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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-31
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The Literary Society meeting on Friday
evening will be very instructive and enter
tanning. A. Burr will show forth the power
of the pen, Walter Cairns will demonstrate
the mightiness Of the sword. This will BE-
. meeting of the giants. A silver collection
will be taken to defrsy expenses in way
Of books, etc. All invited. Following is
the program
Opening Chorus
Debate-Resolved, That the pen is mightier
that the sword.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
THE WORLD MOVES.

We congratulate the Republican party
and press in Indiana on having at last
succeeded in driving and flashing the
Democracy up to the point of enacting
a stringent election law. The new law,
though far from perfect, contains some
excellent features, and is decided adj
vance on the old one in Its recognition Of
some fundamental principles of reform.
Revolutions do not 60 backward, and it
is altogether probable that the main
features of the new law will be perma-
nently incorporated in our election sys-
TEN. Of course, it can, and must, be ma
terially improved and strengthened, but
the main features of the secret ballot,
the printing of tickets by the State, vOt-
ing by small precincts and the
exclusion of workers and electiOneerers
from the vicinity of the polls will be re-
ing these features by Democratic
Legislature is notable triumph of pub
lie opinion and proof of moral and
educational progress. Ten years ago
such thing would have been utterly
impossible in Indiana, and no person
familiar with the record and temper of
the Indiana Democracy would have
deemed it likely to occur in the lifetime
of anybody then living. As long ago as
1867 Republican Legislature enacted a
law providing for general registration
of voters and containing other excellent
features, built was held unconstitutional,
to the great delight of Democrats. Then
the Republicans worked for years to
have the Constitution amended so as not
only to permit, but require the enact
ment of registry law. The Democracy
opposed the amendment at every stage,
and fought it at the polls. 1t was adopt
ed, and the requirement is now in the
Constitution, but has been studiOusly ig-
nored in the new law, notwithstanding
the efforts of Republicans to have it
complied with. And so we say it is very
remarkable and very encouraging to
find that the party which always hereto
fore opposed erything in the shape of
honest election laws has now enacted a
law which, in spite of its crudities, con-
tains some good provisions and embodies
some principles of permanent value. 1t
will be the duty of the Republican party
to hold the Democracy to these conces-
slons and to enact such amendments in
the law as will make it as nearly as pos
sible guaranty of honest elections.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
THE MUNICIPAL SITUATION.

The emergency clause in the Bigham
bill did not and does not represent any
emergency in public affairs requiring an
immediate transfer of the police and fire
departments to the new control. No
public property or public interest was
in jeopardy, and there was nothing In
the situation calling for instantaneous
action or snap Judgment. The proceed
ings of the new board SAVIOR of indecent
haste. There was no necessity of ap-
pointing new police and fire forces be-
fore the law was tested. The fact that
its constitutionality was disputed or
doubted, and that the old authorities
questioned the right of the new ones to
act made obvious the proper course to
pursue. The emergency did not call for
such instant action as that which has
been taken, involving a possibility of
collision, false arrests by one side or the
other, and imperiling the pub
lie peace and property. The first
thing to do was to test the law,
and establish the legal claim of the new
board to act. In case of this kind,
where the whole controversy turns on a
disputed question of law, the presump-
ton is in favor of the authorities in office
and who have been placed in Office by
the people and the law. They are sup
posed to be in the right until they are
proved in the wrong, and this could not
be till the law was tested. The status
quo should have been preserved until
such test was made. The immediate ap-
pOintment of new police and fire forces
was not only uncalled for, but unjustifi-
able on any ground of public interest or
public order. If any injury ensues to
private rights or public property, the re-
spOnsibility will be on those who have
shown such indecent and unnecessary
haste to exercise authority under con-
troverted law.
AS to the position of the old Police
Board, there should be no misunder-
standing. 1t proposes to continue in the
exercise of the authority and power con-
ferred upon it by law until the question
of its right to do so is settled by the
courts. 1t will not attempt to evade its
share of responsibility in the premises,
and while its members personally have
no interest in resisting the operation of
the new law, and still less in retaining
Office, they will not abandon nor relin-
quish their official functions until the
questions at issue have been judicially
passed upon and decided adversely to
them. The board sustains the action of
the police.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
OUR GREATEST NATIONAL INTEREST.

