The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-26
SPEAK IN SECOND WARD.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGEo

NCo~OLCDE<O fNOh 1AGED
the administration. / despise the man who
object, but, like 2 coward, hides behind a
general criticism. If critics nope to help
the city goyernment let them put their
be made openly and every official will be
glad to have the opportunity to prove his
are now resorted to we are helpless.
81 understand that this ward is the home
of many travelling men. Suppose L should
say travelling men are grafters, they, pad
their expense accounts, they knock down
money on their travelling expenses. there
isn't travelling man in the world who
would not show me the door and bid me
close it from without. The insinuation
against public officials is nothing less than
for me TO say that travelling men are graft
ers, who pad their accounts and beat their
THE great trouble is our opponents are
suffering from political blindness, and moth
their PUT PACK sPGh 5d appear before
cesses that the administration has accom-
plished and they are deaf to its praises"
THE GOOD ACCOMPLISHED.
Mr.. Overstreet continued with the plea
that the citizens appreciate the good that
has been accomplished within the last two
years and enumerated many of the forms
He then referred to the utterance of a
leading Democrat of the last mayoralty
campaign of two years ago, who said that
the Democratic party of Indiana expected
by winning the present campaign to gain
the support of the State in the convention
of 1904. And that" he said, lis the secret
hope OF % per cent. of the Democrats of
The speaker then asked that fair play be
given in the campaign. He said that even
In dog fights we ask for fair play to be
given, II appeal for fair play he con-
tinued, in charges OF crime by the whole
sale in which no man has dared to be
| specific. 1t was the Republican party that
choose Mr.. Bookwalter two years ago and
consideration that if business afrairs ' have awe
| been successfully managed and fair en-
forcement Of the, laws has been reached
| that he is entitled to a vote of approval at
| your hands on the 18th of next October"
MAYORS GOOD SPEECH.
Mayor Bookwalter spoke Immediately fol-
lowing the close of Mr.. Overstreets adj
dress. He went straight to the point in
every statement and spoke plainly and
more forcibly than in any of his preceding
| campaign talks. He did not lose the OPP
| portunity to score the News and the men
behind it, and the crowd seemed TO enjoy
| it and responded with vigorous hand clap
| ping to almost every sentence. Mr.. Book
walter said that in opening the campaign,
| no matter how much the enemies of the
| Republican party attempted to play on the
slogan, the party insists that all eyes be
kept the four words, stand up for
! Indianapolis" Continuing, he said:
| THE SkULKERS.
1--WE are embarked on a campaign in
which we meet not only old-time enemies
but one who has heretofore only been a
| skulker on the outskirts of the camp who,
| after the party has gained success, comes
| forth and says, See, see what / have done
with my little Ratchet 1 have no personal
| quarrel with the man connected with the
| newspaper, but when find a man approach
| ing me with chip OH his shoulder and lie
on his lips I'll hit him hard can
| slap"
He then referred to Colonel Eli Lilly who
he said, was driven into an early grave by
| the Indianapolis News, but" he MAIN
publican candidate into the grave" The one
| great thing the party is fighting for, he
repeated. Is the right to rule itself, to
elect it's own officers and hold them re-
| sponsible, and not to turn the city over to
the bossism OF one who refuses to live in
Indiana, but lives in Lake Forest. ILL.,, and
| Is even now lodging the law to keep from
paying his taxes. The greater part of the
mayors speech was devoted to the proper
| levying of taxes. He also enumerated what
had been done to clean the town of gam
bling and asked that the citizens investi-
| gate for facts and he would abide by the
| investigation. 1t was while Mayor Book
ed to be ruled by the gentleman from
Lake Forest" that he was interrupted by a
man in the audience. who shouted: Not
by a d-n sight"
A general cheer of applause arose and the
mayor said: II do not indorse the language
| but / approve the sentiment"
Mr. Bookwalter closed by reviewing what
| had been accomplished by the administra-
| ton during the past term and promised
| that the good work should be carried
during his next administration.
| At the close of the meeting the mayor
was the center of attention, many men
| crowding up to shake his hand and pledge
| their support. That the meeting accom-
| plished good manifested from the
marks heard at its close. This is sam
| pie:
| Now will you vote for Bookwalter?'
Yes, believe 1 will, after hearing those
| speeches"