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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12
IRONS VERSUS PoWpERLY,

1t is given out that it is the ambition of
Mr.. Martin Irons to reach the leadership of
the Knights of Labor, and to this end is max
ing strong effort to be elected general mas
ter workman at the next election, which takes
place next fall. This would be one of the
gravest mistakes the Knights could possibly
make. Martin Irons, as much or more
than any other man, is responsible for the
Missouri Pacific strike and for its humiliating
failure. Had the advice and instructions of
General Master Workman Powderly been
needed this could all have been adjusted
without sacrificing a principle, and would
have saved the men the loss of time that
means so much to them. Unless the Knights
of Labor wish to put in the lead man who
will attempt to carry things by brute force
and an appeal to violence, they have no use
for Martin Irons. He has been tried and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

had no confidence in her protestations and re-
fused to 60. She then sought him outand at
tempted to disfgure him by dashing vitriol in
his face. He anticipated the movement, and
in the struggle that followed some of the
liquid fire got into her face. instantly dis
figuring it in the most horrible manner. In
charging the jury the judge insisted that the
injury suffered by the defendant must not be
allowed to mitigate the offense and its punish
ment, and the finding Of guilty was supple
mented with sentence Of two years in prison.
The woman is most horribly disfgured but
protests that she did not intend to injure her
husband. though she had started to find him
with that purpose. She says she loves him
devotedly, and was about to show her husband
that she had intended to hurt him but that
she had relented and was going to throw the
vitriol away when he seized her, and in the
struggle that followed the stuff was accident
ally thrown into her face.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

JUDGE POLLARD is pleased with the reaec-
ton that the President chose another rebel
soldier as his successor. 1t was Jefferson
Davis who, last week, remarked that the 'lost
cause was not lost but was only sleeping
When the Democratic party recognizes its
better and bigger half in the South, the out
rage OF refusing to confirm an ex-confederate
soldier will not be tolerated. The South is
rapidly persuading itself that the proper thing
Is to reassert the doctrines that plunged the
United States into civil war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

CONGRESS should promptly respond to the
petition of the Tippecanoe Club, of this city,
for the erection of an appropriate monument
over the grave of Gen. William Henry Har-
rison, at North Bend, o. There is promise
that some steps will be speedily taken, judg-
ing from the manner in which Senator Sher-
man takes hold of the matter. He has prom
ised to do all he can to promote the object;
and if he really does that it will be sufficient
to secure an appropriation from Congress for
this laudable purpose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

A BODY Of men, to the number of about
forty attempted to take possession of the rail
roads of indianapolis last night They were
switchmen from several yards, who had banded
together to compel the reinstatement by the
Vandalia of the six men discharged because
they abandoned their work for the al
legged reason that one man had been
employed who was not satisfactory
to them. This Offensive" switchman
had been faithful employe of the company
at East St. Louis, and for this cause was
"black listed" This band of men marched
around from yard to yard, hailing engines,
calling the men off, attempting to persuade
them to abandon their work, and carrying
things with high hand. For time they did
not propose to allow any of the sleepers to be
switched; but finally they conceded that point,
butannounced that after Ii o'clock last nightn
switching should be done until the Vandala
had discharged the one obnoxious man and re-
instated the six who left the yards of their
own free will and accord. The men engaged
in this strike and interference with the opera
ton of the roads all belong to the night force;
they claim they will be joined by the day
men during to-day, and that then the business
traffic of indianapolis will be suspended to
await their pleasure.
So far as appears, there are no just grounds
for this outbreak. The grievances of the
men, if they have any, have never been form
ulated or presented to any one in authority
No union or labor association has passed upon
the alleged trouble or Endorsed the strike. It
seems to be an utterly unorganized, arbitrary
piece of work, undertaken and controlled by
few men on their individual and
personal responsibility, the purpose of
which, on the face, is to prevent
one man from being employed in the vandala
yards. What may be the extent of the move
ment to day no one can tell. But it may be
worth while calling the attention of the men
to the absolute necessity that they have their
quarrel just. If it is an unjust quarrel, and an
effort is made to tie up business here on that
injustice it will fail, and it will fail to the in
jury of those engaged in it. Both the law
and public opinion will be against it, and
these are stronger than all else in this country,
no matter how much they may be temporarily
interfered with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

