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THE SUGAR TARIFF.
terest.

The open letters of Mr.. W. P. Fishback to
Hon. Stanton J. Peelle upon the tariff are
intended, if they have any purpose at all, to
create the impression that the tariff bill
passed by the last Congress, instead of de-
creasing the customs duties increased them,
or at least were so arranged as to discrimi-
nate with greater effect than before against
the people and in favor of Che "monopolies''
of manufactures and class interests We
say this is their purpose, if they have any;
tor there has not been, in any line or phrase
of them an acknowledgment of the fact that
the tariff duties have been reduced Yet
the fact is that upon the very articles men
toned the rates have not only not
been increased, but in most in
stances have actually been lessened
and nothing has been needed, therefore, on
the part of ordinarily intelligent men to EN-
phasize either the ignorance or the dishon-
esty of the letters. That is the reason they
have not been deemed worthy of serious re-
ply from any quarter Yet so fragrant is the
distortion of truth in No. g. the last one pub
lished of the series, that it may serve a good
purpose to expose it briefly. No 6 is de-
voted to the tariff on sugar. Mr. Fishback
says
Forced by public opinion to do some
thing the last Congress, in enacting the law
to which have been calling your attention.
took step i'll the wrong direction"
And he then specifies as follows:
"Our imported sugars are of two kinds, one
kind is not fit for use without refining the
others are lighter and brighter sugars fit for
domestic use they come to our shores 1t
was to the interest of the people to have the
tax on this latter class of sugars as low as
possible. 1t was to tine interest of the sugar
refiners to have the tax SO high as to practi-
cally prohibit their importation. If these
can be shut out the refners have an absolute
monopoly. And you voted to give it to
them. Sugars from Is to 16 Dutch
standard are fit for common use without re-
filming"
From 16 up to 20 Dutch standard the
sugars are of that Fighter and brighter"
quality on which Mr.. Fishback says it is to
the interest of the people that the tax should
be as low as possible Now, what are the
facts? On the sugars named-13 to 16 Dutch
standard-the old rate was ZIG cents
pound, the present rate is 2 75-10O cents a
pound very nearly a cent pound reduc-
ton. On grades from 16 to 90 the old RATE
was 4 1-16 cents, the new rate is
8 cents, 1 1-16 cents reduction. On grades
above 20 the old rate was 8 cents,
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fine new coat he had put on for the occasion, and
he grieved much thereat. To console him his
friends presented him a handsome black velvet
redingote de duel, which he wore in the two sub
sequent encounters
IHE other day Alexander Ill had q CONVERSE
ton at Gatchina with Triton Vassileff Rus
sian court officer, aged ninety-eight, who was
patted on the head when boy by Catherine
the Great, and who has served in succession
SIX soVereigns of Russia. During the life
time OF Triton Vasilieff the population OF the
Russian empire has grown from 29,oOO,OOO to
1O1,000,o0O. In his youth Triton heard from
his grandfather many tales OF the wars of Peter
the Great.
QUEEN VICToRIAs birthday, May "a, will be
celebrated on that day throughout Great Britain,
excepting In London, where it will be kept ON
May 26. This is an admirable arran gement, the
London Globe thinks, inasmuch it will enable
loyal subjects to observe the day once in the
country, and second time in London; while
Mr.. Labouchere, Mr.. Bradlaugh, MFR. Parnen ana
others, by spending the Gath in London and the
10Th In the country, can easily avoid the cele-
bration altogether.
THE following old but good and true story of
Horace Greeley has been started upon its rounds
again: On one occasion, just as Mr.. Greeley was
about leaving the office to attend political leo
ture, the Albany correspondent, an old friend
whom Mr.. Greeley had sent up the river TO write
fuDDlshy letters in order to be out of the way,
entered. His eye detected something wrong in
the editors rear. Excuse me, Mr. Greeley"
ne SAID hesitatingly, "but-your suspender
is hanging down below your overcoat. You
can't 20 out on the street in that way" "D-n
your 1mpudence," squeaked Greeley, with a face
as red as lobster. "Never you mind my sus-
pender It's id sight better than your Albany
correspondence, anyway"
CURIOUS story of the late Lord Derby has
just come TO light. When he was Prime Minister
OF England he offered the Lord High Commits
slonership to the General Assembly of the
Church OF Scotland to a certain peer, who in re-
ply wrote four long pages setting forth numer-
Gus reasons against his acceptance, but in the
last two or three lines declaring his Willingness
to take the office. Now, as Professor Goodwin
Smith has said, Lord Derby was VIGOROUSLY in
dolent. He only took the trouble to read the first
two pages of the letter, and concluding from
them that his correspondent wished to decline
the honor, at once offered the conlmissiOnership
to another man, who Immediately accepted it.
OF course the first candidate was furious, and
also dreadfully bewildered, but both he and Lord
Derby died without finding out how the mis-
take occurred,
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the new rate is $50, a reduction of q cents
"a reduction graduated precisely upon the
principle Mr. Fishback says should have
been observed, and which is in the interests
OF the people In voting to reduce the duty
