The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-04

the ONCE your votes tonight 1e0f1fy. i
present to You the choice OF this cenven-
Mr. Trusler said: ITO have received this
honor. the nomination for Mayor or this
made up e Of delegates si Elected By RepaD-
Leans meeting In greater number than
ever before at the primaries. Is honor
that, assure you, appreciate, and
will try In my future life TO show that I
do In the canvass. IL anything has been
gotten from this moment. with united
party the Republicans OF indianapolis viii
again win a great victory. l am certain
pie of this city which will give satisfaction
done. good and faithful servants an ad-
ministration which the people Will be anx-
ious to continue in power"
There was again great cheering, and
Mr. Trueler left the hall and went to his
Calls for Wagner, and. rising from his
seat with the same yeomen fealty to the
party. which always distinguished him. he
moved to make the nomination unanimous.
There was still so much confusion and
cheering that the motion was drowned out
being put 70 ose in 'nS o to
secure sufficient order to make the motion
heard. The business OF the convention then
The chairman announced that the COM
mittee on resolutions was ready to report,
and the resolutions were read, as follows:
in charge of the public business of the city
OF indianapolis as the result OF the october
election. 1893. upon platform which
laws. an energetic prosecution Of public i'm
provements and an economical and business
like administration OF the affairs OF the
city. believing that the best assurance OF
efficient administration in the future is af-
fording by performance OF promises in the
past invites attention to the following facts:
When the administration OF Mayor
oil off ~
Democratic administration to refund the
maturing debts Of the city, bearing exces-
sive interest. had failed. the city wss in
default In the payment OF past due indent-
edness, it's cash resources were exhausted,
with floating debt unprovided for. while
a large temporary loan was outstanding,
whereby the revenues which should nave
been available to the incoming administra-
ton to meet current expenses had been an
ticipated-
been carried on without encouraging COM
petition, so that the cost thereon 10 prop
erty-owners had been made unnecessarily
s'The laws for the repression of vice and
crime and the preservation or GOOD oruer
and morals had been so laxiy en1orceo as 70
become almost dead letters, and the evils
they were intended to restrain and prevent
were open and fragrant.
I'm the two years that have since elapsed:
sThe bonded debt of 100000, winch was
past due and in default at the close OF the
Sullivan administration, has been REFUNDED,
as has also $4,000 of other bonds which
have since matured, at reduction OF IN
terest from 7.3 per cent. TO per cent, tne
annual saving in the interest charge being
nearly $4,000. In addition to which large
premiums were received.
Fire department bonds to the amount or
s. 900 have been paid. The temporary loan
carried throughout the Sullivan administra-
tracted. and instead of exhausted cash and
Anticipated revenues, there is available in
the treasury of the city a96,47s.S
1.-The laws have been vigorously and i'm
partially enforced, with the result that
gambling houses have been suppressed and
gamblers driven from the city, and vice and
crime in all Its forms has been largely re-
pressed.
'sThe work OF public improvements. so
vital to the prosperity and health or the
city has been enefseticahy pr1 ne nronepty
owners In 1892 and 1893, under Democratic
administration, 103 miles of improvements
s.. 157.72. In 1894 and 1885, under Republic
can administration. 1o4 miles have been
made or contracted for. at a cost of 8. 06S,-
Set saving to the properly roper yco moasIs u
and Of better business methods In other re-
spects.
cised i'm all departments Of the city govern
ment by means OF which and the efnclent
administration of the city's finances, the
increased expenditures made necessary py
its growth in population and territory. and
in paying it's temporary loan and other In
deb,edness, have been effected without in
crease of taxation; while. by means OF the
inauguration and enforcement of civil serv-
ice regulations required by the charter,
which had been utterly disregarded by the
preceding administration. the efficiency of
the public service has been promoted In all
it's departments.
For the results thus accomplished, the
Republican administration is entitled to
and receives our unqualified Endorsement,
and we pledge ourselves, If continued in
charge of city affairs to the continued Wig
orous and impartial enforcement or all
laws: the energetic prosecution OF all public
improvements having steadily in view the
completion of such improvements at the
lowest cost to the property holders. and as
soon as the same can be done without max
ing assessments unduly burdensome; to
economy in all public expenditures: con-
tinuance of the policy OF refunding the
bonded debt of the city as 1T natures at
lower rates of interest; no increase, but
reduction, whenever possible, or the
principal of the bonded debt: a reduction
also, whenever possible, of the rate OF tax
alton; the securing OF adequate compensa-
ton from all corporations having special
privileges in the use OF the streets; the I'M
provement and the extension of the CITY
parks and generally to a buslnesslike and
efficient administration of public affairs.
CONTEST FOR POLICE JUDGE.