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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

ment he Was called from the Baltimore polit-
ical machine to run things" at Washington.
Chenowith is still on deck, and nobody
knows of Mr.. Thompson being downed by
this great reformer. John Kelly and Tam
many Hall are not d~isfgured, and Voorhees,
has reaped about as much of the spoils. of Of
flee as any of them. Mr.. Hendricks is I'M
scathed and patiently biding his time. This
cartoon could not have been more forcible had
it been intended as a striking hit of illustrated
irony at the utter and humiliating collapse of
the great reform campaign. The Higginses,
and Keileys, and Dowlings, and Joneses are
doing pretty much as they please, and civil
service reform has been made a farce and
scandal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

MISTAKES cannot be avoided, but they can
be set right and atoned for, and that is Just
what the Cleveland administration is doing in
a matter-of-fact, manly way.-Philadelphia
Record.
So9 There is no way, then, of guarding
against the appointment of Democratic jail
birds to responsible positions in the public
service. The having to set right the aston
ishing number of these in it's ''manly7 way is
perhaps what has prevented the correction by
the administration of certain other mistakes"
1t takes time, but possibly the headsman will
reach Higgins, Kelley, and others equally
offensive, before the end of four years. Re-
foI mers should not lose heart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE fund for a Grant memorial monument
at Leavenworth has been swelled by the addi-
ton Of forty-two dollars, subscribed by ten
ex-confederate veterans. Accompanying the
subscription was the following generous note:
Il only express to you the unanimous feel
ings of the ex-confederates of this locality
when / say that this, their first contribution,
goes with the full heart of men who, fighting
for what they believed to be right, recognize
in the great leader who triumphed over them
a gallant and m~agnanimous commander, whose
memory as years roll on will be cherished
as well by the boys in gray as by those in
blue; 'one touch of nature makes us all akin,
and we are all brothers over Grants grave"
This is wholesome, patriotic and encourag-
ing. The Journal is glad to publish every
thing of the kind. 1t is to be regretted that
the administration does not turn its back
upon the un~repentant, like Kelley, Lamar
and Bayard, and extend a hand to those Of the
ex-confederates who have learned the lesson
of the wal and now appreciate the blessings
Of a saved and reunited country. Why not
appoint to some prominent Office at least one
such Southern MANI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

JUDGING from the list Of names published
in our local columns, the delegates to compose
the Republican convention to-day are men in
whose hands the party and the city can we'll
repose the important trust committed
to them. The nomination for mayor will
set the 'key' for the councilmanic nom
nations yet to be made, and largely
determine the character and the result of the
canvass now to open. Let every delegate
throw aside all personal feeling and predi-
~lections and come to Masonic Hall to confer
together with a willing mind, ready to subor-
dinate every other consideration to the public
interest. The platform should be sharp, de-
cisive, comprehensive but brief, squarely
accepting the issue forced by the Democratic
convention, antagonizing without any mealy
mounting the arrogant, defiant. law-breaking
and corrupt liquor power. The work of to-
days convention should be such as
to inspire not only every Republican,
but every reputable, self-respecting man in
Indianapolis, to hard and unremitting personal
work from now until the last ballot is cast on
the 18th of October. If hat shall be the out
come of the convention, there can be no rea-
sonable doubt of the result on election day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE nomination of Thomas Cottrell for
mayor means a stubborn and aggressive fight
on the part of the Democratic party and its allies.
First of all, and openly, the Union Railway
Company, t~hroughits superintendent, is pledged
to his support. 1t is an insult to the manhood
of every one of the five hundred employees Of
that company to thus pledge them off-hand
like so many chattels; but it has been done
openly and significantly, and the official in
question will undoubtedly try to deliver
the goods. The next influence that will be
carried to Cottrelrs aid in a lump is the
Citizens Street Railway Company, which
has so long made a shuttlecock of all it's agree
ments with the city. This, as usual, will go
in a body to the Democratic nominee. But a
greater influence than both these combined is
the Liquor League, which has a great incen-
tive to unprecedented e~xertion. Every mem
Der of it will do his utmost, not only to elect
Mr.. Cottrell, but by such majority as shall be
an example to the ~law-abiding. The Demo
cratic nominee is the leagues special pet. lie
has served it in the past; he will again. He
is in for what he deems "the best for the
city, regardless Of politics, religion, or
nationality" In other words, he
believes in a ''liberal" Interpretation of the
law, the significance of which, coming from a
man like Mr.. Cottrell, everybody knows. His
defeat would be a blow to liquor-league law
~lessness. There is not a ~saloonist but I'M
derstands this as well as anybody; and every
one Of them that would like to set aside the
eleven-o'clock and the Sunday law will rally
to his support, intent on giving him such a
majority as is hoped will deter any party or
organization from %favoring the enforcemento of
laws regulating the traffic. The duty of law
abiding citizens, without regard to party,
is plain. This representative of the league,
this man who, as an official, has brought the
police force of the city into ~disrepute, must
be defeated and his hackers rebuked. 1t is
the city's only hope Of decent government
during the next two years. The bummers
and bruisers, the Sabbath decorators and
law-defers must not be allowed to capture the
city. They will rally to a man. Let the
law-abiding do their duty with half the en-
ergy and determination, and Indianapolis will
be saved much trouble, the laws will be hon
ored, and the lawless restrained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05
BLESSING THE GRAND ARMY,
The Forcible Way in Which MIR. Manning LIE
Said to Have Demanded ~ Scalp.

