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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

WILL the labor party 60 by the Widow Butler
IN lo6o!-Syracuse Standard
IF all workingmen were like the locomotive
engineers there would be an end of labor
troubles, we are inclined to think.-Puck.
Mr. TILDEN was tariff reformer but he had
more confidence in Sam Randall than in ali the
e-trade leaders put together Atlanta Con-
stituton.
A LITTLE more civil-servce reform and less
pretense about it is evidently what the Demo
Gratis need in Indiana as we'll as Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Record.
THE Democrats are consoling themselves with
the fact that it was an ''off year" But off wears
have heretofore been famous for Democrats
victories Chicago Journal.
ALMOST any tariff that will insure the Demo-
cratic party votes will be welcomed as eager
ly as young turkey seizes blade of tender
grass.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
If Postmaster-general Villas shoad lose his
present job for making Democratic speech, he
might get situation on Mr. Elders Literary
Life-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
IT is estimated that the Golden Club. of Lon
don, saved $4,000 during the recent camDagn
by not sending it over to America to elect free
trade congressman Philadelphia Press
The free traders have thus far obstructed
revenue reform, and as soon as the free trade
carcass can be buried out of the way honest
tariff revision will come. philadelphia Times.
desperate fight to be deprived of their victory by
fraud Senator Harrison is fighter, and viii
be returned to Washington for six years.-M-
bany Express
WHAT hurts Mr. Morrison most is the fact that
he cannot expect to be ''vindicated" for at least
two years, and in all that time he will have no
opportunity to obstruct public business. -Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
IT is too thin, when Colonel Villas pretends
that he travelled all the way from Washington to
Madison IN order to make a speech in favor OF
cvl-service reform the evening before the cleo
ton.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
THE Presidents airing of his time worn griev-
ance against the newspapers that unduly gossip
concerning his affairs inopportune and Gus
of place. 1t was the weak spot of an otherwise
acceptable address; in fact, il was quite childish
Brooklyn Eagle.
THE members of these two Legislatures TIndi-
ana and New Jersey have a great responsibility
devolved upon them. They ought to feel that
the eyes of the whole country are upon them.
and that any dishonorabe methods used by
either side will be detected and exposed and will
only injure the party that resorts to them. New
York Mail and Express.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

The President reveals his aristocratic ten
denotes pretty plainly, and his visit to Boston,
on the occasion of the Harvard celebration,
showed how much he expected from that
source, and how much more kindly he took to
the natives there than to those he met at
Richmond. He seems to be fully persuaded
that he will sweep things in that part of the
country when he is again nominated for the
presidency. His reception there rather unset
tleo him, for he is not able to understand how
the people could rise above partisan prejudice
enough to cheer him on his appearance unless
they were actually in love with him and his
ways It does not seem to have occurred to
him that the people Of that region are loyal to
their country without regard to who may hap
pen to be President, and that it was pride of
country that caused them to show such hon
ors to him. Then there were the mugwumps
of that locality who were delighted (?) to con-
template the creature of their hands, if it may
be said that their few hundred votes had any
thing to do with the result of the election of
1884. Taken altogether, Mr.. Cleveland re-
turns from New England fully persuaded that
he would sweep things there if only his party
has the wisdom to again nominate him. He
feels compensated for his i'll luck at Rich
mend, and is inclined to let the voters Of the
Old Dominion see that he does not care what
they think Of himo Mr.. Cleveland is one Of
the cleverest stupid men of the age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

