Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 November 1892 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1892.

THE DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1802. WAMUMilON ilfMfh-AIS Hnrtntn M.

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coDimissionera destroyed every ballot and jjavo an order to the local printer to furnish another lot. Tho commissioner does not 6ay how many of tho ballots were 'taken away,, but ono would bo enough to enable the thioves to print a facsimile. Evidently the Democratic manipulators in Scott aro anxious over tho outcoino for the local ticket.

HARIOH C0OSIT BEPUBLICASS. Tho Republicans outside of Marion county aro informed that their brethren in this county aro hard at work for tho Republican ticket, and all the indications aro that their work will show a mapnificent result when tho votes uro counted. There are nn malcontents and no laggards.' Every Republican is not only in line, but ho is armed and equipped for battle and is in the fight, M oro than that, the Republicans are receiving recruits, not one hero and one there, but by the scores. The Journal makes this declaration at this time because it was told, a 'month ago, that Marion county Republicans ' wero apathetic and Would not poll the vote of 183S. Such might have been the caec a month ago, but tho Journal is talking of Thursday, Nov. 3. The Republicans of Marion will largely increaso their vote over 1883, becaus during tho past two years tho achievements of tho Republican party have won in a greater degree than ever before the confidence and support of intelligent wage-earners and business men. Tho Journal makes this announcement because Chairman Tnggart has sent out a circular to his committees predicting a larger Democratic majority than everbefore in Marion county. If tho partner of Simeon Coy knows anything about tho situation in Marion county he knows that with an honest voto and a fair count he is not assured of auy majority in Marion. Ho knows that in the factories, where men earn money, and in the shops and stores, where trade is better than it over.wae, the Republican party is making- great gains. Let the rest of tho State put forth tho efforts that all Republicans are now putting forth in Marion county, and tho party of free trade, of wild-cat money, of gerrymanders and stupid tax laws will bo overwhelmed all along tho line. DEiI0031TI0EE8I3TASCETOUIJITED8TATX3 AUTHORITY. It is characteristic of the Tammany Democracy that they should threaten resistance to United States supervisors of elections, and it is an interesting coincidence that, simultaneous with Tammany's insolent manifesto, Grover Cleveland should rend the air with shouts of "fraud." Whenever Democrats contemplate the execution of some outrageous fraud they always prepare tho way by crying "stop thief." Thero is not a particle of doubt as to tho right of Congress to enact regulations for the election of Representatives in Congress. The Constitution says: "The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall bo prescribed in each Stato by the Legislature thereof, but tho Congress may, at any time, by law, mnko or alter such regulations." This gives Congress supervisory power over tho wholo subject, for no lauguago could be broader than that which gives Congress power "at any time, by law, to make or alter" the regulations mado by a Stato. Representatives in Congress nre national officers. Their qualifications and terms of office aro prescribed by the national Constitution and they aro paid outof tho national treasury. Being national officers, it is entirely proper that the national Congress shou'.d mako any regulations it sees fit concerning the manner of their election. In cx parte Seibold tho Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Bradley delivering the opinion of tho Court, said: ' "The power of Congress over the subject is paramount. It may be exercised as and when Congress soes fit to exercise it. When exercised, the action of Congress, so far as it extends and conflicts with the regulations of tho State, necessarily supersedes them." The law for tho appointment of supervisors of elections is an exercise of this undoubted power of Congress. By it Congress says, in effect, that in addition to Stato laws and regulations in regard to the election of Representatives, Congress will provide for the appointment of its own agents, who, uuderregulations prescribed by Congress, shall see that elections for Representatives aro free, fair and honest. These supervisors can only bo appointed in an election, for Representatives, but, being appointed, it is their right and duty to scrutinize everything connected with such elections. The titlo of their office indicates tho scope of their duties. They are authorized to "superviso" tho action of State officers and election boards, from tho registration of voters down to tho closo of the polls and tho ccuntiag of the votes. They aro the accredited agents of Congress, and represent its purpose to prevent fraud and 6ccnro honest elections in tho choice of Repre sentatives. "If, for its own conven