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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
THE Senatorial OUTRAGE.

The Indiana Senate as now organized
is an illegal and revolutionary body.
Every day and hour that it sits without
the Lieutenant governor in the chair, he
being present and ready to preside, is
continuing violation of the Constitution.
All its acts done between the 10th and
18th inst. are illegal and void. Senator
Cox is as much usurper as Green Smith
was two years ago. Every member of
the Senate who voted or assisted
to place him in the chair has tram
pied ON the Constitution In assum-
ing to organize the Senate and admins
ter the oath under the circumstances
Judge Mitchell placed himself complete
ly beyond the pale of the Constitution
and became a voluntary party to law
defying scheme. These law-breakers
have placed stigma on the State that
cannever be effaced, and have established
precedent of disregard for the COnsti-
tuition which will rise to plague the peO-
pie in future years. The attempt to pal
late this infamy by inviting Lieutenant
governor elect Chase to take a seat be-
side the presiding officer of a mob sever
al days before the commencement of his
term was an insult to him and to the peO-
pie. The moral quality of the act
was akin to that of burglar
who takes credit to himself for return
ing a small part of the property he has
stolen, or a ruffian who plumes himself
on his virtue because he does not kill the
woman he has outraged. The White
Caps are w-abiding citizens compared
|. stitutiOn who have thus murdered it in
cold blood. The White Caps have only
polluted the stream of justice in spots,
while these Senatorial law-breakers
have poisoned it at the fOuntain-head.
The White Cap Outrages are a mere sur
face eruption, while this crime is deep
seated, fostering sore that. strikes at the
vitals of the bOdy-pOlitic. The White
Cappers have only violated the police
regulations of the State; the political
Anarchists in the Senate have throt-
tied its organic law. They have given
new illustration of what crimes are COM
mitted in thename of liberty. They have
shown the people how popular govern
ment can be overthrow without the aid
of armies, and popular elections reversed
without even returning-board. They
have shown that public office, so far
from always being a public trust, is
sometimes merely vantage ground for
the preparation of great crimes. They
have shown how a body of men elected
by the people in their sovereign capacity
to make laws for the commonwealth can
insult their masters and sovereigns by
ignoring the Constitution and over
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

SECTION 100, Article 4, of the COnstitu-
ton of Indiana declares that "the doors
of each house, and of the committees of
the whole, shall be kept open, except in
such cases as, in the opinion of either
house, may require secrecy" There
was no declaration by the Senate as
body requiring secrecy on Thursday, yet
by order of the Democratic Senators, the
doors of the Senate chamber were
closed. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
the people at large were excluded from
the Senate Chamber, in clear violation
of that section of the Constitution. No
one was admitted except upon tickets is
sued by the State Librarian to such as
the Senators saw fit TO favor. These
cOnspiratOrs imposed that very unpleas-
ant duty upon that very worthy lady,
the Librarian. They follow fitting
precedent: that arch conspirator Jeffer-
son Davis sought to escape the penal
ties OF an outraged Constitution by
shielding himself behind the skirts of a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Governor Gray's message is a pretty
complete exhibit of State affairs, though
not in all respects satisfactory one. 1t
contains some good recommendations,
and is conspicuous by the omission of
some it Ought to contain. The financial
exhibit is not creditable to those who
have had charge of the State government
during most of the time in recent years.
The total Indebtedness of the State at
present is 50, &c, 6O8. In 1879 it was a.
99S,178, an increase in ten years of ST.
72,430. This increase in the public debt
may have been partly due to public i'm
prOvements, but it is more largely the
result of loose and reckless Democratic
inanciering. The Governor calls atten-
ton to the fact that the annual interest
account of the State equals about one
fourth of the entire revenue for general
purposes. On three-fourths of the debt
it pays 6 per cent. interest. During the
last two years the State has had to Dor
row money at interest to meet current
expenses and pay interest, owing to the
failure of the last Legislature to make
appropriations. For the reduction and
extinguishment of the State debt, the
Governor recommends twO-cent tax
to constitute a sinking fund, and
says this tax would only take
the place of the State-house tax,
which has now been discontinued. He
also recommends that immediate steps
be taken towards reducing the rate of
interest on the domestic debt from 6 to 3
per cent. Both of these recommends
tiOns deserve careful cOsideratiOn.
The Governor also recommends an
amendment to the Constitution, so that
all State and county officers shall be
elected at the same time, for term of
four years, most of them to be ineligible
to reelection, and the election of all
State and county officers to be at the
general election in the off year-that is,
not in the presidential year. Such a
change would simplify our present sys-
tenn, and might be an Improvement.
The Governor invites the attention of
the Legislature "tO the imperative neces
SHY lOI IcblSlOu VI tuc ClCCtlOn laws,
so as to guard more effectually the exer
else of the elective franchise, and secure
to the people fair and honest elections"
Existing circumstances and current
events make this sound like irony.
There can be no fair and honest election
under the present Acknowledgement law,
known as the gerrymander, and, really,
what is the use of them when
they can be overthrow by a
Democratic Senate as has just been done?
The recommendations made by the Gov
ernOr embrace the main features of
what is known as the Australian sys-
TEN, and are all good as far as they go.
He says nothing about registry law.
This is suspicious omission. The De-
mOcracy have always opposed this.
There is no allusion to the Insane Hos
pital scandal, nor any suggestion of re-
form in the management of the State in
situations. This probably means that
the Democracy will continue to carry
the Observation-Disclosures crowd, and
will oppose reform and keep the institu-
tons in politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

