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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
HOW TO END STRIKES.

The increasing frequency of strikes among
railroad employees and the immense damage
resulting to the interests of all concerned
should emphasize the necessity of doing some
thing to prevent them. The strike is a bru-
tai remedy at best Il may be preceded and
provoked by brutal methods on the other side,
! but two wrongs do not make right. Strikes
should be done away with by doing away with
the provocation or supposed necessity for
J them The best remedy thus far suggested
is arbitration. That is undoubtedly the best
way to adjust strikes. but the question is how
to prevent them. In this as in many other
cases prevention is better than cure. The
prevention of strikes rests largely with the
railroad managers Men strike because they
feel they are not fairly treated. and think
they can and ought to better their condition.
The prevention of this feeling would prevent
strikes. It can be prevented by treating men
fairly and justly, by making them realize
that the interest of the employer is their in
terest, and that they have more to gain by
steady, faithful service than by striking.
Railroad managers and employers generally
must learn TO study the interests of their en-
ployes, and treat them like men, not like
!. machines; like equals, and not like slaves.
There is too much talk about the rights
and dignity of labor and too little genuine
understanding and practice of it. In one
sense a mans labor is mere marketable
commodity, to be bought and sold like any
other. But the owner of the labor is human
being, and entitled to be treated as such. If
employers were wise they would study to en-
list in their service that part of a man which
he does not barter for wages, and which can
not be bought or sold-the feeling of friendly
concern and honest devotion to the en-
ployers interest that comes from a conviction
of being fairly and justly treated. To this
absolute justice and fair treatment of en-
ployes should be added the prospect of promo
ton and advance of wages, or a small dividend
the profits of the business as their eff
cheney increased Keeping this idea in view,
it would be possible to organize system of
railroad labor that would put an end to
strikes. With this feeling engendered and
developed, there would soon be an end to the
Martin Ironses and the blatant bIatherskites
who make their living off workingmen by
promoting difficulties and disturbances be-
tween labor and capital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
A RAD PRnpns1r1nN

The proposition for the appointm ent of a
be promptly rejected by the Council 1t is
wrong in principle, and has nothing to recon-
mend it. There are many reasons why it
should not be done, and not a single good
one in favor of it. The expense, including the
salary of the inspector, ETC., is the least OBJ
lection, though this is worth saving The
great objection is that it would relieve the
companies of all responsibility for defective
gas plumbing and throw it OF the city. This
would be bad for the city and for consumers.
The proper plan is for each company to do it's
own inspecting, and then when it accepts any
particular job of plumbing and turns on the
gas there will be no unnecessary confusion
as to responsibility. The appointment of
city inspector would relieve the companies of
all responsibility. The city inspector, if APP
pointed, would, of course, be local plumber,
and his personal interests would be involved
to a greater or less extent Under such cir
cumstances the Office might and probably
would, be made a means Of favoritism to
SOILS anu UNJUST DISQUALIFICATION against olner
plumbers. Of course, it is highly important
to secure good work and guard against acct
dents as far possible; but it is not the du-
ty of the city to do this, and it is not to be
done by forming local ring for the exclusion
of plumbers gas-ftters who wish to come
here. Let them come.and take their chances
If anybody is foolish enough to employ an in
pany accepts inferior work let it take the re-
sponsibility. There is no reason why the
city should assume an expense and response
bility that belong to the companies, especially
when such an assumption might be used to
work other mischiefs and unjust discrimina-
TONS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
Asking for u Receiver.

CHICAGO, March 29.-On Dec. 4, 1886, repre-
sentatives of the labor unions of Cook county
met and organized the Chicago Cooperative
Packing and Provision COMPANY, the intention
being to prove to the big packing-houses that
their men were entitled to more money for their
work by showing that il was labor and not capi-
tai that earned the profits. To-day the directors
OF the company went into the Superior Court
and asked for receiver. an accounting and
Injunction. They say that after the company
was organized H. A. jacobson secured control
of the business ny virtue of his Office Dresi-
dent and manager. He continued to control the
business, they claim, until recently, when the
ing Henry Larson in his stead They claim that
jacobson mismanaged the business, squandered
the funds and was about to involve all of the
stockholders in lawsuits jacobson will there
fore be required to show what ne has done with
the funds. and receiver will take charge OF the
company's affairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

