The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-30
APATHETIC SATISFACTION.

The reports Of Republicans who have been
out over the State and Of Republican local
committees show that there are fewer To-
cal troubles this year than usual and fewer
doubters regarding party policy among
those who usually vote the Republican
ticket Men who in 1896 voted for silverism.
and men who were converted at the last
hour and who voted for Mckinley in doubt
and with reluctance, are no longer in doubt
as to the wisdom Of the Republican attitude
toward the silver and tariff issues. What
argument could not do in 1896 the experience
OF six years has done. They now know that
the prediction of 1896 that Mckinley Is the
advance agent OF prosperity was true
one. IL they are farmers the change has
been to them one of high prices for what
ever they have to sell from prices which
mortgages on their farms or other real es-
tate they know that they can get money
for 6 per cent. where they paid in 1Ss6-a
decrease of 80 1-3 per cent. If they desire to
sell farms they know they can get from Is
to Is per cent. more for land than they
chase realize that farming Is from Is to %
per cent. better business than it was six
years ago. II voters who were in doubt in
1896 live in manufacturing towns they know
they can have full occupation at higher
wages than they had I'm 1896, when idle Ia
Dor walked the streets by thousands in In
diana. They know that any man who has
skill in any branch Of labor need not be
without employment. At the same time
there has been an advance in wages in
nearly every branch Of industry. Go into
the wholesale and retail stores and the
same general Improvement is noted-a large
volume OF business with fair profit COM
pared with narrow trade with little If
any profit in 1896 In short, all men except
a few who make Democratic politics a
business report a most marked and salts
factory change for the better since 1896.
These changes for the better are reported
to Republicans who are making the Repub-
have no valid complaint against the condi-
| tions Of prosperity. Between the present
conditions and those of 1896 voters are anx-
| ious that these shall continue. The only
thing that is complained of by canvassers
| is that voters are too busy to take an inter-
est in politics In other words, voters are
| too much engrossed with present prosperity
| TO take an interest in continuing it by elect
| ing a Republican House of Representatives
this fall. Among the people who have work
to do and are engeged In the industries
there is no general complaint; only they
have no time to give to politics. Doubtless
the most of them who are Republicans will
find time to vote, but what is important is
that all of them shall be made to see the
Importance of going to the polls and voting
the Republican ticket. Committees are at
| work to see that all Republicans vote, but,
with the evidence of what Republican
policy has brought to the country since
| 1886, every man who recognizes the i'm
| provement should go to the polls and vote
the Republican ballot as a matter of self
| interest II every Republican who reads
this will make it point to urge his Re-
publican neighbors and others whose inter
ests should lead them to vote the Repub-
lican ticket to go to the polls he will dis
| charge public duty