The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-23
Publicly Announce that the Democratic Party
No Longer Affords Any Reason for Honest
Thinking Americans TO Support Ii.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles Comes Out Bold.
ly Against Pension VetOer Cleveland.
Says He Will Never Vote for o Man WIS
Provoke o Row in the South.
RENoUNCED DEMOCRACY.

Well Known Manufacturers Of Kokoms
Leave the Party of Free Trade.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
kOKoMO. Ind. Sept &C. A. ID. Lynch
of this city, until recently the proprietor
of the Kokome boiler works, has renounced
Democracy and comes out for HsrrIson and
protection. He has been voting the Demo
cratic ticket for twenty-five years, but the
uupatriotic action of the Democrats at the
Chicago convention was moro than he
could stand. He gives his reasons for the
change, as follows
have several reasons for this CO urse. contin-
ued Mr.. Lynch. In the first place, L have a.
ways believed In the principle OF protection
ind that Is why am compelled to be kepnb'
I ocratic party t"s az Chicago no man who believes
IL the protection OF home manufacturers. home
capital or home labor can be a Democrat
dianapols Sentinel and other Democratic papers
on the tin-plste business. They say plate
cannot be made in this country. They used TO
say that steel-plate, steel rails and a thousand
other things could not be made here, but they
were mistaken. They were mistaken then, and
they are just as badly mistaken now.
We can make anything In this country that
can be mado in Europe-except kings and
queens, and. the Lord. knows, We don't wane
them. Ii Ia an insult to the intelligence of the
American mechanic to say that the ignorant,
poorly paid laborer of the old country Is moro
tkiful than he is / would go even farther in
the protection business that the Mckinley law,
by anordins more protection 10 American labor.
either by restriction OF Immigration or other
means. While the American laborer is not pro-
tected 70 q degree would like 10 see, reaiZe
that II the protective principle were eliminated
from the tarih laws. wages would In time sink 10
the level OF those prevailing In the free-trade
countries of Europe. There would be no help
for it. The manufacturer must have profitable
Investment and the hrst thing affected Is labor;
when Ii comes 10 curtailing expenses.
lam satisied. after "A careful study OF the sit
nation and my experience as mechapic work.
Ing side by side with my men In tue factory.
that the best interests OF all classes only be
eubserved by the continued supremacy OF the
Republican party and the maintenance OF the
vital principle OF protection of home institutions.
win vote for Harrison and Reid on the Sth OF
November.
Col. Charles L. Poorman, Secretary of
State of Ohio, spoke at the courthouse in
this city Wednesday evening. He gave his
speech was the best presentation of that
important question yet heard here in this
campaign. The speech was listened TO By o
largo audience of thouRhtful citizens
Welcome Hon. John Lockridge and Sons.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE, Sept 22.-Yesterday morning
Hon. John Lockridge, prominent member OF
the Henry county bar. made the announcement
publicly that he had decided to leave the "sink-
ing ship of Democracy" and that he and his four
sons would vote for Harrison and protection.
Mr.. Lockridge was Union soldier. and was led
to make this change OF front largely on account
OF the hostile attitude OF Cleveland toward the
Union veterans he says no self-respecting
Union soldier can support Cleveland with any
sort of courage, and that when IL comes 10 Mr.
"'Generap Copperhead Stevenson" il Ia asking
too much. Mr.. Lockridge has long been one OF
the most prominent Democrats in Henry county,
and the change will have great influence.