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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

No contradiction has yet been made Of the
assertion, by the Philadelphia Press, that
simultaneously with the transmission of the
Presidents recent retaliation message private
communication was transmitted by the gov
eminent of the United States to the British
government, assuring it that it need have no
anxiety as to any official action that would he
taken under the authority that the President
had asked of Congress should it be given.
Such an act is in keeping with the demagog-
ical purpose for which the message was issued
and its Preparation should excite no surprise
where Cleveland is best known. Possibly a
measure of the extreme contempt with which
English statesmen refer to the message may
be explained by this counter document. The
worst of it is that the country must bear the
shame of its chief magistrates conduct; but,
having placed that magistrate in power, per-
haps it deserves its punishment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

AN attempt is being made by the Demo
cratic managers in Michigan to effect fusion
with the Greenback party. In Indiana also, and
perhaps in other States, the Democrats are in
viting old Greenbackers to join them on
free-trade platform. If the Greenbacksrs
retain anything of their old views. free-trade
is the last thing they should favor. It is the
deadly enemy of the greenback. Every de-
parture from protection means an increase in
foreign imports, which must be paid for in
gold. This means balance of trade against
the United States, steady drain of gold, with
an appreciation in its value, and correspond
ing depreciation of silver and greenbecks. A
protective tariff means protection for green
backs and silver, as well as good many other
things Free-trade means the speedy disap-
pearance of gold from our circulation, with all
the financial consequences which that implies
Old Greenbackers who favor free-trade are
making war upon their own principles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

THE Louisville Courier-J ournal is thrown
into an ecstasy by Grover Cleveland's letter.
That fast and furious free-trade organ refuses
to be deluded by the clap-trap injected into
the document to fool the people, but boldly
recognizes it as . repetition of the free-trade
message of December last. The Washington
special of the Courier-J ournal says of it:
"The Presidents letter of acceptance is a
corker. It knocks the bottom completely out
of the protection tub, and sends q flood of
daylight straight through the robber camp
He walks straight into the den of the protec-
ton barons and Grams the doctrine of tariff
for revenue only down their throats."
And in its editorial this chief apostle of
Democracy says: "a tariff for revenue only
could not be more truly defined The Cou
rier-Journal adds: Democrats, fall into into
line, toe the mark and stand by the guns. "
We hope they will. The Republicans have
been "honing" to have the Democrats "toe
the mark" but from the day Of the Oregon
election until the present time. instead OF
toeiug the mark, they have been running
away from it as fast as they could. Even the
bold buccaneer, Grover Cleveland, has his
mouth full of apologies for what he and his
party want to do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

IT is fact not generally known that the
ancestral blood of President Cleveland and
General A. P. Hovey commingled two genera
tons ago. The following extract from the
forthcoming Life Of Hovey shows the degree
of relationship and the further interesting
fact that a brother Of Grover Cleveland
served in General Hovsy's first regiment:
General Hovey's grandparents on his
fathers side were Rev. Samuel and Abigail
Cleveland Hovey This Miss Abigail Cleve-
land was a member of the family from which
President Cleveland comes, thus establishing
a remote relationship between the Hoveys and
Clevelands. Richard F. Cleveland. President
Cleveland's brother, and the only fighting
member of the family. was second lieutenant
of Company A. Twenty-fourth Indiana Regi.
ment, General Hovey's first regiment. In
1861 this Richard Cleveland was a school
teacher at Bedford, Lawrence county. and
enlisted as private. He was mustered out
Dec. 10, 1864. and in 1872 Was drowned a.
Nassau, West Indies"
A genealogical record of the Cleveland
family shows the connection. and the report
of the Acknowledgment of Indiana shows the
enlistment of Richard F. Cleveland, as above
stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

and the Mills gang tell the people they are
being robbed to the tune of AZ per cent. on
everything they buy, and yet, says Mr.. By
mum, because the Democrats ask for the
simple reduction of about per cent. of the
Al per cent. the Republicans yell free trade
Now if the AZ per cent. tariff is highway rob-
berry. why do the Democrats propose to reduce
it only per cent? What is the difference in
principle between AZ per cent robbery and
AZ per cent. robbery Does per cent. work
the difference between rascally Republicans
and honest Democratic If II be true that Mr..
Bynum's audience was paying AZ per cent.
more than they ought to for all the necessa-
ries of life, why does he insult them by pro-
posing to reduce the extortion by only per
cent? Mr.. Bynum has placed himself on
record as cheap, per cent demagogue.
He may not know very much but, in spite of
his assertions to the contrary, he knows that
the condition of American workingmen is
vastly better than in any other country in the
world. and that his proposed free-trade
scheme would scale down American wages
from one-third to one-half without any COR
responding benefit to workingmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
A CHEAP DEMaGOGuE.

