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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
FREE CAMP-MEETINaS.

An admission of five cents was charged on
Sunday by the managers of Pennsylvania
camp-meeting, last summer. and the matter
having been taken up by the Philadelphia
Sabbath Association, was brought before tbs
courts. A local magistrate imposed fine
and costs upon the defendant for engaging in
commercial pursuits Sunday. An appeal
was made from this ruling. and decision
affirming it has just been rendered. As the
camp-meeting seems to have been conducted
on the same plan as some in Indiana whose
management has been criticised, the remarks
interest from secular if not legal. stand
point. After quoting the law of 1894, and stat
ing that it does not prohibit worldly employ
ment when a mattel of necessity and charity,
the judge says
"'But no case that has been brought to an
arbitration warrants the charge of COM
pulsory admission price as the usual means
of grace or act of necessity or charity.
The grace is free and the subscription volun-
tary. When the hayward sinner is forbidden
entrance to the church unless he hands over
his nickel to the door keeper the church so
no better position, so far as worldly business
is concerned, than would be the circus man
with his price of admission to all the
several and combined shows of his monster
aggregation, the peddler with his busy
booth. In the present case the evidence on
both sides conclusively proves that the de-
PENDANT was the representative of a stock
company. with the pastor as principal stock
holder and sharer in the dividends. Fence
with boards eight feet high AID barbed wire
IL IL u. L.
were held. 1t was not purely the case of
religious body inviting the sinners in from
the broad highway to hear the gospel without
money and without price. Its doors were
closed in the face of the penitent seeker after
truth unless he came with five cents as the
open sesame in his hands"
After this the gospel will be free on Sun
day. at least at Pennsylvania mp-meetings,
whatever price may be set upon it in Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

mitteef That is the style of argument used
to urge the confirmation of Mr.. Lamar TO the
Supreme Court. Gen. Wheeler is competent
to be the head of the military committee,
yet Mr. Carlisle thought it inappropriate to
appoint him. and the good sense and propriety
Of the country seconded the Speakers judg-
ment. In so far as the position of Supreme
Judge is more important than that of chair
man of House committee for period of
two years, Mr.. Cariisle's logic condemns the
appointment of Lucius Curtius Quintus La
mar. If not, why mott
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

recognition of his duty to society 1t all de-
ponds upon the character of the man, the
character of the paper, and the character of
the interview. It is compliment to any
man for reputable newspaper to ask his
opinion upon a current question worthy of
his consideration, and upon which he is pre-
sumed to have a valuable judgment or be pos
sessed of some special information; and if he
declines 1t, then he makes "a silly exhib-
ition" of boorishness. The bogus, fippant,
unimportant interview is disgrace; the real,
the honest, the truthful, the important inter-
view is one of the best developments of the
modern newspaper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

Senator Vest, of Missouri, led off in
very earnest, almost passionate, speech
against the Blair educational bill. This bill
proposes to portion of the wealth of the
national government in promoting education
in the States. It provides that the sum of
so, 000,0 600 shall be appropriated and paid for
that purpose out of the United States treas
ury, in eight annual installments, the share
of each State to be according to the number
of its children of school age who cannot read
or write. Where separate schools provided
for colored children these are to have their
above sum of $40. OOO 600. not to exceed one
tenth, may be used to maintain normal
schools, and further sum of So, 600, 900 is
appropriated for building school-houses, the
the basis above indicated. These main pro-
visions of the bill, without going into the de-
tails. indicate its object and scope. It simply
recognizes the existence of large and grow
ing mass of illiteracy among the population
of the various States, and aims to
use the power and resources of the
national government to remove it. As
to the existence of the illiteracy, there is no
dispute, and as to the necessity of combating
it by establishing and maintaining common
schools, there should be no difference of opin-
ion among persons capable of forming an
opinion on such subjects. The only ques-
ton that can possibly arise is as to whether
the general government and the national
treasury should be utilized in the work.
The opposition to the bill is based on
the charge or assumption that it is "pater-
nal legislation that the duty of public school
education belongs exclusively to the States;
that the assistance of the general government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
SENATOR HALE should have extern

SENATOR HALE should have extended his
inquiries concerning changes in the civil
service to the railway mail-service and the
free delivery or letter-carrier service. He
showed that out of 1879 presidential post
masters over 200 have been changed, which
means also most of the clerical positions filled
with new men. Then out of SO, 900 small
postofices 40, 900 have been changed, which
means a large number of incompetents. Now
if we knew how many changes have been made
in the railway mail service, which numbers
somewhat over four thousand men, and the
free-delivery service we could form an idea
of the extent to which the postal service has
been Democ ratified and demoralized.
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In his speech at the opening of the Atlanta