Major George w Steele, against his wishes,
to make the race, and the result iustiies their
wisdom. Two years ago Major Steele was
elected, after most heated contest by fifty
four plurality. Toinsure his defeat the Dem
ocrats took off Howard county, as stated with
its more than thousand Republican major
ity but they still reckoned badly. Although
not desiring the race Major Steele entered
the lists to win, and after campaign that for
hard work, unceasing endeavor, careful study,
good management and brainy canvassing, has
never been excelled if equaled in this State,
he comes out with over four hundred plural
ity. The Major has never been defeated. He
is not that kind of man. In the Twelfth dis
trict what revolution has been wrought
The citadel of Indiana Democracy has been
captured, and the flag of Captain White waves
triumphantly over it. Goodbye, Judge
Lowry. In the Thirteenth district General
Packard made a most brilliant fight He
made great gains and deserved success, and
only failed of it because it was not possible TO
capture this Democratic stronghold by the
first assault. Next time he can take it. Par
allel with the great victory in the State, and
i'll practically defeating the legislative gerry
mander, ranks the congressional canvass in
Indiana. The Republican Congressman from
Indiana will stand at the front in the next
House of Representatives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE late Thomas Carnegie, of Pennsylvania,
left his entire fortune, about 49, 900. 600, to his
wife Lucy, except an annuity of $4,000 to his
mother.
SILVER pitchers for presentation to bridal
couples can be had of US as low as 50. and thew
will wear we'll for three months advertises a
Chicago firm.
AT Battle Creek, Mich, sixty Democratic
votes cast at the late election were Pound 10 hear
this imprint: Gives us Democrat who wears
coon-skin cap and wooden socks. They are op-
posed to Cleveland.
II is said that in Connecticut SO few lawyers
we're nominated to the Legislature, out of defer
ence to the preindices of the Knights of Labor,
that 1t will not be easy to equip the judiciary
committee with frst-class men.
MARSHAL BAzAISE has had severe fall while
walking in the Retro at Madrid. He had to be
carried By the police and the bystanders to his
house. Marshal Bazaine lives alone in Madrid,
as Nine Bazaine went TO Mexico with some OF
her children, last spring on family matters. He
looks very old and shakYr has long gray beard,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
MR.. MEAGHRR,s 1NELIaIBIL1TY.

A decision of the Supreme Court of the
State, delivered by Chief justice Elliott, and
concurred in by all the court, settles the ques-
ton conclusively and forever in regard to the
ineligibility of Mr. Meagher, the Democratic
Representative-elect from Vigo county. No
ono questions the ineligibility of Mr.. Meagher
If ne was justice of the peace. The only
point sought to be made in favor of Mr..
Meaghers eligibility is that he had not en-
tered upon the Office, that he had not "quali
fed as a justice, and thus disqualified him
of The State, ex rel. Elliott, versus Be-
menderfer, reported in the Ninety
sixth Indiana, the question before
the court presented this state of facts: Elliott
was commissioner of Elkhart county elected
in 1880 to hold "until his successor should
be elected and qualified" In 1882 William
McVitty, an eligible candidate, was elected to
be his successor, but before his term of office
began he died, and Elliott contended that as
McVitty's term had not commenced, and he
had not actually entered upon the discharge
of the duties of the office, there was no
vacancy. and that the appellee, Bemenderfer,
who had been elected to fill the alleged va
cancy, could not be indicted into the Office.
The court says: "This position is not tenable.
The right of McVitty to the office was vested
at the time he took the oath in the manner
and form required by law" The court quotes
Abbot's definition of the word equality"
which is ''to take the oath and give the bond
required by law from apublic officer before
he may enter on the discharge of his duties. :"
This decision fits the Meagher case exactly.
Mr. Meagher took the oath of office and filed
his bond. Certified copies of these have been
published. The title to the office Of justice
of the peace vested in him when be took the
oath, and he qualified when he took the
oath and filed his bond There should be no
further contention over this case Unless the
Constitution is to be fagrantly violated for
partisan reason, Mr. Meagher cannot take
his seat in the General Assembly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
PosToFPIoE DECENTRALIZATION.

