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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

dead to welcome all the South to its old
place in the Union, can not hear, with pa
tience the war for the Union denounced as
"a gross and bloody violation of public rights. "
These are the words uttered by a
Southern Democrat within the past ninety
days, and no Southern paper, so far as we
know, saw fit to disown the vicious and con
,emptible sentiment, and the speaker has
been signally honored. Such things as this,
and tie fact that the South ostentatiously
neglected to commemorate the Fourth Of July
until Democratic President was inaugurated,
indicate, in spite of all formal protestations
to the contrary, that much of the South is
still sectional in its views, and not half as
disinterested as it imagines. Let the South do
its duty and ackn owledge its errors. Let it
forget as fast as it asks the North to forget
and we shall have in truth the Union we now
have in theory-one people, one flag, one
country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

DocToRs MARSHALL. Cottrell, Boyden, Down
ing, Eastes, Driscoll, Reasoner, Green Kemper,
Armitage Skiff, Jessup. Bowles, Bradbury,
Shields, Mitchell, Goode, Munsey and Smith,
met in special session Of the Delaware County
Medical Society at the Office of DR.. G. w. H.
Kemper, Muncie, on the 9Th inst, and drafted
appropriate resolutions regarding the death of
Doctor Robert Winton on July 80 copies of which
were ordered sent to the family, the Indiana
Medical Journal, and requested to be published
in the city press. Doctor Winton was held in
the highest esteem as both citizen and physician.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

PUCK took very solemn and sorrowful oc-
casion to publish very contemplate car
toon. 1t represents North and South, the ex-
Confederate in advance Of the Union soldier,
crowding forward to place laurels on the tomb
of General Grant, while in the background,
evidently holding aloof and scowlng, are such
honorable men and stanch patriots as James
G. Blaine, Gen. John A. Logan, William NJ.
Evarts, and other Republicans. The
meanness of this thing is its dishon-
esty. General Grant never had frmer
friends in the hour when he needed friends
than these same men, And there is not one
among them but appreciates the kind words
spoken by the South in honor of General
Grant; not one among them but would like
to see the South forget all her ancient preiu-
dices and pledge answering loyalty to the
Union; not one of them but would like to
witness the same liberation Of opinion in the
South as in the North; not one but would like
to see established free and honest elections
in that part Of the Union where they have not
been known for thirteen years. It was in the
same petty meanness that hoped to stir up
protest that published among the pall-bearers
Gen Joseph E. Johnston" Gen. Simon B.
Buckner' and John A. Logan of Illinois"
The Journal, nor any considerable number of
Republicans, object to the part these exCon-
federate generals will take in to,dav's
services at New York But the
Journal does most unqualfedly protest
against such wanton insults as INDUCED in by
Pucks Hessian cartoonists, and the slightpur
posely put upon one Of the greatest volunteer
generals of history. 1t is the old story, how
ever All the concessions must be made bv
the North, while the South nurses its sacred
cause and honors Grant only because he was
magnanimous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

SINGuLARLY enough, George William Cur
It's did not refer to the smooth and expeditions
working of the machine" as it's seen in the
Postoffice Department. First Assistant Post
master Stevenson is now so expert in turning
the crank that he counts the decapitation of
as fourth-class Republican postmasters in
TWO days as mere recreation. He hasn't
fairly got down to work vet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE trend Of Democratic inclinations is de-
veloping gradually, and the future is shaping
itself in such manner as to leave no doubt
of the purpose of the majority of the Demo
cratic party. "Brick Pomeroy," in his red hot
Democratic paper at Washington now nomi.
mates for 1888, Thomas A. Hendricks and
Fitzhugh Lee The slap in the Presidents
face is studied one, and was made for the
purpose of winning Democratic applause
The party to-day would greatly rejoice if
Hendricks instead of Cleveland were in the
White House. His beliefs are more in accord
with the traditions of the party, and Demo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

respectfully called to the fact that Mr..
OLeary is not protege of Sportsman Hen
bricks, as they are SO fond of calling the
president, but was the direct choice Of
Reformer Cleveland, who, from his long resi-
dence in Albany, may be supposed to have
known his man. Mr.. Curtis made allusion
to O'Leary in his recent speech, Higgins
being the only offensive partisan of the reform
era whom he ventured to tackle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE Albany Express invites the attention
of the Civilservice Commission to the case of
Postmaster O'Leary of that city, who is an
offensive partisan of the Aquilla Jones
stamp" and though he has held the Office but
a few weeks has made clean sweep The
commission put a good, thick coat of white
wash on Mr.. Jones, but doubtless they have
enough left for OLearv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

