The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
BIG BARREL OF DOODLE
GAS COMPANY AND BEER SYNDICATE
FURNISH TAGGART sINEwS.
The Democratic Committeeman Have
Received "LOts of the Stuff" for
Use Tomorrow.

Never in the history of municipal politics
in Indianapolis have the Democrats had a
bigger barrel of Doodle than now, and it is
being dispensed with a lavish hand. A
ward committeeman came home yesterday,
after several days absence, and was hop-
ping mad when he found that the money
had been distributed during the day and he
had not been in at the dividing.
IF you know anybody that is doubtful
just send them to me-" said one precinct
committeeman. i've got the stuff, and lots
of it," said he, tapping his pocket conf
IDENTIFY. There's money to burn this cam
paign."
AS a general thing there is not much
money left toward the end of the cam
paign, and what is on hand is dispensed
with niggard hand. 1t don't get out on
Sunday, either, two days before the cleo
tion. The fact that there was so much
floating around yesterday shows that the
fund has been replenished, and that the
corporations-the gas company, the street.
car company and the other big concerns
that are fighting for the vindication OTIS
come to that now "vindication'O of the
present administration-are determined to
furnish all the sinews of war that are
needed to continue conditions where what
they want can be had, if not for the asking
for the buying. 1t has been an open and
notorious fact that the corporations that
are to ask for favors from the city or that
have received them from the administration
during the last two years. want the present
regime continued. The developments of the
last few days have convinced them that
they will have smooth sailing if Taggart
shall be reelected, and they have deter
mined to give freely to have their man win
Hence the large additions to the campaign
Iund at this hour Besides showing the atti-
tude of the corporations to Taggart, the
fact that they have put up so much money
indicates another thing, it is that they are
greatly alarmed at the scandals that have
shown up, and realize that there must be a
desperate fight for the next thirty-six hours
Every force that can be brought to bear
until the polls close tomorrow night will
be used in Taggart'S interest, every dollar
that is necessary will be forthcoming, and
every man that can be commanded viii be
pressed into the service.
This has been costly campaign to the
democrats IT'S, Early in the fight Vic" Back
US and Charlie, Polster with the assist
ance of joe Schaub, canvassed the sa-
looms Of the city and levied assessments on
friends and foes alike, making promises of
1berality to some and threats of danger to
others that were generally effectual in pro-
ducing good round contributions. Assess
ments were levied on city employees, fire.
men, policemen, clerks, common laborers
and every one else that received wages
from the city large and small Where the
money was not given cheerfully the en-
ployes were blackmailed BY threats. There
was one fire captain who was in distress
and needed every dollar he could earn on
account of illness in his family. He re-
fused to put up the $50 that was demanded
IF you won't give there are dozen men
waiting for your job" he was brutally in
formed. OF course he was cowed.
The syndicate is strongly in evidence in
the replenishment of the Democratic bari"
and expects to make itself felt tomorrow in
all the fertile schemes at its command.
The syndicate understands that this is to be
a battle to a finish.