The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-11
During the War Its Breath Was Poison, and
Ever Since 1t Has Opposed All Legislation
Intended to Benefit the Country.
Senator Sherman Reviews the Issues Be-
fore a Big Audience at New York.
Democrats Caught in an Attempt to Colonize
the Empire State with Negroes-GovernOr
Mckinley to Speak at Terre Haute.
HISCOCK AT FORT WAYNE.
The Senator ventilates the Record OF the
Party of Negation.

The Senator yentilatss the Record of the
Party of Negntion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct Ex-senator
Hiscock. of New York. addressed COM
parativeiy small audience In this city this
afternoon. Through o misunderstanding
the Senator was billed for an afternoon
speech. but supposed he was announced to
speak in the evening, and did not reach
the city until an hour after the announced
time. He was introduced by Superintend-
end Law. of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. He said, IN part
Thirty years ago We remember that the
Republicans of Indiana were engaged in
deadly struggle with the Democra tic
party. In hamlet, village and city. You
were considering how best to support the
government in the great conflict in which
il was engaged with the Democratic forces
in the South. Many OF your sons. brothers
and fathers were horne home to you to be
laid away In the grave. martyrs to their
country's cause. You faltered not and
others came from your homes TO take the
places OF the fallen heroes: Then as now the
Democratic party opposed the policy OF the
Republican party III saving the country
from those who would destroy 1T. Its
breath was poison aud it's mission was to
those who were making every sacrifice for
the Union cause. Later the Democratic
party opposed reconstruction and abso-
lutely nothing could be done that did not
meet with their denunclatiOn and disap-
prevail
Like some great serpent. its path can be
traced by the discord 1t brewed; by its
prophecies of disaster and ruin. In all
this period the Democratic party has been
q party of negation only. You might spread
q great W hite sheet on these walls on which
to inscribe the achievements OF this party
in legislation for the veal OF the Nation,
and when you had exhausted every source
of information to find one beneticent act
for the record. that sheet would be as
white and blank as when you placed it
there"
After discussing Mr. Cleveland's admin
istration the speaker said:
The lesson was not in vain. In Novem-
ber, 1888 the people showed they were tired
of q 'do-pothing policy. and they placed
the government ln the hands of Benjamin
Harrison. Cheers. What was the rosultf
Four years of Democratic rule had done
nothing to realize the promises of better
government Twovears of HarrIson's term
had not passed until the Republicans had
devised, In spite of Democratic resistance.
the great Mckinley lcheersl hill a meas
ure which. in the hight of two years ex-
perience. has proven to be almost without
flaw. Even the Democratic party does
not point ont it's imperfections. They don't
show how il should be modified. Where Is
the bill amending that lawi 1t is among
the things unborn"
After discussing other issues at length,
Senator Hiscock said: 1--WE will never see
the day when we can get along with less
taxation. But it may be when the heroes
who have saved the Nation have passed
beyond the reach of the poor rewards the
pension-rOlls afford-long distant be that
day-it may be that we shall be able to re-
duce the sum by few millions. but the
reduction will be relatively small" Sem
ator Hiseock closed his address by payin
high tribute to President Harrison and
his administration.