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The Constitutional Convention Once
More.
10 the Editor of the Palladium !:

To the Editor of the Palladium:
The PALLADIUM, some weeks since,
in answer to the question whether a
constitutional convention can be legally
called, and if so, how. answers that 1t
can be through the legislature. That
neither our present constitution, nor
that of 1916, made any provision tor a
new constitution, yet the legislature OF
lS49 called convention which framed
a new constitution-the one We now
have. In last weeks issue | showed
that the convention of 1850 was called
by vote of the people in strict occord-
ance with the article on amendment,
except as to time, and that the work of
the convention was the constitution OF
1916 amended or revised. [ further
stated that the power of the legislature
is that delegated, to it by the people
through the constitution. To this you
reply by bringing legal authority show
ing that where a State constitution
makes no provision for its amendment,
the legislature has the right to act in
the matter, which / suppose no one
doubts. This is not the question IN
dispute. Nor is it whether we need an
essentially new constitution as regards
its subject matter; as very large ma
iority of the people of the State will
agree with Governor Porter IN his mes
sage to the legislature of 1881, where he
saws, "The provisions of the present
constitution are. in the main. wise and
satisfactory to the people Nor Is the
question whether the 900, 900 people OF
the State in 1851 tried by that constitu-
ton to unduly bind the millions of their
posterity. For here again majority
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of the people will agree with the Gov
ernor in the same message when he
says: BY the simple means provided
in the constitution itself ample facill-
ties are furnished for amending that
INSTRUMENT, as such amendment may
from time to time be deemed neces-
sary" The debates In the convention
of 1851 on the articles of amendment
as well as the instrument itself, shows
they had the fullest regard for the
rights of posterity. James Rariden, a
distinguished member of that conyen-
ton from Wayne county, said: Il sug-
gest that when the work of this body
comes TO be acted upon, and 1t should
be found to be defective, whether it is
not the part of wisdom to provide a
mode by which it may be amended
without the expense of calling . con-
vention. | am inclined to believe that
the expense that the people have had
in calling this convention Will have the
effect of inducing them to endure much
Inconvenience rather than undertake to
make amendments where the mode of
making them is so troublesome.
The constitution provides that amend
ments shall pass through two success
i've legislatures and then be submitted
to a vote of the people, and In no other
way. Now, the question is this: Can
the legislature of Indiana. taking an
oath to support the constitution, call a
convention to amend or revise it or
authorize vote of the people on the
subject? Where is their authority for
it? If it is held that the articles on
amendment are not binding, why are
they in the constitution? If they were
ever obligatory when did they cease to
be so? What is the need of courts to
decide on the constitutionality of statute
law if the law makers are not expected
to obey the constitution?
G. W. OSBORN.
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London. Inner Circle Railroad.


The London Inner Circle railroad Is q
marvellous feat of engineering skill II
runs throughout its entire distance under
the busiest center of the largest city in the
world, and the operations attending the
excavation and construction have pro
ceeded without serious injury to or inter
ruption of business or traffic Quicksands
have had to be passed through. beds OF
old rivers spanned. lofty warehouses and
massive buildings secured while their
foundations have been undermined. and
an intricate network of gas and water pipes
sustained until supports had been applied
TO them from below
Added to this, the six main sewers had
several times TO be reconstructed. Day
and night the work has been carried on fol
eighteen months. and now the engineers
are able to announce that their tunnel i
complete. The laying of the rails and the
building Of the stations are the only Dor
ton of the immense work that remains 70
be done, and In 3 very short time trains
viii be passing over the whole of this won.
derful subtkrranean rofd
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A DEMOCRATIC exchange says the
atrocious calumnies about Grover Cleve-
land, the circulation of which has led
to this retaliatory measure, (the Senti-
ners charge against Mrs. Blaine,) if
they did not eminate directly from
Blaine, were at least within his control
and could have been stopped at any
time by the merest hint of his disap-
prevail" This then is admitted to be a
retaliatory measure, not published be-
cause it is true but in revenge for some
thing else done. On the low principle
that one lie justifes another. The
charge that Blaine originated or per-
mitted the publication of the Cleveland
scandal, is so directly contradlcted by
the we'll known facts of the case that
only the most reckless of newspapers
could insinuate such thing, and none
could expect it to be believed. The
first publicity given to the charges
against Cleveland was by Democratic
paper at Rochester, New York, whose
editor resigned his position rather than
support his party's candidate. But
more general publicity was given the
same charges at the Democratic nation
al convention where they were urged as
IA reason why Cleveland should not be
put in nomination. They were after
wards put in form and with more par
ticularity published by the Buffalo Tele-
graph, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and
other papers not one of which were he
publican. 1t is bold challenge OF the
truth then for the Democrats now to
claim that Mr.. Blaine had anything to
do either in originating or making pub
lie these charges against Cleveland
And then there is the further difference
in the stories themselves, that the
friends of Mr.. Cleveland admit the
truth of the substantial points made
against him, while the Sentinefs story
against Mrs Blaine, has no foundation
in fact, and was never published by any
other paper. 1t is the sole assertion of
the Sentinel
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Right i'm style.
IPhiladelphia Call |

