The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-04
The Ex-President Makes Excellent
Speeches I'm the Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh Congressional Districts.
LABOR is OUT EN- MASSE
IMMENSE CROWDS AT MUNCIE,
RUsHvILLE AND OTHER POINTS.
Knightstown Also Contributes to the
Outpouring-Regula Train Held Up
I'm Ohio for Speeches.

The biggest political demonstration ever
given in Indiana was that at Anderson yes
terday afternoon in honor of ex-Presdent
Harrison, fully forty thousand people gath
ering the streets of that enterprising
manufacturing city, either to participate In
the Industrial parade or to view it from the
sidewalks. Three-quarters of a mile from
the courthouse is the old fair ground addi-
ton. a part of which is in the midst of a
grove where the stand for the distinguished
speaker had been erected, and around this
stand more people gathered than ever as
sembled before in the State to hear the
sound of a statesman's voice. Away from
the stand for over block in every direc-
tion were the people packed, thousands be-
ing beyond the range of the speakers voice,
so many were there between them and the
stand. The parade was an evidence of
what the gas belt workingmen will do next
Tuesday, the first opportunity they have
had of resenting the Democratic policy
which has reduced their wages and brought
want to their homes. Thousands of sturdy
workmen marched in line and shouted their
disapproval Of Democracy. and In one dele
cation several Of the men had their wives
and children in line as an object lesson
showing that politics of the right sort was
The demonstration also showed that
Charles L. Henry. the Anderson man, is
dear to the hearts of the laboring men In
the gas belt, despite the perjuries and CAL
umnies heaped upon him by few people
who have not yet suffered for their crimes.
Cry after cry and shout after shout went
up for Henry and almost every banner in
the parade told of his popularity and the
faith in the principles which he represented.
Train load after train load of workers
came into Anderson from the towns in the
gas belt and helped swell the mighty
crowds.
THE MUNCIE OVATION.
The special train carrying General Har-
rison and party was an hour late in reach
Ing Anderson, the train over which the ex-
President came from New York being be-
hind time thirty minutes when 1t entered
Muncie. The Muncie ovation was a magnifi-
cent one, although the schedule arranged
only allowed a thirty-minute stop at this
good city of a good Republican district
More time was taken from this schedule
however, as there was a procession from
the station to the north side Of the court
house. where General Harrison spoke from
stand. The business men of Muncie were
up early in the morning hanging out their
flags and bunting in honor Of the day, which
threatened TO be a raw, clustering one as
the weather man measured 1t. hundred
or more Grand Army men. many of them
wearing their uniforms, escorted the car
riages. the line being preceded by the
Muncie city band. In the carriage with the
ex-President we're ex-State Senator NJ. c.
Smith, James Templar and John F. Wild
man. The other members of the escort COM
mittee included c. NJ Kimbrough, w. w.
Orr and w. S. Ritchey. The procession
went up Walnut street to Washington,
cheer upon cheer ringing out as the WELL
known features of the Indiana favorite were
recognized. Five thousand or more citi-
zens stood in the courthouse yard or in the
streets adjacent to tn. handsome structure
to the hear the words of wisdom.
General Harrison said. in part:
MY Feilow-citzens-I want first to re-
turn my thanks to these comrades who
have escorted me this morning to this
place of meeting. / never pass through
these lines Of veterans that my heart is
feel like resenting everything hat at.
tacks their honor or prosperity. When +
look abroad in this land and see how great
ber how, now more than at any other
period of the, worlds history. this flag of
the free Is held in honor am also charged
to remember that 1t was the fidelity and
courage and patriotism of these brave
MY comrades and fellow-citizens. we
are on the eve Of great political contest
that, 1 think our people understand.
upon ii the prosperity Of the country. This
campaign has been made, more than any
within my knowledge. upon business lines
property Of the people and We have adj
dressed these discussions to people who
have become educated in the last few years
70 an understanding that they never had
before. A theoretical discussion of the
tariff question Is me that may go on in
out end. The old aging that the proof of
the pudding is in the eating OF 1T has great
truth in it. We are now able to tell out
of our own sad experience what Democrat
ic administration of affairs means
Referring to the repeal OF the reciprocity
clause Of the Mckinley BILL General Har-
sTwo weeks or more ago. in speaking at
Evansville. made the prophecy that with
fever In our cattle and trachinae in our
hogs. Already she has done so, as to the
cattle. She has excluded our cattle on the
and you will soon see the old restriction
on American pork reinstated. Somebody
will find trachinae in American hogs and
we will lose the enormous benefit OF the
trade we had secured with Germany under
this reciprocity arrangement. VIII anyone
sham and a fraud. this talk about foreign
markets, because in the attempt to get
what they call the foreign market they
have thrown away large and increasing
markets that we had secured without any
surrender of our commercial independence.
without any surrender of the wages OF
our American workingmen."
A special train had been sent over from
Indianapolis early in the morning to take
the ex-President over the route mapped
out by the Republican State committee. and
large part OF the enthusiastic crowd
rushed to the station to shout farewell.
From Muncie the side trip to New Castle
was made, and here the ovation Of Muncie
was repeated, nearly five thousand taking
part in the informal demonstration.
Stretched across the main street Of the
place a beautiful design OF chrysan-
themums, hundreds OF the fall favorites
| making up the words: Welcome. Harri-
l SON." Pictures OF the ex-Presideut helped