The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-20
AT NOBLESVILLE.
Speech on the UnfulfilIed Campaign
Promises of DemOcrncY.

Speech on the UnfulfilIed Campaign
Promises Of Democracy.
AT Noblesville the train drew up alongside
the courthouse yard, at 945, and every
side were flags waving. From every win
dow Of Hamilton countys handsome court
house little flags had been thrown TO the
morning breeze, and the stand which had
been erected in the west end of the yard
was covered with streameEs, while a large
flag floated over the crowd. The yard was
filled with people from the stand far back
to the steps of the courthouse over a hun
dred feet away. Fully three thousand peo-
pie heard the General speak, and the morn
ing was so clear and bright that the high
spirits of the young people, scattered on
the outskirts Of the big crowd, brought out
a ceaseiess hum of voices, interrupted now
and then by the heavy cheering from the
center of the big crowd, where the words
OF the ex-President were more plainly
heard. In the windows of the courthouse
were photographic likenesses of General
Harrison. Congressman Dan Waugh had
been entertaining the crowd for half an
hour before the arrival of the train, but
when General Harrison alighted from the
train he turned about and gave the word
for three cheers. General Harrison said,
upon being introduced by Mr. Waugh:
MY Fellow-citizens-I have before me a
pretty hard days work, but this large as
sembiy and this cordial welcome / hope
VIII prove a stimulus to carry me through
the day. / greet with great pleasure these
good citizens of one of the greatest OF In
greater still, i think, in the loyalty, inteli-
gence and conservatism of the people and
the good order of its communities. There
seems TO be indications this year that the
people have made UP their minds that the
party administrations of the affairs CT this
Nation has something to do with the busi-
ness prosperity of the people. 1 think our
Democratic friends admitted this in the last
campaign. They were perhaps then IN
clined to exaggerate the influence OF politics
and of political successes on the business
of the country They assured you, / think,
that Democratic success would mean the
bringing in of a great wave OF prosperity;
that the depression which prevailed in some
branches of agriculture would at once be
be followed by high prices. and, in a word,
that the whole country would be, as their
song went, in clover qanghter) They
ecutive and legislative Policies upon the
general prosperity OF the country; but the
question touches the business of the country
closely, the financial question. the char
acter of our coin and the character of our
paper issues all influence the business OF
the people But our Democratic friends
seem TO have lost some of the high impress
sion they had of the influence of these
things. Now that things have turned out
differently from what they .prophesied
they are making excuses. I think / have
heard some of them say that panics are
periodical. and that this Is periodical
period. You know how our doctors, espe-
cialiy in this country, that used TO be an
ague country. but Is such no longer, used
TO talk about periodicity. So our Demo-
cratic friends are trying TO make you be-
lieye that this is a case OF periodicity
"A political party and political managers
ought to deal fairly with the people. Per-
formance ought TO be the. attendant and
handnaid of promise. Since our Demo-
cratic friends promised so largely and sim
cerely, and then assured you that Demo-
cratic success would be the direct and suffi-
cfent cause OF bringing prosperity. we are
entitled to hold them this year to RESPONSE
bility for tbat sad failure which the people
have witnessed"