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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
WHAT DEMOCRATS CAN DO.
The Indiana Breed Giving the Country a
Specimen of Its Handiwork.

Specimen of Its HandiwOrk.
Iowa State Register.
Governor Hovey shows the right kind of
metal in refusing to approve of the evOlu
tiOnary proceedings of the Indiana Legs
lature. Such bitter partisanship and such
gross injustice to the minority as the Demo-
cratic majority ave exhibited are without
precedent. The Democrats were barely
able to control the Legislature after they
had gerrymandered the State in a way to
disfranchise two-thirds of the Republicans.
But when they discovered that they had a
majority they proceeded to abuse their
power most OutrageOusly. 1t looked like
resentment at the fact that the State had
ever the reason the Democrats in the Leg
~islature lave been, from the beginning of
the session, as mean as Democrats only can
be: They have attempted to take the ap-
because he is a Republican, and AVE filled
thirty-five offices that should have been
filled by his appointment. AS Governor
HOvey has pointed out, such revolutionary
proceedings would, ON the same theory,
Justify the taking away of all the political
ment and control of the State. not in the
hands of the people, hut of a Democratic
Olgarchy that had got possession of the
Legislature. 1t is probable that the SUI
preme Court of that State will have an OPP
portunity to pass upon the constitutional
ty OF such revolutionary proceedings, and
the Democratic majority may yet find it's
elf checkmated. Since the Democratic
party has had control of that State during
the last sever years, it has reduced the
money in the treasury from 500, 900 to bare
ly S25, 1000, and has increased the State debt
from a few hundred thousand to more than
two million dollars. The country has had
opportunity to see how mean and how harm
full to public interests the Democratic party
can be, even in a Northern State. and the
sight will probably be all that Indiana can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

the Governor. The Constitution does not
in express words prohibit such an act
any more than it prohibits the Legis-
lature from electing Supreme Judges,
and Judge Coffroth says whatever the
Constitution does not in express
terms prohibit the Legislature from
doing it may do. This is dangerous
doctrine. The Constitution a y the
Governor "shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed" 1t nowhere in
express terms prohibits the Legislature
from assuming to execute laws; there
fore, according to Judge COffrOth, it
might appoint a sheriff in every county
and a constabulary force throughout the
State to assist in executing the laws.
Why not? The Constitution does not
prohibit it from doing so in express
terms.
The case is in a nutshell. The Con-
stitution vests all executive power in
the Governor just as it vests all legis-
lative power in the Legislature. The
appointing power is an executive power.
The Legislature has no more right to
make an appointment to Office than the
Governor has to proclaim a law. Judge
COffroth has demonstrated beyond a
doubt that the Legislature possesses all
legislative power under the Constitution.
Let him address himself to the point at
issue, viz, whether it may exercise ex-
ecutive authority in making appoint
ments to Office.
The Judge concludes by expressing
regret that he was unable to confer with
his colleagues in the preparation of his
opinion. If this is an intimatiOn that
some of them might have dissented it is
superfluous. We feel safe in saying
that the five commissioners are a unit in
sustaining the cOnstitutiOnality of the
act which appoints them to an office OF
$4,000 a year. That branch of the court
Is nOn-partisan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
A Genuine Mugwump View.

President HarrisOn's inaugural address is
much longer than the average. and loses in
strength as it expands in volume. 1t lacks
the ring of a lofty and definite purpose.
strong convictions and forceful leadership.
The President is too vague in expressing
himself. What, for example, is to be the
attitude of the administration toward the
SOuthg Much is said on this point, but any
one can draw his own conclusion. Some
may read between the lines the restoration
of the old regime of force. and this indeed
seems to be the warning purport of the par
agraph on the election laws.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

SOMEBODY calls attention to tho for
g~ottenfact that Queen Victoria and other
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Brit
ish government sent messages of con-
graduation over the Inauguration of Mr..
Cleveland, but have neglected to extend
that courtesy to General Harrison. The
omission really doesn't matter. The
feelings of the American people are not
hurt in the least, and probably General
Harrison has not realized that he has
been snuhhed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

JUDGE CoFFRoTH, one of the Supreme
Court Commissioner, enacted into that
position by the Legislature, appears to
have the same disregard for the Consti-
tuition, as well as of the right and power
of the Supreme Court to pass upon the
constitutionality of the enactments of
the Legislature, as have the Democratic
members of that body. Instead of max
ing his argument and filing his brief
with the court, he files his brief with the
Sentinel and makes his argument to its
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