Mr.. JAMES PHILLIPS JR-, leading manu-
facture of New England, in an interview in
the Boston Herald, strongly antagonizes the
free-trade cry of cheapness as the ultimate
good.P He shows how very easily things can
be too cheap. General Harrison very pithily
said at Chicago that cheap coat may be very
cheap, but not SO cheap as the man inside it.
Whenever thing is so cheap as to deprive of
fair remuneration the labor employed in its
production, it is too cheap. 1t is the old
''dolorous song of the shirt" sung by Hood.
That win never be popular campaign ballad
in free America
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

plant trees, keep roads ara streets clear of
weeds and other eyesores. and to educate the
community by precept and example to love
of the beautiful in their home surroundings.
Much Of the beauty of many New England
villages is due to the labors of these societies,
and there is no reason why such organizations
should not be equally successful elsewhere.
An annual tree-planting, however, is desira-
BILE thing in whatever way the custom be
established. and no year is better than this
for beginning to be made in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

SOME men are born great and some have
notoriety thrust upon them. Postmaster
Aquilla Jones is one of the latter. He prob
ably does not enjoy the conspicuous position
in which he has been placed by Mr.. Foulke;
but circumstances and a Civil-service Asso
citation over which he has no control have
brought him out of his modest retirement to
figure awful example of Democratic
fitness for the management of public bust
ness. The life of the postmaster who prefers
to live up to Democratic principles rather
than the law is likely to be an unhappy one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

CONSIDERABLE discussion arose at meet
ing of the Cincinnati bar, called to lament the
death of Chief Justice Waite, over the follow
ing paragraph relating to the Supreme Court:
"The weakest moments have been those
when it was suspected of turning its back on
Jurisprudence and opening ITS eyes to some
other guide; when individual members of
it were suspected of doing so. These moments
have been few and long intervals between
them. While such tribunal can be main
tanned the moral power of it's opinions will be
worth more TO mankind than that of any
other existing institution"
After full consideration the expression was
adopted by large majority. Never was
truer thing said. Once allow the introduction
of political ambition or strife into the
Judiciary and its weakest moments are
reached. That is the lesson Of history. The
Judiciary must be protected against any po-
Htical or personal scheming.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

THEY do say that Carter FL. Harrison is work
ing to get nomination as Mayor of Chicago
once more.
MICHIGAN City Dispatch: JOINT Crumpacker
is promin emily spoken of as Republican candi-
date for Congress Well, JOINT is as good as the
party has got.
NATIONAL Republican, The solid Judgment
of the Republican farmers that reside in the
great agricultural States will 20 far to decide
both the nomination and the election.
Hon. W. o. BRADLEY, of Kentucky, is being
doomed at a lively rate as the Republican nomi-
nee for Vice-president. He is one of the bright
est leaders of the Republican party in the
South.
THE Providence Journal which only a few
days ago bolted the Republican nomination for
Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, has re-
pented its folly and is now in full accord with
the party
PHILADELPHIA Press: It is unfortunate for
the Gresham boom that it has its most rapid
growth on the free-trade Democratic side of the
fence. The scheme seems to be TO Kill it by
feeding it
THE Democratic politicians of New Jersey.
including the State committee. favor David B.
Hills candidacy, and the chances are that he
will secure the delegation from that State TO the
nominating convention.
THE calling of the Democratic national con-
venton at an unusually early date is perplexing
the party in many States that do not want to
bold two State conventions, and yet do not want
10 begin the State campaigns too early
PHILADELPHIA Press: The assurance of, Ben
Harrison that Indiana will cast her electoral
vote for the nominee of the national Republican
convention. matter who he may be, has the
melody OF real music about it That is the sort
of talk the country wants to hear from Indiana
this year.
NEW YORK Mail and Express; It is within
the possibilities to organize Republican
campaign in this city as to make labor and
capital closer aud warmer friends and allies
than they ever were elsewhere before in any
great city. and TO carry even the metropolis for
the Republican nominee for President
Ex-GovERSoR WARMoTH addressed Re-
publican mass meeting in Monroe. La, few
days ago, at which he told the audience that
the best way in which 10 abolish the bloody
shirt and sectional feeling is to give the South
q free ballot and fair count. His hearers
were principally whites.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
What an Eastern Knigh. saws.

PTTTsBURG, Pa, March 29.-Another party OF
conductors and brakemen from the Reading
system. some fifteen in all. passed through tie
city this morning route to Chicago to enter
the employ of the Burlington & Quincy railroad.
They were all Knights of Labor and said they
were determined to go to work the "Qs no
matter what orders the General Executive
board might issue the con trary.
In my opinion" said one of the leaders of
the party, s'botk strikes are lost. The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers has made a dis
NAL failure of its fight on the Burlington road,
and so have the Knights the Reading. 1t is
plainly evident that the Philadelphia 81 Reading
officials do not propose TO recognize the strikers
at all, and it is equally evident that the Bur-
lington road be operated without the
Brotherhood. AS for the Knights of Labor who
leaving the and going west. they arc
compelled to do in sheer self defense
Driven ont of their positions by the Brother
hood. they find it impossible to get work on
eastern line. and as the G. B. & O., is tho
only haven open to them, they must flock to it,
remain at home and their families liter
ally starve to death for the necessities of life.
No sir, are not sea- s-we are men in search
of the justice which has heretofore been denied
u.s." Another party will go through o-night or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