on these lighter and brighter grades of sugars,
did Mr.. Peelle, or any other Republican, vote
ito practically prohibit their importaton?"
On not one single article which Mr.. Fishback
has mentioned throughout the whole series
of letters thus far|lumber, salt, crude ore,
soap, iron and sugar-has there been shadow
of an increase in the tariff duties, but, on the
contrary, generally decided reduction, as is
shown by the figures in the sugar schedule,
reduction in itself estimated at 81, 900, 600.
We submit that so remarkable display
either of ignorance or dishonesty should sug-
gest to any man of ordinary sensibilities the
propriety of abdicating the assumed position
of teacher and a cessation of sneers at the
honesty or the intelligence of congressman
who voted in favor of the tariff-reduction bill.
There are very few people anywhere who
| reform and tax reduction. To that not only
is the Republican party pledged in its plat
form, but it has carried out its pledges by
the earnest recommendations of its Presi-
dent and by the actual work of its Congress.
All has not been done that should be done;
but the Republi can party has done all that
has been done, while the Democratic party,
when in power, remained entirely passive,
and neither in Senate nor House
made an honest effort to light
en- the burdens of the people.
The bill passed by the last Congress was not
all that is wanted, nor did it meet the APP
proval of any one in all its details. But it
was step in the right direction, and there
fore, very properly received the support of
intelligent and practical men, Mr.. Peelle
voted for it, and so did all the Republican
members of Congress from Indiana They
voted for it, because if they had opposed it
the tariff would have remained as it was, and
the country would have lost the advantage
of the reduction of $40, 900, 900 in taxation.
The country will sustain this action of Con-
gress and it is the part neither of intelligent
nor honest criticism to endeavor to create a
wrong impression as to the effect of the bill,
either by a suppression of the truth or by an
actual suggestion of falsehood.
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THE professional traducers of Kentucky,
and their name is legion-people who envy
us our brilliant historic record, our honor
able prosperity our robust manhood and
our spotless prowess-will seize the Thomp-
son-Davis tragedy with eagerness as a text
for their customary diatribe. Courier our
nal.
Here's richnessl Think of it! A whole le-
gion that envy Kentucky's brilliant historic
record, /" her honorable prosperity" her "ro.
bust manhood" and her 'spotless proves"
A brilliant historic record, such as Kentucky
made during the late war an honorable pros
perity that doesn't keep pace with that in
neighboring States, robust manhood and
spotless proves that evinces itself in q
drunken debauch and cowardly assassina-
stion, are hardly calculated to inspire envy
among honorable people anywhere. Strip
your fine writin' of slush and there is moth
ing left
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The reports concerning widespread i'm
morality in mixed school at Chelsea, Mass,
are said to have been greatly exaggerated,
imprudent conduct by young women, but
one instance has occurred, and that some
three months since. In that case the young
woman abandoned school quite suddenly,
and was married without unnecessary delay.
The reports of immoral conduct at the Ste
vens High School at Claremont, N H.. are
also greatly exaggerated.
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This is true, and the others have my sympa-
thy. The bill in question was and is not
satisfactory to me, but it was the only reform
possible at the late session. The people de-
manied reduction in taxation, and the bill
for which l voted saves to them $40, 900, 900
in the next fiscal year, estimated upon the
irportations of 1892"
The little doctrinaires have hauled off for
repairs. Two such broadsides from two such
Democratic leaders was an unexpected shock
and has rather taken away their breath. We
suggest the reading of these two letters at
the next meeting of our 'tariff-for-revenue-
only club.
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THE Louisville Courier-Journal demands
that Mr.. Samuel ]. Randall shall either re-
once join the Republican party. Mr.. Wat
terson will have a pleasant and profitable
time in driving ont of the Democratic organ
his free-trade airs He may not know it,
from the infirmities of his constitution, but
the truth is that he speaks but for a minority
of his own party. There never was deadel
duck, politically speaking, than free trade
Even the IRISH, i'll their Philadelphia con
vention, gave it "a side wipe" as the boys
saw
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To hear councilmen talk Of the ''moral
obligation" resting upon them to vote the
monopoly of the streets of indianapolis to
the Citizens Street-railway Company one
would imagine some awful act of repudi.
alton was being attempted. These conscien-
tious councilmen have sat for years and seen
the company violate every provision of the
charter; they have heard the repeated and
continued complaints of the people; the
newspapers have called their attention to the
matter time and again, but their moral sensi-
bilities were never touched There seems to
have come remarkable season of refreshing
since competing company proposed to give
our people respectable accommodations and
conyeniences
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

| DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES never saw
| letter of his in print that was not "characteris-
| tic"
| LADY FLORENCE DIXIE is small, wiry and
thirty years old; she swings, rides, drives and
shoots she is accomplished, clever, warm
| hearted and sincere.
| JUDGE STANLEY MATTHEWS is unfortunate
with his children. He lost five little ones in one
month of scarlet fever, and his youngest surviv-
ing son is now reported to be very near the end
of his career on earth.
Mr. THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINsoN says that
intemperance was greater at Harvard when he
was student than it is to-day; that Harvard is
no worse than the average American college,
and far better than European ones.
THE Hon. s. s. Cox has purchased a house and
lot in Washington. a step which his wife has for
the last ten years been urging him to take. He
says now that he has "gone and done it," that
he realizes that he should have done SO thirty
five years ago.
WITH great gravity Georgia paper says that
the Hon. Seaborn Reese, 'who is one of the very
first of all the public of Georgia in all those
attributes which command the confidence and
esteem of the people, sports the charm of a rab-
bits foot to his watch-chain."
THE expenses OF Arabs defense were SIT, 500,
all of which was advanced by Mr. Blunt, and not
more than $1,000 of it has been repaid him. this
mainly through the efforts of Mr.. Frederick Har-
rison. subscription has been started for the
purpose of making up the remaining 5000.
THE delightful French gallantry of the olden
time has not yet flown from earth. beautiful
rosebud of a girl is walking up the drawing
room leaning on the arm of her father. "What!
mademoiselle," says gentleman OF the old
| school, 'do you walKi Bless me, thought yon
were on a stem"
A MR. MUTH. OF Paris, IN Kentucky, has a
violin made in 1856, which has been in the
Muth family for over TWO centuries and has fur
nished music for royalty In the old world Vic.
Inns of that period said to be worth from
So, 900 to $1,000. but that amount would not
purchase the one in question.
THE late Louis Veuillot, tho eminent Paris
journalist, fought three duels and each time re-
ceivea bullet in his coat but suffered no bodily
hahn. In the first affair tho bullet spoiled the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Tomorrow in most of the towns and cities
will be held These elections are really of
greater importance to the citizens and to the
taxpayers than the general elections in which
State and national officers are chosen; yet, as
a rule, the vote cast is much lighter, and the
interest manifested much less. The men to
be placed in power tomorrow have to do
with the daily affairs of the people. They
levy and expend the direct taxes, the pay
ment of which the people feel hundred
fold more than they do all the contributions
made to the support of the State and national
vexing problem of the times, but it will
have reached far toward proper solution
when the local elections lay so strongly upon
the minds and consciences of the people as
to call out the largest possible proper
ton of voters and taxpayers. In
many places party lines are not
closely drawn, and they should not be
drawn wherever one party or the other has
nominated VIGOROUSLY unfit men, expect
ing to force them into place by the strength
of the party machinery and the party major
ity. This is a prostitution of party against
which there is very properly increasing
protest Yet still, taking the State by and
large, there may be something learned from
the results of these elections of the
drift of public sentiment, and the impressions
that have been made upon the popular mind
by the party tendencies as exempliied since
the last elections. 1t will be found. geuer-
ally speaking, that the Republican party has
stood for good government, for an admins
tration of public affairs in harmony with the
popular will and in obedience to the best
interests of the people, while the opposite
has been the rule with the Democratic party
wherever it has had the power and oppor-
tunity to display itself. In a broad way,
the Congress of the United States,
speaking for the Republican party,
answered the public demand for
certain remedial legislation, while the State
Legislature. speaking for the Democratic
party, made q record which has proven
to be stencil in the nostrils of even many
Democrats What is true of Indiana is true
also of New York, and wherever the Demo
cratic party has been in control. Therefore,
the elections tomorrow will be taken to give
something of an index of how the people re-
spond to these indications of party tendency,
and will be intently studied as possible
portents of the shape of things in 1884. This
being true, Republicans all over the State
should give to their local tickets-wherever
they are worthy--an earnest and full sup
port. The Republican party comprises what
are usually classed as the good citizens" to
larger degree than the Democratic party.
1t is always true that the absenteeism is with
these good citizens" who, as DIR. Crosby
well states, are really, after al, the danger
Gus classes. Let these dangerous classes"
go tie the polls tomorrow and vote for good,
wholesome. clean municipal government.
That is their duty as we'll as their highest in
terest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