$50, 600 miles of iron tracks; instead of twen-
ty-six States. with a population of Il. 0e0.-
600, he would count forty-two, containing
moro than 90, 00O0, 900 souls. Instead of inn.
ports valued at SS2,O00.000. he would find
them now exceeding S700.000.00 with ex-
ports overwhelming. 1t would puzzle old
Tippecanoe to understand how a letter can
be transmitted 5000 miles for one-third of
what it used TO cost people for ten miles.
When his soul took flight an ocean voyage
eastward consumed t~wenty-three days. and
westward thirty-four days. He would now
see steamships crossing the Atlantic in a
week. Where slavery then covered one
half the Nation. he would now find none
but freemen over our vast domain. Per-
fecting presses, palace coaches, and other
wonders then unknown would startle him
with their marvels. Yet, wonderful as has
been the change in the march of invention
during the past half century. is il too much
to predict that the President-elect OF the
year 1887 Will witness marvels and
even unthought of by the great assemblage
at Mondays inaugural.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
Indiana's MIisfortunes.
Chicago JOurna

1t should be remembered that many of
the Democratic members of the Indiana
Legislature who rule its methods and acts
are the men who were the enemies of the
country in the war, the surviving Knights
of the Golden Circle, and the enemies of
loyalty and union during the country's
p~erilous times. In fact. Indiana to-day
has the misfortune to be i'm part populated
by a class as bad as the worst class in Ar
kansas, while the better part of the State
has as good a population as that of the
best portions of the country. The element
that resembles Arkansas is now on top, at
least in the Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

fHIidutlphld inquirer
If old Tippecanoe could revisit us and see
his grandson in the same old White House.
changed condition of the .country's affairs
since he took the inaugural oath, he would
be with difficulty persuaded that he stood
upon the same orb he left fOrty-eight years
ago. Among the wonders which would
strike him as p~reternatural would be the
spectacle of people talking over a wire many
miles apart, electricity casting artificial
moonlight with marvellous radiance. the
networks of telegraph interlacing the and.
Instead of the few railroads.&c. miles
all told that then existed-he would find
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
A Hard Lot of Citizens.
Detroit Tribune.

The Democrats of the Indiana House of
Representatives are a very lawless lot OF
lawmakers. By a bare majority vote they
Constitution requires a two-thirds vote for
expulsion. The way they got around that
was by s~uspending the member during the
remainder of the session, which amounts to
expulsion. The bourbon legislators of In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

THERE are now three Democrats in
the Legislature who owe their seats to
the overthrow of popular elections by
the revolutionary majority. These are
Grimes and Ewing in the Senate. and
Peyton in the House. These mems titles
to their seats are not merely tainted
with fraud; they are rotten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
V~ainglorious Ohio.
Cleveland Leader

| Cleveland Leader.
Ohio is the mother of half the Cabinet
and the President. With the neighboring
State of Pennsylvania. Ohio can claim six
out of the eight members of General Har-
risOn's council. All parents who have a
| fond hope that some child of theirs may be-
come famous IN public life should move TO
the Buckeye State at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

and to justify a belief that deep probing
would reveal a great deal more. The
investigation has been intelligent and
useful, as far as it goes, but it is neces-
sarily superficial and incomplete, and
will probably have to close at the
threshold of important discoveries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
1t Comes High.

Democratic administration comes high"
in Indiana as elsewhere. When a Demo-
cratic Legislature was chosen in 1882 the
State had a debt of S971, SIS. IL, and there was
$699, 079.48 cash in the treasury. Now the
debt has mounted up to S2,SS1, S25.12, and
Governor Hovey has just notified the
Legislature that a loan of ST. O0, 600 more in
addition to the income from taxes. will be
needed to carry the government over to
1901
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
Trying to Kill the State.

CLEVELAND Leader.
The Democrats of Indiana have encoun-
tered opposition in Governor Hovey that
they were not provided for. The resolute
stand taken by the Governor on the uncon-
s~titutionality of the indecent partisan
legislation attempted has had a depressing
effect on the exuberance of their spirits.
The ultimate outcome of the matter will be
o1her i wa|s a. we" sar; Susef II Hn = ! n;ty b ana in In
copperheads should be permitted to ruin
and render unattractive for residence pur-
poses such a finely located State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
Points from the Inaugural.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

President Harrison's inaugural had 4,19o
words. Il" was repeated only seventeen
thirty-six times. ''The people" was mem
toned twenty times, and finished the first
sentence and concluded the address. A
modest, concise, powerful, and patriotic
plea for the people of these United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
Surprised Correspondents.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
The Washington correspondents seem to
I'VE thought it somewhat startling that
Mr.. Cleveland and General Harrison SHOULD
lave met, bowed and shaken hands after
the manner of gentlemen. Apparently
somebody was greatly amazed that General
Harrison did not glare at Mr.. Cleveland
with whitening scorn. and that Mr.. Cleve-
own good sword, thou hadst not climbed
Won marble stepstv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
extreme.

