davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THREE Virginia papers have declared for
Bayard for President.
LOUIS KTMMEL, ex-mayor of Lafayette, is sug-
gested as d candidate before the Republican CON
%vention for Secretary of State.
C~RITTENDEN A. Cox, of New Alabany, is
named as a prominent candidate for the nomina-
ton for Auditor Of State on the Republican
ticket.
COLONEL w. c. WILSON, of Lafayette, is men
toned as a candidate for Congress from the
Ninth district. He is also spoken of in connec-
ton with the nomination for Attorney general.
JOHN n. RUNYAN, of Warsaw, is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for Treasurer of
State. Mr.. Runyan entered the army when only
fifteen years old, and served until he lost his
right leg at Kenesaw mountain.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND must be counted when
the list of aspirants to the Democratic nomina-
ton for the presidency is made up. Ex-Congress-
man lockwood, of Buffalo, says the friends of
the Governor will present his name in the con-
~vention.
THE Columbus Republican says: General
John A. Logan is rapidly coming to the front as
a presidential candidate. He is a favorite with
the old soldiers, who are pushing his claims. and
whether nominated or not, he will have much
strength in the convention"
A D%EPUTATIoN of colored men called on Sena-
tor Logan, at Washington, and bluntly inquired
if he was a candidate for the presidency. The
question was a trihe embarrassing. but the Sen
ator was equal to the occasion, and responded:
MY friends, | am glad to see you, but 1 want
you to understand that so far as | am personally
concerned l am not a candidate, but | never have
nor am | now going to repress or direct the
efforts of my friends"
Hon. w. F. SHERRoD is mentioned as a can
d;1o4o Co.. Na-o.,a m 4bo no,aoo-.A.a -
Mr.. Sherrod has all the preadamitic markings
that distinguish the unadulterated Democrat
from the bogus article, and no man will be so
rash as to question the genuineness of his De-
mocracy. He is 'rock-ribbed' and ''an old war
horse, va noble old Roman" and a pronounced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

of the William Lloyd Garrison school, and
when slavery was abolished the circumstances
in which his flaming genius and h e.polished
blade of his eloquence found their highest and
best service were gone. Born with Boston
blue blood in his veins, with learning the
most ample, and with wealth at his command,
Mr.. Phillips ever remained the staunch friend
and advocate of the lowly and oppressed,
aud from his point of view waged
relentless warfare upon oppression and oil
garchy in all its forms. So far as practical
effect upon his times is concerned, it may be
that the veteran Jagged superhuous; but his
memory will ever be held in the highest honor
by all who are able to see the jewel flash in
other settings than their owl ~preconceived
opinions,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THIS doctrine of the right of private retribution is
liable to abuse, and could be carried too far; but it is
wholesome for society that the wolves who prowl
about the domestic fold should be warned by law that
they do so at the peril of their lives, and that
the natural shepherd of the flock would be justified in
THE newspapers have no complaint to make about
the present rates of postage on newspapers. They are
able to pay them or stop publication. There is no
more reason why newspapers should be carried free in
the mails than why editors of newspapers should be
carried free ON railroads and steamboats,. Newspa-
pers can afford TO pay their own way. They are not
beggars, and don't want to have aims forced upon
them.-New York Sun.
THE solid South introduces the question Of the po-
litical processes in that section, by q venomous opposi-
ton in the Senate to the confirmation of District At
torney Speer. In executive session Senator Edmunds
had something to say that was very disturbing, and
Senator Lamar dissolved personal relations with him.
Senator Sherman's resolution and speech upon them
state the case correctly. There is no coloring, no dis
tortion, no passionate a~ppeals-merely arrayed calmly
and synmetricauy are the terrible facts. And the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
DISGUSTING HUMAN TRAITS.

Whether man is the descendant or ascend
ant of the ape may be a problem not yet sus-
tanned beyond argument to some; but that
mankind reveals some very peculiar traits is
admitted beyond dispute. Among the latest
manifestations that liken modern civilization
to barbarism may be mentioned the frequent
murders and lynchings, but notably the hang
ing of a woman by a mob at Ouray, Col. The
the perpetrators have sought to justify it by
ocular proof, much as Antony did on the
occasion of his grafton over the body of
Caesar. They caused the remains of the vic
tim of the man and woman they hanged to
be exhumed and placed on exhibition at Den
yer, where, according to report, 10000 men
and women crowded to witness the CHASTITY
spectacle, and seemed to be convinced that
the vengeance of the mob was excusable.
On the same day that this parade was made,
the man Sykes, at New Orleans, was ac-
Quilted of the murder of a woman who
for twenty-five years had been his mistress.
Together they had grown wealthy over the
traffic in sin, conducted principally by the
woman, with his consent. The wealth was in
her hands and in her name, but a will, known
to have been drawn, made him her heir. The
accumulation of something like $500, 900, and
the certainty of his coming into possession,
furnished sufficient incentive for the murderer
to escape the ~cruelties inflicted by her when
drunk, and to enjoy the fruits of her shame.
He killed her with a knife, and with the ample
means at land secured the best counsel and an
acquittal. The feature of this signal triumph
was a shower of congratulations that met the
lucky murderer upon the announcement of
the verdict. "He was the recipient of an
ovation, +" 50 says the Geographic report. And
so it goes; and in the whirl of all the contra
dictory sentiment evinced by the people, the
immature Judgment is hopelessly confused,
whether it be better to be virtuous or to be
bizarre and to be honored with applause"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.
THE BEST PAPER ANYWHERE.

