The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-14
THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY.

Three weeks from to-day the election in
this and other States will be held. In this
State not only will representatives to Con-
gress and county officers be elected. but a
Legislature will be chosen which will Sc
lect United States senator to succeed Mr..
Fairbanks. Therefore the first question
which the voter should ask himself is
Fairbanks or OF some Democrat who was
a silverite all the years that 16 to 1 was a
menace, and Democrat who now stands
pledged TO vote for tariff for revenue
only" The present prosperity had its birth
with the inauguration of President Nc
banks first took his seat. That Congress
was summoned by President Mckinley to
pass a tariff law to take the place of the
Democratic mongrel known as the Wilson
German law. The Dingley law was the re-
suit Confidence in Industrial circles fol-
lowed. and an era of unparalleled indus
trial activity set in. Under that tariff In
diana has become the second glass-produc-
ing State in the country, and all of its
varied industrial interests sprang from
communicated to the agricultural interests
Of the country, giving the farmer degree
OF prosperity he had never known. Every
candid man of average intelligence recog-
nizes the truthfulness of these statements
Do the voters Of Indiana desire that these
favOra hle conditions shall coptipuao fhev
do they should do all In their power to
elect members of the Legislature who will
vote for Charles w. Fairbanks for United
States senator.
For the policy which has brought pros
perity to the country. the establishment OF
the gold standard and tile passage of pro-
tective tariff. nine of Indiana's delegation
in the House voted, and against that legisla
| ton four Democrats were bitterly hostile. II
these four had been part of the majorit,
| Of the House elected in 1896 the countr,
would now be struggling under a fluctuat
| ing silver standard and tariff for revenu,
only. Do business men. wage earners ant
| farmers wish to continue the policy which
| the nine Republicans supported and thu
| four Democrats opposed? If they do they
| should take an active interest from thi:
| day until the polls close in the reelection
Of the nine Republicans and the defeat o.
the four Democrats. II they are Indifferent
| whether or not the conditions for prosper
| ity shall continue they can be apatheti,
about getting out the full vote three weeks
| from to-day.
| In 1895 Republican Legislature began
| great work of reform which has been con
| tinued by three succeeding legislatures.
enacted fee and salary bill which ha
saved the State tens of thousands and thu
counties hundreds of thousands annually
From the States savings by that measure
| several hundred thousand dollars of tn
State debt have been paid. That Legisla
ture also passed law which required tina
| both parties shall be represented on al
boards of trustees except the State Prison
and that half the boards shall have a ma
jority of the opposition party on them
This measure gave the State an effectiv
system OF nonpartisan control of State in
stitutions. Succeeding Republican legis
latures extended State supervision over tn
outdoor poor, saving two-thirds Of tn
cost to taxpayers. They provided for
strict system of accounting for all expendi
lures. They established legislative board
| or councils for counties and townships
| Most OF this good work was done in tn
face of Democratic opposition. Do the cit
liens who profess to favor efficient an
economic government desire this Repub
lican policy to be continued? If they d
they will do their utmost to elect a Re
publican Legislature three weeks from to
day to continue the work.