The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-16

An yer womern folks is there,
With their mince an apple butter
An their sOuse an sassage fare
don't know how to tell it.
But ii such thing could be
AS the angels wantin boaron'
An they called around on me,
I'd want to 'conmodate EN-,
The whole endurin' flock
When the frost is on the pumpkin
An the folders in the shock
Said local statesman to the o. and E: 'You
can't tell what stand a man may take on any
public question until you know what influences
bear upon him. Sometimes the influences that
are most potent may be almost undiscoverable.
Over on Washington street, east of Pennsylva-
nia is a saloon keeper whose interest one would
think lay on the side of high license-the higher
the better But he has always been against any
city license, and been open and oficious in his
opposition. Why2 I'll tell you: There is a
large number of saloon keepers away from the
thoroughfares and in the suburbs. These are
all on the side of low license or no license.
These saloon keepers, when they come down
town, circulate about, drink and spend money.
Most of these wouldn't think their downtown
visit complete unless they had seen John and
spent some money with him. So John knows
which side of his breads buttered."
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"The Christmas thieves are nearly due again, "
remarked a Washington merchant
Don't know who they are2 Well, every year
just before Christmas there come to this city
from Chicago, Cincinnati and other places, fell
lows with various kinds of goods and wares to
sell. Some have furs, some dry goods, some sill
verware and jewelry. The three weeks imme-
diately preceding the holidays are in most lines
of goods better than any two months in the
year, and these pirates come here. and, as they
pay no taxes and are under little expense, carry
off the cream OF the trade, frequently unloading
old goods that are out of fashion, while our tax
paying merchants, who should be protected are
robbed of a patronage they would otherwise
have. The council should put tax upon these
trade marauders that would practically amount
to prohibition"
The Flobert and other cheap rifles carrying q
small bullet are becoming altogether too popu-
lar. All over the northern part of the city are
boys of from twelve to sixteen years old who
have these guns, which they use recklessly,
shooting at mark or killing sparrows In the
neighborhood bounded by Tennessee Vermont,
New York and Illinois streets there have been,
within the past week; two narrow escapes from
death-one, that of lady on Vermont street,
who was sitting near window sewing, when a
bullet came crashing through the pane another,
a little girl on her way to the grocery. The
bullet barely missed her head, and imbedded
itself in building.
Said Republican politician: "In 1888 the
Republicans will go into the canvass with docu,
mentary evidence in the shape of book half as
large as Webster's invaluable collection of
words-one fully that large will be required
which will contain the history of all the rascals
who hold Office during this administration, and
the various phases Of their knavery. No guilty
man will escape, down to the ultimate spittoon-
cleaner, and Attorney general Garland's name,
with his ST., 500, 900 telephone stock. like that of
Abou Ben Adhem's, will lead all the rest"
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The State house Commissioners are becoming
uneasy because of Sim Coy's frequent visits to
the State officers in their neghborhood They
fear that Sim will take it into his mind to turn
his giant intellect in their direction, and relieve
them of their duties as State house Commits,
sionerS.
''You remember Col r. w. Thompson's speech
at the meeting of the survivors of the Constitu
tional Convention, held at English's Opera
| house," inquired ex Governor Porter; land his
| live to greet the twentieth century, 1 think
| him capable of it. His fund of hnmor has kept
him young. and his years rest lightly upon him.
| His rare wit and humor stood him in good stead
| in the days Of rough campaigning. In 1882.
| apolis 20 make nominations of candidates. a res
| olution offered appointing delegates to the
national convention, and instructing them in
favor of General Jackson. Colonel Thomp
son lived in the county of Lawrence
at anas ;le me e, ros aus ueatg Daa
come to the convention, and in good-natured
and jocose way they appointed COL Richard w.
Thompson, one of the most conspicuous Wings
in the State, as he was coming up to attend the
Supreme Court, to appear at the convention and
cast the vote of Lawrence county. He accord
ingly took seat in the convention and when the
counties were called in their order generously
! responded for Lawrence, at which many know
| ing ones smiled When the vote on the resolu-
ton to instruct for General jackson was called
by counties and the county of Lawrence was
called, Col. Thompson responded with his great
space filling voice Henry Clayp
"Old Jeptha Garrigus was president of the
convention, a man of serious turn of mind and a
very dull sense of humor. AS the name of
Henry Clay was fired into that Democratic
audience Mr.. Garrigus fell back in his chair as
if shot, but recovering himself, though purple
with rage, gasped there are traitors in the
camp, and they will have 10 be turned out
"A great tumult arose Then Tighman A.
Howard, who had been seated beside Colonel
Thompson, explained with a twinkle in his eye
and vein of merriment in his speech, and after
that matters proceeded smoothly enough"
Governor Porter, warming with his subject,
then gave another Renaissance: 'In the canvass
of lS4O Robert Dale Owen and Colonel Thomp-
son had several joint debates. Their first meet
ing was small country appointment. Colonel
Thompson had a little pamphlet history of Mar
tin Van Buren,, which showed by a vote given
by Van Buren, for Clinton that Van Buren, was
O Federast The Colonel dwelt upon this vote
of the 'Kinderhook Fox at great length, and
with much sarcastic eloquence.
"Mr. Owen, when he came to reply, produced a
life of Van Buren, written by Mr.. Hollands
large and creditable book. He said that Thomp-
son ought to be ashamed of himself to produce
such q little. mean and contemplate book as
that, when an authentic life of Mr.. Van Buren,
was to be had-a book that showed beyond all
question that Mr.. Van Buren, had never been a
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