THE people supplied from the family
kitchen at the Insane Hospitalhave lived
high under DR.. Galbraith's administra-
ton, according to all accounts. The
amount of eggs, sugar, butter and other
%provender provided for them by the lib
eral management is enough to make
economical citizens who pay for the sup
plies turn cold with horror.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

The Sentinel thinks the legality of the
Supreme Court Commission is settled
because Judge COffroth has decided in
favor of the Legislatures action. Judge
Coffroth can hardly be regarded as nOn-
prejudiced. The people will prefer to
take a change of venue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

THE strike of the men in the North
Holly, N. j., irOn-wOrks because the pro-
prietor wanted them to wear boots to
save their feet, and offered tofurnish
the boots, was a vindication of the great
North American right to 60 bare-footed;
but there is such a thing as carrying the
spirit of liberty and independence to an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
A Man of the People.

President Harrison imperiled his life to
defend the old flag. He is a lover of wife.
and home, and children. Without particle
of bigotry, he is a sincere and earnest Chris
tian. No conditions can exist and no CON-
plications can arise with which he cannot
be safely trusted. Brainy, honest and earn
est, he is a man of the people, in full SYM
patty with everything that is good. With
the cooperation of the people, his admins
tration will be marked by four red-letter
years in the history of the Republic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

EVERY days developments IN the In
sane Hospital investigation strengthen
the conviction that the management is
thoroughly corrupt. The witnesses have
shown an evident purpose to conceal and
cover up the truth, and what has been
brought out has been extorted from them
with difficulty. Butt is enough to prove
wholesale favoritism and corruption,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

INDIANA men should reflect that it is
impossible for them to have all the Offices,
even if the President is from their State,
and if each and every n of them is the
''original Harrison man." In the very
nature of things a great many HOosier
hearts must ache when the appointments
are "done made.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

THE time of the Legislature is grow
ing short, and it will soon adjourn per-
manently. Indianapolis did not welcome
it as a coming guest, but in parting will
gladly speed it-with a kick, if neces-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

HEJournars Washington correspond
emit betrays a misunderstanding of the
Indianapolis situation when he remarks
that ga vacancy will probably be made
very soon in the Office of the United
States district attorney" in this city.
The Office is already vacant. Mr.. Clay
pool makes no attempt to fill it, and
where Tomtit Bailey is a vacuum al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

AMONG the gifts sent to President Har-
rison is a horn chair from Mr.. ID. M. O'Con-
nor, of Anaqua, Tex. On the back of the
chair is a large gold plate bearing the fol-
lowing inscription:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

John Wanamaker is the only one of the
Cabinet officers who doesn't wear whiskers
on his face. For this reason Mr.. Wanna
whoever picks him up for an easy mark
will be surprised. Mr.. Wanamaker doesn't
need a set of whiskers to help him hold his
Job.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

INQUIRER: You had better send your
claim to some New York lawyer. AS it
seems to be a plain case, Grover Cleve-
land would probably attend to it for you
as we'll as ANYBODY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

PENNSYLVANIA militia may be quail
fed to serve as a target in time Of war,
but in time of peace should not be al
lowed to go away from home, except un-
der police guard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
A Howling Success.
n Howl
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
If it is the purpose of the Indiana Leeis-
lature to see that indianapolis shall not be
forgotten or overlooked, in spite of Gen.
Harrison's removal from that city. il Is
achieving what might be termed a bowling
success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

In Lett>
Boston TRANSCRIPT.

DoSton Transcript
This sentence in President Harrison's in
augural should De written in letters of gold:
mo political party can long pursue advan-
tage at the expense of public honor, or by
rude and indecent methods, without protest
and fatal disaffectiOn in its own body
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

THE general outlook gives the i'm
preston that few offices at the disposal
of the President will be allowed to go
begging for some one to take them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

SOME kind friend should inform the
Indiana contingent at Washington that
the Inauguration is over and that it is
time to come home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
A Cheering Contrast.
ClevelandLe

cleveland Leader.
The contrast between the CHEEKY hope
fitness of President Harrison's inaugural
and the gloomy forebodings of ex-President
Cleyeland's last annual message to Con-
gress is very striking. It is also very nat
ural under the circumstances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
Wrong Ideas of Presidential Duties.

Pfftsburg Dispatch.
The first thing that the public made the
President do, after getting into Office, was
a job of wholesale Misunderstanding. This
shows that the few thousands who flock TO
Washington have a different idea of the
presidential duties than the millions who
Stay away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

Buffalo Commercial .

Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
President Harrison is q man of intel
lectual power, that is evident: And he is
not a double-dealer or s~traddler, that is
also evident
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
Indiana Has Her Share of Each.

