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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
OHRIgTMAs.

Here it is again-with sweetest pleasures
and dearest delights for the young, with rich
and fruitful memories for the DID, with hap
py thoughts for peasant prince and king with
gentle influences that cheer the heart of the
slave and soften that of his master with di-
vine message that strengthens the hands of
the missionary in far heathendom and softens
the wild natures of the heather themselves,
with bright illumination that runs around
the world and lightens every home in Christ
endom with ga light that never was on sea or
land"-Christmas comes again. Just why it
should come in mid winter may never be
known and need not be inquired 1t was so
ordained very early in the Christian era. 1t
is about as certain as anything can be that
Christ was not born in December, and equally
certain that the Christian world does not care
to concern itself about the exact date of his
birth, and that it does not at all affect the sig
nifcance of the anniversary. 1t is enough
that Christ was born, enough that the star,
which guided the wise men of the East went
before them, till it came and stood over where
the young child was. Christmas-Christ's
day-occupies almost the same position rela-
tive to other holidays that his teachings do
to other religions or the Bible to other books
Blot the Bible out of literature and
there would not be much left worth
preserving; blot out the Christian religion
and the remainder of civilization would be
poor refuse; blot out Christmas from the list
of holidays and all the rest would be as days
of mourning 1t is the most catholic of hol-
idays, for Catholics and Professionals, saints
and sinners, high churchmen, low churchmen
ground of its observance, and it is regarded
with equal affection by all who believe in the
divinity Of Christ or the brotherhood Of man.
And it is the most cosmopolitan and universal
of holidays, for while others receive only par
tial or partisan observance, or have only
national significance, Christmas is celebrated
in many lands, by various peoples, and in a
universal spirit. 1t is the worlds holiday, q
joyous festival for all mankind. It is in rec
ognition, doubtless, Of this sentiment of uni
versal brotherhood that it has become so gen
orally day for making presents and exchang-
ing greetings and congratulations. In linn
tied and personal way this custom symbolizes
and typifies the all-pervading spirit of Christ
mas which makes it in so large part of the
globe and to so many millions of people the
day of days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
The Democratic Programme.

Hnllauelpula tTebS.
The programme of the Democrats seems, then.
TO DO this: To hold by any and every means
those members of the Legislature whom they
have chosen by fraud and forgery; to prevent
the inauguration of the Republican Lieutenant
governor, so that they may be unhampered in
the State Senate, where they have small ma
jority; and to resort to force if other schemes
mscarry Thus far, however. every move made
by the Democrats has been baffied. They tried
to prevent an investigation into the tally. sheet
forgeries, and have only succeeded in making
their own crime the more conspicuous They
appealed to the courts to aid them in their
scheme to keep the Lieutenant governor out of
Office, but until now every decision has been
against them. But their desperate efforts to
Garcelonze Maine in 1879, to defeat General
Garfield by the Morey letter in 1880, to gain
control of the Illinois Legislature in 1884 by
fraud in Chicago, and to defeat John Sherman
in Ohio last year by forgery in Cincinnati
ought to convince the Indiana Republicans that
nothing but energy and vigilance will prevent
the success of Democrats rascality in their
State this year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

SINCE the defeat Of Mr.. Morrison's tariff
bill it is said Mr.. Randall has taken the sub
iect under consideration, and will introduce
bill to reduce internal revenue taxes, and es-
pecially those on distilled liquors and tobacco.
This is dangerous ground, and Mr.. Randall
had better proceed very cautiously unless he
wants to share the fate of Mr.. Morrison and
get knocked out. Whatever may be thought
as to the policy of reducing the revenue, there
is no general demand for the repeal or reduc-
ton Of the tax on whisky or tobacco. If the
revenue must be reduced, let it be done in
some other direction; spirits and tobacco are
recognized as natural subjects of taxation by
all civilized governments. They carry tax
easily and pay it without difficulty. No tax
is more easily collected or less felt. The re-
duction Of tas tax on these articles would not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
PERKINS VS., PERKINS.

