The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-25
OPPORTUNITY TO SUBSCRIBE.
Liberal Response Ext ecIed 10 the Request for
Funds for the q. A. r. Encampment.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORx, ME

During the agitation relative to the ap-
preparation 10y Council of $4,000 for the
Grand Army encampment. a preference to
have all the money raised by subscription
was ex pressed by many. An opportunity is
to be afforded the citizens on that line.
and. as indications are. with every degree
OF success. liz is perhaps too much TO ex-
poet that the full amount required $780,
0OO) will be thus secured, but II it IT, there
will De no use of the Council appropriation.
However. with that appropri alton, andthe
S25. 600 already subscribed, $50 600 more will
be needed. and that must come from the
generous aud public.spirited citizens. The
Commercial Club has taken unto itself
that work, and hopes TO have the money
pledged within few days
There is every reason to believe that the
response will be liberal and worthy of the
progressive motives of the people that
have helped the city SO much in other lines.
The work is to be pushed In all directions.
Reliance will be placed upon what the
people of indianapolis are willing to do for
her in this emergency, and as the results
are 80 will be the glory of work well
done.
hands of the many who have signifed
their Willingness TO assist in raising the
money. In addition 10 these general So
lIcitOrs Will be committees confined TO
special interests and In few days IL Is be-
lIeved all further disbursements as TO
where the money for the encampment Is TO
come from will be removed. Many of
those who subscribed in the first place
state that they are willing TO subscribe
more This OF itself Is q strong impe-
tus for work. making the way free
for q foundation of the requests
of the club first TO its own membership:
second TO special interests. and, third.
TO the general public. The membership of
the club and the special interests. il has
been ascertained. can be relied upon, and
the general public is considered to be
equally alive TO the IN serests of the city. 1t
Is not TO be understood that because the
club have this task in charge those not
members OF the organization are debarred
from assisting in the work of raising by
subscription the $50, 600 needed TO complete
the sum that will enable the executive
committee of encampment arrangements to
carry out it's plans. 1t Is expected that no
one anxious TO have Indinnapoli make the
best record possible in entertaining the
veterans will refrsin from doing all he can.
The question now. it was said yesterday,
is very much as IL was when the appropri-
alton was being considered by Council. If
Indianapolis does not do as we'll 10y the
encampment as other cities have done it
Will % OaQ Tor ner ana ner people. 90
as we'll means the expenditure of as much
money as in Washington. There the en-
campment cost $3.50. 0c0. and $4,000 of that
spent in erecting barracks for those
whom the hotels and boarding honses
could not accommodate. Indianapolis
must spend as much If not more for that
purpose. That Will require every dollar of
the Councils Appropriation. leaving moth
ing for the other necessities, which are
almost innumerahle IN providing for such
nf
be here. In this great work, if
any thing is left und0ne. SO much will In
dianapolis fall behind the hospitality ex-
tended TO encampments elsewhere. Ii is
the purpose OF the committee on arrange
ments to avoid this. and &c can be certain
OF doing it only by having at command the
means with which to do it, Two-thirds of
the amount needed has been secured. and
the only way the other can be obtained is
by placing the need fairly and squareIy be-
fore the people.