The following is an extract from the Senti-
nels report of Mr.. Bynum's speech at the
First ward Democratic meeting Saturday
night:
HE asked his hearers il thew were willing
for every 500 worth Of the necessities used
by themselves and families, to pay $47 more
than the value of the articles used. That was
just what the government under Republican
legislation Is exacting from them. State and
county taxes were heavy enough, and he was
certain they would not submit to q levy for
these purposes of even 50 on the hundred
more than was necessary for the purposes in
tended. Yet the general government was, by
an almost imperceptible system of taxation,
taking Al per cent. from the private resources
ask for the simple reduction of about per
cent. of the AZ per cent. the Republicans yell
out free trade"
We presume there are very few intelligent
persons in this congressional district who
doubt that Mr. Bynum is thorough dema-
gogue and dishonest politician. He has devel-
oped very rapidly in that direction. though
it is but fair to say he entered politics with a
good outfit in that regard. We print the fore
going extract from his speech to call attention
to its demagogism and dishonesty. Mr.. By
mum asked his audience if they were wiling
for every 800 worth Of the necessities used
by themselves and family, to pay $47 more
than the value of the articles usedi This was
An implied assertion that they do SO pay. Any
person who makes such en- assertion is either
grossly ignorant or willfulIy dishonest As
Mr.. Bynum, in spite Of bis inaccuracies
and blunders, shows that he knows at
least enough Of the tariff to misrepresent
it's operation, We assume that he knows
enough to know that the assertion implied in
the foregoing statement is absolutely false.
In saying. in his laundering and inaccurate
way, that the cost of the necessities of life in
this country is AZ per cent. more than the
value" Mr.. Bynum MEANS of course, that
their cost is increased in that proportion by
the tariff, and is that much more than the
cost of the same articles in Great Britain.
We say both branches of the proposition are
untrue, and challenge him to the proof II
was a false assertion made to impose on IN.
thinking people, and made with knowledge
of its falseness. We leave out of considera-
ton the important fact that wages in the
United States are so per cent. higher than
in Great Britain, fact which we challenge
Mr.. Bynum to deny, and which he habitually
conceals; and we assert that most of the
necessities of life are cheaper in this country
than in Great Britain. The following table,
condensed from the report of the Secretary Of
State for 1885, shows the comparative cost of
various articles in Liverpool and Chicago:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
MR.. cLEvILANp,a LETTER. -

The Presidents so-called letter Of aecep-
lance is characteristic and disgraceful. 1t is
characteristic in its egotism, its assumption
of personal merit and its logged reiteration of
superficial views on the tariff question. 1t is
disgraceful, in that 1t strikes the low level Of
common campaign harangue, arraigns
more than half the American people for ig-
norance, and appeals to the partisan preju-
dices of the balance for reelection to an Office
which the President himself has declared no
man ought to fill twice. American politics
and the English language are surely undergo
ing change when such paper can by any
stretch Of courtesy or figure of speech be
called letter Of acceptance 1t is the letter
OF a canting political hypocrite and self-seek-
ing demagogue, who mistakes his egotism for
greatness and his ignorance for wisdom. We
are not unmindful Of the respect that is due
the Office of President and its temporary in
cumbsnt, but still greater respect is due to
the cause Of truth and the interests of the
people. The time has come to speak plainly
about this man who is trying to foist himself
into history as a second-term President by
the shallow arts and cheap chicane of COM
mon demagogue.
1t would have been relief if Mr.. Cleveland
had for once omitted to remind the people of
the awful responsibility that attaches to the
Office of President, and the awful consci-
entiousness with which he discharges its
duties. He talks about his complete and
solemn self-consecration, and how his expe-
rience has soberly impressed him with the
severe responsibilities which the Office i'm
poses, as if he were placing the country under
an everlasting debt of gratitude by graciously
consenting to guard the Constitution four years
longer. If anybody can pierce the atmosphere
of egotism in which he envelopes himself, Mr.
Cleveland should be gently reminded that
the Office of President has been reasonably
well filed before his time, and will continue
to be long after he is gone. The people have
fairly intelligent idea of the dignity and
responsibility of the Office, and do not need to
be continually lectured about it by the small.
est and dullest man who ever filled it.
Aside from its personality and egotism, the
letter is an attack on the Republican party
and the policy of protection. It reiterates
the platitudes and falacies of his free trade
message in December with an air of conf
dence only less than that which he shows in
his own individual merit Political maxims
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
arious articles in Liverpool and Chicago:

Here are fourteen staple articles among the
necessities of life, of which several are cheaper
in Chicago than in Liverpool. and not one is
dearer in anything like the proportion stated
by Mr.. Bynum. We challenge him to name
single necessity Of life which is AZ per cent.
higher in this country than in Great Britain,
or which would be reduced in price AZ per
cent. or one-half of that proportion by re-
peal of the tariff. He cannot do it. Mr.
Bynum's statement is the reckless assertion
of demagogue, trying to play on the preju-
dices and supposed ignorance of his hearers
But we are not done with Mr.. Bynum yet
He denounces this alleged exaction of AZ per
cent tariff tribute as highway robbery. He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11


