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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
ONE ISSUE INVOLVED.

The city election soon to take place in In
dianapolis is of more practical Importance to
all the voters of the city than presidential
election would be. Every man who owns
home here o1who pays taxes is interested in
the proper adjustment of the public burden.
He cannot consent to assume an undue share,
nor will he voluntarily submit to having an
unjust proportion put upon him. Scanning
the field Of expense it has been found that the
existence Of the saloons and the liquor
traffic swells the public expense direct
ly by about $4,000 year, and
this does not include the extraordinary
expenses entailed through the open defiance
of the law provided for its regulation. In re-
turn for this the saloons pay about $19, 900,
leaving deficit Of about $34, 900 year. The
issue, purely business and moral one is to
increase the levy upon the saloons to about
$50, 000-all that the State law will now
allow-which would still leave a deficit of
$14. 900 to be made good by taxpayers not in
loon men make desperate fight, utterly re-
fusing to consent to the payment of
the moderate tax How unjust
this is may be realized when it
is taken into consideration that the saloons of
no other city of like size in other States get
off half SO easy. In Illinois they are obliged
to pay from 5000 to $500; in Wisconsin the
same-those in Milwaukee, that great city of
beer, paying 5000. In Missouri and Nebraska
the saloon tax ranges from $500 to 81, 900, the
latter figure obtaining in Kansas City. 1t is
astounding that any considerable number of
tax-paying citizens can be persuaded for
moment to listen to proposition to help the
saloons to escape reasonable share of tie public
expense. The injustice of such scheme
could be easily demonstrated if some other
line of business should organize to compass
the defeat of a proposition to compel it to
bear the extra expense it puts upon the city.
The saloon men would be against such a
movement to man, and none would inveigh
more loudly against such preposterous i'm
position upon men in other lines of trade.
The whole matter hinges on this issue: The
saloons cost the city of indianapolis not
less than $1,000 week-$52, 600
a year. They now pay into the treasury
at the rate of $500 week, leaving deficit of
500 week, or of $34, 900 year. In other
words, under the present arrangement, the
taxpayers of indianapolis not in the liquor
business pay annually $34, 900 for the benefit
of the liquor traffic. Suppose the bakers or
butchers, or both combined, created special
expense of $50, 900 year and paid but $751;
900, and made campaign issue against pay
ing 1000 year, leaving debtor balance
still of $4,000. How long could.
such campaign be sustained, and
who, in the name of common
sense, could be found simple enough to con-
sent to such propositiona Yet that is exact
ly what the saloon-keepers Of Indianapolis ask
the taxpayers to do; they ask the people to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
What Seymour Didn't Say.

Horatio Seymour thinks something should
be done to remove the temptation of party in
power to commit fraud to secure the continuance
of power" but he does not give his views on q
party in power that got there by system Of
election frauds concocted and carried out for the
continuance of ''solid Southp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
Mr.. Hendricks Manner of Fighting.


The st. Louis Republican upbraids the Phia-
delpha Times for making use of the ribad ex-
preston twisting the British lions taif in con-
nection with the recent speech of Vise president
Hendricks, and adds that when the Vice-presi-
dent engages the British lion it is in front and
not from the rear" We take it, then, Mr.. Hen,
bricks does not fight lions in the same manner
that he once fought the United States of America
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
The Man Must Talk.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
1t is hardly worth while to find fault with the
fact that Mr.. Hendricks fails to grasp the duties
of his Office. A man is made a Vice-president to
put him out of the way, and his chief function
is to hold his jaws firmly together. Mr.. Hen
talk about the President while there are Hoosers
in want of Office it is just as we'll that he should
abuse England. The bad taste can be waived in
this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
A Reprehensible Practice.

NtW IOrk DUN.
Every conservative philologist should earnestly
oppose the now too prevalent practice of shorten
ing mugwump into mug. The abbreviation
saves only little space, and it sacrifices what is
by far the more significant half of the word.
The wumpishness of the mugwump is quality
even more essential and characteristic than his
muggery,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

LOUISVILLE is Growing until she is red in the
face over the fact that 100, 900 hogsheads of to-
bacco have been sold there since Jan. l last But
she cannot expectorate as doing big business
till she 'sells" 50O,O00 which can be done by
adopting the business" methods of the Chicago
Roard of Trade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

their own hands. and infiict punishment for the
offense which they believe to have been COM
mitted. Even il the punishment be less than
that which the law would inf1ct 1t is, neverthei
less wrong. Justice ITSELF when administered
In violation OF the law, is tyranny pure and
simple.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
An Anxious Inquiry.

