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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-10-10
katics to Creditors.
EsTAi SN:AkM RosvERE, DECEASED.

Notice Sceby given by the undersighed. ad.
ministrat, 81 the estate of william Rosvere, de.
ceased. to the cred tors Of and all persons having
claims against the raid deceased. to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers. within four months
after the first pateation of this nOice, to the said
administrator 1t B.llon, in the County of Alturss
Idsho Territory
Dated at Bullion, !. T., Sept 10, lSSS.
]. NJ. MCPHERSON,
Administr of the estate of william Rosvere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE freedom with which the liquor traffic is
now carried on in Maine must soon have q de-
pressing effect on the price of corkscrews and
pocket pistols. brooklyn Standard Union.
NOWADAYS the Democrat who even dreams OF
being the Democratic candidate for President is
guilty OF treachery TO Mr.. Cleveland and the
party The administration seems to have put
the nomination into "trust' and made Mr..
Cleveland sole trustee.-Philadelphia Press.
RIGID limitation OF fees or salaries to meas
ure commensurate with the skill required by
the Office is the beginning of reform. Cut off
needless and corrupt extravaganre in fees and
salaries and corrupt assessments will die from
lack Of . nutritious soil As to reform in
methods OF election, New York pattern by
Illinois . State in which tho election laws are
well nigh perfect But assessments are extra
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
A Mugmump Confession.

Phila deIphia Press.
Colonel Charles r. Goldman was the leader Of
the muewumps of Massachusetts in 1884, as Mr.
Curtis their leader in New York. He and
his band supported Mr.. Cleveland upon tho pre-
tense that Mr.. Blaine was personally an unfit
candidate The Republicans said at the time
that this was only pretense, and that the true
reason why Colonel Goldman and his faction
deserted was because they were free traders.
Had they frankly and openly declared that
they were not in sympathy with the protection
principles of the Republican party and that.
thersfore. they would join the Democracy, with
whom they were IN accord they would at least
have claimed and secured the respect which at
taches TO a manly difference of opinion and an
honest avowal of il. But. like the pirate, they
believed they could do more harm and more sue
cessfully scuttle the Republican ship by coneeal-
ing their real character and sailing under false
coiors. and so they went through the campaign
under false pretenseA
Colonel Goldman himself now furnishes the
most direct confirmation of what the Republic
ans asserted in 1884 The Norfolk Club of Bos-
ton Is Democratic organization. and At its ban
quet the other day Colonel Goldman said: II
confess that every day / am drawn by bands
that cannot resist 10 range myself IN The ram s
of the old Democratic party. had bssn feeling
for . number Of years disseminated With my
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

the title implies, and to use his influence for
the reformation of the State government On
the race question he favors white supremacy.
and says the leading colored men of the State
will use their influence everywhere to secure
cordial cooperation and good feeling between
the whites and negroes. They are willing to
give the whites the offices if the latter will
only permit them to vote freely and have
their votes counted. The letter seems to
foreshadow new departure and better era in
Louisiana politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
NO COLOR LINE In LOUISIANA.

Significant Remarks in Gov. Warmoth's Let
ter Accepting the Nomination..
New Orleans Special.
Henry c. Warmoth handed to the press this
Governor at the head of the Republican ticket
The letter is quite long, but it is full of ringing
paragraphs and ad captandum suggestions unit
ed with an audacity of expression that will cha-
lenge the attention of foe and friend After
viewing his disinclination TO re-enter put bile life
he proceeds to say that if elected he will 60 into
Office free and untrammeled by personal pledges
or promises; will have no friends to reward nor
efficient men in Office they will not be re-
moved, but Will be retained recommissioned.
t.My object" he says, lis to assure the white
people of the State that they have nothing to
fear that by any act of mine ignorant or disrep-
utable men will ever be put in places of public
trust bring a blush of shame to the face of
any citizen in this State"
Again ne says: THE Leading colored men rave
determined to pursue wise and liberal course
In their parishes with reference those who
are to conduct their local affairs. am assured
that every effort will be made by the coiored
people to harmonic with and secure the lasting
good will of their white fellow-citizens. In To-
calities where they have votes they will be ten-
dered to those of their white neiehbors who
shall manifest Willingness to treat them fairly
and assure them sim pie protection of their rights
citizens. Recognizing the superiority of
their white neighbors in intelligence and expert
once. they now willing to trust them with
the control of public affairs, asking only in re-
turn their right to vote freely aud have their
votes honestly counted. This presages the end
of all discomfort among class of people so es-
sential TO the prosperity of all Industries.
Efforts to take from these people and colonize
them in South America, or Kansas. or other
States. will totally fail. for contented and
happy will be made the existence of these sim
pie minded. honest, and industrious people that
no influence from abroad can take them from
us. am assured that the color line will not be
drawn in this contest by the colored people,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
OUR BUSINESS MANAGERS.

