The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
GOLD BUGS IN CONTROL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY ORGAN
ALARMED AT THE EFFECT OF III.
TnR CARTS Financfering scheme Called
Issue a Manifesto for the Mayor.

For some occult reason the more rabd
silver Democrats do not take kindly to the
support accorded Mr.. Taggart by the
'dreffie" gold bugs in such q public way as
they have gone about it by opening head
quarters and issuing manifestces and
things. They would be very glad Of this
support if it were given secretly, and they
would be more than glad of the campaign
fund that John =. Frenzel, president of the
brewery syndicate and treasurer of the
gold-bug committee, is able to raise, but
they don't like so much publicity about it.
Down in the bottom of the silverite brain
there is a strong suspision, and one Well
based, that these "putocrats" are going to
capture the organization and claim credit
for everything that is done, and they do
not like the idea. The Sentinel is not par
ticularly rabid in it's silver views, but is
much alarmed lest Mr.. Taggarts close per-
sonal friends and business associates,
Messrs Holt Reach, Frenzel and Wilson.
have formed a deep conspiracy to injure his
cause. Yesterday it went at them rough
shod in this fashion, over an editorial with
the caption "A Gold-bug Conspiracy"
1T is now pretty fully established that the
personal enemies of Mayor Taggart have
matured their plans for doing what they
ton. These enemies are of two classes-al-
legged silver men and gold-bug boilers. From
the first they have played into each others
hands through the INTERPRETATION of Re-
publican politicians and Republican news
papers. On the one hand there has been
the attempt to discredit Manor Taggart'S
loyalty to the party and it's principles and
on the other the attempt to lnjure him by
striking over his head at Democracy. For
tunately thus far the Democratic party has
steered clear of the false lights on both
sides. It's convention met after very large
and harmonious primaries and declared its
principles without q dissenting voice IL in
dorsed Mayor Taggart by so overwhelming
a majority that his HbelerS were for the
time hushed for very shame. That conven-
forcibly as to the gold-bug boilers. They
were not consulted in any way. They We're
not allowed to take part in the convention.
Their support was not invited. On the con-
trary they were notified plainly that they
were not Democrats, and that they would
not be treated as Democrats by the party.
Since the convention the gold bugs have
passed the weeks debating what would be
the cute course for them to take. A num-
Der of them have been bitterly aSSalllng
Mayor Taggart and urging the nomination
of a gold-bug ticket. But others have seen
that Mr.. Taggart'S reelection was fore
ordained, and as the days have passed this
has become palmer to everybody. If they
put up a gold-bug ticket, and Iaggart was
elected, there would remain no loophole for
their escape. The plan was suggested-and
it is rumored to have come from the fertlle
brain of a wire puller who is now generally
recognized as having done more damage to
the Democratic party locally than all other
causes combined-that it would be the wise
thing to indorse Mayor Taggarts admin
istration and denOun, the Democrauc
platform Then if he was elected the gold
bugs could claim it was done by their sup
port and If he wa defeated they couio
blame it to the platform. Some of the gold
bugs who are personal friends of Mr.. Tag
CART have been led to believe that they were
favoring him by this course, but the real
manipulatorS of the movement hope by the
aid of their protested silver allies to make
it the means of driving enough Iree-sllyer
men to oppose Mr.. Taggart to cause his de-
feat.
'The scheme is too evident to have any
effect on Democrats who stop to consider
its meaning. The gold bugs knew the. po-
sition OF the party and its candidates from
the day of the convention. II they DESIRED
could have done it at once. But, in repe-
titon of the treachery of last year, acton
has been deferred to see IN what manner manner
the blow could most effectively be struck
Coming now, cOntempOraneouSly with a re-
vival of the rag-baby independent move
ment, it's object is too plain to deceive any
body Tt is Just about on a par with those
innocent invitations of Democratic commit
teemen to the local gold-bug headquarters
last year, and the long drawn out letters OF
conversion to the support OF rainier ana
Buckner. The greater part of the rank ana
file of the boilers have seen their error ana
are coming back repentant 10 the OeIlo.
cratic lines and their leaders realize mat
something must be done to save showing
of existence for next year Henee rIlel ioa al
campaign this year where they nave hopes
of defeating Democratic candidates and
eiecting Republicans, and their, attitude OF
support where they can accomplish nothlng
by open opposition. we thlnk they VIII
learn that neither plan will work.
1t is hardly to be believed that the intell-
gent gentleman who edits the Sentinel De-
Iieves that Mayor Taggart's closest per-
sonal friends, most of whom are associated
with him in business enterprises, nave
formed conspiracy against him. IN ~
were the ones who secured his nomination
this year as we'll as two years ago. The
opinion among politicians is that TINS not
stuff" was printed for the benefit OF simple
minded folk like Allen W. Clark and some
of the rank and file of the Popocracy who
are really in earnest in the silver 1oohsh-
Unfortunately, some of the gold Demo,
Gratis took it in all sincerity yesterday, ana
their leaders however that this was simply
one of the old organs natural campaign
blunders and they were molllned.