The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-05
TWO BIG MEN SPEAK.
HARRISON AND M'kiNLEY ON
ONE PLATFORM.
Republican Campaign In Indis~ Begins
with Great Enthusiasm-Ex-Pre
Tells How to Bring Back Good Times
Tariff Leader Talks of Sugar.
Rally at indianapolis.

One of the largest Republican DEM
onstrations in the history of Marion
County signalizel the Inauguration of
dianapolis. Tom inson's hall, the larg-
est audito ium in the city, was not a
quarter large enough to accommodate
the crowd that clamored for admission
an hour before the doors were opened
and several overflow meetings were or
ganized. Admission was without
ticket, on the principle of the first
como, first served" and it took less
than fifteen minutes to pack the in
terror and compel the closing of the
doors. Elaborate decorations of flags,
streamers, and tri-colored shields re-
lieved the bare walls and roof, while to
large flag suspended over the stage
was attached picture of the orator of
the day, with one of Lincoln above, one
of Gen. Harrison on the right, and one
Of Gen. Grant on the left.
Gov. Mckinley, arm in arm with
Gen. Harrison, made his appearance
on the stage shortly after l o'clock,
having been escorted from the hotel
by number of marching clubs of Mar
boisterous reception which lasted sew
eral minutes. Gen. Harrison presided.
His opening remarks were not long,
and were highly satisfactory to the
crowd. They were humorous and seri-
Gus in turn, and were frequently inter-
rupted with applause and u waving OF
hats.
notice in the audience here to-day with
great satisfaction the presence OF many OF
our older fellow citizens. The old men
are fond OF talking Of the "good old times"
but the good times which l have In mind
were not good old times, but very young
good times SO young that only the I'M
weaned babes have no memory OF them
| Only two years ago this country vas not
only the most prosperous country In the
world for that IL had been before-but IL
stood upon the highest pinnacle OF pros
! perity that II had ever before attained
! This Is not tho verdict OF politicians; it is
the verdict Of the commercial reporter; 1t
is the expressed opinion OF those men who
make profession of study of the question.
| The last Two years have been years OF
/ distress and disaster
! The losses OF them defy skill OF the CAL
! culator 1t has been said, and L think not
! without reason, that they exceed the cost
OF the great civil war. These losses have
not been class losses They have been dis
! tributed. There has been n general par
! ticipation in the calamities OF the last two
! years, as there was general participa-
tion In the prosperity OF the preceding
years. We are told that the rich were get
! ting richer and the poor poorer, and so to
cure that imaginary Ill our political OPP
| ponents have brought on time when
everybody is getting poorer
Our Democratic friends have passed a
tariff bill that is approved-so far as can
! learn-by six Democratic Senators and by
| nobody else. We hear of a little cotcrie
OF Senators whose names i could not mem
ton. perhaps-for they have not been we'll
! identiied-but their number has generally
been fixed at round half-dozen who de-
! cided what the tariff bill should be, and
they are pleased with IL and nobody else.
Mr. Cleveland has repudiated IL, and has
declared that IL involves 9perfdy and dis
! honor,n that IL was SO shameful In its char
acter and In the influences that produced
IL that he would not even put his name
TO II.
The Democratic Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee has condemned IL
and the entire Democratic majority In the
House OF Representatives Now, that Is q
great misfortune 1t is a misfortune that
the Democratic party was not able to
evolve a tariff bill that that party would
accept as a settlement OF the tariff ques-
tion. But IL Is not accepted as "A settle
mont In the very nature OF things, a
bill thus passed and thus characterized
cannot be a settlement and already wo
]
and from Mr.. Wilson that this Is only the
beginning OF the crusade against American
industries; that tho war Is TO go on. Now
that Is a great misfortune If we could
have been told by our Democratic friends
that we were at the bottom of the we'll.
dark damp. and dismal as IL is we would
have begun to look up to see whether We
could not find some star OF hope; we would
have begun to anoint our bruises and try
TO build somo scaffold by which we might
climb out
But we are told that there are lower
depths yet I'm store for US And so this
country IL to be held in a state of suspense
upon this question. 1t can be ended In
Just one way, and that is by overwhelming
Republican victories in November
Gov. McKinley's Address.
Gov. Mckinley arose on the instant
that Gen. Harrison turned to introduce
him, and the tumu t of applause was a
repetition Of the first outburst. Mr..
Mckinley began slowly, It soon
warmed to his audience, and for over
an hour poured hot shot into the rem-
ocratic party. He said
Under the admin istration OF President
Harrison the country prospered as 1t never
prospered before or since More manu-
features made by American workingmen,
more OF the products OF American farms
were sent out TO the markets OF the world
during President Harrison's administra-
tion than wero ever before sent away In
exchange for foreign gold or have since
been exported. Men found employment
without difficulty and wages were good.
Peace and prosperity were in the land.
Since that day in November, 1892 when
President Harrison and the Republican
party we're voted out OF the adminstra-
tive and executive offices OF the National
Government a change has occurred.
Every one OF the conditions which then
existed has been altered and the nation
has learned by bitter experience a lesson
In the practical application or politics
which the people have had an abundance
OF time to ponder. for they have not had
much else TO do.
AS an evidence that the people are
not satisfied comparison was made
between the election returns of 1892
and those of most recent date, instances
being given OF Republican gains, which
Gov. Mckinley regarded as indisputa-
BILE proof that there was not only
general regret that change of ad-