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

pay $50, 600 year for the privilege of having
saloons and being dominated in their city gov
eminent by these men. The retail liquor
business, dollar for dollar invested, is the
most profitable known. This election, there
fore, is one of the most important that can
come before this people. The saloon men are
making a desperate effort to escape
this tax, and will have tens
of thousands of dollars to spend
in corrupting voters No taxpayer can afford
to be apathetic unless he favors continuance
of this bounty. There should be an over
whelming majority against it, and will be if
the people are not neglectful of their duty.
The matter should be talked up and worked
up every hour between now and the evening
of the day when the votes are to be counted
out. Square as the issue is fair as it is, it
will yet take the hardest and most persistent
work to make it successful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL.

The Sunday Journal for tomorrow, the goth
inst, will be Z. plumber of special excellence and
interest. Besides Hugh Conway's unique story,
entitled Capital Wine" Mrs. Emma Carleton
contributes sketch, "In Arden" Mr. Joseph
Hatton writes of an English holiday on the
shores of the German ocean; Rev. j. G. Fletcher
will have letter ON the Egyptian pyramids;
George Parsons Lathrop writes coming liter
airy events in the East; Mr.. w. A. Croffut has
an interesting personal letter on P. T. Barnum.
We have special original letter from Bill Nye,
the humorist. In addition to these special
attractions, the usual features of our Sunday
edition will be maintained.
The Sunday Journal is almost exclusively an
original paper, made up of matter obtained
directly and much of it specially, from the
authors. 1t is clean. heightened and welcome
visitor into the homes of the people, bringing
with it all the news of the day, coupled with
what will interest and educate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN was lauded by his
party papers as the faithful watchdog Of the
Treasury when, without sense or reason, he
interposed with his II object to prevent
needed and proper expenditures recommended
by Republican administration. Now that
he shows an inclination to play the same lone
hand when the Democrats have at last the
long-coveted chance to put their hands into
the Treasury, the remarks made about this So
lately honest and earnest man are of very
different character. The Washington Post,
after fippantly abiding to this original and
only genuine Democratic reformer as the Elm
diana Obstacle" says it is unable to con-
lecture why reporters in even so remote re-
gion as California should think it worth while
to interview him. ellis pet hobbies" says
the Post, snappishly, fare few and fragrant.
Everybody knows the domino he wears Ev-
erybody can count with absolute certainty
upon his advocating pitiable parsimonious-
ness with reference to every proposition out
side of the remote Hoosier district he so ex-
quisitely represents. Why, then, should the
San Francisco Call repeat to us, with fatu-
Gus air of having just heard Of it, that Hol-
man is in favor of reducing the army and
navy appropriations in the next Congress?
And why should the Call allow itself to be
suspected of assuming that anybody cares
what Holman favors2 He can always be re-
lied upon to vote and to argue on the side of
shabby and stingy way Of doing things but
he has made no impression on Congress SO far,
and is not likely to. An interview with him,
therefore, can be neither newsy nor signif-
can't" Just as soon as Mr.. Holman has his
attention called to this personal mention"
he may be expected to fix his eye like hawk
or beagle, if not like watchdog, upon the
particular legislation favored by the Post and
to "object" to it with all vehemence. 1t is
great thing for brethren to dwell together in
unitv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
THE STATE FAIR,

The Indiana State Board of Agriculture
opens its annual fair on Monday next, which
will continue through the week. While this
fair is State enterprise it cannot avoid being
city in which it is held Whether we will
or not its character works good or i'll effect
upon the city Of Indianapolis. AS a matter of
business, the city should lend every encour-
agement to every enterprise that brings peo-
pie to it, which the State fair undoubtedly
does. 1t should be the citys ambition to make
successful every enterprise established here,
and by patronage and participation make the
fair all it should be.
These annual gatherings Of the industrial
classes, representing the farming, manufact-
uring and trade interests of the State, are of
vast benefit in business way, to say nothing
of the advantages of the social intercourse
between the people. Indications are that this
years exhibit will be fine one; equal to that
of any similar enterprise in the
West. Manufacturing companies, local
and from other points, have secured increased
space, and are making greater preparations for
display than ever before. These features alone
will doubtless well repay visit of inspection.
Parallel with these in Importance will be the
stock show, which, like that of manufacture,
is making rapid advancement in Indiana from
year to year. It should be the pride OF Indi-
annapolis merchants and manufacturers to fill
the exposition building from floor to
roof with exhibits of their wares and
products. The opportunity is an excellent
one to advertise the dealers in every descrip-
ton of salable articles and no chance should
be lost to spread the name and fame Of the
city. In doing this the State fair enterprise
will be materially aided, the exhibition made
better, and future fairs will by that much be
better patronized, from the fact that the fame
of the excellence Of this one will help them.
With favorable weather next weeks fair will
be in the largest degree successful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