ience," said Justice Bradley in ili de cision above cited, "a State pees fit to elect Stato and county oificers at tho gflino timo and in conjunction with tho election of Representatives, Congress will not be thoreby deprived of the right to mako regulations in rcfeicnco to the latter." Supervisors cannot pre vent any legal voter from voting. It would be a penal offense for them to at tempt to do such a thing, or to intimi date or coerce a voter. They can only interfere for tho prevention of fraud and in tho interest of honest elections. Supervisors have been appointed in many elections in many Northern cities. and there is not an instance on record of their ever having prevented a single legal vote from be,ing polled, while they have been instrumental in preventing or punishing mauy frauds. It is against tho appointment of these officers in the city of Now York and otherlarge cities of thatSfate thntTam many protest, and threatens to prevent them from performing theirdutivs. The act of Congress says tho supervisors may be and remain within the polling places "in sucL position, from time to

time, whether before or behind the bal

lot-boxes, as will, in their judgment. best enable them to see each person offering to voto and as will best conduce to their scrutinizing the manner in which the voting is being conducted; they are also authorized and required to be present during the counting of the ballots. The New York law, like that of this State, excludes all persons except officers of tho election board from the room where tho votes ar? cast and counted, and Tammany proposes to enforco this law against United States supervisors. Lieutenant-governor Sheep ban, chairman of tho Democratic campaign committee, has issued an address to the Democrats of the State, in which he cites Judge Brewer's decision, and ho calls on Democrats to eeo to it that the federal supervisors do not enter the booths. Judgo Brewer, of the United States Supremo Court, he says, has ruled that supervisors have no right to cnter booths or go behind the inclosurd in which the ballot-boxes are. That is false. Judgo Brewer did not decide any such thing. The case before him in volved only the question of the rights,, duties and powers bf assistant marshals. No supervisors had been appointed in that case, and the question of the powers of EUDcrvisors was not -involved. Lieutenant-governor Sheehan has misstated tho case in order to justify his proclamation of opposition to tho au thority of tho United States. It is not likely that this Tammany re bellion against tho United States will amount to much, i Tho Democratic leaders in New York will blow and bluster. but they will not dare to go the length of resisting United States officers in tho discharge of their duty. " These officers will be backed by tho whole power of the government, as they ought to vbc, and tho results of resisting or interfering with them will be very serious. Tho opinion rendered yesterday by acting Attorney-general Aldrich shows that tho legal authorities at Washington are entirely clear in their construction of tho law, and that thero will be no deviation from tho purpeso to enforce it. It is characteristic of Tammanynnd tho Democratic party that they should bo threatening forcible resistance to a law which is so clearly constitutional and which is designed solely to prevent frauds in elections. MARION CODKTY'S TAMMANY. There are crowds, theso days, about tho office of the treasurer of Marion county. They are not happy or serene crowds. On the contrary, their manner is that of persons who aro angry, and much of their languago is not of tho serene typo of that attributed to saints. They have been paying the last installment of their taxes under the Democratic tax law. Somo of them remember that a little moro than a year ago, when Auditor Taggart was re-electing Mr. Sullivan, ho solemnly assured them that their taxes would not be higher in 1892 than they were in 1801. Now, in their wrath, they are so forgetful of that powerful potentate of Marion county that they declare that they can't be fooled again. Now, while tho matter is fresh in tho minds of these people, who aro paying from 25 to CO per cent, more taxes on their homes, it will be well to call atten tion to a few of the causes of the in creased taxation in Marion county, and particularly in Center township and In dianapolis. In August, 1691, when the State valu ation was under consideration by the tax commissioners, Assessor Wolf, who is one of Auditor Tacgart's understrap pers, returned the taxable property in Indianapolis at $S9,051,590, of which over $G1,000,000 was the appraisal of real estato and improvements. A committeo of tho Commercial Club, com posed of some of tho best business men in the city, appeared before tho tax commissioners and showed conclusively that the real estato was appraised 10 per cent, too high, but Mr. Tagjrart's As sessor Wolf was there and fought tho citizens with tenacity, and, as it turned out, successfully, because his valuation was sustained. Here Mr. Taggart's henchman was able to add over $G,000,000 to the valuation of tho