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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
Out of Their Own Mouths.

We wish every republican in the state
OF Indiana could read the speech OF Judge
LEWIS JORDAN, delivered in this city last
Friday evening and printed in Sundays
SENTINEL. Judge JORDAN shows, by quo
tations from the republican platforms, in
this state during the last twenty
years, and from the utterances OF Ben
HARRISON during the same period, that he
and his political followers in Indiana have
all that time been clamoring for tariff re-
form. In 1868 they demanded that taxes
should be removed from the necessaries
of life and placed on the luxuries. In
1870 they called for q reduction, both Of
tariff and intrndl taxes. They regarded
the tariff as tax then. They also de-
clared that a tariff made for revenue
would necessarily afford all the incidental
protection to which any interest was en-
titled" Sound doctrinel Sound then and
sound nowl Yet BEN HARRISON and
the indianapolis Journal now stigmatize
everybody who hold this doctrine as
British free traders" "foes to American
industry" ''tools of the Golden club"
tbSs LII iofpf NhOA AAANhAoON was TIC
nominee for governor, he stood on q
platform which demanded that our reve-
nue. laws should give the greatest possible
exemption TO articles of primary neces-
sity, and place the heaviest burdens upon
luxuries and the wealth OF the country.
That's just what the present tariff law
(for which HARRISON voted does not do,
and the Mills bill aims to do, so far as
possible. In 1882 the republican platform
declared that the time had arrived for a
reduction OF taxes to the actual necessi-
ties of the government. In 1884 both the
national and state republican platforms
declared for tariff reform. In 1856, only
two years ago, the republican state con-
vention resolved: I'VE Gdpor the reduction
Of the tariff from time to time" From ''time
to time," mark you. Frequent changes;
perpetual agitation; and now the repub-
iican cry, right here in Indiana, is that
"tarif agitation" is harmful to the bust
ness interests OF the country; that the
tariff is a sacred thing, which must not be
even discussed, lest somebody be hurt;
that reduction Of the taxes on the neces-
saries Of life is "free trade" and will cause
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
Protected" Labor i'm Germany.

The Journal reproduces the following
extracts from a consular report made in
March last by Mr.. JAMES HENRY SMITH, a
commercial agent of the United States in
Germany:
The wages of the working people remain
about the same; in fact they are so low they
could not well be much lower As it is, the
labOring population of the empire have con-
slant battle TO wage against want and misery.
Hardly any man OF family is able 10 earn
enough to support his family in the simplest
manner without being aided by his wife in
some way They eat the plainest food, and
dwell in forbidding-lOoking, overcrowded ten
ements. Meat in some parts of the empire is
luxury obtained but once or twice week.
Long hours OF labor, scanty fare, and poor
compensation is the rule among them. Black
bread and potatoes make up the chief diet Of
many of them. They cannot live with any de-
eency on the wages they get.
The great mass of workingmen, it may be
said, make from 3 to S. a week. The average
Is 600 marks (sl42) a year
In view of this slight disproportion be-
tween the wages of the industrious worker and
the amount required TO provide for a pauper,
the American people are not far from right in
denominating the labor of Europe "pauper la
bor." i cannot understand for the life of me
how the great mass OF the people OF Germany
live on the small wages and salaries they get.
Ordinary food is not abundant, and is dearer
in some respects here than in the United States.
The poor man in Germany does not begin 10
have the bill of fare that the American of a
similar station in life enjoys.
And Germany has high protective
tariff and has had since 1879, long enough
to have bettered the condition of the work
ing people if it is ever going to. The
Journal says their condition has improved,
but the very authority which it quotes
says "the ,coges Of the wOrking people re-
main about the same; IN fact they are so Ioar
they could not lceR be much lower." The
protected" (?) workingmen OF Germany
get from 3 to So week.
Could there be any stronger proof of
the fact that a tariff does not and cannot
affect the wages of labor?
We marvel greatly that the Journal
printed these extracts from Commercial
Agent Smiths report.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05