According to the generally accepted opinion
newspaper man" is an editor under an
other name, but that this is mistaken idea
the gentlemen now engaged in this city in
considering the interests Of the press will be
prompt to testify. The members of this as
ISOLATION of publishers are certainly to be
classed as newspaper men, and yet it is highly
probable that some among them have never
written a stickful Of editorial, nor wrestled
with the midnight telegraphic reports, nor
reported base ball game, or dog-fght in
the whole course of their lives. More than
this, there is reason to believe that they
have no desire to do so so long as they can
control those departments of their respective
papers technically known as the circulation
and the lads"
OF the publishing department Of news
paper the reading public hears and knows lit
tie, the vague supposition being that, once
started, the paper goes on of itself, or is pro-
PEELED by the multifarious genius of
the editor and his burning words on
current topics. That this impression
prevails is no fault of the editor, he being at
all times willing to divide the credit of sue
cess with his business partner, and to humbly
acknowledge that without that end of the es-
Enlistment he could not exist comfortably
The mistaken idea is due almost entirely to
the extreme modesty of the publisher himself,
and his tendency to withdraw behind big
ledgers and devise schemes for ''enlarging the
field of his paper, for securing seven columns
of advertisements to the page, and for captur-
ing his hated rivals subscribers.
Seriously, the popularity and success of
newspaper depends more upon its publishers
management than is commonly realized. The
public is slow to learn that a paper is not
printed for benevolent purposes, but is pri-
marily business enterprise, and that the
readers are furnished with the news and all
the literary attractions possible, not for their
own benefit chiefly, but for the consequent
profit which accrues to tho proprietors.
1t is the constant study of the pub
Usher to make his paper acceptable
to the public as an organ of news or literature,
or politics, or whatever may be its speciality,
since by so doing he not only increases his
subscription list, but commends his sheet to
advertisers.
The elusive advertiser is also a subject of
much thought, and consideration of the best
means for enticing the desirable ones in and
barring the non-paying ones out has driven
many publisher bald before his time. It is
to discuss such subjects as these and to pro-
tect and further the business interests of
newspapers that the National Publishers
Association was formed. The number of rep
utable and heightened newspapers which are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
NATIONAL BANKING.

The failure of the Metropolitan National
bad failure as that of the Fidelity. and does
not present the same criminal features, but it
is very bad and will probably wreck reputa-
tons as well as fortunes. Mr.. William Means,
president of the now defunct concern, was
elected Mayor of the city in 1881 on the "re-
form" ticket, has been prominently connected
with large local enterprises and was highly
esteemed. He was president of the Duck
worth Democratic Club, and an ardent sup
porter of the Queen City Club, an organization
of much higher grade. These connections
show his local standing. Vice-president De
Camp was good second to the highly es-
termed president. Both men have stood
above suspicion. Even now they have not
versal sympathy is expressed for them, but
they have wrecked the bank. And they have
done it in the usual way-by
gross violation of the legitimate princi-
Piles of banking involving of course.
violation of the national bank law Morally,
the wreck of the Metropolitan does not present
as bad case as that of the Fidelity, but in
respect of violating the principles of banking
and the bank law, they are about on par.
Harper Quilted the Fidelity to carry on his
big wheat deal, while the officers of the Met
ropolitan swamped it by loaning money to
themselves and the directors for real estate
specu]ations. In both cases it was outside
speculation that wrecked the bank. 1t gen.
ulating. Cautious depositors will always do
well to withdraw their money from bank
whose officers engage in any outside opera
TONS The national bank law contains
very stringent provisions on this
subject, in regard to making loans
to directors, etc. These provisions are wise
and should be strictly enforced. No doubt
they are often violated without discovery, but
never without risk. Most of the bank fail
ures that occur are caused by outside specula-
tions of the officers and large, unsecured loans
to directors, one or both. The officers of the
Metropolitan are surprised by the failure OF
course they Men who speculate with
other peoples money do not expect to 1ose
and it is always painful surprise to them to
discover that they have. It is often
still more painful surprise to deposit
tors. But the national-bank law
prohibits all such operations, and prescribes
penalty for it's violation. The depositors in
the Metropolitan will not lose anything, but
if the government insists a rigid enforce
ment of the law, it will take some very fne
work to keep the able officers of the bank out
of its clutches. It is not intended to say that
they have been guilty of any intentional
fraud or criminal misappropriation of funds,
but of plain violation Of legitimate banking
principles, and at least technical violation Of
very stringent law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

party associations dissatisfied more especially
with what seemed its inevitable tendency, viz,
to bscome the champion of the present high
tariff, with which had been for years utterly
Disguised. And IL only needed the nomina Jon
of Mr.. Blaine to ist that discontent express tt
SELF
Here Colonel Goldman confesses and avows
precisely what the Republicans charged in 1884
but what he then repealed. He admits that his
hostility to protection was the leading inspira-
" to range himself in the ranks of the old
Democratic party. He wore mask in 1884,
but it was thin that every sensible man
could see through it, and he himself at last
throws it away. He no longer Processes TO be
an independents Republican but becomes full
fedged Democrat That position at least de-
serves moro respect than serving under false
preteuseS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
The bloody Shirt.