property of tax-payers on which to pay taxes. As soon as this, appraisal was confirmed Auditor Taggart added Si.GlO.TOO to tho assessment, making it $93,701,290, or over $10,C00,000 more than it would havo been had the Commercial Club commit tee prevailed. Why was this done! Simply to enable Mr. Taggart to cover up tho rapidly-increasing expenditures of Marion county and Indianapolisunder tho Democratic regime by reducing tho levy, regardless of tho fact that tho people would bo assessed on the additional $10,500,000 for State purposes. Why is this increased revenuo for Marion county necessary? Chiefly to' pay tho increased expenditures incident to the growth of the youthful Tammany of Marion county. This year tho expenditures for roads in the county were cut down . from $28,4C9, for tho year which ended May 31, 1892, to a basis of $13,C00 for thi year. For the year ending May 31, 18C2, the expenditure for roads, bridges and materials was $01,833.57. For the six months to Oct. 1, 1892, it was only $12,603.18. This 6hows ono of two things namely, either that the expenditures in the first period wero extravagant or those in tho last aro insufficient. Bnt if thero has been a cut-down in the money expended on tho people's highways there is nono in the expenditures of the tax-caters. Like the horse-leech, they cry "More, more!" Tho growth of tho amount drawn from tho tax-payers' pockets by Auditor Taggart, the sachem of tho Marion Tammany, is an indication of tho development of tho ;ax-eater. Hero are tho figures from his own records, showing the amount ho has drawn from the 0 county treasury year by year: From Nov. 3. 17. to Nov. 3, lR...$in.5S7.20 From Nov. 3. 1888. to Nov. 3, 1S89... 17,'JOii.M Froia Nov. 3. to Nov. 3, lm.... 18.U21.U5 From Nov. 3. 18W. toNrtx. 3, 191... S-l.HlT.CS From Nov. 3, lb'Jl, to Oct 31, lbU-. 23,20 J.-ti Hero is a growth in four years of $y,C22.1G in the amount paid the county auditor, or nearly 53 per cent. The county attorney, who was under con tract to do tho work tor a year. was paid an .avr rago of $3,207 for five A township assessor in tho samo

tax-eating ceierie is paid $2,723 a year

where tho salary for legitimate work and for all his timo is fixed at $1,800. If the surfaco sajnples show such taxeating, what would an expose of the expenditures of tho disgraced sheriff's office or the poor-houso and other departments of the county's service show! Next Tuesday will afford these victimized tax-payers an opportunity to inflict a stunning blow upon the Marion county Tammany. If, as has been reported to the Journal, Mr. Treasurer of State Gall and Mr. Auditor of State Henderson aro telling tho people of tho out counties that the Republican Stato candidates combined could not give a ten-thousand-dollar bond, they are transcending tho limits of decent political warfare and are prac ticing political tactics that would shnme a ward-worker. The Republican candi dates are not millionaires, but their busi ness honesty has not and cannot be suc cessfully attacked. Tho attempt of Messrs. Gall and Henderson to introduce a new qualification for public office tli3 possession of riches will not bo favorably received in Indiana. To-day Simeon Coy, once in tho peni tentiary for manipulating election re turns, is in charge of the Democratic election machinery in Marion county. Ho was put in that position because the managers expect that he can again cheat honest voters of their ballots. How long are hundreds of high-minded Democrats who believe in fair elections and decency going to submit to the stigma of Coy's prominence? . It is the stamp that el presses your intention. For a straight Republican 7 ,- . .1T) vote uiuco it once within tho squaro surrounding the eagle. The eiTorts of Boss Taggart to Induco veterans to vote for Mr. Cleveland bf lying circulars are mado upon the assumption that they have forgotten tho man who went fishing on Decoration dny and, in a single sentence, accused them and their friends of a willingness to commit perjury. The most consistent thing tho Demo cratic managers could do after nominat ing a man for county treasurer who broke open with an ax a ballot-box to which he had no right, was to put Sim eon Coy, convicted of election frauds, in j charge of tho fraud department of their election machinery. Benjamin Hakkisox has taken caro that tho 'honor of tho Iloosier State should not be soiled or tarnished while in his keeping. Tho people of the Hoosier Stato owe it to him, in return, to give him its electoral voto by an increased majority. The present sheriff of Marion county has not only disgraced the county, but ho has attracted to the offico men who aro unfit for hx?ycblic employment. A Democratic sheriff will retain this crowd, but a Republican sheriff would clean out tho office. Man by man, the Republican candi dates aro superior to their Democratic competitors in character and intelligence. Vote for them' and elect them, and put an end to increasing extrava gance and inefficiency. The Journal can lnrnish Taggart, Coy &. Co. with several hundred of tho circulars which they aro sending out to veterans, and which