The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20
MAss-MEETlNe AT PROFESSIONALLY.
Copyrighted, 1882 by Central Literary Bureau,
Chicago III

the United States and its results are bound to
be so momentyus that the assemblege resolved
unanymusly that was to send you a report of
hour proceedings. You see, we had a tremen-
dyus jollyfcation rally on the gloryus forth of
this month at the Jay Township School House
to sellebrate the return of the grand old Rep.
party into power, & we got so warmed up to
the ishews of the times that we called this mass
meeting sose to settle on some definite plans
for carrying the victoryus Protection Banner
right along over the corpses of the detected
Democracy till it is planted firm & sure where
no free trader can ever get at it to tare it down.
Seemed eff everybody turned out that night &
just shouted themselves sore throated for Har-
rlson & better times The town was full of
folks in from the country to join in rejoicing
over the downfall of the free trade principals
that has just about brought hour beloved land
to the dregs of ruin.
Well, as said, we called a meeting for last
night, and l was chose for secretary of the
SANE. 1 feel that this is the greatest homer of
my whole life so far. 1 spose it was meant
partly as a skatheing rebuke to that pertense
OF man, old Abe Nelson, who had the cheek
to challinge my vote on the gloryous 9th of No
vember because / hadent quite reached my me-
Jorlty by 3 days. That was awful tuf, l
tell you, d had the sympathy of evry true
Rep. that was around so | can't help but think
1t had good deal to do with my being chose.
Still, am pretty well prepared 10 fill the
place. They amt any young round here
that's had my advantages. I've went TO the
National Business College over in Smithville
all one year, q as hour Prof. there used TO tell
us, that of itself is an education for any man.
Il can send you afhdavits of my diploma If you
want me to-
But to resume what I started to tell you
| about. The meeting formed itself into per-
menent sosiety to be called the B. WILEY Fox
HIGH PROTECTION CLUB, In homer of hour
| distinguished fellow townsman who was elected
| 10 the Legislature for the forth time last Nov.
He hOnered us with his presents, q spoke with
burning elloquence on the subjects that was
brought before the meeting. He pointed out a
lot of dangers that we are drifting right onto,
such as Anarky & rebellyuns among the poor
people In the big citys who don't know what Is
good for them, d are organizing to fight against
| the dlspenSatlons OF a wise Providence
that they oughtent to inquire inquire into all.
and worst of all, he said that they was some
men in hour own Legislature that are trying to
| strike blow at trusts, and are bending heaven
and earth to get Rep. newspapers, that ought to
know better, TO uphold them In it, d even that
isent all, for he said they was no telling that
| Congress, hour trusted Rep. Congress, could be
relyed on to keep up the High Protection
| tariff much longer In the face of the protests
of so many people against it. When the SEN
ate began 10 work on Rep. tarlf bill sose to
cut out the Mills bill in the affections of the
misguided foxes that wanted il past ii was I'M
derstood that the Senate wasent going TO really
| lower any rate but was only going to make
some changes that would lead the people that
wanted lower prices to think they was going
| to get them, sOse to keep them quiet But the
purnishus doctrines OF the Democracy has
! been preached so boldly during the last years
that he actkelly trembled, he said, for the in
| tegryty of the Senate, IL was afraid that their
| pretense of being willing to lower the tariff
might end in their really lowering it, & then
they was no telling what would happen TO Us
all. / wish you could have heard him. He
wakened us right up to hour duty, and now we
are going to do it. We past strong rezalutions
| on the subject which we received should he
made none to the honered men that we have
chose to take up the rains OF government, d
we are going to insist upon it that there must
| be an extry session of Congress called right
away sose it can set down heavy on ell these
dangers d pass high protection tariff bill that
will mean high protection nothing else.
The most important OF the rezalulOns Is as
follows, l. e.
Whereas We have scene with shame & sorrow dur
ing the last few years that OF the LIST principals
on which this government is fOundered Il con
keeping hour facturies going, matter what they
cost us has been lOseng its hold because some pee
pie object to paying big prices for things they have
10 buy while wages is so awful low, be il
to take steps at once to look into the matter, 10
help hour infant manufacturers TO bring those pee
| pie TO time.
Whereas The tariff has been proved to be a tax on
the orrener that sends his goods over the country to
| he Sold be il
Resolved That congress shall & is hereby directed
so to do Just quick Harrison cOnveens il, lay
such high tax on those fOrreners that they will
have to draw in their horns & let us have fare
share OF the worlds markets or else 90 out OF busi
ness all together (which would serve them right,
| think.
who carrying hour struggling indusrys for us
so selhshly be hampered by any cdmpetshun, be II
Resolved That congress shall! * is hereby directed
TO do lust quick as II Is convened raise the
| tariff so high that they won't be any forren
goods brought over at all, & only people that can
afford 10 90 10 Frope can get any sose that hour man
ufacturers can have the home market all 70 them
selves can put the prices up whenever they
need 10.
| poor people that can't find any work, be it
Resolved That the surplus in the tresury ought TO
| be divided round among hour leading manuiac-
turess that they can build more and bigger lac
turtles & give worr to all the that stand all
the day idle because no man hath hired them.
This was past amid the widest enthusyasm.
| You see it struck right home in Protection
| Vile We've had bad time here LIST q last
| with facturies & so forth. We've got coal here
d lots of it & good of the kind d if any body
| has notion TO get up steam d go TO work with
| it. this is the place to come TO. But someWay
business dozent seem to get along at all We
| used to have prospurus Wooden Eactury here
that had been established before the war, but
| as Hon. Mr. Fox said last night 1t was ely
| enuff to explain it in the light of subsequent
! events for the insidyous, purnishus intiuense
| of the free trade doctrines that have been lift
ing their heads into sight lately must have all
ready laid violent hands on the vitels of hour
industrys. Then seven years ago
| they was watch factury started
here by Hon. Mr.. Fox & for a while it
looked like the town had boom. Laborers
! focked in and bought lots IN the addition that
Mr.. Fox had laid out beforehand, and every
| body felt sure we was bound TO grow. But as
| Mr. Fox explained to us last night, the market
| in matches was too open. They was too much
| competishun, and before year was out he had
to Join a trust. If it wasent for the trust they
| couldent be no matches made in this country
| for the manufacturers wood get poor making
| them They had to join hands d promise to
| make only so many sose to keep the prices up,
| & he moved by a strong sense of duty to his
country had shut down his factory. He had
| tryed lots of business since sose not TO have
| his billings standing idle, but they all turned
| ont the same way. After his last great personal
| sacrifse in shutting down his furniture works
| he felt as if he had right to expect that meet
| ing TO speak out in no uncertain tones 4 ask
| for higher protection for the American manu-
| facturer.
If every body was great a patriot as Mr..
/ Fox things wood look different He's rich too,
immensely rich. AS our minister said once.
| the more Mr.. Fox sacrifsed the more the Lord
/ blessed him with welth & honor. He was a
poor boy onse, too, & that's so encouraging TO