THE pleasantest feature of the recent yacht
race was that with all the delays and mishaps,
and the inevitable disappointments involved,
none Of the llfeeling was engendered which
so often mars such exhibitions. The utmost
harmony seemed to prevail among the com
petitors and their respective followers, and de-
feat was as gracefully accepted by the one as
success by the other. If all manly sports
were conducted in the same gentlemanly man
ner the enjoyment of the public as well as of
the contestants would be greatly enhanced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
nTHE GERMAN VOTE.n

The saloon men of Indianapolis will sooner
or later awaken to the fact that they do not
own "the German vote" That they have
acted On the assumption that they did, and
that they now confidently count on receiving
an almost solid vote among men of German
birth and descent, is too evident to admit of
denial if the Liquor League cared to deny it.
Assuming that the German vote is solid
against legislation looking to the suppression
of the liquor traffic. the aloon-keepers regu-
larly count on it in their political ma
neuvers In the pending city campaign
they expect to mislead the Ger
mans on the issue at stake. They know
very we'll that on the issue of taxation or
practically no taxation, that not one German
vote in ten could be rallied. The German
or may not drink, understands as well as any
body that the question at issue now does not
involve in any degree, his perfect freedom to
drink his favorite beverage. The establish.
ment of tax of 500 on each saloon would
not abridge that privilege an iota, nor would
it increase the price of beer a cent. What the
Liquor League demands of the German vote
is, that it shall come to its aid in escaping its
just share of the burden of taxation; that the
Germans, in common with other taxpayers,
shall continue to take upon themselves the
payment of tax that properly belongs to the
liquor sellers-as absurd bit of sophistry as
was ever seriously proposed. There isn't an
intelligent voter in the city, German or any
other kind, who does not know that the pres
ent defiant and indefensible attitude of the
Liquor League is just what tends to the man
ufacture of public sentiment in favor of pro-
hibition. Despairing of ever prevailing upon the
saloon men to obey the laws and pay fair taxes,
the feeling is aroused that the whole traffic
should be wiped out of existence. The Ger
man baker, or butcher, or merchant, who
would fight against the payment of his taxes
would soon be without sympathy, and few, if
any, could be found willing to let him escape
his duty, especially if he banded with others
to compel other citizens to pay thousands of
dollars taxation unjustly. Yet this is
exactly what the League expects of the
German vote in this campaign-to
undertake to pay their proportion
of the $50, 900 that should be paid by the sa-
looms. 1t is an insult to their intelligence
and love Of justice The Germans, as a GLASS;
are industrious and thrifty, paying their taxes
cheerfully and promptly; but it is asking a
little too much to appeal to them to longer
take upon themselves burden that belongs
to the saloons. The Germans will not be de-
ceived by the false logic of the saloonists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

THE Charleston News and Courier draws
She natural conclusion from the haste with
which Republican postmasters in Virginia are
being removed and replaced by straightout
Democrats, that the administration appreciates
the Importance of the political fight in that
State. The News openly rejoices over this
evidence of the Presidents party loyalty, and
gives no heed to the hypocritical assumptions
of Northern mugwumps that the wicked Cab
met officers are alone responsible for the
Wholesale removals and disregard of the
spirit of civil-service reform. This seems to
be reform" administration from any point
of view, save that of the honest citizen who,
without any selfish motive, desires to see pub
lie affairs managed for the best interests of all
concerned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

of Davis, of Chicago, who says that at one
his orders in the possession of this interesting
firm.
It is likely when all the facts are known,
that Center township is worse hurt than
any other township in the State, and until
the actual condition Of the townships
affairs is made public the trustee and
his Office will be the center of great and in
creasing interest. Mr.. Kitz. if you have
proper records in your Office, why not give the
the public the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truthG
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

