The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-05

speech. and opened with an elaborate DIS
oussion of the tariff policy advocated by
the two parties. and spoke at length upon
the condition of the business in
terests of the country under the
the period before the adoption of the
protective tariff. Incidental TO this he
mentioned the pleEitude of work at fair
wages. The colored man." said the
speaker. lis often heard TO ask. 'But how
does this tariff benefit mef A question
easily answered by view of the situation.
Let a few of the shops In this city
be closed and the men employed therein
be thrown out of work and he will see It,
Our people who find their employment iu
the commoner walks of life will find their
places sought after by the employees OF
these abandoned shops. and if it Is as it
has been heretofore, the whites be-
ing given the preference. You
will find yourselves superseded by the
employed in the now idle shops. cay to
You that the laborers wages increase in
proportion as the wages OF the mechanic
are raised"
send spoke briefly upon the question OF
finance. and made strong appeal
for the maintenance of honest money.
The speaker in closing his talk on money
remarked: 1.-The only man 1 know OF that
complains of our money is the man that
hasn't enough of it" and voice
from the upper gallery quickly responded.
That's Bynum." Mr.. Townsend then went
into recital of the treatment accord
ed the colored people by the two great par
ties, and proceeded with a sort of cate
chism. so to speak. asking questions which
were answered with alacrity by the audi
ence with an unmistakable display OF feel
ing
At the close of Mr.. Townsend's address
the Brotherhood band played q soul-stir-
=, sal ha In h nd utca
presidents on the stage then started to sing
John Browns Body" and the whole house
took up the refrain with u hearty good
will till the walls of the building seemed
To shake with the reverberation.
The Rev. ID. Z. Roberts OF Washing ton,
ID. c., was next introduced TO the audience.
aud spoke briefly and TO the point upon the
Issues which the election involved. and
pointed out clearly the duty, as he saw il,
of the c0lored voter In casting his ballot on
the final day of contest now waging.
Mr.. Roberts was followed by Col. p. III.
Carson. of Washington, ID. c., whose
eloquence carried the house away until il
seemed almost beside itself with en-
bringing back to the older persons
present q remembrance of the horrors
of life that seemed to have
been of another world. were received with
q deep sileD &c. go contrasted totbe wild and
uncontrolled ouJbursts of enthusiasm that
OF oppressiveness- After Dir. Carson had
concluded. the chairman introduced @. l..
Jones, j. :. Hunter and DR.. ). A. Ebert. all
of whom spoke briefly upon the questions
before the people, and were frequently in.
terrupted By loud applause.
The meeting lasted until midnight. and
enthusiasm was rampant throughout.
The effect of the meeting has been 10
clearly demonstrate beyond the posi- bilitv
of contradiction that the colored man still
ha nj IN,
citizenship. and that the attempts of
the Democratic organization TO percipitate
disatfection in their ranks has resulted 10
q disma al failure.