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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
THE A TICKET.

The sober second thought of Republicans
confirms their sober first thought as to the ex-
~cellence of the ticket nominated on Wednes-
day. Political conventions do not often make
fatal mistakes, but they do not always show
the highest wisdom. In this case, If the gen.
eral judgment and approving sense of the
party are a criterion, the convention did show
the highest wisdom. The nomination Of
either of the four other avowed candidates
before the convention after Governor Porter
was withdrawn would have been a good one.
Robertson, Chase, Cumback or Steele would
have made a good candidate, a winning race
and a good Governor. But without enter
ing into comparisons or weighing individual
merits in apothecaries' scales, there seems to
be no doubt that in the present frame and
temper of the public mind General Hovey is
decidedly the strongest man who could have
been nominated. He is old enough to date
from a former generation. His public service
in ants-war times, in the convention that
framed the present Constitution and upon the
Supreme Bench shows how long he has stood
among the foremost men of the State. His
military record is not only invulnerable but
in the highest degree brilliant. He was one
of the great soldiers of the war. His public
service since the war has been such as
to test his capacity and enlarge his experience,
and there will be an eminent propriety in
rounding out his career by electing him Gov
ernor of the State in which he was born five
years after its admission to the Union. As
lawyer, advocate, judge, soldier, diplomatic,
Congressman and accomplished man of affairs,
he possesses every element and requisite of a
strong candidate, and will make a brilliant
and successful campaign. The rest of the
ticket fits the head. 1t is strong at every
point, and each individual will contribute his
due share to the vigor of the canvass and sue
cess of the ticket. No nominating conven-
ton ever more eminently deserved the thanks
of the party than the one which has placed
this excellent ticket in the feli. It is Chica-
90 over again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THERE seems to have been a concerted
movement, the headquarters of whish were in
the Office of the New York World, so far as
can be traced, to food the country with the
rumor thar General Harrison was contem-
plating q withdrawal from the presidential
canvass. The rumor was published in the
World, in the Courier-Journa in the Detroit
News and other papers simultaneously, each
aud all of which should have been ashamed of
so disreputable a piece of journalism. The
wits of the forgers and liars of the Democratic
party have been strained ever since the Chi
cago nomination to invent some story or other
that would arrest the tidal wave of desertion
from Cleveland to Harrison. This last roor-
back was the feeblest and the most dishonora-
bic of any yet coined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
GOVERNOR PORTER.

If Democratic hopes in this State are at all
dependent on making political capital out of
Governor Porter's course relative to the gov
ernorship, or the failure of the convention to
nominate him, they are in hard lines, indeed.
The episode, from beginning to end, is credit
able to- the party. The strong desire for Gov.
Porter's nomination grew out of the belief
that he was, all things considered, the best
and most available candidate, and that his
character and popularity would contribute to
the success of the ticket. There was no feel
ing that General Harrison could not himself
carry the State, or that he needed anybody to
pull him through. No Republican in Indiana
has, for a moment, entertained such an idea,
and Governor Porter himself very appropriate
ly characterized it in a recent speech to the
railroad men, when he said: al have known
General Harrison for a great many years, but
I have never known the time when anybody
had to pull him through"
On the other hand, Governor Porter's rea-
sons for declining the nomination were purely
personal, and based on considerations of what
he regarded due to himself and to others
who had partially shaped their action on what
he had said. No friend of Governor Porter
doubts that he was actuated by the most hon
orable motives, and the imputation to him of
any other is an insult. He has given every
assurance that could be asked or desired of
his interest in the success of the party this
year, and of his purpose to do his full share
Of campaign work. The same regard for his
integrity and the sense of honor that held
him so firmly to his declination of the nomi-
nation for Governor will hold him with equal
strictness to his promise to take the stump
for Harrison. The Democratic papers which
are chuckling because he adhered to his re-
fusal to accept the gubernatorial nomination
will not be able to extract much comfort
from the way he will keep the other promise.
To quote his words again, There is no feud
between me and General Harrison. l will
support him zealously and heartily in this
canvass.D
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

The Journal has before said, as emphatical-
~ as it knew how, that the streets of Indian
apolis should not be made the ~plaything of
contend;ng corporations. The laying of four
tracks on any street in the city is an outrage,
and for the Council to charter another
company to come in and add to the
confusion, under the circumstances, is utterly
indefensible. The companies now here are in
court; their rights will be legally determined,
speedily, it is to be hoped; aud in the mean
time, the streets should be preserved against
absolute c0nfscation, so that the people may
be able to use them with some degree Of con-
y~enience and safety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

PROTECTION IN GERMANY.

