Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-25
LEADERS IN FRONT.
Reid and Stevenson Defend
Their Party Principles.
THE ONE AT THE INDIANA CAPITAL

And the Other at michigan's Seat of Learn
ing-The Republican Vice Presidential
Nominee Has n Few Words for the ''Dis-
gruntied" and EuIogizes the President
Cleveland's Running Mate Enunciates
Democratic Doctrines With vigor
Synopsis of Their Orations-Other Speak
ers at Work.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 25.-The Republicans
here have for a couple of weeks past been
preparing for the biggest demonstration of
the campaign on this occasion, with Hon.
Whitelaw Reid and Chauncey NJ. Depew
as the drawing cards. Last week Hon.
Bourke Cochran was assigned here for this
same date by the Democratic national
committee and big counter demonstration
was gotten up. Fears were expressed of a
riot, should the two parades meet, but this
was averted by the opposing marshals who
anicablysagreed upon lines of march that
should not trespass upon each other.
The Receptions and Professions.
Cochran arrived at noon and was given
an enthusiastic reception. Reid and De
pew arrived at 6:3O o'clock and were like
wise accorded big reception and escorted
to their hotel by the Republican CONNER
cial Travellers clIb under whose auspices
parades moved from different ends of the
city at 7:30 o'clock, passing each other on
Washington street without untoward Incl
dent. The Republicans, having started
earlier, had the advantage in the matter of
halls. having pre-cmpted Tomlinson's hall.
holding about 4 1000 people, and Englis1's
opera house. which will hold about 2,co0
Nothing was left for the Democrats brrt
0e Grand Opera house, holding about
LOO. All three of the halls were filled to
overlooking, thousands of people being un-
able to find standing-room anywhere. TIE
Repu blican speakers exchanged, each max
ing a full spec ch al one house and a brief
one at the other.
Touching Reference to the President.
English's .Hll. opera house. where Reid
was the first speaker. was packed. Reid
was enthusiastically received and made a
touching reference to the husband at the
White House waiting FOR the summons that
shall take f-om him the beloved of his
young manhood aEd the cherished compan-
ion of his whole life. said ne: And now
the light of the house Is going out. Into
the holy circle of that Grief none of is may
venture. We can give no aid. We can
only say. as the Who'll land does to-day
May the God OF tEIit fathers and Of our
fathers be with them both You will not
blame me. men and women Of indianapolis.
if at this time, in this city and in the pres
ence of this universal sympathy, You find
me little inclined To partisan vehemence in
discussing merely partisan disaCreements
The Record of the Party.
Reid then referred TO his recent trip to
Chicago and the wonderful achievements
of art and mechanics there exhibited. and
the significance of the same He said that
l. the Republican party had failed in 1860
our actual condition would have been in
f1r different g hl-iaf lls.I
the record of the party for thirty years and
said 'even our enemy had indorSed most
that had been done, and wanted to know
what act in the constructive period for
twenty-five years after the war any Indiana
Democrat would undo. He then discussed
the tariff and currency questions. and eulo-
gized the first national administration
Indiana ever hadn as a clean and hon
orable one with a record rs distinguished
as any in the country's history