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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
THE NEED OF A REGISTRY LAW.

Recent events in this city have called pub
lie attention to the danger of election frauds
under our present system. 1t is an ever-pres-
ent and increasing danger. Our election law
was intended to secure fair elections and an
honest count, and contains some carefully
drawn provisions to these ends. But recent
experience shows that the safeguards of the
law are not sufficient to prevent bold and cum
ming rascals from tampering with the returns
and reversing the result of an election. True,
such rascals take a big risk, but experience
proves they are willing to take it, and the
fraud once perpetrated and approved by a
partisan canvassing board is hard to expose
and undo. Prevention is better than cure,
and it were far better to prevent election
frauds by making them practically impossible
of commission, or, at least, by reducing the
possibility of their commission to a minimum,
than trust to their detection and punishment
afterwards. Among the measures of proven
ton there is none better than a registry law,
accompanied by the provisions necessary to
make it effective, and such a law we ought to
have in this State. Under a former decision
of our Supreme Court we could not, but the
amendment to the Constitution adopted
March IA, 1881, not only authorizes, but re-
quires the passage Of such a law. The amend
ment, after providing that the Legislature
may enact certain laws in regard to the time
and manner of elections, says, 'And shall
also provide for the registration Of all persons
entitled to vote" This part of the amend
ment is mandatory, and should have been
complied with before this. The next Legis-
lature should see that it is complied with
by the passage of a good registry
law. Three States have the same
registry law-New York, Ohio and
Illinois-and the law in force in these three
States would be e good one for Indiana. Its
main features, the registration in advance Of
an election of every legal voter; the posting
of the registry list at every polling place for
two weeks prior to the election; the multipli-
cation of voting precincts so there shall not
be more than $50 voters in a precinct, the
closing of the polls at 4 o'clock P. NJ, and the
countingo of the votes to be commenced imme-
diately and continued TIL finished. These are
all excellent features, aad together they fur
nish great protection against frauds. The reg
istry and posting of the list makes it almost
impossible to get in an Gsgal vote. The
small number of voters in each precinct and
the closing of the polls at 4 O'Clock P. M, in
sures the completion of the count in a few
hours, certainly before midnight, thus greatly
lessing the chances for tally-sheet forgers to
operate, for such fellows generally get in their
work after honest men have become tired out
and left. The next Legislature could render
no greater service to the cause of honest cleo
tons than by passing such a law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
A pLEAsANr Christmas incident in Charles.

A PLEASANT Christmas incident in Charles
ton, S, c., was the distribution of $3.50, which
was sent there for the special purpose Of Civ
ing to those who had suffered by the great
earthquakes some unwonted luxury or article
of necessity that would help to make the day
of days memorable to them. OF the amount
mentioned, $3.50 came from Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid, of the New York Tribune, being the
balance of general collections for the earth
quake relief fund. The remainder, $500,
came from Mrs. Whitney, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, with a very pretty letter. The
money was divided among the ministers of
the different churches in Charleston, and by
them distributed where it would do the most
pood
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

UNDER the old Democratic regime the Ma
tional capital had no pubic school system, and
the few school-houses it had were dilapidated
shanties unworthy Of the name. Now it has
one Of the finest graded school systems in the
United States, frst-c]ass buildings, a noble
high-school structure, an excellent normal
in short, a complete public school system.
And the advantages of education for the col
ored race in Washington are equal to those
for the whites; for though the schools are not
mixed, there is no distinction made in them
as to teachers or buildings. In an article on
the subject, the National Republican says:
These exceptional advantages are being in
creased yearly, and it is safe to predict that
before many years Washington will be not
only the capital of the Nation, but the central
point of its scholarship"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

THE appointment of ballot-box smasher
Sterling r. Holt to be police commissions
would be an Infamous outrage upon the decent,
law-abiding, self-respecting people of Indian
apolis. However, it would be a fitting finale
to the stupendous farce the present State off
GERS have attempted to make out of the entire
police system. If the ballot-box smasher
should be named, he should not be permitted
to hold the Office one minute beyond the time
the new State officers assume their duties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