In his speech at the opening of the Atlanta
cotton exposition Senator Voorhees, said:
''The manufactures of the Eastern and
Middle States were nursed by the govern
ment when unable to stand alone. [ am pre-
pared to say that, within proper and safe linn
its, and with primary consideration for the
agriculturist as the foundation and beginning
of everything, the same policy of encourage
ment which has heretofore in general marked
our legislation should now be continued to
the infant manufacturing industries of the
South and of the West. And if in
paying tariff tax for government support as
revenue they find that the laws compelling
them to do so likewise foster, encourage and
protect their young and growing manufact-
ures of iron, hardwood, glass; wooden and cot
ton they will regard them with favor as the
result of wise legislation. Indeed, they will
demand such an adjustment of the tariff as to
insure that end"
Mr.. Voorhees, was then in favor of protect
ing wooden manufacturers; now he is down on
the wool tariff, and stands as the champion of
Mr. Cleveland's ee-trade message. Who can
bind ProteEs?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

THE discovery of natural gas has already
brought number of important manufactures
and large amount of capital into the State,
and will bring much more. Munce, Marion
KokoEno, Anderson and Nobesville have al
ready profted largely by these new enter
prises and Indirectly the entire State is
benefited. The time is at hand when Indian
new fuel on more favorable terms than any
other city of its size in the United States, and
then we may reasonably expect large part
of the stream of foreign capital now flowing
into the State to turn in this direction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

DR.. GALBRAITH, the superint endent of the
Insane Asylum, is very far from infdel.
We are informed that there are on the rolls of
the asylum, besides the Doctor himself, the
Doctors wife, the wife's sister, Mrs. Price,
and Mrs. Prices daughter Four of one fam
lily will do to start on. The apostle says that
he that provideth not for his own household
has denied the faith and is worse than an
inidel If our information be correct, Dr.
Galbraith has not denied the first article of
the Democratic faith-get all you can and
keep all y on get.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

BY some misunderstanding impression
seems to have been created in some of the
counties of the State that the primaries to be
held Jan. 81 will elect delegates to the State
and as the apportionment for delegates has not
yet been made, such a, step would create
great deal of unnecessary confusion. The
primaries of that Gate will choose only county
committeeman and district delegates. No
one is authorized to go further
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

Elk CONFEDERATE GENERAL WHEELER, Of
cavalry fame, was the second on the military
committee of the House, and entitled by
courtesy to the craftsmanship when Gen.
Bragg failed Of reelection. Yet Speaker
Carlisle did not appoint Gen. Wheeler to the
craftsmanship. though urged to do so, but
named civilian for the place that has always
been occupied by an ex-soldier since the days
of the late war. Why did Mr.. Carlisle make
this Distinction Will the work of reunion
ever be really accomplished so long as "a
representative Southern man" is kept out of
the Craftsmanship Of the House military COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

MONTENEGRO is a little place on the map
about the size of ones thumb nail-and on
y eading that thirty thousand of the inhabi-
tants are rendered homeless by the floods it is
natural to suppose that pretty much the entire
population is standing around in the wet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
bind ProteEsi

THE Lo cal Option League of Ohio has is
sued circular setting forth what has been
accomplished under the Dow law. We quote:
81. Two thousand and lightweight saloons
have been closed by the saloon-tax provision.
80 Five hundred and seventeen saloons
have been closed by town councils. most of
them by vote of the people.
49, Two hundred towns in the State have
adopted local option and suppressed the liquor
traffic to greater or less extent, and the NUN
Der of towns taking this stand is increasing.
81. Nearly $1,000. 600 has been collected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