DA 1NA 1900
Logansport Journal.
A prominent Democratic State official stated
several days ago that in his opinion the Indian
apolis Journal was the best daily paper pub
lished. Ably edited, and giving to its readers
the news from all parts of the world. he thought
that it came nearer being his ideal paper thar
any other. In this the gentleman but enter
tains an opinion in common with thousands of
other Western Democrats and Republicans. The
Indianapolis journal is partisan in its views, but
at the same time so fair and consistent that it
can but have great influence over the minds Of
thinking men of all parties. The Republican
press of Indiana take pride in a representative
paper like the Indianapolis Journal
AN ABLE, FEARLESS, NEwsY PAPER
Marion Republican.
Exchanges throughout the State seem to be
vieing with each other in putting the Indianapo-
lis journal. That it is an excellent paper is
conceded by everybody. That it has no superior
in the State, and possibly no equal, is also ad-
mitted. Its reputation is not confined to the
State, however. 1t is known over the country
as an able, fearless and newsy paper.
CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO PAPERS DOM FILL.
Marion Chronicle.
The papers from Cincinnati or Chicago don't
fill the place of the Journal to an Indiana citizen.
This paper-the indianapolis Journal-under it's
new arrangement, is the best paper ever pub
lished in Indiana. 1t contains all the Indiana
news. as well as much that is from outside. We
are glad to see it booming"
THAT U~NEQUALED NEWSPAPER.
Lagrange Standard.
We cannot refrain from continued praise of
thar unequaled newspaper, the indianapolis
Journal. The editorial shears begin to CRATE as
soon as it is opened, but, as every good citizen
should, we endeavor to keep a perfect file of the
Journal as a history of the times.
SECOND TO NO PAPER II THE WEST.
Kendallville Standard.
We do not hold the journal second to any
paper in the West, in editorial ability, and in
practical usefulness of its teachings. And in
general news it is all sufficient.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

THE R. E. Lee Camp, No. L, Confederate Vet
Grams, an organization similar TO a post of the G.
A. R., and established in behalf of the soldiers
of the South in the late war, has issued the fol
lowing circular:
'Comrades-R z. Lee Camp, No. l, Confed-
crate Veterans, of Richmond, Va, have CON
cluded to hold a fair in the month of February
in order to raise funds for the INDECENT and
wounded soldiers of the late war, and as we have
no government bounty from which to provide the
necessary aid and support of our comrades, we
have, in accordance with a resolution, deter
mined to appeal to the patriotic soldiers of the
Union to unite with us in raising a fund for the
object above mentioned. We Therefore solicit
contributions from all who may feel inclined to
contribute to 50 noble and praiseworthy an OBJ
ject, either in money or merchandise which can
be sold at the proposed fair"
This is reproduced and Endorsed by the com
mander of the department of Virginia, G. A. R.,
who says that the utmost harmony exists be-
tween the members of the above mentioned
Confederate camp and the Grand Army posts
in Richmond. He further says:
'They mutually reciprocated in decorating the
Union and confederate graves. They partici-
pate in our camp fires, and generously assist the
comrades liz entertaining visiting posts. 1t is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
The Mutual Life Of New York.

1t will be particularly gratifying to those who
are fortunate enough to hold a policy in the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, of New York, to
read in our columns to-day the annual statement
of this great corporation.
From its brief but plain and comprehensive
terms may belearned how full has been the meas
ure of success that has crowned its efforts the
past year.
The assets of the Mutual Life have now reached
$101, las, 24S. %. Its income for the year has been
over $lS, 900, 900; it's surplus, if the New York
standard of 4 12 per cent, interest be used. is
over $1S, 800, 900, and it has more than $4,000
poicy-holders, to whom it has paid during last
year nearly $14, 900, 900, or over SIG, 900 every
business day in the year.
These figures certainly speak volumes for the
wise and conservative management of the COM
pany, and persons benefited by these enormous
disbursements can best tell of the benefit of life
insurance as p~raeticed by the Mutual Life, one
Of the largest and most successful life companies
in the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULTURE.