The Forcible Way in Which MIR. Manning LIE
Said to Have Demanded - Scalp.
Albany IN. W Special.
Local politicians here are excitedly discussing
a conversation which, On Democratic authority,
is reported TO have taken place between Secre-
tary Manning and Postmaster OLeary. Mr..
OLeary has already made nearly a clean sweep
in the postoffice. retaining only six or seven out
of about fifty employees, and filling with Demo
Gratis the places made vacant. Among those thus
far retained has been Charles Fl. Zeilman, a
one-armed ex-soldier and a prominent Grand
Army man. During Secretary Mannings visit
to the postmaster the Albany journal states
positively that Secretary Manning said:
Il see you still have Zeilman in the Office.
Why is he not removedP
"Well, he's a pretty good man, and, besides,
he is a Grand Army man, and the order have
requested his retention" was Mr.. OLeary's
reply.
1.-THE Grand Army be damned" Mr.. Manning
is reported to have remarked; remove him at
once and put Mike German in his place."
mike" is Mr.. Michael German, of the Fiji
teenth ward, who has represented the ward in
the Common Council, was recently property
clerk, and is a heller of some influence in his
ward.
Postmaster OLeary this afternoon said: II
am not prepared to say that German won't go in
there when the change is made, but it has not
been definitely decided upon as yet"
To a question whether there was any truth In
the report that the change would be made az
the request of Mr.. Manning, Mr.. OLeary said
that was something about which he did not de-
sire TO he quoted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05
THE New York Times closes a review of the

business outlook, by saying:
''There are many indications that the gen
eral business of the country is undergoing a
change for the better. The demand for dry
goods and other goods from the South and
Southwest is perceptibly stronger and more
confident. Retail dealers, the distributors
nearest the consumer, seem to have made up
their minds at last that there is more risk in
waiting than in buying. 1t has been known
for a long while that retail stocks were run
ming very low, and that dealers were living
from hand to mouth, and it has been held
as cert8in that the time must come when they
would feel sufficiently hopeful to renew their
former mode of purchasing. Apparently that
time has now come. The fact that the first
and most definite signs of improvement are
noticed from the South, and particularly from
the Southwest, is undoubtedly due to the ex-
cellent prospect of the cotton crop, but it is
also due to the fact that the South, which has
been more free than other sections from the
fever Of speculation, has been quietly making
money in a moderate degree for at least a
year, and is now ready to spend it,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

