The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

but the honor of the Nation depend men
dare not put them by
$50 this convention stands for the Repub-
lican party in Marion county as a part of
the Republican party of the Nation. And
for certain principles and methods 1t
stands for moderation and against rash
ness; It stands foT preparation before ac-
pulling the trigger; for fixing bayonets be-
fore ordering the charge; for coal in the
bunkers before moving on the foe so that
when the DattIe comes final victory Will be
ours at the outset instead of az d long de-
ferred and dreadful close-so that we will
not have to strike our flag. even for a mo-
ment, in temporary defeat and when the
clouds or war recede and part, the sunlight
of peace Will flash from q flag unconquered,
unconquerable, and from the first triumph
vincible banner of the Republic"
OR, 70 indulge in language with which
Indianapolis mas been made tamluar by our
present city administration when we step
into the ring we propose to be in a condi-
tion to deliver a knockout blow in the first
round of the match
WHAT THE PARRY STANDS FOR.
THE Republican party stands for con-
servatism in government. 1t is the only
party that can be trusted-the only party
that is not erratic, reckless and unbalanced.
1t is opposed to wild and eccentric expert
ments. 1t is opposed to violent and radical
changes 1t is opposed to sudden and uni
versal applications of new and untried
methods. 1t declares that the business of
the country is too precious to be interrupted
by the impossible theories of political stump
speakers who assume to be statesmen. The
Republican party believes that caution
should attend, all change and that only
those new me thods should be adopted which
the wisdom of events has approved. Our
motto is: An ounce Of experience is worth
a pound of experiment.
above all, the Republican party has the
bravery of its beliefs-the courage of its
convictions, We dare to tell the people all
our thought. But the Democratic party, in
this county, at least, has proved itself the
craven of conviction. Al the recent monde
script convention in this hall it was actually
prevail, that the Democratic difference on
the money question was a difference on
detail It was said to the music tl: OF . APP
money question will solve ITSELF It would
have been truer if 1t had been said that If
we down the demagogues the money ques-
adopted by that convention did not in terms
mention free silver at sixteen to one or any
cunning and every artifice of eloquence was
employed to obscure that tremendous Is
sue5the honesty of the peoples money.
But we will not let you DO 1t, gentlemen
of the Democratic oligarchy of Marion
county. The time has passed when political
tricksters make or unmake issues. Events
alone make issues to-day And events have
made the money question the burning IS
SUE and the fires of Republican conviction
cape it, gentlemen of the Democratic party.
The people of this country are terribly In
earnest, and we will charge you, horse, loot
and dragons, infantry, cavalry and artli,
lery until your proposition OF the free ana
INDEPENDENT coinage Of silver 1T the ratio or
sixteen to one or any other ratlo con-
venient' or incoj Venient, without the coop
GRAFTON of other nations, is as utterly. hope
lessly and irretrievably defeated as Will be
the buccaneers of Spain when they meet the
squadronS that fly old glory from the mast
heads--wheu they meet the squadrons or
the republic, planned, prepared, provisioned
and equipped Tor victory before they were
hurled upon TIE enemy.
THE BATTLE ON 16 TO 1.
Sixteen to one has gotato go. Democratic
retreat from that proposition will not save
it. We will follow it UP till that retreat
becomes rout. that rout disaster, that
disaster an humiliation. The business of
this country cannot risk another revival Of
imitation and Reputation at the hands of
some future demagogue. We must finish
the work which history and patriotism have
given US to do. We stand for the gold
standard under which silver, paper and gold
circulates side by side, equally valuable and
equally honest; as against the silver stand
ard under which silver alone, Stunned and
forsaken by all other money, would, like
financial bawd, beg for sfavors from people
an infinitely better friehd of silver than the
Democratic party: We are friend enough
publican party is against half dollars.
In the golden age ofInrQSperlty, OF which
the morning even now is upon US, the Re, Re.
when the farmer sells his bushel of wheat
for a dollar and nq9gey, when the working
when the skilled artisan sells eight hours
of his craftsmanship for 81 and more, each
shall receive full-blooded dollars, worth as
much AS the gold in the millionaires vaults.
And we will not allow the war of right
eOusneSS are about TO wage with the
spawn of the middle ages, to give the cause
of debased money time to recuperate. War
time is no time to forget the money ques-
ton 1t is rather the season to remember
it, In time of war financial heresy sows the
dragons teeth. In periods of war imitation
seems natural-even necessary at times. But
at the morning of the twentieth century the
American people are great enough to settle
a question of civilization with shot and
shell on battlefield and sea, and question
of national honor and wellbeing with argu-
ments and votes at sfireside and ballot box
at one and the same time.
DEMOCRATS AND TRUSTS.
'And we will not let them divert attention
from their piratcal proposition of a half
priced dollar by that masterpiece of politi-
cal hypocrisy--the Democratic cry against
the trusts; for we can remind the people
that the only law against trusts ever placed
on the statute books of the Nation was
written by Republican statesman. and
bears his name to-day passed by a Repub-
lican Congress and signed by a Republican
President, furnished to the Nation by In
dianapoiis And the people know that as
determined a prosecution as ever was Waged
against any financial crime was waged by
the last Republican district attorney of
New York against the nlagnates of the
Sugar Trust. When they talk to you of
trusts pick up the names OF Whitney, Brice
and German and fling them in their teeth
When they talk to you of trusts remind
them of the silver trust which prostitutes
patriotism for its purposes, and conspireS
not only to raise the price OF its product,
but even to fix that price by law. When
they talk to you Of trusts point to that
political octopus which controls the Demo-
cratic party in indianapolis to-day, monopo-
Lies power and even destroys competition
in free speech in every Democratic gather
ing in the county. Down with trusts AYE, and
down with hypocrisy well; and therefore
down with the Democratic party as at
present Differed and bossed.
''Fellow-Republicans these are political
issues. Fellow citizens, there is another
question before the American people to-day
which destroys all party lines and makes
all parties one. Before the day is done the
practical declaration of war will probably
be made. At this moment our fleets perhaps
are moving and, thanks to a wise admin
iStration, our fleets at last are ready to
move, and move to victory. AT last the cup
of SPANS inquity ds full. At last Gods
forth in a warfare holier than liberty--holy
as humanity. The results of successful war
a patriotic President has labored to secure
by the processes of peace. thank heaven
that he has been conservative. 1t is better
10 be conservative in peace and radical in
war than radical in peace and conservative
in war. But no matter what the beliefs of
any of our felloW-citizens may have been,
war is here and in it's dread presence all
Americans will stand by the President and
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