CHICAGO. March 29.-The the Bur-
lington railway continues without the slightest
indication of weakening on either side. Both
the engineers and the officers of the company
profess to be confident of success. Fifteen
switch engines work in the freight yards
to-day, but at the stoekyards they were unable
to accomplish great deal, as it found
necessary to put an engine each END Of every
train in order TO get over the difficulty caused
by the strikers OF their sympathizers pulling the
coupling pins The company has now hired all
the switchmen it has need of to take the strik-
ers' places AL are not at work yet, but will be
by Tomorrow afternoon. One hundred of them
are IN the city, and ninety-three will arrive
from the Reading district in the orning. No
violence has yet been offered the new by
the strikers and while none is expected. yet the
yards thickly patrolled by police officers and
Fullerton men, ready to check any outbreak
that may oscur.
Rumors that the 20 will be boycotted by the
enginemen and switchmen of othoe roads are
heard everywhere, but no freight has been
offered any of the other roads except the
notified the freight agent of the Burlington road
that he was unable to do anything with 20"
cars because the company'S switchmen would
not touch them, so that the truth of the rumor
remains to be seen. The probability OF the
brakemep going out continues to grow. though
hat action ia not looked for until the 20" shall
we obtained its full complement of switchmen.
The Chicago, st. Paul g. Kansas City road has
: O cars consigned to the Burlington road on
their tracks The other roads are in q similar
condition, and if the 20" can't take care of it's
freight on their hands in order to avoid o
blockade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE Journal does not take much stock in
the cry that manufactures must be attracted
here by offers of free land and free fuel The
advantages of indianapolis are sufficient to
influence any factory worth having, if it can
secure a site on fair terms and enjoy fuel gas
at the loY. rates now secured by abundant
supply and healthy competition. It is an un-
just depreciation of indianapolis to constantly
pirate that it is out of the race unless free
lands and free fuel are offered. As we'll say
that we must also provide free labor. in order
to compete with less favored places which are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

IT is objected by persons who not pleased
with the evidence offered by Mr. Foulke be-
fore the Hale committee that what he tells is
an old story. So it is; the first of it was told
two years ago. It is new, however, in this,
that the abuses then complained of have con-
tinued ever since and now exist in a more no.
ticeable and offensive form than ever. The
story may be regarded serial, to which
new chapters are likely to be added so long as
public in terests suffer from improper manage
ment of the postal department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE JOURNAL does not claim to be proph ct.
But look into the files of 1886 shows that in
Oct. o3d, of that year just about two weeks
before the November election. it printed the fol-
lowing editorial paragraph:
Zone thing must be borne in mind by the
of Marion county: They must put up
m majority for honest men that will not offer
tenn Dtations to Sim Coy and his gang of ballot
box breakers. It has not been long since
they burglariZed ballot box in this city that it
has been forgotten by the people If the men
who elected get their Offices. their ma
jorites must be of magnitude to dismay these fell
lows. There Democratic Hollis on the
ground, ready to do the bidding of the boss,
who has scruples in anything. his only am
btion being to get there The man base enough
to express the wish that he might vote the in
will not be above perpetrating the most
desperate frauds. This must be remembered"
There is little in Isaiah that beats that for
prophecy. And the gang still lives, and is at
work for MONDAYS election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

offering free lands to whoever will locate
within their boundaries. What Indianapolis
must do is to keep manufacturing sites out of
the hands of spectators, they De sold
and the cheap fuel absolutely assured, the
other advantages of this city are ample to
attract sagacious, enterprising manufacturers.
Those who are in the market bidding for
free lands and other special bonuses are
scarcely worth having at all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE plea made for "arbor day by cor
respondent in yesterdays Journal is timely.
In Pennsylvania and several other States
day is fixed by law for public tree-planting.
and is observed as semi-festive occasion by
school-children and others who wish to par
ticipate in the work. This plan, however, is
probably less effective than the village i'm
provsment system in operation in the New
England States Under this system local
associations are formed whose work it is to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE President said he had great difficulty
in bringing Indiana Democrats up to his ideas
of civil service reform. This remark was made
year or so ago. Since then Grandpa Jones
and the rest have Caught on to the plan of
practicing the old spoils system and calling it
the White House. This plan, however is
not likely to meet with the approval of the
congressional investigating committee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

Ex-ATToRNEY-G GENERAL. PIERREPoNT, who
is spending the winter in the South, says the
Southern people are Democrats because they
expect in that way to control the government
and finally pay themselves for their liberated
slaves, and that they keep lists of them for
that purpose. He claims to have accurate in
formation to this effect. Things are not quite
ripe for such proposition yet, but they are
moving in that direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

IT is doubtless true that Democratic tes-
timony as to the efficiency of the mail service
in this locality can be produced at any time;
but such testimony is worthless unless ac-
companied with proofs that the witnesses are
competent. A large majority of Democrats,
it must be remembered. have no personal in
terest in the mails.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
An Attack on the Brotherhood.