IHE Central Christian Advocate. published in
st Louis. in an article anent the recent exclu-
sioS OF German teaching from the public schools
OF that city, has some most sensible views on
public school education which we commend to
the candid consideration of schoolmen in Indi-
ana, merely remarking that to about this COM
plexion it must come at last and the shrewd far
seeing educators those who go into the cur
rent and help save to the common school system
all that should be saved against the threatened
storm of public revolt the overlooking and
ssgimcracks," in which some things that are val
liable may be sacrificed. The system cannot
stand much longer as it is. The Advocate says:
ssIn the larger towns and the cities the nrblic
schools have been slowly taking the style and
methods OF the private seminary and institute
whore the intention is to prepare the pupils for
society and higher education.
For some years there have been serious uues-
tionings on this subject Most of the children
who depend the public schools can have but
a limited education; they compelled at an
early age to assist IN their own support, and
they need, therefore. careful teaching in q few
branches, principally in reading and writing
being instructed after q fashion in the
sciences. In drawing. and modelling and
music, and other than the. En-
glish language The proposition is now
made in some quarters to establish industrial
and manual training part of our school
system. The theory is that the youth should be
put in possession of trade, and gain the prac-
teal knowledge of mechanical employments that
II has been accustomed to acquire by apprentice
ship. This is something entirely different from
the work proposed by the normal and high
school. At the first thought it appears most
coDmendable work, and has created some
thusiasm. There are visions of future in
which some people indulge. when the public
school will have become the source of all inteli-
gence and prosperity
Now there can be but result to this over
development of the public schools. It is not a
healthy movement and it must break down of
its own weight. We have had an example of
the outcome OF an unnatural and unwise devel-
opment of the public schools in ST. Louis. The
people at the polls by large majority have
declared against the departure from the older
ideas and convictions. 1t has been determined,
therefore, to reduce the teaching of German,
which had become a feature of these schools, to
proper proportions. And the reform is only be-
gun. Less time will be given to music. drawing
and modelling in clay, and to some of the
sciences, especially in the lower grades. The
expenditure of a great sum of money in building
the finest high school edifce in the country has
been checked. No proposes yet to abolish,
the higher grades in the schools, to aban-
don the normal and hgh-school. These may be
saved by the reform already inaugurated."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

THE New York Times has an article
column in length based upon talk with Mr..
w. E. Rice, of the Worcester steel saw-works,
the purpose of which is to bolster up its prop
uganda for free trade and congressional legis-
lation based upon the principles of Mr..
Cleveland's message. We extract from it the
following in the words of the reporter who
had the conversation and wrote the report
Would the removal of the duty on such
materials as were used in his business affect
that branch of American labor engaged in
preparing the raw material7 He thought it
would. There seemed to be one of two
things to do, build wall around the country
and under the present tariff the wall was
practically position-or lessen the differ
ence between the rate of wages paid here and
in foreign countries"
Mr.. Rice is an honest and candid man.
There is but one of two things to do-either
maintain the protection of the present tariff,
which he calls building WALL" or '.lessen
the difference between the rate of wages paid
here and in foreign countries" We commend
Mr.. Rice's statement to the working men of
America. The men who are behind the
which will lessen the difference between
their wages and the pauper wages of Europe.
Are the workingmen of the United States
prepared to join hands with Mr. Cleveland in
is the meaning of the present movement as
interpreted by an interested and favorable
manufacturer in the East
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

of the saloon men and put into city and
county treasures"
And yet there are persons who call them
selves temperance" people who spend their
efforts in opposing such measure, and in
trying to defeat like practicable legislation in
other States than Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

THE Democratic convention of actual and
would-be ofice-holders forgot to include an in
dorsement of the Presidents civil-service
policy among their resolutions. Considering
the way in which it has profted them in In
diana this was an inexcusable oversight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

A PITTsBURG paper speaking of the Campbell
Arbuckle correspondence ventures the assertion
that an exhaustive investigation of all the love-
letters that have passed since the art Of writin
became general would show that these epistles
fully up to the average The investigation
can never be made; but the manifest duty of
every man whose inner consciousness acknowl-
edges the truth Of the charge is to swear off with
double and twisted oath from writing 1ove-let-
tiers. No man woman who cannot raise the
average above that of sBunnie" and "Babyn
should be trusted with pen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
How 1t Works.

Indiana Christian Advocats.
Elections under the local-option law OF Michi-
gan, in ten of the strongest prohibition counties
have resulted In three TO one for prohibition. In
the late election the same counties went for sro-
hibition two and quarter to one, showing that
when extreme Prohibiuonists willing TO CO.
operate with men OF more moderate views tina
power of the united forces becomes irresistible.
Ii is believed that betom the lat of May, whom
tn. Law takes effect foar-ffths CO Michigan will
be dry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

Ex-BANKER HOPKINS, of the Cincinnati
Fidelity" was known among his specializing
friends as the "Pope." 1t was an ominous
name. He is now pope deprived of his
temporal power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

IN spite of Senator Hale's showing of the
administrations civil-service hypocrisy, will
the faithful mugwump organs continue to
peat in monotonous chorus, 1.-THE President
means well?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

THE Hale-storm in the Senate, on We'd
nesday, has gone rafting through the Demo
cratic patty. Some of the dornicks. about
the size of hen eggs, seem to have knocked
the partv NEWSPAPERS slly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

KoKoMo, Muncie, and other cities of the
features and population. They have natural
gas, not simply the promise of it. What In
dianapolis wants is gas, and gas now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