The promotion of the Department of
Agriculture to the rank of a Cabinet
position should be made point of new
departure in the treatment of our agri-
cultural interests. If the action of Con-
gress in raising the rank of the depart
ment did not mean this it meant nothing,
or worse than nothing. If it did not
mean this it was either demagogical
attempt to please the farmers or a
scheme to make the department more of
a political machine than it has been, and
consequently less useful. We do not
think so poorly of Congress as to
believe that it would trifie with
great public interest in either
of the ways indicated, and we
conclude that the change in the rank
of the department was intended to pro-
mote the interests OF agriculture. 1t
should be one of the aims of the present
administration to do this. The new Sec
rotary of Agriculture is capable man,
well acquainted with the practical side
of agriculture, and of sufficient breadth
OF comprehension to appreciate its true
interests and proper position in the scale
of national development. He has an OPP
pOrtunity to render q service to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

A GREAT many grizzled, feeble veter-
ans appear at the reunion of the old SOL
diers, but there is also surprising num-
Der so comparatively youthful in looks
and action that bystanders, reckoning
the years since the war, wonder invOl-
UNFAIRLY if they actually fought in its
battles. They did fight and did good
service, all these men, and the fact that
they are only now in the prime of life
explains in itself why war memories and
war feelings will not be buried at the
bidding of the unsympathetic people
some of them of generation since
arisen-whO took no part in it. Twenty
five years is long time in mans life,
but not long enough for one who went
through that four years. struggle to for
get his wounds, his hardships and, above
all, the principles for which he fought.
Twice twenty fve years will not destroy
these memories; they will inger and be
vivid until the last veteran is no more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A FINE statue of the late Bishop Rape is
soon to be unveiled in Cleveland.
No child born in Aspinwall, on the 18TH
mus of Panama, has ever reached the age
of twenty-One years.
THERE is bill now before the British
Parliament to regulate the sale of horse
flesh for human food"
THE countries between Texas and Cape
Horn contain about $1,000, 900 people, and
their territory is about twice as large as
ours.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is the fourteenth
lawyer to hold the executive chair of the
Nation. He is also the fourteenth of pure
Anglo-Saxon blood.
Miss DALLAS YORKE, the fancee of the
pudgy Duke of Portland. is gigantic
woman, over six feet III height. Portland
saws he has loved her long.
J. III. BOWMAN caught big eagle in Ok
lahoma. March 4. He picked out the largest
quill, eighteen inches long, fashioned it into
pen and sent 1T To the President.
MRS. Polk, now eighty-five years old,
with a gOld-headed cane. She never leaves
Nashville nor goes anywhere In that town,
except to church. on Sunday.
THE Empress of Austria carries travel
ing basket fitted up so that she is enabled
to make soup on the cars. 1t has silver
sauce-pans with gold handles, and the En-
press declares that she can make in it bet
ter broth than any chef can concoct.
Mrs. CLEVELAND, says friend of hers at
Washington, carries away one mannerism
from the White House-a nervous biting of
the lips. 1t is the effect of three years
tyranny of set rules and conventionalties.
While receiving. Mrs. Cleveland has always
drawn back little after each caller passed,
moistened her lips aud then stood ready for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

General Harrison's old Indiana friends.
They sit around on the sofas or occupy the
it was the Generals old office or home in
Indianapolis. Mr.. Cleveland shut the
doors on Buffalonians. He dissolved ac-
quaintanceship with New Workers. and
wrapped himself up in the details of labor
which should have been performed by
clerks. His course was distrustful of the
leaders of his party. Men everywhere
like that quality in other public men which
causes them to remember kindly and treat
generously the friends of other days The
Indianians may not be any more generous
ly treated in the matter of appointments
than residents of other States. but they
are made to feel that General Harrison has
not forgotten them and does not intend to
snub them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

CAPTAIN DAWSON, of Charleston, S.
c., was an honorable and highly-respect-
ed member of the community in which
he lived. Mr.. Clayton. late of Arkansas,
was man of equally high character.
Captain Dawson's murder was not po-
htical affair; Clayton's assassination was.
Dawson's slayer gave himself up; Clay
toms has not been captured. But what
fair-minded, honest man believes that if
the cases had been reversed, and the
Dawson assassin had escaped, that two
months would elapse before he were
caught Itneed cause no surprise if the
Charleston murderer is hanged and for
gotten before the Arkansas wretch is
discovered. Justice in the South moves
In a very devious and unaccountable
way her wonders to perform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

DEMOCRATIC lawyers are said by the
Sentinel to be greatly amused over the
idea that there are constitutional defects
in any of the partisan bills passed. Of
course they are amused. If one thing is
funnier than another to your Indiana
Democrat it is the idea that the COnsti-
tuition can prevent him from taking pos
session of public property and interior
ing with individual rights. Neverthe-
less, the Constitution has been known to
do this very thing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

SENATOR BARRETT furnishes an Opin
ion to the effect that the constitutional
provision requiring all bills passed by
the two houses to be signed by the pre-
siding officers thereof does not apply to
bills passed over the Governors veto.
Senator Barrett was chairman of the
Senate Judiciary committee, and author
of the bill prohibiting the piping of nat
ural gas out of the State. He also ap-
proved the county orphan asylum bill,
amending an act which did not exist.
The opinion of such lawyer on a con-
stitutional question is worthless.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Gen. Wallace Wants No ONCE.

