The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-10
THE GAMBLING DEN SCANDALS
Salary Rolls Doubled and Useless
Political Jobs Created.
Large and Enthusiastic Reception to
the Next Mayor of Indianapolis
Speeches by Other Candidates.

In it's rooms on Maryland street. to the
Hon. Caleb s. Denny, the Republican can
didste for Mayor. and his associates on the
ticket. The rooms were decorated for the
occasion. there being an abundance of
bunting and national colOrs, in which were
interspersed numerous pictures OF promi-
nent Republicans. The attendance was
large and the meeting was an enthusiastic
one in all respects Mr.. Denny was the first
70 speak and no was followed by George
w. Stubbs. candidate for police Judge.
Councilman Cooper and several others.
The meeting was presided over by Carey
Mcpherson. who spoke as follows when he
uslled it TO order:
There hos Just been National G.. A. r.
EncamDment In the midst of us. TO which
all of the energies of the citizens of In
nianspoiis have been given. and which has
occupied all OF their attention for the last
two or three months. We all are glad that
the encampment was here, and we hope
that all of the strangers who made it an
OCCASION 20 visit our city went away feel
ing ,nat they had been repaid for coming.
Now it Is time for rs TO turn our thoughts
TO something else. There is q municipal
election coming on IN q little over a month,
and 1t 10 one that every citizen should give
serious consideration TO. We meet here TO-
night to listen 10 some of the men who
head the Republican ticket. [ have the
honor of introducing Mr.. Rhodes"
g. II. Rhodes. a member of the clnb. then
said. in introducing the speaker of the
evening:
The candidate who will represent the
may be assured of the hearty support and
aid of the Republican Commercial Trav-
elers' Club. We are going to assist you to
give the Democratic administration such
dose that they will think that a cyclone
has struck them and such a one as will
scatter them TO the four winds. Gentle
men, / have the honor of introducing to
you the next Mayor of the city OF Indian
spoIis, the Hon. Caleb S. Denny"
There was loud and continuous applause
when Mr.. Denny stepped TO the front. and
he was continually interrupted by it
during the course of his speech. He spoke
as follows:
~ feel very highly honored in being per-
mitted TO SIT as tue guest of q body of gen.
tlemen so active. earnest. intelligent and
progressive as the commercial travellers of
Indianapolis. The mon of your calling con-
Btltute a most potent factor In political as
well social and business life. The
candidates of the Republican party In the
local contest tbat Is now fairly oD IN this
city werG not invited here tonight to talk
pcIltlcs In any party sense, but simply to
meet you gentlemen socially. and, perhaps,
TO exchange q word on the su ubject of the
government of the city of Indianapolis.
particularly as It has been conducted under
the present administration. and as to how
COn0nCt60 nn9lneRl
standpoint
Il feel very fortunate, as know all the
other gentlemen associated with me on the
Republican ticket do. in having the good
contest. for know that no other OrganiZa-
tion in the city will be more earnest and
faithful In its work for the success Of our
ticket than your own. Men of your fra
ternity never do things by halves. The
work laid OF for you to do Is always done
with prudence and energy. / have been
told that the members of your club have
already eylnced deep interest in the sue
cess OF the Republican ticket in our ap-
preaching municipal election. and that
from SOto 90 per cent OF the commercial
travellers living in the city Of Indianapolis
are supporting IL IN this contest. If this
Information Is correct and do not doubt
~ it means victory beyond question.
THE CHARTER DIsREGARDED.
"The present administration has been
weak, vacillatipg and dangerous to good
government and to society. The most i'm
portans provisions of our new city charter
have been ignored. misinterpreted and vlo-
lated for partisan purposes. The very
foundation principle OF the charter has
been totally disregarded in it's letter and
epirit. refer TO the nonpartisan features
of the law. The central idea, plainly writ
ten IN the statute, 10 the one which gives
N q nj ard 60
~ least two political parties. and
which contemplates that the selection of
laborers and other subordinate employees
shall be fairly distributed among the men,
bers of different political parties. am hero
20 say to you that this provision of the law
has been disregarded by Mayor Sullivan
and bis boards. and TO promise you, if /
shall be succ essful in this contest, that it
shall be carried out faithfully and honest
~ for the next two years i charge you
that an unusual number of men were placed
upon the streets just prior to the Demo-
cratic primaries, taking from the public
treasury three or four times as much money
as was expended during the corresponding
weeks of last year. for the pur-
pose of aiding in the denomination of
the present incumbent OF the Mayors
office; and l promise you, If elected, that
no such thing shall be done IN the in terest
of any man or se' OF men during my term
of office. but that all city street work shall
be done IN the proper season and according
TO the usual customs, without reference TO
primaries, nominating conventions or cleo
tions.
AN unusual and unnecessary number OF
clerkships and inspectOrships have been
created. and in many cases hlled with In
competent persons. solely for political pur-
poses. thus Causing q large sum TO be added
To the pay rolls and taken from the pocke Is
of the taxpayers without any Just return.
The salary account of the city officers and
employees loutside of the police and fire de-
psrtmentsl has been more than doubled
since the adoption OF the new charter.
which IL a gross extravagance. and should
be speedily corrected. l promise you, If
elected. TO introduce and maintain the
strictest economy permissible under n good.
wholesome. capable public service. and
that there shall be "a large saving in the
account above referred TO.
THE DEFAULTED BONDS.
Just prior 20 the present administration
$155.000 of the city's old bonded indebted.
ness. which drew 7.3 per cent. interest
matured and was refunded on long time al
per cent. Under the present admInistra-
tion the payment of seOo.e9O of the same
class OF bonded indebtedness has been de.
faulted. and the city has for months stood
disgraced and Its credit greatly impaired
10 the money markets of the world. Ths