veterans in turn send tho Journal with indignant remarks. Make Georgo jW. Spahr prosecuting officer and no criminals or criminals' friends will have such a "pull" on the prosecuting officer that those guilty of crimes will go nn whipped of justice. It would be worth a million dollars to tho peoplo of Marion county and to In dianapolis if tho Taggart-Holt-Coy ring could bo broken next Tuesday by tho election of the Republican ticket. From present indications the verdict of tho peoplo of Indiana on President Harrison's administration should be "well done, good and faithful servant," by about ten thousand majority. Public duties and privato afflictions will prevent President Harrison from coming home to vote, but his friends in Indiana should seo to it that his inter ests do not sufler. Every Indiana Republican should consider it a sacred duty to assist in giving Benjamin Harrison tho largest possible majority in tho approaching elections. Tnur.E is'bvery reason to bolievo that Boss Taggart is sacrificing the party interests in the rest of the State to save Marion county to his Tammany taxcaters. Theri: should not only bo a change in tho sheriff, but such a change as will change the whole official force, which, ns a whole, i disreputable. The Republicans of Indiana owe it to General Harrisoii and to themselves to see that ho gets n larger plurality this year than ho did in 188S. It will bo a lasting 'discredit to Indiana if she fail to give Benjamin Harrison an increased majority in 1892 over 18S8. ' In 1880 Indiaua cave Garfield 6,012 plurality. Sho ought to give her own son twice a9 large a plurality this year. -Evert Republican traveling man should make his arrangements to be at home and vote on Tuesday next. T Vao TMitor v? th Iivliacayolis Journal:. A voter m6vv vrltli hu family, during tb ru unth of October, from oue tovuship to nuother lor the i.;rpos or tt-ncMnx echci-i u few mouth. When bcliool a out bu expect a to returu to Lis old home. Has be lost Lis vott-i l. If he fully intends to retnrn to bis former hoina at tbn epiratiou of tho school term that is brill his legal residence. Tuk little, adopted sua of Airs. Palmer will press tho button that is to send tbo

electrio thrill tb rough t no great machinery of the exposition. The little fellow is a Cattili&n by birth and tho son of an officer in the Spanish army. He was christened Marillo Castelar Palmer by tno great orator and poet, Erailio Castelar.

POLITICAL NOTE AXI) COMMENT. Ex-Sexator Edmunds, of Vermont, says, speaking of the prospects in the comin? election: "All my information, all my belief, all my judgment and all my hopes are in favor of oar success, for our cause is riabt and oar candidates nre right." Senator Carlisle has nt last been heard from in a speech in which he assailed the extravagance of tho Fifty-first Congress. He omitted to say anything about the expenditures of tho Fil tv-second Con cress, nltbongh they were greater than thoso of the other. S. S. Booth, a Kolbite candidate for presidential elector in Alabama, states publicly that although he is a Weaver man he will vote for Harrison if elected if his vote will prevent the clectionof Cleveland. He also says that be will vote for Harrison if by doing so it will prevent throwing the election into the House.' Senator Quay' says: "Mr. Harrison will be elected. It is my belief1 that he will carry the States of New York. Indiana and Connecticut. Existing conditions are such that the electoral voto of New York will elect bira without Indiana and Connecticut. Indiana and Connecticut will elect him without New York. Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, is a great wag. He returned from Earopo the other day. When he landed in Now York a friend gave him the general political situation, and, among other things, told bim that Wayne MacVeaah had gone over to the Democratic party. Senator Edmunds's sole comment was: ''What, again!" Ex-Go v. John Ireland has been prevented from entering tho Texas campaign in behalf of Hogg. A few mornings ago Mr. Ireland was crossing a pasture near his home at begum, when a billy-goat struck bim with force from behind, knocked him down, and repeated its attack. He was rescued by neighbors and taken home, wbero he has remained ever since. Colonel Conger, of Ohio, who has recently been in Wales investigating the tinplate question, soys that he found the utmost anxiety shown there in the success of the Democratic party at the coming election. "If Harrison is elected," says Colonel Conger, 'it means the removal to this country of at least a dozen mrue tin-plate-works within my personal knowledge. Everything is at a standstill iu Wales awaiting the returns." The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger telegraphs to his paper: "This was a Harrison day in New York. It is remarkable how many changes in sentiment regarding the outcome ot the election there have been since the contest opened. At this time the drift of opinion is toward Harrison. Ono could feel the change coming on Saturday. Yesterday at the uptown hotel it was str oncer. To-day in Wall street it was felt in the