The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-13
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
j. +. HARVEY THINKS DEMOCRATS
SHOULD REST AWHILE.
He Is from Montgomery County and
Has Interesting Ideas About
Several Public Matters.

James r. Harvey. OF Montgomery county.
one OF the most prominent Democrats OF
the State. is OF opinion that The Democracy
should not nominate ticket next year
nor have an organization even. He thinks
IL will be useless His advice TO his Demo-
cratic friends after the last defeat was 10
let matters rest until after the next general
election Mr.. Harney's idea in allowing
the Democracy 10 lie dormant so long IS
rather shrewd one from his way of think
ing. He thinks that by the time the next
national ticket has been elected and the
officers have served their terms the Repub
lican party Will have made sufficient
number of mistakes to cause people TO long
for Democratic rule again.
Mr.. Harvey. who is Familiarity known in
his own town as Uncle jim" is a Demo
crat Of the Jeffersonian school. He is
among the ablest lawyers of the State and
for six years was judge Of the Circuit Court
OF Montgomery county He was in the city
yesterday attending TO some matters in the
Supreme Court and took lunch a the Hotel
English. Mr.. Harvey is not sure that he
will attend the Jackson day banquet in this
city. Il am not sure that l know where
am" he said. and added Il don't just
know what IL constitutes 10 make Demo-
crat these days" Continuing. he remarked.
Il have been a Democrat all my life and
never faltered nor waVered but once. That
was In 1896, when l voted the Democratic
ticket but did not vote for Bryan. 1t was
all on account of that fool silver question"
At the last national election Mr.. Harvey
voted for Bryan because there were issues
then that he could not afford 10 ignore. ne
said. Mr.. Harvey says that If he were
making a Democratic platform he would
make il after the style of Jeffersons in
augural address. This statement reminded
him of an instance when the late John
Bowling. OF Terre Haute, remarked when
a set OF resolutions We're shown him that
they were all right, but did not contain
enough or "Old Tom jefferson" -'If you
want 10 get genuine Democracy go To
JeffersOn's inaugural address," Mr. Dow
ling added Mr. Harvey thinks that events
will have To make the future of the Demo-
cratic party. Il don't think" he said, that
we can go back now and start on the old
original lines. We will have TO frame
theories on the facts as they now exist.
He thinks the trusts and the labor ques-
tions will be leading subjects in the next
campaign. IF you tolerate trusts" he
said. you have got to tolerate all that la
Dor demands. IL is of trust or
combination opposing another. We are now
tolerating a system of strikes i'm this cOun-
try that practically means war. except that
men do not mean 10 infiict personal in
jury. Mr.. Harvey thinks the New Yea
land idea of controlling strikes would be
good one for any country 10 follow In
that country strikes are not allowed. If
set of men have grievance they must go
into court with il and must abide by the
decision of that court Mr. Harvey was
member of the State Legislature several
different times. lie was in the Senate two
terms and was a member of the House i'm
1919. 1858 and 1862