Maine so loyal and truel
She went hell-bent for Governor Kent
And Tippecanoe, and Tyler too"
The news from Maine is almost too good to
be true. The star in the East has responded
to Oregon and Vermont, and set the drift un.
mistakably and inevitably toward Republican
success in November. In 1884 James G..
Blaine was the candidate for President, and
State pride and personal devotion to that
great leader spurred the people of Maine to
remarkable effort, the result being plurality
of 1900 for Governor ROBBIE fol-
lowed in November by 10000 for Mr..
Blaine No one expected q repetition of
such verdict at this election, although
Mr.. Blaine has thrown himself enthusiast
tically into the canvass, making twelve
speeches in eleven counties in the State
since his return from England. In 1886
the plurality for Governor Bodwell was 12,-
$50. On the basis of the returns from $50
towns the plurality for Governor Burleigh
will not fall much, If any, below 10000,
the figure which Mr.. Blaine telegraphed
General Harrison at 9 o'clock last night.
This unexpected victory will inspire Re-
publicans all over tbs country. 1t is the
presage of Republican triumph in November.
The Democrats will be disleartened, but we
must not expect them to be less than vigi-
liant, bitter and relentless in the fight yet to
be made, They are intrenched in power, and
will not easily be dislodged. They will contest
every inch of ground with the bitterness Of
desperation, now that Oregon, Vermont and
Maine have indicated the probability, if not
certainty, of porular overthrow. The voice
of Maine is a trumpet call to duty. Espe-
cially in Indiana let Republicans respond to
it, Loyalty and eagerly. Let Indiana initiate
the example set, and see if We can
not place the State alongside of Maine
with 2O,O0O plurality Tor General Harrison.
Maine has answered Grover Cleveland on
the fisheries question. The Democratic can
didate for Governor, Mr. Putnam, was one Of
the Fishery Commissioners. 1t has also re-
piled to the free-trade message and the free
trade letter of acceptance. The reply to the
latter seems to have had special-delivery
stamp upon it..
"A dispatch from Chairman Manly an
nounces Republican plurality of 10000, the
election of every Republican Congressman
Reed by plurality of 2,500-the election OF
every State Senator, and four ffths of the
House Of Representatives. II is enough.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

THE San Francisco Chronicle takes the
trouble to deny the story that $4,000 has
been raised by the Chinese of that city for
the Republican campaign fund. and that
Wong All Lee, the proprietor of the finest
restaurant in Chinatown, had been regularly
employed by the Republican State central COM
mittee to collect money from his countrymen
for use in the present campaign. This story
is part of Col. Brice's Campaign Of intellect.
The Chronicle states that there is no such a
restaurant as described; that there is no Wong
All Lee who keeps a restaurant; no circulars
have been sent to Chinese laundriss and that,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

The attempt of a few scheming politicians
to turn the labor vote in this State over to the
Democracy is reacting just as might have
been expected. The Fort Wayne Gazette
says:
''The Knights Of Labor assemblies of this
city have passed resolutions censuring Master
Workman Jack for his bitter partisan efforts
while holding his Office in the order, and for
using the influence of his official position to
give force to his utterances in behalf of the
Democratic party. They will demand his
resignation of the Office he has prostituted for
political effect"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

UP to the hour of going to press, Mr.. By
mum has not denied, over his own signature,
the assertion of Mr.. r. T. Dow of Atlanta,
that The report of his speech in the Atlanta
Constitution, defaming the industries of In
dianapolis. was substantially correct. When
he does. Mr. Dow offers to furnish plenty Of
sworn proof on the subject. Will Mr.. Bynum
stop calling the Journal liar long enough to
pay his attention to Mr.. Dow and the Atlanta
Constitution
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

WE still insist that Mr.. Bynum should
travel around with that 'workingman" who
tended the babies while his wife earned the
family living at the wash-tub, and hold him
up as an awful example of the effects of q
protective tariff. IL that "workingman" was
worth exhibiting in Atlanta, we are certain he
will prove good show for indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

As long ago as May, Republican Congress
men. fearing that pension legislation was to
be Intentionally delayed or prevented used
every endeavor to secure an early considera-
ton of the bills before the House. Ill their
efforts have been Intellectual, and no pension
bills will be passed this session. And yet
candidate Cleveland, candidate Matson and
their party announce themselves as the SOL
diers' friends
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

tub to earn the family living because he
could get no work at his special and particu
lar trade. How many "workingmen" in In
dianapolis respond to that description How
many will acknowledge the truthfulness OF
the compliment, by marching under Bynums
banner and voting for the man who places
this decoration on them in order to attack the
American system of protection
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

