The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

privileges under the law as my millionaire
neighDor, and that at the ballot-box john
5 1890 re m,,sb Vote cunts rs Just tina as m he afrs aHs
or government as the ballot of a Vanderbilt
or a Gould. This fact should go a long way
toward settling the labor question. 1t GER
tainly removes any excuse for the bitter COM
plant against the government one frequent
~ hears among some elements OF organ
the people make II. In the ballot-box they
have a corrective for every evil that de-
velops In our government"
Justus z. Adams. Speaker Of the House IN
the recent Legislature. addressed the audi
ence. saying. among other things:
me thought uppermost in my mind
wniie oeing among you. lies In the sugges-
uon tnat We never cease 10 encourage the
growth or patriotism and love OF country,
especially among The young: and those who
come after US We should insist that the
period ana the civil war, be taught in the
public schools, around the fireside. in every
place and on all occasions, where we can
called home and native land. with an earn
est purpose 10 make ii worthy of our affec-
lions. Patriotism is a noble sentiment, in
herenr In the minds of men y
yet apt to be overlooked and cast aside
IN the press Of business and cares that
come upon US.
Patriotism promotes a desire TO see
every portion of our common country pros
per. and our people happy and ~contented;
~ creates an interest in public affairs and a
-No1-4 AL III l6Abo Va lii - 6OCo
hand in hand with the advancement OF
labor and business, recognizing on every
loot OF soil turned with the plow, every
nail driven by the mechanic. every jet of
steam and revolution OF the fly wheel, with
the advanced methods and inventions OF
this age as applied to the useful industries,
The only specter that haunts the
lover OF republican institutions comes from
danger within. anarchy that legacy from
the old world, with its fostering sore, has
tried TO secure a footing on these shores.
The American people will never permit IL
cense to supplant liberty, or vicious. vision
airy and half-baked theories OF government
to occupy the ground where stability. social
order and respect fer the civil authorities
and regard for the rights OF others go hand
in land.
Another source of danger to the Repub-
lie lies in, the indifference and lethargy of
the people 10 the insidious encroachment
money. Let me be understood as creating
no antipathy against wealth or its power,
for the honorable accumulation of money
ana the worlds goods IS certainly COM
m%endable."
Speaking of the accommodating years OF
the veterans, Mr.. Adams said:
Rapidly the ranks are thinning; at each
celebration OF our country's birth
and grandeur, and your devotion to the
cause for which men ever fought
and died, your numbers Will grow less, and
one by one you will be called to join the
silent majority. There comes, however, a
consoling thought, the country you did so
InQCnI u save II DcIptludlc III " AOI-
get your claims, which have never been un-
Should those in power even for
a time forget to mete out TO the Union sol
public sentiment, will see to it that you
into your own. The greatness oil. a
nation does not always appear from the
ing and significance are not TO be meas
ured by the tax duplicate; its prestige and
powers are not. determined by the ap,
praised value Of it's farms and personal
the whole summary is not found
no. my friends, the glory and grandeur
Of our country lies in the growth and devel-
opment of that large-headed and broad
patriotic feeling among our people
has finally assumed form, and crystal
Iized into "A public sentiment. which fosters
and maintains the present liberal and adj
system Of public char1tles, ana
State and national homes for the afflicted,
and INDECENT. Permit me 10
saw. gentlemen, tina 1t is to the glory and
of Indiana that the Fffty-ninth Cen
aral Assembly of our State only last winter
took the initiative steps, and created a
home for poor. disabled and homeless vet
Grams of the war of the rebellion and their
near the interesting city of Lafay-
ette, and made suitable provisions Tor thelr
maintenance and support.
aBut. my friends. I will not further take
your time: these celebrations tell us plainly
prove conclusivay that our RepuDuc
has nassed the experimental stage. For 119
years she has stood the test OF the soVer-
eighty of man. The skies of history are
luminous with the great HdhiSS VI ehC ~
public. Let us emulate their virtues. and
follow in their footsteps; hold on TO, that
which is good. and discard those things
have a tendency to stihe our. patri-
,tism and dull our love Of country
Reception for CORPORAL Tanner.
A reception will be given tonight in honor
,f Corporal Tanner. at the home OF Mrs.
Hanna, at No. 81 Woodruff Place.
Yrs. Hanna will be assisted by the follow
'ng: Mrs. Ella d. linn. national president
the Ladies of the Union Veterans Lee
ZION: Mrs. Romano Armstrong, president or
ieorge II. Thomas. w. r. c.; Mrs: Nancy
briggs Mrs. Maggie Ray, Mrs. Louisa
sheppard, presidents. respectively, of the
Anderson. Gordon, Chapman, Ruckle and
Sheridan Relief Corps; Mrs. Verdela Ken
,rds and Mrs. Alice Koerner. The hours
will be from s to 10. f9o=