THE New Haven Union says: "Lastyear the
Southern States paid SIT, 900, 900 for the sup
port Of public schools After all, is not this
the most practical answer to the simulated ia
naticism of cold-blooded demagogues like
John ShermanY" Suppose we multiply this
sum by 1000, and make the South's educa-
tional expenditures ST., 600, 900, 0OO-what has
that to do with Senator Sherman's plea for
free and fair eections9 The South might al
most as we'll expend ST., 900, 900 in search
for the north pole, so far as honest elections
are concerned, if it is to be taught virtue
to run things despite the will of q timid and
terrorized majority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Post
explains that the Bourbon idea of elevation is
to ''make the lowest first of all brave, truth
full, honest, kindly generous, unselfsh,
healthy and strong" just so; this is the idea
of the philanthropsts, missionaries, preachers
and John Shermans everywhere, as we'll as of
"Bourbons." The correspondent goes on to
say that while the Southern Bourbons desire
above ali things to elevate their lower classes
to the plane above mentioned, thew do not
see how to do it. Perhaps they could CLEAN
some information on this point from Mr..
Sherman; but confession of ignorance on
that point is something. 1t is at least an ad-
nilsson that their old plan of teaching honesty,
truth, kindness generosity and unselfshness
with shotgun was in the nature of failure.
Even Bourbon may iearn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

THE muddle in the affairs of Trustee Kitz
assumes deeper and more impenetrable hues
the more Cor the less) that is known of them
His evasions and two-faced statements are
enough to demonstrate that something is
wrong, and the extent of that wrong is left
largely to conjecture. He now makes affida-
Wit that the three warrants held by the Yer
non bank for So, 500 are forgeries; but this is
an afterthought; he did not denounce them
as such when his attention was first called to
them. An approximate estimate of his
Indebtedness, as made in our city columns,
shows that Center township is in for at least
500, 900 of debt, while those who are in DO
sition to know say that it will be larger than
that when the truth is fully known. Mr..
Kits statement that he never had any trans
actions with Pollara - denied by the brother
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

THE New York Post has at last found
''crucial case" and lays down the law to the
administration in way quite awfully i'm
pressive. The Post has excused, and winked
at, and turned its blind eye to a great many
infractions of the civil-service law; but when
custom-house weigher, man of high char
acter and great experience, is removed to
make place for Brooklyn saloon keeping
alderman and rounder its ire is aroused. The
Post tells the President that this particular
man is the embodiment of all that is worst
in New York society and politics, and calls for
his prompt removal and che restoration of
the deposed official. In addition, the
enraged organ recommends the removal of
the collector who made the appointment, but
if retained, insists that he must be made to
know his place and his duties. To accept or
condone this action would, it is declared. be
"a virtual abandonment in the eyes of the
whole country of the attempt to reform the
service on which MIR. Cleveland has entered
Evidently the Post has some doubt of the
effect of its instructions to the President, for
it concludes with the mournful remark that
eff this thing can be done with impunity in
the New York custom-house in the seventh
month of his administration, it will show that
the time has come for reformers to confess
that they have been again deceived, and must
renew in other fields the old battle, so often
baf1ed, but so sure in the end to be won. y
AS ''this thing" has been done in almost
every Office in the country over which a
Democrat has been placed since the
first month of this administration. il is
reasonably certain that the Performers" have
been deceived. The saddest feature of the
matter has been their inability to comprehend
the fact but now that they are beginning to
acknowledge themselves ''sold," it may be
hoped they will cease to make such spectacles
of imbecility of themselves as they have been
doing for several months. AS there is no
probability that the President will recognize
the custom-house case as Crucial one,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

THE Rev. w. D. Mahan, of Bonneville, Mo-,
has just issued volume on Archaeological
and Historical Writings Of the Talmuds," the
chief virtues of which are plagiarisms by the
wholesale from General Wallaces 'Ben Hur"
whole chapters being transferred bodily with
ont so much as by your leave. There are two
explanations possible. Either Rev. Mahan is
an unconscious plagiarist, like Prof. Adams,
of Cornell, or he believed that no man in
Missouri read enough to catch him in his little
Srick
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
A LITTLE while ago New York Democrat

