Show Harrison Enthusiasts INDIANAPOLIS August 14Thrle excursion ex-cursion trains brought in lane delegations delega-tions from different points in the State to call on Harrison today The delegations dele-gations formed at the depot and marched to University Prk At the I head of the colamn was a Tippicanue club of eightythree veerans carrying a lifesize protrait of General Harrison Harri-son on the reverse side of which were the words Protection Prosperity and Perpetuity of the Union II Conspicuous Con-spicuous in the delegation was a banner ban-ner Tho Eagle and the Flag Against the Rooster and tbe Rug Hon J R Gray was spokesman tor the visitors Ii replying to Colonel Grays ao dress General Harrison briefly discussed discus-sed the benificient result of American home influences In the afternoon a train consisting of nineteen cars arrived bringing a large l delegation from Tu cola and other points in Illinois A notable feature of their display was the old cattle flag I of Grants original regiment the twentyfirst Illinois The train from Dreatur Illinois brought another lar e delegation The visitors arrived at University Park at about 3 oclock Captain T B Mentarn and A H Mills acted as spokesmen for the two delegations in reply to the addresses General Gen-eral Harison spoke mainly upon the tariff issue In the course of hjs remarks he said The confessed free traders are very few in this country but English statesmen ant l English newspapers doclare that we have a great many We arc told that it is cnly an average reduction of 8 ven per cent that is contemplated You might fairly ask whether this aver agj reduction does not sacrifice some American industry or the wagei of our workingmen and women You may also fairly ask to free list that which does not figure in this average Those who would if they could eliminate the protective principles from our tariff laws have in former moments of candor can-dor described themselves as Progressive Progres-sive Freetraders and it is an apt designation The protective system is a bar against the flood of foreign importation and the compettion of underpaid labor in Europe Those who want to lower the dyke owe it to those who live behind it to make a plain statement of their nurpoues Do they want to invite a flood or do they believe be-lieve in the dyke but I think it will l afford af-ford adequate protectionat a lower level It may be that reductions should b3 made so that it may be that some duties should be inoeased but we want to know whether those who propose pro-pose the revision believe in taking thoqght of our workiugmen in fixing the ros or will tbey leave them to change the effects of a purely revenue tarifi l |