The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-28

tainly not when there are problems so
profound and weighty as at the present
time
Before Mr.. Overstreet left the hall he
was given a. round of cheers by the crowd,
the members of which desired in that way
to express their entire confidence in him.
Mr.. Ketcham then presented Mr.. Tayler,
whose speech was, in part, as follows: 1t
has been my privilege to represent for
eight years in Congress the district so
long and ably represented by William Nc
Kinley. / have heard him say often how
much he thought of the great capital city
of Indiana, and how dearly he regarded
his many friends here. l have also heard
Overstreet talk so much about Indianapo-
lis that L wondered If there were any
other city on the map / believe that IL
Overstreet ever gets as far as ST. Peters
gate and is hailed there by the guardian
spirit, he will protest against going into
heaven and say he would rather come back
to Indianapolis. He and / went to Con-
gress as kids together and have grown
up there with him. l know this, that. he
is too good man to spare. You are lucky
in having so good man there to represent
you, and anybody who knows anything
about Mr.. Overstreet's work in the House
will tell you the same thing. He is not the
greatest man the House ever knew; you
do not believe that. and words of that kind
are cheap and meaningless; but he is a
capable, able, faithful servant of the peo-
pie, and that is the kind of a man you
want there. You don't want a dress
parade, sort of fellow that can make a
devil of a speech, for there is no place in
the world where speech making counts for
less than in Congress. l hope you will re-
turn my friend Overstreet by the biggest
majority you have ever given him.
Il would like to talk to a lot of Demo-
Gratis, Tor l am not among those that be-
lieve every Democrat ought to be hanged.
There is some good in all of them, and,
while the light holds out to burn the vilest
sinner may return But what earthly rea-
son is there this year for man to be
Democrat? What principle does the Demo-
cratic party stand for that any of us would
like to see carried into practice? They
talk good deal about the trusts. but I
pressed by the trusts in Republican times
than be free again under the Democratic
times of 1896. They paint trusts as things
too horrible for the most skilled artist to
picture; but where will you find the artist
with cunning enough to make a picture of
the black times of 90? / would rather
trust to the trusts than to the Democratic
party.
FALSE TO LABOR.
''The Democratic party is an insolvent
political corporation. Its liabilities are
something fabulous and it's assets are alb
solutely nothing. If a receiver were ap-
pointed there would not be enough realized
| to pay his fees. 1t is a party of broken
| promises and dscredited theories Never
was there such party for promises; but,
| my friends. Ii Is a well-known fact that it
| is not the man who makes the most fuss
| that accomplishes the most The free sill
yer heresy and the 'divinely ordained ratio
| OF sixteen to one was something, they de-
clared solemnly,. necessary TO our future
| prosperity; we have not got il, we will
| never have 1t and nobody wants it, There
| is sample of Democratic liabilities.
THE Democratic party poses as the true
| and tried friend of the laboring man. Let
| me tell you what they have done in Ohio,
| where they are again this year putting up
that same old cry. When, by some in
4 III Of of
| troll of the Ohio Legislature years ago and
| United States senator to be elected.
| and they looked around and scratched
high and low for man to fill the place.
| what did they do? Did they give a repre-
sentative of labor a chance to sit in the
| Senate? Not by long shot. They took
a Standard Oil magnate, one of the rich
est men in the State. and gave the plum to
| him. Six years later they again got con-
! troll OF the Legislature. Did they hunt up
laboring man, or at least man in mod
| crate circumstances? Not on your life.
| They could not find a man rich enough in
| Ohio and they went to New York State
| and got Calvin s. Brice. Not so very long
| ago they looked for gubernatorial candi-
| Never, They could not find a man wealthy
/ enough in Ohio and they went to Wash
| ington this time and selected John r Nc
Lean to lead them. But by this time the
| peoples stomach mad soured on this kind
| of business, and We licked the stufhng out
of them Now they have another man who
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| of Cleveland. who got his start around
| about here somewhere. l believe. Now If
you know any Democrat in Ohio who
| amounts to anything besides these / have
| mentioned i would like to know who Il is,
| and 1 have lived in the State all my life.
| / think a rich man Is as decent as a poor
| man IL he behaves himself, but neither
! nor my party is eternally going around
| and damning the rich and weeping for the
poor: that's all matter of sentiment II
| is not either business or politics. It's a
| question of temperament merely. Neither
| does our party always go around seeking
! for a man with MS pockets well-lined 10
| run our races and fight our battles We
| are not continually posing for something
We are not. The Democrats, on the other
| hand talk one thing and do another
| This country can only be prosperous
| when the body of the people are prosper
| Gus. The body OF the people can be pros
/ porous only when IL has employment at
| good wages. Employment at good wages
/ can only be obtained under the protective
/ tariff, which has raised wall against
/ cheap labor. That is Reeublicanism
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