The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-16
TWAS A ROUSING MEETING
Governor Greeted by a Big and 'Enthu-
siastic Crowd in the Tenth.
Chase Club Begins It's Career AuspiciOusly-
Telling Speeches by the Governor
and other Candidates.
Governor Chase addressed the Tenth.

Governor Chase addressed the Tenth.
ward Chase Club at Reichwein's Hall. on
East Market street, last night. President
Solomon, of the club. said he was surprised.
the Governor said he was surprised. the
crowd said nothing. which meant that
they were surprised at the turnout; and
they had q right to be. The
club was organized but q few
weeks ago with the following officers:
President, Joseph Solomon; vice. president.
Charles Black; secretary. stephen Crane;
treasurer, NJ. e. Davis, and organizer.
Robert Metzger. These men worked early
and late. and the result was that 1t turned
out eighty men,, by actual count, to escort
Governor Chase from his hotel TO the hall.
Each man carried a Japanese lantern. slunR
from q pole, and q band marched in front.
They paraded In front or the Denison no.
tel at 8 o'clock. and the Governor. taking
a seat in q carriage with Messrs. Solomon
and Black, joined the procession. They
took 3 crowd with them. Hundreds OF peo-
pie tramped along the In step
with the music. and when some one would
yell, Whats the matter with Chaser" the
reply. like a deluge. would come rolling
back, oh, he's all right" In front OF the
hall was o huge bonfire. Ii lit up the
buildings for a square around. and around
1t was a waiting. enthusiastic crowd.
hO O0lIu e0 Il w W. ~ aAaS
cracked Tor ii, and the crowd yelled it.
The hall was deliberately decorated. Rum
ming clear around the edge of the rostrum
were large, potted palms. SO tall that the
peared above them. and the walls were
tastefully draped in national colors. and
prOfusely interspersed with pictures OF the
speaker. The four walls of the building
were not built large enough for that meet
ing. The crowd surged in an kept
ON coming until standing room
was valuable, except just in front of the
rostrum. 1t was demonstrative, but not
disorderly. ready to applaud. and as qulck
TO subside by a raising of a hand. Judge
for three cheers tor Robert MetZgar, who,
he said. was responsible for the whole busi.
ness. They were given with O gusto. and
some man in the back of the room said:
called on. and responded by singing q
compile of son gs which were loudly checred.
Governor Chase then addressed the au-
dience. He said he would speak first on
national issues. He said that he Travelled
q great deal but that he could not see ad-
versity and squaior staring him in the
face every where that be went such as his
Democratic opponents talked about, but 1t
was Just the contrary. The present state
of affairs Is all brought about by protec-
ton. and l leave it tG M hearers If they
have ever seen a more prosper
Gus time than the present" he said.
He reverted to the times of George WASH
ington. James Madison, Thomas Jefferson
had written the most able on
protection ever given to history; Madison
had preached 1t. Jefferson had practiced it
in his administration, and Andrew Jack
able advocate of it. These men. after
Washington, were all Democrats. aod, If
80. what are the men of that party to-dayf
Who has digressedf" asked the
speaker. He referred to himself as
o laboring man and q farmer. and
ventured the assertion that he could take a
reaper to pieces III two-thirds of the time
that either of bis opponents could. He as
serted that there were more laboring men
in Indianapolis who owned their houses
than there were in the whole of England,
and appealed to their common sense, and
asked them if they desired to change such
a state of things. The Governor
about him by Judge Hunter. Of
Illinois, during the recent Democratic DOW
WOW. He said that he believed as sincere
~ In the policy of protection as he did IN
his religion and that for a man to say that
there was not enough blood shed on Cal
vary to save such men as he. he did not be-
lieye that he merited such q monstrous.
blasphemOus assertion from him.
He spoke of State issues and tho tax
who owned n home to put MP his hand. and
they came mp from all over the house.
Now. l will ask as many of you as have
found your taxes increased this year to say
yes" and tho reply was q deafening
affirmative. He told them how the Demo-
Gratis had framed the law that caused it,
and appealed to them to see that 1t vas
righted.
When he sat down q large floral offering
was presented him. and he SAID in responses:
lyon will find this beautiful token Of your
kind regard over In the State house in my
Off CO On the 9th of next November. and |
want You all to come over and see 1t then"
IL took several minutes for the applause
out in calls for John Coons. candidate for
Auditor. When his rudy face appeared
above the palms the storm of applause IN
creased. He said that he had left his black
board at home. and that without
it he could not make q speech:
II have it covered all over with figures"
he said, that show M what the Democrats
have been doing for YOU. and they have
impressed me so that | still remember some
of Them" He spoke of the amount of taxes
paid into the State. It's debt and It's wealth.
and the relation of the two great parties to
it. His talk was brief, and he was gener-
ously appIauded when he gave way to
Capt. Many.
The candidate for sheriff made a few re-
marks and retired. Mr.. Shiel responded to
calls for his name. He said that he had q
reputation for not being able to talk. and
that the meeting ought not to expect q
speech lEOin ulLl. IIC ylclutu tno paln 10
Goyernor Chase in kissing the babies.
and ended by saying that next
year.. when he was treasurer, if
they did not pay their taxes
he would call on them to find out the
reason. President Solomon then declared
the meeting adjourned. after three cheers
had been gwen for Governor Chase. The
meeting was q splendid success. There
were at least four hundred people crowded
in the hall. and three hundred more could
not get past the jam at the doors.
The Harrison Zouaves.
The Harrison Zouaves Of the campaign
of 1888 had an enthusiastic meeting last