The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-28
been a very busy man and had been In
search Of q Democratic issue, but hadn't

been a very busy man and had been In
search of a Democratic issue. but nadnt
found one.
about the country in search of an issue.
said Representative Overstreet, The pem-
ocrats have undertaken to eaten up win us.
but have never succeeded. IL men SIX years
convincing arguments. how much easier ~
should be to get your support by appealing
to your experiences. What can the Demo
Gratis show having accomplished any
thing but ruin? Nothing. The Repupican
party has no better argument tnan It's
record 1t matters little who the leaders
are in an election unless those leaders stano
for something. Ii Is not enough Tor the
people to be appealed I'd on Democratic
promises, but policies brought about in six
years are what they want.
I'm 1854 the Democratic party admitted
that the country enjoyed good times. Re
publicanism had been the experience or our
country for a number of years. The Demo
Gratis claimed the surplus in the treasury
was menace They said there was enough
in the treasury to be divided so that every
person in the country would have y apiece
and they promised to divide 1t, but you
didn't get yours. Afterward, in 1888, when
we elected Benjamin Harrison. the Demo
cratic party came again and said you are
getting good wages, but are paying too
much for your goods In 1892 we reached
the high-water mark of prosperity. but the
Democrats went into power on their plea
for free trade. We got cheaper goods: but
with. Better universal employment at fair
wages than cheap goods and no employ
ment.
KEEPS PROMISES.
THE Republican party never made
promise that IT has not kept Party ac-
complishments are the things to judge by.
From 1893 to 1897 we lost much of our trade
and wages. From March 4, 1897. when
William Mckinley was inaugurated Presi-
dent, to now. times have changed. In five
or six years under Republican policies the
volume of trade Increased five times as
much as before. we said that under Nc
Kinley we would kevive protective tariff,
and We did 1t. We didn't know that We
were going to have a war, but We paid on
the debt In two years. increased our
trade and reduced The national debt $l00,-
100000. We enlarged the whole field of ac-
We took absolute possession Of our market
and absorbed tradesin other countries. We
lifted up the downt -odden people We had
no competitors in sthe commerce of the
world. American GOODS are now sold In
nearly all the countries of the world. A
check upon those aolicies will come back
on you. 1t comes thome to the working
man himself IL he doesn't sustain the Re
publican policies there is little left to do
but to cast the votes and If every Ameri-
can citizen will do his duty there will be
an overwhelming Republican victory.
none. The Philippine problem has been
abandoned by theIl; they haven't dared
to discuss the moisey question. They Ia
vor free trade and they undertake to con-
fuse the minds of che American people on
the trust question: If the trust problem
were an easy one We might leave 1t TO the
Democrats, but as 1T Is a dif1cult one we
think the Republicans are better able to
cope with 1t. 1t . better to keep tried
hands in power.