The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-24
THIRTEENTH WARD SPEAKS
Leading South-Side Citizens Strongly
Favor a Royal Welcome to Veterans.
Raising the Money by Taxation Endorsed by
Those lnteryiewed-TO Fail Means Dis
grace and Money Loss to Indianapolis.

There Is very liberal feeIng on south
Side in favor of the city making the SO, 0C0
appropriation for the Grand Army encamp-
ment. There, as lsewhere, the proposition
is viewed In the proper light. that 1t is to
secure benefit for the city. and on that
account should be sustained by every one
who has the welfare of indianapolis at
heart. There is no letting down in pride
its progress finds ready expression.
eff we expect to do any thing for Indian.
apolls it cannot be through measuring to a
hairs breadth and counting the pennies"
was the spirit of much Journal reporter
heard south of Washington street yester-
day, particularly in the Thirteenth
ward. The people there are just
as economical as comfortable living will
allow, and they do things in way that
supports thrift and progressive purpose.
They con slider such great gatherings in the
city as the Grand Army encampment as
marks of progress as they bring people
here, advertise the clty's resources. Its de-
yeIopment, wealth and Importance What
ever does that they say is worth support
ing by the people. 1t is not pleasant for
them TO be told of q possibility of the en-
campment going to another city If the full
ness of hospitality here Is not sustained by
q cordial welcome. Failure to meet the de-
mands of entertainment equal to that che
encsrnpment had in Washington, Boston,
Detroit, Milwaukee and st. Louis they
say would be damaging not only to Indian
apOlis, but the State; a removal OF the en-
csmpment would be disgrace. they en-
phatically proclaim. They deplore the
discussion that has occurred deeIning it. If
not indecent, at least unoalled for at time
when there should be o unanimity OF ex-
preston supporting whatever Is good for
the city.
In the Thirteenth ward property inter-
ests ere distributed. There are no very
wealthy people there. but coy homes fill
the resident streets, and business thrlves on
less pTetentious lines than OH Washington,
Pennsylvania and Illinois streets. Every
place denotes modest accumulation and
comfort. The people are all taxpayers III
greater or less amounts. Whenever tax
is III sight one may be sure they consider
its purpose before committing themselves
to it's support They have considered this
question of small taxation for the Grand
Army entertainment and the point pre-.
vailing opinion has reached can be seen in
the following expressions from their Dual.
ness men and taxpayers:
ii. G. Schmidt: something. must be
done to provide entertainment for the en-
campment. Other cities have done well In
that regard, and we don't want to be told
when we 60 anywhere that indianapolis 10
the worst place / ever saw. It would be q
disgrace for the old soldiers to come here
and find they were not treated as well as
they have been. l am in favor of the appro-
priation. We can do nothing in this matter
with few thousand dollars, and the re-
turns Will be many times more than the
amount expended"
j. &. Rothert: Il am not particular about
the matter. Taxation seems the surest
way of securing the money. and believe
1t to be the beet"
c. A. Hines: Il favor taxation. 1t 10
very plain that the money cannot be OBJ
tanned by any other means. and Ii IS mat
ter that permits of no Tagging five expect
to do any thing for the city"
E. III. Shaw: 1T will not do to let the
encampment be less in Importance and en-.
tertainment than those that have preced-
ed it."
Mr. Lalley. of Lalley & Collins: "Under
the circumstances the tax must be levied.
ltwould be very hard, If not impossible, to
raise the money by subscription. If the en-
campment should fail for the lack of
means it would damage the city greatly.
Any one who has the interest of the city at
heart will not hesitate to support the pro-
posed taxation.
NJ. G. Staley: 81 favor any thing that ex-
presses public enterprise. In o matter OF
OF this kind. when it should be plain TO
any one the city will be benefited. there
should be uni versal acquiescence in the ap.
preparation. To defeat it would mean a
the city. Every body will be benefited by
the encampnent being here. l have seen
evidence OF good returns from events of
less Importance that have occurred here.
They brought people TO the city, and no
one came without spending money. That
money sweiled the amount in circulation,
and. from It's starting point, 1t reached
nearly every one who had anything to sell.
The encamDment will leave several million
dollars in the city. and if that is not a ben
EFT. what 1877
c. ii. Heine: 81 don't want to see the
encamDment fail, and every man who
makes living here should support every
effort to make lt O success. Every man
should stand up for his town. l would
prefer to have the money raised by sub
scriptioD. but If 1t is necessary let the tax
be levied"
@. c. Watson: 81 am in favor of any
thing that will help this city. and this en-
campment will do so. Trying to obtain the
money by SD DESCRIPTION is out of the Ques-
ton. and the only way to get 1t Is by taxa
tion."
Charles Gorger: at is not right that q
few should give to such an enterprise
when all are TO be benefited. | am willing
To stand my share of taxation"
I'd AnscDuetz: Il am In favor of the tax.
IL is the better way of raising the money.
We want no failure, for that would damage
the city"
c. Metzger: 81 am willing to have the
ter
j. NJ. McCollum: 1--WE have invited the
Grand Army here, and now we must take
care of 1t. We must stand up to what we
have undertaken.
Michael Calm: "All the money apDropri.
ated will remain in the city. with more on
top of it. L am in favor of anything that
helps indianapolis and therefore. put me
down for the tax"
John ID. Bremen: THE tax is right. The
money cannot be raised by subscription.
We must en- terrain these people,"
j. III. johnson: Il am opposed 70 the tax,
but / will submit to it rather than have o
failure of the encampnent. We must en-
terrain these visitors in proper manner"
I'D Bernauer: 81 am heartily in favor of
the tax. Ii Will be small for each tax
payer. insignificant. In fact. We must
make great success of this encampment.
If We do not i would not lik to 60 where
should be told Indianapolis did not have
enough enterprise to raise S75 600 for the
Grand Army encamdment tbs something
Indianapolis will never enjoy again, and
If We 90 not treat the encampment well We
need not expect 60 get more large gather
ings here"
VOTERS lNTI-LIQUOR LEAGUE