The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-06


10 substance, the Secretary said:
al invite You to contrast the conditions, the
principles and professions OF the opposing
parties in this contest, and the promise OF the
future afforded by them, respectively. what Is
tae Republican party OF to-day, and wherein Is
l. better or more worthy of confidence than 1t
vas In 1891 It was in the beginning more q
popular uprising than q political party. 1t found
origin and quiekening power IN the hign appear
o. Justice and tenderness for human brethren In
oppression, and in the honest zeal of deep con-
viction; it's following was well nigh fanatlcaL IL
was a crusade against a great national SIN, ana
II fell upon the time appointed OF heaven ZOE the
publication of the Republic oy nre. 30 IL rose
To rapid power like the whirlwind. and like the
whirlwind It swept its course OF destructive.
though wholesome, violence Within q decade
the evil which had engendered Its being was
more than destroyed; 1t was decimated
ss by dynamite, and the land was strewn
with the mighty wreck, where, in fantastic
.haos, lay States, constitution and people amid
the wide fung havoc OF war. That was the
logical period of the partys existence. 1t stood
upon, or possessed, no doctrines of government,
- principles for the guidance of the Institutions
~ freedom IN the repose Of peace. 1t was not
national. but sectional, a party for civil war, not
f0r national fraternity. But the heart OF a VIC
torious people was in its grasp, and the rage of
war was long unspent. The party retained un-
slackened control of all legislation and taxation,
with all their possibilities Of fraudulent gain.
Ii was the opportunity of opportunities for po-
AlAIL9A 0l4 ohO1 q -
great people. with its Golfers unlocked, and its
resources exposed, lay before the spoiler. while
In the exhaustion of struggle and the neat OF
rage. national guardianship was gone. Then
wealth By various devices, so IA
p~scious, so gigantic, SO ingenious In
TIE methods by which the grasp was laid, as has
never been exhibited in history. Nothing is
comparable to il but India under Warren Hast
luss. Other nations have been d~espoilsd by
conouerers In the open force of unlicensed con-
quests; this people was robbed by the devilish
manipulation of its own legislation and emer-
genciss of administration in the hands of its
supposed friends. and never for one moment did
they suspend their efforts nor ever spare the
exhausted people. Upon one pretext and
smother, from almost the earliest grasp Of Re-
and schemes for dishonest enrichment OF the few
to prevail. It Was In 1862 that. pursuing the
sentiment that national defense required Q
transcontinenta highway, the Pacific railway
legislation began, and in 1884 that with unre-
lenting ingenuity it was 80 amended
to diabolical perfection that the government
really built the roads, and gave them, with land
enough for an empire, TO the successful con-
spirators. Then, also. the earliest act for lay
ing taxes, and afterward, with . greed that
heightened with each new g%luttony, every reve-
nue. measure was perverted and distorted by
ingenious touches, imperceptible to any but the
pr~acticed eye, by which q private tribute was
extorted from the people five times greater than
the tax that went TO the Treasury. Thsn 1t
was that the monstrous vampire hidden in the
tariff, which seducuvely fans with the wings OF
protection the laborer, whose hearts blood 10
sucks, was begotten in sin TO rob the toiling
producers in the fields aud forests Of the wealth
they create"
The Secretary then referred to corruption in
public contracts, touching upon the partnership
of Grant e. Ward; to custom-houss scandals,
uuderveluations on imports. navy jobs and star
route contracts, and declared that these and
other things of like character had driven the
best men in the Republican party out Of it, in
stsncing Sumner, Chase, Greeley. N and
Beecher. These, he declared, mad gone into the
Democratic party and their places had been
taken by those whom the Democratic party
could tsst afford to lose. He declared that the
OILY policy OF the only branch Of the govern
ment remaining Republican since 1S64-the Sem
ate-was comprised in two words. obstruction
and Misrepresentation as to everything for
the general good, and instsnced the tardy
confirmation Of Chief justice Fuller; the rejec-
ton of the fisheries treaty. and delay in passing
the retaliation measure asked for by President
Cleveland. This proposed legislation. he de-
clared. was calculated TO infiicr the heaviest
damage on Canada with the least hurt to this
country. The interests of northern New Eng
land, he asserted, were not to be compared with
those of the great West; besides, the trouble
was all On New England's behalf. Tho Repub-
tican party, he continued, has become the bour-
BON party. Turning to the Democratic party,
me speaker said that the challenge in the ma
sional Democratic platform Of a scrutiny into
the results of Democratic administration was q
safe one, and continued a. follows:
If you turn to the Department OF State, you
find that aver the national dignity has
been maintained, national rights carefully and
firmly protected. and the Republic 10 peace and
good will with all the powers of the earth, save
only as Republican obstruction leaves us aneed-
less hostility with Cur northern neighbor. IL
you take the Treasury, is guardianship Of our
financial interests commands respect on every
hand. You recall the disturbed financial rela-
tions of 1884. and the early part Of 1855, and the
painful apprehension Of impending disaster
under which the lamented Manning began his
wise career of that department.; how apprehen-
sions gradually changed TO confidence; how then
skrinking business put on a bold and epterpris-
ing face, how throughout every part Of this
land our affairs have prospered. / spoke q
few minutes since OF the former practice Of
undervaluation OF the goods Of favored
importers who made the proper deduction
for political expenses IS a euphimistic Senator
has recently put il. Note these figures, and soc
IL there be significance in them. The fiscal
year ending june so, 1885, which embraced the
campaign of 1884. yielded a customs revenue OF
but SI6l 900, 900, Sl4 000, 600 less than the pre-
vious year; while during the first year OF this
administration they yielded sl93, 900. 900; during
sne second year, S2i7 600. 600, and during the
third year, 1920, 000, 600. Is there no significance
Of political methods in the sudden drop of Sl4,-
600, coo IN the value Of imports during this cam
paign year. and the prompt restoration in the
followingl Look, also. at the internal revenue
for a moment: The collections for the fiscal year
1855 1.-THE last Republican year, were Sll2, 0Co.-
600: TOR 1886 fClevelandis first year,, ST., 0O0,-
900; 1857, Sl19, 600, coo; 1888, Sl25, 000,-
800" In both these departments the
cost of collection, he said. had
largely decreased under the present administra-
ton. The Secretary then compared the naval
administration under the two parties; the resto-
ration OF lands to the public domain, the re-
moval OF the cattle men from Oklahoma. He
maintained that the administration had treated
the pension question literally, saying. "Much
has been said OF the private pension bills. and
much effort to maintain q theory Of i'll will to
soldiers on the Presidents part because OF his
vetoes. Yet already more such bills have
passed into enactment CT law under him than
during the administration or both Arthur and
Hayes, and BY the end of his first term the
number will be larger than during the admins
tration Of Grant, Hayes and Arthur all to-
gether.'
Another thing to the credit of tho admins
tration vas the second emancipation of the
colored man-his emancipation from fear OF the
Democratic party and the restored dominion of
peace and fraternity IT, the land" The speaker
then took up the ta.1h question aud dwelt upon
1t at great length TO show the dangers and in
justice OF q high protective tariff, and the ad.
vantsges which would accrue from o reduction
on import charges in the way Of enlarged .rade
and the decreased cost OF living. The argument
was mainly from the farmers standpoint.
In closing he paid . tribute to the personal
character of General Harrison, and eloouently
summarized the traits OF character for which
President Cleveland Is Conspicuous. and con
cluded as follows: .'The movement of the
Nation will not be Turned back TO humili-