WHEN Bishop Harris met the Southeast
Indiana Conference he fatty announced that
he would not give an appointment to DR.. De-
lamater, then a candidate for political office.
This was the sentiment of the conference as
well, which promptly and properly located the
Doctor until he should be through with candi-
dating. Precisely the same question confronts
the same bishop at the Cincinnati Conference
in the case of DR.. Leonard, and naturally
there is much interest manifested in knowing
what course will there be pursued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE editor Of Puck should read up on cur
rent history, and should recommend to the
imported artists under his direction that they
first know what they want to illustrate before
going to the expense of a cartoon in colors.
The latest faux pas is by a cartoonist named
Zimmerman, representing the field of politics
as the garden and field of a healthy looking
rustic bearing the face of President Cleveland.
While his Cabinet are variously occupied, and
Endicott is hoeing Immediately under the flow
ing nozzle of Vilas's watering-pot, Whitney is
binding up a tree labeled Navy Department"
Bayard is trimming, with a monkey wrench
another tree, estate Department, :" and Man
ming, Garland and Lamar are ~grubbing in the
dirt in an attempt to "set out" a sicklv-look-
ing plant, the Treasury" This is not so
bad, and may mean much or nothing, accord
ing to the inclination Of the reader. But in
the foreground Mr.. Cleveland is looking after
a grass fire, the flames Of which form the
words, "Civil-service Reform" and the car
toon is Endorsed: president Cleveland finds
an e~ffectual protection against the twenty-five
year locusts." Among the ~'1ocusts,' whose
wings are represented as singed, are Thomas
A. Hendricks, Aquilla Jones, Eugene
Higgins, Judge Chenowith, Hubert O.
Thompson, John Kelly, Senator Voorhees,,
and others of their kind. If any one of these
men has in the least been hampered or inter-
fered with by. the civil-service rules, un-
der President Cleveland, the fact has been
successfully concealed. The farce d,f an in
vestigation was gone through with in the case
of Postmaster Jones, after which he was
whitewashed, given a character and carte
blanche for the future. Civil service reform
can have no terrors for him. The next in
the line of disabled ~locusts, Mr.. Higgins, has
been above the civil-service rules from the mo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

The New York Post has become convinced
against it's will that the new collector of that
port is violating the spirit of the civil-service
law, and it is deeply grieved thereat. If the
Post will devote its attention exclusively to
those Democratic officials who fail to observe
the letter of the law, it will find itself with
a heavy enough contract on hand for any one
mugwump organ. After it sees to the en-
forcement of the ~'letter" it may look after the
'spirit'-if it chance to have enough spirit of
it's own left by that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

The Memphis Avalanche regrets that so
brilliant a man as Judge Foraker should have
the execrable judgment to dwell, in his
speech, chiefly upon the Sherman Blaine
idea of tina southern question, and upon the
EXTREMIST view Of the protective tariff at a
time when the Northern people are sick and
tired of the sectional issues, and disposed to
accept the moderate Democratic view of the
tariff, as it is found in the Chicago platform"
This tender consideration for Northern feel.
sngs is very touching; but we are forced to
the seemingly impolite assurance that the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

snip matters can be remedied. The law now
leaves IL with the township trustee to say what
township to almost any amount, in his own un-
trammeled discretion. There is no law on the
statute book now compelling township trustees
to report their indebtedness, and such indebted.
ness is only ascertained when the county COM
missloners make an order requiring them to
report their Indebtedness"
Other things were said by Mr.. Peelle, which he
dld not desire to appear il print at present, the
tenor OF which went to show that the township
trustee system over the State is honeycomed
with fraudulent transactions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

The acquiescspce and formal acceptance of
the nomination as councilman from the Tenth
ward on the part of Arthur l.. Wright is a
subject for congratulation for all good citi-
zens His standing as a citizen and man of
business guarantees that he will make a con-
scientious, efficient and energetic member of
the Council. But now that his acceptance
has been secured, it is the duty of the Repub-
leans and good citizens in general of his ward
to come heartily to his aid, and not
only elect him, but by such majority
as shall be a lesson encouraging
like nominations in succeeding elections.
If a solid man is willing to un
dertake this duty, other solid and good men
should not hesitate to lay aside business for a
time and give him undivided and hearty sup
port. 1t is worth four weeks energetic work
to secure the right kind of man for a two
years service. The Indianapolis Council
stands in need of just such men, and they
should be supported with the same energy
and persistency that those of the opposition
are supported by the LiquorLeague and similar
organizations that would like to do as they
n1aasa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

JIM FISK and Jay Gould proceeded upon
sihe theory that there is nc politics in railroad
ing; but Superintendent Whitcomb, of the
Union Railway Company, thinks differently.
Possibly, if the company can stand it, the
people of indianapolis can. But the man or
the corporation that obtrudes his or its bust
ness into partisan contests will get the worst
Of ii, sooner or later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

Mr.. COTTRELL wanted to be nominated
for mayor. He worked for it and got it. The
men who want to defeat him will have to fol
low his example. 1t will take work. Putting
up a 'good man," or holding a prayer-meeting
won't answer. There must be solid, hard
work, close organization, and a polling Of the
necessary number of votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE financial methods Of Ferdinand Ward,
as disclosed, from time to time, through
preliminary examinations, make very inter
esting reading, but a careful study of the
testimony fails to show what has become of
Che money. Notwithstanding the fact that
his normo transactions were largely on
paper, an immense amount of money went
into his hands, and, as yet, there is nothing
to show that it ever went out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05
A Pure Romance.
Warrington Special.

