The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-10

many times repeated. but it will bear repeti-
ton as political shibboleth as long as
the Republic exists.
AT different times il has been intimated
mat L am politician. Perhaps l ought 10
ADMIT It But | am not ashamed OF II l
DelieVe, further that every man ought 10
be a politician. The superstructure OF our
system OF government is based on mutu-
atty. and, in order that it may be success
fully maintained. there must be strong
hands and strong hearts ready TO deIeno
assaults from every quarter
FAVORS NONPARTISAN CONTROL
Indiana has many large educational,
penal and benevolent institutions. They
represent millions of dollars in the way
CT investment and require millions or dollars
Ter annum for maintenance. My conception
Of duty is that these vast institutions
should be conducted on a strictly business
basis l do not advise parsimony but
do insist that economical methods should
be applied in every establishment and in
every department thereof / have served
timely notice that there shall be further
reports of deficits under my admlnlstra
lion, and my judgment is there Will be
none. l believe ii to be our pouhoen uuSS
10 take good care OF the unfortunate NdiuS
OF the State, and | am in fun sympathy
with all well-directed efforts 10 that en- en-,
Moreover, partisan that / am, am heartil;
all our institutions. / so declared mySeA
in my inaugural address, and my experience
since then has fully confirmed my nrsl
Impressions. The condition of many pa
tents consigned to the care of the State
is unspeakably pitiful, and hard lndeed
would be the heart that would countenahce
any movement that might eliminate IN
their detriment in order 10 accommodate
unframed attendants whose only claim Is
based political grounds. l have always
endeavored to be faithful 10 my friends ana
L
Vlnced that any backward step from the
reforms so auspiciously begun would met
with general and indignant dlsapproVal.
Changes have been made under the present
administration and others may De mace
vacancies may occur, but 4 say Truly
that whatever action is taken VIII De VIII
conscientious regard for what Is belleVed
TO be for the best of the service, ana In no
case animated by political influence. IN
diana expends millions OF collars january
Tor the maintenance OF its various estdD-
.IshmentS, and L pledge you, my comrausS
and friends, that ii shall De my constant
aim TO see TO II personally that there shaE
lie neither WastefulneSs nor cXtravaganCe.
This is a State of vast resources, aid
CT recent years they have been developed In
manner approaching the marvellous. III
stands sixth among the States in the pro-
ductiOn of coal. fourth in petroleum, seconn
in naluTal gas. seventh IN building stone
and sixth in the value of clay resources.
re presenting an annual output Oh over
So 900. 600 a year. The production OF cerealS
amounts TO Sl75, 600 per annurn, the OUT
put of factories is close TO S3OO.OOOeO, farIa
and live stock, approximately, S.oOOU,VO.
III addition TO the products herein men
toned there are many others agSregatlnS
enormous values.
MILITARY HISTORY.
I'm the war of the rebellion indiana
played a conspicuous part, and acquitted
itself with honor on every field. BehlDd
the aggressive lines of blue sweeping on
ward TO victory was the firm hand ana
the strong heart of Oliver P Morton. We
shall perhaps never see his like again DC
cupying the office of a civilian, he was
even then a very god OF war INDIANA
furnished $4,000 troops for the preservation
of the Union, and that at a time when the
total population of the State was compare
lively small Likewise, in the Spanish
American war when the call for troops
came, the entire National Guaro was IN
camp at Indianapolis within ten hours after
the order was issued. In memory or our
soldier heroes a grateful people has erected
at the capital city the most imposing mon
ument in the word. 1t has involved vast
expenditure. but no word OF complaint mas
been uttered When our fathers and broth
ers have Redeemed the pulseless dust with
their crimson blood, willing sacrlhce 10
pa triotism, there IS soul so dead as TO
begrudge the most generous tribute con-
ceivable As | permit myself TO think OF
some of my good friends of this fair city
who have answered the last roll call-Col-
Marsh b TAYLOR, the tactful and ever low
able Colonel BILLY" Wilson. the virile Col.
Tulls. the genial Colonel Robinson, the
gallant Jasper NJ. Dresser, Captain De Witt
Wallace and others--it seems indeed time
for memory and for tears. This community
was strongly devoted To the preservation
of the Union. You should thank God for
that.
Lafayette has prominent place in the
history of Indiana. Within sight of this
presence and almost within sound of words
uttered here is the historic battlefield or
Tippecanoe The conflict decided there be-
tween General Harrison and Tecumseh was
one of the most important epochs of In
diana campaigns in the Northwest, MAX
ing as il did a doorway for the advance
nent of civilization to a territory which is
now. in richly developed territory, an en-
pire in itself The State has provided
substantial and ornamental fence for the
better preservation of this battle-ground.
and I sincerely hope that an earnest and
concerted eff rt will be made to induce
| Congress to make an appropriation for
| monument to mark the spot for the infor-
| nation of generations o follow. They who
| died there were comparatively few In num-
| Der. to be sure, but they laid down their
| lives in behalf of a cause from which sue
| ceeding generations have reaped untold
| BLESSINGS and from which the American
neonIe nave prOfited immeaSurea bly,.