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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
The Rejection of Denny.

PITTsBuRG, Dec 10-The rejection of the Gre
dentials of A. g. Denny, delegate to the Trades
Federation at Columbus, yesterday. has created
great deal of talk among Pittsburg working
men, not only because Mr. Denny was the only
accredited delegate from this city, but also from
the fact that he was the representative of one of
the most carefully managed and powerful trades
organizations in the United States. By some it
is construed as deliberate snub of the window
glass workers. and by others as an affront to Mr.
Powderly and his order. In an interview, TO- day,
Isaac Cline, president of the window-glas workers
association, said the rejection of Mr.. Denny in.
dicated very clearly that the trades.unionists'
course will be divergent from the Knights Of La
Dor, and. for all he could see perhaps hostile.
Mr.. Denny went our representative, said
President Cline, "and. as we are all in the
Knights of Labor, it would be foolish to imagine
that we could be represented by any other per-
son than Knight Of Labor / see that the
committee on credentials claim to have decided
against Mr. Denny, not because he was glass
worker but because he belonged to the Knights
of Labor. II we were not entitled to representa-
ton as members of Mr.. Powderly's order. we do
not desire it on any other grounds. Therefore,
am led to the conclusion that the rejection Of
Mr.. Denny's credentials was o plain notice
served that the Trades Federation does not in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL.

The Sunday Journal for tomorrow, Dec IL,
viii contain sixteen pages. Among its contents
will be an original story, ''The Blue Satin
Doll" by Julian Magnus. This is the prize
Christmas story, for which a prize of $75
was given, and is published in the
Journal by special arrangement with
the author. General Badeau has
a paper on General Grant as a Traveller Sc
lection from General McClellan's autobiography
will be printed; Clara Bellies letter will appear,
together with special and regular features of
miscellany and news. The local department
will be unusually attractive in special articles
aud there will be the usual weekly personal and
society gossip from all the towns and cities
within our patronizing territory.
The Sunday Journal is read by more people
than any other paper in the State, and is stead
lily enlarging its reading and business constitu-
ency Even the Liquor League buy it and read
it with great interest, thus proving incontestibly
that it is a necessity, which it is to everybody
who can read and wants to read as good a Sun
day newspaper as is published in the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

AT the municipal election held in Spring
field, Mass, last Tuesday, and when the ques-
ton of license or no license to liquor dealers
was the main issue, women took an active
part. They not only solicited votes for the
anti-license side and supplied enfranchised
male citizens with proper tickets, but at each
polling-place they furnished bountiful array
of sandwiches, doughnuts, hot coffee and
other refreshments acceptable to those en-
gagged in the laborious task of saving small
part of their country Notwithstanding the
fact that large number of INSCRIPTIONS men
ate the doughnuts, drank the coffee and smiled
blandly upon theassembled ladies afteryards de-
posted license ballots the temperance element
was successful by a small majority Natural
ly enough, the women triumph and claim a
large share Of credit for themselves. If, here
after, by course of Swallowing" policemen,
and bribing them with cakes and ale-no, cof-
fee-they can insure the enforcement of the
liquor laws, then indeed, may they count
themselves great political power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

E. STONE WIGGINs, the Canadian weather
crank, breaks into the ST. Louis Globe Demo
crat with card, in which he attacks Professor
Proctor as a charlatan, the United States OBJ
servatory as fraud, and Sir Isaac Newton as
an ignoramus in regard to astronomy '.New-
toms Principal" says Virgins, "as to its
theorems, is monument of mathematical
profundity and genius, but, in its application
to the planets and the ,olar system is defective
and misleading, and totally unworthy the
mighty hand that wrote it." And, further
on, he says, Newton had the most crude con-
ception Of the law of gravitation." Virgins
has mistaken his mission. Instead of trying
to pass himself off as weather scientist he
ought to place himself on exhibition as an
egotistical ass
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
as the Cluverius murder has been, life would
hardly be worth living. The virginians are
SO queer
SENATOR VAN WICK is one American citi.
SO queer.

