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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
COMMENT AND OPINION.

One glance at politics proves that all ara not
geysers that spout-Philadelphi Times.
ALEXANDER has really abdicated. Now then,
Mr. Garland, brace up!-Minneapols Tribune.
GERONIMO has been captured again, but that
won't hurt him; he's used to it-PhiladelphIa
Inquirer.
SHOULD Henry George become Mayor of New
York, he will no doubt give every man city lot.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE Kansas City Times asks ''What is an
earthquake?' In Kansas City parlance it would
be called a real estate boom. st Louis Chron
icle.
THE Greenback vote will hardly have much
effect on the result at the polls, but then look at
the fun the leaders will ve.-Pittsbure Chron-
ice.
Mr. PowDERIYs programme of last March
was conspicuousy sound and had the knights
adopted ii, the order would to-day be in better
shape than it is.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
ALEXANDER of Bulgaria marched up the hill
and then marched down again with a degree of
artistic neatness and dispatch which completely
out-Bayards Bayard. Philadelphia Press
THE people who are going to take the saloon
out of politics should not forget to take the drug
store along with it while they are in the good
work of purifcation.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
DEAR Sedgwick: Cutting has been released,
the earthquake Is over, the sea serpent has
grown tame and the President has killed buck.
Come home. Yours truly.-Atlarta Constitu.
ton.
THE law, or the Interpretation of II hy the
courts, hedges about the l:quor-dcaler with safe.
guards as If he were an innocent party aubject
to persecution, instead Of protecting the com
munity against him as the natural enemy of the
public peace.-Springfeid Republic2S.
The German clergy are the foremost theolo
CLANS In the world. and the poorest preachers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Thirteenth District Democrats.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
; WARSAW, Sept. 8.-The Democrats of the
Thirteenth district met here, to-day to nominate
candidate for Congress. There were seven
candidates in the field George Ford, BENJAMIN
F. Shively and David Leeper, of st. Joseph
county; LaPorte Heefner of Elkhart county;
Mortimer Nye and H. Fl. Francis of LaPorte
county, and Andrew G. Wood. Mr.. Ford the
present Representative, and Messrs ShiveIy,
Heefner, Nye and Wood have made the most
active canvass the names Of Leeper
and Francis being sprung after the
convention was organized. Benjamin F.
Shively, of St Joseph county received the
nomination on the third ballot by a bare ma
jority. The st. Joseph county delegation are
considerably discounted at the result as they
came down with brass bands and banners flying
solid to a man for Ford. Shivey the nomi-
nee, is q young man. but very popular among q
certain class of voters in the district Two
years ago he was elected by a coalition of Demo,
Gratis and Greenbackers 20 fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Hon. w. Fl. Calk-
ms, and served the remainder of the unex-
pired term. Shively's name has already
been placed on the Greenback and K. or L.
tickets for Congress The fact that his support
ers in these two parties numbered about fifteen
hundred, gave him the place on the Democratic
lican. and many Democrats hero and elsewhere
in the district are furious over the fact that he
was chosen in preference to an old-line party
man, and harmony does not prevail to any
alarming extent in the ranks of the Democracy
of this section.
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Mr. WILLIS, who for ten years has accepta-
bly, represented the Democrats Of the Louis
vile district in Congress, is now discovered to
be anything but what his constituents or the
''bosses" among them, want. He is now being
blackguarded and maligned by his former
friends in the worst way possible and all be-
cause he made mistake in judgment when
he secured the reappointment of Mrs. Thomp-
son as postmaster at Louisville, under the
opinion that the influence welded by the APP
pointment of daughter of Alexander Camp
bell would De greater than were any of the
legion of hungry Democrats indicted into the
office she has so well filed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

