The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-06

States, and there should be no provincialism
or nationality about the artist 1t seems that
Indiana has about $500, 200 to devote TO her
preserving the Union. The monument is TO
be 200 feet 10 heiehs. The ACCEPTANCE OF
Schmitz's model shows broad range of taste
in the Common wealth West of Ohio They
looked az tbs models and not at the accidental
circumstances and prrjudicee. Indiana alwavs
seemed to since l have known IL to nave
something OF the imperial quality of the State
of New York IL is, indeed. Western New
York, since IL stands not only between the ONO
and the waters of Lake Erie but IL spans over
TO Lake Michigan. thereby holding alt the gate
ways Of a great future and a continental rela-
ton. During our civil war no more splendid
voluntee came from anywhere than from In
diana No such words OF power were uttered
from any source in the civil war as from Gov
ernor Morton, who had the privilege OF having
belonged to both the political parties. Demo
IN the South and a Republcan as ne oeVei-
oped He was thoroughly conscious of some OF
the defects of Indiana under bad training DUR
ing the Mexican war L THINK tbat OF the rulers
of States be spoke with the most complete mag
nifcencs when he directed the soIdiery and the
legislation of Indiana toward the puolic enemy.
cannot at the moment put my hand upon
his sueeches but remember that the most adj
yanced utterances of any executive the
Northern side in the civil war were made by
this Indomitsble man. who might have had pri-
vate weaknesses. but they never stood in the
wav OF enIarging Indiana to her highest conse-
ouence as one of the units in the great Nation.
He said that il some colonel In the Mexican war
who had fiincned before the enemy had been
shot IL would have been glory for Indiana He
said that he would rather see Indiana reduced to
the condition the Indians held it in than to
swallow tho sauce and gasconade of the pro-
slavery element. He made the North q mighty
mower in the world, and was far superior
man to most of the Governors; and be-
lieye that Hendricks, though he and Morton got
nfoul of each other. appreciated Morton.
Therefore. let this brilliant State the perfect
child of American democracy. make its war
mrin all of 10 mi M Mt a nj
the rest of the country. In that spirit by which
IT. has built up its capital of Indianapolis and
and reared a noble State house. let It also pay
respect to it's soldiery in the war who knew
neither party and nothing but their country.
In the selection of the model of their war monu.
ment they have, no doubt. used their eyes, and
net their prejudices
Il ia of creat value in a land like this. that
sometimes State is reserved between two &C
celebrated commonwealth like Ohio and Illinois
10 mold itself slowly and ascertain Its where
abouts. In this way il is modifying influence
upon it's neighbors Some of the nobiest Splrits
Of Indiana came out of the Southern States,
voluntary refugees from conditions or slavery
which their reason and conscience would not
admit to be the permanent good condition OF
any society.
old world and refuse to make the new world
mere experimental garden for artistic aosurdlty,
it may be understood that the fsld is open here
for men of breadth, of brightness and OF origin
nality to accomplish far more than any nation or
the old world will give them the opportunity TO
ditions of literature and art in America; and In
diana has set us the example of modifying our
literary laws, that while the foreigner shall
be paid for what he produces that is useful, the
American shall have the benefit of that honesty
which compensates everybody who works In
literature and art.
The West ought to shake off it's provincialism
with regard to the navy of the United States.
and permit very respectable sum of money to
be paid for the building of ships OF war The
West must understand that because they are
hal rad hal nd
10 be exempt from the conditions OF national
life under which all live. The Western
statesman who shall come to the front moot
promptly and demand that our navy be accord
ant with our magn ificent internal development
of railroad aud public works, will never lose IN
the estimation of his neigh bors. but, rather. will
take his place among the statesmen of the con-
tinent.
Colfax was one of the public men of Indiana
whom / have not paid respect to In recent years.
The reason was that as Colfax advanced in pub
lie preferment he became a self worshiper. Yet
l have no doubt that Colfax was useful man to
the State of Indiana and to the general West.
He had hearty sympathy with the great Ma
ton. of which he was protege AS the Speaker
of Congress he not unfair-rather whole
GONE. He made opponents in the latter part OF
his life by attending solely to his own advance
ment yet think that he was one of the strong
men Indiana has sent into the Nation.
1t is NOT given TO all men to have strong.
positive basis OF character. Colfax lost the
support of many persons by his tactical nature.
But it may now be remembered that he was one
of the first of the central West TO 60 to the
Pacific coast aud highly appreciate our develop
ment there. and to place before the people OF
the East their great possessions az the extreme
West in a very picturesque and noble way.
The charges made against him were, after all,
of a very fiimsy sort. Almost any man of high
talent gets into a box now and then where he
accepts the help of some person of shrewd bust
ness character and success. Indiana would do
we'll to appreciate MIR. Colfax. as am told his
district in that State has always done, never
,urrendering him up to hyenas of criticism