SENATOR VAN WICK is one American citi
zen who has grown tired of being imposed
upon by street-railway companies. The street
cars in Washington City are, like those in
Indianapolis, Of the bob-tail variety, and un-
provided with conductors. The affairs Of the
District being under control of Congress. that
body has the remedy in its own hands if it
sees fit to exercise its authority. No member
has taken the trouble to protest however,
until Senator Van Wyck rose in his wrath,
one day this week, and created mild sensa-
ton by offering a resolution calling for an
investigation Of certain railway companies.
He proposes to compel the managers TO place
conductors on their cars, and says the abuse
of the public in compelling every passenger
to contribute his services to the company in adj
dition to paying fare for his ride must stop.
1t is great pity that Senator Van Wyck was
not, for brief period at least, member of the
Indianapolis Common Council; but, perhaps,
something could be accomplished towards re-
lieving the people of this town from an impo-
sition by securing his services to argue the
matter before that eminent body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

WHEN District Attorney Turpie ikened the
Governor and Lieutenant of this State to the
President and Vice-president of the United
States, and cited the fact that the President
pro tempore of the Senate was held to be in
succession to the presidency, he willfully or
ignorantly omitted to mention the fact that
the federal Constitution has no such provis-
ion as is found in the Constitution of Tndi-
ana, forbidding member of the legislative
department from discharging any Of the
duties pertaining to the executive department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

IT is said that Judge Ayres will give his de-
cision to-day in the Lieutenant governor case,
but that he does not think it important to
write out an opinion, as the matter will 60 to
the Supreme Court anyway. The attorneys
for Smith made no appreciable break in the
wall of argument presented by the Attorney
general on behalf of the people and Of the Sec
rotary of State, for the very good reason that
they could not. They did not at
tempt to cite any authorities. but
INDUCED in ''stump speaking" which has
been characterized as Every eloquent" But
rhetoric is not argument, and gush is not
logic. The Constitution absolutely forbids
any one connected with the Legislative de-
partment discharging functions pertaining to
the executive department; and, therefore, no
Senator could, by any possibility, become the
acting Acknowledgements, whose principal
function is to be eligible to act as Governor
in case of vacancy in that Office Senator
Smith cannot have any standing in the case
he has brought, if the Constitution is to be
obeyed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

Mr. serbia, for fourteen years National
bank examiner in New York city, and univer-
sally regarded as one of the most efficient in
the service, has been asked to resign, for no
other cause than to make place for Demo
crat. Mr.. Serbia had the active support of
every leading bank and banker in New York
for his retention, on purely business grounds,
but Mr.. Trenholm, Comptroller of the Cur
rency, says the place is wanted. 1t is another
ground hog case. Some Democrat is out of
meat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
COMMENT AND OPINION.


IT is beginning to look as if Lord Colin isn't
even semi Philadelphia Call
HoLMAN's first question when he reached
Washington was: lis the surplus safe9"-Boston
Record.
ONE looks in vain in the Presidents message
for any allusion to the Pan-electric affair-Bos-
ton Journal
AT last the President gets his vindication
The mugwump papers have turned against him.
Philadelphia American.
IF Congress will pass good bill regulating the
electoral count, the country will give il recep-
ton when it gets homo next March-Philadel-
phia Times.
THE only genuine tariff reformers will be
found in the ranks of the Protectonsts, and to
them must be intrusted whatever revision of ex-
listing duties is necessary -Boston Advertiser.
IN the Massachusetts town elections yester-
day. Springfield, Haverhill, Gloucester Fall
River, Walden and Fitchburg all voted ''no Ii
ceDse." Local prohibition seems to be spreading
in New England Connecticut will be left alone
soon, if this movement keeps spreading. New
York Mail and Express,
THE mugwumps are described by Senator
Maxey. of Texas, as "a sort of pestllent ebull-
ton invented for purposes of abuse" It will be
observed that when Texas statesman goes out
into the field OF knowledge to capture a great
truth, he does it with lasso and brings down
the game at his first throw. Philadelphia Press
1T is fair to assume that each member of Pres
dent Clevelands Cabinet was informed as to the
nature OF the message which the President in
tended to send to Congress, and it is matter of
astonishment to find in the report of one of the
Cabinet officers recommendations so vitality at
variance with those made by the President We
of course, alude to the ideas upon the tariff ad-
vanced by Secretary Manning. National Re-
nublican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

law and justice. But we beg the Sentineps
plain, palpable crime is that committed upon
the tally-sheets of this county, whereby two
Republican candidates were counted out and
two Democratic candidates counted in. That
crime is perfectly plain, as plain as the court
house tower or the State-house dome. Why
does not the Sentinel back up the efforts Of a
non-partisan investigation to ferret out the
persons who committed that crime, and put
them in the State PRISON. Why should not
that inquiry be prosecuted Why should the
failure of partisan grand jury conclude the
efforts of the people to run down that particu-
lar crime?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

BECAUSE Mr. Ochiltree's grand jury could
not find out who did it, the Sentinel theory
seems to be that no further effort should be
made to find out the thieves and scoundrels
who committed forgery on the Marion county
tally sheets. Fortunately not many people
outside of the suspected gang and their imme-
date supporters, and the thieves who actually
committed the crime and the dsreputables
who are willing to profit by it, will range
themselves with the Democratic organ on this
question. In favor Of trying to find out the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

