The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-12
THE LAST Big Meeting
IT PRESAGED TIE SUCC IS OF THE
R-PUBLICAN rARTY.
Republicans Think Mayor Book
walter Made B:st peech Of His
Career at IOmlinsOn hall.

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son Hall meeting Saturday night was the
subject of much comment yesterday The
remark was frequently made that Mr.. Book
walter. while always a good speaker, had
by this single effort enrolled himself as one
of the few real orators of the State. An
other view OF the speech also frequently
mentioned was that first taken by John l..
Griffiths. in characterizing it the most
manly utterance of a candidate" he had
ever heard.
With Senator Fairbanks. William L. Tay-
Tor, William Z. English and John l.. Grif-
fiths as the other speakers OF the evening.
the mayors success was all the more nota-
BILE.
The Journal prints this morning the full
text of the speech. which may be regarded
as the final word in the campaign ON
behalf of the Republican ticket. Mr.. Book
walter said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
desire to say In opening that ooJect Just
as much TO my friend Taylor, out OF the
kindness of neart, taking liberties with
my raiment as 1 do to my enemies, out or
the malice of their hearts, taking similar
liberties with my garments.
This, j am delighted TO say, Is the last
speech | shall be called upon 10 make be-
fore the one 1 make on high noon OF next
[applausel; and having gone so far In this
campaign, Notwithstanding the character
saying a single harsh word which l might
afterwards have cause TO regret, assure
you that ii is not my purpose tonight
to depart from that well beaten path. Zap
plausel
REPRESENTING THE PARTY.
/ entered this campaign as the repre-
sentative of the Republican party. Zap
plause.l / took up the battle a. the mayor
of indianapolis, and recognizing and feeling
that there was something due the high po-
sition with which oyu had intrusted me,
and also recognizing that there devolved
upon me the duty of being true TO the ira
ditons of my party, determined to fight
out this municipal battle on the high plane
OF fair treatment I'd my adversaries and
without abuse of any one. [Applause.l True.
at times a natural feeling of resentment
may have cropped out. and l may have
been betrayed into what would seem TO be
a sharp and caustic remark. but I'm this.
the dawn of the day OF victory, l wish to
say that with malice towards none and
charity for ALL am willing to forgive my
traducers and ask their pardon IL l have
injured their feelings. IApplause-l
Now am going TO discuss the true issue.
and when / speak of individuals or news
Il
as not intending TO say anything which the
facts will not substantiate and warrant.
and TO be betrayed into nothing which
could be considered unkind or unfair; but
this evening / picked UP copy OF the IN
dianapois News. ILaughter.J While L do
not adopt the sanitarian's precaution or
washing my hands in formaldehyde before
/ do il [laughterl. and while l do not use
long-range tongs TO handle IL, wish TO say
that the handling and picking up OF the
indianapolis News has grown 10 he, in my
life, the exception and not the rule laugh
teri; but L picked up copy OF the News.
and | discovered that the News has dis
covered that IL is not the issue in this cam
paign daughter and appiausel; but they are
so fond OF telling me 10 stand on my rec
ord that L shall be equally insistent that
they shall not dodge the issue tLaughter-1
When i read that little sentence at the
head of that editorial IL occurred To me that
as DIR. Jelxyl when he gazed the first time
into the glass and saw the hideous and dis
torted features OF Mr. Hyde. the subcon-
sciousness of the decent Jekyl caused him
to Jump back from the mirror and marvel
who il was looking over his shoulder lap
plausel, when the DIR. Jekyl which the
News has been some time in the past
caught the first vision Of the distorted fea-
lures of the Mr.. Hyde IL Is to-day | am
not surprised that il jumped squarely out
into the center of the road and denied that
the horrible thing was the issue. lap
plausel
HAS NO QUARREL.
You know / have no quarrel with news
powerful i'm this country of ours where ev-
/ erybody reads. But while have quar-
rel with them so long as they nil the legiti-
mate province of newspapers l wish IL un-
| Gerstood that | have no fear OF them either.
! IGreat applause.l
have been told that newspaper can
make or mar a mans life. That may be
true, although believe that If the man Is
actuated by a desire TO do his duty IN pri-
vate as well as public life and fearlessly
sets his face toward the right and travels
I his path and will not be diverted from that
which ne knows in his innermost heart 10
1 be right, the all-powerful press can still
/ thunder but I'm the end the people VIII
recognize the man for what he Il himself
! fgreat and long-continued applausel. and
| in no uncertain tones say TO these gentle
| men welding this powerful influence.
, stop. We recognize your power to make
! or mar. but we insist that that power shall
! be limited 20 the telling of the truth so far
| as that truth may affect the man lap
| plausel, and deny your right any more
! than the right of an individual 10 tell false
! hoods in order 10 wreck citizen public or
/ private" [Great applause.1
Now who has the right 10 lead the peo-
| pie? Who has the right TO address himself
/ TO the citizens OF Indianapolis and point
4 out TO them what they should do for their
l own best interests? Before a man poses "a
1 the leader OF the people he should himself
1 i'm all things pertaining 20 citizenship be
| like the man who comes into court OF
| eouifV-he should come with clean hands
/ Iapplausel and II he comes not into the
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