The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-22

club made distinct hit with its original
| songs, set to late popular airs. 1t is led
| by Harry Tutewiler and the other members
| are Squire Nickerson, Fred Campbell. Reg
maid Oliver, Louis Hasselman, Harry
| Moore, Campbell Cobb and WIN Beach.
| Their first song ran partly thus:
| Come along and get you ready, with your
bran, bran new clothes,
There's gwine to be an election as every
body knows
Well cast our votes for the G. o. P
And elect every man. from to z.
For we are members of the Marion Club.
We're. for Newt Harding, Billy Hays and
Sometimes we loose a game, but we always
win the rub
There'n be a hot time in the old town to-
night
They We're loudly cheered and encored
and came back with another. The club was
cheered again and again, but retired for the
time.
MIR. HARDING'S OVATION.
Mr.. Harding was given an ovation when
he was introduced. He declared that it af-
forded him great PLEASURE to talk to so
many of his fellow-c citizens. LAS 1 look
over this vast audience" said he, Il am
reminded that not one OF our Republican
meetings this year has been failure in
point of numbers 1t convinces me that
the people are determined to have what
they want-a business administration. 1
do not believe the people regard the admin
istration of Mr.. Taggart as a business adj
ministration or are satisfied with it. l re-
member very we'll the platform upon which
ne was elected Two years ago. 1t called Tor
cheaper gas. He stood upon that platform
for twenty-five months after his election
and never touched a plank of it. The peo-
pie demanded redemption of the pledges
and even his own organ hammered him
over the head day after day, but he never
moved. He ignored the demand until just
before the election, when it was thrust in
his face
Allen resolution and of Taggart's efforts
to Stave off the ordinance until the last
He declared that if elected mayor he
would give the people cheap gas if compe-
tition would bring it, and he believed it
would. There was no law so powerful as
the law of competition, and no matter how
into the various precincts of the city to de-
feat this, he proposed to continue the fight
for the homes of the people. Mr.. Harding
discussed the telephone question briefly and
passed to the question of park assessments.
Il criticised this administration" said he.
for the system of park assessments es-
tablished, and before | uttered that criti-
cism a Taggart newspaper anticipated the
criticism and said that Mr.. Taggart agreed
with me- Mr. Taggart knew what that
system was when it was first started, or,
If he did not, he ought to have known. The
system was wrong, cruelty wrong, TO plen
of small means, and Mr.. Taggaft knew it
first as we'll as last. But he permitted it
TO go ahead and it stood there for
weeks, until he saw the smoke of public in
QiSlldllOIt dTlSlllSs anu luel lLleQ " ESCAPE
the responsibility. The assessment had
been once advertised, and it cost the city
81 100 to give Mr.. Taggart this acces of in
formation
He then explained Mr. Flack's interest in
the Riverside Park and touched upon the
deal by which the Flack injunction suit
was dismissed. He traced lightly the line
of the park assessments, telling how it me-
andered in jagged lines so as to let out the
property of Flack Holt and other nfiuen-
tial friends of Taggart. The speech was
punctuate1 with applause throughout and
made a strong impression on the audience.
After another song by the glee club, DR..
Charles p. Bennett was introduced and
1d pref t 1u Son P1ec IRON nasad
after speaking a few minutes, but the
crowd yelled for him to go on and he con-
tinued. In dismssing the meeting, Chair
man Taylor called the attention of the col
ored men present to the way the Taggart
administration had treated them in the way
of employment.