Philadelphia Times (Dem.l
1t is all very well for Mr.. Beecher to announce
himself in favor of high-license plank In the
New York Republican platform. This is in
strict accord with his views as expressed for
many years. But has he deserted the mugwumps
thus early in order to have the right to advise
his former allies?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
Democratic Convict Labor.
National Republican.

The Ohio penitentiary is under Democratic
reform" management That institution con-
tains printing office by convict labor. In
that office Democratic campaign documents are
being printed Job printing for outside parties
is done in the same Office. These facts are suf-
fciently impressive without comment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

Chicago Tribune.
The Indianapolis papers oppose the action Of
the late waterways convention at st. Paul. A
great mistake was made when the convention
failed to mention Pogue's as one of the
streams which needed improvement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
Outraged AIonopolists.
Pittsburc Chronicle

Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Standard Oil Company has, it is said,
gone into the business of stopping Sunday base
ball playing. When you get right down to
square thinking, it is shame to disturb the
holy Sabbath calm of the Standard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

LET the independent press that takes ex-
ception to John Sherman's speech answer
specifically: Is it waving the bloody shirt to
argue in favor of free and fair elections2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
1t Spells by Ear.
milwaukee, Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
This is unhappy time for the Chicago
Tribune. With its troubles with orthography, the
frequent recurrence of the word yacht" in the
dispatches must create deep feeling throughout
the Office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
Where They Got the Idea.

National Republican.
Those temperance reformers who will have
nothing but prohibition-whos corn practicable
good in their insane zeal for the unattainable-
borrowed their great idea from the baby that
rejected toys and exhausted its vocal energies in
crying for the moon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
After the Vacation.

Frank Leslie's Weekly.
President Cleveland Ito office seekers -"Gen~
tlemen, when was in the Adirondacks, caught
a fish that -"
Office -seekers-"G-day!"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

more than that of Higgins, or a thousand
others, it is not worth while for the reformers
to waste time waiting to hear from him. They
may as well hunt up their ''other fields" at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
The Suffering Mugwump.

Philadelphia Press.
The mugwump seems likely to have Hill of q
time when the New York Democratic convene
ton meets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
|, The Supply Still Holds On,

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
There is a prospect that Indiana will be able
to supply Canada with enough school trustees
for every school district in the Dominion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

ANOTHER reformer has been appointed to the
postofice at Bath, Pa, in the person of Mr. Sig
fried who can neither read nor write. 1t is
thought ne was chosen because he would not
waste time trying to read all the postal cards.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
The South Carolina Regulators.

CbafIpston news and Courier.
However fragrant the violation of the law,
however audacious and insolent the offender, no
set OF men have the right to take the law into
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
A Poor Swaen.

Pittsburg Commercial.
Genesta is Latin for broom She made
brush for the sweepstake cup, but failed to
goblet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
A Leading Question

A Leading Question in Indiana
Chicago Tribune.
Over in Indiana the question, ''Does protec-
ton protect2' has temporarily given way to the
more important one, "Can trustee be trustedls
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
His Head Is Level, Though.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t has finally been decided that John Sher-
mans liver is out of order.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

TT is partisan fabrication that DR.. Leonard
spells campaign. champagne
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
seTurn the Rascals Out"

chicago Inter Ocean
A felon on the finger is bad; one in ONCE d
worse.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09
IS EMBiLMER'S EXPERIMENT
It Led TO the Identification of IA DefauIte
Who Had Killed NIInarIf

IL Led 20 the Identification of DefauIter
Who Had Killed Himself
Postoiiice Inspector j. ID. King, of Chicago,
has told a reporter of the singular sequel to a
dcialcation about year ago. Frank q. Mar
master at Pierre, Oak. lie obtained leave of
absence tor month and never returned. Ii
was not discovered until long ailer his de
parture that he was an cmbczzlcr TO the
amount of $500 in money orders. These he
had taken from the back part of the book,
filed them ont 10 suit himselfand had cashed
them at several places where he stopped in
flight
Descriptions of himself were sent To the
inspectors and police all over the country.
but his whereabouts remained a mystery. A
few days ago Inspector King paid nying
visit Ia kanzas City, and accidentally learned
that a dead man was lying at an undertaking
establishments He had been dead five
weeks and the body had been preserved at
the solicitation of an ambitious embalmer
who had recently commenced business, and
who desired To use il as Il subject for adyer-
tising his process. The body had been found
between two hay stacks short distance out
Of town, and il was evident that the man had
co.nmittod suicide.
The stranger wore the regulation cap of a
brakeman ON the Santa Fe railroad. on his
person were found small account book and
two photographs Ofa lady. When they were
shown TO Mr.. King he remembered that Mar
tin had formerly carried the photograph OF
an cstimable young lady of Reodsburg, Wis.
complete identification of the dead man
quickly followed Ii was Frank c. Martin.
inspector King telegraphed the news 10 the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09