A LITTLE while ago New York Democrats
were being exhorted by the party organs to
rally round their State ticket this fall, as the
welfare of the entire party depended upon Sc
curing this endorsement for the administers
ton. Already, however, the indications are
so numerous that the erstwhile faithful will
refuse to rally, that the friends of the admin
istration are beginning to hedge Ex-Governor
Seymour says that while it is highly desirable
that New York should be carried by the De-
mocracy this year, it really signifies nothing
should the majority be the other way. The
Boston Herald is of the opinion that the
defeat of Mr.. Hill, who is the probable nom
inee Of the Democracy, cannot be fairly con-
strued as rebuke of the administration, since
Hill and Cleveland are not in harmony By
the time New York, and Ohio, and Virginia
have gone Republican, we shall be told that
this is an "off' year anyway, and that the re-
suit can have no effect on the next general
election; but the comfort to be extracted from
these words will lie cold upon the Democratic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19

Texas Siftings.
The following conversation is supposed to
have occurred on cotton-field before the war:
II jess tole de oberseer dat he was a low-down,
ebervthing l could tink of, de wuffiess reskel
What did he say ter yerlD What did he saw
He didn't say muffin. He better not give dis
niggah no back talk, because Use bad. totes
razor, does II reckon he didn't heah you
lob course he didn't heah me- Yer don't ann
pose Pse SIGH big fool as to talk dat way when
de boss am aroundl He was away off in annud-
der field when I cussed him OUT There is no
particular point in the above little anecdote, ex-
cept that it goes to illustrate the relations that
exist between Hendricks and Cleveland It is
unnecessary to state which one of them is the
boss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
GENERAL GRANTS BODY.
Proposed Removal to Washington-The Gen.
erals Desire to Prosecute Ward

Proposed Removal to Washington-The Cen
erals Desire to Prosecute Ward.
New York Special.
Ex-senator Chaffee has just gone home after
spending some time in New York. Before going
he said to reporter: 1.-THE people of the country
do not believe that New York is the proper place
for General Grants tomb, and they will not con-
tribute money for the monument for that rea
son, believing that the burial site must ultimate
ly be changed. When Congress meets steps will
be taken to obtain Mrs. Grants consent to the
removal TO Washington. do not think it will
be hard to get, and as as she does consent
the change will be made at once"
But what of the Generals message to Colonel
Fred indicating preference for New York;
'All stuff. I don't believe he ever wrote such
subject before his death. He never even so
much as mentioned New York. His preference
were West Point Washington or Galena."
Ibid the failure of Grant e Ward shorten the
Generals days, do you think2' l~
1.-The doctors have given their verdict; let me
give mine. Cancer was finally, but not primarily,
the cause of Grants death. There was greater
cancer gnawlng at his heart and causing him far
more pain than the one in his throat. You can
form no idea how the General took the failure
and the betrayal of his trust placed in supposed
friends. No one will ever know the extent of
his anguish, not even his own family, for he was
bravest in their presence. L was with him after
the exposure of Ward. The General would sit
ously with his hands at the arm rests driving
the finger nails into the hard wood. 1t was a
pitifu spectacle. One day he said TO me: Chat
fee, could kill Ward as | would a snake. be-
lieve l should do it, too. but don't wish to be
hanged for killing such wretch 1t is said that
Genera! Grant had one object which sustained
life in him for months-that of finishing his book
and providing for his family. / know of another.
He wished to live to testify in court against
Ward and bring him to justice During his SER
ious illness in the spring he continually ask
ing me to arrange hearing for him before the
grand jury. The grand jury was not in session,
and the only way he could have given his testi-
mony would have been by going before police
magistrate. He was anxious to do that, even at
a time when he could not lift himself from his
chair put him off them but he again reminded
me of it when he got little BETTER and urged
me to arrange the hearing for him. thought it
best to wait awhile, but soon it was too late 1t
was not the loss of the money that affected Gen.
Grant so deeply. 1t was the tarnish on his
name, and the thought of leaving his wife and
family in poverty. This preyed upon his mind
and so weakened him that the cancer found lit
tie resistance in its deadly progress"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-19
MIR. HoIman's Discoveries.
Boston Record.

BUBtOH HeCOru.
Director Holman has spent several thousand
dollars on his allsummer junket, and comes
back chock full of schemes for pcayune econ
omy He discovered brass band ct some mill
itary post which he is bound and determined to
abolish" and he no doubt thinks that the cheese
rinds from government rations should be grated
for maccaroni or used up in mouse traps.
A big little statesman is Holman the Hoosier.