The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-14

hope with all my heart that. as we were
unanimous In that large committee, so fully
representative of your convention. that you
Will be willing TO act and act together
unanimously in favor Of it.
WANT A WORKABLE COMMITTEE.
/ was rather amused at the resolution
offered by our valued friend from New Jer-
sey. in which he insisted on it. that all
the States should be represented. AS you
remember. that committee was made up
in that way. Every State represented here
was represented on that committee. and
this is the unanimous report of every State
represented in this convention. Applause)
We are not politicians. We are business
men. and when We have a committee We
want one that is workable, and IL we are
scattered from the Pacific to the Atlantic
and from the gulf 10 the lakes, il would
be impossible, in the e~xigencies OF impor-
tant work, TO get together and work easily
and quietly for the object that you want,
and, therefore. as you noticed in the read
ing of the report. it is provided that the
executive committee shall nave power TO
increase its number up TO forty-nve. the
full number of the States, so hat wherever
an able. thoughtful. self-sacrificing man In
any State shall find he would be willing
TO work with that convention, he would
be appointed and would find a hearty wei
come with his coworkerS. L think That
matter has been fully provided for, and /
am sure the friends of the amendment
will not press it when they understand
how thoughtfully 1t was examined and how
fully it was talked over. and whaA wise
provisions have been made 10 make IL I'M
necessary.
Mr.. Warrington-If you were a member
of this mmit will you advise TINS con-
vention why the committee insist on nav
ing a commission? The only difference
which seems TO be the bone OF contention
is the commission and the delay that that
commission will cause. If there Is a good
reason why that commission should be
adhered TO and delay action over this Con-
gress, and possibly up to IN the u next Sbat C3 fhe
convention ought to be ADVISED OF the
reason.
| time will allow me just why 1 favor the
| commission, and why all these thOughtful
and experienced business men favor IL also.
Gus financial conditions. We have gone on
| from year to year as has been stated mere
fully and strongly by the gentleman VINO
has spoken to you. with make-shiIts, with
all sorts of laws, and enactmentS CONNECT
ing with each other, and overlapping eacn
other. We have never examined fully ana
entirely to discover the relations and CO.
| relations of all these things together. we
feel that the time IS come when a thought
fui careful eShaustiye. sci eTaminat im1
should be made of all these various affalrs
that go to make up our financial system
and that that can only be aone oy dm ne
those who have a full knowledge or the
state of affairs and are able TO give us
exactly the c0ndltlon Oh affairs, anu hoW
our books stand
We understand the value of any action
that is wisely taken in Congress, but. as
L understand IL. and as / believe and as
think the experience of all of us will
| carry il out. that any conclusion that
might be pushed by any executive commit
tee for some quick action. would be napie
TO the very same danger that we have had
so constantly and steadily III the past. We
believe as business men. and that was the
consensus of our committee. that we could
afford a little time to do the thing right,
and that a commission appointed would
have the full confidence ana the great aid
and help and the respect of congressman,
for there has never been any interference
with their p~rerogatives in any way what
ever: but we. as business men, want to do
for our country i'm this hour of her great
trial and need just what we are all doing
at this beginning of the year for our own
business, and that is TO quietly balance our
hooks and find out for ourselves where our
business stands. and that that must take
time and must be done thoroughly.