The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-25
spoke on the subject Of 1.-THE Lincoln
League" In part he said:


League" In part he said:
~ regard it as a high privilege to be in
vited to respond to a toast at the annual
banquet of the Indiana Republican Edi-
torial Association, and especially TO re-
spond for that volunteer army of Republic
ans known as the Lincoln League. 1t is
strictly a Home Guard and yet the prin-
ciples for which it stands have done much
to keep our flag in. the sky the world
around. The Lincoln League Is yet young
but since it's influence was first felt In
diana has not been found in other than the
Republican column. 1t is made up of the
progressive men Of Indiana, who are young
enough to live in the present and future
and not in the past; of those who are ami
mated with hope, and who believe in striv-
ing for better things; of those whose eyes
are upon the stars and not upon the eartn,
of those who believe in the welfare or all
the people, and lend no aid to the creation
of classes, in this land of opportunity; or
those who favor the protection OF American
labor, the maintenance of an honest dollar,
the supremacy of the flag, and equal oppor-
tunity for every man in our glorious sister
hood of States 1t is league of hopeful.
strenuous, earnest men, who labor, with no
hope of reward except the common good,
who know that for a generation the de-
velopment of our institutions has been de-
pendent upon the success of the party or
Abraham Lincoln; who know that the
abandonment OF the principles for which
he stood and the success of the party or
opposition ana QlScODlc0l, mas Speeulig
brought disaster. lou are the men who
fought the battles of that party and or the
people. When others doubt you trust;
when others falter and hesitate you lead
they always will when the march is for
ward, you seek the solution. No man
among you breaches the doctrine OF discon-
tent. You believe in the people and the
people believe in you.
You stand for the flag and for the peo-
rle-angel could do no more, patriot could
do no less And know L voice your senti-
ment, as well as that of the league when
/ say that We pledge our loving devotion
for the next four years 10 the chief OF our
own choice, William Mckinley"
MR.. HOLIDAY TALKS.
Hon. E. S. Holiday. of Brazil. was then
called upon to respond to "a Crying Need"
Mr.. Holiday said Republican Journalism in
Indiana is getting along very well and
there are no crying needs. congressman
are wishing for room for more postmasters,
he said. There is need among newspa-
rers, however, for a patent. duplex, self
regulating machine that will compel de-
linquent subscribers to pay up. Mr.. Hoi-
liday also said that there was a greater
need for the observance of law and order
and a better understanding between cap
ital and labor. He said the people should
return to the simplicity of our fathers and
not indulge in an ostentatious display of
wealth.
Charles s. Hernly was assigned the next
place on the programme, to speak on
What Victory Means" but the toast
master said that Mr.. Hernly was now In
Washington, evidently endeavoring to find
out what victory means. w. +. Page, of
TT. Wayne, was called upon to respond 10
the toast, He is editor of the FIT Wayne
News and also postmaster of FIT. Wayne.
c. II. Bundy Of the Marion News, read
a poem 1.-The Hoosier," in which he
eulogized the prominent men of this State.
ON THE BACHELOR GIRL
A A. Mccain of the Charlottesville
Journal, talked on 1.-THE Bachelor Girl. 3"
He said. in introducing his remarks. that
his wife had told him that If he did not pay
due reverence to the. bachelor girl she
would attend the banquet and would bring
the baby, so instead Of digging up old jokes
about old maids. he set out the good char
acter of the bachelor girl as she IS found
to-day. He said she was found in bust
ness In the church and i'm politics. In the
schools he said, she was the most useful
He said the origin Of the bachelor was In
sslfishness. but in the bachelor girl the
origin was I'm sacrifice.
A. w Macy, of Hartford City, respond
ed to the toast, Summer Vacation" which
was allotted to Marshall Hacker, but the
latter was unable TO be present. Mr..
Macy told of the trip of a number OF ed
ilors 10 lake resorts during last summer
and call the party made on Senator
Hanna in Cleveland.
E. A. Remy. of the Seymour Republican.
recited one of Riley's poems. and +. o.
Rose, OF Angola, responded 10 the subject
Retrospect, of the Nineteenth Century"
President Campbell concluded the pro-
gIamme his subject being CLOSING of the
Forms" He spoke of the growth and in
fuence of the press, and said IL was the
greatest factor for Improvement and de-
velopment OF man.
The association will hold its business ses-
sion to-day.