Here is something in the way of a little
value. In the summer Of 1873 Jacob B.
Julian was judge Of the Marion Circuit Court.
A man by the name Of Glidewell made re-
port as administrator Of an estate which the
court considered radically defective. The
report was refused, and Glidewell was ordered
toplace on file proper one. This he declined
to do, holding that the one he had submitted
was sufficient. Judge Julian was not willing
that Glidewell should usurp his authority to
determine the suficiency of the report, and
the contumacous administrator was sent to
Jail for contempt Of court. Glidewell
staid in Jail awhile, and becoming dissatisfied
with the institution as a place of
residence, he sued out writ of habeas corpus
returnable before Hon. Samuel E. Perkins,
then one Of the justices of the Supreme Court.
When the case came up before Mr.. Sammy
that Judge Julian was the sole judge Of what
it took to constitute a contempt of his court,
and Of what the punishment should be, and
dismissed the writ. The authority Of the Cir
cult Court was INDICATED, the man was re-
manded to jail, whence he was soon released,
he having concluded to purge himself Of con-
tempt by obeying the order of the court. We
submit this precedent to those gentlemen who
are so tenacious Of precedents. Even lit
tie Sammy Perkins may read this bit
of history with profit, if not
with pleasure. When the court shall have
dismissed his habeas corpus proceedings, on
the ground that the authority of the United
States Commissioner must be upheld and
INDICATED, unless all such examining courts
are to be made the sport Of any smart Aleck
of a witness, young Mr. Perkins may conclude
that there is no special glory in going to JAIL
and will speedily find his way out by agreeing
to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. Whenever Mr.. Perkins
reaches the point when he will do this, there
will be mighty quaking among the gang
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

SOME of the demands for special legislation
in behalf of the workingmen of the State
made by the Brazil Knights of Labor are
reasonable and just, but the wisdom of others
is, at least open to argument. A great deal,
for instance, can be said in favor of settling
labor troubles by arbitration, but where this
has been adopted as legal measure the re-
suit is not just what was expected by the ad-
vocates Of the plan. The arbitration act
passed by the last New York Legislature has
proved to be so much of failure that it is
considered doubtful whether the present as
sembly will appropriate the sum necessary to
maintain the institution longer The salaries
of the arbitrator amounted to $11, 900 year.
an outlay which would not be excessive, per
haps, had the officials been able to accomplish
what they were expected to do. Workingmen
however, refused to avail themselves of the
provisions of the law, and the arbitrator
found themselves with no business to trans
act. Arbitration to be arbitration, must be
almost entirely voluntary. A similar law in
Indiana might work differently; but it would
be as well, before insisting upon its passage,
to fully consider its utility from the light of
experience in other States where the plan has
been tried
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

THE Sentinel asserts that Mr. Samuel E..
Perkins jr., is a noble martyr; that he went
to Jail for the purpose of testing the jurisdic-
ton of Commissioner Van Buren, to hear the
testimony in the election fraud case. The
Sentinel knows that this is the merest pre-
text and subterfuge. 1t knows that Mr. Per-
kins really refused to testify because to have
odd the truth would have put, not only him
self but number of other eminent Demo
cratic leaders in hoe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

THE wicked Journal reporters gave away
the proceedings before the canvassing board,
when Messrs. Span, Christian, and others
we're trying to hush up Lorenz Schmidt and
prevent his protest against the steal from be-
ing made public. And now the Journal is SO
conducting itself as to evoke the displeasure
of Mr.. Sammy Perkins as he rests in the coun-
ty Jail. All this is very sad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

benefit the consumers, and no sound financial
or economic argument can be offered for it.
If Mr.. Randall introduces bill to reduce the
taxes on whisky and tobacco it will be con-
strued, and justly we think, as tub to a
whale-as concession to the demand for a
reduction of revenue with proviso that the
reduction be made precisely where it ought
not to be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

ABOUT twenty persons left Portland, Me-,
i've point being new city in northern Mex
leo to be called Pacific City The undertak-
ing is in the hands of an incorporated COM
pany, and, according to the plans of its
-proprietors, Pacific City Is to be wholly
manufacturing city, for the manufacture of
cotton goods, sugar, glass and paper from
shrub found on every hand. The directors
claim to have $500, 900 to commence opera
tions, and the managers of the scheme said
the emigration party would receive large ac-
cessions at different points in the West This
has very much the appearance of visionary
if not fraudulent scheme, and we greatly fear
the emigrants will be sadly disappointed.
Mexico has some resources and attractions,
and any person fortunate enough to be citi-
zen of the United States ought to be willing
to endure a good deal before exchanging it for
Mexico. AS for building up manufacturing
city in Mexico that is more easily talked about
than done, much more easily done on paper
than in fact. AS a rule, manufacturing cities
are not founded by dreamers or spectators
The probability is it will not be long before the
American emigrants to the new manufacture
ing city in Mexico will be glad to work their
passage home again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

FRIENDS Of the Chicago Anarchists are very
indignant over Mr.. Powderly's letter CON-
handing Knights of Labor to withdraw their
'ssistance from the condemned men. The So
ialists say this order is opposed to the consti
ution of the Knights, and that Mr.. Parsons,
rho has never been tried or expelled, and is
gill member in good standing In Local As
emily 1891, cannot be Disseminated against
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

The whisky selling law breakers of Ohio
propose to test the Dow law before the United
States Supreme Court. These law-defers
not only in Ohio, but in every State will be
taught some time that they must obey the
law, and the lesson will be both costly and
severe. But it will be taught.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

The Sentinel says that Mr.. Sammy Perkins
was somewhat exasperated at reading the In
dtanapolis Journal of Thursday. Come to
think of it, that is not so strange A large
number of leading Democrats, both in and out
Of Jail, are greatly discomftted over the course
Of the Journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
Senator Cheney's Prophecy.