InItfVltW-
In the course of conversation General
Wallace said that since his retirement from
the Turkish mission, some years SINCE he
has been actively engaged in his writings,
and politics have not taken up much of his
time. My call at the White House on Sat
urday," he said. was a purely social one,
and politics were not touched upon. All I
want in the world" continued the General.
lis my home. my farm, my library, and I
don't have TO come to Washington to get
them. wouldn't take any Office myself,
else If i were the President / wouldn't
have anything to do with an applicant for
Office unless he would promise TO keep out
of Washington until / sent for him, and L
would never send for him until was sure
could fix him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

AN editorial article in the Sentinel,
evidently written by Bill Nye or some
other humorist, begins with this state
ment:
The immense superiority, morally speak
ing, of the Democratic party over the Re-
publican party is strikingly illustrated by
the action of the Legislature in reference to
the Insane Hospital.
The rest of the article is pitched ON
this note and abOunds with similar mug
gets of humOr. 1t should be illustrated
and go into the next edition of Nye and
Riley's railway guide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

Mr.. CLAYPooL's resignation as district
attorney, when he knew that it was the
wish of the administration for him to re-
main and prosecute the political cases in
which he and Tomtit Bailey had so pain
fully procuredindic is a confession
not only of the partisan character of the
proceedings before the grand jury and
the weakness of the Democratic position,
but of his own willingness to engage in
disreputable party work. Mr.. Claypool
knew that those indictments were pro-
cured for party purposes, and that there
was no evidence on which to convict,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Why Bismarck Changed His Policy.
Washing fon POST

Ben Butler explains that the reason Bis
marck changed his policy toward America
be so, though the dates of the two occur
rences are badly against Buffers diagnosis.
The fact probably. is that Bismarck began
to weaken when he read that our present
naval force consists of 1.514 officers. includ-
ing admiral. l vice-admiral. rear admir-
ais, 10 commodores, 45 captains, S. COM
manders, $50 lieutenants, Isl ensigns, n
naval cadets and "a chaplains. This made
him dubersome, but when, from the Annap-
oils report, he read that in addition we
have Ii pay directors, IL paw inspectors. 43
paymasters, % passed assistant paymasters
and IA assistant paymasters, he backed wa
ter i'm all haste and great fright. This is
probably the true explanation of Bismarck's
cOnducf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Christianity Not Bar to craftsmanship.

new YORK Grdphlc. March IL
1t is evident that the Democratic press
has selected Postmaster general John Wan
amaker as a target for the shafts they are
sending al. the Republican party. They
devoted columns this morning to minute
details and stenographlc reports of his
church and Sunday school and class work
in Philadelphia yesterday. The special
object unquestionably was to subject Mr..
Wanamaker TO ridicule, but through all
the reports thus intended it is observable
that the newspaper spies found only an
earnest Christian gentleman following the
dictates of his conscience in his religion.
The foundation of this government was
laid when religious intolerance drove the
Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock A mans re-
hgion has always been held here 10 be a
matter personal and sacred to himself.
No man. no set of men, no party can be
benefited by attacks upon any man, high
or low, which seek to strike him through
his observance of religious habit in con-
sonance with his religious belief Mr.
Wanamaker. as Postmaster-general, will
be tested and weighed by the conduct of
his office. Right here the Graphic pre-
diets that he will not be found wanting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Ways of People.
W q
Buffalo Express.

He was young man from the country,
and, unlike the majority of countrymen,
did not pretend that he had seen every
thing going. Hewas rural and he admitted
it. 1t was at the theater, he looked up into
the boxes at several young swells, and
whispered to his friend. II suppose those
fellows are very rich" mo, John; they
81 to S13 per week." Where do the rich
people hold Outg" up in the balcony,
John: they are anxious to save their
mOnevu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

THE campaign is over and General
Harrison is gone, but the brass bands
and the old war tunes are still with us.
Eight months of professions with their
musical Accomplishments have given In
dianapolis the brass band habit, and a
day without a street parade of some
sort, if it be only Salvation Army man
with his cOrnet, is voted lonesome.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

