The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-07
Ex-Rcpresentative Mason, Of illinois,
Tells Some Funny Stories and
Draws Morals.
ENTHUSIASM MOUNTS HIGH
AND WHILE THE IRON WAS HOT
THE BLOW WAS STRUCK.
Delegates Urged TO Send Men to ST.
Louis Instructed to Cast Their Bal
lots for the Ohio Man.

Nearly three thousand enthusiastic Repub<
leans who believe that william Mckinley.
Of Ohio, is the only man to lead the party
TO success at the polls next November.
gathered in Tomlinson Hall last night to
participate in the mass meeting under the
auspices OF the Mckinley Club. of this city,
The bare mention of McKinley's name was
enough to set the large audience on fire.
and at every expression OF the speakers
urging that the convention instruct the deli
egates to vote for Mckinley first. last and
all ire time. every man turned himself
loose so to speak. and shouted himself
hoarse.
with all this. however. a little later in the
evening a stranger would have supposed 10
more a Harrison jollification meeting. The
mere mention OF the name of Gen. Harrison
one time was sufficient TO bring forth such
cheering as was not heard at any other
time during the evening After that the
speakers refrained from touching such dam
gerous ground In a Mckinley meeting.
At Sis o'clock nearly everyone OF the 2.5e0
seats which have been arranged for the DEL
egates and alternates on the main floor OF
the building were filled. and the gallery was
full, many people standing. In calling the
meeting to order w. N. Harding, chairman
OF the club, said, IN part:
This Is the first public meeting. outside
of the regular order OF business in the or
ganization OF the Mckinley Club, that ID
has yet had When this club was organized.
some time in the month OF February, IL re-
member correctly, each member that signed
the rolls OF the new organization pledged
himself at that time to use every honorabla
means to secure the nomination OF Major
Mckinley as the Republican candidate for
President OF the United States. loud APP
pIause.) believe that voice the sentiment
of that club when say that the club as a
unit is in favor OF the nomination OF Major
Mckinley, and that 1t is in favor OF ex-
pressing emphatically that desire this even-
ing, and that It Is In favor OF the
State convention. that meets tomorrow.
doing the same thing that every Indiana
convention has done since 1864, when Wa
instructed in favor of Lincoln, and as was
done when Grant was candidate in 1858
and 1872. Delegates at large were in
structed in 1876 because that greatest of all
war governors. Oliver p. Morton. was can-
didate Tney were instructed in 1883 when
Gen. Harrison was a candidate"
The mention of Gen. Harrison's nams
called for the widest and most prolonged
/
ing the evening and occasionally above the
noise could be heard shouts OF Mckinley
McKinleyl' and Harrison, Harrisonr' Il
was impossible 20. decide whether the fol-
lowers of Harrison or Mckinley we're in the
majority
I'm 1892" the speaker continued, "the
convention instructed the delegates again,
because General Harrison was the choice
OF the Republicans Of Indiana. Ciore aD-
plause) We are, club, in favor OF
instructing the delegates, as they are. the
ofa1 l.o
diana are in favor Of Mckinley (ADplause
and more cries Of Mckinley and Harrison.)
II is with great pleasure that l introduce
to you your speaker Hon. William +.
Mason OF Chicago. who comes from that
great State that Instructed for Mckinley"
X-REPRESENTATIyE MASON TALKS.
After waiting a moment for the applause
to subsde with which his appearance was
| greeted, Mr.. Mason began:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen-I
| am beginning to believe the truth OF a
| statement made by a friend OF mine who
| said that every man In Indiana was a busi-
ness man. and that his business was poll
| tics. U-aughterD When L came into your
city to-day / made up my mind 10 call on
| the several candidates for Governor but
before / got around my calling cards gave
| out 1t is a mighty good thing TO have so
many men able TO fl the Office and draw
| the salary. / am satisfied that after you
nave nominated your ticket tomorrow you
| will join in and elect the ticket you have
| friend has been nominated or not. I hope
you will be like the little boy who had a
new baby brother. He looked at the little
mite Of humanity with a good deal OF
| curiosity and interest Then he said: Well
you are the reddest. the ugliest and the
| pug-nose1est thing 1 ever saw, but / will be
| eternally damned IL / don't lick any kid
| that tackles you on the street Q1arghterD
| Your candidate must be your infant brother
] and you must fight every Democratic Kid
| for him.
There is no reason why any other Dem-
0crat should ever be elected In this coun-
| try. from President TO constable For the
| last four years starving labor has been
waiting on an empty stomach for the Dem
| ocratic microbe TO die. Capital has been
| waiting for Republican antitoxfn to kill
| il (the microbe.) For three years and for
the firs1 time in its history. the men who
tried TO destroy the Nation have sat In
/ judgment upon the claims OF the men who
have preserved this Nation. and for the
n@rst @ time in the history OF the Nation the
am not saying anything against Mr..
| Cleveland except in political way), the
President OF the United States surprised
| the American people by declaring I'm favor
| of the cornerstone OF Republicanism-fhe
Monroe doctrine. No Republican President
| surprised Us in that way. IL was unneces-
| sary for them to make a declaration. II
was expected OF them TO uphold H.
For thirty years the Democrats have
| been asking for change and for an or'-
| portunity TO navigate the ship OF state. Four
| years ago the change came. and they tired
to proye that the ship could san on and and
wrecked they gathered up the pieces and
said that for thirty years she had been
navigated on wrong theory. Democrats
PROFOUND propositions 90 prove TO their own
satisfaction that the ship OF state Il am
phibious Cleveland has fed the porterhouse
steak we needed here at home 20 the
hungry English lion. Up 10 the time Of the
Venezuelan question he was the most popu-
lar man I'm the world outside the United
States. But now that e.ection time is draw
ing near he has been twisting the tail Of
that very lion he fed and stands in the
American grand stand. slaps his s.des and
says 'Uh. big Injun. me-. Great laughter
and appiause)
1T is a magnificent sight 10 see Cleveland
| clothed in the uniform Of the commands
IN chief OF the army and navy OF the Ma
| ton. the same uniform worn by Grant anl
Harrison, but stretched physically ans