The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-31
In n Rousing speech mt n Republican
Meeting at Beville Avenue
and East Tenth Stieet.
MR.. ovERsTREET's OPPONENT
ARRAIGNED IN A FORCEFUL AND
CONVINCING ADDRESS.
Frank II. Burke's Record I'm the Legis.
Iature Against Organized La
boz Clearly Set Out.

diana House or Representatives duurtsscu
the First Ward Republican Club at Beville
avenue and East Tenth street last night on
the political issues OF the present campaign
The meeting presided over by Miles
Van Arsdale and there were number or
voters present from other parts OF the city
Mr.. Littleton devoted considerable por-
ton Of his address TO a discussion OF the
issue of so-called Imperialism and reviewed
the situation In the Philippine Islands from
the sinking OF the Spanish feet I'm Manila
bay down 10 the firing upon American SOL
diers by Filipinos on the night Of Feb. L.
1899. He demonstrated that the national
administration has at all times maintained
a moderate, reasonable and firm policy
toward the Fillpinos, which has been met
with duplicity and treachery. He said the
Democrats, who are attacking the Presi-
dent are like men who survey n newly
erected building and pick out minor. UNI
important flaws In II, when perhaps they do
not themselves know much as how TO
build a chicken coop. Mr.. Bryan, he said
says nothing about the great things done
by the present OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
which he himself urged and assisted-but
endeavors TO carp at the President and dis
speaker referred to the fact that at the
present time a Philippine commission.
headed by Judge William III. Taft. one of
the ablest and most distinguished jurists
in the United States, is at work on a solu-
ton of the problem of how best to govern
the Eilpinos.
Mr.. Littleton devoted the latter part of
his speech TO review of the congressional
career Of Jesse Overstreet, and of the
career of Mr.. Overstreet's opponent, Frank
Il. Burke. when the latter was a member
OF the Indiana Senate The speaker related
how Mr.. Overstreet is remaining out OF
his district at the critical time when his
reelection or defeat is at stake and devot-
ing his time and his energies to the work
OF securing a Republican majority from all
parts of the country in the National House
OF Representatives.
SOME OF THE POINTS MADE.
Continuing, Mr.. Littleton said: II think
/ can say without any chance Of success
full contradiction that Jesse Overstreet is
one of the best congressman this dis
trict has ever had. He is a man who
has gone to Washington, sought no per-
sonal favor or anything of that sort. has
sought to play to the gallery SO to ex-
press it, but has gone down there to at
tend to his duty and has made a record
for this district such as it has never had
before. He is recognized as one of the
leaders Of the House. He it was who Ia
bored so earnestly and so hard to secure
the passage Of a sound-money law. More
was due to his efforts along that line than
to anyone else. Jesse Overstreet is the
man through whose efforts a law was
passed by which the dollars you receive
are as good as are all other dollars-dol-
lars that you lay away will be as good
six months from now as they are to-day.
Not only that but he has worked and Sc
cured the passage of an appropriation bill
by which this city will have a fine federal
| building, which will be an honor and a
credit to 1t for years to come. He also
worked hard and secured the passage of a
law by which the old soldiers are paid their
pensions in checks without any trouble to
them.
"On the other side. against Mr. Over
street We find running one Mr.. Frank b.
Burke. I want to say something about
him. He is the man who, In a speech not
| long ago, said he would not take off his
hat to the flag. He is a man who does
| not, perhaps. know what patriotism is
Mr.. Burke referred to a custom in vogue
at the camp of instruction of the Indiana
National Guard, out at Fairview Park a
few weeks ago, by which all persons who
passed by or under the flag were expected
TO take off their hats to testify their re-
| spect for the national emblem. Mr.. Burke
| is going about making speeches In this
district, but he makes but little argument
notice that he said, in characterzing
William Dudley Foulke's speech, recently,
that Mr.. Foulke was either a demagogue
or an ignoramus, and yet everyone who
heard that speech said that IL was one of
HnaSf Of he Dt,a
situation which has yet been made / have
referred TO what Jesse Overstreet has done
You will find nothing In his record of
which to be ashamed. Mr.. Burke has had
legislative experience, also He was a
| member of the Indiana Senate in 1889 and
again in 1891, and think i can safely say
that there never was more determined
enemy TO the interests of the laboring
men in the State Senate than Frank B.
Burke. l do not think there ever was a
man who sat in that body who did more
or worked harder against the interests of
the laboring man than Frank Burke did,
l base my conclusions upon the facts as
TO what he did down there and not on
| mere idle hearsay of what has been picked
up here and there. L took time the last
few days to go over Mr.. Burkes record
down there. | got the Senate journals
of 1889 and 1891 and looked through them
| to see what position he took on questions of
interest to laboring men, You will hunt
| those records in vain to find single thing
| that Mr. Burke did that was 10 the adj
vantage or the good or the laDoring man.
MR.. BURKE WAS ABSENT.
1.-THE first thing want to call your atten-
ton to was bill that was before the Sen.
ate in 1889. known as the 'Anti-pluck me
store bill, a bill in favor of miners. You
know coal operators used to issue some
| sort of checks and require all their men to
| buy their goods at stores conducted By the
mine operators, and this bill was designed
| TO remedy that abuse and enable miners TO
| buy their provisions wherever they pleased
| MIR. Burke was absent when the bill was
| passed. Senator Burke, in 1885, voted
| against an act amending the mechanics
| lien law so as to more fully protect labor
erS and mechanics in collecting their money
| for work and labor done and materials fur
nished. Senator Burke was absent when a
bill TO protect discharged employees and TO
prevent 'blacklisting passed the Senate I
| do not want 10 say whether he lodged TO
keep from taking stand on certain ques-
lions, but. judging from the stand which
he did take on questions before the Senate
when he was present. l should think he
would have voted against the others have
mentioned If he had been in his seat in the
Senate. Senator Burke was also absent
when an act providing for the Weighing
and screening OF coal in mines, for the bet
ter ventilation of mines and for the better
protection of mine workers by timbers,
props. caps. etc, was passed by the Indi-
ana Senate
I'm 1889 there was an antitrust bill be-
fore the Senate of the State of Indiana
Senator Burke voted against that bill. That
was the position he took then. He voted
against a bill which was. directed against