party has in three years done
more for the soldiers than the republican party
did IN sixteen years, rs the records will show.
Those silly clap-trap bills we hear so much
about are only brought forth to furnish a stock
in trade for political COMMUNICATING all.
''The sumptuary plank in the republican state
platform IS a fair example OF republican du-
plicity. In the nation at large they are very
wet to catch nv German fellow-citizens, and in
the state of Indiana they are dry, to catch
the prohibitionists- The republican idea of a
German-American seems to be that he is a vot-
ing machine, to be creased by glass of beer
and Pretzel, and IfOr one decline to be so
classed.
The republican party has lost its bearing
and become party OF reactiOnary measures.
The democratic party has taken a large stride
in the direction of aggressive policy, and is
now the party Of the future.
81 have been a republican all my life, and
have heretofore swallowed every dish set be-
fore me, but l am going 10 draw the line right
here-the mess is too rank"
Characteristic Republican Speech.
CARTHAGE, Sept. 2S-[Special. IA charac-
teristic republican speech was made at this
place Friday evening by one Emmett Tomp-
kins of Athens, o. The speaker took ad-
vantage of the supposed" absence of demo-
Gratis from the speaking and resortedt to the most
outrageous abuse and palpable misrepresenta-
ton of the democracy. He brazenly declared
that there was surplus of only 81, 0O0, 900 in
stead Of the 1929, 100000 as claimed by Messrs.
Mills, Carlisle and others. He repeatedly ap-
piled the epithet of cold Snuff" TO the noble
"old Roman" He made diligent use of the
English free-trade scare, and held up the Irish
vote to the ridicue of an approving crowd of
old burntdistriet republicanism. The prohibit
tionists, of whom there are many in this quaker
vicinity, were utterly disguised. Mr.. POWELL
B. Hill of Chicago, brother of S. b. Hill, ex-
cashier Of the bank o. Carthage, declares that
he cannot stomach the platform OF "free whisky
and tobacco" and says he cannot see how any
prohibitionist can support Harrison. Dem
ocracyi is cup and coming" even in this radi-
cal hele of republicanism