WARNER MILLER, the republican nomi-
nee for governor OF New York. is head
and front of the wood pulp ring. He
served several terms in the house and one
in the senate, and his legislative career
was chiefly notable for its vigilant care
for the interests of the wood pulpers. Last
winter he sought a reelection to the
senate, but the New York legislature pre-
ferred FRANK HIscocK. MILLER is a man
of mediocre ability, and is especially dis
tasteful to the New York stalwarts on ac.
count of his antagonism to ROSCOE CoxK-
LING, whom he defeated for reelection to
the senate after the latter's resignation
in 1881. The prospects are that be will be
defeated by something like 100000
majority
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
No Mystery About II.
'O
THE Journal said the other day:

lHE JOuTJtuC Sdlu tue OIileT
In his speech last week, in the Kanawha
valley ROGER Q. MILLS said that 10 put wool
on the free list would increase the price, and
thus benefit the farmers and woolgrowers.
He argued that "the record shows that high
tariff has always lowered, while low tariff has
raised the price" This is the headline over
the report of his speech in the New York Star,
the democratic administration organ. Is this
true? Did Mr. MILLS say this, and does the
Snrr mean it? If so, then the Mills bill will
increase the cost of clothing, instead of lower
ing it? Is this the Barmecde feast TO which
Mr.. MILLS invites the workingmen, whom he
has been trying to delude with the cry of
cheap clothing?
Mr. Mills probably said what the Star
reports him as saying. 1t is entirely
probable that putting wool on the free
list would both increase the price the
farmer gets for his wool and reduce the
cost OF clothing TO the people. And there
is no mystery about it at all. Foreign
and domestic woods are mixed in most
fabrics made in this country. II the
American manufacturer can get imported
wool free OF duty he will be able to pay as
much for American wool as he does at
present, it not more, and at the same time
sell his finished product for less With
free wool we will be able to make large
part Of the S45,0O0,0O0 OF wooden fabrics
we now import, and to export millions of
dollars worth instead OF the beggarly half
a million dollars worth that we now send
abroad. This would largely increase the
demand for labor, and with an increased
demand wages would of course advance.
There is every reason to believe that with
free wool the farmer would get better
prices for his wool, the wooden operative
higher wages for his labor, and the people
cheaper and better clothing.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05

THE Journal reproduces an extract from
one Of Ben HARRTsoN's speeches, in which
he speaks in a patronizing way about a
"contented and thrifty working class"
This has smack of the aristocrat about it,
and is eminently characteristic OF Mr..
HARRISON. The difficulty with him is
that he regards working people"-that is
to say those who labor with their hands
as distinct and separate "class," just as
they are regarded by the aristocrats Of the
old world. How different his point of
view from that oil President CLEVELAND,
who, in a message to congress April "a,
1886, said: "In a country which offers to
all its citizens the highest attainment of
social and political distinction, its work
ingmen cannot Justly or safely be con-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
Judge Thurman, John Quincy Adams
and the journal"

In his recent speech at Port Huron,
Judge THURMAN made the following ex-
tract from report of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
TO the house of representatives, made in
1882:
The doctrine that duties of impost cheaper
the price OF articles on which they are levied
seems to conflict with the first dictates of COM
mon sense. The duty constitutes a
part of the price OF the whole mass of the ar
ticle In the market. IL is substantially paid
upon the article of domestic manufacture as
well as upon that of foreign production. Upon
one ii is a bounty; upon the other burden
and the repeal of the tax must operate as an
equivalent reduction OF the price OF the arti-
Giles, whether foreign or domestic. We
say so long as the importation continues, the
duty must be paid by the purchaser of the
article. The general aud permanent effect
must be to increase the price OF the article to
the extent Of additional duty, and il Is then
paid by the consumer. II IL were not so, If the
general effect OF adding to the duty were to
make the price Of the article upon which il is
levied less, the converse of the proposition
would also be true, and the operation for in
creasing the price Of the domestic article would
be TO repeal the duty on the same article inn
ported an experiment which the friends of our
internal industry will not be DESTROYS of max
ing. We cannot subscribe, therefore, TO the
doctrine that the duties of impost, protective of
our own manufactures, are paid by the foreign
merchant or manufacturer.
These are the words OF Mr.. ADAMS, YER
batim ct literatim, as they appear in the
official publication of his report, at pages
10 and 20. The report is No. 4sl, of the
House Reports, first session, twenty
second congress, vol. 8. The words are
as we'll authenticated as any part Of the
declaration of independence or the
emancipation proclamation. There is a
great deal more Of the same sentiment in
this same report, such, for instance, as /:
"The duty operates as a bounty or pre-
MUM to the domestic manufacturer. But
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05

