The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-13

Was ItpIeSeuleu Dy GONeIHOT
and Albert ]. Beveridge. To the latter was
assigned the toast Abraham Lincoln" and
the subject was handled in such a manner
to win encomiums for the young Indian
apolis orator. Tonight was the third time
Mr.. Beveridge has spoken before the Mar
quette Cuban honor accorded to few ora
tors unless they have attained eminence in
the business, professional or political
world. Mr. Mounts address was in re-
sponse to the toast THE Farmer in Poll
tics" and the farmer-Governor of Indiana
made an excellent impression.
Governor Mounts Address.
Before the regular programme of toasts
was taken up short addresses were made
by Elder c. Dewitt president OF the club;
Herman =. Wickersham, Mayor Swift and
Lieutenant Governor Northcott Governor
Mount, in the course of his address, said:
THAT you may better appreciate the
farmer as a politician, let me present him
briefly as factor in the country's growth
and development. The bfawny arm and the
brave heart of the farmer have been dom
inant factors in our countrys growth and
greatness. He was first in the wilderness
10 fight the battles and endure the prva-
tions incident 10 pioneer life. From rural
life came the fearless leader of our strug-
Cling armies and the patriot President,
first in war, first in peace and first in the
hearts of his countrymen. Farmers, like
Putnam, left the plow in the unfinished
furrow and fastened to the country's de-
tense. The Declaration OF independence
attested their love OF liberty: legislative
halls gave evidence of their wisdom and
battlehelds proved their heorism. Peace
war The conquest of labor followed the
victories of the battlefield Into the will
derness the conflict was pushed. Look
through the dense forest in the early sun
light and you will see the flash OF steel;
not OF saber, nor OF bayonet; il is the flash
nf hA 1r1asav fafAx
little cabin comes notes of music, not OF the
organ or piano; 1t is the music of the loom
and wheel waited on the morning breeze
and joining in sweet harmony with the
notes of the woodman'S in labors song
which proclaims the oncoming triumph that
transforms a wilderness waste from the
into fruitful fields and happy homes.
The farmer mas been the pioneer of
civilization. In all ages, through his tolls,
governments have grown mighty. Through
neglect of his vocation kingdoms have de-
clined and empires have fallen.
From his brown burrows waiting en-
And genius holds unhonored till his hand
Unbars the future, and unbinds his wings
For flights he knows not of.
His tolls command all flags, all commerce;
Peace asserts his power:
Grim war devours its vitals when he falls
And stormy conquerors bide the auspi-
ciouS hour
When far and wide the farmers skill pre-
walls
THE farmer to-day is the great wealth
producing factor in this country. He must
furnish the food to feed the nations. From
the fockS and the fields he must supply
! the fiber to run the factory; the grain TO
run the mills; the live stock for the slaugh-
ter houses and packing establishments. He
freights the railroads and loads the ships.
The grand climax of the country's pros
perity was reached when Indianas gallant
son, Gen. Benjamin Harrison, was the
President OF the United States and gave to
the country his splendid business admins
/ trdtiOn Then O. &c
a law just to the farmer the mechanic
in short TO all the citizens of our great gov
ernment-loyal TO the American idea and
the American citizen; a law that endeared
the hearts of our people to the man whose
honored name it bOre-Wiliam Mckinley;
the law which bound in happy union pro-
lection and reciprocity, which. under its
wise provisions found new markets abroad
with enlarged consumption at home. I'm
der this wise law the farmers of this coun-
try exported $799 100000 of farm produce in
1892 or 50 per cent of all the exports; labor
markets were increased; home interest alike
in factory and on farm Were protected and
| the whole people rejoiced in the MONDAY
| splendor or prosperity.
| For the first time in thirty years the
Democratic party was inducted into full
| power in this Nation. We have been sitting
| in the Somber shades of gloom and despair
ever since. UnwiSe laws have been en-
| acted. Sound finances have been imperled
and confidence has been shaken. The
| farmer has been offered a dishonest dollar
panacea for his ills. His intelligence
/ has been insulted through laws inimical TO
| his interests. He was promised broader
| markets. but at home and abroad he re-
allied the destructive influence of laws that
| swept away his trade. Ruinous prices fol-
| lowed These men whose Drawn and mus
| Gle have contributed SO largely TO the coun-
| try's growth and wealth are not the stu
| dents OF maxims, but Of markets They
will not be mised by false sophistry or
misguided by fallacious reasoning.
This is an age in which the farmer Is
becoming student. Farm homes have Ii
| braries. Farmers read the daily papers. 1t
is an area of farm institutes. They are
| graphing with great problems. The $780,
0OO6Oe paid to foreigners for sugar should
/ be paid to American farmers and American
! laborers through the establishment of the
| American woogrowers, and not the herds
men OF South America and Australia, must
| be considered.
He who serves his country best serves
| his party best. The party born in a ma
tional crisis, led to victory by the immortal
| Lincoln. in the hour of the countrys su-
| prerne peril, needs no defense. It's history is
| its encomium. Guided by the lamp of ex-
perience the farmer will demand a finan-
| cial system as solid as the foundation upon
| which the Republic rests, and as unfair
nished as the Nations honor. The seeds
| OF discord, hate, envy. discomfort and jeal-
ousy scattered by Mr.. Bryan will find no
| lodging in the hearts of the farmer He is
| learning more and more the interdepend-
| ence of all industries. calings professions
| and pursuits. and chershes for all the kind
| liest feelings, the broadest charity, and will
| ask in turn that they
| - Deem no profession. calling art nor trade
| Higher than his that is the first of ALL
| Let science delve for him, let truth invade
| The realms OF error; superstition fall
| Before the light that gladdens his domain
Let fortune reach her jeweled hand to
him;
| Fame on her temple set his harvest vain.
And honor fill his beaker 10 the brim
- There is no learning that has grown too
| great
No art too perfect and no thought too
| wise.
To find employment. empire, hcmes estate
And honor's count and loves divinest
| prize
In the sweet farmers life amid the fields
Where. Cmcinnatus-llke, he guides the
And knows the largest strength that nature
yields.
To fortify the heart and crown the
brow.
Mr.. Beveridge on Lincoln.
Mr.. Beveridge was greeted with a round
of applause he arose to respond 10 ths
toast Abraham Lincoln" Mr.. Bever
idges address was eloqusatly eulogistic o