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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

| A man may have many loves as he has
| neckties, wear toem as lightly, change them as
| it debar him. from any profession or occupation
Mol Does 1t forbid his entrance into any So
wife? MOI
The above singular statement is taken
from an address to the Women's Con-
gress at Chicago, delivered by Mrs. Ellen
Mitchell, noted for her efforts on behalf of
fallen woman. 1t is well understood that
the value of purity in a man Is not the same
as the value of purity in a woman. Chastity
is essentially the womanly virtue as courage
is the manly one. Yet 1t is to be hoped
that there is bnt little foundation for such a
sweeping declaration as that of Mrs.
Mitchell. Is no estimate at all
set upon purity in man? Would
a physician of VIGOROUSLY immoral
character be received into respectable fami-
lies? Would clergyman of VIGOROUSLY
immoral character be allowed to preach
the gospel? 1t is true that an able
lawyer of licentious habits might
retain good practice, but his success must
be in spite of his sins, and men who might
make use OF his talents in case at law
would hardly court his private friendship.
In no business relation is a debauchee re-
garded without distrust. Even in public
life, where much is forgiven for the
sake of honesty and ability,
the people dislike immortality In an
official and scarcely ever tolerate open profit
gacy, save when allied to genius that is es-
sential to the public service. The case of
Matt. Carpenter is one very much in point.
The charge of. immortality brought against
reputation. There is an instructive feeling
among men that sin is contagious and like
gangrene. rots away all soundness of char
acter. AS for the federation of a lihertine in
society, women are responsible for it. Few
men would introduce to their own home
circle a debauchee. They might like his COM |
partnership in the enjoyments belong
ing purely to men. such as hunt
Ing, fishing, gsmbing, or racing,
but they would hardly like to |
see him In the company of girl they
liked and respected. II women who are
actually the queens of what is called society |
and establish its rules, regard immortality in |
men with surh leniency, then, indeed, there
Is great need of active exertion on the part
Of all reformers of both sexes. Still more
70 il the assertion that libertine has as free
choice of wife as man of purity has. In
answer to the position of Mrs. Mitchell, the
Sentinel will say on behalf of one sex. that
men regard a fellow. who ruins an innocent
woman as scoundrel. 1t is not enough of
cynic either, to think that the other sex
ook upon such a rascal with favor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

The lesson which these figures teach is
that "gerrymanders" are not profitable.
Even to the calculating politician, who cares
only for the success of party, it must be ap-
parent that where seven districts are SO
contrived as to leave less than 1900 repub-
lican majority in each, a slight reaction in
public opinion is apt to sweep away most
OF them, and to result in greater loss
to the party than the same reverse
would effect under more natural apportion-
ment In this case, however, the Injustice
and glazing Inconvenience of the apportion-
ment appears to have inclined many repub-
llcau voters to rebuke it. The surprising
democratic gains in Ohio are partly attribu-
table to the same cause. In that State the
apportionment was made prior to the cleo
ton of 1872; and. the tide being then strongly
republican, the republicans elected
- out of 20 members, though having only
81 per cent. of the vote polled In the State.
Returns from that State are not full, but it
is supposed that the democrats have now
carried IL out of the 20, the repu blicans
barely saving two Others by slender major
ities-Foster by 142 and Wood worth by 800.
OF the old republican members IL were re-
nominated, and Smith, Lawrence, Foster,
Danford, Woodwork, Monroe and Garfield,
who were really the best of the delegation,
have been reelected.
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a PROTEST.