A few weeks ago committee of investiga
ton was sent from Washington in response to
the complaints of the citizens of Philadelphia,
to ascertain why the local mail service was so
atrociously bad. The committee investigated
and made report generating the postmaster
from all blame, and giving as cause for the
Irregularities and delays in delivering the
mail that Republican employees, still retained
| in the service, hindered the new men in the
performance of their duties. After this re-
port it was not to be expected that the service
would improve, and it has in fact continued
to grow steadily worse, until the Civil-service
Reform Association was forced to take the
matter in hand. Having investigated the
management of the postoffice in a manner
somewhat different from the method en-
ployed by the department officials they find
that Postmaster Harritys method of max
ing appointments under the civil-service
laws IS open to some criticism
| Among other facts they have ascertaned that
out Of l84 new men who have been given po-
sitions after passing the required examina-
tons. all but two are Democrats, and that the
| average percentage received by Democratic
applicants who pass their examinations is
much higher than that usual on such occa-
sions, although some os the men are notori-
ously illiterate. They also find that the ap-
pointees are so selected under these rules that
they are evenly distributed as to residence in
the various political precincts These facts,
with many others of the same kind. have
been formulated in letter to the Civil-sery-
ice Commission at Washington, asking that
body to order searching investigation and to
effect if possible, some reform in the man
agement of the postohice
All this is merely one of the DEVELOPMENTS
of the ciyil-service under Democratic adj.
ministration which ale occurring everywhere
but that it is not an affair Of merely local in
terest is shown by the statements of one of
the Philadelphia papers. The decentralization
and ineffc;ency in the Office are so great. ac-
cording to these accounts, that on one even
ing last week when the time came for dis
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patching the mail that was to leave the Office
for the West, over 10000 letters were left be-
hind. The next night thousands of letters
were left ont of the Western mail, and the
same omission was repeated the evening fol-
lowing As the Journal has said before, a
slight defect in the m>l service is far-reach-
ing in its effects; even the hlunders in Grand
pa Jones's office have more than local inter-
est. When the bad management and demoral-
ization extend to such an important distrib-
uting point as Philadelphia, the consequences
are not easily measured. Postmaster Villas
ought to go down to Philadelphia and give a
post election version Of the civil-seryice
speech delivered at Madison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
THE STATE TICKET.

Not least among the causes that led TO the
remarkable success in the late election was the
composition and character of the Republican
State ticket. 1t was a representative expo
nent, not only of the great convention that
nominated it, but of the great party it was to
lead to honorable triumph. At the time the
convention did its work the Journal compli
mented the party and the people alike upon
the men selected as candidates for the
offices to be filled. There was no smell OF
''ring' or faint of Setting up in its
choice. The candidates came fresh and un-
trammeled from the free and unrestricted
voice of the convention. Admirably chosen
as to locality and special fitness for the re-
spective places, the ticket at once commanded
the confidence of the party, confidence that
increased from the day of nomination to the
day OF election and, we are sure, will con
tinue to increase throughout the terms during
which they shall administer their trusts.
Colonel Robertson, the head of the ticket,
had once been tried in the same candidature,
and with added years Of strength and expe-
rence, he proved to be the right man in the
right place. Strong, vigorous, alert bold
and constant, he was power throughout the
canvass His speeches, and those of Mr..
Griffin, the Secretary of State-ele who is
an unusually fine speaker and very capable
man, did much to arouse the party enthu-
siasm. The less conspicuous, but none
the less efficient, work of Bruce
Carr, and Captain Lemcke and Will
lam T. Noble, and Mr.. LaFollette,
contributed largely to the splendid result,
while the high judicial character and eminent
services of Judge Elliott were potent in win
ming votes to the ticket Mr. Kitchener, in
his place, of course, did his full share of
work, and worthily won his full share of
honor. The Republicans were we'll led, well
Differed and had an unexceptionable ticket
not candidate that needed word of defense,
but one and all OF whom added strength to a
strong canvass. 1t was good year all around
for Republicans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

THE ballots cast in the Sixth precinct Of
Jacksonville at the late election were not put
in bag and sealed, as the law directs, but
we're replaced in the ballot-box. This fact
may cut very important figure in the re-
count of the votes in the case of the Senator
from Clark and Jefferson. 1t was most
tlagrant violation of the law, and although en-
tirely unintentional, perhaps, it would seem
to vitiate the value of the ballots on a re-
count
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
OHIO METHODS.

