The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-25

| his speech OF welcome to the liquor dealers
convention he plainly told them that Indian
apolis was wide open not only, but belonged
to the best citizens, of whom they were
the cream.-New Albany Tribune.
| All laws prescribing that public official
| be paid a per diem for actual services and
| allows the officer himself to keep his own
| time are bad and should be repealed. AS
the law recognizes no parts of day. a man
may put in one hour, or ten minutes, for
that matter, and count Ii up as a day. A
| SPECIFIC salary should be fixed and based
| upon actual services rendered and not on
time put in" This would be a great saw
| ing TO the taxpayers. and would not effect
Ledger.
The troubles of Mayor Taggart of In
dianapolis, are of an amusing character
Before the election he promised that the
new" schools in medicine should have
| representative on the Board of Health, but
has appointed only old school repre-
sentatives. The ''Joke" is on the sirreglI-
lars They should not have been so YER
dant as to accept the ante-election prom
ises of a Democratic politician His naive
admission since the election that he lied to
them adds bright lights to the effects.
-Muncie Times.
The delegates to the Christian missionary
convention at Indianapolis did not overlook
the fact that while Mayor Taggart was i'm
mersed in business affairs when the invita-
ton to deliver address before the con-
vention reached him, he was not too busy tn
make a speech to the retail LIQUOR dealers
assuring the latter with JUNCTION that In
annapolis was a Wide-open town. We saw
the missionary delegates do not forget this.
ana they We're at pains to advise the reform
mayor of Indianapolis that they did not
forget-Wabash Plain Dealer.
The Endorsement of Mr.. Taggart by the
people of Indianapolis encourages the In
dianapolis News to believe that this jollier
and straddler may be elected Governor Mr..
Taggart's elements of popularity are not Of
the character to arouse enthusiasm through
out the State as they have at the state cap
ital. Something else besides smiling and
lodging and the qualities of a good fellow
nave generally been considered the essen
tialS of craftsmanship in Indiana. The type
of politician evolved by the conditions ex-
listing In municipal politics ordinarily finds
MS Limitation Identical with the corporate
limits or his own city.-Peru Republican.
In receiving a national convention of
liquor men Mayor Taggart told them that
their badges were passes anywhere and that
Indianapolis is no fenced-in town. Mr. Tag
CARTS friends claim that his duty as mayor
compelled him to extend such a hospitable
welcome but some are asking WHY he did
not say the saIne thing TO the international
conference OF Quakers and the convention
OF CHRISTIANS, both In session at the capitaI
The last two named organizations were not
welcomed by the mayor at all nor told that
tnelr badges We're good everywhere nor in
formed that they were not in a fenced-in
town-Lafayette Courier.
There is no pastry on earth comparable
with pumpkin pie Not only for the de-
liciousness of the article itself, but 1t re-
calls the pleasant days and memories of
boyhood. 1t is song of youth and poem
of old age. 1t awakens memories of past
pleasures and cheers the present with de-
light. No man, unless he be a heather,
thinking of his mother, home Thanksgiving
and schoolboy days. Then, all hail to the
delicious pumpkin pie the highest ideal of
culinary art Thou art entitled to sit on the
top shelf Of the worlds great pantry Thou
art jewel more golden than the nuggets
or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ledger.
The retail liquor dealers held a national
convention at Indianapolis. Mayor Tag
CARTS hotel and saloon were the headuuar-
ters for their meetings. The mayor in well
coming the delegates said that some of the
most reputable citizens in Indianapolis are
retail liquor dealers. He said Indianapolis
was now an "open town." that the CITY was
in the hands of her welcome guests and
was confident that he placed the city in
good hands. The meeting Tuesday was a
joyous ratification of the recent Democratic
victory. All the saloons in the city had out
banners announcing hearty welcome to
the best people on earth" The delegates
to the Christian missionary convention and
those to the quinquennial conference of the
Friends Church had been wondering to
which one Of them this welcome was adj
ers that the city was theirs.-Noblesville
Ledger.