The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-24

party concerning 1t at this time are con-
shippers down in the State from which my
friend BAILEY comes who placed placard
in the church, reading: Please don't shoot
the organist He is doing the best he can
We assume the Democratic party assumes
that the administration has done the best
temptuous irony in his voice that appealed
to the audience. which seemed TO relish any
insinuations against the honesty of the Sad-
miniStration in its war policy
Mr.. Burke, with this irsinuation dis
missed the war question and took up a dis
cussion Of the Republican declaration on
the monetary question, which he charac-
terlzed as being a larceny of Populistic ideas
and beliefs. He said that it was not i'm
representative in Congress be Overstreet or
Bailey or Kern or Burke. but it was i'm
portant for them to know what they repre-
sent Overstreet. he said. stood for the
monetary measure IN Congress introduced
by the representative at the request of the
monetary conference, the nondescript body
that came mo one knew from where The
republican party, he said, must stand spon-
sor for that bill. He devoted considerable
time to discussing the provisions of the
The. opener of the Republican cam
palgn, said he, reminded me of the nur-
sery rhyme: Little Jackie Horner, sitting
IN corner, eating a Christmas pie, put in
Els thumb and pulled out-what great
he is great man or u snla, A nsn a Is
doing the best he cam But we do want to
know what policy shall be adopted toward
.A4NppiHCSB OLlO LllCO, NuUd anu Tic
other islands,
The platform of the Democrats. he stated
Of right ought to be free and independent
Ihat don't mean an American protecto-
rate said he. He read from the Declara-
ton of Independence. and recited the his
tory of the revolution to prove what free
and Independent" meant, and contended
that nothing that took away from the peo-
pie of the islands the right to govern them
selves was to be considered. He protested
against taking. these islands and making
them 'subServient to the political pirates
who, under the guise of protection to Amer
lean labor, have almost pauperized the peo-
pie Why not, at the next election, say to
and let the flag of Cuba take it's place
among the flags of nations? That is what
the Democratic party means when it says
that the people are and of right ought to
be free and independents"
He ridiculed the Republican idea of re-
form in primary election laws declaring
that the election commissioners. James A.
Mount and zone Claypool.' had arrogated
judicial authority to themselves when they
refused TO allow the names of the Demo-
cratic candidates for Appellate judgeships
to go on the ballots. failing to tell his audi
ence that there is no vacancy. He asked if
they favored supplemental section to the
Australian ballot law that, when bill
Flynn and Commodore Higgins have had
their differences down in the Fifteenth
ward, and one has been seated in the con-
vention," that would permit James A.
Mount and James H. Claypool-he meant
Jefferson H. Claypool-to say that their
nominations were invalid?
He sneered at Senator Fairbanks's refer
ence in his speech to the glories of the Re-
publican party and his reference to the
Democratic party as one of negation. The
Democratic party, Mr.. Burke declared, had
been one that had stood for right and prin-
ciple. He cast an insult at the negro vot-
ers. 1T has never" he declared in passion
ate grandiloquence: felt it necessary to
confer the elective franchise upon four mil
lion freedmen that it might perpetuate itself
in power"
BAILEY CONTRADICTS HIS RECORD.
Representative Joseph w. Bailey of
Texas, was the last speaker of the night.
He finally got chance to be heard. Kern,
Taggart and the others had grown awfully
restless before he wound up, pulling out
watches and otherwise trying to inform
him it was time" Taggart retired up the
stage to gossip with Joseph T. Tanning.
Mr.. Bailey had a personality that was
reminder of w. j. Bryan, although differ
ent in many respects. He has a magnetic
way about him that draws an audience. but
there was not the chance to play to the
galleries last night that is so often afforded
and always seized when he is in Congress.
He spoke of the fact that as Northern men
prejudices are wiped S out. All fl that Am ay
lean people need to love each other" he
said, lis simply that they shall know each
other This sentiment was applauded be-
comingly. He, like Mr.. Kern, disclaimed
any intentions of criticism. When the bot
tom of investigation is reached, he said,
and it is shown who was responsible for
suffering, whoever else was responsible
no part of that responsibility can attach to
lar asked. Your representative said in the
Washington paper last Sunday that every
thing was done by the Republicans and all
the opposition came from the Democrats
| We did not vote against any appropria-
tons We passed a bill appropriatng $50
00c,CO0 with unusual unanimity We voted
| to suspend the operations of the law re-
| curing bids to be received and contracts let
| to the cheapest bidders We authorized the
n he aud 1,,xx x.,sk =
1t in open markets-not the cheapest but
| the best, for the best was none too good
for soldiers wearing the. uniforms of the
| United States. If they did not buy the best
the crime is theirs and the honor is ours"
Mr.. Bailey's own record in Congress was
not as he pictured it. The Congressional
Record of April 4, 1898, Page 1897 shows that
on that occasion he said: II simply desire
to call the attention of the House to the
last thirty days this House has been called
upon to vote appropriations and permission
House is t n fb an o s yet FMS
which warrants it in supposing that the
executive department believes that any ex-
traOrdinary emergency is upon the country
Only a short time ago we were compelled
to vote to place 900 under the absolute
direction of the President of the United
states. l do not hesitate to declare that if
Democratic President had asked a Demo-
cratic House for the absolute control of
$5O,OOO0Oo would have denied it. I would
have said to him: Send in your estimates
and let Congress judge whether the money
of the people ought to be expended or not .
Laying aside the war question Mr.. Bailey
said that after the war is over and it's is
sues past the question that was before the
people in the last campaign would again be
presented for their consideration. 1T will
be the paramount question" said he There
is no question that the next convention will
readopt 1.-THE platform and replace its stand
ard in the hands of the matchless leader of
that campaign, and those who fought us
then will try to redeem their fault" All of
which was duly applauded.
Mr. Bailey extended an invitation to the
gold-standard Democrats of two years ago
to return. I'VE invite them back" said
he We will not kill the fatted calf nor
give them the best robe, but will let
them come back without asking them
where they have been these two years past
| am willing to let them come back home
and hang up their hats in the Democratic
household (Cheers.)
Mr.. Bailey spent hour in discussion
of the silver issue advancing but few if
any new ideas, although some of his illus
trations seemed to catch the crowd A good
many were heard to remark. after his
speech was ended, that hes better than
Bryan"
Independent Silver Democrats.
The Independent Silver Democracy met
on the South Side last night, and the meet
ing was we'll attended. This organization
is composed of active Silver Democratic