The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-11

THE seventh annual meeting of the Ma
tional Law and Order League Will be held
In Boston on Feb. 10 and 10. The purpose
of this organization, as declared by its con-
stitutiOn, is to maintain the principle that
the enforcement of law is essential to the
perpetuity of good government, and by pro-
noting the formation of State and local
leagues having the same objects in view,
between which it shall be a bond of union
and means of communication, to secure in
all proper ways the enforcement of laws re-
lating to the liquor traffic, and all offenses
against morals and the peace and good
order of society, and to encourage and assist
the authorities in maintaining and enforc-
ing the same. In an ideal society laws
would be Obeyed without question, OF be
enforced by the regular officials without
difficulty; but society as now organized is
far from reaching the ideal, and, as every
one knows, legal authorities are greatly
aided in the performance of their duties by
the moral and material support of the out
side community. When this support takes
the shape of formal Organiza-
ton prepared to work in harmony with
them for the good of the community the as
sistance is much more powerful, and wher-
ever there is laxity in the observance of
laws affecting the good order of society such
associations are called for. The convention
will be composed of contributing members
who have paid the annual membership fee
of s.; delegates from State and local law
and order leagues; delegates from other
societies having similar ends in view; and
attending friends, who will be admitted to
participate in the proceedings. Churches
that feel San especial interest in the cause
of law and order, and are convinced that re-
ligous liberty would perish if civil liberty
should be destroyed by failure to maintain
the supremacy of the laws, are invited to
send delegates to the convention" The
plea is made in the call that the year 1889
will be the centennial of American consti-
tutional government, and "there is no way
In which that centennial can be more ap-
prOpriately celebrated than by a great
demonstration in favor of law, order,
justice and liberty" Detailed information
concerning the league may be had by adj
dressing Charles c. Bonney, president, rs
Dearborn street, Chicago, OF Edwin Dud-
ley, secretary, % School street, Boston.
GREAT preparations are making in New
York for celebrating the centennial OF
WashingtOn's Inauguration on the 30th of
April. General Harrison is expected to be
present as the guest of the city. On Friday,
April 26, he will be the guest of the City
Council of Philadelphia, as Washington
was, on his way to New York in 17S9 New
Jersey will have him on April q, when he
will go to Princeton and be the guest of
President Patton, of the college, over Sun
day. 1t has been suggested that thirteen
ahle-bodied New Workers should row the
President from Elizabethport to New York,
after the style of a hundred years ago, but
probably that will not be done. The pro-
gramme provides that q committee shall
meet him at the foot of Wall street, as
Washington was met, after which there
will be great street procession and other
ceremonies. The committee on arrange
ments are laying out a great celebration.
THE Sentinel INDUCES in furious TRADE
against the Cincinnati Enquirer, which it
accuses of not being sound in the Demo-
cratic faith. 1t is sad to see brethren fall
out with each other in this way, but bust
ness is business and subscriptions are SUBJ
scriptiOns. Apparently, the naughty En-
quirer has been poaching ON the preserves
of the local organ.