New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
INDIANA NOT A DOUBTFUL STATE.
c. w. FAIRBANKS GIVES GOOD REASONS WHY THE
REPUBLICANS WILL HAyE An IN
CREASED MAJORITY.


Cw Fairbanks Of indianapolis. one Of the most
prominnt Republicans OF Indiana, who presided over
the recent Republican state Convention which nomi'
hated Governor Chase and placed full ticket In the
field and who was leading member OF Me indiana
delegation at Minneapolis. spent several days IN this
CITY last week on professional business In speaking
OF the political situation Mr.. Fairbanks SAID;
al do not class Indiana this year among the douot-
f States Our chances OF IN the Hooer state
are better than they were this time four years ago
We came out Of that fight with majority OF ABOUT
o 500 for President Harrison. II was hotiy con-
tested battle and so IL will be this year but we nave
advantages In our favor which may give ohe o"te 70
Harrison and Reid by five or six Tunes .he maJohS
Ulich we had in 1888 The President himself Is a
stronger IN Indiana than he was io~r years ago
lie has proved himself the peer OF all living states
men and he has given the country an administrator
Of which his fellow-ctzens at home are proud Inc
ability which he has displayed In every orahch OF
Executive work and his soidlty Of character ana pro-
nounced Amencanism have been pleasing " ioa"''"hS
regardless Of political ties. There the heppcahs are
harmonious, united and determined ana we nave
state ticket which IS satisfactory IN every why N0"'
Governor down.
The Democrats on the other hand nave pech III
no pleasant frame OF mind since tho treatment ucS
received nj the hands OF the Cleveland majority at
Chicago II was the second time that their chhuiua'e'
ex Governor Gray has had his aspirations cnieo ana
the way in which the managers OF MI Oi'Nehhu
comns,gn offered him IN as q sacrifice to the disap-
pointed minority not calculated 10 make MI
Crov,s friends over anxious TO elect the tcke Be
sides this, the Democratic administration VI '"''c
affairs has been unpopular For the purpose OF cover
Inc .rreoreees in the revenue caused by undue ex
penditures the Democrats arbitrarily ra7cd inc prop
erty valuations on which the taxes are assessed
something like s5Oo.OoO,ooo in the State ms
enormous advance the majority OF the aNpa,ers
believe was unnecessary and indefensbie Inc hrs'
instalment OF additional taxation under tnis extra
ordinary assessment was paid In the spr'ns III INC
month Of April thnk-and the people have haa
An opportunity to learn what 1t means Inc second
instrument l. PAYABLE six months after the nrst ana
v,u fall due day or TWO before the November eiec-
ton 20 that our voters will not be likely to forget
what Democracy has done for them In the way Vi levy
ing extortonae taxation before they go to the polls
Another thing which will ie In our favor IL u'
naked declaration OF the Democratic parry III a'o Vi
,rc. trode Our people know that protection ana
rrospcrty 20 hand In hand, and mH0lny of ue
democratic party In Indiana have no sympathy WIN
Mr. Cleveland on this question. They fully understand
that their material interests lie In direction eAh''ly
oppositc from that In which Mr. Cleveland Hec'""
theories would carry them since haV"r@I .as vas
discovered in the Siatc manufacturers Oh ai'e'''.
kinds are sprngng up, and new life has been iiueu
into business generally What good would our natural
ras lac N us If Mr. Clevcland's free trade pnh1pI~
Ind IN. form OF Jaw Every INTEL srnt man No
ia, Inc abolition Il protection would close theSe rae
tnIics throw the men employed In them GU OF
work. and leave tho money used to oui'd ana poaoVe
them n dead investment. 4, a.,
"Thc avowal of the democratic party mac " ts
National platform that IL means PLACED III power,
10 remove tlc RESTRICTIONS which prevent thr ieVNI ol
the wildcat banks ard the hooeins oi ne "ou,uH
with ir.dcemahlc currency sch aS curNel nc ooV'f
especially the Western States. thriy years ago. J.,
another question which VIII operate Strongly hsah
tho democratic ticket The eject upon al hnd' oi
tuelne.s Which would result from return u The od
e. stem ~ banking without capital would he [" "
furious that II is only needed 70 have me m"pis
Lnov, what that plank In the Democratic platform
means to secure rs rcpudlation by overwhelming MI"
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