The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17
MATTHEWS AT FnANKFoRr.
a Magnificent Ovation Il Given the
Farmer Governor.

a Magnificent Ovation Il Given the
Farmer Governor.
FRANKFORT. Oct 14-Special-Yes-
terday VIII long b, remembered as the ban
ner day OF the Clinton county democracy.
The sun rose bright ana clear and soon
after roads leading TO Frankfort were lined
with democrats afo3-, on horseback, IN car
riares and large delegations did not for
get the old time hickory wagons drawn by
six and eight horses Fully 1000 people
marched to the depot and met Governor
Matthews and escorted him TO his hotel.
BY II o'clock the streets were surgiRs
mass OF humanity and IL was with diff
nculty at shines thcr the procession, which
started al that hour could pass through,
so enthusiastic We're the people. The coun-
" candidates in the line OF march were
recognized by the people on the streets
and each one loudly cheered. Every place
of vantage ground was occupied by LADY
slghtszers. But tho climax Of the en-
thuslasm was reached as the lines passed
the reviewing stand and the people caught
s.gnt Of the farmer governor. IL certainly
was an ovation of which the executive
could feel proud-a r0usirg reception
given rs the plain people tn one Of their
number. No man ever received such
W. come III CLINTON county and the people
feit that he deserved X al
II vas a Wel.-dressed crowd and many
were the good words heard spoken Of the
wilson bin by men who have had good
clothes placed IN reach Of their pocket
books. Both theaters had been engaged
for the speaking and az . O'Clock people
were turned away from them unable TO
fiud standing room. Governor Matthews
spoke ar the Columbia and when ne was
introducet the scenes Of the morning We're
re-enacted. After the cheering had sub
sided h8 began by thanking the people OF
clinton county for the kind receptions a
ways rendered him here. He hoped he
would not misrepreent anything. as ne
charged the republican speakers and news
papers with doing the democratic party
He said he was about to render account -
the people for the past two years under
the leadership Of Grover Cleveland and
the servants You elec-et 10 high positions
have been faithful In all things and de-
serve wei at your hands. Thirty years
Of republican mlSru-e and extravaganza
threw the country into q panic, the equal
Of which was never seen, but thanks 10
wise democratic legislation It passed. When
the republican speakers and papers try 70
hO,d the democratic party responsible for
& panic they themselves brought on, they
place low estimate upon the intelligence
OF the American people. The governor
next spoke Of the OVERLOOKING treasury
when Harrison took MS seat, and with
had been squandered.
He spoke u tho great and good work
done by the late congress, nOtwithstand-
ing the opposition from republicans, trusts
and corporations. He spoke Of the repeal
o. the force biz. the Sherman silver law
and the enactment Of the law taxing green
backs. When the speaker said that the
Mckinley law had been replaced by a
measure its superior H. every respect the
audience cheered him 10 the echo. Il pre-
dict" said he chat IN two years the re-
publican party viii disown the Mckinley
BIZ. and a presidential. possibility wiz have
faded from view" He scored the republic
an party for fostering trusts and corpora
tons, and the Louisiana sugar planters
were handled without gloves. He spoke
OF the many benefits Of the Wilson b..l
and showed wherein it benefited al
classes. He predicted renswed activity
among al the avenues Of trade and that
The republican party would not dare 10
again build tne Chinese wall around Amer
Tea. He scored C.. W Fairbanks, who
spoke here last week, and showed up the
many misrepr tatiOns made by that
speaker. The governor said that the re-
publican apportionment Of 1873 was the
most dlsgraceful act IN the history of the
state.
He told how the wou.d-be United
States senator was in with trusts and cor
pOratiOns, and closed a splendid speech by
paying a glowing tribute 10 the last leg
islature and pleaded with his hearers 70
stand by the party Of the peQQ,e. the party
that believes IN exact and equal justice
70 al.