The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-12

and talked loud, while q large number left
the hall. The Senator remarked TO the
to see the next Mayor: also. in passing. that
the hard times were Republican times. That
gave him occasion TO launch forth in his
speech on national issues. He said he was
not In favor of changing the motto on the
silver dollar to I'm gold we trust" He
thought gold might be precious. but justice
and righteousness were moro more pre-
cious. Advantage ought not to be taken
az the present Crisis. be said. to
incur a heavy national indebtedness by is-
suing gold bonds. He said that ir would
only be a temporary relief. and one that
would eventually cost the people dearly.
Ii would bring down an additional tribute
on the citizens. He said the Democratic
party never believed IN the pGr-
chase of silver as q commodity. He
believed in going TO the last
Democratic natIonaI platform for guidance;
that platform declared in favor of main
some references to the national flag, Sena-
tor Turpie sat down and the larger part of
the noisy audience overlooked the matter
of appiauding.
Az the conclusion of Senator TurpIe's
speech Chairman SeidenstIcker announced
that tho committee on resolutions was
ready to report A deiegsJe moved that
order be secured first, and the chairman
made q vain attempt to get 1t. He was
never gifted with a strong voice. and his
- ~
bly,. The consequence was that little at
tention was paid to him. and the resoiu-
tions were read with hardly q round dozen
listening to them.
THIS RESOLUTIONS.
They spoke in terms of eulogy of the re-
cent amendments to the city charter, OF the
new electric lighting system. of the street
i'm provements. OF the sewer system, of the
efficiency of the police and fire depart.
mcnts. and last of the street railway fran
chise which has been secured. OF the latter
they spoke long. They lnuded the
City Railway Company until adjectives
ceased. and then denounced as q monopoIis-
tic and corrupt association the CiLizens'
company.
AS the clerk proceeded with the read
ing the crowd grew impatient. Every
body was talking and one man
mounted a chair and yelled with
q stentorian voice. "Ob. break away there"
The secretary did not break. however, and
the reading continued. The remainder of
the resolutions were principally maledic-
tione heaped upon the Republican party.
with no reference to grammar or facts. An
oninous silence was maintained In
them regarding national politics.. which is
unusual. and was construed TO mean that
the financial stringency was having it's
effect on the Democrats. Nor was there
any reference TO the city's financial diff
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WOollen's refundinG bonds were not placed
on the same pinnacle of perfect party
statesmanship as were the other things.
it took the chairman several minutes to
get sufficient order to nut them TO vote on
adoption. and the delegates then voted as
though they were doing something they
had TO. When the negative vote was
called for 10 was almost % heavy
ns was the affirmative one. but they were
declared passed. Nick Dugan. sewer in
spector. then secured the floor and offered
an amendment to them. 10 was passcd ~
IN the chairman. There were loud cries of
BEAD IT," Read it," but the chairman
shook his head. Dugan himself got up and
moved that it be read. but the chairman
still refused. The reporters secured it and
Tom Taggart hastily took IL from their
table. saying that it was not TO be given
out. 1t was finally embodied with ths
rest OF the resolutions, but it was only
after q warm fight in the resolutions COM
mittee. 1t was TO the effect that a prefer
ence be- given TO home labor ip letting
street contracts. and that eight hours con-
stitute q legal days work.