The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
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car;s was pushed and JostIed by citizens
of high and low degree as we listened 10
/ patiently and her0ically suffered the tor
turef of being pounded and thumped over
the shog-back cobble-stoned pavement OF
Washington street; groped in and out OF
the sngy OLD railroad station. lighted only
by tie effulgence OF the smile of Tom Tag
garI who did his best even at that early
day ito ruin the digestion of his political
foest through the efficient medium OF the
eatifg-house sandwich; saw the old Bates
and sthe old English pointed TO as hotels
OF tfe frst-class; l saw the Circle devoid
of Us present crowning glory; / saw four
storf blocks pointed TO as the city's sky
scraS,ers Ali these things I saw. All
havs witnessed the transformation. The
courtry town has forever passed away,
and sthe Indianapolis Of to-day stands In
the gorefront Of American Municipalities
the sgreatesr inland city OF the Western
hem;sphere-and the rival of cities OF the
first: magnitude. This result has not been
clans lamp. Aladdin, with his dark magic,
has been fairly outstripped by Hocsier
enterprise and Hoosier capital.
FACTORIES THE MODERN JINNS.
factories have been the modern jinns
whish have made the story OF Cathay
seer, commonplace. What factories have
dom. in the past more factories can do In
the future The work OF this club has
beers cut out for it by the stern logic of
has Seen blazed by the pioneers of eighteen
yeass ago. Factories mean labor: labor
messas wages; wages mean prosperity;
prosperity means industrial peace. munich
pal Igrowth and development. the content
merst and happiness OF the people.
'So the Commercial Club of Indianapolis
the people look, and have the right to
looN for effective work in securing these
newt Industries. i do not wish to fiatter
or dajole nor do / desire to harshly criti-
hnf
this" organization in the past has done it's
full lsduty-because do not so believe, and
rgSniZation is contented I'm all things
witS its past record. The industrial city
project should never have been allowed to
die. There Is an old axiom that nothing
succeeds like success and. as one citizen
deeSly concerned with all things affecting
the swelfare of indianapolis, l have always
| felts that this project should have been
contaminated. If not upon the ground orig
| inalsy selected, then upon some other
| suitable site or location.
'"she mission of this organization is one
against which the statute of limitations
| does not run. Its very articles of incor-
porstion, its declarations OF purposes and
| intes1ts its past and present pretensions
demand that to-day, tomorrow and al
ways it shall be the leader in every move-
| mel.t looking toward the development and
upttIilding of our city, but not necessarily
| the' self-constituted critic of public Off
Sa or heea the dictator @ Gsn OF M mun1Spal policies
| RESPONSIBILITY for official acts is lodged
| elsewhere.
| UNITY is NECESSARY.
| '"lhis very question of what part an or
| garszation such as this should take in the
proper settlement of the problems of muni-
| cip;l government is certainly one the dis
| cushion Of which should not be tabooed
| in $ meeting of this character. recognize
| tha: other members of the organization
| MAJ entertain views diametrically opposed
to shose held by myself; therefore, while
| nots desiring to introduce any subject which
maj detract from the harmony Of this
MEETING, 1 cannot refrain from calling your
| ATTENTION to the self-evident fact that
| through the enthusiasm of certain OF our
mesabers for their own pet theories. there
| has. grown up in this community-yes,
| within the ranks OF this club itself-a
string element which, apparently having
| loss sight of the real purposes and intents
| of Che organization, declare themselves to
be ho longer in sympathy with the organi-
| zat,on. This IS a deplorable condition Of
affsirs. The business element OF Indian
| apdis should be a unit on any proposition
con:ing within the scope. of the original
| purbose of this club, such purposes as these
| mes understand it, and as L understand it,
beiSg to secure TO Indianapolis those nee
| esstry elements of trade and manufacture
whsch will further contribute TO the city's
| Development and growth.
let us not deceive ourselves into be-
| lieving things have not been done which
initiate against the usefulness of this or
gallization. They have been done PERSON.
! allf, / disavow any such ideas or opinions,
bua do know that many members OF this
orstanization in the past through the very
enthusiasm of certain members have been
fori,ed to the opinion that the club had not
onlsy been diverted from the proper chan
nelS of usefulness, but that ii was being
usesi to advance the political fortunes Of
certain elements of the organization. This
is certainly to be regretted, and 1 appeal
to She thinking members of the organiza-
tios to rally to the support of the officers
of sthe organization, who; l believe. are
jusf as jealous as you should be OF the
maintenance of the organization along the
correct lines on which 1t was originally
formed. The motto of this club should be
'tht Commercial Club for indianapolis, not
for. individuals; and Indianapolis for the
Commercial Club, and not TO exploit pet
theories of individuals.
NO PERSONAL APPLICATION.
''S must insist that what say has no per-
soisal application. 1 do not believe that any
puSlc official should expect, or has the
right, TO be exempt from criticism of his
actions, and If he is the right man he will
not object to advice; but for the good OF
indianapolis let me appeal 10 all citizens in
tho criticisms to be governed by kindly
de4re to better conditions and not per-
mis themselves to be led into intemperate
abfse. story-and a true storyIs 10 my
mifd apropos, and its application is appar-
ent TO ALL Some few weeks ago, when the
authorities OF the United States In this
| cfts, in their efforts to bring to punishment
pa sties who had used the mails to defraud.
| we5'e notified by the postmaster OF a north
| err, Indiana city of the address of a young
woman in Kentucky who had been one OF
tha victims OF the fraudulent scheme, and
| wien this young woman was Informed by
tbs federal authorities that her addpess had
besn given them by the postmaster, and
th4t she would be expected TO come here 10
gi~e her testimony, she wrote a letter 70
thst official severely criticising him for
| giving her address, saying that from what
shs had learned and heard about Indianapo-
| yo:Ing woman to visit, and IL she came
sh.uld be under the necessity of paying the
exsenses OF her mother in order that she
might feel safe. l ask you If conditions
Which have prevailed In indianapolis dur
ing the past ten years Justify such repu-
ia tion for the city, and. now that cannot
besaccused OF making a special plea for my
| seq, L ask and bespeak OF the members OF
| tbss organization, and OF the citizens OF In
diisnapOlis generally. that their criticisms
OF Sthe present city administration be char
acserized by that kindly spirit which cer-
tat:lly was lacking in the criticisms onerec
against my own.
STAND UP FOR INDIANAPOLIS"
II sincerely trust that there is no one
present this evening who will charge me
with an attempt TO introduce partisan pol
iti$s into a meeting of this character
m1de up, as it is, OF men OF all shades OF
political opinions and beliefs Far be IL