The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11
GOVERNOR MOUNT s
SPOKE
MR.. OvERsTREET, CAPT. ENGLISH
N OTHERS ALSO HEARD.
A Ratification of the Republican Vie
tory-East End Republican
CIub Jol1ifies.

last night was the declaration of William
ID. Bynum TO hereafter be a member Of the
Republican party. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that this declaration was greeted
with great and prolonged applause. The
commercial travellers jollihcation' was IN
the nature of a banquet given at the Den
ison Hotel.
About rs members Of the Commercial
Travellers Republican Club were present,
besides the guests of honor. These gentle
men were Governor Mount, Representative
Overstreet, John L. Grifiths, W.. D.. By
mum, Capt. W.. E. English, John b. Cock
rum, Chas. a. Bookwalter, 1. s. Gordon. A.
A. Young, Charles ". Elliott, James r.
Henry. c. c. Perry and Col. Cyrus j. Clark.
The guests sat down to the banquet about
$50 o'clock. About 1870 coffee and cigars
We're brought. and Harry Halderman. pres
ident of the Commercial Travellers Repub-
lican Club, called the company to order.
Mr.. Halderman acted as POSTMASTER, and
introduced Governor Mount as the first
speaker. The Governor spoke briefly. but
eloquently, talking mostly Of the part the
commercial travellers played in the cam
paign just closed. In the course of his
talk he declared: 81 can never forget the
splendid service you did me in the CAM
paign four years ago. Unworthy as 1 was,
you did more for me than any organization
in Indiana, and for that service you will
nave my everlasting gratitude" Governor
Mount said there was a tinge of sadness
about this merry-making, because lit
also celebrates the death of Organism and
Populism, and Altgeldism and Crokerism.
and all the other isms that have been a
menace TO the country" As the Governor
finished this sentence some one called out,
And Taggarufsm, too
MR.. OVERSTREET HEARD.
Representative Overstreet was the next
speaker. He remarked in opening that he
had a piece of good news that was probably
not known to all the company. The last
mail that comes to Indianapolis" he said,
brought me the word hat W. have gained
three congressional districts in Kentucky"
Mr.. Overstreet said the travelling men are
the advance agents of prosperity. They are
the men who blaze the way and find the
markets and when once found it is the
policy of the government to maintain these
markets. Mr.. Overtstreet suggested that
there were parts of the old Democratic
party that should not be forgotten-men
who have felt the sting of the party whip
and who have had the courage to come
and march under the Republican banner.
John l.. Grifiths, who followed Mr.. Over
street, said that the election of a few days
. blCdAAo AAdt We "A 6OilS " Sldlu
where we stood from 1897 to the present
time-tiptoe on the very mountain top of
prosperity. Mr.. Grifiths spoke eloquently
OF the men who are fighting in the Philip
pines. He declared that they are soldiers
of principle, not soldiers of fortune. He
said he thought the people need not be
afraid of Imperialism and recalled the
words of the Chicago man who asserted
that the man who thinks the Republic
can be changed into an empire, before
he undertakes TO do so, had better go to
sea in a boat of stone, with leaden
sails, and oars of iron, with the wrath of
God for a gale and hell for the nearest
port. Mr.. Griffiths said it should be
the mission of this government to teach
the F1iipinos that the American flag in
all lands and at all times has been the
emblem of liberty, fraternity and equality.
MR.. BYNUM CHEERED.
When Mr.. Bynum was introduced to the
company as a Republican there was great
applause. and when lie said, ST find my
self at this time IN perfect harmony with
the Republican party on all the great ques-
lions that will engage The American people
during the rest of my lifetime" nearly ev-
cry man in the dining room rose to his
feet and cheered the speaker. In the course
of his remarks Mr.. Bynum said:
"Gentlemep-It affords me great pleasure
to join with the members of this associa-
NhoA 81 I'LL IIC NlGlOlN WHICH, InSN
materially aided to achieve at the late cleo
ton. The commercial travellers of this
country have become an important e,e-
ment, not only in our commercial. hut in
our political affairs. / doubt If any class
OF our business constituents, in the two
preceding campaigns, rendered a more eff
fective service to the cause of good govern
ment and sound money than the members
OF the Republican Commercial Travellers
Association. 1 rejoice, as you rejoice, not
because of the great disappointment of our
| political adversaries, who. upon the eve OF
the contest, appeared to entertain such
sanguine expectations Of success and OF
the enjoyment of the good things that were
to follow, but because of a triumph of the
principles we favored, the defeat of which.
To say the least. would have been accepted
by the civilized people of the whole world
as the reversal of a policy which. If car
ried forward, will bring not only to us the
blessings of peace and prosperity, but TO
the b~enighted inhabitants Of the Philip
| pines civilization and its priceless heritage
OF civil and religious liberty. The truth To
be CLEANED from the history of the past
few years is that IN this day and genera
ton the wheels OF progress are moving
with a rapidity hat will admit Of no hes
itation or hating in the course of any
party in the administration of public af-
fairs. Whatever party triumphs. Whatever
party succeeds to power. it can retain as
tendency only by keeping its face 10 the
front and its searchlight On the future. II
any single fact has been strikingly demon
strated by the political events OF the past
-four years il is that the party into whose
custody the deStinies of this Nation may be
confded by the people for any length oi
time must be a party Of action and not OF
merton; OF progression. and not of regres-
sion; of construction, and not Of mutilation
When we consider the Importance of the
issues involved We have cause to celebrate
the victory we achieved. Ii was the tri-
umpn OF right over wrong. Of sincerity
over hypocricy, OF truth over falsehood, OF
integrity over dishonesty, of advancement
over degeneration. and OF patriotism ovcI
demagogism. L demonstrated. in the high
est acceptation of the term, the capacity
of the American people for self-goverr.
ment.
REORGANIZATION TALK.
81 observe that some OF my political as.
scciates in the campaign OF 1886. as well a:
a large number OF those with whom 1 die
not associate in that campaign, are de.
handing a reorganization OF the Demo,
cratic party. While l believe that tive
evenIy-balanced political organizations ar,
essential to the preservation of popular in
situations and are conducive to wise and
economical government. / want TO say tina
I am too well acquainted with the materia
OF which the Democratic party is now com
posed TO spend the balance OF my life II
aid OF q vain effort TO inject into its man
gled remains vitality sufficient to restore !