JUDGE THURMAN's sickness in New York
city seems to have been queer compound of
sea-sickness, cholera morbus and malaria"
The consensus of opinion is that the morbus
predominated; but the best Democratic organs,
in their reports, cast grave doubts on the
proposition, seeming to give malaria" the
chiefest place in the compound ailment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

living for the family. When Mr.. Bynum
identifies him, as we have requested. We hope
to be able to print his portrait. While the
Journal does not believe in illustrated jour
nalism much, still we think good picture Of
this noble "workingman" would be highly re-
garded by the public
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

THE Prohibition vote was decidedly re-
duced in Oregon and in Vermont, and now
in Maine. Sensible temperance people are
not helping Democracy much this year
against man like General Harrison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

Mr.. CLEVELAND says his experience has
taught him the priceless value of the trust of
his countrymen. Does he refer to the Sugar
Trust or the Whisky Trust, each of which
has much influence with this administration
Or is it, perhaps, Baron SCOTS coal trustf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

THE Chicago Tribune, well as the Louis
Vile Courier Journal, ''sizes up Mr.. Cleve-
lands letter. The Tribune says: His argu-
ments lead logically to absolute free trade and
direct property taxation for the support of the
government. This certainly is the way in
which all will interpret 1t, whatever his parti-
sans may say for publication"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

Is Democratic administration in Indiana
half million of dollars yeari That is the
result during the last four years of Demo
cratic administration
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

WHAT q touching and gratifying COM
pliment to the workingmen Of Indianapolis
Mr. Bynum paid them in his Atlanta speech
when he introduced, as their representative.
one who allowed his wife TO go to the wash
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

THE experience of the managers of the Ger
man Orphan Asylum, on Sunday, ought to be
valuable and conclusive. 1t has been demon.
strated that it is not necessary to run a beer
saloon adjunct to such an occasion in order to
make it successful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
Should BE Getting Ready.

Nebraska State Journal.
II the Democrats are so absolutely sure or
electing their candidates they would have il
appear. they should proceed to build hospital
in Washin Rton for the benefit OF Mr.. Thurman
1t would be extremely unpleasant should the
old Roman lose controlof his legs some day and
have no place TO GO 10 order to recuperats A
nice. airy hospital, with few bottles of extract
of blackberry and burnt brandy on the side
board, would be the finest sort OF scheme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

from beginning to end. the story is an abso-
lutte lie. This is scarcely worth the trouble.
After Senator Germans fearful appeal to the
Republicans to let the Democratic party out
of the hole they were in, the Chinese racket
will not be played to any extent by the des-
perate Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
A Flexible Back.

Ban
Mr.. Cleveland's backbone must be OF the
Indiarubber kind. 1t had no stiffness whom the
war was on. for he hired substitute, It bent
nearly double when the veterans raised q row
over his rebel battle flag order; il described .
figure on the fisheries question and very
graceful curve Ia the Chinese matter. IL he n
given a chance We expect TO see him tie . double
bow knot With 1t on the tariff and silver CUES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

The official figures, taken from the books
of the Auditor of State, show an increase of
the debt of the State during four years of Dem
ocratic administration of ST, $40, 877.0e.
How do the Taxpayers of Indiana like that
1ibit7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

Hon. ". DUDLEY FoULKE paid his respects
TO Grover Clsveland's letter of acceptance in
his speech at Vernon last night. His excoria-
ton will repay reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
A Hint To Brice.
Aipneapolis Tribune

Minneapolis Trioupe.
For the sake Of argument we are willing to
admit that 81 day is good enough pay for the
men who are swearing to these crazy afidavits
about General Harrison. They are not first
class campaign material, and IL Mr.. Brice is pay
ing any more than that for their production he
is wasting candidate Cleveland's good money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

THE Chicago News need not be worried over
the idea that the Republicans want any "new
issues" They are quite content to fight the
campaign on the present issues, and only hope
that the Democrats will have the courage of
their convictions, and meet the question
fairly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

CITIZENS of indianapolis are not surprised
to look out of their windows at any time these
merry campaign days and see several hundred
pilgrims vending their way to General Harri-
sons house. IL has got so that visitors are
annou need beforehand only when they are to
come bv thousands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

Mr.. CLEVELAND might have waited few
days longer. Brice s. Co. had not yet recov-
cred from the melancholy into which the
Thurman cholera morbus had thrown them
when the letter of acceptance was sprung.
Verify, sorrows crowd upon them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

The independent" press. which has to look
out for its Democratic readers and patronage,
finds it pretty hard to say anything good of
Mr. Cleveland's slang-whanging undi gnifed
stump-speech letter of acceptance.