stock market and was voiced in the conversation in the brokers' offices. " In a letter received at national headquarters, Senator A. S. Paddock, of Nebraska, says: "Nebraska has bad during the past eight weeks the first active precinct-to-precinct canvass in its history. The State is entirely safe for Harrison and leid by from eight to ten thousaud majority. Thousands of the old soldiers will leave the People's party and return to their old allegiance, disgusted with tho treatment received by General Weaver in the JSouth. My advices from Kansas are that the Republican ticket will receive fifteen thonHind majority. I consider the West safe lor the ticket" - Thk very day Mr. Cleveland was moan ing about a debauched ballot Senator Gorman was going about among rich New York Democrats collecting campaign funds. He met with such success that he returned to headquarters with the neat sum of500,C0JL The money was not ob tained without somo little difficulty, and it required allot Senator Gorman's persuasive powers to induce the business men to produce. Among the largu givers aro said to have been William C. W hitney, Frederick R. Coudert. Oswald Ottendorfer. Henry Villard and C. K. Baldwin. William K. Grace is said to have unwillingly given up $10,000. .The Broadway Street-car Syndicate is said to have surrendered $0,000. The next day this sum, with $250,000 additional, was sent over the country to points "where it would do the most good," a liberal share coming to Indiana. AS AN IllISII-AMEIilCAN IT. I Pointed Communication that Represents the Sentiment of a True Citizen. Letter to New York Advertiser. I do not see, nor can 1 understand, for the life of me, as an Irishman, how any number of my countrymen can vote with tho frcetraae Democratic party. Now, let us speak the truth though the heavens fall, and show to Irishmen how we-should not vote for free trade. Let us look back only a few years ago when we were living, or rather existing, in Ireland under tho despotic rule of free-trade England. The thatched mud cabin we resided in was nnfit tor human habitation, in fact, the coal and wood cellar here in Now York is a far superior dwelling place; the clothes or rags we had on our backs were indeoent to behold; the brogans, whenever we had any, were unfit for any civilized person to wear. If we bad a pig to feed to pay the rei it was also a resident of our cabin, or if we bad an old horse to go peddling with be bad also to be a resident of our domicile. Potatoes aud milk, or stirabout mush and milk, constituted our daily food, except on Sundays, when we had a half pig's head and cabbage with tbo potatoes or piece of American pork, four inches high with, fat. Now contrast or compare the abovo with your condition iu this country under American protection with your good food, good clothes, good shoes, a house with range, carpets, pictures, etc., a dollar in your pocket when you require one. Fie upon you, my fellow-oouutrymex, if you should vote for your enemy, free trade England, that starved and robbed us, and left us mendicants and exiles the world over! Very respectfully. r. J. w.. Irish-American. The Author of the Tax Law. I"ort Wayne Otaette. The Hon. Thomas J. Wood, fmm Lake county. Is here dome Lard work for the nouiiuatloa for Supremo Court judfo r tto 1'irtu district, feuator Howard, of toouth JJend, is a candidate Jujo liurson. ot Winaxaac, i a candidate. Many delegates thint tliat senator Howard cannot 1)6 spared, and furtiiennore. ho is known as the author o! tho new tax law, and it would bo bad iKJiey for tbo Democrats of tho Stale to nominate Lira. Jude Hurbon haA lour years a circuit judi'o to serve. It would seem that Mr. Wood Las tto rightlul claim to .the nomination. The above extract appeared in tho Indianapolis Sentinel prior.to tlio Democratic State convention, and it will be noticed that the Sentinel was then very much against Senator Howard's nomination, because as "author of the new tax law" it "would be bad policy for tho Democrats of tbo Stato to nominate hi in." Nevertheless be was notniiiHted aud is to-day a candidate on the ticket. Ifasth Sentinel says it was bad policy to nominaln bim. it would be a much worso policy to elect one who is the author ot a measure, which the Sentinel at that tim admitted, was a bad one and against the interests of the people of the State, and we do not believe they will do it. i ISynmn a Prophet. To the -Editor tf tLo Iu!'.anapul'it Journal; Mr. Uynum said, in bis speech here: "If Cleveland is elected wheat will be Si a bushel before Christmas." A few Democratic farmers grinned in joyful satisfaction, but the rest were not sufficiently stupid to swallow the bait. He also declared himself in favor of State banks and the free coinage of silver. Let him be put on rornrd for .ftr the ltrt'nn of darnson and Henry ho will probably wish to hedge. Is it not humiliating tht a demagogue so shameless and braren should hope to get to Congress on the strength of falsehoods so impudentf J. U. L POLLETOX, Nov. L. A Narrow Escape. Toledo Blade. What an awfnl thing i would have been bad Adlai refused at the last minute!

