The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-26
THEY GAVE HIN WELCOME
Congressman Wilson's Trip Of Giving
Free-Trade Tonic to Democratic Clubs.
Lively for Him. and He Speaks Of States
Rights and Other Things

Congressman William L. Wilson. of West
Virginia, who reached the city yesterday
afternoon, was received at the Union Sta
ton by the Hendricks Club. q brass band
and q delegation of friends. among whom
were Congressman Jason b. Brown, Col.
James II. Rice and others. He was ps-
corte6 to the Grand Hotel. the Hendricks
Club doing the honors in q graceful
way, their white plug hats glistening in the
May sunshine. Last evening Mr.. Wilson
was again given the benefit of Grassland
music and the presence of the Hen
bricks Club members. augmented by the
Gray Club. the two organizations escort
ing him to the hall of the former. on Wash
ington street. There was q good-sized
turnout to hear what the West virginian
had to say. though the audience
Was so thoroughly Democratic in it's
character that there was no necessity
of using any arguments TO back up asser-
tions concerning the angelic character OF
the Democracy and the diabollcal out
RACES perpetrated by the opposition Those
who listened to Dir. Wilson vote her
straight" every time. and though they APP
plauded him q: proper intervals. they
needed no such inspiration TO foster their
faith In the Democratic party.
President Sterling X. Holt. of the Hem
dricks Club. some :. nat fiatteringly intro
dnced the Congressman as lone OF the most
conspicuous objects IN American history
AMI the gentleman from West Virginia be-
gan his address by referring TO his six
weeks visit in the far west. There. he
said. he bad addressed gatherings to
whom the elementary principles of political
history were q novelty. Tonight be WAS
talking to people thoroughly familiar with
the political issues of the past and present.
to q club whose name dedicates il TO the
propagation of sound Democracy, which
knows no encouragement IN defeat, no
citation in deserved victory. 1t was q peo-
pies government this country was attempt
ing to run, q government which 10 the
servant of the people, ordained and sup
idea in the past, something above them. A
journey across the Union be regarded as a
Democratic education, for it shows how ut
terly impossible il is to support . free gov
eminent. except by vigor in local seIf-gov-
party the extension of the country's bound
ary line from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific ocean. be-
cause. during Jefferson's term as President
French. Local self government, be de-
clared, was the key to freedom. and after
.stating that the lower house of Congress
was the only branch of the federal govern
the policy which enabled the people to
bring their influence TO bear upon
only this one branch was an in
yldious enemy to freedom. The
pion of local self government in the States.
and while the cry of Capitalization and
consolidation is heard every campaign
until it is an old story, it will continue to
present danger to freedom. All this talk
was in the way of al Introductory to a
bitter attack upon the federal elections bill
which was much appreciated by the
ginia Congressman's speech was devoted to
what he called taxation" but which was
really y Portrayal of the beauties of the
free trade Utopia, and q vigorous assault
upon the Mckinley law and the tariff.
At the conclusion of his address Mr.. Will
son was given q reception in the handsome
parlors or the club, many people awaiting
themselves of the opportunity to meet and
exchange a few words with him. lie is a
fine looking man and "a good talker.
Congressman Wilson Is chairman of the
executive committee OF the National
Democratic Club. He has been in the
West for the past six weeks, most
in Washington. Montana aud Colorado.
His mission MAS not SO much to organize
clubs. though that is one of his strong
holds. as to invigorate those already in ex-
istence by q sort of bypodemic injection Of
straight-out Democracy. During his trip
he made seventeen speeches. the most diff
cult task of the lot. he says. being q Sun
day-nlght lecture on education"
which he Unexpectedly found him.
self advertised for. Determined not to
disappoint his audience. however. he gave
the lecture, although his ideas had been
running In a political for some time
past, and the subject. therefore. neces-
STATED some extemporizinR. He got
through, however, to the evident sstisfsc-
ton of the audience, devoting most of the
lecture to the old national academy idea as
viewed by Washington and Jefferson.
Mr tNtlanx, .ra, ~ 4.t~Io 49, H. -.
dent Harrison was there. and carries with
him a beautiful souvenir of the occasion.
1t is q sIxteen-page newspaper published &C
Seattle. printed on white silk, with cuts of
President Harrison, Mrs. Harrison and
others of the party, and is IN a morocco
leather case. With this piece of enterprise
to show to his constituents. the Congress-
man says he is sure he will be believed
when he tells them Of tbs wonderful prog
reee made by the Western country. He
will make no more speeches this trip. but
leaves this afternoon for his home in
Charleston, W. Va.