The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13
AN INSPIRING LETTER
.HENRY's COMMUNE
CATION TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Further Reports from the Republican
Mass Meetings Over the State
Saturday.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 12.-Republicans
of Anderson are preparing for the coming
campaign in manner that will certainly
insure victory. The county is solid for
Maj. G. T. Doxey, of this city, for Gov
ernor, and will take a delegation of five
hundred to the district convention at Num-
Gle next week. The speech Of Mayor Dun
lap in the convention Saturday. arraigning
the methods of Democracy in this county.
will be one OF the keynotes Of the cam
paign. He made happy illusions to all the
possible presidential candidates, and re-
ceived applause at the mention Of McKiR-
ley, but when he came to that Of Harrison
1T was evident that Madison county is solid
for the ex-President The cheering lasted
for several minutes. The following is the
letter from Congressman Charles L. Hen
~, alluded to in the report in Sundays Jour-
nal, and which was read to the conven-
ton:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 9.
'T greet you as the representatives OF
the Republican party OF Madison county,
assembled in convention for the nrst time
since the county has taken its place In the
Republican column, and regret tnas l can
not be with you on this memorable occa-
sion. You are now met together to take
the first steps looking toward the COM
plete organization of the party in the
State. / have no doubt that you will per-
form these duties with wisdom, and that
the final result will be a strong and capable
State organization, which will lead the
party to victory next November
when Madison county stepped into the
Republican ranks in 1884 she cast grand
total of $500 votes for the head of the Re-
publican ticket, and, judged by the Repub-
lican votes cast, now stands with only TOUR
list. She is no longer insignificant in any
respect, and whatever she does Will be
watched with interest. 1t is an important
period for the party in the county. FOR
many years the people have suffered under
Democratic misrule, ever hoping and long
ing for deliverance, and with the advent
Of Republican supremacy they nave re-
joiced that no longer are the affairs OF the
county to be managed without regard 10
the best interests of the people Let the
ment the public business is transacted
that there shall be no occasion for regret
that the change has come about, and the
day will be far distant when the Demo-
cratic party will come again into power.
This convention is the opening melting
of what i think will down into history as
most three years the government of this
great Nation has been under the control
of administration when has SO mis-
managed affairs that 1t has brought the
public credit into disrepute, and has almost
bankrupted the entire business interests or
the country. The tariff passed by the last
Congress has been so utterly insufficient
in the way of revenue that the treasury
deficit has constantly increased until at
the time when the President and his Sec
present Congress that there was no need
of more revenue. there was actually, in
round numbers. sG,5C0,OO00 less in the treas
ury than had been borrowed by the present
administration; so that If there had been no
money borrowed Under the guise of main,
have lacked S6,000,000 of having anything
in it. And now the country is confronted
with another proposed loan. The theory or
the administration seems to be that so
long as the Nation can get money by selling
its bonds. and thus borrowing what Is
necessary to pay it's running expenses,
there Is no need OF any income IN the way
.sThe Republican party believes in main
tanning the gold reserve, which Is the green
back redemption fund. so that the green
back. being exchanged for gold when de-
sired will be in use the same as gold; but
II believes in maintaining this reserve In the
good old Republican way In order to do
this, ii believes in protective tarif1 tnat
shall discriminate in favor OF American In.
the same time bring to the government a
full treasury instead of an empty one. rms
policy may not be the best for Foreign Nork-
men, or for foreign factories: but ii is the
hest policy for American workmen and Am
erican factories. 1t is the policy that VIII
bring again contentment and happiness
into American homes. With this policy in
practice we shall no longer buy OF foreign
people more than can sell TO them, and
instead of gold being shipped away from our
shores to settle the balance OF trade; 1T
will again pour into our Golfers. For when
we sell more than We buy, the goid Will
come TO us, and such thing as selling bonds
to keep up the gold reserve will be unheard
THE endless chain of which President
Cleveland says so much Is Democratic
| engineers. They borrow gold 10 increase
| the redemption fund. exchange this gold
for greenbacks then use the greenoacKs 10
| pay the running expenses OF the govern
| ment, and say they need no more revenue.
| If this reserve fund were Kept sacred, as it
should be- for greenbaek redemption, ,nln alone me-
penses of the government, the endless chain
| would never move, or, If set in motion,
| would soon cease, because the reasons for
] il would cease. The revenues of the gov
| eminent should be enough to meet its de-
[ mands. and. no resort should be had TO the
reserve fund, whether in gold, or greenbacks
received for gold, to make up for deli
| ciencies in the revenue.
1--WE have already done what he prom
ised in the last campaign We have stayed
| the threatening hand of Democratic free
! trade. travelling under the banner of tariff
for revenue which was not satisfied with
| the tariff bill as amended by the Senate in
| the last Congress. but dems nded the fall
measure of iniquity as 1T had passed the
House under the leadership Of Mr.. Wilson,
and which stignatized the Senate amend
ments as party perfidy and party dis
| honor We have stopped the Democratic
| party in its wild career. But much more
| remains to be done. We must go to the
| people In the approaching campaign with
| our victorious banners unfurled, ASSURE lg
|
| vember next with Republican President.
a. Republican Senate and a Republican
| House of Representatives, we will blot from
| the statute books of the Nation that legis-
| lation which puts out furnace fires in
| America and lights them in England. which
| gives the English workmen employment.
| but enforces idleness I'm America, and
| in it's place We Will write again
| Protection for American-made goods and
| for the products of American farms. for
/ ests and mines. And reciprocity again in
| force with all friendly nations willing TO
| give us the benefits of their markets when
| We make concessions to them, Will also help
| to bring back the prosperity we enjoyed
under the exemplary administration of our
| own fellow-citizen. Benjamin Harrison. OF
! Indiana. Let us then, as Republicans OF
Madison county. go into The campaign with
all of the old-time energy and determine
| ton we had when We saw before us the
| solid and victorious Democratic hosts.
| Perfect the party organization with
| care and wisdom. and be not too confident.
| for by overconfdence many battles have
| been lost. Then, with ranks well formed.
| and confident in our strength because we
/ know we battle for the right great will be
| our victory. and even our political enemies
| will thank us for redeeming the nation
| and the State from their misrule of ignor-
ance and incompetency.
| CHARLES L. HENRY"
Delegates from Salem.
| Special TO the Indianapolis Journal