CARTER HARRISON, the superb" Mayor
of Chicago, is not so popular as he thought
he was. Even the Times, his organ and the
organ of the Democratic party, most severely
castigates him for his criminal coddling of
the Anarchists before the Tuesday night
tragedy in the Haymarket. Had Mr.. Harri-
son not been more solicitous for votes than for
the public peace, the chances are that that
deplorable occurrence would never have taken
place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

in his successor one who at first wished to
revenge himself upon Southern men of better
social standing than himself, and then, with
a sudden revolution of feeling, desired ito be-
come their Moses" It will be remembered
that this is precisely the point brought out in
the Depew story-that johnson was actuated
by his desire to get even with those in the
South above him in social scale, and whose
sights he had often suffered. At first his idea
was to revenge himself; then he found that
by his possession of the power of the presi-
dency, he could have his way better. and he
changed his course it order to make himself
solid for second term.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

EXECUTIVE officers who trife with their
duty, for fear it may cost them few votes,
assume fearful responsibility. The most
popular Governor to-day is Jeremiah Rusk,
of Wisconsin, and the most popular Mayor is
Amor Smith, jr, of Cincinnati. These two
men deemed it better to preserve the peace
than to restore it; to protect life and property
than to defend it from further assault after
murder and arson had begun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

ANNIE LoUGHLIN, of New York city, has
discovered that there is such thing as JUS
tice in this country, and she was doubtless
very much surprised when the verdict Of two
years in the penitentiary was pronounced
against her. Her husband had left her be-
cause, as he declared, it was impossible to live
with one possessed of such fiery temper.
The woman sought to win him back, but he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

found incapable. He should be speedily
and permanently retired. What is needed
is good generalship thorough discipline
and a determination to respect the laws
of the land. If the members of the
Knights of Labor allow their judgment and
their sense of justice to be overthrown by
reading incendiary publications and listening
to the appeals Of fiery and irresponsible agi-
tators, no matter If they are fellow Knights,
there is no hope of them attaining their de-
sires. Success in their great undertaking de-
ponds on every step being taken in justice and
right. Pig-headed obstinacy and bloodthirsty
demands, coupled with threat, will not ac-
complish it. The Knights will eventually
succeed in doing much good, but they will
have to be in the right before they get all they
ask Attitudes hostile to the American idea
of individual and equal freedom cannot be
maintained Men of the Martin Irons stamp
will ever do the organization more harm than
good, for the reason that they are not wise
enough to first see that they are in the right.
Indeed, this man has shown that he does not
care whether he is in the right or not He
held out against the orders of his superior at
a time when it was apparent to everybody else
that the strike was causeless and could not be
maintained. Mr.. Powderly ordered what was
the wisest thing to do, and had his command
been obeyed the strikers would have had
a prestige they do not now enjoy.
The arbitrary action of this one man
caused the discontinue Of ten thousand
Knights of Labor, to say nothing of the mon
etary loss they suffered. If the wisdom and
moderation that have characterized the words
of Mr. Powderly do not commend him to the
confidence of the Knights of Labor it is use
less to think of their ever succeeding. To
place the vast affairs of the organization in
the hands of man like Martin Irons would
be to advertise the fact that it is about to
abandon that policy which has done so much
to establish it in the respect and confidence of
the people, without which it cannot be kept
from going to pieces. We do not think that
the managers of the Knights of Labor will be
SO short-sighted as to depose man like Pow
derby and commit suicide by installing Mar
tin Irons, especially after he has wrought such
harm to them. If Mr. Powderly does not
please the Knights let a successor be chosen,
but let him be man who will lead intelli-
gently and whose actions will not be guided
by spite or senseless prejudice Martin Irons
should be deposed from the position he now
holds, and the very best material in every in
stance should be chosen to direct the inn
portant affairs of these men, united for the
praiseworthy object of bettering their condi-
ton. Wise counsel will lead the Knights to
the goal of their ambition; but 1t will take
time and cannot be reached by methods that
cannot be defended as right in every way.
Patience and wisdom will solve the trouble,
and all will be we'll if the right men are kept
at the front.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

BECAUSE man wants to work eight hours
instead of ten is no sufficient excuse for re-
sorting to violence and compulsion if the
desired reform is not inaugurated at once. It
takes some time to persuade the masses in
favor of any change like that. In the mean
time the reformers must exercise that
patience that should characterize the man who
is in advance Of his fellows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

A GOOD many kinds of business have been
injured by the strikes, but the May crop-re-
port indicates that the agricultural interests
have not been seriously interfered with
Mother Earth has not struck, but goes on
growing wheat and corn all through twenty
four hour day, regardless of the agitators
among few of the restless creatures on her
hrao
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12
GENERAL GRANTS second volume roaa

GENERAL GRANTS second volume goes very
far to support the Chauncy M. Depew story
about Andrew johnson. A notice Of the vol
ume in the New York Times says. HE
[Grantl believes that Lincoln wanted Davis
to escape, as there had been blood enough al
ready spilled but alas! his own was yet to
flow. He would have proved the best friend
the so'sh ~""'A have had. whereas they found
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