Gratis rightly feel that his sincerity is less
liable to impeachment. Republicans would
be dismissed just as they are now, but there
would be no hypocrisy about it. His motto
would be, Republicans must 60" If vote
of popularity could be taken in the Demo
cratic party, Hendricks would poll ten to
CleYaland's one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE Cincinnati Commercial Gazette requests
its Ohio correspondents to furnish the names
of Democrats who will vote for prohibition.
It might ask for the names Of Democratic
mugwumps as well, and publish all their
names at once at the top of the column.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE Iowa State Register comes to the defense
of New York, and pronounces the metropolis far
preferable to Washington as burial place for
Grant, for the reason that 'it is not certain
that Was hington will always remain the
national capital Having received this blow
between the eyes, the Washington grumblers
will perhaps subside.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE New York Graphic is of opinion that
''there is general impression that few Repub-
ican officials can deem themselves safe"
Few, if any, have deemed themselves safe,
and since the farcical report of the Civil
service Commission in the Jones case, none
deem themselves safe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

GENERAL GRANTS only vote for President
before the war was given to James Buchanan.
This would have been expected by everybody
who knows the condition of feeling in the
army and navy in those days. The profession
Of arms is essentially aristocratc. The Off
GERS are one caste, the privates are ano Their.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dream fifty enough symbol
ICES the structure of it and most others. The
head is gold the breast is brass-that means
the dudes about Washington-the legs and
feet iron, or clay and iron. Cooperating
with the natural tendency of the army was
the aristocratic tendency of slavery. The two
melted into each other and flowed on together
to control the government, 1.-THE court,
the camp, the grove" and to mold the "senti-
ment' of the whole West Point outflow.
The Democracy and slavery were allies, or
rather the party was the body of which the
institution was the soul. So it was almost
Gratis, and they were, with so few exceptions
that they merely proved the rule" They
didn't vote usually, but they had very decided
political, not opinions, but tastes and preju-
dices. So it happened, very naturally and as a
matter Of course, that Captain Grant voted the
Democratic ticket when he voted at all. The
supremacy of slavery in those days can hardly
be conceived by the man who wasn't voter
when the Wings of Indiana largely supported
''the finality of the compromise measures"
including the fugitive slave law, and some
were as ready to assail and sheer at "Aboli-
tionism' as Jesse D. Bright or John L. Rob
inson. Slavery held all the offices of any
consequence at home or abroad, wore all the
swords in the army and all the gold anchors
in the navy, cracked its whip in Congress and
threatened to call its plantation roll at Bunker
Hill, and the Democracy bodily and many
Wings, held up it's hands and knotted its
whip-lash. But the Wings could never dis
place the servile efficiency of the Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

SOME fastidious Democrats Of Sioux City,
Iowa, are dissatisfied with their new postmas-
ter, and think he should be dismissed, because
he has served a term in the penitentiary. To
be an e1-convict may be offensive partisan
ship but it is an offense so common in Demo
cratic circles that it should not excite adverse
criticism among themselves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

If the Council cares anything for its repu-
tation, it must expel Bowling, and put him
on record with all the dishonor he has boosted.
The criminal prosecutor has done all he could,
and was shrewd enough to get the council
mans infamy recorded. Let the Council do
as we'll and better, and the city will be freed
from the shame of having such man to help
mako its laws
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE building of 100000 steel bridge
across the Ohio at Henderson, Ky, is not
now regarded as great engineering feat. Yet
afty years ago the only means of crossing the
Ohio, with very rare exceptions were Indian
canoes and improvised RATS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

MUGwUMP and Democrat do not occupy
Che same bed. 1t is only at election times
that the latter cares to affiliate. The mug
wumps are now lunching frugally off the
funeral baked meats of civilservice reform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

POSTMASTER OLEARY, of Albany who has
been in five weeks, has turned out nearly all
the old employees because they were Repub.
licans and has replaced them with Democrats,
making no pretense of carrying out civil
seryice rules. The attention Of lnugwumps is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

Ii any one is rash enough to undertake the
political education of the News, he should
first provide himself with those indispensable
text books-a cold chisel and hammer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE Journal thinks that the Civil-service
Commiss on, by its report in the Jones case
has disgraced ITSELF and killed the spirit of
the law it was appointed to sustain. 1t was
the worst blow civil-service reform has suf-
fered But the commission has made itself
solid with the administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE mugwump is man with one idea, too
big for him to intelligently aid in putting
into practice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08
magnanimou