SENATOR VEST. of Missouri, predicts that
Mr.. Cleveland will be renominated and re-
elected in 1888. He adds: "All the politi-
claus in the country cannotPrevent his cleo
ton. The mass of the people are for him;
they see he is honest, and that his intentions
are good. Why, in Missouri we look upon
MIN somewhat as a second Andrew jackson.
His strong individuality and irmness of char
acter are admired by the people" Probably
Senator Vest finds evidence of "strong indi-
viduality and frmness of character in the
Presidents regeneration and hot-and-cold
policy in the case of District Attorney Ben
ton. TIL President showed great individu-
atty and frmness of character in that matter
until Senator Vest rushed on to Washington
and gave him a piece of his mind. Then the
presidential individuality wilted, and the ex-
ecutive firmness of character vanished into
thin air.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31


maternity and pure womanhood' in favor of a
woman who has unsexed herself by imbruing
her hands in human blood is itself an insult
to maternity and pure womanhood. The sim
pie fact is if a man should ever be hanged for
murder there is no reason why a woman who
commits murder should not also be hanged.
There is no sex in crime, aud the execution of
law should not be influenced by considera-
tons of gallantry. Ia some of the States the
fixing of the penalty for murder, hanging or
Imprisonment for life, is left to the jury,
while in some it is hanging unless the jury
recommend Imprisonment for life. There is
probably a growing disposition with juries to
do away with the death penalty. This in
itself is an unhealthy sign, but still worse
would be the recognition of the principle that
a woman who commits crime, should, because
she is a woman, be subjected to any different
punishment than if she were a man, or any
less than the crime deserves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
COMMENT AND OPINION.

In the hearts of his. countrymen John A.
Logan, without a dollar toleave behind, is richer
than that numerous body Of statesmen who have
become millionaires at five thousand a year.
-.Philadel phia Times.
IT has long been evident that a large proper
ton of our native stock would gladly support
measures of severe restriction upon immigration
in future, believing that the national stomach
has already received as much as it can digest.
New York Evening Post.
THE iudividualism which free American insti-
buttons and habits develop in the citizen is the
most formidable obstruction the Knights of
Labor have yet encountered, and there are rea-
sons for believing that they will prove insur-
mountable. Missouri Republican.
Mr. PowDERLY seems to have been not far
wrong when he said, years ago. that if the work
ers attempted to form a political party of their
own, they would thereby take an attitude of hos
tility to q large portion of their own number,
and so would impair their influence in all other
directions. New York Tribune.
THE local branches of the Grand Army of the
Republic do we'll to raise a fund to lift the
mortgage on Mrs. Logan's house. Congress
widow of a major general, for her husband died
of a disease which he contracted in the service
of his country. Brooklyn Eagle.
ALL at once Captain Eads announces that he
doesn't want any government aid fer AiS pro.
posed Tehauntepec ship railroad. Let the oppo-
nents Tor a subsidy for that purpose beware.
Eads is q sharp fellow, and he may have come to
the cohclusion that it will be a great help to his
scheme if he can disarm the opposition .-Roches
ter Herald.
CONGRESS. whenever it is forced@to decide a
great question in which the entire country is in
terested, almost invariably decides Is as the
country would have it do; il will decide the tariff
question in favor Of the continuation OF the pol
icy of protecting American labor and capital
the earnings of the latter. the wages of the
former. Philadelphia Inquirer.
By the retiring of Presiding Justice Noah
Davis and Judge Hooper G.. Van Worst the judi
ciary of this city will lose two of its best mem
bers. Both are lawyers Of ability,
and judges of unquestioned integrity. They will
leave the bench with clean records and well
earned titles to having rendered the public faith
full and valuable service.-New York Herald.
MANY of the knights of Labor appear to be
dissatisfied because of the $1,000 salary paid to
the general master workman; but their fault
finding on this account is not altogether just. If
Mr.. Powderly is the man for the position, the
salary is mono too large. II ne is not, early
steps should be taken to put some one in his
place who can better earn it.-Washingtou
Critic.
HIS death was, therefore, as much due to his
army life as il he had received a fatal wound in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
The Old System Made Good Mem.

San Francisco Alta.
The question of long hours of labor is one that
will not down. It is not to the advantage Of the
community to deprive large masses of men OF
needful rest and occasional leisure. But there
were generations Of men reared in this country
under longer hours of labor than are anywhere
exacted now BIZ mino, mill or railroad owners.
Not many years ago tho majority OF laborers in
this country were on farms engaged IN rural oc-
cupatioDs. We krow how ii went with them.
for we were there" Their average pay waa
$l5 per month. Their hour TO rise and begin
the work OF tho day averaged. the year round.
4:30 A. NJ, and their hour TO knock OF, when the
last '~'ciiore" was done, Q o'clock r. NJ, with u
liability to q call in the night if a horse cot
''cast" in his stall. or a moon calls mother need
ell looking after, or a doctor had to be ridden
for TO attend some sick member of the family.
The days work from boots TO socks was q good
to remember that it raised pretty good men. By
three and a third months work they earned
enough money to enter forty acres Of land, and
were soon hiring other young fellows for the
same wages. In those days young Americans
were not on the trail of a soft thing. They
were not blubbering on the roadside for SYM
patty. They had no walking delegates to de-
stroy the business of employers who had been
guilty Of the incredible wickedness Of giving
them work and wages. They were not In the at
titude of permanent protest against their lot IN
life. Instead OF whining about 1t they used ie
few advantages to honorably work their way cut
OF 10, and they were better sons, better husbands
and better fathers for the manliness engendereA
by the experience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