BISHOP FOLEY, of Detroit, shows HIM
self to be liberal and sensible man, and
one who has the American idea well and
properly developed. He has astOnished
his Catholic brethren by coming out in
an interview, taking strong ground in
favor of the public school system. He is
quoted as saying:
l believe in the state providing educa-
tiOnal facilities for it's citizens, and be-
Heve that the public school should be nom
sectarian. Sectarianism should not be
allowed to enter into either politics or the
public schools. When vote / vote as John
Foley, an American citizen. and / would
vote for Protestant candidate against q
Catholic, If the former was better fitted for
the place in question than the latter. l do
not approve, however. of the maintenance
of schools for the rich out of money taken
from the poor.
This is an advanced position for a
Catholic ecclesiastic to take. Many other
prominent representatives of his church
undoubtedly hold similar views, but few
have had the courage to declare their
convictions so boldly. The Bishop is
wise in his generation, for he is merely
falling in with the opinions of a great
number of intelligent Catholic parents,
who prefer public schools to parochial
schools for their children. He doubtless
recognizes the fact that it is better to be
in harmony with than to antagonize this
influential element. His utterances will
doubtless give rise to much discussion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

re-enacted by the Legislature the fact shall
be attested by the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House. This form
was omitted on all the Democratic vicious
bills. and, while the fact was known to the
Republican State officials they did not
"give it awayn until the Legislature had
finally adjourned. Aside from being q
stupendOus Joke on the Democrats, it is
most beneficent thing for the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Assert the Monroe Doctrine.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

louis GIObeDemOcrat.
1t is possible that Mr.. Blaine may have
something to say about the seizure BY Brit
ish men-of-war of the land at the mouth
of the OrinocO, in Venezuela. There has
been dispute as to the ownership of this
for several years, and a climax has now
been reached by the hosting of the British
flag. The territory is of great strategical
value, and its ownership by a European
power would be a menace to the South
American republics and injurious to the in
terest of the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
The Editors Visitors.

To the person who comes into our office
won't stay long," we desire to present the
assurance of our most distinguished consid-
Grafton. But to the person who comes in
saying this and then sits on the corner of
our desk and thinks with his lungs by the
give us more ineffable pleasure than a few
of his brilliant flashes of silence accom-
panied and interspersed here and there with
a deep, cooling draught of his distinguished
absence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

IT is stated that one or more members
of the Council propose to make their
action on raising the saloon license de-
pendent on whether the Board of Public
Works is sustained or not. Such a
course would be utterly indefensible and
a fragrant betrayal of public interests.
Any member of Council who votes
against an increase of the license to the
$3.50 limit will be marked man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

THE building season opens briskly.
indianapolis once had boom. but in
fearful recollection of that disastrous
time now prays that booms viii keep
their distance and let the present steady
growth continue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

AS a news center Washington takes
the lead of Indianapolis at present; but
we are not altogether bereft. Indianap-
oils is the only place in the country that
has two city governments in operation
at the same time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

but showed himself a willing partner of
Sim COy's next friend in carrying out
the scheme. At one time Mr.. ClaypOol
displayed praiseworthy independence
OF the rascals of his party, but has since
been whipped into the traces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
The FooI-Killer's Opportunity.

:. The report that President Harrison's dec
Gnation to shake hands with every one
at his last reception provoked much un-
favorable comment" is another proof that
the element who consider it great Amer
lean privilege to maui the hand of the
chief magistrate still offers a splendid
field for the exercise of the functions OF
The fOOl-killer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
10 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Who sent the challenge for the Sullivan Kilrain
fight set for July 8, 1891 The question is in
dispute here. READER
NoBLEsvILLE, Ind, March Is.
Both men have repeatedly challenged
each other at intervals during the last two
years, but the projected mill is not the re-
suit of direct challenge by either. 1t is
the outgrowth of dispute between their
respective friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

By the list of May a good many incom-
petents who thought they had secured
life leases on their positions can be
weeded out of the mail service and their
places filed by men who know the
geography of the country and can read
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

AN act Of the late Legislature makes
the 22d of February, Memorial day and
Thanksgiving day legal holidays in this
State. Under this act bank paper ma
turing on either of these days will here
after be construed as maturing on the
dav before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14

HERR BISMARCK seems to have been of
quite a playful, not to say giddy, turn
in those far-off days when he wrote let
tiers of friendship to Motley. Times
have changed with his Excellency since
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Capricious March.

iowa state Register.
1t is the month of frozen smiles, of snow
squalls and sun Kisses of reckless buds and
stealthy pneumonia, too mild for winter,
too cold for spring. Just a wild, harem
scarem, fretful and capricious child, lovely
to-day as a flower, ugly tomorrow as
weed, a friend and foe, a saint and sinner
among the MONTHS March.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-14
Chicago Journal.

The ignorant and savage Democrats in
the Indiana Legislature bOtched their own
bad work and defeated, by glazing over
sight, all the pernicious partisan legisla-
Hovey's veto. The Constitution of In
diana requires that when vetoed bills are