The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-05
THERE'S NO USE IN TRYING
Democrats Cannot Shirk the Respon.
sibility for the Tax Law.
Unsatisfactory Conference of the Editors and
Taggart's Executive Committee
Gray's Chances Are Slender.

citation held its mid winter meeting at the
Hendricks Club room yesterday. There was
quite o large attendance. forty-one editors
being present.
The meeting developed the fact that Isaac
the Democrats of Indiana for first or even
second place on the national ticket. The
Democratic editors are pretty well divided
on Gray, Cleveland and Hill. A poll taken
showed twenty for Gray, sixteen for Cleve-
land and three for Hill for first choice.
Isaac Pussy will no doubt be disappointed
to find that no resolution indorsinR his can
didacy was passed, or even prung at the
meeting.
President Arnold. of the Greencastle
Star-Press, called the association to order
at 11:30 o'clock. and the minutes of the mid
summer meeting were read by Secretary
Boyd, Of the Washington Democrat. By
motion of J.. q. Henderson, of the Kokomo
Dispatch. the president was authorized to
appoint a committee on resolutions to re-
port in the afternoon. He named Samuel
Morss, Mr.. Henderson and w. G. Ball, of
the Terre Haute GaZetJe. Whether or not
the appointment of this trio was q prear-
ranged scheme or not can only be guessed
at. The resolutions reported were not
NOAy "oo OhO AnhAOAN-
ing the death of the late Harry Francis. of
the Michigan City Dispatch. The other
was in effect as follows:
Resolved. That it Is the sense OF this associa-
ed or repealed. and that the Republican Editor
ial Association be invited to cooperate.
After the resolution had been read, S. Z.
Morss. B. 4. Louthain. A. S. Chapman, j. b.
Stoll. w. g. Ball and e. Z. Purcell were
appointed o committee TO draft an amend
mani cnmm1ffaA on Nominations Of
officers was also appointed, consisting of
j. b. ctoll, of the South Bend Times; b.. (.
Lonrhaln, OF the Logansport Pharos; Luther
Short, of the Franklin Democrat; e. ".
Purcell. of the Vincennes Sun; In the
afternoon the committee reported the fol-
lowing ticket, which was elected:
President. H.. A. Barnhart.- Rochester
Sentinel; first vice-president, Louis Holt
man. Brazil Democrat; second vice-presi-
dent. w. e. Wellman, Sullivan Times: re-
cording secretary. s. Is. Boyd, Washington
Democrrl; corresponding secretary. jones
ID. j. Crittenberaer. Anderson Democrat;
executive committee. Is. Stoll. B. 4.
Louthain. s. E. Morss. f. A. Arnold. J. p.
Apologize.
San Francisco-Luther Short, Franklin
Democrat; j. w. Barnes, Logansport
Pharos; /. b. Mcdonald, Ligonier Banner;
Louis Hoffman, Brazil Democrat; Royal Z.
Purcell, VIncennes Sun. Alternates-A. A.
Sparks. of the Mt: Vernon Democrat; John
johnson. of the Bedford Democrat: j. J..
Carroll, of the Pulaski County Democrat;
j. A. Borns, of the Auburn Courier. and w.
b. Wilson, of the Lafayette Journal
Luther Short, of tbs committee on con-
stitution. told the association he had found
the constitution which was reported lost.
It was amended to read that the winter
meetings shall be held on Feb. 4 of zach
year., and was adopted.
nurfpU tina norpfp0 aaeaiou thu oeaooia-
tion was treated to a speech from chairman
L. Pinkerton Tageart, of the State central
committee. He said o meeting had been
called by him of the executive committee
and he thought the associa-
tion ought to appoint q colL-
mittee to confer with it on the subject of
campaign. literature. He thought the
this matter and opinions expressed freely.
Mr.. Taegart, in his smooth. oily way, also
gave the editors some advice about the tax
law which is ranking in the bosom of
Democracy. It's . fact that the inlquitous
measure passed by the Democratic Legis-
lature is becoming more odious every day,
and it is making the Democrats both squeal
and squlrm. Mr.. Taggart is always equal
TO emergencies like this. he finds his best
peared even to Ananias an exagger-
alton. immediately after he was
elected chairman of the State CON-
mittee. preposterous as 1t may seem.
the "only sleuth" prevailed upon some of
the Democratic editors of the State to make
themselves ridiculous by trying to lay the
blame of the tax-iaw burdens at the door of
the Republican party. Every once in o
while some Democratic country weekly
comes out under iaring headlines with the
information that the tax law was a Repub-
lican measure, although it originated with
a Democrat, was recommended by Demo
cratic committees and was passed by the
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ture. Mr.. Taggart yesterday pointed out
to his brethren the danger of the situation
and urged them to keep M the claim. in
the hope of deluding or caloiing q few vot-
ers.
While the matter OF campaign literature
was being discussed. editor Morss suggested
that in the coming campaign no speeches
should be sent out In pamphlet form.
Mr.. Morss, no doubt. thinks that the
Sentinel is q better medium for disseminat-
ing Democratic lies. 1t was also upon his
suggestion that the association resolved
that IL was the sense of the meeting that
the national Democratic committee doesn't
know its business when 1t comes to CAM
There were several gubernatoIial eandi-
dates lowering about yesterday. Isaac
Pussy Gray did not show up. but Mason
Niblack, of Vincennes. silk tile and all.
was right In the swim. he claims that he
will receive the nomination. Mortimer
Nye. of LaPorte. was also hobnobbing with
Democratic editors and local politicians.
He wants to be Governor awful bad, but
his chances are slim.
Trying To Meet the Tax Issue.
Chairman Taggart's Democratic State ex-
ecutive committee held its first meeting
yesterday morning. at the Grand Hotel. to
lay their heads together in an effort to find
some issue upon which to make an aQgres-
sive fight. lnasmuch as nearly all the
members are from Indianapolis, most of
than had mat bafora and AZ did nor faEa