THE Journal charges THE SENTINEL with
saying some uncomplimentary things
of Mr.. BYNUM couple of years ago. 1t
will be remembered that the democrats
had bit OF family row in 1886. and that
some of them got little excited and used
strong language. Ii may be that THE
SENTINEL lost its temper during the un-
pleasantness. The editorial management
has changed since then, as the Journal is
aware, and the present editor accepts no
responsibility for the utterances of The
SENTINEL before he assumed control.
However it is not important. Everything
is lovely in the democratic camp now and
every democrat in the district and state is
proud OF Mr.. BYNUM, who has made
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
HERE is a characteristic tariff deliver

HERE is characteristic tariff deliver
ance by the Journal:
For every dollars worth of foreign products
that we import, which could be produced here
we are sending wealth abroad which should be
kept at home, and supporting foreign labor at
the expense OF American.
Does the Journal mean to say that we
pay for our imports in money? There is
not money enough in the country to pay
for three months importations. The
average school-boy knows better than this.
We pay for our imports with our exports,
and our exports are the productions Of
American labor. If we "check imports"
as proposed by the Chicago platform, we
will check exports as well, and checking
exports means throwing American labor
ers out OF employment.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05

oughly despicable performance than this
OF the Journals was never committed in
political or any other kind OF contro-
versy by any newspaper or any individual
making the slightest pretensions to re-
sDectahility
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

Governor-CoURTLAND G. MATsoS.
Lieutenant -Governor-WnLIAM K MfE&
secretary of State-RoBERT W. MIERS.
Auditor Of State-CHARLEs A MUSsoN.
Treasurer of State-THOMAs b. BYRNKS
Reporter Supreme Court-JoHN W. KERN.
AttOrney-General-JoHS p WILSON.
superintendent. Public lnStruction-E Z. GRIF-
yTTH.
Judges Of Supreme Court
First Distriet-W. Z. NIBLACK.
Second District-G. V. HowK.
Fourth District-ALLEN COLLARS
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcIoRS
At Iaree-THoxAs r COBB and JoHS E. LAME.
First district, SAMUEL b. VANCE; Second district
CUTLER s DoBBINs; Third district, CHARLES L.
JEwErr Fourth district, NICHOLAS CoRSETi Fifth
district JOHN r. EAST; Sixth district. THOMAS j.
6TUDY; Seventh district, DAVID :. GooDISG; Eighth
dis trict SAMUEL ID. PUETT; Ninth district, JOHN
f. McE UGH: Tenth district, DAVID ID. DYKEMAEi
Eleventh district, JOHN n. TURNER; Twelfth dis
tTict, JOHN II. Bass; Thirteenth district. MARCUS
A o. PACKARD.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05

practically nearly exhausted, is nearly
lac, 000, 900 of acres of excellent land re-
claimed from the "land grabber" and
opened to settlement as permanent homes
for our rapidly increasing population.
This splendid achievement OF President
CLEvELAND's administration would be
enough to render it memorable in our his
tory, if it had done nothing else for the
people.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05

sidered as irrevocably consigned to the
limits OF class, and entitled to no atten-
ton and allowed no protest against neg
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
TERMS PER YEAR:

single copy ~ w
Weask democrats TO bear in mind and select their
pwn state paper when they come to take subscrip-
tions and make up clubs.
Agents making up clubs send for any information
desired. Adde'S INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL
indianapolis, ind.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-09-05
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5.

For PRESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND OF New York.
FoR VICE-PREsIDENT.
ALLEN G.. THURMAN of Ohio.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
~ ~ P ada after harvest. President Locke. Of
,ne Dakota alliance, is interested in tba
FROM THE HAWkEYE STATE
Lumber Dealers Meet Hotel so,d
Soldiers Rennion-State Ex.
amtners, etc.
Reman,ls the Cases.

