The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-09
Z. j. Robson, Robert A. Brown and
Mayor Bockwalter Also Ad-
dress the Voters.
TOMLINsoN HALL MEETING
SENATOR FAIRBANKS WILL BE
HEARD TOMORROW NIGHT.
Prohibition Paper Tells of Attempt to
Buy Hitz-PoIiticaI Meetings and
News of All Kinds.


IO-NfEnI4 greetings.
Republicans Town Hail. Jesse
Overstreet, w. N. Harding and c. A. Book
walter: South Side Republican Club, C. A.
Bookwalter. r. a. Brown. w. +. Reagan
and Judge McCray; tent. opposite $40 Key
stone avenue. G. G.. Hadlay. G.. A. Book
walter and William King: Hamlin's Hall.
North and Blake streets, w. l.. Taylor, G.
ID. Bowen, {. A. Bookwalter and others.
Derocratic-Fountain Square; at end of
virginia avenue, John w, Holtzman, w.
Al. Fogarty and f. w. Little.
'Tf any man cries out against the beau
tiful conditions Of his city and maligns
the good work OF his party, 1 say out upon
him, because 1t is not good citizenship"
exclaimed Hon. Addison c. Harris. former
minister to Austria, last night at the Re-
publican tent meeting at the corner OF
New Jersey and Nineteenth streets. Mr..
Harris made one of the principal speeches
of the evening and while II did not enter
into the minute issues of the campaign ii
was vibrant with the idea be true TO your
party Continuing. the speaker said: "I
would rebuke by mouth or pen or any way
j could. such utterances and the only way
to rebuke them Is to vote for the Re-
publican party" Mr.. Harris outlined the
policy OF true Republican. He said that
after the candidate has once been chosen
by the party the only proper method is TO
stand upon the platform Of the party and
after the election see that the principles
OF the platform carried out. The nomi-
nee Is the choice of all. He said that 1t
was mistaken idea that a city election
is not political campaign. as some people
would try to have IL. because each party
can have only one candidate. Therefore
by reason OF the power OF the mayor. when
the voter votes for a Republican mayor he
is voting for two-thirds OF the members on
the different boards of the city. when it
comes to a question" Mr.. Harris declared,
whether I prefer my city affairs to
pose in the hands of my political friends or
enemies stand for my friends" He then
went on TO say that he had known Mayor
Bookwalter for many years and knew him
10 be honest and manly and a courageous
Republican.
COULDN'T VOTE FOR HOLTZMAN.
SAND why" he asked, "Hhould any man
say he will be better by voting against
Republican mayor? You all know that the
first use that would be made of the city if
IL fell into the hands of Mr.. Hoffman
would be to foster Democratic advantages.
Why. man would be simple IL he thought
that Reach would use the power to help
on good government. / have nothing to
say against Mr.. Holtzman. He Is a legal
friend OF mine. although we do not meet
In our professions. but 1 do know enough
about his political principles to know that
i am not going to vote for him.
BY fair count and earnest work, Mr.
Harris said. indianapolis is thoroughly
Republican. He then pointed out that
there was no city In the country where so
m their
declared that the government OF the Re-
publican party had brought about this
happy condition.
II say here and now that there isn't
town between the two seas where dwell
"a peaceful and as 1aw-abitling a people as
In our own glorious city" declared the
principles, and as for good and evil, the
good has always been found in the Repub-
lican party. The course of the great nation
has been under the control of the Repub-
lican party. The great annals of the coun-
try have been written and carried out by
the Republican party. This is not a cam
paign OF argument. II is campaign of re-
nectiop. What does all tho criticising and
cartocning Of certain people amount to?
DO We believe IL? Why, no. And the only
lican party.
air. Harris interspersed his talk with a
number of humorous stories that illustrated
his points IN manner that elected enthu-
siastic applause from the audience.
Z. ]. robson PRESIDES.
About three hundred attended the meet
ing. which was one of the longest as well
ss the best that has yet been held. E. j.
Robson presided. and speeches were made
BY Robert A. Brown and Mayor BookwaI-
ter. in addition to Mr.. Harris Mr. Robi-
son prefacsd his Introduction of the first
speaker by explaining and refuting the
much-attaoked sprinklng contract, which
it is alleged was let to the highest bidder.
1ir. Robson made the sprinkling contract
with Mr.. Remington. and after describing
the specifications said that II any man did
not believe III 10 come TO his office to-mor-
row and he would show him the records
He said: Tine contract with Mr.. Kenning-
ton had no common part whatever with the
one dollar from add ore dollar TO the
work OF Mr.. Remington. definite con-
tract was mas Tor given amount OF
work. / wish TO say one thing i'm reference
30 the contract which is most woefllly mis-
understood fad for the letting of which
the admipistration mas been so bitterly at
lsS2 the sprinkling contract was let at s4s 30
for every le.e0 square feet from the lst OF
same contract was let for a conside ra tion
OF sil.50. In 1894 for $50. And let me saw
that at this time labor was just one-haif
was let for a consideration of S2S50 In
lse6 for 80: In 1888 for s25 in 1899 for SO ~:
tn 1900 for sai; IN 1901 for 5000. And now
In 1917 the contract was let under the
same specifications for Si7.70: i'm Iga3 for
$3.50. So In Rookwaters administrator
the contract was let for two and one-half
times less than under the Sullivan admin
fstration III this is graft l want TO know
what IN the name of Justness should be.
done with the men of Sulivan's adminis-
tration? The bid of Mr.. Newly was Sl4 so
A gentleman was sent around To call up--n
every man IN the city who owned a sprink-
ling cart. and IL was found that water alone
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