John-Say, George, you really ought to
know better than to scratch that way in
public
George scratch because I itch; and.
Haore than that, l am proud of the itching.
Shameless fellowi7
.Shsmeless, Not bit Of it. I am
night In the height of style. Them's $40
a-dsy er-resort mosquito bites.
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Novel Use of q Tombstone.

A Providence. R. l.. lady went into a
market one day recently and called for
corned beef. The market man took the
stone for holding the meat down in the
brine from the barrel, and laying out
two or three pieces of beef for her ex-
animation, turned to wait upon another
customer. While he was thus engaged
her eye fell upon the stone that the mar
ket-man had taken from the barrel, and
she read:
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the prohibition cause in Democratic
papers it concluded to support it.
Democratic papers which are mostly
read by Democrats, are adding largely
to st. Johns followers by their edi-
torials in favor of prohibition, and as is
seen even changing some Democratic
papers. This is result they were not
eypeotinp
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What the Fans Whisper.
Boston Times !

Young girls fan themselves rapidly
in church, as if to say: ''Tll catch him,
III catch him. I'll catch him" while
matrons are more calm about it, and
teach their fans to softly murmur: I've
-got-him. Fve-got-him, Tye-got-
him while fans in the hands of Wild
ows tell the sad story as plainly as pos
sible: give lost him, Eve lost
him. Eve Lost him"
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Died -, 1919,
Aged S months

The beef in the barrel had no further
attraction for her, and with a remark
that expressed to the market-man the
horror she felt al the use to which the
stone was applied, she left the store. As
she went out he remarked: I don't
generally keep that on beef; it belongs
IN the pork-baFrel.
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Faded Male Beauties.
London " orld. ]


The faded Adonis of 80 has found the
unusual heats of the season this yeaI
tell upon him severely Until the
middle of June he bore up bravely; but
the two or three weeks of warmth and
sunshine which then superyened We're
too much, and he signs for Buxton or
pants for Homburg. 1t may be that if
he takes sedulous care of himself he will
for several seasons remain fairly per
sonable; but just now he does as I'M
wisely in showing himself in his club or
in the park in the gaudy glare of the
day, as mature matrons, whose COM
plexions are indebted even more to art
than nature, do in failing to seek sub
dued lights or in lingering ut festive
gatherings till the last sarsband has
been danced in the hall.
Twenty years ago the male beauty,
who is to-day in a state of temporary
prostration, was remarkably handsome
man. His way with women was what
Rovelists call caressing. His converse
IA was made up of insipidities, but
nre uttered in tone which was
and winning Scarcely a
tributes remains. The
u not acquired the
age ought to
hStituted for his
liner feeble
h are sugges-
Something
Fained by the
ming arrange
merry of the
linguistic has
buck The
Or ability to
8 generated
ation-as of
elf to take
ably SILVER
fhout being
Int swards of
cal in its or
Irous to witness
Is, which seem to
epilepsy in them, made
male beauty to assume his
ll(e9Dln society and to ply his van
"a arts. No one would grudge him
NE sort of success that occasionally
waits upon his efforts. He induces
widow of quality to accompany him to
the altar, or he imposes upon the
credulity of the proprietress of less
experienced heart The relics of heavy
swelliom have their marketable value,
and it is lucky for the gentleman to
whom they constitute their sole capital
and stock -in-trade that the suffering
imbecility which years have brought is
not always regarded as disqualified
tipn
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How IL struck Little Johnny.