" aShlngtOn SPeCIaI. )
General Logan and wife have arrived here
from the Thousand Islands. and report that the
escape from drowning while their photographs
were being taken is a pure romance. The facts
are, that while sitting for q photograph with a
marine background, some one stepped upon the
side OF the boat and tipped it so that it shipped
only damage they suffered was wet feet One
end of the boat was on the bank all the time.
and the water was not more than knee-deep any
where around them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE brutal and cowardly slaughter of Chi
nese at Rock Springs, w. t., will ever re-
main a stain upon that Territory, a disgrace
upon modern civilization. No wonder the
work of evangelizing China proceeds so
slowly. When the news of such massacres
as this goes back to that country, the people
there very naturally wonder if Christianity is
what they need.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE Democratic organs are still talking
about Sherman's speech, and, in the language
of the native Bostonian, the more they think
of it the more it ''mads' them. Sherman is
In his dotage, too, and doesn't know a key
note from a promissory note; but they would
like to scalp him, just the same, if they were
only big enough and knew how.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE Republicans of the Eleventh ward very
properly complimented Mr.. Isaac Thalman by
a unanimous denomination last night. Mr..
Thalman is one of the useful members of the
Council, and we sincerely hope he will
find it compatible with his other interests to
accept another term of service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

CONSIDERABLE stress is laid upon the an
norncement that Rev. Duncan, the newly
elected president of Vassar, was once a brave
soldier in the army. 1t is supposed that q knowl-
edge of his past prowess will intimidate the
warlike young women of Vassar when they
contemplate rebellion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

IF ever decent Democrats had cause to turn
from party to duty, it is in the approaching
city election. The lawless and '1iberal" nave
purposely made a square issue between the
enforcement and non-enforcement Of the law.
Cottrellism means lawlessness sanctioned by
4he authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE twin cities of ST. Paul and Minneapolis
claim to be the greatest wheat markets in the
world, New York not excepted. During the
past year 50, 600, 900 bushels have been handled
there, and not less than 5,29s, 041 barrels of
-four have been shipped from the mills there.
The great Northwest has but begun to de
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE Democratic ticket is not masked. 1t
was nominated by the saloons for the saloons.
The saloons will come down literally to pay
the expenses of the canvass. A big corruption
fund will be raised.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05
London Virtue.

Correspondence Philadelphia Telegraph.
London is severely ~virtuous in August, 1885.
If a woman stop a man merely to ask her way to
her destination, she may, under the new law, be
forthwith arrested and sent to prison for | don't
know how many days. If, on the other hand, q
man make improper advances to q lady in the
street, he may go scot free. Such is the logic Of
English law, when made for men by men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

The Sentinel was eloquently silent yester-
day over the nomination of Mr.. Cottrel. 1t
will recover consciousness by Monday, and de-
clare it the best nomination that could posi-
ply have been made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

THE Union Railway Company, content to
cram the city's passenger business into a
dismal, turtle-backed depot, is pledged to the
Democratic candidate, SO far as the superin-
tendents influence can compel it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

JOIN RUsKIN, it is said, thinks his second
series OF obituary notices are not so kindly as
the first. What else could he expectq The pub
lie may be willing to submit to fulsome eulogies
twice repeated, but there is human nature even
in obituary writer's, and these men cannot stand
everything.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

REV. DIR. TALMAGE declines to play the
leading part in the Democratic aid society's
programme in New York. He has declined
the use Of his name as a candidate for Gov
ernor by the political prohibitionists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

constantly coming to Washington in ignorance
Of the fact that the President is absent. It
seems to be thought that the publication of mis-
Whereabouts in all the papers Of the country
should have warned them off. But what do
papers signify2 If people can't read they wont.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

Two boys, one seventeen, the other eighteen
years of age, have been detected by a p~ostoffice
Inspector in robbing the mails on a North Caro-
lima star route. They made their escape before
they could be appointed to Office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

Chicago News.
The Hon. VIM. II. Harper reports that fishing
in the Superior region Is not as good this fall as
usual. II have been here q week. no writes,
land have drawn only one good hand IN all thai
time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

Avalanche has diagnosed the case incorrectly.
If the Northern people were i'll ard tired, it
was from having swallowed too much thin
Cruel; they needed a tonic, and they got it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

ssMR. SIM Coy was the master of cere-
monies. -Sentiners report of Democratic con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

UNcALLED for surprise is expressed in some
quarters over the fact that Office seekers are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-05

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