The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-16
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
A Bid for the support of bourbon
Malignants and Exfremiais.

At 10 o'clock, the time set for the OPEN
ing of the convention, hardly a corporars
guard of delegates had entered the hall,
and these were scattered about in a list
less sort of manner, apparently caring
nothing for the result of the conventions
deliberations. Chairman Taggart was pres
ent and ready to call the convention to or
der, but the committee on resolutions had
not yet appeared, and so he announced that
the delay was caused by the nonarrval of
some of the delegates who had been un-
avodably detained. The committee evil
IDENTIFY had big job on hands and had not
decided yet whether TO indorse the Sugar
Trust or the House. Finally, at about half
past 10. the committee entered the hall and
the convention was called to order. Prayer
was offered By the Rev. Mr. Abbott, and
the roll of counties was called, all answer
ing but Warren, in spite of which fact
Chairman Taggart announced that all coun-
ties were represented.
John McGregor, of Madison county then
read the report of the committee on or
ganization and announced the selection of
the following officers for the convention:
Permanent chairman, Claude Matthews;
permanent secretary, s. NJ. Briscoe, of
Miami county; sergeant-at-arms, j. f. Hen
messy, of Marion. The list of vice presi-
dents was given in yesterdays Journal.
The announcement that Governor Mat
thews would be chairman called forth a
round of applause. and showed how little
the rank and file of Democracy sympathize
with the efforts of Greene Smith, Morss
and others to freeze him out. The Gov
ernor stepped forward and spoke fol-
lows:
Once again great party assemblies
questions that concern the welfare of a
people, the good of government, and make
see SO many. gathered together from all
gives hopeful sign of of coming Success.
Surely the gloomy forebodings and pres
ages of defeat heralded in the. opposition
met under peculiar conditions stin fghting
the battle OF the people to relieve them
from the burdens of tax and system of
through the necessities of war Burdens
then placed under the promise that so soon
as peace was restored relief should be
given. a party for over thirty years carry
ing on that policy which was enrichng the
few at the expense of the many-heaping
up fabulous wealth in the hands of one
class and sapping the strength and re-
ting eXtravagances that invaded the ad-
minstration OF government, until 1t was
impoyerishi,ng the millions to pay tribute
"The people at last revolted and for the
nrSI tlIne since 1901 pldce1 departments
of the government in the hands OF the
Democratic party TO free them from these
evils and reform the injustice of the past
We came into possession OF the govern
ment, but with a depleted and empty treas
ury. made so by the recklessness and prof
Igacy OF Republican administration Not
alone was this our inheritance, but Grip
pied and embarrassed through the entail
ure of eXtravagant appropriations reach
ing beyond the close OF Republican control
OF public affairs, and forcing upon their
successors the passage OF deficiency bills.
and issuance OF bonds to maintain the
credit and honor of the government.
These strained and unnatural conditions
resulting from their ruinous polcy, decep-