SAN FRANcIsco, Sept Sarah L. Lawson, a
brunette of fine appearance twenty years of age,
well kDown rs likely to become one Of the most
popular actresses of this city, died yesterday un-
der sad circumstances. DR.. James Ward who
attended her in her illness, believed that che was
victim Of ,c.lrractiee, e:::a refused to sign
certificate of death from natural causes. Last
evening he admitted that he possessed an ante
mortem statement made by Miss Lawson. In il
she accuses well-known theatrical manager Of
this city, who Is also known in Chicago. OF ac-
complshing her ruin on, July 12 last at the thea.
ter where she was playing an engagement. A,
coincidence Is that about ths hour of her death
the alleged author OF her misfortune attempted
to shoot his wife. For this offense be was ar
rested but was released on bail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
A Society Divorce Case.
New York Special.

The report prevailed tonight that Mrs. Fred
erick Nelson, through her attorneys, had served
papers on her husband in suit for divorce, al
leging desertion, non support and cruelty 1t
has been known for sometime among the friends
of both husband and wife that the lady desired
to find cause for such suit She assumed resi-
dence in Newport for time with that purpose.
following the example of Mrs. Trumbul, Mrs.
Stevens and Mrs. Fosdick; but just before ex-
piration of the period in which she might claim
the legal time of residence, a change in the
Rhode Island law rendered her effort of no avail.
Mrs. Nelson is sister of Fred Gsbhardt. and
is said to have an income in her own right of
$40, 600. She is tall, dark and beauty. Fred
erick Nelson is one of the best known men about
town. He belongs to one of the oldest New York
families, is handsome and a member of the
Union, Knickerbocker and Manhattan clubs.
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found in the Republican platform. It's
archaeological essays are admirable and its ex-
positions of "the original Greek" show the
rare scholarship of its editors; but there is
reason to believe that less classical research
and more attention to the rudiments of its ma
tive language would result in making the Sen
tinel "cynosuro" of more eyes than now
scan its pages. The Journal offers the sug-
gestion timidly, but with all kindness Of heart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
CHEAP MONEY.
The Heavy Loss Which, Sooner or Later, 1t
Entails Upon the Workers.

Entails Upon the Workers.
Speech by Galusha A. Grow.
The views of majority of the Democratic
party on currency is little. If any, better than
their theories on the tariff Their policy is to
take the gold dollar of one hundred cents COM
mercal value, and with it buy silver bullion to
be coined into silver dollars Of seventy to seven
ty-three cents commercial value. with which
labor is to be paid for it's toll. and in which in
dustry is to receive its reward. These cheap
dollars are all bought with gold. If the gold was
paid oirectly to labor. silver dollar Of equal
commercial value, what harm could possibly
come to the countryG The harm that may fall
upon it will come when the cheap dollar is so far
discredited in commerce that dealers refuse to
accept it for their commodities, without enhanc-
ing the selling price or by an equivalent dis
counting of the dollar. In such case the heaviest
loss will fall upon labor; for it is creditor, not
debtor class, and it always holds comparatively
the largest amount Of floating currency
Law can fix the debt-paying value of money
or currency, but cannot fix its value for COM
merce. Law makes the unit of value but not the
value of the unit. That is made by the dealers
in the commodities for which it is exchanged.
Surprising law passed declaring that every
two ear-od steer is worth $50 and shall pay a
debt of $50. The steer might then be worth $50
to pay debt, but the butcher would pay for it
only what it would sell for as meat in the mar
ket. The advocates of legal power to make
values might say that every steer would then be
worth $50 for meat That might be, if there
were steers outside of the Jurisdiction of the
law and there were only enough within its juris
diction to pay debts. Currency money of
cheap commercial value always entails, soon or
late heavy losses upon labor and the industries
of the country. Persons of large means have
their investments in lands in securities of long
promises, and are in position to foresee and
guard against money depreciations.
The great need of labor is to have home mar
ket for its products guarded against the importa-
ton of the products of cheaply paid labor; and
the eat need of all our Industries is currency
convertible at will into the dollar OF one hundred
cents commercial value, as recognized by the
commercial nations of the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
THERE are two Democratic CO