GOVERNOR GRAY was very much pleased
with the discharge of the resolution indorsing
him for Vice-president, but the recoil may
prove disastrous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

MAJOR A d. r. Arndt, one of the most promi-
nent and intelligent German citizens of Michigana
well known to the Journal as a gentleman of the
highest culture and best standing, has written
letter to the Battle Creek, Mich, Journal in
response to an attack made upon Mr. Blaine by
Ex-Governor ST. John, in the interests of
third party. Major Arndt Gays.
''The Abolition party considered slavery
crime and a great wrong, and wanted it wi ped
out at once The Republican party did neither
love nor admire slavery, yet they the i'm
possibility. and even the injustice of forcing an
immediate emancipation of the slaves, but they
got there all the same at the proper time. The
Abolitionists. like good and honest men, Joined
the Republican party in their good work, and
hibition party sees a fearful wrong and
crime in the Manufacture and
sale of liquors, hence they want it
done, nor would it be wise and just to do SO, if
it could be done. The Republican party will
treat the liquor question just about the same
they treated the slavery question, and our pres
ent local option law ought tc satisfy even the
most sincere and devoted PrShibitionist. Two-
wrongs will never make one right. If the man
ufacture and sale of liquor is crime wrong,
it would be equally wrong to rob thousands
and thousands of men of all they possess. and
before, the local option law Is good one; let
every good citizen do his duty, both in voting
and seeing to the strict enforcement of the law
and we will rot be overrun with low saloons and
dives. wherever they may be permitted at ALL
nor will we see drunkards spending their time
and money at those saloons.
sour next election. in my opinion. will settle
whether our Prohibition friends are in real
earnest and sincere in their endeavors to work
for the good of mankind whether they are
composed of sentimental and unpracticable
dreamsrs. If they truly desire the welfare and
good of their fellow-men. they cannot help but
come in a body and join the Republican party,
and united with the Republican party there is
no question but that both will be victorious
and great reform with the desired result will
be the mutual reward"
Major Arndt is only the representative of
many thousands of intelligent German-Ameri-
cans who favor this plan of dealing with the
liquor traffic. not only in Michigan. but in Indi-
ana and in every other State. The contest is
in Michigan, and the result is to be looked
for with deep interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

THE European powers are now observing to-
ward each other policy of watchful caution
and patient waiting-waiting for something
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

The Courtesy of the House" will shield
Mr.. Carlisle at the expense of honesty and
justice. A laboring man has no rights which
the Speakers friends feel bound to respect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
summer.

SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER has announced
his purpose to vote for the confirmation of
Mr.. Lamar. This has been understood for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

1.-THE young Democracy" of Indiana will
have their hands full keeping Governor
Gray's vice-presidential boom alive till next
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

Gov. GRAY is likely to find the "favorite
son" business somewhat dangerous, and above
his caliber
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

Mr.. LEON BAILEY has not been formally
interviewed on the subject, but the Journal
ventures the assertion that he does not hold
free advertisements in unqualified favor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13
THE New York Times, in an editorial, las

THE New York Times, in an editorial, last
week said:
'"The nomination Of Mr.. Secretary Lamar
to the Supreme Court is one that could be
fairly criticised. His age, though
not in itself serious objection, since other
men as old have made excellent judges, is
would be almost entirely novel, and that the
most supple mind does not master new and
difficult tasks readily at sixty and past. His
habit of mind, though he has shown himself
candid and conscientious, lacks the penetra-
ton and the original force that are as valua-
BILE, and it may be said as essential, to the
efficient judge as impartiality. He has not
the reputation of being very learned in the
law or even of possessing that command of it's
an authority questions of the Constitution.
Finally, though, he has proved himself capa-
BILE of achieving remarkable and almost heroic
independence of the prejudices and the pas
sions amid which he has passed his life, and
with which he has at times felt some SYM
pathy, vet the school in which he was trained,
the point of view TO which he has been accus-
toned, the associations by which he has been
surrounded, may, without justice and with
entire respect to him, be regarded as not
fitting him, if they do not distinctly unfit
him, for the work of Supreme Court justice
at the present time and for the half-score years
which he would have to serve"
And yet the Times now shrieks that Mr..
Lamar's confirmation is an act of the wisest
craftsmanship and the highest possible patriot
ism; a man who opposes Lamar is public
enemy, and disloyal to the new era of peace
and reconciliation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-13

"AMERIoANs armed to the teeth" are very
formidable persons but it is little queer that
down in Mexico where every man is supposed to
be armed none of this class should ever be found
among the passengers. The train-robber with q
revolver, which may be empty, has it all his
own