The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23

districts sitting between 1t and the stage.
The hall was tastefully decorated in the
national colors. A small flag of Cuba hung
above the speakers stand which was
draped with the United States banner and
bore a cut of w. j. Bryan. The rear wall
of the stage was half concealed beneath
more flags. Here were hung pictures of
Bryan, Hendricks, Gray and Turpie. Pic
lures of famous members of the party were
placed about the balcony
The arriving delegates were as quiet and
oruerly as IL coming to a Sabbath school
gathering and there was not much work
for Tim Griffin. self-constituted guardian
OF the peace and dignity of the convention,
70 busy himself about but he was in evil
dence to great extent. While the hall was
filling candidates were busy wire pulling
among the delegates, some of them getting
on the floor in spite of efforts to confine all
but delegates to the stage and balcony. A
score OF blue-coated police officers in COM
mand OF sergeant guarded the doors, adj
hitting those with stage tickets at the
Deleware-Street door and requiring dele
gates to go to the front entrance. The right
balcony was reserved for ladies' A good
many were interested onlookers. The left
balcony was fairly well filled with visitors.
1t was 1919 o'clock when Parks M. Mar
tin. chairman of the state committee, called
the convention to order with the brief re-
mark that THE delegates will please take
their seats" photographer had a camera
on the stage, and, after an exposure was
made, Rev. DR.. Little, of this city, delivered
the invocation.
on permanent organization. was applauded
as he came forward to make the report of
u
Turpie, recommended for permanent chair
man, was received with a yell of approval.
The committee recommended that the rules
of the last national Democratic convention
should govern, save that all resolutions
should be referred to the committee on res
olutions without reading or debate. The re-
port was adopted
AS Senator Turpie came forward to as
sumo the craftsmanship he was greeted with
for the honor of being called on to preside
over it's deliberations, Senator Turpie dts
cussed the issues of the hour at great
length. His sarcastic reference to the war
policy of the administration and declara-
tons in favor of a more vigorous policy
brought applause.
SENATOR TURPIES ADDRESS.
In part, he said
"A long series Of lawless aggressions and
outrages committed by the kingdom of Spain
against the people of the United States and
against the neighboring people of the repub-
lie of Cuba, ending in the destruction of the
battle ship Maine and her gallant crew,
moved Congress to declare war against that
country. Since the 21st of April last we
this changed condition has imposed upon
the Congress and people of the United States
new duties connected with its progress and
Pee di Of he wag M m sh %
the wisest economy, not only of life and
treasure, but of effort in achieving the OBJ
IN de the Wrongs and IN
ing the rights of liberty and humanity, SO
honor, and to the great cause of justice
which we have undertaken to espouse and
to maintain.
'"The first thing needed for war purposes
is an adequate supply of revenue, and at
the very beginning of labors to that
end we were informed by the honorable
secretary OF the treasury, Notwithstanding
the romance of arithmetic which he issues
as a circular, showing a surplus of many
nd e that IN fact ne had de 9ny p
expenses up to July l, 1898; that from and
after that date Congress must provide
therefor.
This disclosure was not unexpected. Our
present revenue law. commonly called the
Dingley bill, is not a war measure. 1t is
very peaceful, quiet, exceedingly pacific
spoliation of the earnings OF labor and the
products of land. for the benefit of the
clustered groups of monopoles who dictated
its rates and schedules. 1t AFFORDED its BEN
eficiaries unlimited resources for pelf and
pillage, but it yielded return OF revenue
so scant as to be insufficient, even in times
Of peace. It's authors, in their care for the
trusts, forgot the treasurer There was
nothing left to Congress except to look else
where for money with which TO carry on the
war. The war revenue bill passed con-
tanned many things worthy of approval,
such as the inheritance tax, the coinage of
the silver in the treasury, the taxes levied
against the sleeping-car companies and
against the Standard Oil Company and the
Sugar Trust. Those multi7millionaire com
binations were thus given an opportunity
to make their contribution toward the pay
ment Of the expenses of the war The bill
contained many things grossly wrong,
among them the bond issue, but it carried
supplies to the army and navy engaged at
the front against the public enemy. Sup
plies were necessary.
THE unwise and vicious methods resorted
to by the Republican party to provide rev.
enue we can and shall change and reform
by an appeal to the justice, prudence and
patriotism of the people through the ballot.
The grave questions as to the just methods
of raising revenue, either for times of war
or peace, are not to be settled by a single
bill or in one enactment. They remain yet
for discussion and adjustment at the polls.
The question whether the representative pa
per currency of the country is to be con-
trolled in its volume and character by Con-
gress, the representatives or by certain cor
porations engaged in the business OF bank
ing awaits also the action or the people.
The question as to whether the metallic
standard money of our country shall be
coined from gold alone, or from both gold
and silver. in the terms of the Constitution
of the United States, is also yet to be set
''All the political signs of the times indi-
cate that we shall elect, in November next,
a House of Representatives in favor of
measure that shall bring adequate revenue
for all the purpose of war and peace, in ia
vor of a supply of currency that shall add
no interest or principal TO our national
bonded debt, in favor of a coinage law that
shall make no discrimination against either
gold or silver as standard money of the
United States.
spect to the independence of Cuban republic,
is vet unannOunced There is a sort of in
tercouIse exclusively military, so to speak,
between our forces and those of the Cuban
republic. This studied silence and pro-
longed inaction can give rise only to grave
suspicion in respect to the Interior purpose
of such sort of management, and breed
questions of serious responsibility in regard
to the old Spanish bonds and debt charged
upon the Cuban revenues. We may yet nope
for the best, but why should we only hope,
why should we not have the declared and
plighted assurance that Cuba libre is to be,
as result of our campaign. one OF the new
nations of the earth. In my judgment as Il
strictly war measure, this would give rein
forcement to the fleets, armies to the pres
tige and power of our country in all quar-
ters of the world. Recognition IS reinforce
ment, reinforcement to the cause and side
of liberty-it ought not to be delayed for
single day.
Concerning the disposal of our military
acquisitions, and of subjects incident TO the
close of the war now pending, they may well
be RENTED to the future to which they be-
long. to the great future rapidly approach
ing fraught with high queStionings of ca
reer and destiny of our beloved country.
There we may leave them in the full cont-
dence that the American Democracy Will
deal with them in due season, and in SUCH
manner as shall be good to national interest
and best comport with the national honor
THE SENATOR TIRED THEM.
After the senator had harangued for a
half hour the delegates began to grow rest
less under his ponderous talk on political
economy and but little attention was paid
TO the speaker. At first there was a buzzing
which grew in volume until Senator Turpie
could not be heard half way back in the
hall A good many of the delegates were
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