BIG RALLY OF RAILROAD MEN

Eandsome Street Parade and a Packed Ilouse to Dear Shock ney. Dow Thy Fared at the Hands of President Harrh-on ani at the I7anc!sof the Demccritic Indiana Legislature. Segro Legislation Reviewed in a Speech by Y. V. Hooker Last Night. Colrred Men, at English's and Tonns Republican? at the Grand This EvenlncrcrUr and Fairbanks To-ilorrow. RAILROAD SIEJTS MEETING. Handsome Reception Given to the Next Lieutenant-Governor of Indian. The Shockney meeting last night was a demonstration showing a large Republican strength in the ranks of some of the strongest labor organizations in tho State. Ex-Senator Shockney, the Kepublicau candidate for Lieutenant-governor, was able, when in tho State Senate, to demonstrate that the Republican party is tho friend of all the people', and considers it a duty to champion every cause which tends to advance the welfare of all citizens. His affliction in the loss of one eye, and tho threatened loss of sight in the other, has prevented a continuance of the activity be so much desired to exert in the campaign. His election as Lieutenantgovernor will make him President of the Senate, and enable him to promote the interests of needful legislation. The meeting last night was also addressed by Hon. Charles L. Henry, the brave, plucky aud able Kepublicau candidate for Congress. Others were beard, and the occasion took ou tho proportions of a Kepublicau lovefeast. THE STREET PARADE. The street parade was one very creditable to the occasion. At a few minutes past 8 o'clock the various clubs, which had formed on Pennsylvania street north of Ohio and on Ohio e&Bt of Pennsylvania street, moved ou led by the Rrotherhood Band at tbe head of the Kepublicau Kailroad Men's Club, under the auspices of which tho 1 meeting at the operahoaso was held. They marched live abreast and were all genuine railroad men. As tbe column -started the crowd assembled sent up an old-time Harrison yell, which was responded to heartily by the railroaders. There wot between four aud five hundred ot them in line. Tbe railroaders were followed by one hundred vetcraus and next cf.me the C. W. Fairbanks Club. 150 strong, composed entirely of youna voters from tie southeastern portion of the city and headed by their own drum corps. The Columbia Club.wbich had formed on the west side of Pennsylvania street, fell in line behind the Fairbanks Club, with 150 men in rank aud wero closely followed by the Marion Club drum corps at the bead of one hundred members of the club. Iu tbe rear of the Marion Club camo tho Deaf Mutes' Club, with about thirty silent enthusiasts. Tbe Republican liicycle Club, beaded by the Unicu Carpenters' Drum Corps, came next, and then followed the Harrison Zouaves, with their quick movements and jaunty uniforms. The parade, istaitiug west on Ohio street, continued to Tennessee, south on that street to Washington, east to Penn sylvania and thence north to tho opera-, house, where it disbanded. . THE HOUSE WAS PACKED. The meeting at tho Grand Opera-house was one of the best and most enthusiastro that has been held this campaign. The lower part of the house, with the exception of tho fashion boxes, had been reserved for the railroad men and others coming in after tbe parade, and long before that time the boxes, tbe balcony and the gallery were crowded with people, who patiently held their seats for an honr before the speaking began. The audienco, which was as lino a one as any speaker ever stood before, contained many ladies. The house was decorated "in a handsome manner. On the wall in the rear was an immense headlight, which shed its penetrating rays over tho house. On a wire hung across the front of the stage were suspended a dozen or more railroad lanterns, with red and preen globes, and all tho boxes were decorated with red aud green signal Hags used by railroad men. Besides this, the decorations of tho previous evening remained. On the stage chairs were arranged for one hundred people. It was almost U o'clock when . the doors of the theater were thrown open, and when the Railroad Men's Club tiled down the center aisle, it was greeted with stupendous applause. Rapidly the bouse tilled, and in a few minutesevery eeatand all the standingroom spacH, both upstairs and down, hod been taken. Next the Brotherhood Band made its appearance, and, after loud calls for music, a patriotic air was played. At o o'clock Mr. John Q. Hicks, president of the Railroad Men's Club, and chairman of the meeting, arose. He was greeted with applause. "If you expect a speech from me," said bo. "you are going to get fooled, because I am not goin g to make any, I intend to say, however, that Benjamin Harrison was the lirst President of thb United States to ever call the attention of Congress to the needs of the railroad men, and Theodore Shockney, eandidato for Lieutenant-governor, fought for our mtasures in the last Legislature. lApplanse.) The first thing on tbe programme will be a song from the Bald-beaded Glee Club not bald on account of age. but from service in the Republican party." The scrfg of tbe glee club was so vociferously cheered that It had to respond to tbo encore and at the end of tbe second song tho leader exclaimed: "What's the matter with Harrison!" and tho audienco rote en inusso and yelled enthusiastically: "He's all