The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
CROWD Cheers MAYOR
BOOkw ALTER SPEECH PLEASES
CITIZENS OF HAUGHvILLE.
One Thousand Voters Endure the Cold
weather to Hear Him Discuss the
Real Campaign Issues.
WIN. L. TAYLOR ALSO SPEAKS
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS
FACTS TO BACK HIS WORDS.
Meeting Is Large and Enthusiastic,
ard Republican, Lenders Are
Delighted with Result.

With the wind blowing almost sale-and
q cold one. straight from the west-over
1O00 residents Of Haughville gathered un-
der somewhat unstable canvas shelter at
the corner OF Michigan and fremont streets
last night and listened TO the campaign
speeches of Mayor Charles A. Bookwaiter
and other Republican leaders Despite the
unpleasant, wintry weather good meeting
was held, and much enthusiasm was mani
lest among the ensemble of working people,
who composed the audience. OF those pres
ent about two hundred found seats and the
remainder stood up around the edges of the
napping canvas. but. as one speaker put it,
chairs were hardly necessary. as everybody
was standing up for Indianapolis
The Haughville campaign was opened by
the Haughville town band, which escorted
the speakers of the evening TO the platform
to the martial strains of "Hiawatha.
Mayor Bookwaltor was not among the main
body of the speakers when they mounted
the platform, but he arrived few minutes
after John J.. ketcham. who presided over
the meeting had introduced the first
speaker Of the campaign. cx-Attorney Cen
eral w. l.. Taylor.
W. L. TAYLOR SPOKE.
Mr. Taylor said that if ever there was a
time when plain talk was needed, il was in
the coming campaign. Truth he said,
moves like a tortoise. while errors leap
like hare before the hounds. There are
some people who 60 on the principle that
whatever is is wrong. They belong to the
know-nothing party of 1854, which resolved
that whatever is established is wrong.
They imagine that unless they tear down
The present administration the city and
everything will go to the bow-wows.'
Speaking further. Mr.. Taylor said: II
was attorney general for five years ard no
one knows this city better than l do, un-
less it is your mayor, Charles y. Book
walter, and I want TO say that there is not
one word of truth in the scandalous charges
made by certain newspaper and certain
citizens against the city administration.
From the time that Mr.. BookwaHer was
elected mayor to the present hour there
has been nothing that has not been sound in
his policy. indianapolis is noted as the
cleanest city OF its size in the world, as
well as the healthiest city. 1t Is the best
that reputation and it's citizens know II.
But when some OF these citizens that
imagine II Is going TO fall, are travelling in
other cities end chance to meet strangers
who say that they have heard Indianapolis
is such wonderful city, this citizen looks
ance are near and then he says: oh, yes,
indianapolis Is a grand city. It's the clean
est city on the continent. And then when
they get back to their own city they stir
up s.bow wow about the city going TO
cave in unless the present administration
Is torn down..
Mr. Taylor then went on and showed that
the present city administration was $500
better OF than two years ago, when Book
walter went into offrce. He said that il
anything showed the standard of an ad-
fnfS str Is record n
forcement of the law. He showed that
during the last two years II 900 arrests had
been made and that the amount of fines
for the last twenty-three months $44.-
Geo. against So, 900 for the preceding twenty
four months. Never. he said. has the city
been free from criminals as il Is to-day.
MAYOR WARMLY APPLAUDED.
Mayor Bookwalter was then introduced
and received hearty ovation from the
crowd present He said: This is not
only campaign i'm which you are asked to
stand up for indianapolis. but a campaign
7 in which we are TO decide whether We are
TO have home ruie or to be ruled by a
local newspaper in the hands of man who
does not live within the city. have nothing
personal against the Indianapolis News
but have personal determination that
Mr. Deiavan Smith. of Lake Forest, ILL.,,
shall not deceive you to serve his own in
terests. I draw the inspiration to act from
the body OF the masses and do not harken
TO the gentleman who even refuses 10 pay
his own poll tax
Mayor Bookwalter's scoring of the In
dianapolis News. of which he did a great
deal was heartily cheered by the crowd
Mayor Bookwalter then referred 10 certain
cartoons which appeared in the News and
of which he had clippings. The cartoons
he said. were partially inspired by Jacob
Dunn. the author OF some OF the weird edi-
torials in the News. He said that with all
the charges that have been placed against
him he has never been charged with being
a gambler. but i'm view OF this fact, this
paper with its cartoons took the liberty to
trsnsgfcss on his wearing apparel and de-
plct him with the ace OF clubs upon his per-
SON.
Mr.. BookwaIter then reviewed the finan-
cias condition OF the city and contrasted il
with the preceding term OF mayoralty He
said. 81 stand firmly on the financial record
made by the city administration. and chal-
lenge honest citizens and the News to make
an honest statement IL a mistake has been
made" He then dwelt on the work that
the administration has done for the various
parts of the city in the last two years and
Whist the administration intends doing IL he
Il reelected. He referred also To the
cleanliness of the city as TO roulette. faro
and crap games. and strengthened his
statement by offering TO any charitable or
sanitation which could locate a single rou-
lette. faro or established crap game in the
city limits the sum of Sl0D However,
said Mayor Bookwalter II demand one
reservation. and that is that the games
must have originated within the city and
not have been established by individual. .s
brought here from St. Louis for the pur-
pose by the Indianapolis News"
In closing Mr.. Bookwalter maintained
that every man should stand up for his
At the close of Mr.. Bookwalter's address
II. j.. Yount. candidate for city clerk. and
II. c. whallon. judge OF tho Police Court.
we're introduced and spoke on the points
at issue.