The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-04
FARIs's ELOQUENT TALK.
Spoke to worl<fngmen in n Once Pro-
tected Mill.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. s.-Mr.
George w. Faris, the Republican candi-
date for Congress, addressed a meeting OF
wage-earners last night with peculiar sur
roundings. The workmen in the Northern
rolling mill made the preparations for the
meeting by decorating the interior of the
mill with flags, bunting and Japanese Ian
terms. The speakers platform was made
of iron, which was turned out in this mill
before. II shut down, eighteen months ago.
The iron was rusty and, with the darkened
furnaces, afforded an object lesson more
impressive than any argument could be.
When Mr.. Faris stepped on the platform
he was heartily cheered. His opening sem
tence was: Had 1 never had any doubt
of the solidity of the platform on which
1 stand as your candidate for Congress.
that doubt would have been removed to-
night as 1 stand before you on this plat
form OF once protected iron. produced by
the hands of protected labor. under a law
that brought us the greatest measure OF
prosperity that we ever enjoyed"
He said he was glad TO meet so many
men who toiled in that mill under Repub-
lican protection. Il told" said he,
that in 1892, under protection, you men
discuss what you can earn under the pres
ent system OF free trade from the fact
and you have practically no work. You
were told. / understand, by my free-trade
friends that the tariff on wool made your
SSinlne Soa weuId s have % CHEAPER % eiothinF Under
the Mckinley law the ar,ount Of the duty
on the wool In your suit OF clothing would
be about s. cents IL you were required TO
pay IL. The average laboring man. / be-
lieve buys about two suits OF clothing q
year and would therefore pay S;1o tariff:
of clothing since the Democrats came into
power which ne realizes as being cheap?
i think not when the idleness Is consid-
cred"
Mr.. Faris was loudly cheered There was
no mistaking the sentiment among the men
who had felt bitterly the effect OF the
election OF a Democratic Congress and Pres
Mr.. Faris closed mis- campaign to-day at
Coal Bluff, a mining town IN this county.
He has made an able and dignifed cam
paign, discussing the leading issues and at
no time STOPPING TO abusive harangues. He
has been listened 10 by the thinking people
of the district with interest and to his
Undoubted advantage. This has been es-
pecially true in the mining districts, where
there has been so much dissatisfaction ow-
ing To the paralysis of the industrial inter
ests In 1892 very large majority OF the
three thousand miners in the district voted
number of them vote for Mr.. Faris. and
more vote for Rankin. the Populist cam
didate az they say they will do. Mr.. Faris
will Will be electsd in this Democratic district
easily.
There is no longer any attempt 10 dis
guise the fact that the local Democratic
managers have abandoned the State and
congressional ticket Even the Gazette says
the issue now Is the defeat OF the Repub-
lican county ticket on the ground that the
nominations were dictated by the A. p A.
The Gazette is sincere supporter OF
Brookshire. but the Lamb managers. who
do not like him and do want the local Of
fices have snrewdly trapped the Gazette
into serving their purpose. A Il. A. circu-
lars have been widely distributed showing
the great preponderance OF Catholics hold
ing places In the county. city and federal
employ. For instance. OF eight gaugers
seven are Catholics. Judge Jump. the coll
lector, is not Catholic. but Lamb. who
Is the the boss OF Terre Haute's Tammany.
is.
The Terre Haute Tammany people are
making a desperate effort to elect their
candidate for township trustee The present
trustee Is the city agent OF the brewery,
owned by Crawford Fairbanks who, with
Lamb. is in control OF the local Tammany
organization. His money, averaging per-
haps $4,000. has always been on deposit
with the brewery. a fact frequently COM
mented on by the Gazette. which Demo-
cratic paper has already exposed ths trus-