Columbus Republican.
Very few, if any, Republicans are in favor OF
..bloody Shirt" camdaign that term is
construed by Democrats that is renewing and
keeping alive the bitter memories and an
imosities enRendered by the war; nobody wants
to see that. But If every allusion TO the po-
litical condition Of the South as in exists to-day
is to be construed as a waving of the bloody
Shirt then that garment will be waved most
vigorously. There is not an intelligent man in
the country who does not know that the
Democratic majority Congress and the
Democratic administration are the result OF
fraud and the suppression of legal votes in the
Southern States. So long this affected only
those States themselves, the people of the North
did not concern themselves much about it,
but when it results in everturning the popular
will of the North also. and when il is proposed
TO continue the Democratic administration by
the same means. the free men of the North pro-
pose to put stop to it. What in the OF
voting and how long will free government last
IL the popular will as expressed by tho free and
fair election of twothirds of the country is to he
overthrown by fraud and violence in the other
thirdf This is . matter of supreme Importance,
greater than the tariff question. treasury surplus
or any other before the public. This crime
against free government will be proclaimed and
held up in ali its hideousness IN every nook and
corner of the Northern States, and if this be
waving the bloody Shirt they can make the
most Of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

Do bank examiners examined Evidently
they do not always. Developments in the
case Of the Metropolitan, at Cincinnati, show
that it has been in bad condition for some
time. OF course the officers of a rotten or
shaky bank always try to conceal its condi-
ton, but the examiner ought not to allow this.
He is supposed TO be an expert, and the law
gives him abundant power in the premises.
An incompetent examiner is as dangerous as
dishonest one. Another point: The ex-
aminations are not as frequent as they should
be. They should be made oftener and more
searching. TIE law provides that every
national bank shall be examined once year.
This is not often enough. It should be every
three or four months. This would require
more examiners, but if they did their duty it
would insure greater safety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

Judicial; it is the salaries and perouisites that
breed the assessments, and salaries and per-
quistss can be regulated by law.-ChicaRo Inter
Ocean.
THE farmer has no protection shouts the
free-trader. Then in the next breath ne shouts
scut of the protective tariff on the farmers
gether while he is drawing his breath by two
successive inhalations Of the outer atmosphere
Chicago Journal
THE worst OF nonsense is the complaint that
politics dominate everything in Congress.
That's exactly what Congress is for. 1t Is not
merely to legislate in a line upon which all are
agreed, but it is to determine legislation
about which there are the most diverse opin-
ions. This is a republic and the only way in
which the people can govern is through politics.
Milwaukee Sentinel
THE syorld will never know the number of vic
Tins of the morphine habit, nor tho terrible
mental anguish of those who feel their manhood.
honor and power slipping from them and yet are
powerless to save themselves. The morphine
hstcs prove; and the time is fast approaching
when now and more stringent regulations must
be adopted for its suppression Albany Express
THE readoption of the civil-service rules sub
stantialy as they were enforced by President
Arthur, after holding them in allegiance about
three years. may be considered . master stroke
of craftsmanship On the part OF MIR Cleveland
He has decided to put ND the bars again, now
that the Democratic cattle have been led up to
the crib and the Republican herd excluded from
the yard. This will doubtless be hailed by tho
mugwumps a complete and final redemption
of all the pledges made by the President bsfore
the eIection.-Nebraska State Journal.
IL any comb Animation can retain the power to
fix the price of the material which it uses
aud also of the product which it markets, vir-
tually without competition at either point. it is
evident that the temptation to use this power
up to the utmost limits of the public endurance
is very strong indeed. It is still an uncertain
question that can be DONE and in what way to
restrict the dangerou possibilities of these COM
binatons. There is little likelihood that the
proposed congressional investigation will lead
up to any practical results. bill before the
New York Legislature which proposes to treat
such com binations in the necessaries of life as
conspiracies, and to punish them accordingly, is
interesting as indication of the drift Of public
sentiment-Boston Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

The newspaper men who are holding a con-
vention in this city may or may not be able
to dash off fiery fourth page leaders for their
respective organs but they are right at home
among those cabalistic signs eodtf, rfmte,
d&w6t, 1.&mtc, smw6m, and the
like. These pleasing little symbols no
longer appear in wellregulated papers, but
no publisher can do without them, and when
no wants season Of JOY he opens his account
books and resels in whole pages of them. He
would rather take order to which he can
attach &c sqr I0teod" than to read the re-.
ligicEs column in the Sunday supplement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