right." SHOCKNEY INTRODUCED. After the applause had subsided Hon. Theodore Shockney was introduced by the chairman. He said ho was deeply impressed and highly gratified at tho magnitude and pcrfectneds of the demonstration made by tho Railroad Men's Club of Indianapolis. It demonstrated, he said, what bad long been claimed, that what a railroad man attempts ho accomplishes with all his might. He was pleased to meet tbe railroad men end wanted to congratuUto thorn ou their macniticeut appearance, and to extend thauks for them to the other clubs that btd taken pnrtin tho great demonstration. He was glad to meet them because, during the session of the last Legislature, he bad looked over a petition signed by 5.000 railroad meu asking for certain legislation. He remembered at the time it wa said that these names were forgeries, and that the men did not want the kind of legislation asscod for iu the petition. For this xeason be was glad, be said, the railroad men bad turned out in such numbers as an earnest that tho names on the petition were not forceries, aud that tbey had been asking lor such legislation. 1 be speaker then referred to tbe great change the last fw years has worked iu tbe duties of railroad men and in the management of railroads, and said tlvro was iio better class of citiens in existence than tbo who do the railroad work. The railroad men wero commended as sober, intelligent, thinking, earnest, mdnstrious and patriotic citizens, and the point was made that ttreater eactn-s is required of them than of any other class ot peoplo. lhey bold the property and lives of tho people in the hollow of their baud and the people have found that both aro intrusted to a careful and patient agent. The speaker ailirmed thut the railro.id men had not bet-n found knocking at the ilt'orn of legislation until tho time had com wheu relief ot some kind wan absolutely Ui-ccsHary. and then they bad anked for certain legiidntion. Then be referred to tbe bowl made by Democratic papers

that tbe Republican party has dono nothlug fcr tbe railroad men. iiAi:nxsoN v.okk ion raii.uoad y.r.::. He slid he J:novr that President llarrison was the tint President who had called the attention of Congress to the great number cf lives yearly lost in the rauks of rail, road men, and to recommend a law imposingupon all railroad companies a safety car-coupler. In accordance with this recommendation ot President Harrieon a bill bad been drafted, end bad passed tho House and is now pending in tho Senate. Tbe reason it was not passed by tbe Senate, be said, was because the railroad men ha I requested that it Lb not passed until amended. Tho bill provided for the appointment of a commission to teluct a safety car-coup!er for common use n all railroads, but no stipulation was made tor a practical railroad employe to bo ou that commission. At a meeting held in Chicago of the eight railroad organizations an amenumeut had been drawn up and would be submitted to the Senate. If Republican next year the speaker declarrd the bin would be parsed without a dissenting voice, and would bo signed by President Harrison after March 4. l Applausr.) "Last year." continued tbe speaker, "you came to tbe Indiana State Legislature to ask fcr certain legislation, but yon didn't get it. Under tbo law in lorce tho railroad companies were cot responsible for tbe lives of employes Joet through tbenejrli-genc-s of another employe. Ibis co-employe definition was too broad and susceptible to too much abne on the part ot the railroad companies and you wanted it defined so that co-employes fchould mean those associated together in their work, as an- engineer

ouu n merman vi ii oamo iiaiii utr. t.ai was all y on asked. A bill was framed and was introduced by a Democrat. Lphnan Inman. it passed the House and went to the Senate and was referred to tbe committee on labor and labor statistics, a committee, one would think. that should havo taken a great interest in tht bilL Tbe committee came bark with two reports, one signed by two members favoring the passage of tbe bill, and the other igucd by threo members, askiug that it be referred to the committee on judiciary At that time it was asserted that threefourths of tho members of tbe judiciary committee were hired by aud in the psy of railroad corporations, yet. notwithstanding this fact, tho bill wan referred to that committee. Yon all know the result. When it' came back from the judiciary committee the railroad men a co emplo3 e and liability bill was' so em&pculaltd and amended that its friends had to vote against it and its enemies voted for it. Now I understand that lately the author of this bill has issued a circular charging tb Republicans with having defeated the bill. In the face of this 1 now make the charge that Ephraim lnman, the author of tbo bill, is himself responsible for its defeat." Mr. Shockney next took up the insurance measuru which tbe railroad men tried to got throuzh tho Legislature.ard spofcp of its failure. Ho turned from Democratic legislation to that of the Republican party, and told bow. though it had been in tho minority for eo many years in tho State, yet it bad ever earnestly tried to assist all measure of tbe railroad men with . all the means in its power. But be said that all that it bad done iu the past would be eclipsed bv