AN APPEAL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS
BY CITIZENS OF ALABAMA.
The Sentinel has been requested by one
OF the signers to publish the following:
To the Hon. George II Williams. Attorney Gen
eral OF the United States.
We, the undersigned, Northern men, now
citizens of Madison county, State of Ala
bama-belonglng some OF US to the repub-
lican and some to tho democratic parties
earnestly protest against the trushfulness of
the reports recently forwarded to you, by
u. Il. Thomas, United States marshal for the
northern district of Alabama We ara
constrained to believe that they were made
solely for political purposes and to injure
this community abroad. We live in various
parts of the county. and this statement con-
tains the individual knowledge of each OF as.
We know that no disturbances of the kind
mentioned by Mr.. Thomas, could have
transpired without that fact being known
to some one OF Us. We state that no such
disturbances are within our knowledge. and
we are sure that none such have occurred.
we know thst republican meetings, both
night and day, have bean held all over this
county during the pending political canvas,
and no disturbances nor attempt at disturb
ances has occurred at any one OF them, We
are property holders. and feel deeply inter
ested in the we'll are OF the county. Some
OF us take an active interest in politics and
we feel as safe in doing so, both in our per-
son and property, as ii we lived in Masss-
chusetts or New York. We have no OBJ
jections to the presence of federal troops in our
midst-they are generally well behaved and
orderly. and always bring money into the
country-but the impression Sought to be
conveyed by Mr.. Thomas, that their pres
ence Is necessary to protect republicans from
insult or danger, in the expression or their
opinions or the exercise of their privileges.
Is libel upon the community, and Mr.
Thomas should either bs required 70 support
them by proof, or he should be removed
nom Office as unworthy Of trust:
ID. vANDEvENEER, of Delphi, Ind
ff JOHN VANvALKENBERG,
- Peru, Miami county, Ind.
Hn w. A. BLAIR, Virden, Ills.
THADEUs CAKES, of Michigan.
JOHN HERTzLER, Springfield, o.
q. w. SwARTZ,
jackson Co., Ala. from New York CITY.
r. r. MOORE, Flemingsburg, Ky.
JOSEPH KLAUS.
DAN SHIFFMAN, of Ohio.
LEWIS NJ. DOUGLASS,
Probate Judge, formerly of Iowa
JOHN b. ANDERSON, Springfield, Ohio.
IS X. NJ. CHURCH, Clinton, Iowa.
ORRIS MORRISON,
e Chautauqua county, N Y.
j. w. SKINNER, Albany county. NY
JOSEPH TRUMP, Fayette county, Penn
HIRAM REx, st. Joseph, Ind.
Il. b. CRAWFORD. Pittsburg. Penn.
ID. B. NELSON, Eimira, N. "
A. M. CRAWFORD, Pittsburg, Penn
A. JAQUISs, BinghamptoD, N. Y.
Gro. 1. MoIz, Akron o.
VIRGIL WILSON,
Late of Anne Arundel county, Nd.
MARSHAL Fl. CARR.
- Lac of Anne Arundel county, Md.
JOHN JAQUINs. KingsvilIe, o.
5 "A. BAILY, Philadelphia Pa.
Cyrus HueHEs, 81 Joe county, Ind.
A. j. MARTIN. Elkhart Ind. =.
The Rev. r. GRAVES, CineInnatf, O. e ~
HUNTsvILLE, Ala, October 8, 1874.
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| The Chicago papers contain full accounts
Of the Women's Congress now in session in
that city, and speak editorially in very ia
vorable terms concerning the discussions
1 that have taken place. The debates upon
| the physical education of girls and the posi-
bility OF combining intellectual culture with
the performance of household duties were
very clever, sensible and entertaining discus.
sions, In which Mrs. Livermore, Mrs. julia
Ward Howe, Mrs. Blackwell and others
took part. The subject of dress reform was
not taken up in earnest, being reserved for
to-day, but the few hints dropped upon
the theme were scarcely up to
the level of the talk on the
aforementioned topics. The fact of the
matter is that a human being dresses for
comfort and for artistic effect. In men the
former idea pre6ominates, and in women
If their orators can be pelieved-the latter.
man Is content to walk along the street
looking like forked raddish, but woman
employs every adjunct in the way of orna-
ment. and moves along majestically in
cloud of flowing drapery. The man may
be the more comfortable being, but he is not
the more beautiful one; and no less per-
souage than Humboldt said that the
woman's advantage lay altogether in her
clothes. IL is remarkable fact, which
these reiormers should consider well
before they discard drapery, that the use
of 1t is characteristic OF the highest forms of
civilization. Descend Ia the social seals to
those classes that pay the least respect to
woman, and you find feminine robes re-
duced to the short and narrow petticoat of
the peasant, doomed to household drudgery
all her life. Take an example from bar
barous life, and you find the blanket of The
squaw. Among savsges and Turks women
are dressed as comfortably, and no more
tnan men, but they reap
little advantage from the styIs of
heir garments The fact Of the matter
Is that the nature Of women will have to be
changed and the nature of her dependence !,
lpon man, or rather her alliance with him,
DO altered before the very simple looking
question of dress reform can be- solved.
Those who attack womsnly drapery are be-
ginning at one of the branches of the tree
instead OF at the trunk. The only piece Of
utter folly vented In Fliday's proceedings
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAYS OCTOBER 20 1874