Judge Shiras. of the United Sta+os A.,
'tict court. announced on important de-
cislon in the Sioux City brewery cases
The question was on the transfer Of tho
cases from the state to the federal courts
The cases were brought under the state
law to abate the b,eweries as nuisances
IN demanding the cases Judge Shiras said:
have always held that federal cont
cannot take original jurisdiction of any
OF the cases arising under the prohibitory
laws, for the reason that they are ouosi.
criminal in their relation to the nolice
power of the state; that should the federal
court take original jurisdiction of those
cases it would be compelled to enforce the
police regulations of the state. The cases
should be tried in the state courts, and
when decision is reached in the supreme
court of the state the federal question, if
any, stripped of all other questions, NAV
be taken to the supreme court Of the
United States to determine solely the fed
eral question. This leaves the state courts
and the judicial machinery of the sta the
enforcement of its l-ohibitory and police
regulations. All this class of cases,
whether federal question is involved OF
not. must maks their journey to the SUI
preme court Of the United States BY the
way of the supreme court of the state. SO
that when the decision of the supreme
court is given the enforcement will still he
left with the courts of the state"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Des Moi,,es street Railway.

The supreme court has just rendered
decision of very general interest, in the
famous street car case of Des Moines,
granting to the broad gauge company the
right to use any kind of motor power en-
cept horse power. Twenty-Five years ago
the city council granted to the narrow
gauge company an exclusive charter to
operate street railroad for thirty years.
After having a monopoly of the street car
business for twenty years, rival company
was organized and has been in litigation
with the old ever since. The court holds
that the old charter granted exclusive
rights for horse power on all streets occu-
pied by the old company. This knocked
out the new company that had expended
already $15O,00O in plant, unless it could
operate some other motive power. The
city council granted a charter for an
electric railway and the supreme court was
asked to decide on the new phase of the
question. 1t does so by deciding that the
old charter was exclusive only as to the
mode of locomotion then in vogue. AS
electric or cable cars were not dreamed of,
they We're not included in the charter, and
the rival company can have an equal chance
to the city streets.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
The False Prophet.

w. roster, the weather pro phet of the
'DS'oh Ho@keye, is considerably off
|, "s' as 1t were. He is quoted as say
1' The northwest will be desert and
We drought of the past two or tire e
| ~ ns evidence to support the probability
prophecy. The professor does not
h "ei n what he means by the north
|aw v". II he means that region stretch
E. "tS beyond northwestern Iowa he is
|on :" a error. For. as matter of fact, that
MOI u VI the past two or three years
,' as suffered from drought 1.-THE as
lea - ,o. .he region east Of it. For in
,w y, ias' year the northwest had green
|on s' ana Astounding corn fields when
Including eastern Iowa. Illinois
I,eht' 'ee IN, states were parched with
D e xar The probabilities are that the
kt as region will be a desert-on &C
Ela VI drought-centuries before the
kbleao = the northwest are seriously
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
FROM NEBRASKA.
An Important Railroad Decfsion-A
Plnkerton's Defense-Corn Planting
Well Along, Etc.
Handy with His Gun.

One evening last week, at Platts-
mouth, as one of the Pinkerton men en-
ployed by the Burlington road was on his
way to the post Office he was assaulted by
brotherhood man named Rodgers. In
the course Of the struggle the detective
drew his revolver and shot Rogers, who
fell to the ground. The sound of the shot
quickly drew crowd, among them being
some of the strikers. The detective took
to flight, but ran into crowd of strikers,
who Immediately began to talk Of summary
vengeance. A rope was procured, when
the Pinkerton again resorted to his weapon
for defense and fired shot into the
crowd, which brought down Frank Dill, a
striker, with a wound in the thigh. and
Special Officer Cane, shot in the leg. This
caused a momentary pause, during which
the detective made good his escape. A
large crowd soon organized with the avowed
determination of driving all the Pinkerton
men into the river, but through the earnest
efforts of the better disposed citizens,
headed by the mayor, further violence was
prevented.
The decision of the supreme court of
Nebraska against the Atch son and Ne
braska railroad company is a grand victory
for the people and reflects great credit on
Attorney General Leese for his vigilance
and persistency. The facts are that the
Atchison and Nebraska road was, in 1880,
leased to the B. and M. road in Nebraska
with all its rights, property and franchises
and as this was in direct violotion of sec
ton 81, chapter 16 of the compiled statutes,
suit was brought to deprive it Of it's fran
chises and by decision of Judge Maxwell,
of the supreme court, handed down last
week it was successful. This law was
enacted to prevent cons ,lidation of rival
lines unless those lines when so con-
solidated would make one continuous line
without break of gauge or interruption.
1t is held unlawful for competing lines OF
parallel lines to consolidate either by lease
Of one to the other or in any other way
whereby actual competition may be averted
or destroyed. Hence, this decision is of
great Importance to the people Of Ne
braska.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
One Of the Arabian Horses.

