St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-10
WELCOMED STEVENSON.
He Makes Two Speeches TO large
Crowds of Enthusiastic Demo-

He Makes Two Speeches TO large
Crowds of Enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis.
BRAZIL, Ind, Sept. 9.-Gen. Steven
son spent the day in the heart of the
coal mining district of Western lndi-
ana, speaking in two places. AT
Clay City, where he addressed large
out of door meeting in the day, the
event was made the occasion of a gen
eral holiday, and very large proper
ton of the country population, without
respect to party affiliations, poured into
the town TO see and hear the Democratic
vice presidential nominee. Most of the
miners also took day off. and were to
be seen mingled in the thrOng of hu
manity. Never was there time when
the little Indiana town entertained so
many strangers within her gates. Gen.
Stevenson reached Clay City soon after
10 o'clock.
Gen. Stevenson had enjoyed but lit
tie rest since his speeches of yesterday,
but appeared to be in good form for an
other day of campaigning. An i'm
mense crowd was at the depot to meet
him when he alighted. A procession
was formed, headed by the brass band.
and he was escorted up the street to
the residence of John Pair, where
he took dinner. Between 5000 and 5000
people were in the vicinity of the
Speakers platform in a beautiful and
outrageous grove at l O'Clock. The
people who ;Here honored with seats on
the platform were about score of
Hoosier Democrats, the oldest leaders
in Clay county.
Somebody called for three cheers. and
after they had been given Mr.. Steven
son told how glad he was to meet so
many of his fellow Democrats of In
diana, and said he felt sure that the
Hoosier Democracy was in line and
would give an account of itself in No
vember. He had hardly begun speak
gave way and the people became some
what alarmed. "This is not Demo-
cratic platform" exclaimed the speaker.
"There is no danger of that ever break
ing down. The fact is, that these old
Democrats here feel so comfortable
over their prospects that they weigh
little more than they ever did be-
fore" 1t was clear that no one had
been hurt. and then Gen. Stevenson
went on with his speech, After brief
comparison of Republican and Demo
cratic rule, as illustrated in the admin
istratiOn of Cleveland andl HARRISON, he
took up the subject of the tariff.
During his remarks a man on the
front row of seats asked the speaker if
there was not tariff of 25 cents
bushel on wheat. ''Oh, yes" replied
the speaker; ''you farmers have pro-
lection as part of that Mckinley law,
and other legislation. and hope the
farmers of this country are thankful
for that clause by which you are
to get 75 cents bushel for wheat. 1t is
a great benefit to you because you farm
ers are IN great danger OF coming into
countries, there being so much wheat
in this country. Then there is 10
cents bushel on corn; that will keep
out all of that foreign corn that
is coming in here you know. L hope
the farmers of this country will be
grateful for the benefits they derive
under high protective tariff that pro-
tects them from the corn growers of the
old world. What we claim for the
farmers is this: that while you are re-
quired to sell your product in the
markets of the world as you are, you
ought to be permitted to buy what your
necessities are without paying high
bonus to the protected classes"
Gen. Stevenson made a brief appeal
to the third party men of this section,
and closed with a discussion of the
force bill. Gen. Stevenson arrived IN
this city at 6 6o'clock. In the evening
there was q mass meeting in Court
House Square, which was attended by
5000 people. The speakers were Gen.
Stevenson and Hon. Claude Matthews
and Judge Hunter. Tomorrow Gen.
Stevenson will Speak at three places.
Greencastle in the morning, Blooming
ton in the afternoon and Terre Haute
at night.