riding the expressed will of the people.
They have blazed the way for future
revolutions and established precedent
which some coming generation of con-
splratOrs, attempting to initiate, will lead
to civil war. The Legislature may do
some good things and enact some useful
legislation during the session now before
it. We sincerely hope it may. But
nothing the Senate can do will change
or mitigate the record it has already
made. 1t is damned spot that will
never out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
General Harrison's Ancestry.

We are indebted to Mr. Oliver L. Rhodes,
of this county, who is now travelling in the
South, for copy of the New Orleans Times
Democrat. which contains a letter from
Mr.. VIM. Carter Stubs, making some COM
ments on an article in the New York Sun,
which, in giving General BENJAMIN Harri-
sons. ancestry, claimed that he was de-
scendant of the Indian princess PocahOntas.
Mr.. Stubbs shows from a genealogical
tree of the Carter family that while General
Harrison is related to. very many of our
Virginia families. such as the Carriers,
Berkeleys, Wickhams, Randolphs, Brax-
tons, Pages. etc, yet that he is not de-
Scendant of the celebrated POcahOntas.
This matter of Gen. HarrisOn's ancestry
is after all very small matter in compari-
son with his own mental and moral quail
ties. He might have the blood of all the
Towards" coursing through his veins, and
yet lie a man utterly. unworthy of conf
dence. 1t is the confidence which the people
feel in Harrison's integrity and intellectual
capacity which commands their respect
and admiration, and not the fact that he is
descended from one of Virginia's most cele-
brated families
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

These amounts, it will be noted, are
contributed by the eminent reformers
of the administration and national COM
mittee only, and it is natural to suppose
that other Democrats, less eminent but
still anxious for political preferment,
were inspired by this illustrious example
to propOrtiOnate hberalitys AS it
is now assumed by the persons so in
dustriOusly crying ''stOp thief that the
existence of large fund is of itself evil
dence of corruption, a natural curiosity
concerning the disposal of the Demo-
cratic fund of which the sums specified
were part must arise in the public
mind. Ex-senator Mcdonald, it is true,
said that none of it was spent in Indi-
ana, owing to the lack of opportunity,
but as there is nothing said by any one
in authority i'm regard to any unexpended
balance it must necessarily have been
put "where it would do the most gOod,r
and the question is where and how. There
are reasons for believing that Mr..
Mcdonald s remarkable information con-
corning Democratic inability to pay out
any cash in Indiana was not entirely
accurate, and that portions of the presi-
Dental $4,000 were scattered about to-
gether with other doodle" To crafty
the public in this matter, and to serve
the interests of reform, Colonel Brice,
who is now gentleman of leisure, ought
by all means TO "Open the books"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

company whose pipes had. been laid
under contract and the contractor made
responsible for any damages arising
from lack of care, the lower court
held that company could not delegate
the responsibility to a contractor, but
heSupreme Court reversed the decision.
In another suit, involving the right of
taxation, the city of Pittsburg having
sought to tax the pipes of the gas COM
panies laid under the streets, the court
holds that as part of the public works
or public corporation they are not SUBJ
ject to taxation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
MR.. CROSSES CAMPAIGN WORK.