Mr.. JAMES STEPHENS, ex-head center of
the Fenian Brotherhood, has been commune
eating his views of the Irish question to a
correspondent of the London Standard Mr.
Stephens thinks constitutional agitation
hopeless. and that Ireland should now de-
mand her rights on the battlefield. He does
not consider revolution practicable
until the factions of the irish
party have buried their differences and
united for the common cause. After revo-
ton has been inaugurated and fought to a
successful conclusion, Mr. Stephens recon-
mends an offensive and defensive alliance
between Ireland and England. He predicts
the speedy triumph of republican ideas in the
British Isles and on the continent of Europe,
and when that is accomplished England
ireland, Scotland and Wales will best con-
suit their respective interests by each estab-
fishing a republic independent in itself, but
affiliated to the others by system of fedora
ton. 1t is not probable that Mr.. Stephens's
scheme will go into practical operation be.
fore next autumn, at least.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

Hon. DoRMAN B. EATON, the president of
the civil service commission, defends the APP
chief examiner He says he considers MIR.
Keim an excellent man for the place. In
my judgment he has all the qualifications
necessary to make a good examiner and
believe that he will fulfill the duties of his
office in an able an efficient manner" In
the opinion of the professional reformers
Mr.. Eaton can do no wrong; he is the per-
lection of wisdom; therefore we may be
spared further criticism of this selection, re-
markable as it has seemed to the entire
country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

SENATOR VOORHEES, is in Washington, and
has said little say upon the tariff ques-
ton just now of paramount importance to
statesmen. Mr.. VOORHEES, gives it as his
opinion that the only sensible speech made
at the Iroquois banquet in Chicago was that
of Carter Harrison, and that the only sensi-
BILE part of Harrison's speech was that advis-
ing that the Democrats should let the tariff
alone next winter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

