The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-07
Leagues Report Gives Only Partial
Record Of Holtnman's OficiaI Acts
and Excuses Them.
DEMOCRATIC MACHINE is BAD
THE REV. MIR. sTANsFIELD SPEAKS
HIS VIEWS PLAINLY AND TERsELY.
He stands for Hitz as Exponent Of Re-
fOrm-Is a Member of the Cfti-
zens' League.


Republican.-Irvington. odd Fellows
Hall. w. l.. Taylor. Charles Benedict and
possibly Mayor Bookwalter. Tent meeting
at Thirteenth and West streets. Gurley
Brewer, Judge McCray and city candidates.
Campbelfs Chapel Northwestern avenue
and Myrtle street. Bishop D. j. Donahoo. of
the A. NJ. T.. Church and city candidates.
The o. T. Morton Club. Shelby street.
South Side, State Treasurer Nat L.. Hill and
city candidates.
Democratic.-Columbia Hall. Fred Gros-
Sart, chairman and Hamlin'S Hall, j. E.
McCrossen. chairman.
Rev. Joshua Stanfeld pastor OF the Me-
ridian-street NJ. L. Church. spoke last night
at the Irvington NJ. L. Church under the
auspices of the Prohibition parfy, TO a
small audience. Chairman Newlin was un-
able to be present. DR.. Stanfield discussed
the situation of political affairs I'm this
city and the rights of Christian citizen
ship. Incidentally he criticised severely the
Citizens League and the indianapolis
News. He said in part:
1.-THE issue of the present campaign Is
the severence of the city government from
the corrupt partisan machine control. I
consider the people of this city to be the
brightest. brainiest and most moral people
in the United States, and / hope that this
city will be the first city on the high plane
to separate the city affairs from corruption
and degradation.
81 am much panied at the action of the
Citizens League. il has made a grave mis-
take. Its report in dealing with Book
walter has stated all the facts. but when
it discusses Hoffman only partial record
of his acts are given. and for these acts
excuses are given. The report finally rec
ommends John w. Hoffman on his prom
Use OF reformation. I was a member OF the
Citizens League yesterday, l am to-day
and will be tomorrow, for the mistake does
not sour me.
INCONSISTENCY OF THE NEWS
"After months spent in teaching the
people of this city to sever the city govern
ment from the corrupt and partisan control
and seek reformation, the Indianapolis
News for some reason has suddenly turned
TO strike the man and platform who ad-
vocate the principle il sought 10 teach the
citizens for months past and refuses to
support the man who stands for the high
est plane of reform.
my contention is that those men who
declaim for a high plane of civic right
eousness will have to live and die for IL.
Unless we are true to that high plane a
repetition of this general moral expression
is not likely to come in the next two years.
or in ten years. Many people say that
their first and last duty is TO defeat the
present administration. That is not what
we want: what We do want is TO defeat
corruption. The purpose of the ballot Is
not to win the election. for votes can be
bought Its purpose is TO declare ones
highest convictions. The question is, will
you be true to what you see?
EVIL OF DEMOCRATIC MACHINE.
"If one-half that is charged against the
Democratic machine be true. that is the
very kind OF machine we should provide
against 1t is not a question OF eiecting
Bookwalter. Holtzman or Htz in this
campaign, but IL is the severance of city
government from the corrupt partisan ma
chine that controls IL.