The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-02
MR.. VOORHEES, SCORED
PoPULIsTs ANGERED BECAUSE HE
IGNORED THEM.
Which Is Quietly Pigeonh ,led-
1.-The Twins

Daniel w. Voorhees,, Indiana's favorite
son of Democracy, has incurred the dis
pleasure of the Populists. So palpable has
been the affront offered the Peoples party
men by Senator Voorhees, that the State
central committee, in session yesterday,
devoted half day to the dissection OF
the tall sycamore and concluded by pass
ing a yard and half of resolutions. The
primal cause of the estrangement between
the Populsts and Senator Voorhees, was
letter addressed to that gentleman by Silas
NJ. Shepard, vice chairman Of the State
central committee, which the Senator
neglected to answer Mr. Shepard's letter
was written Dec. II, as follows:
Recent dispatches furnish the people with
the information that in the, near future
you will make speech in the Senate in
favor of the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of l6 to l. I sincerely hope that Tor
true and that the nation may know that
at least one Senator from this great State
has the courage to voice. the. sentiments
There is little doubt that If the qussi on
was submitted the people. of this Safe,
of Is to 1 be adopted? seven cut of ten
and possibly more would say, yes
possible day. By the way, it, does seem
a little strange to the people Of the center,
ton should conform to the ideas of self
constituted association of American bank.
ers. Is there no financial wisdom beyond
the cot erie of se.f-interests? Is this g1v-
eminent of Lankers for bankers, and by
bankers, or tc put it a little differt ntly. a
government of financierS for financierS and
by financiers?'
The rea1ing of Mr.. Shepard's somewhat
caustic missive called out the following
resolutions, supplemented by various COM
plimentary illusions to the derelict Sena-
tor and his party:
Resolved, by the conference of the
Peoples party of Indiana, That we respect
fully request of the Hon. d. w. voorhees,
that when he delivers his speech in the
Senate of the United States on the subject
announced his intention Of doing, that he
also read in connection with such speech
the letter of the Hon. s. M. Shepard, on
the subject of free coinage. The state
ment OF facts and sentiments APP
proved by this conference and we believe
Diana dk "a large majority Oh the voters OF IN
Senator Voorhees, and his party effect
ually disposed of the committee plunged
into the transaction of important business.
During the morning a dispatch from Ken
lucky to the effect that "twenty-eight
thousand Populists send greeting to their
brethren in Indiana ELECTED great deal
of enthusiasm and a response from the
secretary. who wired the Kentucky con-
tingent the compliments of the day and
the aphorsmatH advice to organize and
go for the twins
The following committee on legislation was
appointed by the chairman: S. M. Shepard,
chairman; T.. b. Cummings, secretary;
Harrison Ogburn, Cuthbert Vincent and
Leroy Templeton. A similar committee of
five members will be. appointed in each
county. These legislative committees will
be instructed to oppose Utterly anything
in the way of a fee and salary law that
may have a tendency toward increasing
the remuneration Of county officers. The
committee believe In reduction Of the sal
aries of State officials, but for the present
will confine it's work to the counties. The
committee will go into the Legislature to
that section which prohibits more than
three counties joining in the organization
of a mutual fire insurance company and to
vote for an amendment of the insurance
sociations, including building and loan as
SociationS, to insure the property OF their
members The committee will also demand
the restoration of watchers at the election
they haven't the ghost of show. They
accuse the twins" as they term the two
great parties of dividing the Peoples party
vote and applying the same to their
SpectiVe ma jorltieS.
The question of raising campaign fund
occupied the entire afternoon. Various
plans were submitted, but none adopted
until late in the evening. Then twenty of
to give $40 each, the amounts to be paid
when fund of $4,000 has been subscribed
The scheme became very popular and the
finance committee was instructed to send
Every Populist in Indiana will have an
opportunity of donating that amount. After
the SO men have been seen a paper will
be circulated praying for any sum from S.
to 5 cents. Through this medium the Popu-
lists expect to go into the next campaign
With a fund OF 500 600.