THE News is very much disheartened: but
the Journal does not seem to know why.-In-
dianapolis News.
On the contrary, the Journal knows exactly
why. The News caught in the same snare
that trapped the u@umps, elected to stand
sponsor for the administration. The News is
unhappy because its implied predictions failed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

BOWLING should be expelled from the Coun-
Gil at the earliest possible moment. A man
that confesscs bribery will take a bride. He
is disgrace to the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

THE uncertain threshing machine engine is
now getting in its deadly work on such of
humanity as escape cyclones and lightning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

ANY man of ordinary intelligence hates to
admit being taken in by confidence man.
Mugwumps are no exception.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08

BUSINESS men who honor the memory OF
Che Nations greatest soldier will close their
places of business this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08
Below the BELT.

Below the Belt
Greensburg Standard.
The Indianapolis mugwumps have been hit
below the belt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-08
TWELVE PAGES.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21
Hon. E. Barksdale at Brandon.

Pursuant to announcement, Hon. f
Barksdale, our immediate representa-
tive in the Congress of the United
States, came over from Jackson and
addressed the Democratic Club on Sat
urday last, and in our opinion made one
of the most practical and sensible
speeches of his life, the principal portion
of which was on the silver question.
He referred to the dark days of recon
struction-the gallant fight and glorious
victory of 1875, and what the Demo
cratic party had accomplished since il
came into power. He said some of our
people were little impatient with Presi-
dent Cleveland because he did not turn
the rascals out fast enough, but they
should remember that he had great
many to turn out, and had to find good
men to take their places before he turned
them out. 1t took time to'do this, and
he thought Mr.. Cleveland was doing
very well, especially in the way of APP
pointing Mississippians. He then took
up the silver coinage subject, and dis
discussed it at considerable length, in .
plain, sensible, straightforward way, so
that all who heard him understood il
thoroughly when he got through. ii,
showed that all the opposition to the
continued coinage of silver dollars came
from the money kings and nanufactur-
ers, and that the agricultural classe>
favored its continuance; that the asser-
ton that our silver dollars were onl,
worth eighty-four cents was false-that
they contained more silver than tht
dollars of any other nation on earth
that they were the dollars of our fathers,
and would purchase as much as a gold
or paper dollar. The object of the
money kings was to decrease the circu-
lation so as to enhance the value OF
their boarded gold. He said the bonds
of the United States were payable il
coin, and as silver was coin as well as
gold, the bond holders we're compelled
to take silver for their bonds, and if
they could succeed in getting sixteen
cents more silver put into each dollar
they would make sixteen dollars on
each hundred, and the people would
loose it. He was in favor of continuing
the coinage just as we were doing now
and paying it out to the bond holder
for their bonds the same as TO Other
people.
He alluded to our State and count,
capvasses, and advised every honest
Democrat to do his duty. He was FIRE
quently cheered during his address, and
everybody went away well pleased. W.
look upon Maj. Ba ksdale as one of the
leading statesmen of the State. and one
of the best posted politicians in the
South. May he live long to represent
his people in the councils of the nation
Brandon Republicans.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21
A Bad Prospect.for Hancock. County.
PrAE1IyGrox Miss. Oct lqtb ~

PEAELINGToN, Miss, Oct. 18th, 1885.
EDITOR CLARION: 4 call was made by
the Chairman of the Democratic County
Executive Committee of Hancock county.
for the 10th inst, to be held in the town
Of Gainesville for the purpose OF nomiuai-
ing candidates for the county officers. The
Convention Was called TO order by the
Chairman on the day above mentioned
but unfortunately there were but two Beats
represented. viz and l. That left me.
OF course, powerless to do anything, there
not being a quorum present. There
is a split in the Democratic party here,
and it appears that nothing can cement it
but the election Of a Republican Represen-
tative 10 our next Legislature.
| must say, with the deepest regret, that
our political horizon is darkening with
coucs of Repuhlieanism and lowering
only to devastate the bright prospect that
IL the past adorned the fair name OF old
Hancock county. Il may be well that We
hould be whipped into ranks by this
method, but it will be running sore that
will ever stain the ermine of our fair peo-
pie am and have always been a strong
advocate of Conventions, believing that it
is the only method that can keep united
any organization that comes under the
heading of politics, but there must be a
unity of action in every case.
/ write this brief epistle only to prepare
he next Legislature what to xpect from
our county Hancock but | hope in the
end to be agreeably disappointed.
Very respect'y, your obit s'v't,
W A. Brown,
Chairman Co. lem. Ex. Com., Hancock county.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21
RAILROAD accidents are becoming