Mr.. Holmes, of Iowa, has introduced a bill
in the House of Representatives providing for
national experiment stations in connection
with the agricultural colleges of the various
States. Its object is to enable the Agricultural
Department to more perfectly perform the du-
ties for which it was established, namely: to
acquire and diffuse among the people useful
information as to procuring and ~propagating
new and valuable seeds and plants. To this
end the experiment stations are to be placed
under the general control of the regents or
trustees of the State agricultural colleges. To
pay the salaries of the professors and superin-
tendents, and the cost of experiments and re-
searches, SIS, 900 is to be appropriated to cover
the expenditures, provided that before the ag-
ricultural college in any State can draw such
funds the Legislature of such State shall pass
an act accepting such trust, and agreeing to
conduct an experimental station in accordance
Herewith.
Such a bill will be of u~ndoubted benefit and
relief to the agricultural colleges, as, for ex-
ample, at Purdue University. 1t would pro
vide for competent instruction and investiga-
ton in the physiology of plants and animals;
the diseases to which they are subject; the
chemical composition of plants at the various
stages of their growth; the advantages of rota-
tive cropping; the capacity of new plants or
trees for acclimation within the climate of the
several stations and their vicinity; the adapta-
ton and value Of the grasses anchorage plants;
the scientific questions in the production of
butter and cheese, and other similar re-
searches, including the analysis of soils and
waters and the composition of manures.
President Smart, of Purdue University, is
heartily in favor of this bill. 1t will be equiv
alent to an endowment of $15, 900 in the very
line pursued by Professor Latta in the State
agricultural school. The State has the
grounds and buildings; the organization is
complete. In 1882 Professor Latta reported
on thirty-six varieties of wheat, nineteen va
rieties of Strawberries, thirty-two kinds of
potatoeS anu various oUHer 1aIH cIoPsJ using
different fertilizers and subjecting them to
varying modes of culture. With aid from the
government this work may be extended. The
individual farmer cannot make these expert
ments on crops and stock. They must be
done by the cooperation of State and nation,
and in the interests of general agriculture it is
hoped Mr.. Holiness bill will pass, and that
the work going on at Purdue may secure the
benefits of the grant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

THE county central committee have called
the county nominating convention for the
18th of April, and have very wisely fixed the
basis of representation so that the Republican
vote as well as the precincts shall be proper
t~ionately represented. The plan adopted is
the same in principle as the 'Frye plan" "
which will undoubtedly be adopted by the
next national Republican convention as the
rule of the party for future conventions. The
eminent propriety and justice of this basis of
representation cannot be questioned. 1t has
not yet been adopted by the city committee,
but the example Of the county committee will,
doubtless, be followed, and then we shall have
all our conventions composed of delegates
chosen by this palpably fair and honorable
method. Now let the Republican voters be
worthily represented in the delegates. This
can be secured by largely-attended primaries,
animated with the purpose of smashing all
prea1ranged states and 'rings," and allowing
a free and untrammeled representation of the
whole party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

Miss ANTHONY is a woman who never says
die. She finds that thirteen Democratic votes
are needed in the House in order to pass the
woman suffrage resolution, and has hopefully
set about the conversion of the required num-
Der. She claims to have already secured
eight, and that the other five are under con
%viction; but it is to be feared that she is
doomed to disappointment. She should have
learned long ago that to build upon Demo
cratic votes is to build upon the sand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
.Premature DISCUSSION,

indianapolis Saturday Herald.
It was the intention of the department to have the
investigation of French impartial and thorough, and
if it fails to be so the result will bedue to The premature
discussion of the press. G.. M. WALKER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Will the department at Washington please
issue a timetable for the regulation Of newspa-
pers in the discussion of public affairsg 1t must
be very embarrassing to the departments at
Washington to have newspapers agitate ques-
lions prematureiy. We hope our contemporaries
will, in the future, try to guard against the sin
of premature discussion"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
TIE death of Mr.. Wendell Phillip

THE death of Mr.. Wendell Phillips removes
a figure of great conspicuity from active his
tory. He was a thoroughly honest man, of
the deepest and most positive convictions, and
with a moral courage and heroism equal to any
emergency. A clew to his character is to be
found in the fact that he relinquished the
practice of the law because he would be com
PEELED to take an oath to support the c%onstitu-
ton of the United States, and believing that
that instrument was a defense to the system
of African slavery, he could not conscien-
tiously do so with his intense views upon
the Sum Of all villainies." Mr.. Phillips was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

BEFORE committing the city to the expense
of two high-schools it would be well to look
after the lower grades, the foundation and
central object of the public school system. At
school No. 6, last year, the rooms were SO
crowded that two of the rooms in the cellar
we're used for educational purposes. The
effect upon the health of teachers and pupils
may be imagined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
THE Kokomo Tribune, in an editorial no

THE Kokomo Tribune. in an editorial notice
on the French Investigation, says:
HNr. French has been a very strict disci-
plinarian and has ruled the employees with arod
Of iron. The complaints of the men are
numerous and their grievances are real and
not fancied ones. y y Let the employees
of the railway mail service who appear before
the commission understand that their testi-
mony against Mr.. French will not cause them
to be removed or initiate against them in the
future, and the information the commission
will obtain would fill an unusually large vol
ume and cause the retirement of Mr.. French
from the service"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Bequeathed by the vandals.

