The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
administration had Allied their vest pockets

administration had filed their vest pockets
with cigars, there was applause TO 90
handkerehiefs were waved, Myron King
sitting two tables away, but directly oppo-
site the Governor, giving the queue.
Dental aspirant, lis significant of the his
tory of your party that knows no death IN
defeat With unwavering purpose and con-
seriousness of right, with eye nfted 10 It's
lofty aims, it rises triumphant above DIS
couragement, defeat and death IL can
know but temporary defeat, for IT Is ana ana
must exist as long as that Is the supreme
law of the land. The party stiil mas
splendid mission to perform ~. 70 tead US
ton and the old faith of dealing honestly
with ourselves and with the common good
of all in view"
AS the Governor sat down, after an
nouncing the toast of ex-governor Camp
bell, some one in the crowd began the tune
THE Campbells Are Coming, much TO Inc
disgust of Myron King, who unscreWed ms
neck and turned about to find the onender
There was SO much applause tnao Inc !, pi he
that this presidential banquet would prove
a boomerang? Perish the thought!
Ohio'S favored Democrat confirmed the
impression he made here as public speak
er on Memorial day several years ago he
evidently spoke extemporaneousiy, for az
times he was lost for thought or words
to express it. His remarks were desuitory
and made no impression. M. D. Kings face
grew brighter as the speech proceeded.
The most notable thing the Ex-Governor
said was this: Let us emulate the ex-
ample of those two great New York chiefs
who met at dinner the other day and shook
hands" This was well received. And again
like this: Andrew Jackson gave voice to
the words, which seem now to be tabooed
To the victors belong the spoils. All
with a fine bit of scorn for civil service,
much to the delight of the audience and
the barometrical change of one M. d. ks
expression.
II say went Mr.. Campbell rising to
a climax eff there are any Republican
postmasters in Indiana for Gods sake get
probation manifested II see some one be-
low me has a toast, Why Are We Demo-
asked. I asked it in six States of the. Union
before the recent little furry, and they
gave Republican majorities ranging All the
way from $4,000 upward" These and other
bright gems made up the effort of the
orator from Ohio. 49,
Hon. ]. G. Shankln. of Evansville, as
was almost thrown into CONFUSION of
Joy one moment. and the next was hurled
into the misery and agony s Of neat Gy
turned his remarks. After a long and able
eulogy of Jackson. Mr.. Shankln went on
I'VE need an Andrew Jackson here to-
dav. Who knows but that we have him
right here in this hall? Perhaps we are
but that we have future President of the
United States within easy sound or my
voice."
The applause was uproarious, greater than
NJ d. K had anv reason to expect, till
Mr.. Shanklin added:
Il did not intend to be personal but I
see from the expression on several faces
near me that / taken"
And he looked Isaac Pussy Gray straight
NJ D. K felt the world slipping away
without him.
about and looked Claude Matthews straight
in the face. Happy Myron D. King!
Charles I. Jewett. Of New Albany ll2rs, was
the next speaker. responding to "The Presi-
dent of the United States"
Mr.. levitt candid, even to the ex-
tent of Drawing the displeasure of the au-
a veritable love feast, rather than to have
the truth about the Indiana gerrymander
Haunted in their faces. Fe did not at
wondered at the defeat which befel1 the
party imn1editely- after making it. In
this regard he said:
..At the very next election 1885, even in
Democratic Indiana, the Statehouse was
filled with Republicans. And as for the
Using gerrymander-one which when enacted
looked so perfect that we seemed to take
bond of fate'-we secured bare majority
on joint ballot by the aid of the vote OF
a Populst Representative, and by swearing
that we ran my good friend, Judge Nelson,
for Lieutenant Governor merely for the
fun of the thing. Then came the defeat of
1885, and power and place. departed from the
Democracy.
L.
with Congressman in general and with
the Indiana delegation in particular. He
attacked the spoils system, but admitted
that he was a spokesman and would con-
tnue to be if the system could be made
to reward workers and not those who hap
pen to have q pull with their Congress
man. After venting his wrath on the Con-
gressmen and Senators, he continued:
Let see about the other false pretense
by which the managers of the spoils system
have pulled the wool over the peoples ewes
How about the boys in the trenches?' How
about those vctors' that demagogues glib
ly declare shall receive the spoils. OF al
political lies and shams this is the mean
est. 1t may well be denounced as con
temptibe cheat. a confidence game which
has been played on the masses of both
parties until the limit of patience has beer
reached The spoils do not go to the vic
nate the great mass of WORKING, earnest
worthy, modest Democrats. On the con-
trary, these places are as rule; r gi i've
to dependents and incapables. With some
honorable exceptions, men are elected tt
Congress by the dominant party, act as i
the simple fact of their elevation to the of
flee of Senator or Representative give
them the absolute right to bestow al
but how? Do they seek out the capable
worthy deserving. working Democrats? BY
ticians fill these places with their favor
ties, relatives and fiatterers. Another elias!
bestows the places on such as have {
pull; such as have exercised, or may have
Influence in precinct. county or COMPRESSION
al conventions All these Office brokers
agree to one thing, and that is that public
Office is a private perquisite. If you com
plain they whisper to you in great con
fidence that the President is acting yer,
badly toward the party. IF you seek 81
appointment and can get the proper as
sistance from the great man who repre-
sents your district or State in one of tn,
| halls of Congress, you will succeed, no mat
ter how little you deserve from the party
On the other hand. If after years of faith
full, earnest, modest work for the party
you seek a place, you may as well throw
your party service to the winds. for yol
must succeed by other methods. You mus
find favor in the eyes of your master, thi
congressional middle man, or you will sure
| ly fall no matter how long you have beel
| getting cold and wet doing duty with tn
other boys in the trenches "
Minister I. P. Gray had but little applaus
| when he arose. His reception, compared t
| that Of Governor Matthews was decided.
| chilly. The minister, realizing in a mo
| ment that it was not his tea party, mad
| haste to explain that he would cut his re
| marks short on account of the latenes
of the hour. His toast was THE Dem
| ocratic Party; Are Its Principles Sufficient
| ly Potent to Regain Prestige?" Hi
| rhetoric and grammer We're beautiful
| Among other things he said, THE Demo
| cratic party are and 81 will confine m
| remarks to as few words as possible"
| Ex-Congressman Shively had Party Plat
| forms toast, and Secretary of Stat
| Myers 1.-THE Democratic Soldier
r. c. Bell. of Fort Wayne, that high
| minded statesman who suppressed the reso
buttons in the last State convention cor