The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-06

permit the occasion to pass without ex-
pressing my humble Judgment that the
room for the foot of an Anarchist this side
of everlasting perdition. prolonged APP
plause and cheers.l
HOUR FOR DEBATE PASSED.
"My friends, the hour for debate has
passed 1t remains for you and others
TO do your full duty. While. as 1 said at
the beginning, the election of Mr.. Book
walter is assured, that assurance rests
upon the assumption that We will all do our
full duty. We have on every hand the
surance this year that the ballots as cast
will be counted and the experience of two
years ago will not be again repeated. lap
plause.l
"As / said before, / came not to make a
speech, but rather by my presence 10 tes-
tify citizen of Indianapolis, proud Of
our past and confident of our future, my
interest in this campaign.
I'VE are, my friends. in Republican times.
We have good national administration,
good state administration, and we must
have good Republican administration in the
city of Indianapolis 10 go with them.
IGreat applause.l
good order, we are interested in an or
derly administration of the affairs of this
great city, and l believe that by the cleo
tion of Mr.. Bookwalter we will insure
them He knows enough to know that his
success as mayor will depend upon the
character of the men he shall choose for the
he knows enough to know that the best
men who will consent to serve upon those
boards must be appointed because the peo,
pie of the city will demand ii, and he VIII
himself that the demand of the people
is gratified in that respect.
Members of the Marion Club. this is the
| first oportuflity l have had TO meet with
| you. and | wish to say that il is fortunate
for the Republican party of Marion county,
| that there is a club with the fire. the vigor,
| the push and the patriotism Of the Marion
| Club [Great applause.l
"On Tuesday night, l have faith TO be-
| lieve, the standard of Democracy in In
dianapolis will go down, and triumphant
will rise the standard Of Republicanism
| [applauseC and i thank you all" Long
| continued applause and cheers.
MR. OVERSTREET GREETED
The greeting given Representative Over
! street was no less cordial than that ac-
| corded his predecessor. Mr.. Overstreet
was in excellent form and delivered just
| the kind of talk that appealed to the intelli-
gent audience before him. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen-I was iE
| hopes that i had successfully hidden my
! self away, but i am afraid your chairman,
| with his keen eye, was able To see where l
/ thought he could not. l have been led to
! believe that this meeting had been called
! in order to line up the Marion Club for the
| Republican ticket. ILaughter.l / have
| known that club since its creation, and ii
| is the first instance that it has been Sug-
| gested that it needed lining up in order to
| vote the full ticket. ] want to congratu-
| late the club upon the promptness and COM
pleteness with which il has lined up to-
/ night. and believe that when the polls are
/ closed Tuesday night il will be found
| that this club, which has always been, as
your splendid senator has said, patriotic
/ and energetic will be true 10 its tradi-
| tions and prove itself the gameCOck of
| Republican clubs in the State of Indiana
and every member Of il will record his vote
| for Charley Bookwalter and the full ticket
! GGreat applause and cries of We Wilt
Il think little is now left to be done after
! all has been said for the past few weeks
| than to move to make this election unani-
nous. and why should il not be unanimous ,
! For what purpose have the people of In
| Tuesday? We have had pointed out an
! administration led by Mr.. Taggart through
| six years in which they have consistently
! and persistently piled up the public
| debt until il has reached the constitutional
! limitation. We have seen the public CON
! tracts treated as private snaps and the
franchises of this metropolis. which should
/ have been the assets OF the city, treated
| as the spending money and the pocket
/ pieces of the friends of the adminlStra ton
MEN WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE.
| THE Republican party has always put
! forward for public office in whom
they at least have had confidence in carry
/ ing out the principles of that party. That
| party's principles mean economy in the
expenditure of the public money: they
mean open, fair competition in the letting
of public contracts: they mean honesty in
/ the administration of all the public affairs.
/ As Mr.. Fairbanks and your other speakers
1 have plainly pointed out the record Of that
party in the state, county. township and
/ government has been that these principles
/ have beer carefully considered and sue
! cessfully practiced. Through six years the
! Democratic party, through Mr. Taggart
! has done quite the contrary. and tonight
we are confronted with the anomalous
| situation that, having found other business
| enterprises more suitable To his taste he
/ finds it necessary TO place "A ward in the
| mayors chair for whom he has himself
| appointed as guardian. [Laughter.J
! 1.-THE people of indianapolis need no pro-
tector of that degree. but it is the purpose
| of you men, having given your best thought
| and energy TO the prosecution OF a decent
| clean, honorable campaign TO carry for
ward on Tuesday your ballots with such
force as shall bury the Taggartism OF In
/ dianapolis forever and forever. lApplause. /
! II have seen within the past twelve
/ months indications in other cities than In
dianapois to turn away from the practice
of turning over the city administration TO
the Democrats. while they give Republicans
| control in the county and State. In the
! great city OF New York there has sprung up
I the most compact and most questionable
organization in American politics. known
as the Tammany organization over IL has
been placed Mr. Croker. of worldwide
fame as manager of its affairs for personal
ends Mr.. Seth Low, one OF Americas best
! and Durest citizens has for some years
| been endeavoring TO break down that sys-
/ tenn which has been so inimical TO the in
terests OF the city OF New York. few
/ davs ago he gave expression TO this state
ment that Richard Croker was a new
/ George the Third who has undertaken TO
! govern New York colony from his
! headauarters in London but the people of
( that city are now massing themselves on
/ the side OF clear-cut and business admin
/ istration and honest enforcement Of the
! laws and are about to throw Crokerism and
! the Tammany organization into she sea.
LITTLE TAMMANY.
1T has been the boast of Mr.. Taggart and
his followers through the past five years
that they have created here little Tam
many organization after the same plan as
the Tammany of New York. and he has
sought to be the boss of that organization
With the same spirit with which Seth Low
| Is to-day leading in New York the people
| of Indianapolis have massed themselves TO