The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-21

same as the white man. And you may
come to me then and claim the promise. II
the people want to defeat ME for that ex-
preston, | willingly take defeat"
Mr.. Harding here referred to a recent
interview in the Indianapolis Sentinel in
which Sterling r. Holt is reported as using
these words
THE Republican party has a d-n fool
for a candidate and we have a d-n fool
paper In reference to this the speaker
went on to say:
Il may be a fool but l have never been
accused of being a knave. l never deserted
my party on the field of battle and stole its
ammunition to place in the hands OF the
enemy. But that isn't all. Sterling r.
Holt did this thing, and while he took am
munition over to the enemy, | don't know
what he got for it. Tom Taggart, my
Holt. and when he saw the flag of his party
go down and trail in the dust he Sneaked
Off the field. But what else of Mr.. Holt!
understand from the records that he is the
president of cold storage company, ana
that Mr.. Downing is also an officer OF The
company. also understand that this COM
pany rents to the city of Indianapolis Mt
character, for which it received $500 year.
besides violating the city charter.
as il stands today. and if Mr.. Taggart
beats me he must do it between this ana the
election, and / won't buy votes. Mr.; rag
CART to-day is the worst scared man ne mas
ever been in his political history.
Every man in this big telephone COM
pany is against me-" continued Mr.. Hard
ing, because / have announced myselI on
the telephone question. They talk or CIV
ing us cheap telephones now, but let me
tell you something about that. met d
Muncie man a few days ago., ana ne salu
he had understood we were to have cheap
telephone system. Then he said to me: do
you know what that means? We nave ha9
this. same cheap system III Munele, o anu
/ would not have it for 10 cents InolllI l
There are five or six telephones on eacn
line and the sixth phone can hear What
a fhn i
and delusiOn.
Mr., Harding told his hearers that on ac-
count of his throat he would De uilap tben ~
all and take them by the hand. He closed
amid generous applause.
MR. GRIFFITHS'S SPEECH.
John L. Griffiths was next introduced and
spoke for ten minutes. He said that 1T was
the duty of the colored men to vote with
the white man for the candidate who, In
the Judgment of the voter, will administer
municipal affairs with the keenest inteil-
gence and in the interests of all classes.
However. if a voter believed as did the
speaker that the administration in power
was recklessly disposing of valuable fran
chises and was falling far short of what
it should do in the interests of the people,
then that administration should stand con-
demned in the eyes of all honest men, IN
ton and should be managed on strictly pus-
mess principles Under the city new char-
ter the mayor is practically the CITY g ;on
whose duties are temporarily suspended
until after the election" Mr.. Grifiths spoke
of the bonded Indebtedness of the city ana
of the park funds that are tied up in the
city treasury.
I'VE have he asserted, something in
Indianapolis that resembles the hanging
gardens of Babylon-we have a suspended
park system The speaker said the Re
publicans of the city We're in favor OF W.
N. Harding for mayor because he STANDS
for the people as against the corporations.
He will make one of the best mayors the
city ever had because he will go into office
pledged to serve to his best ability the peo-
pies interests. Mr.. Griffiths also spoke OF
George w: Stubs, the candidate for police
Judge and of his excellent record while an
incumbent of that office.
Ex-Judge Stubs was called for and spoke
briefly on local issues. He said he had not
a speech to make and would give way TO
others who were to follow him. 1t was
evident that the judge was popular with
the voters from the applause that greeted
the next speaker. He read a clipping from
Cincinnati paper which contained an ac-
count of a negros trial held in a Georgia
town. On that occasion the Democratic
Judge was quoted with the expression:
This is a white mans court" AS COM
parison to this mans language Mr.. Healing
referred to the words of President McKin-
ley who, in granting the request of a dele
cation of colored men, said: You are the
representative people or your state. MT.
Healing then spoke of purely local affairs.
r. r. Shiel made a speech in which he
referred to the Democratic meeting at Ma
sonic Hall. He said he had understood that
they were paying colored men $40 each to
sit on the stage, and he had advised a
number of them to go up there and make
some money. He further said that the rec
man of the meeting that Thomas +. Colbert,
since he has been in public office, has drawn
nearly $4,000 in salaries. 1t was while Mr.
Shiel was speaking that man came upon
the platform and whispered to the chair
man of the meeting that Thomas f. Colbert,
Democratic superintendent of police, was
below insisting on being escorted to the
platform, where he wanted to make a
speech.