The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

l. mt ncneSs farming people OF this county
because there Is no better land anywhere
than on every side of Indianano
lis. 80 that you have the assn.
France or good market for all that
you can produce, and say to your
brother manufacturer in the Eastern states,
you can safely locate here. You do not have
to go 10 distant lands Tor market of your
articles of manufacture. There has not been
added to the value of the product very
large cost OF transportation. 1t is hard TO
estimate the great advantage of this
| CONVENIENT HOME MARKET
for your productions. In speaking of the
influences that have promoted the growth
of this city it is proper that should refer to
the press of the city-a press that Is distin-
guished, think, for its enterprise, its talent
and for its devotion to the interest of this
city and state. While say this much, / ex-
1 press my own convictions. suppose that
there are none of us that have failed
| to observe the vast amount of in
| formation that goes out every day from In
dianapolis, in the dailies, and every week in
the weeklies that are published IN this city.
1t is like book.published every day and dis
| trlbuted throughout the CITY and surround
ing country. 1t is impossible to estimate
the amount of information that is commu-
nicated from the printing presses OF
this city. There is but one crit
icism desire to make upon the press of the
city, ana / make that because 1 think the
fault is hurtful to our city. / concede the
right of the press to thorough criticism of all
acts of public officers. but at the same time
1t is a misfortune of criticisms he INDUCED
in that are not justified by the facts. / sup
pose that it has been observed by.every one
| of you that there is very great readiness, to
/ say the least of it, to find fault with
our city management in the papers of our
| city. We see charges made upon our CITY
| md mn ia in itx
government. If these charges were ex-
pressed to our own citizens of course they
would not do much hurt. But it must be
borne in mind that these newspapers go out
in every direction aud that they are scat
tered and are read by the thousands of the
people of our own state and distant states,
and form the opinion, not only of the peo-
pie of our state, but distant localities In
respect to the government of the city of
indianapolis. If the charges have solid
foundation, they ought to be made, for any
man that holds public Office ought to hold
himself answerable for every charge that is
justly made. But L say, in respect to the
: city, it is most unfortunate that such charges
should be made. Now, ifyou would takethe
press of the city from day to day, and read
1t, you would think we are
a Sery unfortunate people in respect to the
city government, you would take it that our
city council is made up of men OF very
doubtful integrity in some, and more doubt
fm intelligence in others. | do not think
that is so. The investigations in the past
have not carried conviction to sustain the
} charges that have been made. If man
shall carry into a city council, or into any
legislative body whatever,
HIS PERSONAL SCHEMES
OF prejudices, make them paramount to the
, public good, he ought to be dashed until he
i is driven from the public service. ZAP
l,1la Dr,f 4l,a s.
{ important that people who are legislated
, for by city council, or state legislature,
should not only have honest men as legis-
lators, but that the people should believe
them to be honest. Now, what is the ef-
feet of publishing from day to day
that our city is governed by rings
3 combinations, spectators and all that =?
When a man in distant part of the coun-
try sees that this is the character of our city
I. government is he likely to come around us?
Whom OF you business men to-day would
buy home in the state of Louisiana or New
: Orleans for your son or yourself? Not one
, of you, because you are impressed with the
, conviction that. that part of the country is
I governed with corruption and fraud. 1t
: would be the same with any one judging OF
r Indianapolis, If they should think that
J the city council could be bought with
l 8 penny under malign influences. If j:
was in my heart to believe it to be so
|. then / would say to the newspapers drive
Q every body who has anything to do with the
corruption out if possible. If it is not so il
g is unfortunate that charges should be made.
1 Let me give an illustration. Three years
ago congress provided by law for the holding
OF q grand celebration in the city of Phila-
delphia, of the hundredth anniversary Of
our independence. That anniversary is to
5 be celebrated by the collection together in
4 the city of Philadelphia of specimens
of the productions from our lands
: and mines, and other countries are
invited to bring specimens of their produc-
tions for comparison with ours. 1t is pro-
posed>to make it a national exposition.
know of nothing so interesting. A hundred
years ago the declaration of independence
3 was signed. 1t was declared that man was
. capable of governing himself. The first
I bugle of liberty on this American cont
; tinent was sounded at Philadelphia
> a hundred years ago, and it is the
purpose to celebrate the hundredth ami
versary of that event, by bringing together
specimens of the productions of this country
, which shall show what free government
can do for an enterprise. My heart went to-
ward the enterprise at once. want it to be
{ the greatest celebration that there has ever
been. This was to be celebration by ma
tional authority. When L came into the of
> flee which hold, found
SOME DISSATISFACTION
, in respect to the mode in which Indiana was to
be represented, and 1t was whispered around
that no state, and in particular. Indiana, was to
be represented in the centennial commission
1 a citizen of the state, bat by ticket agent
of some central railroad. L addressed
> myself to the president Of the United
, States at once that so far a. Indiana
was concerned, she was not to be represented by
a citizen of the state, and General rtat re-
: | sponded favorable to my recommendation, and
appointed man Of the agricultural class 10
} hold that Office. 1t went on, and here recently
il has been published all over the country that
> a fraudulent combination has been ia.
vored in the city of, Philadelphia. And
now instead of finding cordiality fol-
this great enterprise at the heart OF the
3 nation L find that everybody is falling back
erned by the strictest rules OF right and integ-