New York Tribune.
A gentleman from Mississippi remarked to a
Tribune reporter yesterday: ''There is one noble
monument which the carpet baggers left in Mis-
sissippi-the public school system. We had no
free schools in Mississippi until the Republicans
established them, and they are a blessing to the
State. believe in giving credit to whom it is
due-though | am a Democrat to the backbone"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

THE report of the treasury commission in
the case of Supervising Architect Hill was not
thought to be "a whitewashing affair" by Mr..
Hill and his friends. 1t excoriated his methods
of doing business, and the report compelled
the withdrawal of Mr.. Hill from the public
service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
THE INDIANA SOLDIERS MONUMENT.

THERE is room in Indiana for two monu-
ments, one to Senator Morton and the other
to the soldiers of Indiana. Both shed imper-
ishable luster upon the State. The mind is
very narrow that cannot admit the idea of a
second monument.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

IT is said that stockholders in the Keely motor
have gone through the formality of voting an
extension of time to the inventor. That reminds
us of the widower who, when asked if his wife
was resigned before he died, exclaimed in sur
prise: Resigned! why she had to be, stranger. "
Mr.. Kelly suggests that a hall of sufficient size
to accommodate 300 be hired for the occasion of
the first exhibit. Can it be possible that so
many credulous people can be foundl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

THE London Lancet favors the increased at
tention given to the physical training of girls,
but believes that the extension of competitive
athletic sports to girls schools would be a great
mistake. The Lancet is evidently of the opin-
ion that a little study of books as well as gym
nastics will keep the girls from becoming so
athletic that professional boat crews and base
ball clubs will not be made up from the gradu-
ating classes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

New YORK housekecpers complain because
the necessities of life are so high-priced in that
city, and yet nice, fresh, green cucumbers sell
for only fifty cents apiece. Some people always
will be hard to please.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

THE author of '"The Bread-winners has writ
ten a card for the March Century, replying to
the charges of his critics. He says;
"My motive in Withholding my name is simple
enough. | am engaged in business in which my
standing would be seriously compromised if it
were known that / lad written a novel. 1 am
sure that my practical efficiency is not lessened
by this act; but am equally sure that never
could recover from the injury it would occasion
me if known among my own colleagues. For
that positive reason, and for the negative one
that l do not care for publicity, 1 resolved to
keep the knowledge of my little venture in
authorship restricted to as small a circle as pos
sible. Only two persons besides myself know
who wrote The Bread-winners.'"
The authori is a wise man in this. It would
seriously compromise" any man and injure his
business to be known as the writer of such a
novel as "The B-read-winners."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

THE people won't be satisfied with a political
contest this year that does not reach at least as
far back as the Revolution of 1776.-Louisville
Courier-Journal
What other revolution ''have" the United
States hadl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

AN organized band of thieves, calling them
selves Sons of Rest" has been discovered in
Washington. They will be allowed to rest per-
manently in jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

CHANG, the Chinese giant, knocked down a
Cincinnati man who was vain enough to remark
that he was not nine feet high. The journal
wishes Mr.. Chang to understand that it says he
is eleven feet high, and seven across the Shout
ders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

opponent of "sumptuary, " while his fame as a
great Columbian orator has penetrated to the
uttermost confines of Orange county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

greatest period in the country's history has
been tumbled into the street after it. What
will be the next step?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

hoped that the comrades of the order, to'the best
of their ability, will extend a liberal hand to
those gallant unfortunate men in their hour of
need"
A personal letter to the Journal from the com
mittee in charge of the proposed fair is replete
with sentiments that commend the gentlemen to
public sympathy. In view of the fact that
many of the confederate veterans who are and
must be without government aid, are
actually suffering, it is but chart
table to go to their relief, even as our
soldiers often did on the field of battle, when
they ministered as far as possible to the wants
Of the confederate wounded and dying. The
generosity of the North should meet this appeal
with the same frankness in which it is rendered.
Certainly the individual can be separated in
thought and action from the principle for which
he wrongly fought. The country has been
liberal toward its heroic defenders; let the peo-
pie be charitable to those who are manly enough
to ask of us in the confidence that will we not
turn them away empty-handed.
In compliance with a written request, the
Journal will forward all contributions committed
to its care, and heads the list with a subscription
of ten dollars. Remittances can also be made
direct to Hon. VIM. c. Darlington, Richmond.
Va