private gain, are certainly visions OF
a golden age. We are upon the threshold
of time, the doctor declares, when manly
will attain a perfection never dreamed of by
the Grecian sculptor. In that day the
women, through the judicious use OF
"'Hsir yigor," prepared under gov
ornamental auspices, will be decked
with trailing locks long enough
to sweep the dew from the grass or the dust
from the pavement as they walk. The spar
kle of health will be in every eye, the rose
of health on every cheek. The physical and
intellectual strength OF the race of men
nourished on wholesome tonics, guaran-
teed as to purity and quality by
the faith of the government-no
package genuine without the signature OF
Spinner on the wrapper-will be such as to
put all material and mental achievement
within our reach, and the American of the
future will become an athlete, with the
strength of Hercules, the symmetry
of Antinous, and the mind OF
Shakespeare. To bring within the
reach of the nation, this Arcadia of the
future, the doctor considers the true mission
of the republican party. 1t may be neces-
sary to add that he contemplates also bring
ing within the control of the new depart
ment of medicine the regulation of all con-
sumption of wines, ales and liquors. This
fact may entail opposition from some well
known congressman, but it will insure the
support of the large temperance element of
the east and west.
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Ths Evansville Jour uaf is very anxious te
know which of the two -toV hendricks, OF
Indiana. or Gov. Allen. OF Ohlo-will be the
democratic candidate or the presidency in
1916. II ia too early u make predictions.
Inst now Hendricks ytock IL above all
others in the market. I the democracy In
Indiana give the State q pure, honest and
high minded government ior the next Two
years, the prospects of her naming the next
chief magistrate are good.
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Unkid allusionn 10 the Sentinel In the
CincinnGi Enquirer simply show that one
of the NO compost tors who can read Bloss'
copy Is e on sp rec. and that tine manu-
script his got into the hands OF al ordinary
printer. Really, considering the arrow
headed as.xiptions Nwe.ca are snbfuitted
as edltorils, the Euq uirer can not be held
responsible far its uttegsnees. 1t may some
out any mr., ing and advocate tho third
tsrm, just it came out few weeks sgo
and took ae part OF the rpet'bagg'us
against the out bern people.
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It Is claimed that PuDllcanlsm Goes not
mean oentralizatio,,. Joe Brooks o. ,AEkan-
sas hardly seems to tn lax So he SAID Il
take IL that we wa ut an extension ofjayis-
diction of federal o on rus In these states"
Considering the pow ers no" EXERCISED In the
reconstructed states by the federal govern
nent. il Is clear that b. looks considers the
commonwealth OF A rk snsas merely as an
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

The Eyansy IL 10 Journal says that the
democratic varlty of Indiana presents "the
singular spectacle 'of a party being success
full by opposing MS own platform" Inc
Journal took q an in the battle and knows
something about be issues. Ats opision Is
commended to hC We eastern papers, when
are puzzliDg what they are pleased TO de-
nominate their brl al n, over the result OF tine
elaction in this statute
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Mrs. Julia Ward Howe said 70 the 'N'o-
mems CongI' SIS in her discourse on the In
1uence OF L, terature or Grimes" Horace
writing of " ne and loose wome5, Is more
decent than ! many an Anerican~Writer ano
speaker to-ds } :, who DAVIS ana tnUnoers in
favor of temfN france and charity" From
which stateult 'nt IL is clear thai Mrs.
Howe patroni;1 e. 'expungsted editions 'of
he ell 4
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

