The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-17

TO S. 900. 000 Under Governor GRAY the debt
is again going up. and it now IS 81. 09O. 0oo Mr.
Stivers then reviewed with telling emphasis the
Democratic partisan control of the beuevoient
institutions and the outrages committed under
it. These institutions. under Republican con-
tol, were the pride of the State; but now IN the
moral depravi:y difficult to duplicate outof he'll.
He referred to the gerrymander outrage cleo
ton frauds and tally sheet forgeries.
which the Democratic party defend.
He also arraigned them for their sub
serviency to the liquor power, and passed
to criticism Of the Democratic Supreme
salary servants of the people. The Supreme
Court docket is far behind, and although some
years ago commission was organized to help
the court to get with its business. there
were last term over ore thousand cases unde-
cided. From November, 1885, TO November.
1887. only one hundred and nine cases
Republican on the bench, did his best
to bring up the work, but the otter judges were
laggard. OF the 100 cases mentioned Judge
Elliott wrote the decisions IN 81, Judge Mitchell
in 90. Judge Howk in 16. while Judges Niblack
and collars wrote Is each Mr.. Stivers urged
the making of leading issue out of the Demo
cratic scoundrelism in the last Legislature. 1t
involves the whole question. the right of the
people TO govern.
This closed the papers, but Leutenant-go
ernor Robertson added to the interest OF the
meeting by speaking on the Southern question,
which he considered paramount to every other
1t covered the whole country The Republicans
fought upon = basis that there must be no sec
ton alisin and it seems the great event of the
civil war should have taught the people greater
lesson. He surprised that loyalty
should be allowed to go far to the rear while
treason Is brought to the front The country
had been too magnaniomous with traitors. Sc
cession, that account, is taught and kept alive
in the South while of the North relegatsd to
the The Republican owe it to every
voter that his ballot shall be counted and when
counted that it shall be given full effect Until
that s ACCOMPLISHED the Republican party will
not have fulfilled it's duty.
Gen. Benz. Harrison returned late yesterday
afternoon from Chicago, and in response to a
previous invitation, visited the editors. he was
called forward for speech. to which he re-
sponded in saying that he rejoced to see so
many newspaper men present as 1t was great
expression of their interest in the campaign.
The press not only responsive to the gen
eral feeling, but it can lead it. augment it, and
direct it until the whole. Republican vote
can be polled. The secret OF success is to get
growth. and while the Republicans of Indiana
have been depleted by emigration, thus giving
Republican majorities to other States, he was
glad to see that the tide checked and the
people realized Indiana was good State in
which to live. A free and pure ballot is the
paramount question. When that is set
tied the people divide on other issues. Why
should the people have other questions so long
they cannot have free and secure
ballot by which to settle them! This is
national question. 1t belongs to Indiana, Da-
kota. Ohio and all other States. He urged the
and lift it up undeterred by any other questions.
After other brief speeches. and the appoint
ment of w. 81. Smith, of Indianapolis; ID. w.
Barnett, of Franklin, and ". H Elliott, of New
castle, as a committee to revise the constitution
of the association, the meeting adjourned.