The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-23
INDIANA is ENTHUSED.
The Democrats Are Certain They Will
Garry The State.
MKINLtY'S IMPERIALISM is DENOUNCED
A Prominent Republican Politician
VIII stump the Hoosier state for
bryan and stevenson.
by GEORGE D. ARMIsrEAD.l

ny GEORGE ID. ARMiSTEAD.) !
Indianapolis, Ind. July iS.-(staff Spe-
cial. )--From Illinois l have come into the
land of the HOLSTERS. l passed through
the splendid acres that line the Wabash
and. crossing that famous stream, entered
a State where the most aggressive and
pugnacious democrats that exist live and
vote. / have been In Mount Vernon.
Evansville, Richmond, South Bend, Fort
Wayne and am now in the proud old
capital of this splendid commonwealth.
have learned that the conditions found
in Illinois, and which were accurately
chroniclod, exist in Indiana in an inten-
sihed form.
In brief. the unity among the democrats
Is so marked and the dissatisfaction among
the republicans so apparent that 1t would
seem impossible for Indiana not to give
majority OF her popular vote TO Bryan
and Stevenson.
The democrats of Indiana are men after
my own heart. They are loyal and brave.
Years ago they unfurled the black flag
against their political foes and in all the
elections since then that ebonhued en-
blem OF their grim determination has
never been pulled down. Daniel NJ. Noor-
hees, Thomas A. Hendricks, Claude
Matthews, Benjamin f. Shlvely and Tom
Taggart have sometimes led the Indiana
democracy TO defeat but never to dis
honor. After every reverse they have
reformed their lines, dressed to the front
and patiently awaited another opportun-
lty for a trial of strength with the en-
envy. Indiana democrats are more hope
full, more confident, and, If possible, more
aggressive than they have been since 1892,
Gil Shanklin, Ben Shively, Tom TaEgart
and every other Indiana democrat | have
been able to hear from, all proudly pro
claim that Indiana's majority for the Kan
sas City ticket will be larger than that
given to Cleveland and Stevenson eight
years ago. Tom Taggart is the democratic
mayor of democratic indianapolis and the
chairman OF the democratic State CEN
trail committee. He is born politician
and his republican enemies admit that he
is the smoothest that ever crossed the
wabash. He has no hesitancy In saying
that his State will land in the demo-
cratic column on November G. This Is tho
report that shively, big-hearted. big
Drained shively, hiss to make. This is the
report heard from the Ohio to the Lake.
~
Henry Underwood Johnson OF Rich
mond. former republican congressman
from his district next to eX-President
Harrison, is the biggest republican in In
diana. He lays over Beveridge and Fair
banks like double eagle on a three
cent piece. He has courage and he has
! brains. He is famed throughout the
union and the speeches he has uttered
against Imperialism in the last congress
are still ringing up and down the Indiana
/ valleys. He is believer in the gold
standard but he puts the life of the re-
public before the nations financial policy
and he has publicly announced that he Will
stump Indiana for Bryan and Stevenson.
This means at least one more congress-
man and ten thousand democratic votes,
1t Is an established isct that General
Harrison, former president, is entirely at
variance with Mr.. Mckinley on the para
mount issue of the campaign. With these
and others OF the leaders either openly
or secretly at work for Bryan, the dis
affection in the ranks of the masses OF
the party can be easily imagined.
General Stevenson seems TO be as pop
upar in Indiana as he is in Illinois, and
hear men praising Tom Ball every day
for his efforts in forcing the paramount
issue" plank into the platform.
Joe Bailey of Texas and David B. Hill
of New York will both assist In the cam
paign in this State, and the local organl-
ton will fight in the trenches with all Its
old-time energy Every democratic CUR
is shotted and trained on the republican
lines.