RIGHTEOUS Massachusetts still keeps kindly
eve upon The heather who are far of. The Bos-
ton Advertiser says of the Apaches: ave have
nothing but adherence for the crimes which we
know have been committed by lawless Indians,
and we have an equally intense adherence of
the injustice which would wreak vengeance for
such crimes on guiltless Indians, simply because
they are Indians" In the next column the Ad-
vertiser laments the unpleasant criticisms
whicn are made upon the State by impertinent
outside newspapers since the Tewksbury dis
closures, and says: "Those who know the facts
know that this is the talk of ignorance or ell
nifty" With all the evidence yet made public
in either case the Massachusetts pauper seems
to be having a much harder time than the
Apache, but perhaps Tewksbury is too far away
from here for clear-sighted observation.
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eventually attain to something of real value
in local self-government for a disfranchised
and oppressed people. This is the practical
BILE point toward which all the real friends
of Ireland shonld harmoniously co-operate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

BISHOP GARRETT of the Episcopal church,
who is now engaged in missionary work in
Texas, declines elevation to the bishopric OF
the church II this State, preferring to prose-
cute his labors in his present field. AT the
recent convention for selection of bishop,
Dr. Garrett was the choice of the lay dele
patas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

THERE are about fourteen councilmen and
possibly two aldermen who claim to be
the sole guardians of the moral honesty" of
the city. There are eleven councilmen
and eight aldermen who are willing to let
the people take care of their own morality
and who vote to admit capital and labor to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30
MONDAY, APRIL 80, 1888.

THE Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage gives it as his
opinion that 1--WE have not had a more faith
full, unpretentious, conscientious dignified
and competent President" than Arthur
within the memory of the present genera
tion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

Mr. MULHATTAN, of Texas meteor fame, is evil
IDENTITY sojourning in Kentucky at the present
time. story comes from there of an alleged
native who has, IN his thirty-1ve years of exist
ence. never taken drink of water If the
story stopped here no one could doubt its truth,
but it is further narrated that this singular ma
tive is never thirsty, never drinks anything
stronger than milk, and that only for its nutri-
tive qualities This is an unsuspicious world
but there are limits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

THE people of Meriden, Conn, are thrifty
FOLK and ingenious withal. Mrs. Langtry visited
that town the other day and went away after
the evening performance at the theater with
the impression that she was not appreciated.
The audience to her appeared comparatively
small, but really numbered more than the house
would have held comfortably had they all been
present at one time. Syndicates had been
formed of about twenty persons EACH and each
syndicate bought one ticket. The first man en-
tered gazed at the actress for five minutes, then
went out and gave his return check to the next
man, the maneuver being repeated in turn until
the twenty had entered seriatim. If this lesson
in economy had been given earlier In the season
how much good money might have been saved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

MR.. ZELNAR, OF Cleveland, has caused the ar
rest of his wife because she exercised the matri-
monial privilege of opening and reading a letter
addressed to himself. All the other husbands in
Cleveland are awaiting with GREATNESS anxiety
upon The decision of the justice. If the justice is
"a married man Mrs Zelmar will probably be sem
fenced to Imprisonment for life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

A PARROT wasIbrOught into Brooklyn Police
Court the other day to act as a witness in case
of disputed ownership of himself. With no fear
of the law before his eyes, the bird proceeded to
swear at the Justice, using vocabulary so ex-
tensive that the lnsulted justice grew red in the
face and was about to fine the witness for con-
tempt of court. just then a third man who
claimed to be an owner. looked In, with "Polly
come and take drink" Polly flew out, aud
the case Is not decided yet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-30

THE Hon. John Young Brown, who recently
fired beefsteak and three pistol shots at his
butcher. was, on Saturday, fined $500, and his
antagonist was bound over to answer to the
Circuit Court. Mr.. Brown is rapidly recovering
from his injuries.