New York Graphic1
A little boy asked his father the other
day, after some Boston people had left,
IF Boston people were born grown up =
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Plantation Philosophy: De man car
RED erway wild hate is ike de nan car
ried erway wild love- It is mighty sell
dom dat he's tempered wild good sense.
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in becoming candidate for a great
office. he sacrificed none of his rights
as a citizen or as the head of family,
aud is prepared to defend those rights
and the good name of his household in
all honorable ways now as heretofore. !"
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THE DAILY PALLADIUM.
rES CENTS A WEEK.

Gives the latest news ~ telegraph.
The latest market reports by tele.
graph. All the general and mtscellan-
eous news Of the day. Full and com.
pIete local news of the city, and II the
best and cheapest newspaper I'm East
erm Indiana.
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Butte, Mont. is advanced enough to
support manicure.
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AMONG RAILROAD men

nedy's FavOrfae Resnedy-A ThrilI-
ing Letter from . Master
Mechanic.
MASTER MECHANICS & SUPPLEMENTS OFFICE !
LOWELL kEPAIR SHOPS. BOSTON d LOWELL R'y
LOWELL, MASS. March 25. 1854.
DR. DAVID KENNEDY. RoSDoUr, NY:
Dear Sir-I think It is due 70 you that should
make the following statsment, and make il
June, 1881, was taken with what was called
paralysis of the DO wells Tho seizure was un-
expected and terrible. Tho stomach and other
organs seemed TO sympathize with IL and to
have lost all power Of action For . long time
my life was despaired Of. but at length re-
covered SO far as TO be able 70 ride out BY the
advice Of my physician visited Poland Springs
they did me no good. Neither were the best
physicians of Lowell and Boston, whom con-
suited able to afford me more than transient
relief. I gained no strength, and my CASE
appeared almost hopeless. In the Fall q friend
advised me to try KENSEDY'S FAvORITE
REMEDY. .nd although opposed 70 patent medi
short-FAvORITE REMEDY, tn my opinion
saved my life. I consider IL the best prepara-
ton in the world for stomach din1eultiee as well
as of the Liver and other organs am glad 70
say il 10 IN general use among the r. Il. men In
Yours, etc. Al. CLIFFORD.
Lowell division Of the Boston & Lowell Railroad
and bis illness and recovery are known 10 many
who can testify TO the facts in his letter
Z sc this medicine for al diseases Of the Blood
Kidneys, Liver, Stomach, Bowels and skin n
may save You on yours from pain and death
Address, desired, DR.. David Kennedy, Rom
oouh N T. 3uly25non. wedAfr6W e.
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A NEW CONSTITUTION.

