The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-11

where he can have an audience such as he
should have.
Address in Full.
The mayors address in full was as fol-
lows:
Had 1 been permitted to select the place
for the opening of this campaign it would
not have been possible for me TO name any
portion of the city Of Indianapolis to which
l would prefer to come for this evening
meeting. The Fourth ward, in which L
made my home before the major portion OF
the territory now comprising such ward
became q part of the city of Indianapolis
the ward in which 1 opened the campaign
of 19Ol-occurs to me as being peculiarly
the proper place in which to open the
present municipal political battle.
THE Republican party comes before the
people of indianapolis challenging the hon
to the people and taxpayers of this city
the record of the past two years with per-
feet fearlessness of their judgment and
verdict on that record on the thirteenth
day of next month.
II enter this campaign as the standard
bearer of the Republican party and upon
that standard shall inscribe the battle cry,
Stand up for indianapolis up for
Indianapolis not only against the political
foes of our common party, but standing up
for Indianapolis against the slanderers who
are maSQuerading before this community
as the special guardians of morals, both
public and private, and who by their mali
cious Misrepresentation of local conditions
have sought to create the impression in the
minds of the people that Indianapolis
which to-day is one of the cleanest and
best governed cities in the country, is a
sink-hole of lniquity. No man can esti-
mate the damage these falsehoods have
done-and that they are falsehoods no
one knows better than the slanderers wno
gave them utterance-no one can estimate
the damage done to the material interests
and fair fame of our city throughout the
State ct Indiana. This beautiful commu-
nifty, this orderly city, this law-abiding
city, this city Of homes, this city of which
we are all so proud, where life and prop
erty are protected, where vice has Deen
kept under control and where vice when
! detected has been summarily punished. has
be Stunned, an unsafe place TO visit, as an
unfit place in which to rear children; all
these things Lone. that these slanderers
shall work out their petty spites and ven
geance against public servants. / say to
you, my friends, that indeed it is time
for some one to inscribe upon his banner
that ringing motto-'Stand up for Indianap-
Oils
THIS IS A CLEAN CITY.
Years ago an illustrious citizen of In
dianapolis declared this to be a good city;
and the judgment then pronounced can to-
day with just much force and truthful
ness, be repeated. Indianapolis is good
city; a clean city; a moral city; and the
administration of affairs during the past
two years has not only maintained the repu-
tation of Indianapolis as good city, but
has made greater progress in placing In
danapolis upon a higher plane than has
ever been had during any similar period
in the city's history.
Much has been said through the medium
of the independent press and I use the
word Independent with apologies to the
common acceptance of its meaning much
has been said through the medium of an in
dependent newspaper as to ne conditions
obtaining in the municipal life of Indian
apolis l do not intend TIC night to embark
in any endeavor to meet the charges made
through malice by any critic of this admin
lStration, because as a child can ask more
questions in minute than wise man car
answer in an hour, so can fool or a knave
| offer more criticism in a minute than a
wise or honest man can answer in a year
The policy of this campaign shall not be
one OF defense; We have nothing to defend
except record which speaks for itself as
to its honesty, it's cleanliness Its economy
and good financial management OF public
affairs, but shall be one OF Offense, not only
against the old-time enemy of the RepuD-
lican party, but against al .'iCse influences
In our municipal life which for purposes CT
their own stand ready to SANDER and de-
| fame the very people from whom and of
of whom they have waxed rich. Besides
any citizen of Indianapolis familiar with
conditions which have heretofore prevailed
in Indianapolis, and familiar with the con.
| ditions which to-day prevail, knows so well
| that the moral atmosphere of the commu-
| nifty has been so greatly improved that i,
| is not necessary, without apologies to their
| comlnon-sense, to enter into such explana
| ton or defense.
'1n this campaign we meet not only the
organized forces Of the Democratic and
| Prohibition parties incorporating, the lat.
| ter as independent with all the influences
! which they command. but We are also
| brought face to face with an additional adj
versary, who, without responsibility to any
| one, has turned loose all the ISLANDERS OF
| it's lying, treacherous nature.
THE NEWS ARRAIGNED.
This independent newspaper which
poses in this community as the special
guardian of its morals. which procured
| from st. Louis a scoundrel to do its bid.
ding and endeavored to debauch a public
| ofieial-this great moral newspaper which
when it's tool captured, solemnly de.
clared to the people of Indianapolis that 1,
had no connection whatever with his EN-.
| ployment, but which, in the trial that fol.
| lowed, under oath of its managers. was
| convicted before the people of Indianapolis
and stands before this community con.
| victed out of its own mouth of deliberate
| cious purposes-the Indianapolis News-tht
| buccaneer of the high seas of journalism
| the pirate who has always flown the blacl
|
/ who has had the manhood and moral cour
| age to refuse to make his peace with it.
! counting room, hence gain the favor of it.
| editorial room. this pirate. with a malig
nancy which caused this entire community
| TO stand aghast. pursued into an embitteree
and untimely grave that grand old man
Col. Eli Lilly. who. while the editor of tn,
| News In a primary school. fought tn.
battles OF his country through the Ions
civil war. this pirate who to-day flies tina
same black flag against the Republican
rDVfxr a ma nrff .
own selfish ends ard stand before the peopl,
| of the city OF indianapolis as the dictator
| to public officials. well private citi
zens, is the third enemy which we ar,
compelled to-day TO face, and without fea
| OF the result l come to the people of In
dianapolis to-day and ask them whether o.
| not. by their votes. they intend to submit
to the dictation OF this irresponsible news
paper, owned and controlled by man VIII,
even refuses TO make his home In In
| dtanapolfs. without responsibility for IL
| actions to any one. or shall We continue t
have government by the officials selected b.
the people themselves each two years. ant