Gen. L. w. Colby, of Beatrice, has pur-
chased one of the two famous stations
presented by the sultan of Turkey to Gen.
U. S. Grant at Constantinople in March,
1879. He was purchased by Gen. Colby
of U. S. Grant, jr. The two stations are
named Linden Tree" and Leopard. ;"
Linden Tree" Gen. Colby's purchase, Is
thoroughbred Arabian horse, beautiful
silver gray about fifteen hands high. His
pedigree goes back over 700 years, and he
is acknowledged to be one of the finest
blooded horses in the country. Nebrask-
ans will probably have an opportunity of
Nebraska National Guards.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Creicl,ton', Railroad Interesta.

Gilmore, Doty & Co., the Fremont, Elk
horn and Missouri Valley contractors at
Creighton are pushing the extension of
that branch rapidly. These gentlemen
have made Creighton their headquarters,
and with several hundred men and teams
are making things lively. In less than
thirty days their contract for fifteen
miles of grading will be completed and
ready for track. With direct line from
Sioux City and northern outlet by way
of Yankton, Creighton will soon take rank
among the cities of the state. The Sioux
City, Creighton and O'Neil road is already
surveyed to within few miles of the city,
and indications are favorable for Yank-
ton road this season.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Fire at Blunt,

Blu1t was recently the scene of very
destruf tive conAagration and but for the
heroic efforts of the citizens generally,
might have proved much more serious.
The Shepard building, where the fire is
suppose I'd to have originated, is situated in
the center of the block, and as conse-
quence the flames spread both ways very
rapidly The west side of the street suf-
ferea only the loss of glass and badly
bllsterdd fronts. What the unfortunate
people will do it is too early to determine,
but all will resume business again. The
losses Is far as it is yet possible to ascer-
tain ara us follows:
Bank u Blunt building, 81 200 contents saved /;
no insurance.
g. Jofes, building $1,000; occupied by ]. S.
DouGnefty who saved contents; no insurance
A.; kiaF!e, building $500; no insurance occu-
pied by Mrs. NJ. Sedgwick rs millinery and
ladtes furnishing store nd residence loss 81
2Oo insurance, 800 in Commercial Union.
MIS- y +. Lapham. building and household
goods, SfD; no insurance.
Allen Sisters, building $500; no insurance,
SnepafG q Co., building, $1,000; no insurance.
r.. M. Heaton, building S1.50O; occupied by
Jim lapham, city meat market loss 81 900; DR.
Of It. N---s'' ''' ''-'0' ~ 'AS"'A''ce Oh any
H. Bolster, bakery and contents, $500; no in.
surance.
N: B. Baker. livery stables, $1,000; insurance
IN Phoenix, ofBrOOklyn, for 81 600. J. l.. Eich-
holtz, who occupied same, escaped with loss
OF about 500.
Sol Rimer, Building $500; no insurance
U +. A. Spangenberg loss on stock, 5000; in
sured in the Commercial Union.
New England house, barn and damage to hotel
$500; no insurance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
Iowa Examiners.

The governor has appointed the follow
ing board of examiners to examine candi-
dates for state mine inspectors, as provided
by the new law: Arthur Connery, What
Cheer; John w. McMullen, Oskaloosa;
John ellison, Des Moines; CT. Ramsey,
Dawson; j. I. Beard, Cleveland.