The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-03
Workingmen's Mass Meeting Addressed
by Murray and 0'Donnell.
Enthusiasm at q High Piich-Noon Gather.
ing-Two BIG Rallies on the Taps
for To- Morrow
RALLY AT THE GRAND.


Tenney and judge Kenworthy Speak.
Another great Republican meeting was
held Ct the Grand Opera-house last even
ing. exceeding in the number present the
outpouriDg of the previous night The
speaker of the evening was TO have been
the eloquent Judge Tenney. of Brooklyn,
n. Y, but incessant speaking and the trav-
cling 1T had entailed proved almost too
much for him. and tor the greater part of
the day he was confined 10 his room at the
Denison. Under these circumstances the
arrival in the city at o'clock last evening
of Attorney General w. ii. II. Miller. who
is to deliver an address &C Elwood
to-day, was hailed as godsend. and be ac-
quiesced In the request made by Chairman
Gowdy 70 be the first speaker. 60 be fol-
lowed. If has health would permit, by Judge
Tenney in a brief talk.
The opera house began to I'LL early, the
boxes being mostly occupied by ladies who
seem TO be taking great deal of interest in
the outcome of this campaign, ana when.
shortly after o'clock. the Brotherhood
Band. which had been playing In front of
the theater. tled In every seat downstairs
was occupied and the standing space in the
foyer had been taken. Rapidly the balcony
man OF the meeting. DIR. Walker. an
nounced that 10 oil probability Judge Ten-
ney would not be heard, but that his 81 o.
would be filled by other prominent speaA-
ers. one thousand people were in the audi
ence. The decorations had been left as they
were on the previous evening. the stage
was occupied by many prominent Repub-
licaDs. and the audience was all that could
have been desired In the way of inteili-
gence, good ORDER and its etrorg inclination
10 let 60 of great chunks of enthusiasm.
After a patriotic air by the Broth
erhood Band. Chairman Wflker gently
tapped for order. He said he did not arise
TO introduce to the people their fell
low-townsman. the Attorney general of
the United States. because he needed no in
PRODUCTION. but in his presence he wanted
man than Mr. Miller had occupied his high
office. This sentiment was greeted with
applause, and Mr.. Miller arose.
THE UNCOMFORTABLE ADDRESS.
He said be acce pted the cordial welcome
accorded him. not as tribute personal 10
himself. but as desire on the part OF the
people to express their abiding faith IN the
magnificent administration afforded them
by their President. Benjamin Harrison
lcheersl, On administration in which be
had taken small and he hoped not
discreditable part de felt some
embarrassment In speaking. he said. in
place of the eminent campaign orator.
judge Tenney. but vonld endeRv0r 20 pay
some attention TO the considerations in
cluded in the platforms of the two great
parties. He arraigned the Democratic
party. according 10 its enuncistions,
charging II with being curious assert
ment of weak princinles and vacillating
IN its every movement The saying of Sc.
Paul could we'll be applied TO II: 1t is all
things to all men, in the hope that IL may
save some votes. Applause. "Moralists
say" continued the speaker that there 10
no snch thing as unmixed evil. Srat-
isticians inform us thnt cholera saves
more lives than it takes by stimulating
sanitation. That may be true; it may lie
that our back yards sometimes need a little
political sanitation. but woe betde that
country or community where either cholera
or Democracy becomes epidemic. lAp-
plause We have had an epidemic of
Democracy in this Stare. and one results
was On increase of several millions of dol
lars in the State debt" Cheers.
The speaker then referred In tellins
manner TO the evils OF Democracy as shown
in the Sonth. lie declared that there,
where Democracy is practically the only
party, it is lntoieraut TO a degree. and the
effect Is to drive away capital. naturally
tinid in contact with such an infiu-
ehce, making that part of the coun.
try paradise for usurers and
land sharks. 1t was this indifferent spirit
of Democracy, he ayerred. that caused in
terest at the rate OF cent month to be
charged in Birmingham. Ala. one of the
greatest manufacturing centers OF the
South. Next he pointed out the great
number of defalcatioDs acoruing among the
public officials In the South, and said IL
tended TO illustrate a fact. which. being
automatic, needed no proof namely. that
men W bo cheat and bind themselves "a
fraud IN elections very soon cease TO dis
criminate between friends and political
opponents. and are not very ecrupnlous re-
garding public funds In their charge.
WORD ABOUT FRAUDS
The Democratic press. the speaker said.
Democratic committee circulars. and even
Mr.. Cleveland. in recent ad dress, accuse the
Republican party of oil kinds of fraud.
If it were true that Republicans committed
the frauds he wanted to know how to ex-
plain the fact that it Is the Democrats who
have been sent TO the penItsDtiary for
such misdemeanors tCheers he then
cited q number of cases where. IN the past
few years. Democrats have tried TO improve
upon tally sheets by forgery. only TO lind
their way into the penitentiary. ana said
he, I'm 1856 some of your Deiphbors hero
| iapolausel even by the worst kind of fraud
| attempted TO improve the tally sheets.
| Well, the result in their case you all know.
| tCheers.l OF course, 1 do not think all
| Democrats engage in these prscticeso or con.
| done them nor that majority do. butin tho
facs of such n record think the howl about
| republican fraud comes IN poor grace
| The speaker then read from the latest
| Democratic platform the plank declaring
for tariff for revenue only, and alluded
| 10 the fact that at the recent Democratic
national convention a plank declaring for
| q different kind Of tariff, although II wsf
| taken TO Chicago with Mr. Cleveland's In.
dorsement. had been rejected by two
thirds of the convention. Contrasting the
| revenue tariff plank with previous utter
ances from the source since 1865. he
| showed conclusively that heretofore tho
| Democratic party has always declared for
| some sort of n protective tariff, only to
come In now with the Inherited Democratic
| slogan that a protective tariff 10 unconsti-
| tufionaL With such n record as this. he
said, IL looked as IL the Democratic party
| was looking after the interests OF
the people Of foreign lands. instead
| of those of the United States lCheers
| Beginning with the war inaugurated 10 put
| down the rebellion the speaker said the
| Democrats had declared every great and
important measure accomplished by the
| Republican party unconstitutional. not
| withdrawing the fact that in each case
the Supreme Conrt composed many times
| of Democrats had declared them constitn-
| tionaI The Mckinley bill. he said. was the
| latest evidence in this line. and the OLD IA.
| miliar cry was still ringing IN the ears of
the people. A little attention was then
paid to the Flftieth and Fifty-first Con-
| crosses. The only ching the Democrats had
| done in the Fiftieth Congress. be said. ~aa
| 70 admit near the end of the session.
| four new States which should have
been admitted long before. This was done
| because the Democrats knew that no