We are getting along. Yesterday, in the
House of Representatives, an ex-confederate
cavalry general, now member from the State
of Alabama, denounced Edwin M. Stanton in
the bitterest possible language, in which con-
genial task he was aided and abetted by
Northern doughface Democrats. It is thus
we are becoming one united people in this
''era Of reconciliation"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

The absconding Ohio Democratic Senators
we're in attendance at the races at Lexington,
KY, on Monday. They might as well remain
IN Kentucky. The remaining Republican
members have shown a remarkable ability to
run things without them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

THE individual who says traits" above his
breath in New York does so at the risk of be-
ing nabbed by the police and carried off to
Jail. RATS" has been officially pronounced
an incendiary expression.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

terday must have been in sympathy with the
Anarchists. It demolished the court house
and one of the school houses. If there is
anything an Anarchist despises, it is the law
and education
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

The Burke Mitchell glove fight at Chicago
on Monday night was attended by 5000 peo-
ple No Sociallstic demonstrations having
been made at this gathering, it seems proba-
bic that the Moody meetings could be resumed
without danger to the community.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

MARTIN IRONS denies the report that he
has an ambition to succeed Mr.. Powderly as
general master workman of the Knights of
Labor. The election of such a man as Irons
to that place would make short work Of the or
ganization of the Knights.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12
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Business Office. 238 Editorial Rooms .---.. "a

"WHATEvER others represent, this man JEFF
ferson Davis, who talks about liberty, represents
human slavery the degradation of labor, the trea-
son OF secession and rebellion, the horrors and
infamies of Libby and Andersonville, all. in
short, that Is most malicious vicious and dam
pabls in American history."-Gov ]. B. Foraker,
nf Ohio
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

THAT New York paper is mistaken when 1t
AYERS that "no man can do much in any depart
ment of lifes activities and be whisky -drinker
at the same time" Men have been known to be
great artists" in certain lines at the very time
when they were drupkest Certain kinds of
painting is never done under any other condi-
tons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

A CLAREMoNT, VT, man has found himself in
London without being able to account for how
he got there This is an old story and contains
even the stereotyped feature of his having
S. 900 with him when he left home. The only
remarkable thing about his story is that he
claims he still has the money. Let him be
searched.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

'.THE Union never wronged u.s. The Union
has been an unmixed blessing to every section,
to every State, and to every man of every color
in America BENZ. Hill, of Georgia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12

THE only thing am sorry for is that we did
not succeed. If Yankee comes South and be-
HAYES himself we are glad to have him.-Jeff
Davis, at bonneville, Ga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-12
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-16

The papers have acquitted themselves
well in explaining the reasons for the de-
feat of the Democracy in several congress
sional districts.
The Stanton Vlndicatcr, whose editor
is a shrewd and capable observer, enume-
rates the honors accorded to Virglnians
bv President Cleveland, and the
showing is good as far as Mr.. Cleve-
land is concerned, to show that he had
nothing to do with it; but the great fact
remains that there are thousands OF young
men-and Others who had no claims from
social positions to any recognition by
what they call the Bourbons-who think
now. as they did in the Cameron-Daniel
campaign, that we want more sense ana
muscle, and less sentiment and caste.
When a Malone Republican last year
called Ayers little "cart driver he gave
the Democrats word that was enough
to elect their candidate.
The men who have been made min
listers and consuls, as the Vand'cdtoT
enumerates them, are all doubtless gen
tlemen of character but political
party with the most significant name
that ever christened a party should
never forget that its principles must not
indicate a misnomer, and it cannot be de-
MED that the shrewd old Senator was right
in 1881, who said that traditional Bour-
bonism, and not Malone, beat the
Democracy of Virginia.
The Republicans showed the other day
that they could win an election without
Malone; and if they put forward any
thing plausible as a platform for the next
Legislative contest, and find the Democ-
racy in its present position, they will in
dubitably sweep the State.
1t is the very moment for the leaders OF
our party to take "a new departure with
principles that are sound, and men that
are representative.
We can do nothing when the people
see the absurdity of fighting the United
States courts, and when they see the con-
troll of affairs handed over to men OF
excellent character, but who belong to a
past period.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-16
a BLUNDER.
past period

