The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-16
Both Rail Against Protection. and Claim
that 1t Has Injured Business and Low
cred the Wages of Workingmen.
BOOM FOR GOV. M'KINLEY
Columbus Republicans Want Him
Nominated for President i'm 1894
Big Demonstration i'm His Honor-Ways
and Means Chairman Wilson Talks
to West Virginia Farmers.

ALBANY, N. Y Oct. 10. - The joint
mass meeting held tonight by the Hill and
Cleveland faction was one of the most en-
thuslastic. as well as important and sig
nificant jollifications of the present CAM
paign. Mr.. Rosedale called the assemblage
to order and introduced Governor Flower.
who was TO preside for the remainder or
the evening The Governor spoke in sub
stance as follows:
This is a time when Democrats should
stand I'D and be counted. and If do not
mistake the feeling OF the rank and hle
they are In line for battle" The Governor
paid a glowing tribute to Senator Hill
as q statesman and Democrat. Continu-
ing, he said: "Our enemies are boestfui,
certainly give US the victory. This is
death struggle with the party which gave
US the Mckinley bill in 1890; The people
tariffs in 1892 by the election OF Mr.. Cleve-
land. and those who inflicted the evils upon
Country CO nf is iust getting over YER the drunken
debauch In which they left it. They raised
the tariff so high that the people of the CID
world had to move their manufactures
here or their labor would have starved
at home. In their train have come An
archists and Communists TO disrupt the
best government ever devised by mankind.
Our country Is getting over Its depression,
and I'm another year we VIII be prosperous
nation, and on a basis that will oe
man silver law written in your Interest.
because any law which tends TO make the
currency OF the country unstable Is not
in the interest of labor capital, bat TO
the hurt of both. We have revised the
tariff. If we are right In the steps we have
taken the people Will demand further ex-
tension of Democratic policy We have
also repealed the force bill. There IS not
a line in the tariff bill which should re-
duce the wages Of workingmen one cent
lower than they were in 1892.
ROIrRKE COCHRAN SPEAKS.
Hon Bourlxe Cochran was introduced by
Governor Flower Iumultuous applause,
lasting for some time followed the name OF
the gentleman Congressman Cochran
spoke as follows:
1.-TWO years ago / had the honor to open
the campaign which resulted in the election
Of Grover Cleveland. Tonight stand
ready 10 give an account Of the manner in
which the administration OF Grover Cleve-
land has discharged its stewardship. / be-
lieve Americans cannot be deceived that
they can discern between right and wrong;
between a system OF legislation which is
for the good of the common people and OF
that which degrades them The Demo-
cratic party is responsible for two years Of
government, not fer twenty years of mis-
government If the bad times which have
overtaken us be the outcome OF these years
or Repub .le.n T,isruie, relieve rnat cle
people will be able to trace the evil 10 It's
source. The Democratic party has been
bending for two years over the prostrafe
form OF American industry. The party led
by my friend Reed tells you otherwise.
But will the people believe him or themI
No; their common sense tells them better.
We are common nation. with fields as
fertile and mines as rich as. they were
stopped, our factories closed Why these
hard times? If they came not from God.
they came from man. Why. my friends.
this panic could not be caused by any ieg1s-
lation which could be enacted in one or
two years. No: the legislation which
caused this was the outgrowth OF twenty
<1f< ID lf.a~ arfx
'The commerce of the Nation is the
commerce of the individual For the yearo
of its rule the Republican party has ad-
vocated a system of protection This, CONF
bined with a debauched currency, is the
powerful factor which has brought US on:
closed factories. unemployed thousands.
how protection protects the workingman.
/ will be the greatest OF protecti0lsss.
any other country that met every demand.
But what we want is that supply which
will fill the demands which are compatible
with the economic prosperity OF our gov
ernment So-called protection does rot
give us this We must have free circula-
ton OF money. You have noticed that
whenever the slightest uncertainty has at
tached itself to the currency or country
paralysis resulted. And when the banks
and manufactures of this country, were were
hung over them the plundering Republic
ans turned their backs on the treasury they
mad looted.
from whom? Protection from what? What
country has our advantages, our peop.e.
our resources? What country Is Germany
seeking protection from? What country
does England wish protection from, IL not
this giant of the West? The caoses of the
strikes which have shaken this country
have been attributed to Democratic rule.
But what the real causes. If not the
base system of tariff taxation which the
Republicans originated Our country Is not
developed 10 its fullest resources and never
would be under such so-called protective
system OF restricted production. Whatever
may be the reason for the vote cast-per-
sonal spite, vindictiveness or what-the in
depreciation put upon the result by the
people of this land will be Democratic
justice against Republican injustice and
spofiation. II the Republicans should win
this fall they viii show a preference for
personal qualification rather than national
principles-they will show that they would
rather knock a man down than set ma
ton IN.
'sThe good American citizen, sitting quiet
ly by his freside instead OF being on street
corners, will make up ten thousand fold in
his vote for David b. HE over tho CO.
horts OF corruption.
Congressman Cochran was loudly ap-
plauded at every point, especially tha
names of Cleveland Flower and Hill. Ap-
plause was tumultuous when the speaker
aDppaled for religious fOlprancp