the only office which he held. and from
which his resignation could be properly
sent to the legislature. Obviously Cover
nor Cleveland can attain TO still more
concise style than he has yet INDUCED in.
For example, when he comes to carry out
the principles laid down in his letter on the
civil service, concerning the removal of
public officers who have used their places
for party purposes " or" have proved them
selves offensive partisans how easy it will
be to prove himself the model letter writer
by sending out such valentines us this:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
WASHINGTON, ID. C., March y, lSeO.b
To'JdmcS H. Marshall Postmaster Lancaster,
Pa.
Resign.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The people who get them will know what
they mean
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09
1be fanfaster 1ntelli9cnfer.
LANCASTER, JANUARY 0, 1855.
Interstate Commerce Bill.

Mr.. Reagan declared yesterday, when his
Interstate commerce bill was passed in
the House by more than two-thirds vote,
that it was fitting celebration of the sth of
january. And Mr.. Reagan was clearly
right. There is a cannon-like roar about
the bill and jacksonville inflexibility, in
it which fits it to be fired out of the House
on the anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans There may be things in the bill
which are not exactly what they should
be, but it goes straight for the object it
seeks and aims without shadow of hesi-
tation to obtain for the people of the coun-
try that freedom from discriminating
charges which it is there right under the
common law to have, but which they do
not get.
Mr.. Reagan's bill has met with great
many objections from very good men. 1t
was not passed by a party vote. Good
Democrats voted against it. The Senate
Is expected to vote it down. and will GER
tainly modify it. And yet the bill seems to
be very simple one, providing only for
the securement of the natural rights of the
people and presenting but moderate
penalties for its infraction.
But there are some statesmen, of other
wise clear vision, who cannot see how the
arm of the state can be raised against a
railroad corporation. They think the state
is too weak for such a struggle. Their
sympathies may be with the people,
but they do not see that any
thing can be gained by laying n
heavy hand Jon the great corporations
Mr.. Phelps, of New Jersey, who is Il
fairly wise man, if not us wise as he
deems himself, seems to be statesman of
thin kind. He thinks that the Reagan bill
will cause the railroad companies TO
put their engines in their round houses, if
they cannot otherwise defy its provisions.
And what are these provisions
That railroads and pipe lines shall charge
bet one rate to every one for :" like and
contemporaneous service" in carriage from
one state to or through another.
That the passenger rate between the
states shall not exceed cts. per mile.
That there shall be no rebates or draw
backs made.
That there shall be no pooling arrange
ments, or any combination to defeat the
law.
That there shall be no greater charge for
carrying persons or goods over a shorter
than over longer distance on the same
line.
That schedules of charges shall be posted d
in twoplaces in each depot five days before
they go into effect, and copy.shall be sent
10 the clerk of the L. $. circuit court of
the circuit.
That recovery in the United
States court of three times the damage
done may be had, by any injured party, for
a violation of the statute.
That mandamuS may issue from the
United States court to compel compliance
with the statute.
That any officer of a company who is
found guilty of violating the law shall be
punished by fine not exceeding $1,000.
That the act shall apply only to inter-
state, and not TO state, carriage.
If these provisions do not strike the pub
lie sense as reasonable, and the penalties as
moderate, we are much mistaken in our
Judgment of it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09
Breritr Is The Soul OF VII.

Governor Cleveland being man who
talks and writes to the point, the terseness
of his communication to the New York
legislature, when he gave up the office of
governor to get ready for the higher one to
which he has been elected, created no
special wonder. Indeed some of our
esteemed contemporaries began to point
out how a man with his remarkable facility
for concise expression might have made
his letterof resignation still briefer and ex-
pressed all that he meant to convey
1t will be remembered that the message
as he sent ii to the legislature WAS as fol-
lows
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
Albany, Jan. ), lSSj
hereby resignth oilIce of Governor of the
state of New York.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Whereupon the San proceeded to demon
strate the superiluousness of the hereby"
a very common word in such juXtaposition
. and which writers naturally fall into the use
Of, just rs one of the Suns critics pointed
outthe other day that il frequently used the
unnecessary word . however when it IL
inexpensive.
The Tribune, however uses the eraser
still more sweepingly and argues that
"the entire phrase 'oi the state Of NewG ork'
might have fallen victim TO the revising
blue pencil, without detriment TO the prlr-
pose of the message; as no official author
lied TO address message from the execu-
tive chamber, Albany, to the legislature
could resign the office Of governor of any
one of the thirty-eight states except New
York. As amended by the Tribune the
letter would have read
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
Jan ., 1855.
resign the office OF Governor.
GROVER CLEVELAND
But IL strikes Ms that the Tribune does
not so far enough. BY the same reasoning
which it employs the letter might have
been revised still further 1.-The Office of
governor" IS surplusage Had any letter
been addressed 10 The legislature from the
executive chamber and signed by the gov
egnor Of New York, containing only the
words Il resign its meaning would have
been unmistakable. The goyernorship is
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09

