The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-16
win Merchants. Manufacturers and Working
men Vote with Party that Threatens to
Bring Disaster to the Country2 He Asks
Good Reasons Given Why Democracy
Should Not Be lntrusted with Power.
Prosperity asiens Throughout the Land anda
Change in Administrations Would Surely
Create Commercial Disturbances


The Republican Candidate for vioe-PresL
dent Delivers Forcibie Speech.
New YORK. Oct. 1S-The Wholesale Dry
goods Republican Club held largely at
tended meeting this afternoon at its
rooms. No. 324 Broadway. Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, Hon. John ID. Spellmau
and Judge John Brennan made ad-
dresses Many prominent business men
were present Mr.. Reid's speech was
mainly devoted TO the Mckinley law and
the financial question. Mr.. Spellman ex-
pressed his pleasure at the great interest
business men were taking In politics. Mr..
Reid said, in part:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen-This audience
needs no speech making. IL expresses it's own
feeling best when ft speaks for itself Two years
ago this country surprised the world by casting
phenomenal majorfties tor the Democratic cam
didates. We on the other side could not under
stand II st frst,S but then came a man. declared
TO be the most unpopular statesman in this or
any other country, who explained IL by say
ing tnat the two-weeks-old tariff was not
business men OF New York. II il is not old enough
20 speak for itself now. You are to-day hayinga
presidential campaign which Is not an interfer-
ence to business. Wbyl Because the Repab.
lican party has infused new blood in business
through the new markets it has brought in,
thanks to the Mckinley bin. Merchants Will
tell you they are receiving orders from quarters
they had never heard from previous TO the
adoption of the Mckinley bill
Then Mr.. Reid complimented Mr. Blaine.
and there were cries of Why did not you
bring him alongp and the reply was,
"l3ecause kept him out pretty late lass
night. Continuing. he said:
Reciprocity has brought to New York what 10
ought to have had forty years ago, and that ts
markets. Is IL any wonder that the men who
brought this trade TO this country should be
badly thought Of in Englandi Ia it any
wonder that In London they should want TO
see them defeated in November. Whose country
Is this anyway Are We running II to please the
proposi tions is so obvious that there Is but one
way to escape the natural conclusion. II the
tariff and reciprocity are adding wealth by mill
ions to this country it ought to be sustained.
Our opponents tell Us we are getting no new
business predict dire calamity, and assert that
no nc, one prospers except the sheriff But we can
prosperity OF the country to-day.
Since the campaign opened we have received
some curious Democratic documents. We have
learned from that miserable man Peck" as our
opponents cali him, that wages and production
have increased and scarcely have we digested
these facts when we learn that the savings bank
deposits, of workingmen throughout the
State have increased; then we digest
those and learn that the deposits in
the State building and loan associations have
also increased at q wonderful rate. Then We
examine. and, even more strange, learn from
ness man wants nonsense from that board-that
according TO its report IN this State in the year
1881, Wnen the Mchlnley tarin was In full tide
OF its destroying sway, real and personal prop
erty has increased $152. 600, 900 in value. That
is not o speculative value; that's calamity for
you.
have spoken to you as a business man. The
testimony Is all one way. If we cannot disprove
these Democratic reports of prosperity there Is
but one question for you as business men to an
swer. do you want to decree by your votes O
sweeping and radical changer" Suppose you
give the Democratic party power to carry out fts
promises. 1t promises to repeal the Mckinley
tariff. That is the purpose OF the man who is not
quite in accord with his party and finds difficulty
In standing on the Chicago platform long enough
for us TO see him. What kind of house did they
give US when they got controll
Repeal the tariff and the other
side brings for a year or two the
worst convulsion this country has seen since the
civil war. How cal a business man cast
vote to bring destruction aud disasterl | close
with single appeal Do you want to bring
about a change disastrous to your businessl NO.
DO you want TO vote for tho party which has
promised To do sol III you do not believe what
they say, why trust itl If you do believe them.
then why again trust it!
Mr.. Reid concluded 10y asking every man pres
ent TO vote for that "sagacious, inc0rrnptible
man who has occupied. and predict Will occupy,
the White House for four years 10 come
After his speech 10 the dry goods mer-
chants MIR. Reid addressed another large
audience at the West-slde Merchants Re.
publican Club. his sub bject being the tariff.
Other prominent Republicans also made
speeches.