The Indianapolis journal., 1884-10-24

itary service to $16 month, of corporals to $l9
and of sergeants to 800 During the cOnsidera-
ton of this question certain senators and rep
resentatives offered amendments providing that
the pay of soldiers should be in gold, or If not
in gold on the gold basis; but as the finances of
the country did not. in the judgment of large
majority justify so large an addition to public
expenses these efforts were defeated and the
pay fixed as above stated. The soldiers were
thenceforward paid in greenbacks as they had
been, and as all creditors for current services
were. These were the greenbacks. you may
remember, against the issue of which all the
Democrats who were in Congress in 1867 lifted
up their hands in holy horror, declaring it an
unconstitutional currency which would be worth
no more by the cart-load than cartload OF fire
wood. EDWARD MCPHERSON,
WASHINGTON, D. G. Oct. 21. Secretary.
Our Quaker Vote.
To the Editor of the Indianapo!i journal:
En- route to indianapolis, Tuesday last, was
introduced to Morton Hail. prominent Quaker
gentleman, of Sand Greek township, Bartholo-
new county. The conversation turning toward
politics. l asked Mr.. Hall the condition of polit-
ical matters in his township, particularly as to
the Quaker vote of his neighborhood, which is
very large, prefacing my inquiry by reminding
him that Ed. Shiel had stated that the Quakers
would scratch Calkins, even if they didn't vote
the straight Prohibition ticket
Il live, as you know" said Mr.. Hall, ''in a
Quaker community. l am aware that it is said
a great many Quakers will vote the prohibition
ticket, State and national, this year, and that
those who fail to do that will not support Calk-
ins. l want to say to you, that in all my
acquaintance with the Quakers, not only of my
neighborhood but of the entire State, / do not
know of a single who will fail to vote the
straight Republican ticket. State and national
Ed Shiel sent us word, recently, that he could
send us Pnkham to speak to us any time now
and wanted to know if he could send him right
away. We answered him that we did not want
Mr. Pinkham any other person to address us
upon the subject of temperance now, but if he
wanted to send him after the election, all
right"
Coming back, met F. NJ Duncan. of Russia
vile, Howard county brother of c. 9. Duncan
who is making the race for joint senator from
Upton and Hamilton counties Il think our
chances for CARRYING the State are good, said
Mr. Duncan. LAS to the Quaker vote. which
as you say, is large in Howard county. l think
ticket, all through. I know personally over 100
Quakers in Monroe township Howard county
and not one will vote the Prohibition ticket or
scratch Calklns. But. on the other hand, they
as the Qpakers of adjoining townships, and of
Hamilton anil Upton counties, are especially
pleased with the nomination of that good man.
Barnabas Hobbs, and will vote the Republican
ticket unscratched. No, it is false that the
Quakers are disturbed or doubtful as to the way
to vote this year. l repeat, l personally know
over 100 Quakers, and not a single one will
scratch the Republican ticket, State or national,
in the coming election V. H MONROE
SEYMOUR. Oct %