The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-31

| Rev. u. X. Lucas, which was IOlOWeu by
! an address by President Thomas Hanna.
| He said that the encampment was for the
4 purpose of holding council of war before
| the great battle that is TO be waeed next
| Tuesday. He stated that tho encampment
| had grown from $50 members TO 1900 in the
! last six weeks, and that with tae leOOOO
| members of other similar organizations in
| the State Bryan would be given an OBJ
| jcct lesson next Tuesday A resolution was
| introduced by c. NJ Travis. of Crawfords-
| VILE denouncing Bryan for his anarchistic
| sentiment in declaring in his recent speech
| at Charlottesville that he would put his
patriotism against that of Lew Wallace
or any other man. and declaring that such
| a declaration was a scandal and Shame.
| This was passed by a unanimous standing
| vote. amid prolonged cheering.
The following committee on resolutions
was then appointed by President Hanna:
/ Charles l.. Holstein, chairman; Frank
/ Woodmansee, Seymour; w. f. Daley,
| Peru; c. NJ. Travis, Charlottesville; John
/ A. Keller, Hammond: w. A. Dubois, No
blesville; G.. A. Harrison Winchester;
James Robertson, Ttrre Haute; Andrew
Anderson. South Bend; w. W. Woods,
! Wabash
The reading of the following resolutions
| by Chairman Holstein was accompanied by
| cheers and waving of hats:
We soldiers and sailors of the late war
| of the rebellion, who defended the govern
ment of the United States from the assaults
! of it's foes on Southern battlehelds, ana
| their sons, are convinced that it is again
seriously endangered by the men who lately
| met a Chicago and nominated William }.
| dates for President and Vice President. The
/ right of the government to enforce its own
| laws without the consent of any State,
| which was established by force OF arms, Is
again challenged and denied A new and
! original application of the principle OF State
| sovereignty has been made for the purpose
| of giving license TO riot and freedom OF
| pillage. Institutions which have required
| for their establishment many years of toll
| and struggle, and for the maintenance of
| treasure has been made, are threatened
| with overthrow. The Independence of the
| Supreme Court OF the United States is
! menaced, and it is proposed TO curtail the
| powers of every ether federal tribunal so
as to reduce them to impotency. The abo-
! sitions in the civil service under which it
| has been opened to the free competition of
| reward for the support of spoismen y
! banking system which has driven from cir
! culation poorly executed and easily coun-
/ tected communities from risks and losses
| through their insolvency, is condemned. An
! system under which labor has proSpered
| and from which the government has de-
! tenance and has almost paid the national
! debt without the proposal of and substi-
! tute for it which is adequate for this pur-
| pose: An insidious attack is made upon the
| credit and honor of the Nation by propos-
ing partial reputation of its indebted
ness. Efforts made to Corrupt the debt
! ors of the country by promising them leg
! islatiVe aid for the swindling of their cred
ltors, while the government marks up the
| product or the silver mines to an amount
! which is twice rs actual value, in order
| that the owners of them may swndle the
In the furtherance OF these nefarous
plans the MANNED and decrepit SOL
lie. who ii,u bear uno 3 their ing Hbe dpnie
! the marks of their service in de-
! Tense of the government which is now so
! reckessly and wilfully attacked. are in
! Vlted Il suffer a loss of one-half the pur-
! chasing power of their pensions in order
! that the attacl'-upon it may become sue
! cessful. All of these schemes have a com
/ mon OBJECT, and they resemble one another
overthrow Institutions which ' are est alo
! lished for the welfare of It's citizens and
have been tested by time and experience.
tti9us llls by lncendiaryy appeals
made to arrpv clees A,9hpes are
against one another. We denounce the
! supporters of Bryan and sewai as hurtful
! to society and civilization and inimcal TO
! republican government.
| Ihe Republican party, on the other
hands. mas presented as its candidate for
| chief magistrate of the Republic one of the
! men who fought for its preservation i'm the
/ late war. He was 4 brave and distin-
/ guished soldier. and since the war has
! earned reputation as one of our greatest
| statesmen. In every civil and military DO
/ sition that he has occupied his fidellfy TO
! the government and institutions of our
! country has been amply proven. We feel
| therefore. that we are again constrained by
! as nigh and solemn duty as that which
/ ied US to enlist in the armies of the Nation
to give our hearty support to Mckinley aud
! hobart. and to vote for their election and
OF the country, irrespective of party to
| Join us in doing SO. We align ourselves
without reservation or hating, on the side
OK sound money. sound government and the
| rag OF our country. The President by the
/ Constitution. being commander-in-chief of
the army and navy of the United States.
and of the militia of the several States
When called into the actual service of the
vote for as commander-in-chief of the armv
and navy of the United States our soldier
I comrade William Mckinley"
This was signed by Charles j.. HoIstein
Chairman. Camp No. !, Indianapolis: Frank
WM W. cdr Camp No; 2, Seymour; W. F.
Camp Ca 70 No. =, Charlottesville; John A. Kel--
1 Garo LAMP Mp No 20 q hammond; w A. Dubois,
rison. Camp No I, winchester: Jesse Ron
ertson. Camp No g. Terre Haute: Andrew
N Mnnds 9 Camp No q; South Bend; W. w.
rms was unanimously adopted.
iv "a report sb", was read by Secretary D. H. OIL
! ton since its inception Sept II. He stated
| that when the call vas sent out to other
! cities by the parent organization thirtv-
four Immediately answered with lists ISIS Of
| o1hcers and members, and the organiza ton
| has been growing steadily since and il is
| now determined to effect permanent organ
! iZation in the politics of the State A com
| mittee on permanent organization was, n
! once appointed 1t is composed of James +,
! Twiname, Charles NJ. Travis John w
SchlH. Harvey Snow, ID. Fl. Oliver John
Coburn Newton NJ. Taylor Samuel ~
Spooner and David II. Meyers Several
| short speeches from members followed and
then the meeting adjourned to Tomlinson
| Hall.
AT TOMLINSON HALL
1t was thoroughly representative SOL
der crowd that gathered at the afternoon
meeting About four hundred old soldiers
half as many of their sons and sprink~
ling of ladies and other visitors occupied
seats when President Hanna called the
meeting TO order and introduced David A.
Myers, who was II act as chairman Mr.
Myers said a few words before introducing
the speakers of the afternoon. He re-
marked that the people were aroused as
never before, and not witho ut reason. The
reason was sufficient to cause the leaders
of one of the great parties to desert it.
Mr.. Myers said he agreed with the Indi-
annapolis Sentinel in some Of its declarations
before the Chicago convention when il said
that under the most favorable conditions
free silver would bring Oh great panic.
General John Coburn was the first
speaker. He said he was glad to talk to
men who were making history. We are