THERE are two Democratic congressional
fights in Kentucky, one in Wis
consin, three in Indiana, aud not less
than one in Ohio. George William
Curtis was right in his description of the
Democratic party. 1t is indeed very hungry
and very thirsty. The Cincinnati Enquirer's
envoy to Toledo makes much the same kind of
report that the one searching through this
State does. He says, writing from Toledo:
''The evidences of Democratic harmony are
however, mighty few and far between. The
simple facts in the case are that the old Hurd
and anti-Hurd fight is on in all its bitterness,
md there will be no let-up until the Congress
sional convention at Clyde-if then"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

RUss1As uagnanimity to Bulgaria in allow
ing that country to retain its autonomy after
the forced abdication of Prince Alexander, is
much as though it had said to a man that all
it required was his head, after which he could
do as he pleased The trouble is that autono
my will not be worth half as much after AL
exander is gone. It is glorious thing for a
free people to have splendid man at the head
of its affairs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Anti-Saloon Republicans.

The following are the delegates from Indiana
to the Republican ant-saloon convention which
meets in Chicago on Sept. l5 Hon. j. B. Con.
ner, j. J. Todd, z. Hunt. lsham Sedgewick,
Hon. NJ. Z. De Mott, w F. Barbour, Hon E. B.
Reynolds, l. p, Watts, c. G. Bartholomew, Rev.
T. H. Ford. Hon. l. F. Compton, Hon B. Hobbs,
Hon. H. B. Saylor, I. N. Stout. s. A. Chambers,
Isaac Grimes, Hon. G. Cowgirl, Hon. D. r. Best,
M. w. Pershne, DR.. l. A. Hauser, Hon. T. A.
Rice, Hon. Peter Kennedy, Hon. T. Redding.
Rev A. Marine, /. B. Chcadle, e. W. Halford.
DR.. T. Johnson, DR.. 1. D. Mitchell, Rev. r. v.
Hunter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
A DTSGRAcPPUT, SPEECH

Governor Gray, in his speech at Logansport,
discharged the opening gun Of the fall cam
pagn. He announced himself as the chief
executive of the great State of Indiana and
that he would rather lose an arm than misead
his audience CHS exact expression was ethan
ie".) After making this declaration he pro-
ceeded to state that when inaugurated, In
1885, he found every Office, even down to the
Board Of Health, filled by Republicans, and
congratulated himself upon substituting two
Democratic doctors for Republicans upon this
gainsay that the supervisory board Of our
benevolent institutions, the State-house Com
mission and the commission to build the in
sane hospitals, and the State Board of Educa-
ton are all non-partisan, and were divided
by Governor Porter and his predecessors be-
tween Democrats and Republicans. Mr.. Gray
made this statement as Governor, and invoked
the authority of his office to substantiate
what he must know was false.
Another of his statements was that the Re-
publicans had borrowed the school funds
and executed non-negotiable bond drawing
under his administration, had borrowed money
at IL per cent. He suppressed the fact that
that per cent. interest was to sustain our
common schools and left the distinct impress
sion upon his audience that it was disgrace
to the Republican party to pay that amount of
interest upon the school debt.
One Of his dignifed remarks was that che
would vote for the devil if he could thereby
secure the election of a United States Senator
this fall" Another of his illustrations was
punctuated by the words ''damn you" In
1884 Gray denied that he was connected with
the graveyard" insurance companies, and
that in 1872 he made the Richmond speech
against the Democrats, which was at the time
printed in the newspapers. Those who heard
his speech last Saturday night will put their
own constructions on these denials.
Of his argument it is sufficient to say that
it was Democratic in every respect Every
one expected that. But no one supposed that
the Governor of great State would use Ian
guage and utter sentiments, in the presence
Of ladies' and gentlemen, that would disgrace
a crossroads orator, or would have the hardi-
hood to utter, upon the authority of his Office
open falsehoods. The people Of Logansport
have for the last three years been brought into
intimate and very pleasant personal relations
with at least one board appointed by Governor
Porter-the commission to build the insane
hospitals, composed of Joseph r. Gray Will
lam Grose, Republicans, and John G. Robin
son and DIR. F. Skinner, Democrats-and
they know very we'll that the State-house was
built by commission equally bipartisan.
What statement to emanate from the Gov
ernor of Indiana! ''Vote for the devil if you
can secure your end" The sentiment is
characteristic of the man, and is an outrage
upon morality and decency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