New York Graphic.
Natural gas is produced in this country
at the rate of COG, zoo, 900 cubic feet per day.
not counting Congress OF the State Legis-
latures or campaign oratory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

her Majesty's couture, and that the ladies
surrounding her august person literally
trembled from cold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08

Cleveland Leader.
Now we will nave a definite and distinct
lively American policy-both home -
foreign.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-07-20
EAGLE COTTON
GINS, FEEDERS
AND CONDENSERS.
LiddeIl's Direct Acting
Steam Cotton Press,
and Boss Cotton Press.
TnUnthnr with almost any and every kind
Together with almost any and every kind
of Machinery needed in this
section of country.

and Condenser stands at the head.
II is well made of the very best material
the wood work is seasoned two or three
years. 1t will do more and give less
trouble than any other gin, and it has been
made and sold since 1888.
We desire especially to call attention to
the large shafts of the brush and saw cylin-
der, supported by center bearings on each
side of the main driving pulley, thus in
surlng the perfect running of both. The
double brush idler, which causes belts to
wrap around two-thirds the circumference
of the small brush pulley, giving the brush
positive motion, is device unequaled,
and used only on the Eagle Gins.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-07-20
AMES' ENGINES
AND BOILERS,
Brennan & Co.'s Saw Mills,
Genuine Bradford Corn Mills,
Ivens' Self-Returning
SCreWCotton Press,

The above Machinery is well known as
being reliable and the most standard of its
class. The extent of my business is such
that l am able to choose machinery from
the best makers and get the very best
terms possible. call attention to the fact
that each and every AMES BOILER sold
this year is ALL STEEL, and the aues or
tubes are of the best American lap welded,
making the strongest, safest and best
boiler in America, and the least liable to
need expensive repairs after many years
use. The Ames Iron Works make nothing
but engines and boilers, have made them
thirty-fve years, hence they know how to
make them right.
The Eagle Cotton Gin, Feeder
ApDreciatino the fact that q GOOD brush
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18
THE NEWS IN NATAL.

A warm friend of the Caledonian
has sent us copy of the Natal Mer-
curry, paper which is published daily
at Durham, the principal city and
port of that colony. The paper has
such pleasant notice about one who
is so well remembered in St. Johns
bury, where he graduated from our
Academy in the class of 'S2, that we
publish it in full
Natal is again honored in the sue
cess of one of her sons. Burt n.
Bridgman, the eldest son of the Rev.
H. NJ Bridgman of Umzumbe, has
taken the first prize of $40 at the f.
nal examinations in the university
medical college at New York. He
thus stands at the head of class OF
1S5 and by virtue of his position has
the pick of hospital work during the
coming year in New York city. Not
long since Mr. Bridgman was chosen
class president, thus showing the
personal esteem in which he is held
by his class comrades. The cores
ponding prize last year at the same
college was taken by Natalian, and
we heartily congratulate Mr.. Bridg-
man and his friends in so good a
prize being won for Natal two years
in succession.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18
woMANs MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The WOman's home missionary So
ciety of the Vermont conference held
its annual meeting at Montpelier,
June 26, and an adjourned meeting
July 10, at the same place. The sec
retary's report shows that there so
local societies in the conference, with
a membership of about 500. Eleven
of these societies, with 1T members,
are in St. Johnsbury district. Six
hundred and forty-two dollars has
been received during the year by the
conference treasurer; many packages
of supplies have been sent to the
West and South, and some local
work done
The conference officers are: Pres,
Mrs. Eliza A. Barrett, Bradford rec
sec, Mrs A. B. Truax, Montpelier !;
cor. sec, Mrs. ]. o. Sherburn, Cab
OF; treas, Mrs. c. H. Farnsworth,
Plainfeld
The officers of the ST. Johnsbury
district are: Vice Pres, Mrs. 6. NJ i.
Curl, st. Johnsbury; sec, Miss d. !.
Powers, West Burke; organizer, Mrs.
P. A. Clarke, West Burke.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-18
LYNDONYHLE.

Union lodge, 1. o. o. F., entertain
ed a delegation of ST. Johnsbury
brethren last evening.
Public examinations for those in
tending to teach in the county the
coming year will be held at the school
house on Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week.
Daniel G. Norris went to Newport
last Tuesday to take charge of the
engine house there. He also has
charge of all the Canadian Pacific
engines that stop at Newport.
The band concert at the Grove last
Saturday was quite successful, musi-
cally and financially, though the rain
interfered somewhat in the carrying
out of the program. The receipts
were about $25.
A one-year-o1d son of Samuel Du-
ford. while playing in the dooryard,
had the first finger of the left hand
cut off and the second finger nearly
severed by an axe in the hands of
three-year-old brother.
At the convocation of Lakeside
chapter, Eastern Star, at Newport
Monday, Mrs. j. T. Edgerton, grand
conductress of the grand chapter,
and L. F., ,Edgerton, worthy patron
of Esther chapter of this place at
tended