To the Eoltor or the indianapolis Journal:
It is asserted that Germany has a high pro-
tective tariff and that wages there are lower
than in England, where free trade prevails. Is
this SO, and if so, whyf W. E. c.
SHERIDAN. Ind.
lr 1879 Germany adopted a new protective
tariff, and with excellent results. Thus in
January, 1879, statistics Of 800 iron-works
and machine-shops showed that they en-
ploysd 151, $50 hands whose monthly wages
were 81, 2SO, 1875, while in January, 1884, the
same establishments employed 2O2. ssS hands
and paid them wages amounting to S.
46S, 024 per month. In four years of pro-
lection the number of workmen employed in
these establishments increased SO per cent.
and the aggregate of wages so per cent. a
month. The average rate of wages of all
workmea increased in four years from SIS. O4
to $17. IL per month. The results of protec-
ton in Germany have been very remarkable.
Wages ere still lower there than in Great
Britain, tut they are steadily appre,ia ting.
The laborand social conditions In Germany
differ materially from those in England, and
there are ether elements to be considered be-
side protection. But statistics show that the
condition d labor and the rate of wages in
Germany have been greatly improved by pro-
lection, which has at the same time contrib
uted largel. to developing the resources of
the country and to unifying the Empire polit-
ically.
Prince Bismarck is generally credited with
being a wise and sagacious statesman. In his
speech beforethe German Reichstag. recon.
mending the adoption of a protective tariff,
he said:
"The success of the United States in mate
rial development is the most illustrious of
modern time. The American Nation has not
only successfully borne and suppressed the
most gigantic aad expensive war Of ell history,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE local issues as defined in the Repub-
lican platform are Of such importance and Of
such personal interest that the State might
be carried upon them without reference to
national questions. The gerrymandsr, the
tally-shest forgeries, the Infamous proceed
ings OF the Democratic members of the late
Legislature, and the corrupt management Of
the benevolent institutions are mitters that
come home to every resident of Indiana, and
would, of themselves. doubtless bring about
the needed political revolution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE expression "Usurper Robertson, /" in a
convention note in yesterdays Journal, was
not intended to cast any reflection upon the
Lieutenant-governor; but, OF the contrary, to
make honorable the epithet the Democrats had
invented. without effect, to imply doubt of
his title to the Office to which he was SO tri-
umphantly elected in 1886. The note was
unyielding support given the Lieutenant-gov-
ernor by the delegates from his own con-
gressional district, a support which was COM
plimentary to him as a man and a candidate,
and emphasized the strong belief in his abil-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
A Kansas Ratification.

No wonder Kansas is a Republican State. Any
Srate would be when the people ''ratify' as they
do. They had a Republican rally at the little
town of Mound Valley the other day, which
casts into the shade the achievements OF party
patriots further East. who fatter themselves that
they have done wonders when they have given
two or three hours to their country. At day
break guns were fired in Mound Valley, and the
salrtss were just in time to greet the first ar
rivals from the surrounding country. In the
middle of the forenoon an immense procession
was formed. which moved about town like an
army with banners. The banners they carried
were numerous, and bore a great variety of ap-
propria:e sentiments, as for instance:
Tariff off; so, OcO, 900 sneep for sale.
"GROvER CLEVELAND, Agent
''Give US Ben, honest Bon;
Morton too, and then,
Goodby Grover.
Your day is over"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

Thisi is not mere verbal difference or change
of expression. It is a fundamental difference
of argument and ideas. There is not the
slightest resemblance in Mr.. Bynum's state
ment to the contemporaneous report, and vice
versa There is nothing in any other part of
the Constitutions report to indicate that Mr..
Bynum described Indianapolis in glowing
terms" or that he referred to the city in any
other connection than the foregoing. More
over, the foregoing extract fits exactly with
his line of argument extolling free trade and
decrying the effects of protection, while any
glowing description of Indianapolis would not
fit in the rest of his speech at all. Mr..
Bynum would have the public believe that
the Constitution not only failed to get his
language, but his ideas, his meaning and his
argument, and turned a glowing eulogy of
the city into an elaborate attack upon its in.
dustries and workmsn. Mr.. Bynum makes a
very heavy draft upon the credulity Of the
public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
but Immediately afterward disbanded it's army,

but Immediately afterward disbanded it's army,
found work for all its soldiers and marines,
paid off most of its debt, given labor and
homes to all the unemployed Of Europe az
fast as they could arrive within its territory,
and still by a system of taxation so indirect
as not to be perceived, much less felt. Be-
cause it is my deliberate judgment that the
prosperity Of America is mainly due to its
system of protective laws, l urge that Ger
many has now reached that point where it is
necessary to initiate the taiiff system of the
United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
Will Please Him.

