The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-18
A CIVIC WARNING
Governor Hanly Sounds q Note 70
Which the People May Well
Give Heed.
RAscALlyY IN PUBLIC OFFICE

diana's vIriIe Governor. Seems 70
Have bred q Desire for PeouiatIon;
for Plumber and for Graft, Both In
Public and In Private Life - The
Crying Need Of the Time 10 TO Cor.
rect Such Evils and the Burden Lies
Upon . Righteous Civic Sense to
Overcome This Apparent Tendency.
At the recent love feast Of the Re
publican party IN Indiana, held 1t the
Claypool Hotel. Indianapolis. Governor
J. Frank Hanly sounded . warning
and struck q trumpet note calling the
dominant party In Indiana to heed the
demand Of An awakened public con.
science for only the best in govern
ment. That the recent disclosures In
connection with the conduct Of certain
state Offices offered the cue for this
notable rallying cry Is undoubted. and
all within the sound OF the earnest
chief executives voice recognized the
intense conviction that actuated his
utterances.
The attention that was given the
governors address In that typically
representative meeting Of the Repub-
licans Of Indiana was clear evidence
that to the governor the party locked
for an authoritative giving out In con-
nection with certain recent matters
Of intimate state interest. His utter
ances on the subject of rascality In
public ONCE were especially marked.
and at the close Of his remarkable ad-
dress the great crowd literally rose
at him. sustaining his expressed con-
victions on civic questions with the
united applause Of q party stirred to
the depths. Governor Hanly spoke
as follo-s:
For almost half century the Re-
publican party has been to the Ameri.
can people the most enicient means
within their reach through which to
express their convictions upon politi-
cal questions, or to achieve results In
governmental Affairs. They have used
II as an instrument to accomplish
great things In behalf Of free institu.
lions. In the development Of the re-
sources and OF the commerce Of the
country, and in the upbuilding Of It's
citizenship. Through II their ideals
have been realized and their hopes full
nlled. It's platforms have expressed
their thought more nearly than the
utterances Of any othsr political party,
and its deeds more nearly squared
themselves with their purposes and
their aspirations.
Yesterdays Ideals Tee Low fer Today
Thus much may be fairly said. and
In the saying Of II and in the knowl-
edge Of It's truthfulness when said. We
may Justly ind cause for pride. for
qualification and for oongratulation.
It may even be said that what It has
been In the past 10 an earnest Of what
Il II be- In the future But We live In
4 progressive ago. History IL being
rapidly written. Conception Of public
obligation and Of civic duty 10 con-
stantly changing for The better. The
ideals Of yesterday are too low for
the ideals Of today.
That the Republican party has done
well in the past is not enough. It
must do we'll In the present.
The fact that our fathers did we'll
in To past will be no defense for our
failure now. Today, this hour. 10 be-
ing presented to US . supreme test o!
our right to continue to administer the
government Of the state and of the ma
ton. BY tho results Of that test we
will stand or fall. BY them we will
deserve to stand or fall. according a.
they shall be.
Present Power for Peoples Welfare.
II We fail We may not plead the
giories Of the past In extenuation.
The greatness Of other days will but
emphasize the weakness of today and
augment the shame Of eur failure. We
have no right 70 expect further grant
of power from the people. except We
use our present power for the welfare
Of the people. and for their welfare
now.
During the last few years the times
themselves seem to have been some
what out Of Joint, and to have bred q
desire for peculation. for plumber md
for graft. not IN public life and In
o6icial place alone. but In the profes-
sions and In the business Of the coun-
try a. we'll. Industrial enterprises,
financial institutions and the great In
surance companies Of the country, ali
have felt the ravagss Of the disease
and have suffered from lie blight. n
has been and IT, confined TO no party,
and to no section Of the country.
pIssatIssaetisn With of'elal Evil.
Under such circumstances It 10 not
surprising that II has affected here
and there Representatives Of the Re-
publican party. Being the dominant
party and quite generally In power
throughout the country. Il would have
been passing strange. indeed, hid II
entirely escaped the contagion. That
some of the men trusted BY us and
who hold our commissions have
sinnsd ID not alarming, unless We our.
selves. moving their sins. continue IN
be eontsnted with them. There IL NO
hepe fer' . eesSnpt and Z contented
paTsy. - . eoEruDt people when eoeh
Dafsy - sssA peopls bsesns iissaiio-