The Washington correspondent of the Louis
Ohio method is to be employed in Indiana in
reference to the Legislature. This is trife
ambiguous. Does he mean that Doodle is to
capture it, as was the Ohio Legislature of two
years ago, when the money of the Standard
Oil Company bought seat in the Senate for
Henry b. Payne, as was testified to by good
Democrats, or does it refer to the peculiar
methods that were put into practice in Column
bus and Cincinnati for the purpose of sending
up Legislature that would elect some other
man than John Sherman? Does the gentle
man wish 10 recall the fact that certain Dem
ocrats changed the tally-sheets in the city Of
Cincinnati in the interest of the Democratic
candidate which was so fully exposed that no
one thinks of denying that the Democrats
attempted to steal the Legislature? Does he
wish to advert to the fact, now established,
that the tally-sheets were stolen at Columbus
for the same. purposeg Does he wish to revive
the scandal at Cincinnati, where leading
Democratic citizen, and member of the COM
mittee, confessed that while he was an un-
compromising Democrat, and expected to re-
main one, lie could not but confess that the
closest investigation of the returns showed
that all the swindles had been committed by
Democrats in the interest of Democratic can
didatesG Are these part of the "Ohio outrage
that is to be repeated in Indiana" 1t looks
like it, for the swindles already unearthed in
this city were committed in the interest of
Democratic candidates. They did not sue
coed in Ohio, and they will not be allowed to
here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

The Rev. Mr.. Park, of Birmingham Conn,
has set the Congregational General Confer
ence, now in session, to thinking, by declaring
in favor of the decent Sunday paper, which
he declares has come to stay. he can see no
difference between good daily published for
Sunday and one issued on any other day, ex-
cept that generally there was more of the
Sunday issue, making it that much better. The
indianapolis Sunday Journal is type of the
wholesome Sunday paper, and is a great civil
izer and educator in all that is wholesome and
Of good report.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

Of Trade at Chicago. The brokers should not
fail to note the fact that the bucket-shop is
the primary or training school, fitting men to
become victsas If the gentlemen who fix the
price of things without regard to their actual
value The men who are lucky in the
gambling places called bucket-shops are as
certain to become the prey of Chicago specu-
lators as they are to live. They get feeced
in turn, and in the end all bucket-shop roads
lead to Chicago. To obstruct them would be
suicidal on the part of the conscientious gen
tlemen Who are SO distressed by reason of their
existence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

owe are to understand, are we, that the bal
lots were taken from the county clerks office
and placed in the custody of the United
States Court for no other reason than that
Mr.. McLains successor in the county clerk S
Office is Democrat, and therefore not to be
trusted"
No, not exactly. It was not because the
clerk elect is a Democrat, but because he is
the special pet the tool and creature, of Coy
and his gang, that the people did not feel
just as well satisfied with him as the custodian
of the ballots, and tally-sheets, and poll
books. There is great deal better feeling
over these evidences of fraud being in the
custody of the United States Court than if
they were liable to fall into the hands of the
gang whose tools manipulated them last week;
and in that feeling we are glad to know that
many honorable Democrats fully share If
the Sentinel wants to constitute itself the
special champion of the suffrage thieves, of
course there is no objection; but it looks
Supremacy silly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

The Sentinel does not seem to like the use
of the word thieves in connection with the
suffrage steals. This is greatly to be regret
ted; but we fear, despite the sensitive nerves
of our esteemed contemporary, that it will
have to hear this term used when speaking of
the scoundrels who attempted to steal from
the people their right of suffrage and of rep
resentation. They are thieves, and they must
make the best of the word
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

WHEN Hon. George w. Steele says that the
Republican party should carry out its pledges
to the people on the question of liquor legisla-
ton made in its platform, he voices the senti-
ment of the whole party But not alone on
this, bat upon every question on which the
party spoke, the pledges made will be re-
deemed to the letter. so far as the representa-
tives of the party have the power in the COM
ing General Assembly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
THE best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang aft a4ley."