A JACKSONVILLE, Fla, dispatch says the
Seminole Indians in that State are very angry
at their treatment by some neighboring whites,
and the warriors are putting their war paint
on. It has been a long time since anything
has been heard from the Florida Seminoles
Fifty years ago or more they were source of
great trouble and expense to the government,
requiring large outlay of money and the
services Of our best fighting generals to sub
due them. Generals jackson, Scott, Taylor,
Jesup and others all took part at different
times in the Seminole wars, and they gener-
ally had their hands full. Most Of the tribe
are settled in the Indian country, where they
are peaceable, prosperous and comparatively
rich. Those living in the Florida everglades
number less than two hundred, and. while
they lack considerable of being model citizens
or good neighbors there is not much danger
of their going on the war-path.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
RAILROAD LEGISLATION BY CONGRESS.

The final agreement of the Senate and House
conference committees on the interstate
commerce bill ends protracted controversy
and probably marks new departure in ma
tional legislation on the railroad question.
The question was under discussion for some
time, both in and out of Congress, whether
that body had right, under the Constitution,
to legislate on the subject, and if so, to what
extent. 1t was finally conceded on all hands
that under the clause of the Constitution
which gives Congress the right to regulate
commerce between the States it might regu-
late railroad traffic on lines traversing differ
ent States or running from one State into
another. Then the question arose as to the
extent of its authority in this regard and how
it might be most effectively and benefcially
exercised The main argument in favor of any
exercise of Congressional authority in the
matter was that the public was powerless
to protect itself against the railroads, and
that they could not be reached by State laws.
The evils complained of grew out of the sys-
tenn of discriminating freight rates, pooling
arrangements and other common railroad
practices, under which the public suffered
and against which it had no protection or
remedy. The leader of the discussion in the
House of Representatives was Mr. Reagan, of
Texas, who during term of several years has
been very persistent in keeping the matter
before Congress and in urging the passage of
his bill. In the Senate Senator Cullom, of
Illinois, formulated bill on the same sub
ject, covering substantially the same ground
as the Reagan bill, but differing materially in
details. Both aimed to reach the same result
by different routes and methods, and both
bills finally passed, the Cullom bill in the
Senate, and the Reagan bill in the House.
Conference committees Of the two houses were
appointed, and the result is a compromise of
differences and an agreement on a new bill,
embodying the main features of both the
others. The report of the conference COM
mittees will be presented in both houses, with
a recommendation that the new measure be
passed, and, in all probability, it will be. If
it becomes law it will be the first step in the
direction of government control of railroads,
and it may prove to be an important step.
Some of its provisions, especially those relat
ing to discriminating freight rates, rebates
and pooling arrangements, will, if carried out,
work radical change in railroad methods and
management Whether the measure will
prove one of practical reform and relief in re-
gard to prevalent abuses in railroad manage
ment can only be determined by time. It's
most important feature, pehaps, is that it
marks the entrance by Congress on new line
of legislation, and, if the present measure
does not meet the requirements of the case,
Congress will be pretty sure to follow it with
another.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

IT might be well to remember that the
United States district attorney, who is a
Democrat of purest ray, if not serene, Is rep
resented in the Coy -Bernhamer proceedings
before Commissioner Van Buren,. The repre-
sentation may be very farcical, but Mr.. Tur-
pie is there all the same. Possibly the SEN
tinel, which thinks this proceeding perfectly
scandalous, would better go and talk with its
Democratic friend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

THE estimate of the amount needed for
river and harbor improvements next year is
$50, 281, 749. The river and harbor bill is al
ways log-rolling scheme, and those passed
by the Republicans were sometimes extrava-
giant; but this estimate exceeds any bill ever
passed. The Democracy have evidently for
gotten that they went into power on the cry
of economy, retrenchment and reform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

A STATEMENT is circulating in Democratic
papers showing how many working days, with
Sunday attached, Postmaster-general Villas
saved to the government during last year by
denying clerks the customary leave of absence.
The statement is intended to glorify Colonel
Villas; but it omits to add that he took his own
thirty days leave during the summer, besides
several short jaunts away from Washington at
different times
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tend to affiliate or work in harmony, either as re.
CARDS legislation or labor amelioration, with the
knights Of Labor
Strike of switchmen at Denison, TEX.