NOW IUTk cp6ClaI.
Senator Cheney, Of New Hampshire, said to-
Gsv; in speaking of 1883: II am Of the opinion
that New York and Indiana will be abe to name
the Republican candidates These two States,
il they are solid for any candidate. will have 3
great effect in carrying the others with them.
The fact that two doubtful States are united
upon candidate will be an assurance to the Re-
publican party that it will not be handicapped
by divisions and discussions within the ranks
am for the candidate nominated, even if he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

WHY should Mr.. Sammy Perkins be the
one, of all Others who should be so affected
with the jurisdiction worm in his little in
side that he would prefer to go to the county
Jail than to tell the truth?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

Hon VIM r. MORRISON need not retire to
private life with the feeling that he will not
be remembered or missed The Atlanta Con-
stitution rises to remark that it is sorry he is
going to leave Congress because eve need him
to make free trade ridiculous" No one, not
even Mr.. Morrison, is created in vain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
Indiana's Turn.
Philadelphia Press.

PH1IlUbIpIIIH tItab.
The task of exposing aud Furnishing Demo,
cratic fraud and forgery in elections falls this
year to the lot of the Indiana Republicans. Last
year it was the Ohio Republicans who suffered
from these nefarious methods. and the year be.
fore it was tho Illinois Republicans, while only a
few years since the Maine and New York Re-
publicsns were the victims.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

ACCORDING to the Sentinel one of the dear
est rights of citizen is that of secret investi-
CATION by grand jury as preliminary to a
public trial. Lots Of men in the community
would have lived to old age without realizing
their precious privileges, had the Sentinel not
called their attention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

JUSTICE does not depend on Sammy Per-
kins. The whole plot of the ballot thieves
and tally sheet forgers will be brought to
light whether Sammy peaches or not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

HABEAs CORPUS proceedings were begun
before Judge Woods yesterday, and after the
argument the court took the matter under adj
visement, promising a decision some time
naxt weal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

The telegraph will ''let up a little for a
couple Of days, so as to help somewhat in al
lowing telegraphers and newspaper men to
enjoy merry Christmas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

NAV not be nv especial preference. The Re-
publican party will, in my Judgment, win la
1888 The rule OF the Democrats has not in-
spired confidence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

SANTA CLAUS has no habeas corpus III his
pack for Sammy Perkins this year. Santa's
visits are only for good little boys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

"JEFFERsoNIAN simplicity will have run
of two months at the White House, beginning
with the LIST of January 1887.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

are one or two worse places than the Marion
county Jail, and our advice to Sammy is to
try and keep out of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25
Aud Blaine. Too.
Boston Record.


General Logan follows Mr.. Cleveland with
rheumatism in his legs. At this rate mona II
the prominent candidates for 1883 will be able q
do much running
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

Mr.. SAMUEL JURISDICTION PERKINS, is the
way it goes now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

ALL that Sammy Perkins was asked to do
was to tell the truth. why should he prefer
to go to Jail rather than do thisf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

WILL the "Shoats" make any Christmas
calls on their brother Sammy in his present
distress?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

WHEN will the Sentinel denounce the Ma
rion county election frauds9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

A MERRY Christmas and Happy New. Year
to all our readers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

WHAT will the gang do to make it a Merry
Christmas for Sammy Perkins9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

THE ballot thieves and tally-sheet forgers
are not having real merry Christmas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

CHRISTMAS in a county Jail is not the ideal
way Of spending the holidays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-25

WASHINGTON oFFICE-513 Fourteenth st.
P. S. HEATH. Correspondent
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
An Unsuccessful Failure.

The habit of failing with full pockets
got something in the nature Of a back
set not long since in small Texas
town. He sold out the stock for cash,
put the money! his pocket, and settled
down to have a nice quiet time of it.
His principal creditor, q Houston mer-
chant, having arrived i'll the town,
called on the bankrupt. He was a
well-dressed gentleman, but there was
gritty sort of u look about him.
"You say there are no assets?" he
remarked.
"Nairy burned asset.
II think there should be some assets,
and that I should be preferred
creditor"
"There are no assets and all my
creditors are deferred creditors. The
only asset thatI've got for my creditors
is q Waterbury watch, and it will take
six months to wind it up. You can
have it if you want it.
II want nc humbug about this.
Where is the money you got from the
sale of the groceries?"
"It's right here in my pocket, " said
the bankrupt.
well, you are a cool one"
Give got the money right here, and
I'm going to keep it, replied the bank
rupt, tapping his pocket.
SCOT it in your pockets"
eyes, in greenbacks."
The creditor placed his hand in his
own pocket, and looking steadily at the
bankrupt, said: Give got my pistol in
my pocket--don't you move-and it
never fails. If you don't give me the
contents OF your pocket III give you
the contents of mine" And before the
astonished bankrupt could reply he
was looking down the muzzle OF q
pistol that seemed to be as big as o
flour barrel The Houston man got
his money. The unfortunate bankrupt
SAYS that his failure was the most com
plete failure on record, and he feels as
sore as a man who has pounded his
finger with tack hammer.-IeTa'
| SifiinOS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
Frontier Discipline,

