The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-27

untouched and remained as pure AMI spot
less as II the criticism had been i eulosy-
All government of the people IS, If n2ces-
sfty, a government by parties, and parties
must have leaders, who are the opponents oi
their principles. Public sentimen- must, 2
many instances. Ice created and educated,
and a notable instance is where the people
We're recently educated uptn a subject OF
finance, of standards of money, a subject
which is ordinarily left 10 the pr0fes sec
scholar and student of economic aUestiSrs.
Yet in a recent campaign the people took
up this great economic question and learned
the truth about ii, and then settled ii and
saved the honor of the Nation
The politician upon the hustngs or as
an organizer. or as manager OF men ana
forces, becomes a great living force in the
world of affairs. The men who patiently
ard quietly direct campaigns have often
more TO do in shaping policies Of govern
ment that the men who sometimes noisily
declaim in the halls of legislation. But |
do not mean to eXalt the mere political
party worker for without the assistance of
that great modern force, the press, which
is the only engine that will arouse the peo-
pie and which is always rivaing in its
power for good the pulpit. the best of poll
cies of government will sometimes fail
| The press is the great creator and molder of
| public sentiment. 1t sounds the warnings
of pending danger and gives new notice eV-
cry day of existing evils; it denounces the
wrong and protects and defends the honest
and the good | know the weakness of the
| politician to say nice things of the news
papers and to eulogize the editor for the
very important and potential influence he
and his paper had in the late election, but |
am not given TO fattery, and will freely adj
NIT this great function of the press, and
shall offer no proof of this substantial
| fact Every editor is politician, and when
the forces they represent are thoroughly
organized they can accomplish almost any
tician, and if there is no merit in him the
| editor is generally the person to find 1t out
and then ne gives the secret away.
The politician is always popular when he
/ is getting his friends into office. ('OnSe-
| quently the politician is always up for crti-
| cism either for good or evil, and why not
! then let him be man of his word. con-
sentative, honest and reputable i'm all his
| intercourse with his fellow-men. A man
| does not need to become hypocrite, liar
! coward and knaVe simply because he is in
| politics. OF course, politics works queer re-
| suits, but this is largely due to the fact
| that they have to deal directly with two
| qualities in men that are hard to control,
| that is, selfshness and ambition. Men are
| honest, but the man who disregards his po-
| litcal obligations is soon lost, and the YER
| dict of the lobby turns him under. The
| professional Sniper in politics lives only
! through two conventions. He sometimes
| succeeds in the first, but, whether he does
! or not, in the next race everybody is after
! Mr.. Hernly concluded his talk with an
! earnest plea for the Republican theory of
| expansion, taking issues with those who are
assaiing the President on this proposition.
Thomas j. Brooks. of Bedford. said he
| believed the newspapers of the land are a
| great benefit and power in campaigning.
| With Mr.. Hernly he thought there Is too
| great tendency to keep from politicians
| the commentator that they should receive.
| II think there are just as honest politicians
| as honest editors, If they are not quite so
| numerous. but for that very reason, per-
| haps, they should he commended the more"
| J. w. Baker, of Columbia City, who had
been the butt of Lieutenant, Governor Hag-
! CARDS jest, said: In the language of the
/ street, / don't know why Brother Haggard
| should always seem to have it in for me.
/ Ever since the secretary announced that
] 10 UnfpG |
| convention in 1886 | have had it in for him,
/ and have never found chance to get
1 even" Laughter. Mr.. Baker agreed with
! others that the Republican press had done
| a major part of the work in the last cam
] paign When the word went out that the
/ state central committee had no money to
| buy eloduence the press came forward
/ THE press has always led, has always
/ blazed the way for the politicians" said he.
MIR. BEVERIDGE SPEAKS.
| The last speaker was Senator-elect Bever-
idge. Amy word 1 might say" said Mr..
Hogate in introducing him, would be too
poor to introduce to you Indianas great or
ator who some day we. are going to put
into the Presidents chair-Senator Bever-
idge." This simple Introduction caught the
| banqueters, and they responded to the sem
timent with whirlwind of applause.
| Mr.. Beveridge said that when invited to
/ be present it was pleasure to him to learn
| that 1T was not to be dress affair and
/ IIdL no speeches. were expected. Hence
| he must plead that he was unprepared. If
| there was a subject that would appeal TO a
! man called upon to make an extemporary
/ speech before a critical and constructive
| audience, such a subject was at hand. The
| most critical and constructive intelligence
i of the State was to be found in the assoeia-
| ton before which he felt it an honor to
| stand Il believe in the Republican party
| and therefore in the Republican press said
| he. IF 1 speak at all to you l can only
| speak of subjects of admiration. The Re-
/ publican press of Indiana Is aggressive and
| fearless. If we are to succeed we must be
| propagandists. Partisan politics is neces-
/ Sary to free government, as Mr.. Hernly
/ has suggested to you. Our work must be
| a work of planting and creating, a work of
/ construction. There is nothing in mug
/ wumpry of construction. Its great fault is
/ the tendency to tear down. to criticse and
/ destroy. What cause We have to fight
| for to-day! 1t is the noblest cause to i'm
| spire to action since the wharf.-the ongoing
| OF the American Republic the final putting
| at rest of Vexed questions of finance. Has
| it occurred to you that Indiana stands be-
| fore the country and the world as the pre-
eminent and peculiar representative of
! these great principles? Indiana stands as
| the pre-eminent and peculiar representa-
| tive of high ideals in politics. You chiefly
| must make the appeal for the lines on
/ which the party is to reach the people. 1t
| is within our power to highly resolve that
| next election day shall be another Austen
| lltz That you will do your duty l have no
| doubt, and that will endeavor to do my
/ duty / promise
Among those who were present or who
| leSlSteIeu at the dSSOcldJlon.S headquarters
| were the following:
| Governor and Mrs. Mount, Lieutenant
| Governor and Mrs Haggard, Senator and
Mrs. Beveridge, Charles e. Wilson. secre-
| tary to the Governor Charles S. Hernly,
| President ]. d. Hogate. of the Indiana Re-
| publican Editorial Association and Mrs.
! Hogate and Mrs. Sarah e. Hogate, of Dan
| vile; Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Howard, of
/ Spencer; Walter B. Campbell, of Anderson;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. n. Cragan, of Lebanon;
| Harry M. Smith, Of Greencastle F. r.
/ Singleton, of Martinsville; NJ. w. Pershing
| and Miss Cora Pershing, of Upton; A. w.
| Tracy of Hartford City; w. w. Lockwood,
| of Peru A. ]. A. Kemp, Salem Edward A
| Remy, of Seymour J. j. Wingate of Shell
/ byville; b. o. Rose, of Angola Thomas ].
] Brooks. of Bedford; Frederick A. Miller. of
| South Bend VIII e. Maddox, of Bloom
/ field; Fred A. Nauer, of North Vernon: E.
| A. Jernegan of Mishawaka: Mr. and Mrs.
| n. ]. Marsh of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. A.
| M. WiHoughby, Greensburg; Will H. Craig
| of Noblesville, r. A. Brown, of Franklin:
/ Jesse S. Birch, of Oxford; Mr.. and Mrs A.
| c. Beeson, of Winchester; A. A Mccain. of
| Crawfordsyile: Mr.. and Mrs. j. w Baker,
| of Columbia City; f. H. Adams, of Vim
! cennes; Charles j. Robb, of Michigan City,
! and Marshal Neecher of Columbus.
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