The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-31

pubIicans of Indiana are actively alive to
the Importance of the issues involved IN
the coming campaign and determined that
the Republicans in this State shall not be
defeated IN 1901. Two years ago the issues
involved We're the election of State and leg
islative tickets. the State aud congressional
tickets. and the return OF Senator talr-
banks 10 the Senate. and the way in which
the Republicans of this State met the issues
presented and united against the forces of
the opposition has been taken as one OF the
most brilliant pages in the history of the
party IN Indiana
I'm the coming campaign there is in
vOIved not only the election of the State
and legislative ticket and the return OF Sen
atOr BeVerldge 10 the senate, whose course
the Republicans of this State approved.
and which they will show in the coming
campaign by the election of a Legislature
favorable 70 his return but IL Involves the
larger issues of the success of the national
ticket in the State an1 Nation With the
party united and common resolve among
all Republicans 10 meet these issues. sue
cess will follow in 1904 surely as the
night follows the day. In the campaign two
years ago one OF the greatest sources of
strength to the party was the wise, econom-
zeal. business administration OF Governor
Durbin. who carried into the affairs of state
the same common sense which distinguished
him in the world of business, and whom l
now have the great plasure of introducing
10 you as your presiding officer;
Gentlemen, the Governor Of Indiana.
GOVERNOR DURBIN'S ADDRESS.
Governor Durbin was warmly received as
formal part of the programme of speeches.
His address was as follows:
Mr. State Chairman and Fellow epub-
Hcans-This is a familiar scene, to see the
Republicans gathered in one of our love
feasts coming together as you do, repre-
senting one of the grandest parties in the
best State of the greatest nation on earth.
We have come together, as the name would
indicate, to talk of the past, to consider the
present and To look into the future. We have
the pride Of the past the satisfaction of the
present, and the great prospect or the
future. Mindful all the while that
our opposition is trying to gather some
encouragement from conditions existing,
from differences that they are trying to
create in our ranks; but let them take ii all,
let them get together as best they can, and
Indiana will roll up another grand old Re-
publican majority next year. That is par
TALLY what we are here for to-day. We are
here with our coats on to-day, but when we
go home we are going TO take them off and
we are going 10 do next year even better
than we did in the last campaign-we are
going 10 make IL a round 10000 and be done
II sometimes happen down East. and they
talk this way IN my presence: We'll, we
are going to carry New York, and We are
going TO carry Connecticut, and we are go
Ing to carry New Jersey and some Western
State But i don't hesitate 70 say to them,
'Geptlemen, don't name Indiana as that
NOT FOR ARGUMENT
THE occasion upon which we are assem-
DIED Is not one Tor argument OF Tor eN1OT-
tation, since this is a gathering of those
already persuaded TO be Republicans. We
have rallied here in advance of the time set
even for preliminary organization, to the
end that we may take counsel together and
mutually renew our pledges OF loyalty to the
grand old party of patriotism. prosperity
and progress. The invitation in response TO
which have assembled was broad as
he ri Of avfc
and the democratic character of this gath
exemplfies the fact that the cause of Re
puhlicanism is not in the custody of any
single leader. or set of leaders. but that it is
expression of the common beliefs and
purposes OF those who march shoulder TO
Shoulder In the rank and file.
The history of the Democratic party
throughout a period of twenty years is the
history simply of two leaders. and to-day
we find IL an issueless Organiza ton. CROP
place those discredited by the resistless
progress G. events. but for some candidate
whose personality may constitute its plat
form ii the campaign OF 1901. With the Re-
publican party. principles paramount.
individuals are only incident The leaders
OF the Republican party are its trustees,
not its dictators. We have heard of men
greater than their party. 1t is within che
power Of no man 70 be greater than the
Republican party: 1t Is within the power
of man To make OF the Republican party
o personal appendaS0. or mere bit OF per-
spective. The great leaders Of historic Re-
publica nism have been men great enough
not 10 be ashamed to put their ears To the
ground that they might catch the echo of