The Argentine Republic employs a
corps of frontier guards, largely re-
cruited from the rowing tribes of the
pampas, but controlled by Spanish
American officers, who seem to enforce
subordination by rather peculiar
methods. Two or three representative
warriors of each tribe are kept under
the surveillance Of q squad of trusty
veterans, and at the first symptom OF
mutiny these hostages are cornered and
watched at the muzzle Of cooked re-
volver, while the officer negotiates with
the malcontents. Convicted mutineers,
however, are no longer fogged, " dis
grace which their kinsmen would avenge
at all risks, but either shot outright or
ordered to run for their lives, followed
after quarter Of minute by a long
range yolley Of musket-balls.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
The Other Strawberry.

An officer who was patrolling Aiullett
street saw a crowd Of people at u COR
ner, and he fastened his steps to dis
cover q man sitting on the ground with
his back to tree, while score of wo-
men. and boys surrounded him. When
the officer made inquiries as to what had
happened, q short, stout woman with
her sleeves rolled up confronted him
and replied:
Hes my husband. He's a good-for-
nqt?iing lezy-bones OF {: man, and we've
Ind q row."
"What about"
! "Well, I've had to support him by
washing for the last year, and he's been
humble enough up to week ago. Then
he took fifty cents of my money and
went 10 q fortuneteller. She told him
that l would die very soon, and that
with $50, 000 in cash. :"
"Seyenty-live thousand dollars, my
dear" sighed the man on the grass.
"You shut up! He came home step
ping high aud feeling smart, and half an
hour ago he had the cheek to tell me
that [ stood in his road. In fact, he
wanted TO know when I was going to
die!"
IT merely inquired, groaued the hus-
band.
and I merely left my s11ds and
jumped into him." she continued. "lt
was a pretty even thing in the house,
but when got out where ] could swing
my right / gave him a couple below the
belt and tied him up. Strawberry
blonde = $40, 900 - second marriage
humph! Tin his strawberry! When
get through With him Ill make that
foltune-teller see strawberries for the
rest of her born days."
well, be gentle" cautioned the off.
Ger, as he passed on.
Cob! / won't hurt nobody nor moth
ing" she replied; and as the officer
passed Oh she lifted the man to his feet
and banged him up the steps and into
the house in Il double-entry style o:
bookkeeping that ratified the shingles
- DejyoH Free Press
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-10
Plenty of Room ut the Top.

Literature, like the ministry, medi-
cine, the law, and all other occupations,
is cramped and hindered for want Of
men to do the work, not want of work
to do. When people tell you the re-
verse they speak that which is not true.
If you desire to test this you need only
to hunt up first-class editor, reporter,
business manager, foreman of shop,
mechanic or artist in any branch of in
dustry and try to hire him. You will
find that he is already hired. He is
sober, industrious, capable and reliable
and is always in demand. He cannot
get days holiday except by courtesy
Of his employer, or of his city, OF Of the
great general public. But if you need
oilers, shirkers, half-instructed, unam-
bilious, and comfort-seeking editors, re-
porters, lawyers, doctors, and mechanics
apply anywhere. There are millions
OF them to be had at the dropping OF @
handkerchief
The young literary aspirant is very
curious creature. He knows that if he
wished to become q timer the master
smith would require him to prove the
possession Of a good character and
would require him to promise to stay
in the shop three years-possibly four
and would make him sweep out and
bring water and build fires all the first
year, and let him learn to black stoves
| in the intervals. If he wanted to be-
come mechanic Of any other kind, he
would have to undergo this same
tedious, ill-paid apprenticeship. Ii he
wanted to become a lawyer OF doctor
he would have fifty times worse, for ne
would get nothing at all during nj
long apprenticeship, and in addition
would lave to pay large sum to-
tuition and have the privilege of board
| ing and clothing himself. The literar.
aspirant knows all this, and yet ne ma
the hardihood to present himself TO-
reception into the literary guild ant
ask to share its high honors and emolu
ments without single twelve months
apprenticeship to show in excuse TO
! bis presumption.