L -
nication from c. W. Osborn on the
subject of constitutional convention.
As Mr.. Osborn substantially abandons
his first position, admitting We were
| correct, and assumes a new position not
in controversy, we might properly leave
the question as he now states it. We
started out to show how a convention to
frame a new constitution could be
called and we answered, By the Legis-
lature. Mr. Osborn disputed this m
less such power was expressly delegated
by the constitution itself. His Ian
guage was: "All power lies in the peo-
pie. If they have, through their con-
stitution, delegated to the Legislature
the power to call a convention to make
a new constitution, they can do it: If
otherwise, they certainly can not" Mr..
Osborn thus denies the power of the
Legislature to call convention to
make q new constitution without ex-
press authority; but he now admits
that the Legislature has such power in
the matter of amendment where the
constitution makes no provision for its
amendment" That admits all We as
serted; for if the Legislature can make
the call in the one case without consti-
tutional authority, it can also in the
other
We will repeat what we have before
asserted, that the Legislature can at
any time call convention to frame a
new constitution, notwithstanding the
existing constitution makes no proyis-
ion for such call or such convention.
But if the Legislature intends simply
to amend the existing constitution, then
the method provided by the constitu-
ton for such amendment must be
strictly followed. We did not start out
to discuss how an amendment might be
secured, but how convention to make
a new constitution could be called, and
if our friend will consult Goth Indiana,
page SIS, he will find that the Supreme
Court of our own State has decided
both these points precisely as we stated
them.
Mr. Osborn seems to confuse himself
by onfpunding the call of convention
E ! ! !; ! ! J ! !;
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STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM Fl. CALKINS, La Porte county.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
EUGENE II BUNDY. Henry county.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
ROBERT MITCHELL, Gibson county.
AUDITOR OF STATE,
BRUCE CARR, Orange county.
TREASURER OF STATE,
ROGER r. SHIEL, Marion county.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
WILLIAM G. WILSON. Tlppecanoe county.
JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, FIFTH DISTRICT,
EDWIN P. HAMMOND, Jasper county.
REPORTER SUPREME COURT,
WILLIAM NJ. HOGGATT, warrick county.
SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.,
BARNABAs @. HOBBS, Parke county.
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PRoF. LANGLEY.

PROF. LANGLEY, |
Observatory will com
TENDER Century an
the spots on the SUI
illustrations, many d
ings by the author. !
first in a series, Ell
Astronomy" of seve}
!. ticlcs, fully illustr4
popular and graz
most interesting d
in the heavens.
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A CORRESPONDS

A CORRESPONDS
phia PHss, writing
Vhere Mr.. Blaine
says of his action
against the Sentind
Blaine's course in the
cided upon in the mon
honest indignation in
the scurrilous paragra,
mel, without consulate
friends or political advise
where, and without a tho
effect of eitheG n. libel
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAM ES q. BLAINE e,
OF MAINE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN,
OF ILLINOIS.
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COUNTY TICKET.

FOR CONGRESS,
THOMAS N. BROWNE.
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lLEaIsLATURE,
JAMES M. TOWNBEND,
JOHN h. MAUK. a
cfkUU-JUpaE.
sTEPB Isl S. STRAIT
sHERVF,
ISAAC A. GORMO
ABRAM GA
MARK MAUD
SURVEYOR,
ADDISON II. 81
CORONER
CHARLES g..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

The Historian notes spirit of ex.
travagance in the administration Of
city affairs, in that staid old town,
which is in marked contrast to the
policy hitherto pursued, and has
created quite as much astonishment,
not to say alarm, as is created here
by the same course. The only d;f.
ference is, at Astoria the Council.
men seem to have organized 6" close
corporation" for raising salaries,
while here, the charter prohibiting
the municipal Legislators from re-
ceiving any salary, they create new
offices, some OF them virtually sine.
cures, and grade streets where ii
will edo the most good" to avari-
cious Councilmen. Our contem.
porary, thus ironically alludes to
this action of the Astoria Board: eli
the citizens or their children sicken
or die from inattention to the most
necessary demands of common de-
cency or municipal health, what OF
it? What is the city treasury for
anyway? A spasm OF economy may
actuate other departments, but let
the good work of raising salaries
continue. The city taxes are not
high enough now. An extra one
per cent. judiciously levied may re-
suit in enough additional coming in
to enable every one that scrubs a
spittoon to draw good fat wages.
If fever comes and visitors from the
interior hasten away with their
handkerchiefs to their noses, what
of it? The earth belongs to the
saints of the Lord; we are the saints
of the Lord"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