We have received letter from Mr.. A.
j. Gross, United States marshal for the
district of Kentucky, relative to recent
editorial in this paper concerning his
services in raising money for the Demo-
cratic corruption fund in the recent CAM
paign. AS Marshal Gross seems to think
we did him injustice, we quote part of
his letter:
II am sure that you do not desire to will
and, i'll order that each of us may be prop
erly presented, ask that you publish this
statement and Mr.. Brice's letter to me,
which is in the following terms:
"'JAN. 8, 1888.
"'Mr. A J. Gross, U. s. Marshal, Louisville, Ky.
"'Dear Sir-I hoped that / could see you and
thank you in person for your great services TO
the Democratic party during the last campaign,
but for fear that may be unable to do so, write
to express my appreciation and thanks. The
members of the campaign committee all Join
with me in acknowledgment, and also in the
hope that YOU will not lie discouraged by the re.
suit, but will continue your efforts III behalf or
good government. Hoping to have the pleasure
"'CALyIN S. BRICE.'
"You will observe no reference herein to
money either contributed or collected by
me. To the charge of being interested in
the success of the Democratic party, am
pleased to plead guilty. / think that so
sturdy partisan as yourself should rather
admire a political opponent who is good
fighter. / am sure that the man who makes
a fair fight for his principles, however
much they may be opposed to my own, will
always have my respect"
The Journals remarks were based on
the following statement in the Louis
vile Courier-J Journal:
~ Dv;o
was chairman of the national Democratic
committee, to United States Marshal Gross.
In which Mr.. Brice highly compliments
Marshal Gross for his services to his party
during the recent presidential campaign,
was received yesterday by the Marshal. In
his letter Mr.. Brice refers in tlattering
terms to the actual work performed by Mar
shall Gross, and states that he, the Marshal,
than all the other chairmen in the State
combined"
We do not see any mention of money
in Mr.. Brice's letter, as furnished by the
marshal, but we also note the fact that
the MARSHAL does not deny that he raised
money. Perhaps he will kindly state
what his great services consisted of, if
not that. Meanwhile, we beg to inform
the marshal that his controversy should
bewith the Courier-J Journal, for making
the statement in regard to his raising
money. 1t is our private opinion, some
what publicly expressed, that that Is
what he did, and that Brice's letter re-
lateS to that, and nothing else,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

IT would be quite in keeping with
Democratic methods to have broken the
seal and torn open the package contain
ing papers in the Grimes Bichowsky con-
tested election case, which the Secretary
of State declined to receive yesterday.
The testimony in the case, by the way,
brings Grimes into very close contact with
thepayment of money to several persons
for their votes. One colored man testified
that Crimes paid him andfOur others $40
apiece. Grimes is not the good old
man" referred to in the song, but he is
ore of the good Democrats who have
been making the welkin ring with their
fraud bowling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
Indiana's Senatorial Anarchists.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

In Indiana pure cussedness" alone can
direct the Democrat Senators. They have
nothing to gain by contempt of law, except
the satisfaction of expressing contempt for
it. The State Senate is Democratic by a
working majority, the Legislature is Demo-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Robertson as presid-
ing officer of the Senate until his successor.
Lieutenant-governOr-e elect Chase, has taken
the oath of Office could not interfere with
the success of any party measure. His rec
ignition would be nothing more nor less
than the recognition of the voice of the SUI
preme Court of the State-DemOcratic in a
majority of its members-which declares
Robertson duly elected and empowered to
preside over the Senate. The Democrats in
the Senate of Indiana, yesterday, made pub
lie their resolve to defy the law. In I'LL
nois they who make such announcement
are called Anarchists; but they never gain
control of the State Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

AUSTIN Z. DENNY contributes the follow
ing extract from recent letter from Henry
A. Denny. aged eighty-seven years, of
Worcester, Mass:
BY the way, there Is a fellow somewhere who
has made great noise all over the country, and
who was tried and convicted, on the 9th of No
vember last, of being statesman, and of dis
turbing the peace In many families, particularly
Grover Cleveland's and was sentenced at that
time, TO four years imprisonment at hard labor
in prison down in Washington called the White
House. He Is now at large, and is said to be
carrying on about the city of indianapolis; but it
is hoped he will be captured by the 4th of March,
so as TO work out his sentence. His name Is
Harrison, and think they call him Ben Should
you, or any OF you, meet man of this descrip-
ton, you might ask him TO let you see a photo
graph of some sixty-odd veterans of Worcester
who voted for his grandfather in 1s40 for Presi-
dent of the United states. You might see some
faces with which you are familiar, and In that
way identify the convict. If Ben should not be-
have well during his confinement, he may be
sentenced to four years more of hard labor after
he has finished his first sentence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

