Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-11

and not Quay with the victory OF 1888.
Harrison MORALLY offended Quay on his
first visit to the White House after the
Inauguration. Harrison also forgot TO
reply to a telegram OF congratulstion
sent to him on the day after hfs election
by Gen. w. w. Dudley Of IndiaAa, treas
urer Of the national committee, who. In
1880, had organized the famous blocks
of FIVE" system.
The Republicans believed that they
had been returned to power on the great
issue Of protection The promise was
redeemed and the Mckinley bill, the
tariff of 1890, was passed. Major Nc
ksnley was chairman OF the house com
mittee on ways and means and thereby
gave his name to the bill, but many OF
the schedules went IN over bis protest.
Rightly or wrongly, the whole country
rose up In protest and In 1890 the House
of representatives was turned over to the
Democrats once more, giving them the
largest majority that any party had ever
had in that body. That tremendous vic
tory, which swept over states that had
never elected a Democrat to any office.
disheartened the Republicans and gave
courage to the Democratic hosts. Then
came the great Gght for nominations.
Harrison was renominated at Mime
apolis by an overwhelming vote The
Federal ofTiceholders' machinery was
loyal to him aud the opposition was
divided. Blaine had made the great
blunder OF resignlng bis position as Sec
rotary OF State TO make the race. Il
was as hopeless. as was Gays can
didacy for the Wing nomination In 1S4S.
William Mckinley was made permanent
chairman OF the convention. and az the
last moment the wayeriag opposition
settled on him. But Harrison was named
on the first ballot. BIaine's and McKin-
ley's vote being equal. The blow was
too much for Blaine and he died soon.
broken In heart and spirit.
Cieveland's third nomination was &C
complished only after one OF the hard
est ante-c0nYention fights ever known.
lie WAS opposed by the solid New sYo rly
delegation, Governor nm and the Al
bany machine joining hnnds with Tam
many to slap their common enemy. Hin
had held n convention very early In the
year. a snap" convention as IL was
called, and II bad instructed the New
York delegation for him.
In the convention Bourke Cochran
leaped Into fame as an orator. by his
famous speech denouncing Cleveland.
General Bragg OF Wisconsin, voiced the
sentiments Of the Democratic voters with
his shout we love hlm FOR the enemies
he has niadew The matchless skill OF
that arch politician. William G. Whitney
accomplished the apparently impossible.
and Cleveland was named as the Dem
ocratic standard bearer for the third
time. When the convention adjourned
there were knives In the bootlegs OF a
majority Of the Democratic leaders, and
IL seemed that Republican success was
absolutely assured.
Both parties had "straddled" the
money question. The silver issue was
becoming more and more persistent. but
as both parties were divided on it, neither
had the courage to take either side OF
the controversy. IL was exnctiy as I'm
the ante bellum days when slavery was
the only real issue. but when neither
Wings nor Democrats dared to touch
the question.
The tide OF the election turned from
Harrison TO Cleveland after the great
Homestead strike at the Carnegie Steel
Works The Mckinley bill had not given
the laborers the Increased wages they
expected and there was serious labor
trouble all over the country. The use OF
troops at Homestead and the employment
OF Pinkertons in the far West enraged
the laboring people against the Admins
tratiOn.
Until the last the Republicans had con.
hdence, all OF them except 4 few leaders
Ike Quay, and the Cleveland landslide
was not expected. The Democrats were
hopeful, but when they found they had
carried states like Illinois and Wisconsin
they were tremendously surprised Cleve-
land had 277 votes. Harrison 145 and
Weaver %.
Cleveland's popular plurality was over
$50, 600. He was the only man to dupli-
cate Andrew Jackson's record OF winning
a popular plurality for President three
times in succession, and each time in
creasing the majority. He was also the
only President ever reelected to Office
after a retirement. He and Harrison are
the only Presidents who succeeded each
other. They are the only two who twice
rode down Pennsylvania avenue at the
head of the inaugural procession together
1t has been said that I'm 1892 was the
first time that a party had been retired
from power during prosperous times, but
as the panic of 1898 was already APP
preaching the statement is hardly fair
The election of Cleveland by such a great
majority was a forewarning of the great
radical unrest which was to reach the
flood tide Mt the next election