The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-05

Mckinley.
Indianapolis, Sept 25-The formaities
or opening the Republican campli.n in
indiana were gone through wt!. acre to-
day Upon Gov. Mckinley OF OHIO devolved
the duty OF making the declaration Of
war upon tie intrrGched Democracy Of
! liooSIerdon}, and he discharged it aS Cou-
rageouSly and defiant Z as he was wont in
other days tn carry battles into southern
heldS. The occasion was given added con-
sequence by the presence Of ex-rresi lent
Harrison. who, IN Il ten-minutr speech Of
introduction. presented Onio'S governor to
| the thousands thut packed Tom ms IA : hall
to the walls. A Hrge crowd Of enthusiasts
1t was that faced the two famous leaders
OF the Republican party, compressed aui
therefore complaining, but intent and re-
! sn'Ctful and most cordially responsive.
During the morning COY. Mckinley was
| visited at the hotel b. hundreds Quite
all Of the prominent Republicans OF the
| state came to the capital to-day, and they
Individually 2 their respects. Deega
| tlons coming from various points OF the
| state. marched from the trains to the
| hotel, some Of them beaded by bands
| Of music, and chccred Justify for Gov.
/ Mckinley. GOv Matthews sent his private
| secretary in a carriage for his fellow
chief executive, who called at the capitol
| building and inturchlngcl courtesias With
| the state officials 4 great many came in
from outside the city t. Join tho local
Republicans. swelling the crowd to great
, proportions ana making it impossible for
the hall TO Accommodate tn Sc who wanted
/! TO h'ar.
shortly after noon. ey-President Harri-
| son called on Coy, Mex uiey 1T his hotel.
and At 1880 procession was formed.
! which escorted the eX-prcsdent and the
Z governor to the hall, where they were
! uproarously chccrcd on entering. Gen Har-
4 iison presided When hr could obtain a
hearing, he made a ch r1ct4ristfc speech
I o, introduction In which he spoke OF Nc
I Kinloys Interests In the Republican cause
OF protection. and his successful adutinis-
traticn as governor Of Ohio. which had
been given the approval last fall Of the
biggest p urality vote that the state hal
cast for any candidate since the war.
Gen. Harrison's Remarks.
Cen. Harrison, in introducing Gov. Nc
! hinley. said:
The delightful duty has been assigned
| me by the state central committee or the
Repubi, an party OF lEdiaLa to preside over
this great meeting. ! am TO be It's char
man. not its speakers aud congratulate you
/ On that fact. l.aughter.) | brought the
/ distinguished gentleman 10 whom you are 10
listen TO this hall this afternoon without
sending any courier in advance TO ask
! whether there we're enough people here icr
! him TO speak To. tGheers.l l notice In the
| audience here today with great satisfaction
the presence of many Of our older fellow
citizans The old men are fond OF talking
or the good old times. but the times TO
which they look back with so much delight
ara gioritied In the fact that the process OF
natnre and af nr0yidence have covered the
things that were hard and brought out in
the memory those things that were sweet
and pleasant But the good times which
+ have in mind wera NOT good Old tines hut
very young good tunes. tAnalauSe.) 50
young that only the unweaned babes have
8. tbis country vas net oE{v The most prosper
i ons country I'm the wori.I.far that It had
been before-but it stood upon the highest
r,tnnacle az nrosperity that it had ever be-
FORE at4ainad Il shpers} Inis il not the
yerdjef of uoiificians. It is the verdict Of
tba onr.ncreial lenortEr; Iii is tho express ID
oninian of thnse rups, who make 81 profess
sion of study OF the question The last Two
wears have been wears Of distress anu dis
eaieniation. r has been said. anl | think
not wifbopt reason that tLev exceed tho
cost OF the great civil war These losses
have not been class losses: thny have been
cisfrtlnted The holder Of socks aud bonds
has foun1 his wealth shrinking and So has
the farmer, and tie YarGlngaau has found
hIs wages satinkil q
bah isr s'i
.Thore has been 4 general paraepation in
the calamitfes of tile past two years. as
there was n general participation Ill the
pr0snerity OF the proceeding wears ZAP
plause} The great natonal losses. Hfe those
of the civil war. have sometimes taelE con- IN.
war for tho Union v4 feel that II VAS
adequately COMPENSATED in tAn added glory
tb,t was given to the fl.,- ana in tnp asllea
security that was given n our eiyii instftll-
tinns nm the unity Of tnp nation Cheers J
Euf the losses Of the last Two wears have
~ srrh connnansat{ns, tl4nfrlp tihrre is no
GOOD "a hn rottpn on az thp,n aanghterl
except for guidance. Ihey seem 10 have
49, - 6ratrihntiva nat,,ra lilo Tia
n.an,n into ,yhicb . tr,veia, h3s an,yortIy
5r,ran maap .bat has No amaiioratints sng~nsfien
etip;it as ane9 .h ra,ts i ,bat a'. ~ ~ ,he
i9otn,i t;ite aur na,Ic ebon, ~ la irc,inad T.
aIo +ho ,aot tt,4 eo'1 ba r,.ia o,,t ~
.h or uno 70 dias+ar W. ara tnfj NO
hese th , ye'rn wore ~ onftins rcbar anI he nnar