THE New York court has made righteous
decision in the case of the "wife" Of Charles L.
Davis better known as Alvin Joslin, an actor
She brought suit against him as his wife, al
though acknowledging they were never form
ally married Her plea was that it was suffi-
cient that he bad acknowledged her as his
wife, which has been held as sufficient in some
States. The court rules against her, and de-
cides that she, by her own consent, has been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Grasps the Significance.

Boston Adyertiser.
The following expression in the platform1 has
interest for the Republican party everywhe
because it is significant of the intentions of the
Indiana Republicans with regard to the national
election of 1885,
"Hon. Benjamin Harrison, United States Sen
ator for Indiana, has worthily won front rank
among the trusted aud honorable statesmen of
the Nation, and by his signal abilities and de-
votion to the highest public interest has
brought credit upon the State and the country.
His course in the Senate of the United States
meets with our warmest approval, and we com
mend him to the esteem and confidence Of all the
nAnnlan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
The CiVil-Service Plank.

Boston Journal.
Not even the most exacting mugwump paper
questions the sincerity or the thoroughness of
the declaration of the Indiana Republican, on
the civil services
1--WE favor thorough and honest enforce
ment of the ivil-service law, and the extension
of its principles to the State administration
wherever it can be made practicable, to the END
that the corruption and fragrant abuses that ex-
ist IN the management of our public institutions
may be done away with, and they be liberated
from partisan control"
No Democratic convention has given expres
sion to any sentiments like these.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

years ago to Texas. But after ALL the Rio
Grande Is conventional frontier; we might
push the border line down to the twenty second
parallel without injuring Mexico materially; and
the transfer of dozen Mexican States to the
American flag would certainly inure to their
benefit, and to the benefit of landowners there
10. It might be made pleasant all round if the
transfer were conditioned upon the payment to
Mexico of a score or two of those millions Of
which she stands in such sore need
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
A Nice Alternative.
louisville Courier-Journal.

LouiSFlue COuTler-JOurhAl
For one hundred years fhe inhabitants Of the
coral and volcanic island of Bermuda have
feared that an earthquake shock would plunge
them into the sea- They cannot reasonably
complain, therefore, that they have not had
ample leisure in which to move Everybody
In Bermuda might by this time have been settled
in the the United States and blown away by a
cyclone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

SPEAKING of Alexander, late of Bulgaria,
an exchange suggests that, as a means Of pre-
caution, crowns should be worn with their
strings knotted under the wearers' chins
This differs from the general opinion, which
is that this species of headgear should be so
adjusted as to be easily removed without car
rying the head with it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

IT is said that Rhea, the Kentucky Demo
srat who had the temerity to decline to &C
cept challenge is making fine progress in
his canvass and stands a frst-class chance
of being nominated. 1t is hoped that he may
be- Kentucky should encourage men Of his
stamp, SO far as his attitude toward the code
is concerned, and further we say not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
scdswick Did Get Drunk.

washington Star.
AS at first represented, the reported conduct
of the special representative of the State Depart
ment was certainly disgraceful in the extreme,
both to himself and the country. and it was very
properly commented upon in severe terms and
with equal severity by the leading journals of
both political parties, as we'll as by those indie
pendent of all party obliGations-each justly
jealous of the good reputation of our govern
ment and its official servants at home and
abroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Reform in Utah.
Chicago Journal

