The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-31
Mr.. B0ohwalter's Acceptance.

MIR. B~Ookwalter's Acceptance.
City Committee:
Dear Sir-Having received your favor of
July 27, officially notifying me of my NOM
ination for mayor at the primary Of the
Republican party, which was held Tues
day, July %. 1901, L desire. in accepting
such nomination, to submit TO you here
with. and through you to the people of
indianapolis, the following declaration of
my intentions and purposes should 1 be
elected at the city election to be held
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1901.
The policy of the present Democratic
city administration of granting franchises
without competition to personal and po-
litical friends, by the terms of which
franchises the streets of the city of Indi-
annapolis nave been delivered to such per-
sonal and political favorites without secur-
ing to the people just and equitable re-
turn, is to be condemned. The streets of
Indianapolis belong to all of the people
alike, and any and all corporations seek
ing special advantages in the use thereof,
or which now enjoy such advantages by
virtue of franchises heretofore granted,
should be compelled to render to the peo-
pie JUS III ddt4udlC u lOI cuCn oDC-
cial privileges. l pledge myself. if elected,
that no franchises shall be granted which
do not secure to the people just remun-
Grafton for the use of the public streets,
and no franchises OF any kind shall be
granted without full, fair and open COM
petition, while those corporations now in
possession of the streets of the city of
Indianapolis. by virtue Of such grants or
fro nrhs-ac hArnf1fOrn cix.op ChaG HA oA~o
PEELED to render a full and complete COM
piiance with the terms of such franchises.
METERS-TRACK ELEVATION.
1 denounce as false and malicious the
charges made by the Democratic party in
the last municipal campaign that the Re-
publican party favored at any time the
compulsory introduction of meters, or any
other change in the laws governing the
control or use of natural gas for fuel, by
which change the cost Of such fuel was to
be increased to the consumer, and L
pledge myself, if elected, to oppose any leg
islation looking toward the compulsory
introduction of meters for the measure
ment Of such fuel.
The question Of track elevation is one
vitality affecting a large portion of the
people of the city of indianapolis. Speedy
IClAtl nus pt oCO6lth 1lOil thC dlSti
arising from the present grade crossings.
If not by track elevation, then by some
other means, and those citizens OF Indi-
annapolis compelled to use such crossings
have an undoubted right to look to the
authorities Of the city for such relief. 1
pledge myself. if elected. to push to a
speedy determination the litigation now
pending in the Supreme Court involving
The xn1i1ftxv Of Tho nrHiroN.4
passed by the City Council; and / de-
nounce the unreasonable and unnecessary
delay Of the present administration in
pressing such question to a conclusion.
/ pledge myself, If. elected, tha Che i'm
provement of all public parks shall be
continued as rapidly as the condition of
the public treasury will permit; and !
further pledge that none of the moneys
heretofore secured by contract from any
| source for the Improvement of such park
| lands shall be diverted to the payment of
| the ordinary running expenses of the city
government or for any other purpose.
1 favor the immediate construction of the
| Fall-creek boulevard.
DIVERSION OF FUNDS.
The policy of the present Democratic adj
ministration Of diverting funds raised for
specific purposes Dy the SAFE or DOndS or
the city from the uses for which such
funds were intended to the payment of the
ordinary running expenses OF the city gov
| eminent should be condemned. In this con-
| n~ection ! call the attention of the people
of the city OF Indianapolis 10 the deceit
practiced upon them in the last municipal
campaign, whereby. through the Juggling
| of such special funds, the true condition
of the city treasury was concealed, and an
| actual deficit caused by extravaganza and
wasteful expenditure of public moneys
| was made TO appear as a balance. In Sep
| tember. 1899, at the time of the adoption of
the 59-cent levy by the present Democratic
city administration, such funds raised by
bond issue for specific purposes had been
used TO pay the actual running expenses of
the city government. and I denounce Such
| action as having been taken for the pur-
pose of deceiving taxpayers of the city Of
indianapolis as TO the true condition OF
the city treasury.
In the maintenance of an orderly and
| well-regulated city every citizen has q