The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-26
Monster Meeting Addressed by E-Prasldent
Harrison and GOVOrnOr Mckinley.
The Indiana Campaign OPENED
The Two Giant Statesmen Appear at
the Initial Meeting of the Republi
can Campaign in Indiana and Elec'
trify Their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Wit and Sarcasm Combined in
Their Remarks-A Few Points Re-
garding the Passage Of Tariff Re-
form Bills.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 20.
0PHE prospective candidates for the
Republican nominations to the
highest office in the gift OF the


Republican nominations to the
highest Office in the gift Of the
U American people sat side by side
on the platform of Tomlinson hall this
afternoon and We'd with each other for
the plaudits Of one of The most notable
assemblsges in the history Of the Hoos-
ier state.
1t was few minutes after ! O'Clock
when, amid rent of applause. ex-
President Harrison and Governor Nc.
Kinley. arm in arm, appeared upon the
platform with the state committee as
escort. No time was lost in prelimin-
aries. Benjamin Harrison. as the pre-.
siding officer of the day, advanced to
the footlights. He was greeted with
applause loud and long continued.
Mr.. HARRIsoN's REMARKS
Our Democratic friends have passed
tariff bill that is approved-so far as can
learn-by only six Democratic senators
and nobody else. Naughter.) We hear
OF the little coterie Of senator's whose
names l could not mention perhaps-for
they have not been well identified, but
their number has generally been fixed at a
round half dozen-who decided what the
tariff bill should be and they
else. (Applause.) Mr.. Cleveland has
rspndiated it and has declared that
i. involves perfidy and dishonor, that
1t was shameful in its character and in the
influences that produced it; that he would
not even put mis- name to 1t. That all OF
the leading Democratic papers in the coun-
try have condemned it, both OF the old
stalwart variety and Of the mugwunp
variety. The Democratic chairman OF the
ways and means committee has condemned
1t and the entire Democratic majority in
the house of representatives.
Now that is a great misfortune. II is @
misfortune that the Democratic party was
not able to evolve tariff bill that that
party would accept as settlement OF the
tariff question. But it is not accepted as
a settlement. In the very nature Of things
bill thus passed and thus characterized
cannot be settlement, aud already we
have the proclamation from Mr.. Cleve.
land and from Mr.. Wilson that this is only
the beginning Of the crusade against
American industries, that the war is to &c
on. Now that is great misfortune.
REMEDY FOR EXISTING EVILS,
II we could prove by our Democratic
friends that we were in the bottom Of the
well, dark and damp and dismal, W.
would have begun to look up and SEX
whether we could not find some star o.
hope, we would have begun to anoint oul
bruises and try to build some scaffold BY
which we might try to climb out. But W,
are told that there are greater depths yet
In store for us. And so this country is to b'
N
upon this question. 1t can b.
ended in just one way and tha
is by an overwhelming Republican vic.
tory In November. Great applause)
When New York gives Levi P. Morton
5000 majority and Indiana her state tic
ket $4,000 (applause), and Illinois ant
those states that have wavered fail again
into the line, and the next congress is Re-
publican. then there will be an assurance
that we have found the end of this disas
trous condition. (Cheers.)
Ia concluding the ex-presidsnt In
troducsd Governor Mckinley who, he
said. houoring himself, his state and
his country, has battled for his flag
and done conspicuous service in higf
legislative and executive places.
GOVERNOR M'KINLEY's SPEECH.
When Governor Mckinley stepped
to the footlights the applause was lout
and long continued. In the midst O
tumult Governor Mckinley com
menced:
In November, 1892, Republican ma
tional administration, able and efficien
and patriotic, which had managed tn
government with exceptional zeal AM
ability for nearly four years, at the heat
of which was one OF our greatest presi
dents, the iilustrious citizen from indiana
[applause] he who presides over this meet
ing was, by the voice Of the Ameri cal
people, voted out Of power. Those VIII
assisted in that decree and those who wer
opposed to it have been regretful and un
happy ever since Applause and laugh
teri In obedience TO that decree tn
Democratic party has been in supreme
control Of the government for nearly nine
teen months, and for the greatest part o
that time 1t has been engaged In tryinl
to revise the tariff.
1t must have been apparent even t.
congress that long before It had concluded
the consideration OF the subject, the peopl
had already revised their opinions an
were filed with anxiety to pass judgmen
!, upon the work. 1t did not take the peopl
of this country as long to revise thei
views as 1t took the Democratic party t
revise the tariff. Laughter).
HOW THE TARIFF BILL WAS PASSED.
The speaker continued by narratin,
the history of the German -Brice bill
and of it's final adoption, and in stem
torian tones proceeded:
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, told JUS
how It was done. He said to several sens
tors who were not pledged and who re
fused to be bound by party caucus: "Whs
40 you want, what is your price for vot
ng for this bill9 What is your requir,
ment that may put you down among th
thirty.three senators necessary for th
passage of this bill? Name your con
sideration.n He did not put the Quei
tion. what Is for the best interest
Of the country He did not ask what
for the best interests Of the wage earners
He did not ask What is bestJo the farm
ers and the agriculturalistp He did nc
ask What would carry out the pledges an
purposes Of the Democratic partyp II
asked what must be the price to be give
NO the unbound senator TO g,
him to vote for some sort Of
bill while the Democratic party he
the power, and that Is the way the bl
as made. That of itself ought to condem
The voice OF Indiana was not heard
The making of that bill Three senator
from three southern states made the In
dustrial law for 65, 600 900 of people. An
give notice here and now, speaking fo