CHICdRO HHT
The Mormon polygamists who have been hid
ing in tho woods are returning to their homes
and numerous wives. Under the new Demo
cratic officials in Utah. prosecutions for polyga-
my have entirely ceased
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

REPORTS from Hon. William r. Morrison's
district indicate that his denomination to Con-
gress was not accomplished without consider
able opposition from members of the party in
his own county 1t is not stated whether the
objections were to Bill Morrison personally, or
to Morrison's bill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

San Francisco Alta.
Henry George writes many books to prove
that property should be held in common, but we
notice that he copyrights his books SO as to re-
tain their ownership. Henry is strong in pre-
cept but weak in example.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Get Ready for Business.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
This fall promises to be a bad season for croak
ers and grumblers. People generally are getting
ready to take their coats off and push business.
The country was never in better condition for
good seasons work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Cleveland and the Colored Man.

Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Grover Cleveland in the woods, says:
II have great respect for the colored people
Again and again l have told the delegations
which have visited me that they must have con-
victions Of their own and act on them"
Appointments OF colored men by the Cleye.
land administration, one Removals of colored
men by the same. in the Treasury Department
alone, siXtY.tWo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

EARTHQUAKE insurance will be the next
thing They have it in Italy. Agents of
such companies would do rushing business
in Charleston and Evansville
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Easy Insurance.
Philadelphia Press.

PhlIAdeIphIa PTeS5,
Daniel Webster Voorhees, declares that under
no circumstances would he give up senatorshp
to become Vice president The country is full
of people who, for and in consideration of the
of thirty or forty cents, would insure Voor
hees against being called upon to do So
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Democratic ECONOMY"

Boston Journal.
The Democratic campaign committee may be
short of funds, and probably is, but this Is no
reason why it should be allowed to send pam
phlet of 104 pages through the mails in envelopes
labeled Public Document u. S. Senate, Part
of Congressional Record, Free" There is a
penalty for this kind of thing, and it should be
enforced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
A CINCINNATI Attraction.

Philadelphia Press
The Cincinnati Exposition is a great success.
Nothing in the show attracts more attention
than the large three quart bottle containing
sample of the harmony which prevails among the
journalists of that great city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

THE Democratic party can make up its mind
that it has a defensive campaign on hand
There will be enough suggested to keep it
busy during the remainder of the time be-
tween now and election without seeking to go
out of its way to find material for discussion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Impending Crisis in Missouri.

st. Louis Post Dispatch.
If absolute and effectual prohibition should
ever be established in Missouri, what would be-
come of the Colonels? This solemn and portep-
tious question should engage the attention of all
State conventions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
An Editors Discovery.

Nashville Union.
The New York Commercial Advertiser re-
marks: 1.-The silver in Bland dollar is today
worth Y g cents" But the G. A. man can buy
just much beer with it as he can with an in.
significant looking gold dollar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

THE compassion of every tender-hearted
reader must be aroused by the painful strug-
giles Of the Sentinel to understand plain En-
giish-not "Bill" English, whom it can never
hope to see through, but the pellucid, ele
CANT yeEnacular, samples Of which are to be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

EDITOR CUTTING says he wants to go to
Michigan but hasn't money enough to pay his
fare. This is sad, but if he must get to Mich
igan, what's the matter with the walkingg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09

THE earthquake theories now being evolved
by the scientists of about as much interest to
the people whose houses have toppled down
about their ears as are speculations concerning
the causes of cyclones to the unfortunates who
have been blown into the next county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
A Complete Outfit.

Springfield Union.
Colonel Overall, of Missouri, wants to 90 to
Congress. If he gets there he can parade with
Mr.. Vest, of the Senate. making a complete
specimen of the Missouri style of costume.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-09
Hard to Please.

Philade,phl Times
Before his deposition Prince Alexander. Of
Bulgaria, was objectionable to Russia because he
was too arrogant. Now he is Objectionable be-
cause he is too humble.