what it would doin tho future, judging that future from tbat past. He was interrupted by tremendous cheering. He spoke with particular emphasis about the securing of automatic coupling on freight, as well as passenger care, and that again aroused salvos ot applause from the railroad men in the house. WAGES THEN AND NOW. "In 1SC0 and previous to that time, my friends," said he, "the scale of wages was something like this: Engineers got about $C0 a month, conductors about $0, brakemen Si a day and firemen about So5 per month. What aro you getting now! I am told tbat engineers get from 6125 toS153a month, conductors from $1(X) to brakemen from 550 to $75, and firemen from SCO to $3. In England, to-day, I am informed tbat the most skillful of tngincers end conductors do not receive over j0 per month. Do you men before me want to go back, to those days of 1SU. or do you want to vote fer a party whoso direct assertion is that it proposes to opeu this country to tbo labor oi Europe! Do you want thoso Englishmen to come orer here and run your eugiues for you at 550 a month? 1 don't think eo.' "Well, I guess oot," yelled a man in tbo audience, and the crowd gave ono of those "ThemVmy-sentiments'' cheers. . "Tbe man who is first in this country,' said tbo speaker, "is the man who rolls his sleeves up to the elbow, throws opeu bis shirt collar.and works for an honest living, and tbe Republican party is the one which gives him the best chance to do that." lie theu alluded to bow the Democratic party was trying to make love to the old soldier and particularly ono who has come over to their side. He alluded to how the party vitupcrized Lincoln when alive and cow just began to call bim the createst martyr of tbo age. saying that tho Democrats never saw good in any man until be had either flopped to their racks or was dead. "For instance," said be, "that party used to say tome pretty mean things abont a certaiu recent turn-coat. Now they laud him to the skies; they say that he it all wool and ,a yard wide, and tbat be stands ten feet in his socks feet. I alludo to Judge Grethain." At the mention of that name tbe room was filled with derisive laughter. Ho asked his audienco if it was not a soul-sickening sight to aeo a Democrat hugging a negro and calling bim "brother." and particularly wheu that Democrat was Bynum. In naming over some ot tbe foremost names of tbe Republican party those of Lincoln, Grant, U aril eld and Harrison provoked the wildest enthusiasm. WHAT CLF.VF.I.IND DID. Then he asked: "What did Grovex Cleveland do while he was in offico from 16S5 to l&c'Jl" "Vetoed pension bills," yelled a voice from tho back of tbe house, "Went fishing on Decoration day," said another one from a box on the lelt. "Returned the rebel flags," came another frcm the pir.until furtheronswers were drowned in the storm of applause. Mr. Shockney ended his remarks by the prediction tbat, with every man doing bis duty on next Tuesday. Indiana would go lor tbe na tional aud Stat" ticket by fully eight thousand. "And." said be. "if you win come down to tho State-house after next January. I will let you sit right beside tbe Lieutenant-governor." Ho was enthusiastically cheered, and ten there was a unanimous ea'l for Charles 1 Henry. Tbe candidate for Congress stepped to the front of tbe stage aud waited for tbe cLetrinz to Cease. "Gentlemen 1 blieve tbat General Harrison will be re-elected, and that Indiana will be found in the Republican column." was his brat sentence, and eucb a btorm of cheering and waring of Hags and bats and band-clupping grew ami swelled, and died awny aEHin. and agr.in arose thathu was unable to proceed lor some littlo time. He then compliinentml the railroad men on their xuapnituent turnout, and thanked thoe who bad come from distance. Proceeding from that be took no tbo currency question, aud propounded in a ekillfui ai:d able maimer the evils wbicu are bound to result from a return to that old banfciuc system such as tbo Democratic party advocates. He said that it was tbe first duty aud of tho hrst importance to any country, to auy party or to any individual or collcct.in of iudiniduals to nee that a man who work for bis living is p.i l in money which is worth just at much to-morow as it is to-day. and worth ju&t as much iu New York as it is in Indianapolis. A returu to that banking system, be said, would have the ellect ot takiug this country back fully thirty years, and jjo hoped thut there ws uouuo bolore him who would vote for u party who advocate Kich a principle. Cries of "You bet thero. ain't." The speaker theu took up tho taritl question. 'Democrat." he said, 'often usk me iu what way the tnriil raises tin ca!e of wages. It do.-H not m lUoIf a'on. but by keeping out from this couutry the manufacture of foreign countries, which ate run br lueamof poorly-paid employes, it makes manufacturing in this oimtiy necessity, and with that r.ecesmtr trnei tb' re-ei'.-tv of la' or. and w hen labor iu tiemnud it may Uictstn it price.. If thr big facto- ! riea in Indiana: uln weis to Lut down, throwing um huudrrd b"'U out! t uply. ' Hu nt, could the men working iu t'-.e ot!.r ' ones Uemi.ud a riie of wre Why, no; ! they would know that in liii inMai.t they ! would be discharged, aud that there was

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