Some warm friend of Mr.. Ma SOY ougnI 10 tel
himtha at his corn was cut, nu saec, snelSo anu
ground several years ago, and tnae ne iiasvnt ss
well select his corner and SIT u"Wn. N MnLcn
was postmaster" Is now too tbI lu'-rree rIess'
Irka had batter have fin st-class funeral
at tn, Corners or Gross Road s, or whatever
the ,lace is-the Sentinel has forgotten
"a il 8 some wears since we Rad the last of
tho Nsbv naners--and bury the ex-postmas-
Ter. he old man has been IN his dotsge&
lnnn tine
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Mrs. Francis Power CoDOe mas -wrltben 10
her Ar ,erican sisters that TINS matter VI
money Is the key of the situation" very
likely. If the sisters will Just provide wine
and fas horses an6 cigars In aounosnce'
and Oct the men enjoy themselves-there
will 10 n o trouble about supremacy.
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sit to flourish and become the beacon light
'of the world. But it is lamentable fact,
my friends, that in those States that life.
liberty and property are not secure, have
mot been secure" Men supporting tree,
which was first planted and then
created. and then made a success, and then
turned into a beacon lght-this is recon-
structed rhetoric with n vengeance.
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with Kerr al IJ oman shoulder to shoulder,
indiana will ave two OF the ablest congress-
men in the Hese.- Sentine'. l-
Why did yo rot include laudsrss VIII ne
not also be amtg the 'abiest! -reoPie.
That is som s1ing hat remains 10 oe SEEM
The praise give to He Imam ana herr was 10
consideration opast So rvices. MI Lanoers
and everybodyslse kh lows that MS con-
gressional careecan not be euiogizeo 10 an
ticipstion. Whe be bas, ,assed through the
trials and temptslons OF H. e In WASHINGTON
as purely and hnessly as the veterans
named above he shll have a hearty praise
aud confidence. frank him with them IN
the knowledge of ntional poll tics would be
mere h,ttery now. The Sent incl trusts,
however, that the lay will com wnen nus
name can be added Il the other tw o.
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Citis ems of Alabama may hereafter save
them5t slves the trouble OF refusing Ihe
wOnde rial stories OF 'Congressmand nays. u
is now gen srsHy conceded that DIS letter
had "a many lies in it as Brooklyn
scandal / statement. Hays has dissolved
into tn. thinest kind of vapor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

repu iblIcan polltlclan mas salu tne Des'
thing yet uttered on the late elections. he
was stane ling in group OF sympaSIlzing
friends, o ne OF whom remarked doieiuily:
"Whom { The Lord loveth, He 'chastenetn'
ayes" rej oined the good-natured republican,
"but dor 1T like to be beaten with a'cfuD.
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Mrs Howe says, the one thing necessary
for th amelioration OF women Is 10 ie'
them know what money Is, and what 1t Is
not" Our pocket book Is at their service
for the purpose Of teaching the latter part OF
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

Said Brooks at Chattanooga; have
been told this evening that the action here
'woul not raise q ripple on the Northt IN
ssurfa ce.n On the contrary friend Brooks,
it had something to do with getting up this
HI
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be Sentinsl.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 20.

1t il reported that the grand jury Of Salt
Lake City has found indictments for
'slasd' vious cohab;tation" against Brigham
Ysus, and George @. Cannon. Brigham
renai rs on the ragged edge. Cannon has
o0na Afr
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

Ex-GOv. Lewis +. Iarsons, on tai ing the
chair at Chattanooga. vaxed eloquent. he
said: 1T might be suppose that the Tree
of Liberty when plated on this b. cad
ground would have received the support OF
'every nan who did lot claim more for
'himself than he was Wiling to Give to,
sothers. Most certainly flo republican par
ETY. which planted tho Tee, which created
cit, and by every means in;heir power have
sendeavored TO make it a iucsess, to cause
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

The India napo lis Sentinei resus more liAe a
democratic newspaper than It dido week ago.
Cincinnati enquirer
The EnqI iirer, IL is supernuous 10 rehsIh'
is not edite, Bye. washington Ills run
by little r. soster who con't'know no" 70
erell his ~ q uame-Cocke rel
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was Mrs. Julia Ward dowe's address on the
subject OF finance
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THE INDIANA GERRYMANDER.
AN APPoRTIoNMENT THAT FAILEp-AN IN
PROFITABLE ARRANGEMENT

