The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-02

this sort or SuDterIuge, could not compre-
bend that it really meant to turn them
away from the Republican party? Colored
men had the right to be offended when they
were approached with assumptions that
they were ignorant 1t had always been his
idea to approach colored men as he would
whitehall If the colored man could not
understand, neither could the white. This
brought him back to the proposition of
Douglass-"treat them all alike. Your
chairman has spoken of the case of Repre-
sentative Murray 1t was my position that
Murray had rights equal to other men. /
don't claim that Murray had more rights
than others but claim he had rights that
ought 10 be respected. / don't claim that
the colored man is better than the white,
but I claim that he is entitled to the same
consideration"
Mr.. Overstreet said that the party stands
just where it did in 1896 with reference to
the money question. He showed how the
volume of circulation had been increased.
not by monetary legislation but by setting
in motion the regular laws of trade. The
Democratic party has not advanced one
step. 1t did not bring forward an illuStra-
ton two years age that has not been over
thrown in two years. He told how they had
started out early in the campaign with the
silver ssue. They claimed to be the party
of the poor men, but found the poor men
were too busy to listen to them on that is
sue and they dropped it to take up the
as the soldiers friends until the soldiers
returned home and put them to shame for
the ignomy they had attempted to put upon
Mckinley and the Republican party. Now
they are trying to make a local issue to
start ''independent' clubs. I'm the name of
Booker II. Washington, Gurley Brewer and
the men who have placed the facts before
you, in the name Of your history, is there
any reason now why you should turn your
PACK BACK on the Republican party ceres OF
Mr.. Overstreet expressed confidence that
the colored men would be found doing their
duty next Tuesday.
COLONEL SMITHS SPEECH.
Col Harry b. Smith, candidate for au-
ditor, came in just as Mr.. Overstreet fin
ished. He was given an ovation and was
called en- for a speech. He responded
briefly, recalling that when he was a can
didate four years ago he promised to give
recognition to colored men in his office and
had kept that pledge. He said that he did
not know of any way to judge the future
except by the past When he took the Of
fee, he said, i. was his aim to fill it so that
it would rebound to the credit of the party.
In what he had done he had been guided by
the advice of his lawyers. II want to say"
said Colonel Smith, that ] have no apollo
sgleS to offer. The other day l insisted on a
Democratic reporter who was in my office
footing up the books to see how much of
saving there had been. l told him that if
they were unfaVorable to me to go ahead
and publish them, and would swear that
they were correct, and that IL he found they
We're favorable to me that he should print
them, in fairness to me after the attacks
that had been made. He told me that it was
unpleasant business for him, but that he
could not print the figures He was re-
luctant to announce the result after he had
footed up the figures, but l insisted and in
the presence of those in my office SAID that
the books showed a saving of just $45, 1873 40
in two years and eleven months. l am
egotiStical enough to think the office has
been run just as well, at any rate, with
the colored men represented there, as 1T
would have been without a colored man
by those who pretend to be such loyal
friends to the colored men,"
T.
he had nothing to regret over going away
with his regiment, although he has been
ing so. He said that he had been in the
National Guard twenty years and when the
time came to fight, if he had refused to go
they would have howled: 20, Smith stayed
at home when there was any fighting to do.
He's gutter. want to say the Smiths
are not made of that kind Of stuff.
Captain Johnston spoke briefly, denying
that he had come home from Washington
to fight Mr.. Overstreet. He said that If
thing it was untrue. II told Mr.. Overstreet
to-day that l was trying to be Christian,
but that l wanted to say If any one had
reported to him that I had been saying he
A few years ago l was about to sell my
shop. Leon o. Bailey asked me how much
was to be assumed on it, and / said 1913.
He promised to see that 1t was paid in thirty
days. 1t has never been paid. got ashamed
to dun him for it any more | want to say
that even if / had never known Jesse Over
street, would not vote against Republic
an. have voted for one .or two Democrats
personal friends-but / will never vote for
another Democrat
w. l.. Taylor created enthusiasm when he
predicted Republican success. Mr.. Taylor
has canvassed forty-nine counties. II bring
you good greeting from the State" said
he, sit is that as sure as the polls are closed
and the votes counted next Tuesday Indiana
will line, up with New York, Ohio and Hi
nois and give a splendid support to the
splendid President-McKinley. The Demo-
cratic party will be like the Irishman whose
friend observed he had his ear split open,
his coat ripped up the back and his nose
bleeding Have you been in a fight, Fat?
No. 1 had fight, but I was not in it.
Mr.. Taylor discussed the so-called indie
pendent movement and like MIR. Lott adj
vised the so-called independents, to go to
North Carolina. He quoted press dispatches
from that State showing. It has been de-
clared the fixed policy of the Democratic
party not to allow colored men to hold office
in the future. and, Furthermore, to compel
those in office now to resign. He suggested
that they go down there and organize an
independent club,
Cyrus J. Clark, candidate for sheriff. and
]. w. feathers and Judge Carter. candi--
dates for superior judges, were called out
and spoke briefly. 1t was II o'clock when
the meeting closed the crowd remaining un-
til the last.