The truth of this quotation was never better
demonstrated than in the Democratic Congress
sional gerrymander. The Democratic man
ayers intended that the Indiana congressional
delegation should stand eleven Democrats to
two Republicans, or that, at most, it should
be not less than ten to three But behold the
result! The people have knocked the gerry
mander galley west, and the Republicans have
seven to fraudulent and even doubtful six
In the First district General Hoyey, who
was SO gallant and distinguished soldier, and
so terrible scourge and enemy of the Demo
cratic Ku-klux and Knights of the Golden
Circle during the war, has won grand VIC
tory. In the Second, Third and Fourth dis
tricts the Democrats, of course, retain their
members, but Mr.. Ragsdale made a fine can
yass in the Second, and the Great Director
comes out of the conflict terribly dsfgured
and thoroughly wounded in every respect at
the hands of Gen. Thomas j. Lucas. the vet
eran soldier of two wars In the Fifth dis
trict Mr. Chase made good fight he worked
faithfully, ably and CALAMITY. That
he did not win, was only because it
was impossible In the Sixth district
of course, General Browne was elected
In this the Seventh district, it required the
addition of Madison county and the most
dicpaDu IN hla ,,ocs;hlo Turo5;,o.v - oo,.4 -:
the Sentinel's favorite, Mr.. Bynum. The
Eighth district, made purposely for Mr.
Lamb, goes back on the 'little Lamb that
Voorhees, had, and Mr.. Johnston is elected
by an increased majority. One enthusiastic
Democrat has stated, since the election, that
if ever they get control of the Legislature
again they will make district that will elect
Lamb if it takes every Democratic county in
the State to do it; yet in that event, Mr.
Lamb will have to be kept away from John
ston, who has twice defeated this Democratic
pet. The Ninth district was one of the two
the Democracy made in which to hive the
Republican counties; but the success of Mr..
Cheadle is none the less complimentary to
him than if he had been less favored. They
would not have allowed his election if they
could have helped it. In the Tenth district
Mr.. Owen fought good fight, and won
deserved and glorious victory. Mr.. Owen is
one of the very best men sent to Congress
from any State. and his canvass was thorough.
brilliant, and, as the result demonstrates con-
vincing.
The Democrats intended to capture the
Eleventh district at all hazards and at any
cost; so they took from it Howard county, with
its eleven or twelve hundred majority. and
gave it to the Ninth district, where they
thought it would do no harm. Yet in this
they blundered again. Whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad The Re-
publicans of the district determined they
would not be DISTINGUISHED, 50 they nominated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

IT should be understood that there is no
limit to the amount Of subscription necessary
to become member of the association for the
prevention and punishment of frauds against
the elective franchise. Any sum, from one
dollar upwards, will entitle the subscriber to
membership, and by so much strengthen the
hands of the committee charged with the
duty of ferreting out and securing the pun
ishment of the perpetrators of crime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

The tally sheet forgers attempted to steal
the criminal judgeship Is there an intelli-
gent citizen who does not understand whyg
And is there decent, law-abiding citizen of
any political belief who is willing that such
scoundrels should have charge of the city's
only way of enforcing the law? The mobile"
Coy gang of UNPUBLISHED rascals must be
taught lesson and taught it now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

IT is the purpose of the Republican ring
sters to convict the county clerk elect of NAL
feasance before he gets into his Office. Sen
tinel.
That clerk elect has already been convicted
of selling butter grease to the Insane Hospital,
and taking pay for it at good creamery prices.
If that is not malfeasance we don't know
what would be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-12

IT is seriously told of Mr.. Cleveland that
he has taken satisfaction in the belief that he
fanciful tradition that mascotte loses its pecu-
liar virtue as brnger of good luck when it
marries, and becomes hoodoo, impresses
him painfully. States were never more plainly
"hoodooed" than were Indiana and Virginia
in the election last week. The President is
right.