CHICAGO, March 29.-Advance sheets of the
annual report of w. p. Daniels. grand secretary
of the Tenth Grand Division OF Railway Con
ductors, issued to -night, denounces the Brother
hood of Engineers and Firemen rs ''holier than
thou organization and charges the Brotherhood
with perhdy in 1877. and on the Jersey Central
and elsewhere the report says: "rhe time
has come when conductors should in every in
stance oppose this organization its demands
of the railway companies, because every time
you aid the engineers you iniure your own
standing. prospects and remun Grafton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

A LOOK through the State exchanges indi-
Gates that the Republicans are waking up to
the importance Of the Monday township cleo
ton. The Republicans of Center township
must not be caught mapping. The Democ-
racy, under the guise of lstlessness, are hard
at work. They have assessed all the office
holders for funds to secure the election of a
creature of the tally-sheet forging gang.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE fine weather yesterday gave boom to
outdoor work. Numerous gangs of men
were to be seen in the streets and alleys of
the North side. digging trenches for natural
gas pipes. Altogether, several hundred men
were at work. In some places two trenches,
representing different companies, were being
dug side by side, and not more than eighteen
inches or two feet apart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

EX-SENATOR MCDONALD is said to have
reason to expect that President will nom
mate him to the che justiceship. This may
be; but in view of his intimate association
with the Mormon lobby, has Mr.. Mcdonald
any reason to suppose that the Senate would
confirm such appointment9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

MAYOR HEWITT is responsible for the say
ing that ''the type writer is mightier than
the Calling gun" That is a neat paraphrase
of Bulwer, but the truth of the remark de-
ponds on who works The typewriter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

REMEMBER the election on Monday next.
Keep it in your mind and on your tongue.
Speak to your neighoor-voter about it. and
see that all whom you know vote. The stay
at-home voter is the dangerous citizen, and
never more dangerous than when his indiffer-
ence leads him to refrain from duty in a mu-
nicipal election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE Tichborne claimant has actually sailed
for England with the avowed purpose of re-
asserting his claim. 1t is not at all likely he
viii ever get another hearing in the English
courts, but there are great numbers of per-
sons there who still believe he is the real Sir
Roger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

PROMPTLY at the noon hour, nowadays,
hundreds of men. with their little tin buckets,
may be seen scurrying in all directions
towards convenient spot to eat their din
ners. They are the toilers in the gas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

THE various candidates for Chief-justice
had better not be in hurry about winding up
their private business. The appointment will
not be made before the Democratic national
convention meets. Until then the big prize
viii be kept dangling before the eager eyes of
expectant statesmen, all of whom viii doubt
less grow more and more loyal to Cleveland
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
Anonymons ofrsr of n Rrlhe

New York. March 29-Rscorder Smythe. in
Court Of General Sessions TO day, made public
letter he had received which was marked per
sonALS The letter said that when n decision
favorable 10 Mr.. Jav Gould is rendered $3.50, 600
10 81 600 bills will be left at the recorders resi-
dence There was no signature to the letter.
Recorder Smythe said that be had comments
to make and that none seemed 10 DO necessary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

NEW YORK papers are reporting revival
meetings held in that city by Rev. Thomas
Harrison, ''the boy preacher How long will
he continue to be boy7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

text at the head of its editorial page each day.
AS no credit is gwen. snd the verses not
placed in quotation marks. the other New York
papers are at = loes what to make of such
and arrange editorial ntterancea
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

The fight of both president and cashier of
the Raleigh bank presages the time when
these officials will take the directors and stock
holders along with them on their trip, and
only the depositors will be cleft"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

WE fear Captain Many is not as pure as
Gold. Sentinel.
This may do for a joke, but we have
Shakspearian authority that "all that glistens
ia not GOLD
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30

ALL Democratic papers which indulge in any
comments upon the Kentucky Treasurer's de-
falcation agreed that public Offices need
frequent overhaulIng. This is the sentiment
that animates brother Foulke. and be is trying
the plan on the Indianapolis postoffice as good