At the meeting of the Central Labor
Union in New York, on Sunday, Mrs
Mcdonald, secretary of the Labor Lecture
League. made lurid harangue in behalf
of the Chicago Anarchists, the object be-
ing to get up petitions for new trial
A resolution to appoint acommittee OF
ten to prepare petitions to the authorities
of Illinois, to be circulated among the
trade and labor organizations of the city,
was unanimously adopted. Indeed, there
was even a scramble to serve on such a
committee A Progressive cigar-maker
was made chairman, and even the build
ING trades. famous for their conservatism,
were represented on it.
1t is greatly to be regretted that any set
of workingmen should allow themselves
to be even suspected of identity or sym
pathy with the most atrociOus criminals
of the time and Mrs. McDOnald's speech
would doubtless illustrate the practical re-
mark of a famous philosopher concerning
nopular audiences-that the orator should
understand that a mass OF people had
emotion and passion, but no sense. 1t is
true that the Central Labor Union bases its
petition on the ground that the trial was
not fair one, but there are a plenty OF
lawyers to represent that view OF the case,
and the world will accept any such actions
by Labor organizations as indicative OF
sympathy, though this is disclaimed
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-16

Richmond can congratulate herself on
the blessings of a good climate in remark
ing the weather reports Of the last few
DAYS that have closed the fail season Tor
all the country north of us down to
Washington.
But as old winter rings down his snowy
curtain on the glorious picture Of the
autumn, he seems to have left us in a
proscenium box, whence we can get a
glimpse of him still struggling in vain to
"strike the scene"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-16
COLONEL BOB INGERsOLL.

This luminous humbug made a speech
before the Secular Congress in New York
on Sunday night, and took his text from
KIM L6ar-"PoOr, naked creatures,
wheresoeveryou are, &c."-and descanted
at length, and with manufactured pathos'
ON the sufferings of man under stress of
poverty and want
The Colonel has made a fortune with
his brilliant lectures on the mistakes of
Moses" and such like topics which he can
make popular with Observation-Disclosures
audiences. But after all his pretence to
philosophy, he is nothing but fourth or
fifth-rate man in the intellectual profess
sion which he has practiced for thirty
years.
After wearing out his tawdry lectures
against religion, when they will no longer
draw, he gets into another sensational
field and bills himself as the great cham
pion of the poor
1t was predicted for him long ago that
his last attempt would be as a preacher
which would certainly be the only great
harm he could do the Church.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-16
A GENERAL CENTENNIAL SHOW.

Columbus and the Revolution to Share the
Honors.
The New York Sun in speaking OF the
proposed grand celebration in Washing
ton recites the advantages at length
zone of these maps brings to the eye
the fact that radius of 30 miles from
the Capitol dome will take in New York
on the northeast, Pittsburg on the north
west. White Sulphur Springs on the
southwest, and so on.
"The members of the Board OF Promo
ton consider the matter theyhave charge
as of 'transcendent political and practical
importance The hundredth anniversary
of the foundation of our Government and
the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America are historical events
of hemispherical and worldwide sig
nificance 1t appears that st. Louis,
Chicago, the City of Mexico, and New
York are all anxious to hold worlds fairs
in 1892, in honor of the great exploit OF
Columbus; but none of these cities can
compete with Washington, the Paris OF
America, in attractions and beauty, and
city destined to be the Berlin of America
in educational facilities.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-16
A CARD FROM HON. GEO. d. WISE.
Communicated
To the Public.

The urgency of friends, whose judg-
ments respect, and my own taste, nave
been averse TO any notice OF the state
ments in regard to myself attributed 10
William Lamb, Of Norfolk, in various
newspapers recently published. But re,
iterated rumors Of a contemplated duel
between him and myself, accompanied by
the assertion of gross insult offered by
him TO me, have been so widely circulated,
as TO render it necessary for me, who, as
q public servant, bear distinct relations
and responsibilities to society, to publish
this card.
II is not true. as stated in many news
papers. that | have ever had quarrel
with William Lamb. 1t is true, as have
discovered, not by application to himself
with whom | can have no communlca-
ton, but to friends in Norfolk, whittier l
went for the purpose, that in a public
speech, delivered there during the recent
canvass, he stated that he had been told
that | was guilty Of immoralities, which
| will not undertake to repeat. This en-
anated from him, let it be added, without
previous provocation from me, outside OF
nv congressional district, where my
claims for congressional honors were in
no sense an appropriate subject for dis
cussion. A discriminating public VIII
hold me blameless when, under clrcum-
stances like these, and impelled by SUI
preme and righteous indignation, | de-
part from the even tenor of my way to
declare the charge referred to utterly
false and baseless, in whole and in part f;
the author of it an Infamous liar, and the
purveyor of the scandal to the public ear
a filthy scoundrel, fit only for the scorn
and contempt of all honorable gentlemen.
have stated that | have never had a
quarrel with William Lamb, and | can have
none with him, now or hereafter, because
he is a BLACKBOARD in more senses than as
the promulgator of baseless SANDER, and
a coward in more views than in causing,
as the report of his tOwnsmen has 1t, his
own arrest to escape duel which he pre-
tended to accept Respectfully,
GEO. D. WISE.