Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-04
TWO BIG MEN SPEAK.
HARRISON AND M'kINLEY ON
ONE PLATFORM.
Republican Campaign in Indiana Begins
with Great Enthu>iasm Lx-Prcsident
Tells How to Erin. Back Good Times -
Tariff Leader Talks OF Sugar.


County signaiize the inauguration oi
the indiana Stltc campaign at In
dianapois. Tom in-ons hall, the lurg-
est audito iun II the city, wa not u
quarter large enough t, accommodate
the crowd that cialnOre for aumi,s ion
an hour Def re the doors were openo /
and several overflow meeting, We're or
AaniZed Admission was without
ticket, on the principle Of the first
| come, first served, und II TO ,k loss
tLan fifteen minutes u pack the in
terror ana compel the closing Of tno
doors. Elaborate decorations Of tiags,
etreanlers aud lri-coiored shieds re-
| lieyea The Daro wa Is ana root, Will TO
| "a large dag suspended OEet the stage
| was attached II picture OF The orator Of
| the day, with one Of Lincoln atove, ono
| OF Gen. t arris"n on the right, ana one
| vi Geu. Grant on the left.
GOV Nc y inley, arm in arm with
! Gen. Harrison, made hi, uppearanue .
on the stage shortly alter ] clock,
| having been escorted from the hotel
| by u number of marching clu ) OF Mar
| ION and Otber counties. hey received IL
| boi -terous reception which Lasted sew
| erul minutes. Gen. 1arri on pr sidei.
| His opening remarks were not long,
and were highly salts actory to the
crowd. They were humorous and seri-
| Gus III turn, and were frequently inter-
rupted with applause and waving oi
| hats.
] notice IN The audiunce mere to-day With
| great satisfaction the presence of mary OF
our older fellow -ctizon- The old men
a lf la O. s., y
but the good times ~hica have Ia mind
/ were not good old 1iiIes, but very young
good times, 20 younS thai unjy the un-
welued babes have 20 memory or ih"ih
Only iwo years ago this country Mas not
only tho most prosperous country In lhu
world for that il had boen beiurc-bui IL
stood upon the highest pinnacle II pro-
perity that IL had ever before attained.
This l. not the verdict OF politicians; it il
the verdict Of the commercial rep irtcr; II
| i, the expressed opinion OF those men who
| make "A profession Of study of the question
The last two year, have been years of
| distress and disaster
The lcs-es Of them defy skill OF the cal
~ latoE 1t has been sail, and | th!nt not
without reason. that they exceed the cost
| OF the great civil war. Tne's o,aes have
| not been cias. losses They have been d s.
| tribuied There has Ueen n general par
| ,icipatiou In the caiamitie, of the last tw"
years, there was Il general pariiciph-
t!oa in the prosperity OF lhe prete in Z
| years We are told that the rich we're get
| tiug richer and the poor poorer and 81 To
| cure shat imaginary T.! our political OPP
| pUnenLs have brought On a time Hhcn
| every To ly is getting poorer.
| Our Democratic friends hAvr passed It
| tariT bill that is approved" tr a. can
| learn--Dy six Democratic Sc" - and ny
| nobody else We hear OF lie cot'rie
! OF rcuators whose names | sd not men
| ton. perhaD--for they have not been we'll
!dent'hed-but their number has generally
| been Hyed AT Il round halr-doien who de-
| sJ,etl what the tar!F bill Should Nc, ahfi
they are pleased with 1t aud nobody else.
Mr. Cleveland has rcEudiated II. and has
| declared that it involves "perGdy and dis
honor that IL Was So shameful In it- char
acter and In the influences that produce /
It lhat he would noi eEen put his n&mr
10 IT,
The remucratic Chairman or the Ways
and Means CDhmiltet has conIeinheI IL
aud he cnt re Democratic majority in the
| House of Representatives Now. that Is a
great misfortune. 1t Is Il misfortune that
the Democratic party VAS not able to
evolro n tariff bill that that parry would
accept us. Il settlement ot the tartN Qnes-
tinn. Eu, It IS not acrepte rs u settle
mont. In the very nature OF things. II
bili lhuI passed and thus characteri ed
cannot be settlement. and already We
have the prOcinmati3E from Mr.. Cleveland
and from Mr.. Wilson that this Is only the
beginning OF the crusade agt American
inaustr!e>; that the war !, t. 20 on Now
that Is a great misfortune. II We roHld
have been told by our Democratic friends
that we Mcre at the bottom OF the we'll,
dark. damp aud dismal ns ii Is We Nould
haye begun to look up 10 see whether We
could not ind some star Of hope: We would
iava begun Ia nuoint our bruises and try
TO build some scafYold by which We might
r,ima out
But we are told tina; there are lover
drp,hs vet In store for III. And SO this
c.snntry il t. be held in a state of snsponse
u,ou this question 1t can be ended in
last unu way. aud that is by Overwhelming Z
Republican victories in Novcmber.
Gov. McKIniey's Address
GOV. Mckinley arose ON the instant
that Ge,. Harrison turned 10 introduce }
him. and the tuuu o.an plause was Il
repetition of the iir,t cn>bur,t. Mir.
Mckinle, began sloNft, b soon
warmed to his audience, and for over
al no II poui ed hot shot into the | em-
&C attic part. lie SAID:
tnder,nc administration Of President
HARRISON the couniry prospered a, II pever
prosLerei before or since. More manu-
| factures made by American workingmen.
| more OF the products Of American farms
were sent out to tho markets OF the world
dnrins President llarrison's adm!nistra-
tiou ihan were over before sent away in
exchange for foreign gold or have since
bcan exported. Men found employment
without diGjcuity and wages we're good
Peace ana prosperity were in the land
Since that day in November. isa2. when
President Harrison ard the Republican
party Nejo voted out OF ih5 admnistra-
| tive aud executive offices OF ths National
Govern ment change has occurred
Every cne, ,f the conditions which then
ey,s;o nag been altered and tha nation
| has learned by bitter experience lesson
in the practical application of politics
which the people have had au abundance
Of time to ponder, for they nave not tad
! much else to do.
As an evidence that the people are
| not satisfied comparison was made
between the election returns Of 1872
| ana those Of most IeCent date. instances
| being given OF Republican gain, which
| Coz. Mckinley regarded is indisputa-
| bic proof that there was not only a
| general regret that change Ct ad-
| m;nistration had been made. but Also
/ dissatisfaction with the course o
| Dem jc,acy in its disposal OF the &, eat
| public questions virtually q citing the
! workshops, the farms, and the fire.
| s'des uf America. The address was
| Devoted almost wholly to a discussion
| of the taril ord especially Of the 9 ect
! of The Demo ratio tari law.
] 4 decided sensation was sprung 5y
| the Goycrno.. He pre- :entod O phase
Of tho law recently passed which wa
startling surprise to the audience.
| ne N. ar sthcdaic OF the 4aM Schedule
| m in e,lcc: provides far q continuation uf
| tho lrca,y ~ 1875, made with the King q
| the Nawaiian lslan|s, under which ali
| .uyar from those islands was aud Is, under
| tho !aw OF 1894, admitted free The lam
suace OF ttie schedule quoted Is:
3rrovtded further. that nothing herhln
contai:ed shall be SO construed as 10 ao-
/ foyate or In any manner impair or aHec,
/ ~. .i..n.tA,, nnr,lndnl hotMCan tho Inite0