Strike Of Switchmen ut Denison, Tex.
DENIsoN, Tex, Dec. 10-At o'clock last
night the Missouri Pacific switchmen at this
place struck and walked out of the yards in q
body. The grievance was too much work for
the pay. The men called on Mr.. Goldman, de
vision superintendent, yesterday morning. and
asked an increase of wages to the same amount as
given by the other roads of the system, and
gave him until 9P. NJ. to decide. AS no reply
was given at the time specified, they quit ALI
is orderly and quiet Some of the conductors
have been asked to do the work, but none have
done so yet. The yard is full of cars that need
switching If men are not soon employed the
lam will be immense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

MEssRs. MORRISON AND HEWITT profess to
be greatly encouraged over the prospect for
tariff reform at this session of Congress- They
say marked changed has taken place since
the late elections, and claim they can count
fifteen members who voted against consider
ing the tariff bill last summer who will vote
evidently trying to feel jolly under difficulties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

EDITOR HENRY WATTERsoNquotes Samuel
J. !Cilden as having once described Mr.. Cleve-
land as a man who would rather write bad
good one. There is but one inference to be
drawn then from the praises of the recent
message by papers which have always main
tanned that Mr.. Tilden was an infallible Judge
of men,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
THE Pennsylvania Constitution forbids the

THE Pennsylvania Constitution forbids the
granting of free railroad passes, and members
elect of the Legislature are worried by ru-
NOR that the Attorney general intends to move
for an enforcement of the constitutional pro-
vision in their case. It is rumored, by the
way that all the trunk lines are considering
the propriety of abolishing the free-pass sys-
tenn on Jan. l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
commission.

WHEN the Liquor League are done they
will not be so pretty as they were, but they
will know more, and they will have paid great
deal of money for their accumulated expert
gratis. They can cut this out, and paste it
on their fve-hundred or one thousaud-dollar
fay raceints
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

SENATOR HARRISON was one of the fore
most advocates of the interstate commerce
bill in the Senate. His speech on the ques-
ton was universally regarded as the best ar
gument made upon the measure He had
much to do with the drafting of the BILL and
was an advocate of the commission feature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

PARTISAN decisions By partisan courts are
not well regarded by the people. Were it
possible to suppose that a partisan Supreme
Court now would follow the example of the
partisan court on the constitutional amend
ments, and give a decision to telegraph to
the boys, the result that followed then would
ensuc now with foar-fold certainty and force.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

REPRESENTATIVE ELECT GROVES, of Perry
county is not dead, greatly to the trouble of
certain Democrats who have been figuring upon
his demise, and filling the streets and papers
with grapevine rumors of his death. Mr..
Groves is very much alive, and is rapidly re-
covering from his recent serious accident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

FROM the temper displayed by some Demo
Gratis respecting Representatives elect Groves,
it would not be much of step for them to
''remove" a Republican in order to secure
majority on joint ballot in the Legislature.
It may become necessary for Republican
members of the General Assembly to be pro-
tected by detectives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

The Mexican Financier, published in the
City of Mexico, has lugubrious editorial on
American politics, in which it says, 'in tho
United States, which was the pioneer of re-
publican institutions in this hemisphere we
are to-day witnessing the paralysis of parlia-
mentary government" This from Mexican
paper is not calculated to initiate our vanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

A JOINT resolution has been introduced in
the House proposing to amend the Constitu-
ton so as to change the date of the meeting
of Congress to the second Tuesday in Janu-
airy. 1t would not be bad idea. It is rare
that any work is done now before the holt
days, and the holiday adjournment involves
great waste Of time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

CONGRESSMAN ADAMS, Democratic mem
Der from New York, says the Democratic party
wants for its candidate in 1888 true, good
Democrat, and that Mr.. Cleveland does not
fill the bill, because che is not Democrat
never was and never will be-" This is high
praise for Grover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

THE Sentinel thinks it is time for the Demo-
Gratis to proceed against Republicans who have
committed perjury and fraud in connection
with the late election. The proceeding can.
not DO begun too quickly in the interest of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
Advertising for xyorkmen.

Troy, N. Y, Dec 10-The Cohoes and Water
ford knittipg-mill owners, to-day, advertised for
10000 skilled operatives. guaranteeing perma-
~nent employment and good wages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

The conference bill on railroad regulation
wisely retains the Senate idea of commits
sion. An aggrieved individual ought not to
be compelled to go into court and fight cor
poration single-handed. The government
should stand for the citizen in that sort of
contest which it does in the person of its
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

EVEN the "galP and bonhomie of Boss
Tweed failed him at last. He was not near
SO clipper as he had been, even before he put
on his striped suit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
A NIuewump Opinion.

Boston Transcript.
It is as hard to commit the Democratic party
to any principle as it is to keep a drunkard
straight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11

THE Sentinel still insists that Coy Bern
hamer, Span & Co. are prosecuted Demo
cratic saints.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
Reduced Rates.

Pttsburg Chronicle.
You can go to Europe for SIS now. Special
rates on account of the Campbell circus, proba-
bly,.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-11
A Sign of the Times.

Boston Advertiser.
mo license" seems to be growing in favor,
judging by the results in municipal elections
Yesterday.