RAILROAD accidents are becoming toe
frequent, and especially such as grow
out of the negligent management Of
trains. Near Jersey City on the Penn
sylvania road on the 18th, a regula,
passenger train ran into an emigrant
train headed in the same direction
knocking a portion of the latter acros.
the track of the Lehigh Valley road
which at this point is close to the
Pennsylvania road and runs parallel
with it. Shortly afterward Q Lehigh
Valley train, Eastward bound, ran into
the wreck, adding to the destruction Of
life and property caused by the first
collision. A number of persons were
killed and injured in the two collisions.
On the same day passenger train on
the Northern Division of the Boston
and Lowell road, passed station from
which freight engine had gone in
search OF some cars that had become
detached from the freight train,
causing collision and loss of life that
by the most ordinary prudence might
have been avoided.
There are some accidents on railroads
the cause of which it is hard to discover
and difficult to guard against. Int such
As those reported would seem to result
from the most negligent and reckless
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21

Since Mississippi has been a State, the
Legislature has been very liberal in
granting charters to corporations, but
this exercise Of legislative power did
not reach its highest state of develop
ment till the year 1870, and since then
nothing has occurred to warrant the
belief that it viii not flourish in the flu
ture as in the past.
The published acts of the Legislature
abound with charters Of incorporation
granting every conceivable privilege to
the corporators. These charters are all
of the irrepealable kind, but luckily for
the State, in most instances, there has been
no organization under them, and as yet,
there is no contract with the corpora
tors.
If the constitution of the State should
be amended SO as to prevent the grant
ing of irrepealable contracts in the
future, there is as much reason why
c harters already granted and liable to
become irrepealable at any time, should
be repealed before that sacred charac-
teristic attaches to them.
The constitution of Alabama, Colora-
do, Missouri and Pennsylvania, contain
the following clause:
All existing charters or grants of
special or exclusive privileges under
which a bona fde organization shall not
| nave taken place and business been
commenced in good faith at the tine OF
the ratification of this constitution shall
thereafter have no validity.
Under the Constitution of Florida,
non-user for one year works forfeiture
of charters, while the Constitution of
Illinois declares them forfeited if not in
operation within ten days from the time
it takes effect, and that of West Vir-
ginia provides the same penalty with a
Limitation of two years.
There can be no reason why all these
non-used charters with their unknown
corporators and marvellous and unusual
privileges should not be wiped from
| the statute books with one sweep of the
| legislative sponge. Let it be done a
once, and let the State take fresh star
under the rule of (1 no irrepealablt
charters, and ~ no private charters by
| special act.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21
MAYFlrlD. MIS-. Sent. 70 ,se-


EnItoR Advance: In the issue Of ~.
Winona --dvance of 25th inst. Won ..
the request of my friends, announce me-
as a candidate for the House of Renrs
sentatiyes from Montgomery COUNTY =,
the ensuing November election. Crate
full TO my friends for this evidence Of
their confidence. |, as an honorabla
man, and Democrat, alive to the intere.,
of my county, and party, must declin,
the position. | participated in the pri.
mary election that nominated the capdi.
dates of the party for this canvass, and
feel bound as man of honor, to sustain
the ticket nominated. The nominee for
Representative, Hon. ]. Z. Flowers. has
made, and will continue to make, II
elected, q faithful Representative. and
no act of mine shall place his election in
doubt. Respectfully,
w u Dr-,,-
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21
A New Tanning sIaterlaI.

a new tanning agent, Likely to be of great
value, IS said to have been discovered in
Arizona, one which also has tas property ar
aiding weight to tbs leather. The nIaot i
an annual, and grows upon desert AMI drv
upland soil 1t IS known By the Msxlcans
ana Indians as goaagra.n The report
states tnat the plant has root sorne What
longer ana more scraggy than the cult
vate1 beet. though resembling il in . nc-sa--
ance. Practical use demonstrated ffat sss
tanning properties were about three timas
a great as the common OAK bark, and that
10 an essentials it was superior to tina bari.
IN the Manufacturing Of ieatha,