PASSED AwAY.-Mr. N. P. Corey
died at the residence of James Mix.
near Mud Bay, on Saturday, April
26tb. aged II years. Deceased was
we'll known among the older citizens
Of Olympia. having resided in and
around this city for about fifteen
years. He was pattern Of sobriety
and industry. being a wagon and
carriage maker of superior ability,
and always at work. He stood in
the front ranks of the temperance
reform, q member of tho Lodge of
Good TempIars here, and a consis.
tent member Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. He had been ailing
for year or more, and the grim
monster had hard work to overcome
an iron constitution, ever the reward
OF abstemious habits and industry.
Mr.. Corey leaves q young son, some
ten years of age, in Oregon. A
second wife and two step-sons also
survive him. He was buried in &C.
cordance with his own request at
Bush Prairie cemetery 1he funeral
services were held on Monday at the
grave.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

COUNCILMAN Tallentire, in urging
favorable vote on opening Eastside
street before the Common Council,
a few evenings ago, said that it
would make a fine carriage.drive in
connection with Union street, and
should be graded for that reason.
He probably, in his zeal, did not re-
feet that the majority of the tax
payers do not own carriages, and
that such "airings" as he referred
to are Injuries belonging almost ex-
clusively to the rich. Still he would
have the poor mans property taxed
to the utmost farthing, and license
tax imposed on his business, to sup.
ply graded streets for the nabob's
carriage wheels to pass over. For
shame. Tommy! "Upon what meat
has this our Caesar fed, that he has
grown so great ?"
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A Few Words to our City Dads.

ED. STANDARD:
Your late touchins-up of our city
"dads'' and their doings is well
timed. 1t seems that tie people
have 10 longer servants, but mas
tiers, in their officials. Men seek
and obtain Office now-a-d avs not to
serve the public but to enrich and
serve themselves. What care our
high city "dads' for the people -?
Public measures are worthless, un-
less they serve the interests of or
would-be masters. Tie ''people"
should kick out, trample down such
officials. 'Iwouid be a lesson, at
least, for those that may attempt to
follow the tracks of such " daIdies. "
Let Daddy" OBrien pass his fossil
ordinance, and let the people refuse
to obey his relic of barbarism. Ills
well that this relic OF fuedalism and
landlord olisarchy should come from
Mr.. Daddy" OBrien, and now.
But the people should disregard his
Mob Hill law and its iniquities. II
such ordinance is passed he should
not-no, he cannot-enforce it.
LIE! our city "dads" make laws in
the interest Of their especial proper.
ties and then try by their relics oil
landlord tyranny to make the people
foot the bill, and the Council will be
no more. Yea, it should, as now
constituted, be no more for ever.
Manipulators of public place ere
soon found out, and though they
may tax and tyrannize over the PEG.
pie for awhile, their official life is
short. Soon they will be showered
under-with mud-their natural
covering. No more unjust law was
ever proposed than Daddy O'Brien's
license law, and Mr.. Editor, YOU
have bat too truly said, Whom
the gods would destroy they first
make mad CIT.
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less true. Our progress is not
ephemeral; it is not dependent upon
fraud or deception, nor is the public
pulse kept at fever beat by the man
ipulations of land sharks. Her peo-
pie are satisfied with their prospects
and have no need OF any sympathy
from q community which has per-
sisted SO long in looking at us out
Of the little end Of the telescope.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

Mn. Garrett L. Handle died in
Now Tacoma, last Saturday, Of q
complication Of disorders incident
to . severe cold. He was engaged
in farming on Muck prairie until the
beginning of his illness, several
months ago, but so rapid was its
progress that he was Immediately
prostrated and he has ever since
been under the doctors care at his
fathers residence in New Tacoma.
His age was 80 years. He leaves no
family, but a large circle of relatives
and friends to mourn his loss.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

Mr.. Allen Weir was the happy
recipient of a birthday surprise par
ty on the Oath ult. His Office is
now ornamented with comfortable
editorial chair, and he writes with O
gold pen. Some men are born
lucky.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

The steamer Olympian in a ten.
mile race with the British steamer
Yosemite, the other day, beat hel
two miles in that distance. The
Yosemite was considered q fast boat
when on the Sacramento river.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-05-02

A WH1DBY Island correspondent
writing to the Mtelligencer says that
he has never experienced a better
Spring for farmers, and that their
work is farther advanced now than
at the close of any April the past ten
years.