New York Mail and Express.
The greater the demonstration to Mr.. Blaine
the more will General Harrison be delighted,
both because he admires Mr.. Blaine and because
he ~rejoices in anything that will tend to increase
the already strong enthusiasm of Republicans
for all their leaders. and to add to existing party
harmony by the union of all sorts OF Republicans
in a common display Of admiration and devotion
to the returning leader, who has set so noble an
example to all the other competitors for the
Chicago nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
''Give US Ben. honest Bon;
Morton too, and then,
Goodby Grover.
Your day is over"
Cleveland fishes on Decoration day,
Harrison is not built that wavv

One banner had a picture of Ingalls, shielded
by q sunhower choppine down q tall sycamore
tumbling into the Wabash. After paradine
until they were tired, the crowd adjourned to a
grove and had dinner. after which speech-mak-
ing began, and lasted till 6 o'clock. So interested
and enthusiastic were the people that a heavy
shower Of rain did not dispense them or cool
even then there were calls for more. There is
every reason to believe that Mound Valley will
cast a majority Of its votes for Harrison and
Morton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

GENERAL HovEY was a Democrat, but he
was a loyal man, and he left his Democracy
on the field of battle, where so many Of the
brave and honorable men both served their
country and changed their politics. John A.
Logan was a Democrat when General Hovey
was. Did that fact injure the Black Eagle in
in the estimation of the Republican party or
of the people7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

JAS mixed with air is used for running the en-
gines in the Wsstchester, Pa. electric works,
and with larger machines for mixing and pro-
ducing the gas it is believed that enough power
can be obtained to drive locomotives with trains
at q much less cost than with coal. Expert
ments are now being made to that end. All in
dicat IONS point to the fact that gas. either natu-
raj or manufactured. is to be the fuel of the
futura.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

ity and availability of those who knew him
nearest and best. The Journals regular con-
vention report showed that Mr.. Hanna, rep
resenting Colonel Robertson and his friends,
united in the movement whereby. General
Hovey's nomination was made unanimous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

If New York can do nothing else for its
poor, it can burn them to death, and is pro-
ceeding with its work of incineration at a rate
that disposes of a bakers dozen of men and
women a week on an average. This is less ex-
pensive and troublesome than to examine ten
ement houses carefully, and to compel the
owners to provide fire escapes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
THE following plank is a part of the North
Carolina Democratic platform:

Carolina Democratic platform:
"Resolved, That we. as heretofore, favor
and will never cease to demand the uncondi-
tional abolition of the whole acknowledgements
system. as a war tax, not to be justified in
times of peace; as a g~rievous burden to our
people and a source of annoyance in its prac-
teal operations"
North Carolina Democrats have either failed
to receive instructions from headquarters or
are out of harmony with their party and do
not care who knows. II can hardly be that
they are unaware of the embarrassment this
resolution may cause to orators of their party,
who are telling Northern audiences that the
internal-revenue resolution in the Chicago
platform means free whisky"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THIS is the week for the August metsors, and
shooting stars" can be seen at any moment in
the evening sky. The principal display is ex-
pected tonight. when the densest part Of the
meteor stream will be crossed by the earth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
crets.

THE one Democratic newspaper in Colum-
bus, Mr.. Thurman's home, has become indie
pendent since that gentleman's nomination.
There seems too little magnetism in the BAN
danna at close range.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

IT is rumored now that the delay of Cleve-
lands letter of acceptance is owing to the fact
that 1t has been sent to England for inspection.
He wants to be sure that he was giving ~satisfac-
ton to the free-trade statesmen over there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE Democrats have found out that Gen.
eral Hovey used to be a member OF that ex-
ecrable organization, and is a free-trader.
Why not make the election unanimous. then3
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE delay in the arrival of the City Of New
York is annoying. but nothing serious need
be apprehended. It is the first trip of the
new ship. and a arrangement of the ma
chinery in some detail is by no means an
imnossibiiitv.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE Albany (N. y Times, a Democratic
Journal which is opposed to Cleveland. is caus-
ing the thick aud thin members of that party
much trouble. 1t tells too many family Sc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE Boston Transcript thinks thst in these
base ball days it is better for the Office to seek
the man. for the Office knows just where to find
him, whereas it is not always SO easy for the
man to find the Office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THE cyclone business has not been very brisk
this season. but the one reported from Kansas
where the feathers were stripped off OF chickens,
the husks off of corn, and tombstones blown out
of sight, makes up for the previous lack in this
direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
Eisk's Letter.

