The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-03


wooded scene that was dimly discernibie
through an aperture formed by the drap-
ing 10 either side of huge American ffags,
on one of which was n lsrGc picture of the
President and on the other OF w hlteiaw
Reid.
The first speaker of the evening Mr.. Muir
ray. was introduced by John McGrexor.
who presided at the meeting. Mr. MUIR
ray said that he came as Ia
lorng man and AS lnlOn labOrlDg
man 10 address a meeting of laboring men.
lie was of the opinion that most stump
speakers talked too much about wildcat
money and trade, and such things. and paid
too little attention To the men who made
all these things possiblc-the working men.
FOUNDATION OF ALL WEALTH.
Labor is the foundation of oil wealth.
and out of it IS evolved the statesman. the
bondbolder and ali of the great industries
of the country" saId he and his audience
expressed its belief of what he said in
plenty Of applause. He then gave his
hearers a history of what labor was
through TO what it is now. He took his
hearers hack two hundred years ago, In the
countries Of Europe when, no said, it was
felony for laboring men TO meet together
"a labOrer was a villain in those days, ana
IN the reigns of Henry VIII and Queen
Elizabeth there were over 100000 people
hung in England for no other reason than
that they were poor" he said. He compared
was q pleasant picture or these latter days
that he made. lie declared that the era of
the lsborlng mans prosperity dated from
the revolutionary war. when our lore
fathers declared among themselves that
man was born to govern himself, and then
proved 1t at tas point of the bayonet; that
the first labor union of the country was
formed IN welding together the thirteen
little States at the close of that war. and
that 1t was perpetuated by the election of
George Washington. a laborer himself. to
the presidency. From this point on he gave
n history of the Democratic party aud the
tariff question
he spoke OF the three great men. Madi-
son, Monroe and Hamilton, who were the
principa! trainers of the Constitution OF
the United States and said that the first
| of these was the first man who secured the
passage OF high protective tariff BILL
And one" he said. (which tho Democrats
have just discovered. after los years, Is un-
| constitutional" There was great laughter
at this. That law. he said. was about per
kinney one. Your Senator from this
state Is in tho habit of get
dis diem i mean voornees): .Weare the JET
fersonian Democrats. We are the jack
sonisn Democratic and then his audiences
| roar. About half of the Democrats believe
| THAI Jackson Is alive still, and that 10 the
reason they vote the ticket. Jackson. my
| friends. dled long ago. If Jackson were
alive to-day his party would be apt TO
stand on different platform" said the
| speaker. He then gave q long array of
facts which showed how completely jack
| son was high protectionist. He said that
| he learned to be one In the war
| of 1872, when he found that because
| the country bad been buying all
of every thing from England under free
trade policy that he I'D no arms OF cloth
ing for his soldiers. Jefferson was con-
/ verified at the same time. Horace Greeley,
the speaker said. who ran for President on
kef
| protectIonist of the age. he SAID that In
| those days the reason that the Southern
| Democrats were free-traders was exempli-
| fed in the of John Randolph, of R0-
| anoke, Va. who stood in the Senate cham
Der and said: RATHER than have a protect
| i've tareff, 1 and my people will eecede
| and transfer our ALLEGIANCE to h nglaDd."
| his reasons were that the prosperity of the
| Northern states was SD great that lmmi-
grants from all over The world were being
| drawn TO them, and he feared that they
would become powerful enough. as they
afterwards did. to overthrow the slavery
| of the South.
| When jackson was defeated by Adams il
| WAS because Adam8 advocated higher
/ tariff than even jackson, the speaker said,
and he then gave some statistics on the con-
| dItIon of the country at Its various stages,
| and under the two forms of government.
| The time when Lincoln entered
the presidency was taken mp. and
Mr.. Murray was forced to pause until the
excited applause subsidized when that name
| WAS mentioned. and from the sad era of The
| civil war to the present day the universal
prosperity of the country under Repub-
| lican rule was the theme of his discourse.
When the speaker gave way to Mr.. ODon-
nell he was given the evidences OF the most
hearty appreciation of his effort by the ap-
plauso which shook the house.
O'DONNELL ENTHUsEs THE CROWD.
| 1t was late before Patrick O'Donnell took
| the floor. and several were rising from
their seats to 90. Voice from different
parts of the opera-house yelled, ''Sit
| down." and the most of those who had
| started sat down. Mr.. Murray had quick
ened the blood of the hearers. and they
were In splendid condition for the advent
of the young Chicago orator. who lost lit
tie time getting to the point. 1t must be
confessed that, while Mr.. O'Donnelps
speeches are of sound logic argumentative,
| and TO q certain extent. irresistible when
in " pc. much is lost TO him when he is not
heard. There is IN impetus and eloquence
| of action which accompany his words that
cannot we'll be described or easily
| imagined. tie IS the kind of
speaker that makes rags ont or umbrellas
before he Is done. and sends people home
| with cracks in their voices. II was born"
he said. land raised in Indiana. and hope
the day may never come when 1 shall re-
pudiate the State that sent ia regi-
| ments TO defend this Nation In time of
| war. and one of its same men to be it's
President. Applause. This is n labor
meeting. but l want to talk Re-
publicanism; in doing so / believe
i am striking ~ nearly the interests of the
laborer as ! can do. The man w no goes to
| represent you in Washington should, it
seems 10 me. have something in common
with the laborng people. for the men who
labor are the architects of the Nation and
it's guiding starr Cheers.l Here followed
graphic description of the pbysic al
| United States. Its lengths, breadths.
| heights and depths. "and,n continued the
speaker. 'suoh a country should not be-
consigned tn tho care of any political party
| whose dimensions are not equal TO IT." An
ovation followed this statement. He con-
tinued:
no patriot will ever vote this country into tho
bands or a political party whose record Is not
crowned with high principles and magpanimous
charities. Among other things on tho record Of
| the Republican party we find that of Tom Reeds
Congress. l cali II Tom Reeds Congress be-
| cause was there when he made IL. The laws
enacted by this. the fifty-first Congress settled
over the industries and the homes of this land
! like refreshing dews There was not a poor
mans family in the country hut thar felt when
! even the sngar-bowl was passed. that there was
grand record OF that Congress which had affect
ed them. and they were joyful. and all over this
| land the laborers felt that wages hal heen AIS
| tanned and positions guaranteed. The
! doors or the roorhOuses were hat
| tered down. while the stifed inmates
| once more hreathed the fresh air. That Con-
gress ana Its work was abused after the most
shameful fashion. and basely misrepresented Ivy