Wednesday night Deputy Sheriff James
White went to arrest James and Henry Bur
ton, two brothers, in Mt. Vernon, KY, who
were charged with aiding J. w. TAFT, who is
said to be engaged in Illegal whisky traffic,
to escape from the officers who had him
under arrest last week. The Burtons bar
ricaded their saloon doors and, with friends
on the inside. defed the arrestng officers. A
posse of fifteen men were summoned and tho
BurtOns surrendered to them. While on
their way to Jail James tried to escape and
was fired upon and killed by the posse.
Burton's friends, some ten in number, then
attacked the posse and the firing became gem
eral and continued for two hours. Particulars
Of the affray are meagre, but several men are
reported Killed or wounded, among them
Judge Bullock, wounded in the arm. The
excitement il intense.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09
PERSONAL,

+. \. XARMAN aud wife. OfChamhorsburg,
celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday.
GENERAL SANTo DoMtNoo VILLA has
been elected president OF the state Of Panama
and duly installed.
HENRY WARD BEECuER lectured ut
Doylestown Thursday night ON "rhc Reign
OF the Common People"
BUTLER writes that he ia not preparing
book, nor has he "any immediate prospect
or intention of so doing"
REV. Dr. WN. Parct was consecrated
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Maryland, in
the Epiphany church, Washington, u. C.,
on Thursday
PREsIpENT-ELECr CI EvELANp arrived In
Buffalo Thursday evening. lie dinod with
party of lawyers at the city club and then
went to the Gennessc house. He will open
the Charity ball tonight.
MAJOR II. NUTT, the midget, was married
at the Crawford house Boston, ON Thursday
TO Miss Clara Corfcld, young woman of Is
years, and eighteen inches taller than the
groom. Major Mutt is II years old. and has
never been married until now.
Cot, II. $. LAMONT President-olect Cleve-
lands private secretary, arrived at Washing.
''' ihu'SuaN, with MrS iEillOuI IlS
crrand is to secure quarters for President
Cleveland during the inaugural period, and
to rent a house for himself and family.
Mr.. HENDRICKs was the guest of the In
diana Democratic editors nj their annual
meeting in indianapolis on Thursday. He
made q short speech, congratulatins them
upon their efficient labors during the late
campaign and thanking them for their cordial
support Of his own candidacy. In the even.
ing he attended the banquet and respond ed
to the toast, d" The State Of Indiana"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09

The old game Of the bank robbery "drop
trick" was operated successfully in Roches-
ter, Pa, on Thursday. John =. Wright, a
constable and collector for the town of Web
stur this county. entered the Monroe county
saving bank between ten and eleven o'clock.
with $500 in cash belonging TO that town.
He counted one bundle of bills, containing
S79l. and laid it down. AS he was counting
another bundle young man tapped him on
the shoulder and said /: - Excuse me, but
you dropped a bill Wright stopped to pick
up two dollar bill. While he bent over the
young man grabbed the S79i and darted out
Of the bank. In his haste he ran against al
entering depositor, nearly upsctting him.
the money and has thus far cluded the
police No one can can give q good dcscrip.
ton of him. The robbery in broad day light
created a big sensation throughout the city.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-09

GOV. BoURN, of Rhode Island, has been
opening his eyes recently to the onormity of
tho divorce iniquities of the state of which he
is chief executive. In his annual message he
says "Our courts continue to grant divorces
10 as great an extent as over. In lSS3 there
were Do divorces granted in our state. Dur
ing tho past ten years there have been 2,SS4
applications for divorce of which 22S5 were
granted" He declares that it is time that
the state should lose its unenviabIe reputa-
ton in being resort for people Of ncighbor-
ing states who cannot be divorced by the laws
Of their own state. He takes a shortcut route
toward stopping these evils in suggesting
that at the discretion Of the court applicants
for divorce may be examined TO ascertain if
either OF the parties have sought TO gain a
residence for the purpose of procuring di-
vorce and in addition the parties and
witnesses be required to give their testimony
in open court Gov. Bourn is doing good
work in breaking up the legalized polygamy
which has long disgraced the commonwealth
of little Rhody."