THERE is a colored man living in the north
western part of the city who has not shed a
tear over the incarceration of Mr.. Perkins.
He tells the story thus: "a few years ago
one Of our colored neighbors moved from
our neighborhood to another part Of the
ward, but a few nights before the election he
moved into another ward without anybody in
our neighborhood knowing it. When election
day came he proposed to vote, and his vote
was challenged by Mr.. Perkins, as was nearly
every colored mans. He appealed to my
father to swear his vote in, which he did,
entirely ignorant of the move a few days be-
fore, and which WAS not mentioned by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

AS an instance of the efficiency Of the Lon
don postal service, it is narrated that a letter
addressed in shorthand characters was deliv-
cred by the first post after it's consignment to
the street mail box. The London service
differs somewhat from that in operation in
indianapolis. An epistle of that description
would cause CONSERVATION, if not commissions
in Grandpa Jones's postofice, and would be
delivered to the writer after its return from
the dead-letter Office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

voter or by Mr.. Perkins. AT the next session
of the grand jury Mr.. Perkins had father in
dicted, and he was sent to the county Jail
for ninety days, the exact length of Mr..
Perkins, sentence. The modification and
exposure of the Imprisonment SO preyed upon
the old man that he died soon after. And now
Mr.. Perkins has a sentence of ninety days, and
occupies the identical cell that my father
occupied, and Is not sorry"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

REPLYING to a statement of the Sentinel
that Mr.. Lyman, of the Civil-service Commits
sion, lis considered by all who know him to
be a very aggressive and offensive Republican
partisan, the National Republican says: '.Mr.
Lyman owes his present position to the fact
that he has not been suspected of much Re-
publicanism for a number of years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

A SPECIAL meeting will be held at the Board
Of Trade to-day, at IL o'clock, to consider the
proposed interstate bill. As the meas
are is now understood, there can be little ques-
lion that it would result almost disastrously to
ihe business Of Indianapolis; and it is Of great
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

DISCUSSING the tariff, and the fact that the
statesmen Of France and Germany are favora-
BILE to protection, the News says: eve do not
concede that Bismarck is our equal in states
manshir, but he does very well, considering"
OF course not; it would be a bold and daring
man who should suggest that Bismarck was
the equal of our esteemed contemporary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

THE leading Liberal Unionists, Harrington,
Eoschen and Chamberlain, have declined to
accept office in the Salisbury Cabinet, but
have given assurances of support to the pro-
gramme of the Ministry as against tho Glad
stone-P arnell party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

Mr.. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL is making haste
to say that his story, which was sent out last
week by a newspaper syndicate, was written
twenty years ago. 1t was a mighty poor story.
and Mr.. Lowell is in luck to have q literary
record twenty years old to palm it off on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

AN be found at the following places:
4OND0N-American Exchange in Europe. 449
Strand.
P~ARIS-American Exchange in Paris, IS Boulevard
des Capucines.
NEW YoRK-Gcdney House and Windsor Hotels.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI. P. Hawley s Co., 154 Vine street.
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Third aad jefferson streets.
ST. L~OUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot
and Southern Hotel.
WASHINGTON. D. c.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

ONCE in a while a Democratic paper gets down
to hard-pan, and people find out what it really
wants free trade and no taxes for. Says the
Philadelphia Record, in a moment of emotional
truthfulness:
"After sugar shall have been put on the free
list and the tax on whisky abolished, the tippler
can indulge himself with a dram without indi-
rectly contributing anything to the support of
the government. Fortunately water Is untaxed
unless it be mixed with iron ORE"
For a paper which poses as eminently respect
able, this is a sad ''give-away."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

importance that our business men and manu-
facturers should interest themselves in the
subject. There should be a large meeting this
morning, so that, at least, a fair teginning
may be made to a proper understanding of the
terms of the law, and of its probable effect,
should it be finally enacted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