A DEMOCRATIC member of Congress from
New Hampshire is making lots of political
capital as a successful spokesman. He has
been given little 5000 place in one of the
departments to dispose of and has offered it
SUCCESSFULLY to about score Of Democrats
who are making more than that at home and
who decline it with thanks By carefully
selecting his men and not offering the place
to anybody who he thinks will accept it, he
il likely to make it last good while.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

TIE Pittsburg Dispatch, while giving
credit to the Democrats who refused to vote
Tor unseating Captain White, remarks that
nevertheless ''the fact that los members
could be found to vote in favor of unseating
q Congressman because his naturalization
papers were lost, is a remarkable indication
of the way in which party feeling can be
made to supersede justice" The vote showed
that large majority of the Democrats in the
House favored the Mississippi plan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
Elkh.rs'. Misunderstanding Industries.


Elkhart has within it's borders two mills for
the manufacture of printing paper. two for max
ing tissue paper, one of which makes also para
fine paper, one cAlandered paper mill. two starch
companies. one paper pail factory one
building paper-miil, three extensive
Touring mills, the largest band instrument fac
tory In the world. two knitting mills, an extern
sive carriage factory, planning mill. the shops OF
the Lake Shore q Michigan Southern, a box
factory and two tablet factories, machine shops
pillow works and foundry. besides numerous en-
tsrprises Of small magnitude but aggregatng
in large industries.
We have interviewed twenty of the manufact-
uring establishments of Ekhart and got from
each an estimate of the worth Of manufactured
articles, cost of raw materials used and money
expended in wages. To the aggregate of these
we added $50, 00U for manufactured articles.
$35. 600 for materials and $4,000
for wages. to cover the minor
industries from which we did not get direct re-
ports. In most cases the figures were given di-
rect from the books, and are not exaggerations.
If there is any fault In them it is because they
are too low. The result Isl
Value of manufactured articles 81 623 900
Value of materials used 1,O91. 600
value OF wages ZSS, OOO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

SOME days since published portion of
a letter from Mr.. A L. Pedigo, member of
the Virginia House of Delegates, respecting the
political changes going on in that State and
throughout the South. Mr.. Pedigo has relatives
in Indiana, and to them he has written again.
portion of the second letter being placed at
the disposal of the Journal as follows 1t will
be read with much interest, from man OF
standing and character, and influence in the
political affairs of the Old Dominion. Mr. Pedigo
says:
"The political changes mentioned in my letter
to Uncle Ben are not imaginary. but real and
permanent They have grown ont of the con-
n:cting opinions, views and sentiments of the
business people of this State, and the leaders of
the President, Mr.. Carlisle and other leaders
and the almost solid body of Democratic men,
bers of Congress Our people want the internal
revenue laws repealed for the reason, first that
the governments doee not need the money de-
rived from that source; secondly because the
system is un-American and ought never to be
resorted to except in time of great need or when
the safety of the country requires it, and third
~, because it is very oppressive to Us, and very
annoying to our business men. and leads to
strife, litigation and immortality among the
people.
.Our thinking people do want the tariff laws
maintained and only slightly modified from
time to time so as to adjust them TO the chang
ing wants of the interest concerned.
s'Our people want the Blair educational bill
PASSED for the that the safety of republic
an government depends largely upon the intei-
gence of the voters. The entire negro race and
q large proportion of the white race in the South
ern States still illiterate, and no adequate
means to educate them can be found in the
South. The appropriation of money to the
South by the Blair bill would only tend to an
equal distribution of money from tho national
treasury going to balance In part the large dis
tribution in the North to pay pensions to dis
abled soldiers
1.-The Democratic party. as interpreted by
Cleveland, Carlisle. and the leading party editors
throughout the country. are opposed all of
these things, and tho Republican party is in
favor of most of them, and We hope will agree to
them all
II am in favor of Gen. Ben Harrison of Indi-
ana for President, but am willing go for Sher-
man or Blaine. think the Virginia delegation
will go almost solidly for Sherman first and for
Harrison for second choice
.sMany of US think that while Mr.. Blaine Is the
most brilliant American, that he has already
passed the gate that leads to the Presidents
house; in other words that be is above the presi-
dency.H
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09

THE general approval Of Congressman
Cochran's manly stand in favor of the Repub-
lican contestant in the White-Lowry case
leads Philadelphia exchange to remark,
enthusiastically: s'What Republicans, and
Democrats, and mugwumps love better than
any Republican, Democrat, or mugwump, is
fearlessly honest man." This is doubtless
true TO some extent; but the manner in which
leading Indiana Democrats rally to the sup
port Of convict Coy indicates that the rule has
nxceptions.