The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-29

working masses by representatives not keeping in
Wow the primary principles of peoples government,
so the burden only be lifted by choosing to
represent who have lost sight of these princ
pies either in theory practce. 1t is such men only
who have the conscience the courage and the ability
to lead us back to the original principles of peoples
government.
That brave and eloquent little sonnet of j. G. Hol.
lana 8 Is significant of our present needs
Tod give us men! a time like this demands
Great hearts strong minds true ia tn and ready
hands.
Men whom the lust of Office cannot kill
:, Men whom the spois OF office can not buy;
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who love honor men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before denlagogue
And damn his treacherous batteries without
winking-
Tall men sun Drowned who live above the fog
;, In public DUTY and in private thinking.
For while the rabbe, with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds
Minge in selfish strife, 10! freedom weeps;
Wrong rules the land and waiting justice sleeps"
All friends what has become of that faith in the
power OF principle the basis of legislation which
characterized the early statesmen of nation Often,
walk the streets of the great cities pause before
the sculptured forms of these early heroes, as mor
tahzed in bronze and granite they stand in our public
parks and overlook with immutabe majesty the seeth
ing pulsing, careless multitude. And standing there
before them my soul questions them for the lost
spirit OF this enthusiasm until the eternal silence OF
their chiseed lips terrible to than the
thunders of Sinai 1t is the mission of the National
party this lost spirit if we would save the
republic and we shall it by turning directly
about and retracing the steps that have led US down
our downward course from the beginning has been
descent from patriotism to partyism. Less and
less have the members of political parties, in
exercising the rights and responsibilities Of
free citizenship been guided by consideration of
principles that stand for the happiness and progress
of the whole people More and have they followed
party lines and party dictaton irrespective of conse
quences Less and less have their ballots represented
individual opinions and conscientious CONVICTIONS
More and more have they been held a purchasabe
commodity, to be sold to the highest bidder 1t is inn
possible to imagine the depth of political and social
pIUbie HE Wab aly
thought it terrible condition for people TO be sub
ect to corrupt monarchy yet it is but mite in the
balance compared with the corruption in demon
allied republic For in a corrupt monarchy the sum
of nations niquty is represented by its rulers; but
in corrupt republic it is the people themselves who
institute and egalize the iniquity by their ballots
There is really then, way TO regain the lost
manhood of American citizenship except by right
about face" Every voting man must counsel secretly
with his soul to which he really loves most,
principle party The members of the National
y have passed through this sefexaminaon, and have
chosen TO abide by principle. And, my word for it,
they sleep better and breathe easier for their choice
And what can my womans voice say to you except TO
stand valiantly and forever for the part you have
chosen, and let the shadow of Encouragement
come over you because the evils are almost
innumerable that have taken root in our
system. Suppose our cave ancestors the prim-
tive men of the race they looked out
upon the terrific beasts the rapacous monsters of the
forest and Jungle had concluded to do nothing toward
endeavorng to extermnate them because of the evi.
dent hopeessness of the undertaking. They didn't
look at it in that light They concluded to enter into
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hold dominion over the earth. Ages and cons have
rolled away, and who here say that these
monsters wiped out and the law of the survival OF
the ttest has demonstrated that it is couLageous man
hood against brutehood that has earned its right to
inherit, the earth And so | would say
It is your royal part in the history
of mankind to enter fearlessly into the struggle
against the monster evils that seem to hold possession
of the governmental domain. If you true to
yourselves it will net be age, century, even
decade before you will prove that is humanityloy
solve the problem of peoples government 1t will
not be decade before you viii prove yourselves the
heroes not of but of peace through the purfca-
ton of the ballot the just regulation of corporate
power and all those subtle forms of monopoly that
endancer the liberty and progress of the people.
And in selecting your standardbearers IN the pres
ent campaign and always, let syeophant beguile
you. Choose leader that seems adapted to and in
harmony with this mongrel political system of ours
but choose who has the courage and the
wisdom to stand by the desires of the people in bring
ing this mongrel system into consistency with its orig
NAL purpose-some great cosmic nature, who holds
the sweep of the in his characters who has lost
nothing but has conserved submated and conseerat-
ed the animal in the man; the man possessed of him
self unique among world of dudes; the man for
great emergencies; the who literally and ideally,
looks with an eye single to his purpose. lGreat APP
With such leader you will practically answer the
question asked and answered by ancient poet 600
years before Christi
What constitutes statei
Not high raised battlement or labored mound,
Thick wall. mOated gate;
Not cities fair, with spires and turrets crowned
But men--high minded men;
Men who their duties know, but know their rights,
And knowing, dare maintain"
Loud calls were made for DR.. De La Matyr and
on response he made a short speech, advocating
the claims made by the ladies and in their behalf
presented the following memorial, which was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions:
To the National Convent II of the Greenback Party:
We, members of the Womans Christian Temper
Union of the States herein represented by the
signatures of our officials, believe that while the
poison habits of the nation be largely resra med
by appeal to the intellect through argument to the
heart through sympathy and to the conscience thnaugh
the motives of religion, the the traffic in those posons
will be best controlled by prohibitory law. We be-
leve the teachings of science experience and the
golden rule combine testify against the traffic in
alcoholic liquors Il drink. and that the homes OF
America which the ctadels Of patriotism, purity
and happiness, have enemy relentless as the
American saloon
Therefore citizens of the United States rrespec-
tive of section but having deeply at heart the
protection of our homes we do hereby respectfully
and earnestly petition you to advocate and TO adopt
such measures requisite to the end that prohibit
ton of the importation, expectation, manufacture aud
sale of alcoholic beverages may become integral
part of the national Constitution and that party
candidates shall be- by character and public pledge,
committed TO national constitutional prohibitory
amendment.
Further oratory was stopped on the an
nouncement that the committee on credentials
was ready to report. and they were heard The
chairman said that the committee had acted
uniformly on the line that no proxies can be adj
mitted Iapplausel; that any person voting as
delegate must be resident of the State lap
plausel, and that no State shall cast more votes
than she has delegates admitted on the floor
IApplause In relation to Maine the COMMITTEES
decided. believing it to be in the interest of har-
mony and justice to all, that the contesting DEF
egations should both be admitted [applausel &c
the extent of four from one and seven from tlt
other which did not make so great numbsr,
even then ae the State is entitled TO-
They reported that the following States had
delegates present, as indicated:
Alabama ?, Arkansas g. California / Colorado