WHETHER musical culture is making progress
in Arkansas or not, they have a spirited way of
discussing musical questions down there. A
steamboat company from Kansas City, having
sung its way down the Mississippi river, gave
a concert at Helena, Ark, a few nights ago.
proceedings, we should say critical. During
the performance some exceptions were taken to
the manner in which the star was rendering a
popular song, and her husband, il attempting
became involved in a quarrel with her critics
which ended in q general rough-and-tumble
battle, in which chairs and sticks were the
weapons. Pandemonium reigned for a few
and bottles, and imprecations. A policeman
commanded the peace, and but for the inter
position of a friendly hog.chain that caught
the chair aimed at his head, and made kindling
When the decks were cleared and the COM
batants separated, it was found that, beyond
several contusions and black eyes, no one was
seriously hurt, except the unfortunate lady
whose defective singing had precipitated the
row. In endea goring to protect her husband.
she had been struck with a chair and was very
seriously hurt. A doctor was called in and the
lady's wound dressed, but the concert was not
repeated, and public opinion is still divided as
to the merits of the prixna donna.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

SOME Of the administration papers are count.
ing on Mr.. Cleveland's luck" to ward off serious
results from his rheumatic affections. Every
body joins in the wish that the President may
speedily recover, but as between luck and rheu-
matlsm the average man, if he doesn't happen
to carry a buckeye or potato in his pocket, will
prefer to pin his faith to the doctor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31

THE funeral services over the remains of the
late Senator Logan will be held to-day in the
Senate chamber. The death and burial of
this great and honored man mark the closing
wear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
TILE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL.

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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-14
TELEGRAPhIC BREVITIES.

TroopM First Cavalry, Capt. Moses iIar-
ris, has been ordered from Fort Custer,
Montana, to do police duty at iellowstons
Park.
Twenty six OF the principal building. of
Folsom, Cal. were destroyed by fire yester-
day afternoon. Loss, $50, 1000; insurance.
$95, 900.
Michael Davitt, one armed farmer and
member OF the Land League has arrival i'll
Chicago, and speaks at Ogden Grove to-
morrow.
The baseball report yesterday was as
follows: Chicago-St. Louis 8, Chicago 4;
Observation-Disclosures l, Philadelphia 2;
DetroitrKansas City 4, Detroit s; Boston
New York 8. Boston 5.
N. NJ. Bell, Superintendent OF Foreign
Mails, left Washington last evening for New
York to confer with Penfield, Agent Of tho
Panama Railway Company, on the sub
ject OF the transfer OF United States mails
to points south OF Panama.
The Chicago Times yesterday published
q report firm the corn pro iucing sections
OF the West. Indications point to IL crop
reduced in quantity ard quality because Of
the dry weather in June and July. The
grass crop is also light this year for the
same reason. The winter wheat crop is
reported good and is threshing out better
than expected.
Gen. Sickles publishes lengthy reply to
letter recently published in t.. Philadel.
phi.. Weekly Press from Gen. Meade. Sick
les defenfs himself on army matters against
charges made by Meade and accuses that
General OF many niacuracys in his official
reports as well ss in his published letter.
The Gettysburg battle is fought over gain
on paper and Meade accused OF making no
preparatiou for an attack on his forces by
Longstreet.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-14

the attendance. Carver is universally re-.
coguized 40 the foremost shot OF the world.
and his signal triumph over the crack shots
OF Europe have gained for him q popularity
among Americans such a. few men enjoy
to-day. The show will occupy the same
grounds AZ were used by Sells Brothers, in
South Butte. Preparations have been
made to have the grounds thoroughly
sprinkled, and every care will be taken to
contribute to the comfort Of the audiences.
By ARRANGEMENTS made with the West Side
Racing Association, the afternoon perform
anee will begin earlier than usual, the doors
opening at 1890, and the ring perform
ances commencing promptly at 1:3O, and
concluding in time for the races at the
track. This friendly arrangement between
the Association and Manager Cole will co.
able amusement-seekerst to takein both the
circus and the .'free for alr' trot at the
race course.
The street parade which is one OF the
prominent features Of Mr.. Coles establish
ment, will start from the grounds at $50
this morning and traverse the principal
thoroughfares Of the city. The evening
performance will be madeespecially attrac-
tive by the presentation Of q number OF
special acts. The statement that DR.. Car
yer will shoot at the race track this after
noon is an error. The only opportunities
TO see a display Of his markmanship will be
under the circus canvass. General admis-
sion and reserved seat tickets can be
secured to-day, at the regular prices at
Grix's bookstore.