The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-02
FIFTH WARD ENTAUSED
MIR. HARDING GREETED BY An
OTHER LARGE AUDIENCE.
Merrill Moores Comments on Judge
Cox's Method Of sending CoIorea
sIen 10 tlse ~ ori,house.


New York streets Fully 1905 listener.
was that nearly ali those who gathered be
fore the gayly decorated stand to listen L
the speeches were voters. The applause a
times was very enthusiastic. and me speak
ers were compelled to wait unul it ended
Con Kelly was chairman of the meeting
Speeches were made by William n. Hard
ing Justus Z. Adams. Merrill Moores anc
Charles +. Benedict.
Mr.. Adams was the first speaker. In par
he said:
Tine people OF this country gave so mucf
uInc, energy and personal attention 10 tns
presidential campaign one year ago ina
When the election was over and the results
announced a reaction took place anu Z
ilheMarm, tired feeling prevailed on every
Eano, with an evident IndiSpositIOn on tne
part OF the people to enter INTO political
controversy or even give thought TO po-
iAucal questions. When such a feeling eX
lists the only incentive which will awaken
an interest IN the MIND OF the voter is the
question of local taxation which affects us
more nearly than national issues The de-
mand for taxes and Improvement assess
mentS directly affect the pOcketDOOk anL
are entirely devoid OF sentiment. Should
the taxpayers iSAore the issues In TINS cam
palgn their future protests will be unayaIl-
ING and should pass UNDECIDED.
With the purpose of hoodwinking the
people and evading the real and only issue
in this election, the recent Democratic city
convention which renOmlnaIeu MI Iaggari
boxed the compass and passed resolutions
on every known subject from the Deca-
lOgue to Willie Bryan last Screed. In the
name of the departed saints / would like &c
know what connection the wild-eyed utter
ances of the Chicago platform hold to the
question of a business administration OF the
affairs of our city, what relation the So
called crime of 70 bears to the three-cent
tare litigation now pending in the courts
or how 1t would aid US in securing at an
early day the coveted 75-cent gas. / will
venture the assertion that no man now liv-
ing outside the walls of a lunatc asylum
can give a valid reason for such belief
or show how the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l would anect the moral
or material interests of the 10000 people of
our good city. The question uppermost IN
the minds of all is how to secure the means
with which to meet the ever-increasing as
SessmentS for street improvements, sewer
and park purposes and the never-failing de-
mand for taxes.
'In furtherance of this scheme to turn
the attention of the voters from the real
issue that genial gentleman, John W. Kern,
who presided with dignity and grace over
the recent Democratic city convention, set
the key and issued the notes for the DEM
ocrats in this campaign, gave vent to his
heated imagination in fierce denunciation
of President Mckinley, the great Republic
an party, and several honored and trusted
citizens of this city whom he named for
not restoring that prosperity which Mr..
Kern and his side partners in misgovern-
the Dingley bill, singing the praises of the
mongrel Wilson bill. which law, during its
short existence of a little over three years,
entailed a loss upon the Nation of hun
dreds of millions of dollars and made thou
sands of our countrymen homeless and
breadless. In his TRADE against those who
failed to restore in a day that which he
helped to dispel he should not fall to re-
member that many worthy person feels
inspired when he is only bilious; many an
earnest advocate imagines he stands for a
great cause when In fact his belief is
caused by disordered stomach.
Mr.. Kern's usually placid nature was
wrought up to a high state of excitement
because the Dingley tariff bill increased the
duty on opium and drugs of like character.
We know full we'll that the followers OF
Mr.. Bryan needed opiates after the cleo
ton to quiet their disordered imagination
and to restore them to their normal condi-
ton. But when party makes the duty on
opium an issue in city campaign they are
evidently trying to sidetrack important
questions which the people have at heart
The taxpayers of indianapolis have far
more concern in the question of taxation
than they have in the family quarrels of our
Democratic friends, as to whether syndi-
cate or outside beer has the strongest pull
with the administration since 1T has been
in power, such laws and such only which
meet the approval of the mayor and heads
of the departments are enforced A boy
whose bicycle lamp has gone out is arrested,
thrown into the patrol wagon and sent to
the city prison, while hundreds of saloon
keepers violate the laws of the State and
ordinances OF the CITY 800 Gays III the year.
1t is certainly remarkable coincidence
that the hardware and bolts on hundreds of
back doors should get out of order and fail
to work at the same hour and day, which
time is always after ii o'clock at night and
on the Sabbath day.
MIR. HARDING SPEAKS.
Mr. Harding at the outset of his speech
criticised the administration for it's unbusi-
nesslike policy of appropriating more money
for current expenses than there was in
sight. This was done year ago, and nc
later than last month when sending the
appropriation ordinance for next years cur
rent expenses to the Council the mayor sem
a message showing that the appropriations
asked for next year amount to 1881 ,024. SO
while the estimated revenue amounted tC
but $780, y4S.75, a deficit of $4,000. To make
up the deficit the mayor counted on a bal.
ance at the end of the year.
do you believe that indianapolis can dc
a thriving business when she exceeds hel
revenue $4,000 to $4,000 year by her ex
penditures?' he asked He said that he
would like to know what kind Of manage
ment that could be called which required the
administration to depend on any little bal.
anoe at the end of the year when 1t came
to making appropriations for the succeed
ing year? He showed that the administra,
tion in estimating the revenue for next veal
at the figures given counted on $ZoO,UU0 IRON
miscellaneous sources, While there was bu
s!20, 900 received last. year, as SHOWN by the
controllers own figures. The mayor, hi
said is compelled TO play on his magma.
ton for the other $4,000. Continuing, Mr.
Harding said:
THE News will say tomorrow evening
Mr.. Harding made misrepresentation lie
said nothing about the revenue from the
suburbs. he suburbs have brought $lO, 00O,-
900 taxable property into the city, which, al
the rate of 90 cents on the dollar will give
a revenue of 100000, enough to more thar
pay the extra expense of managing the az
fairs of the city, | say that the larger the
corporation is the less the proportionatt
amount of expense should be in managing
1t. Not a corporation, neither the gas com
pany, the telephone company nor any Other
will exist ten years while paying out from
come. If they were to try it they could not
issue bond nor borrow cent of money"
Mr. Harding also spoke of the telephone
issue, giving facts that have been published
using the map he has had prepared show
ing how Joseph Flack park assessor has
excluded his own lands. the lands of Ster.
ling r. Holt and other political favorites
from the district taxed TO raise money tC
improve the park lands. He also showed
taking into consideration the price land Is
assessed for the purposes of taxation thai
its value is about double that fixed by the
assessors, and that TO take il for park pur-
poses will cost more than 100000. After
leaving off $4,000 FOR labor there will be but
500 600 left to buy 1t with. This, Mr. Hard
ing said demonstrated that they woulC
rate of taxation 10 carry out their plans.
PARK RECORDS HID.
He told how the park records were locked
up by Mayor Taggart, and how the peopl,
had been denied the right to see them, par
. man from c. F. Smiths office. who wa:
nor permitted TO see them.
Merrill Moores followed Mr.. Harding IL
"A fifteen inmates speech He contra st eC