Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-21
HARRISON'S INDIANA TRIP
Ez-Prcsident is Travelling on Train and
Talking at Way Stations
CHEAPNESs DUE TO TARIFF CHANGES
Troubles OF the Toiiers Lnid Co the
Door of Democratic Lcpislntion
Free silver Hcrcsy Must
Bc stamped out.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct 20.-Genoral
Harrison arrived at Evansville at o'clock
having made ten speeches during the day
Everywhere there were great crowds, and
everywhere great interest was manifested
He left indianapolis at o'clock this
morning over the indianapolis e. vincenncs
railroad on his first Indiana speaking trip.
He was accompanied by B. B. +. Pierce,
II. II. Hanna and w. w. Durbin, represent
ing the national committee; Daniel Rams
del. E. II. Nebcker II. C. Adams, w. l..
Taylor. John l.. Griffith, c. c. Foster and
w. l.. Kotham. About severty-ive people
were at the station to see the departure,
Just before the train started there were
calls for Mr. Harrison. He stepped to the
rear platform and bowed, and the crowd
gave him three cheers. The train Is made
up OF coach the private car OF the In
diana, Decatur g. Western, the newspaper
correspondents and b. b. +. Pierces special
car from the Glover Leaf route.
Tho first stop was at the Belt crossing
The indianapolis agents had made no ar
rangcments for n meeting at this place, but
about 500 people gathered and demanded a
speech. General Harrison spoke briefly, and
as the train moved out, cheers for Harrison
and Mckinley were given The first sched-
uled stop was Mooresvllc. Here great
crowd had conEregatei. The ex-president
was chcered as he appeared on the plat
form. He arraigned the democrats for strik-
ing down the protective tariff, saying:
For the last quarter of n quarter of
century the democrats In Indiana have
been talking In favor of chcapness. Their
orators were telling the farmers everywhere
that they ought to have cheaper coats and
cheaper farm implements, und that the pro-
tective tariff which the republicans were
imposing on all these things was very
heavy tax upon them. They told the labor
ing man that he ought to nave cheaper
coat and cheaper shoes, and cheaper coffee
Their war cry seemed to be Chcapness and
l remember In those times was luting my
voice. sometimes availingly and sometimes
unavailngly. In Indiana in defense of this
doctrine that things might be too cheap
that Chcapness was not the highest good I;
that fair price was the right thing; fair
price for the farmers wheat and fair
price for the coat. When everything Is so
cheap that man who raises II or makes
II does not get "A fair living out of It, 1t is
too cheap and nobody ought TO want that
kind of thing. Now you will notice an on
tire change in the democratic campaign this
year They have abandoned the campaign
of cheapness and now they are telling you
that you want high-priced things. You will
notice that difference In the plan OF the
campaign they arc making this year. They
won their first campaign In 1892; they
elected democratic president and elected
n democratic congress, so that for two
years they had their own sweet VIII In
legislation. They struck down the protective
tariff and brought I'm time OF cheap things.
and they have been very cheap; haven't
they? These farmers who till this rich soil
here In Morgan county have got what the
democrats promised them In one respect
they have the cheapest coats they ever
bought and they paid for them with the
cheapest wheat they ever sold. The work
lngman In these factories have bought n
cheap coat and they have paid for 1t I'm
reduced wages and sometimes have worn
phpgn illnnpgg
there was nothing for them to do. Now I
want you to bear In mind that these people
who are trying to cntice republicans and
trying TO hold democrats are the very peo-
pie that did that thing.
MUST CRUSH SILVER HERESY.
At Martinsvlle General Harrison spoke
from the stand which had been erected
About 5000 people listened attentivcly and
eagerly At Spencer there was a great dem
onstration. General Harrison here dis
cussed the powers OF the federal court, and
his remarks were enthusiastically cheered.
AT Worthington he spoke fer thirty min
utes, cOnining himself to discussion of
the silver question. At Bushred he ad-
dressed several hundred miners who had
gathered
At Vincennes the silver question was
again the topic. Referring to Mr. Bryan's
declaration that we can have bimetalllsm
with free coinage, he said: IL say we can
not. This government Is a great and strong
BOFtiHlacnti Dut III cannot lN the value OF
everything. If you want to know what
anything is worth you must 20 to the mar
ket TO find cut The statutes may declare
that bushel Of oats Is CT the same value
as bushel of wheat but that does not
make 1t So" He concluded as follows: I'VE
must stamp out with the votes OF a million
OF our population in Indiana and in the
adjoining states this heresy that is pressed
upon us now. What we want is to return
to the condition OF things we had when we
had revenue law that paid the expenses
OF the government and did not put us to
the necessity OF selling bonds to pay them
We shall find prosperity just where we lost
It, You lost prosperity when you inaugu-
rated this democratic policy and you must
go back there again. and, take my wcrd
for 1t, you will find what you have lost"
The demonstration of the day was at
Princeton. Leaving the train, General Har-
rison was escorted to the fair groun65.
where an immense crowd awaited him.
From the station TO the fair grounds the
streets were filled with people, who cheered
Enthusiastically as the distinguished Wis
itor passed them. stand had been
erected in front Of the graudstand and
facing the race track. The grandstand and
the space around the speakers stand were
fllled with people General Harrison re-
ferred to his -ersonsl relation to the cam
paign and to the fact that he spoke to them