The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-20

seemed to be a disposition to scon at Sem
ator Voorhees, remark about good wages.
One banner carried by the glassworkers
read thus: in 1892. under protection. our
wages amounted TO $40. $50: in 1895. McKin-
ley law in peril. our wages amounted 10
s7e.oso; Mckinley law now dead. our wages
questionable" Another was: americans
Should Use American Products" A third:
Vote for Steele and Protection" These
banners were all carried by men employed
in the leading industry Of Marion Some
OF the rode in the carriages
Grant county's greeting 10 the ex-Presi-
dent was indeed a magnificent one. and
when the procession turned into the public
square the occupants OF the carriage saw
the beautiful stone courthouse rising from
a sea OF people. the white stone contrasting
strongly with the solid mass OF dark-col-
ored garments. The estimate OF ten thou
sand people was a fairly conservative one.
while the enthusiasm that the shouts told
about would have done credit TO an en-
thusiastic crowd of twenty thousand. IL
was fully four minutes before a passage
way could be made. with solid human walls
on either side, TO the gaily-decorated stand.
which was directly under the east entrance
Of the artistic building that serves Grant
county for its courts. The audience would
have been a huge one even for the State
capital When the face Of Harrison. so
well-known 10 the people OF Indiana, was
seen in the front of the stand a mighty
shout went up, and hats whizzed into the
air and handkerchief huttered. The Gen.
eral could not venture on his speech till
several minutes OF this applause had spent
itself Then a~-axor More In few
words, introduced him.
THE EX-PRESIDENTS SPEECH
For an hour General Harrison spoke. the
applause at times almost being tumultuous.
He said. in part:
Everywhere l have been in the State OF
Indiana there have been manifestation OF
very great interest among the people in
the issues OF the pending political cam
paign. / have seen great outpourings OF
my fellow-citizens. but nowhere anything
comparable to this magnificent demonstra-
est in policies and principles. 1t is what
we call an of year, a year in which the
people are not wont to become greatly ex-
elements for the presidential year. But l
fancy that no presidential year I'm recent
times has called together a larger or more
deeply interested audience of the American
people than rs assembled here this morning.
There is a reason for that. and one or two
Of the reasons that / think influence the
PNcB-N ott NaNotC IT'S -
briefly allude. to; but before doing So.
want gratefully to acknowledge the cordial
welcome which has been extended 10 me
by my comrades OF the great civil war. ZAP
plause.) AS ! moved through their open
ranks to. this rostrum and noticed the
signs OF febleness and OF age which were
everywhere apparent my heart was touched.
and l. cannot proceed TO other themes
without saying a word TO them.
MY comrades, in a time when all things
trembled in the balance. when var-the
greatest issue--was before US. you forgot
every personal interest and went TO The
front to defend the flag and the Constitu-
ton. In my opinion there is now presented
TO the American people a question fully
adequate TO again arouse your interest; and
though you may have expended much OF .
your strength and of your youthful enthu-
siasm. there are yet great issues. and they
compact the soldier vote of the United
States for the Republican ticket this fall.
Applausel Sonnet mes in the war the men
desert on that account. They were held
fast to thel duty by their love OF the flag.
In this campaign that is now on the great
body of our citizen soldiers cannot allow
any personal motive or influence. or any
pique or prejudice to turn them aside from
a solid support OF those who have by the
enactment of great measures and the cree
ton OF great homes for the soldiers. mani
tested their deep interest in them. II is no
unfair disparagement of our adversaries TO
say that in the very nature OF things the
Democratic party cannot have that general
and affectionate interest I'm the soldiers OF
A8@H
(Cries of No No. and applause.) This
statement is not unfair to that great body
of Democrats in Indiana and throughout
the North who were faithful. TO the flag
and proved their faithfulness by fighting
for 1t, All such I honor: for every one OF
such / have a comrades hand and a corn
rade's heart. But the Democratic party in
the war times, even in Indiana. was d.
vided in its support of the Union cause;
and that great section. the South. which
now furnishes the controlling ma1orities OF
the Democratic party, the men who form
its policies and its laws. who constitute, its
committees of Congress-. that great section
OF the Democratic party was hostile TO the
Union soldiers during the war, and il. Is too
much TO expect, IL is too much against
human nature TO think that they will feel
the same affectionate interest In the sol
So the great pension legislation which has
been enacted, though IL mas found support
from Southern Democratic votes. IL has
been because they were manly enough TO
feel that the United States should pay its
great debt. But they could not help but
in the North; that IL did rot corae 10 their
people: that the armies In which they took
an anectionate interest, yery naturally
were not on the pension roll. Therefore. /
say, though many CT them have acfcf ffom
high motives and have supported these
ence which has held the NaIioo :rus To ira
soldiers OF the civil war has been the infu-
ence OF the great party that mustered
these armies for the defense Of the Ipfon
and received them with glad acciaim when
tney returned from a victorious war
Great applause.)
At 2:5 the departure from Marion was
made. Hon. A. c. Harris being left behind
to make the address in the afternoon.