The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-02
A. the Campaign Nears an End the
Republican Audiences Are
Growing I'm Size.
KERN ENTERS THE CAMPAIGN
SPEAKS At DEMOCRATIC MEETING
AT ALHAMBRA HALL.
More V~iIIifcations of the Republican
Candidates Inspector Fight
Acknowledgement Notes.

The nearer the time approaches for the
voters 10 go TO the polls and cast their
ballots for a new mayor the larger and
more enthusiastic grow the crowds that
attend the meetings that are being held
nightly in the interests of the Republican
ticket.
Last night an open-air meeting was held
on a number of vacant lots at the corner
OF Washington and Dearborn streets. and
the crowd was so large that il overfowed
TO the street car tracks in the middle of
the street. The greatest interest was mani
tested in the u%tterances of the speakers,
and after the regular list of orators had
been exhausted the crowd insisted on hear
ing from other w~ell-known political speak
ers i'm the crowd.
The first speaker introduced was Edward
f. Robson, and it wasn't five minutes I'M
til he had his hearers applauding and
cheering the hits which he scored against
the Democratic administration. He point
ed out the manner in which the city's
franchises had been practically given
away since Democrats took charge of the
city's affairs. He spoke of the miserable
financial status in which the city now
found itself as the result of the fifty-nine-
cent levy and the temporary loan policy
which Mayor Taggart had pursued, and
then drew a comparison between the man
agement of affairs in the State and county
by Republicans and the affairs of the city
as they nave been administered by the
Democrats. ITO those of you who have
been students of municipal affairs and are
interested in the welfare of your city,"
said Mr.. Robson, in conclusion, lit is un-
DapaGGaru 10 CaU that tho dvnipfcfrofio
of affairs in this city by the Democrats has
been a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and that it is
time we are having a change. Turn the
administration of the affairs of this city
over to the Republican party and at the
end of two years you will find yourselves
extricated from the deplorable state Of
you. The citizens of this city will then be
able to point with pride not only to a model
government in State and county, but in
the city of indianapolis. as well"
Charles p. Benedict confined his remarks
exclusively to the financial policy which
Mayor Taggart has pursued during his
three terms, showing that when the city
government had been turned over to the
Democrats the city was comparatively free
from debt, but that within a space of six
short years it had reached a point where it
could no longer borrow a dollar because
it was up TO its constitutional debt limit.
Where has this money been expended2'
asked Mr.. Benedict. Not on your streets,
for the miles of Improvement to which Mr..
Taggart Is calling your attention to-day
were paid for by the front foot by the
abutting property owners. Not on your
sewer systems, for they were paid fer in
the same way. 1t is hard for them to ex-
plain what has become of this money, with
all of their sophistry. / could not tell you
where il has gone if L tried for a hundred
years, but this / do know, that we haven't
the substantial benefits which would have
accrued to the city had it's affairs been
administered by the Republican party"
Judge Stubs, candidate for police judge,
arrived while Mr.. Benedict was speaking.
and when the latter had concluded he re-
sponded to the calls of the crowd and spoke
to them on the issues of the campaign for
more than half an hour. In conclusion he
paid a high tribute to the worth and ability
of Mr.. Bookwalter. He is honest and
fearless said Judge Stubs land will
give you a clean. straightforward business
administration il he is elected" George
W. Harris, William Long and a number Of
other speakers followed Judge Stubs.