Debate over Indiana Republican platform and constitutional convention
The Herald supports a critical review of the Indiana Republican state platform and its constitutional convention plank. It argues the platform does not reflect party sentiment, warns against costly measures, and urges voters to consider the larger party principles and fiscal prudence.
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Charles W. Fair‘banks
Republican Party
Indiana
Fairbanks
Howard Maxwell
Herald
Lockwood
Judge Olds
Debate over constitutional convention plank in Indiana GOP
Mr Goodrich leads push for a convention plank in the Republican platform while Serrit disputes his reading of the resolutions committee. The dispute centers on whether most members would back a constitutional convention and whether the committee was stacked. The article notes two days of discussion and clarifies misstatements about members votes.
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House
Lezails
Basi
Athey
Mexwell
Maxwell
Charles F. Remy
Indianapolis
Goodrich
State Committee
Resolutions Committee
Serrit
Enquirer Cor
Sefrit
Herald
Republican Convention Resolutions Committee
Mwhat Seas
N Utions Committee
Brookville
Remy
Repub
Marion County
Timbuctoo
Progressive Party
Republicans Split Over Constitutional Convention Debate
The article traces debates inside Indiana Republican ranks over approving a constitutional convention plank. It notes quotes from Charles F. Remy of Indianapolis and criticizes earlier supporters and opponents, including Judge Walter E. Olds, amid claims of party discipline, strategy, and the tariff’s role in driving progressives away.
Indians of Mexico and United States borderlands
The text contrasts Mexican plateau Indians with nomadic tribes of the northern forests and prairies. It argues Mexicans were once peaceful agrarians, harmed by Spaniards, and claims subjugation need not destroy them. It calls for humane education and fair land and market access to uplift the Mexican people.
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Mexico
United States
Mexican Plateau
Universal Peace and the Millenium in Civilized Thought
A critique argues universal peace is a dream tied to human nature and competition. The essay notes nations pursue war despite Christian ideals, and that religion and military power have long traveled together across continents.
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Isaiah
Nazareth
Brand
Musketoon
Greenland
India
Afric
China
Indolent
South Seas
The Mexican Indians and Population Debate
A Washington Democrat article contends Mexico’s Indian population would trigger major conflict if government takeover occurred. It argues prolonged Indian wars could ensue, compares to North American experiences, and questions Britannica estimates of Indian demographics.
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Washington Democrat
Mexico
North America
Encyclopedia Brittaniea
Democrat
Colorado's Shame and the Call for State Responsibility
The piece condemns Colorado authorities for failing to quell mining district riots and calls for stronger state action rather than federal intervention. It contrasts Colorado’s progressive laws with persistent disorder, arguing officials failed to uphold order and civic dignity despite widespread suffrage and direct democracy features. It notes Indiana’s prior urban turmoil as a cautionary parallel.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Colorado
Wilson
John Worth Kern
Merom college president advocates state home for fallen women
Daniel A. Long of Merom in Sullivan County urges Governor Ralston to create a state home serving as both refuge and reformatory for fallen women. He argues for a penitentiary style institution to aid reform and punishment, seeking state support amid media attention.
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Daniel A. Long
Merom
Sullivan County
Debating Female Crime and Proposed Prison Reform
The author criticizes a plan to jail women who violate societal codes and argues men must share responsibility. He notes past ineffectiveness of enforcing morality with institutions and cites a failed Indianapolis home for women with scarlet reputations. He warns against worsening women's suffering and calls for humane solutions.
Light Rate Extortion in Indianapolis Contract
The city of Indianapolis awarded a ten year contract with a public service corporation to supply electric current for lighting all city owned buildings at 0.0195 per kilowatt hour, far below prior rates of 3 to 7.5 cents. Citizens in Washington face ten cents per kilowatt hour with discounts for heavy users, and the piece condemns municipal light pricing as extortionate and disgraceful.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Corporation
Washington
Nut
Anti saloon league critique of Republican liquor plank
The Anti Saloon League of Indiana condemns the Republican platform pledge to remove liquor legislation from party politics calling it vague and meaningless. It argues the party intends to drop the liquor issue and questions the league’s sincerity in seeking a nonpartisan solution.
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Republican Party
Antisaloon League
Republican State Platform
A Tosa
Anti-saloon League
League
Pyowedg' Pirposs
Ithe Committee On Pesolutiona Dis
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Indianapolis Star
Beveridge
Daviess County
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Gee
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Path Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Cerberus
Charles F. ‘Remy
Committee
Walter E. Olds
Fort Wayne
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Roosevelt
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Universal Peace
Dr. Long
Pharisaic College
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