PROFITABLE ARRANGEMENT.
The st. Louis Democrat expresses edito-
rally these sentiments: The republicans of
Indiana, since the election of 1872 have
madea most extraordinary apportionment
of congressional districts. designed, mani
testify, to secure for themselves n majority of
congressman, even though they should have
a minority OF votes. Without a map, it is
impossible 10 convey an idea of the singular
change OF those unnatural districts, some
Of which were apparently blocked out for
no other purpose than to make IL impossible
TO eject certain strong democrats, while the
whole plan was based upon such a coInbina
{ on of democratic counties that large pop
ular majority would be wasted in elecsing a
few of the members. Thus the districts, as
anportioned. embraced counties which had
given in 1872 republican msjorities in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

before the October elections? Before the meet
ing OF the republican state convention IL might
have done good service by advising formal
protest at Utica against any third term scheme.
If the Utica platform had declared against IT,
and If Senator Conkling had not Indirectly en-
couraged IT,, the present appeal to Gov. Dix
would not have been required. Now. at any
surely can not do so undigniied an act as to
accept advice inspired by an eleventh hour
panic. The Times was not wise In season.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-02
w. n. sTOVER,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Once
II over Brown, Echlosser d Co.'s Dry
Goods Store, Tifnn, Ohio. Residence Green
held street, near Heidelberg College.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-02
The Widows PrOtes1.

One Of the saddest things that came
under my notice (said the bankers
clerk was ia Corning during the
war. Dan. Murphy enlisted as q
private and fought very bravely.
The boys all likei him; and when
a wound, by and by, weakened him
down till carrying q musket was TOO
heavy work for him, they elubbed to-
gether and fixed him up as q sutler. He
made money then, and sent it al
ways to his wife to bank for him.
She was q laundress and knew by
hard experience to keep money when
she got il. She didn't waste q penny.
On the contrary, she began to get mi
seriy as her bank account grew. She
grieved to part with cent, poor crea-
ture, for twice in her hard working
life she had known what 1t was TO be
hungry, cold, sick, friendless, and
without dollar in the world, and she
had haunting dread Of suffering so
again.
Well, at last Dan. died and the
boys, in testimony of their esteem
and respect for him, telegraphed TO
Mrs. Murphy to know II she would
like to have him embalmed and sent
home when you know the usual
custom was to dump a poor devil like
him Into = shallow hole, and then In
form his friends what had become OF
him. The old lady jumped to the
conclusion that It would only cost
two or three dollars 70 embalm her
dead husband, and so she telegraphed
Yes 1t was et the wake that the
bill for embalmlng arrived and was
presented to the bereaved widow.
She uttered q wild, sad wall that
pierced every heart, and said:
''Sivinty-foive dollars for stooffin'
Dan, blister their sOwls Did thin
divils suppose was gOin' 10 start q
MUSEUM, that Pd be dalin' in such
expansive curiassities !"
The bankers clerk said there was
not dry eye In the house.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-02
New York Temperance Law.

New York has q new temperance
law combining the features of license
and local option, and differing in de-
tail from any other temperance law
that we know of, being very simple
in its machinery and direct in its OPP
Grafton. The law contains but four
sections. The law provides that, at
the annual town meetings throughout
the State, there shall be chosen three
Commissioners of Excise. The Com
missioners shall compose the Board OF
Excise for their respective townships
and incorporated towns. Section two
provides that these Commissioners
shall be voted for upon a separate bal
lot, which must be deposited in a
special box, marked HExcise /" 1t al
so provides for the due execution and
filing of an official bond before enter
ing upon the duties of the office. Sec
tion three provides that nothing in
the act shall affect the provisions OF
any special law in so far as the same
provides for any particular use OF ex-
else moneys. The fourth section de-
clares the law shall take effect imme-
diately.
The effect of this law is to make the
direct issue of license or no license in
every Township in the State. If the
people do not want liquor sold in their
midst, all they have to do is to elect a
Board of Excise who will refuse to
grant license. On the other hand, il
they do want. they will elect a Board
of that kind. Under the law, the terms
of the Commissioners are one, two
and three years, one going out each
year. This gives both temperance
and anti-temperance men a chance to
rally their forces each year, and thus
give expression to the growing senti-
ment of the community, either way,
at every election. The Commission
ers being voted for on separate ballots,
presents the temperance question as a
distinct issue by itself and free from
all political complications.