New York Mail and Express.
There is far more lurid and misdirected rhet-
ORIG in General Fisk's letter of acceptance than
there is OF logic. or of fairness to the only party
that has ever achieved any practical temperance
reform in this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

INDIANAPOLIS is illustrated by Harper's
Weekly of this week. The representations
of the public buildings are very good.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

A GOOD many campaign rhymes can be made
with Harrison. Hovey and Chase as q basis, but
the Journal will not discount the work Of the
poets by giving them away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

TIE worst charge the Democratic press have
yet trumped up against General Hovey is that
he was once a Democrat. There are massive
intellects in charge of Democratic politics just
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
"a Alma Editnr al tha IndianannI

TO the Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS Jou rnai:
Please inform me what steps / must take to
&c. into the postal service. aud oblige.
CLARK's HILL, Aug. 5, 1885. j. W. LEE.
Civilservice examinations are held at stated
tam o. in Indianapolis Write to the secretary Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

GENERAL HovEY's nomination is most en-
Enthusiastically received all over the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

Detroit TriDune.
No candidate for the presidency ever received
more attention and honors than General Har-
rison has received since his nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
WHAT Mr.. BYNUM SAYS
NnU

/ described ~Indianap.
oils in glowing terms;
her great advantages
and prospects, her nat
ural gas, her railroads,
and her prospective and
rapid growth. In fact,
] gave her "a good send
Off"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
Stirring Up ITS Party.

New York World.
If the Democratic campaign shall ''slumber'
much longer it may be found that the party will
be hard 20 arouse in November.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

THAT ticket grows more symmetrical and
charming the more it is looked at. 1t is really
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

the examining committee At the Indianapolis
postofice. If you desire an appointment under
the present administration, it will most likely
be necessary for you to Join the Democratic par
" before undergoing examination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
Mr.. BYEUM'S LIBEL ON INDIANAPOLIS.
There is an irreconcilable difference be-
tween Mr.. Bynum's statement of what he
said in his Atlanta speech, and the Atlanta
Constitutions report. Compare them:

CONSTITUTIONS
REPoRT OF Mr.. BYNUM's
SPEECH.
I'm my own city We
have every kind OF man
ufactory, and every ono
of them have increased
their output until We
have a surplus, and have
TO seek foreign marketa
In eight months we can
manufacture more than
We can consume in a
year. Asa consequence,
the factory hands are
turned out of work for
four months to starve.
lat the end of q year q
laborer is doing we'll if
ne is even. When he is
out of work he Is out of
money. His grocer will
mot credit him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

WE think the best thing the Democracy
could do would be to withdraw Mr.. Bynum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

HARRISON, HOvey and Harmony. What
more could we wantl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

French, Hanna & Co., wooden manufacturers,
Of Fort Wayne, Ind, say: "We certainly
think that with free wool a speedy reduction in
manufactured wooden goods would follow. Our
markets would be flooded with foreign goods
and We should have the same times that pre-
coded 1861, when all of the gold and silver would
be exported. We think that the repeal Of duty
on wool and the sure reduction on wooden manu-.
features that would follow would be ruinous to
sheep-rsisipg and WOODEN industries, and then
labor must sympathize with the above indus
tries. The writer can recollect back to the dis
tress and ruin of 1886. and hopes not to see such
times again. AS 20 the price OF wooden goods TO
consumers, they are cheaper than at any period
before the rebellion that tbs writer recollects.
Composition among home manufacturers has re-
duced the price of wooden goods go low that it is
sometimes below the cost Of production. So
also has it been sometimes with cotton manu-
features. II the object of the Mills bill il to re-
duce the revenue the makers of it are either not
honest or wise, Ss q reduction will certainly in
crease the importation"
MIR. Isaac Thalman. of the old WOODEN manu-
featuring firm of c. E Geissndorf & Co., In
dianspolis. says:
9TH first effect of the repeal of the duty on
wool would be 10 lower the prices both OF wool
aud wooden goods. but the Letter effect would be
disastrous on manufacturers and workmeu. Un-
der competition WOODEN goods Of American man
ufacture are lower to-day than ever before in
the history Of the country. The American wool
clip amounts to about 80. 00o. 900 a year, and the
money paid for it is kept at hons. With free
wool it would 60 abroad. Wool ~raisers in this
country can hardly make anything at present
prices. With the duty on foreign wool repealed
they would have to quit the business entirely.
II the Mills bill should besome o law it would
uuquestionably demoralizs the wooden industries
of this country Very few. if any mills. will
run and make MP goods as they now do. say six
to eight months ahead Of the season, but will
only run on actual ordcss. as they are doing
! now East lmost Of the mills are running on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10
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