IT is not question whether one man
or another shall preside over the State
Senate for few days. The question is
one that is vital to free government. 1t
involves the integrity of our institu-
tions. 1t is a question of the right of the
people to choose their own officers in a
constitutional and lawful manner, and
then to have their will obeyed. The
Democratic majority of the Senate have
overthrow the Constitution and the
law. Their conduct is vastly more dan
gerous to the commonwealth than that Of
any man now confined in either of the
State prisons. 1t is not a matter of small
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
To the Editor of the Indlanauolis journal:

l. How are the postoffices of the United
States classified 2. Who makes the APP
pointments in the different classesi 3.
Does President-eIect Harrison belong to
the Masonic orderf 4. Is there station on
the j., N. & l. railroad called Covingtons
VALLEY Cry, Ind. L.. CT.
1. Into first, second. third and fourth
class offices. The first three classes are
those where the salaries of postmasters are
$1,000 or more, and are called presidential
offices, the postmasters being appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Senate.
FOurth-class offices, which greatly out
number all the Others are those where the
salary is less than 81 900. This includes the
small country offices, about $4,000 in num-
Der. The pOstmasters are appointed by the
Postmaster general or his first assistant.
2. General Harrison is not a Mason. 3. No;
the only Covington in Indiana is the county
seat of Fountain county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

PERSONS interested in the bin making
the head of the Department of Agricult-
ure Secretary of equal rank with the
other members of the Presidents official
family, have received advices that the
measure is likely to become law in
time for an appointment by President
elect Harrison. This opens a new field
for the Cabinet makers Union. Let us
see who will be the proper man for Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

THE use of natural gas has brought upa
good many new legal questions for set
Element, and in Pennsylvania, where
the fuel has been longest in use, litiga-
ton of this character forms consider
able feature in the courts. The Supreme
Court of the State lately decided several
interesting points growing ont of the
establishment of gas plants. On ques-
ton as to the legal responsibility for
damages in suit brought against q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
woman.

PERHAPS one reason why Cleveland,
Bayard and other members of the adj
ministration contributed but $4,000
each to the Democratic campaign fund
instead of $4,000, or larger sum, was
their understanding that large portion
of the Democratic printing bills, which
form large part of legitimate campaign
expenses, were 10 be paid out of the pub
lie treasury. This left their subscrip-
tions to be applied to cine work. only.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

A SUPREME JUDGE who willfully and
shamelessly violates the Constitution,
tramples the law under foot, outrages
judicial propriety and ignores political
decency, is not a man to elevate the
Judiciary in public respect. However,,
he is the last remaining relic of bourbon
ism. Perhaps the words of the Journal
had better be taken down." We sug-
gest this to the political bully and
brawler, Alonzo Green Smith, Secretary
of the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
What's the Matter with the judiciary Com.
mittee?

1t has been the experience of all States
to have statutes set aside as unconstitu-
tional because they were carelessly drafted
many bills introduced before legislatures
are models of inaccuracy of language, in
exactitude and ignorant conflicts with law.
Some methods ought to be devised TO pre-
vent the presentation of bills until they
have been carefully examined by some
competent authority. In the contemplated
change in the number of members of the
Supreme Court why not make provision for
adding to their duties the examination of
proposed changes in the statutes when they
have reached a certain stage In their con-
sideration by the Legislature? A bill which
ton would be dropped from the calendar
and great deal of time and ..stateman-
ship" saved the State. The number of bills
that would require much of the time of the
court would be few, but those few are gen.
orally the most important legislation at
tempted by the assembly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

GOVERNOR GRAY says: ut is evident
that public confidence in the purity of
our elections mas become shaken" He
might have added with greater truth
that with Democratic Senates ready to
nullify the will of the people at every
opportunity, public confidence in the
theory that elections elect has also be-
come shaken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

EVEN the Sentinel has no word of edi-
torial approval for the outrage commit
ted by Democratic Senators on Thurs
day. 1t had an article in yesterdays is
sue on election reforms, and with all it's
brazen effrontery lacked the nerve nee
essary to offset it with one approving the
violation of the Constitution and the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

THE collapse of the Reading silk-mill
on Jan. 8 will recall to many persons
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's powerfully
written, yet narrowing story, ''The
Tenth of January" In the latter case
the ruins caught fire and pinioned opera
tives were burned to death, but the
other incidents are strikingly similar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

WILL Auditor of State Carr deduct
from the first payment of AlOnzO Green
Smith, Secretary of the Senate, the So
which the political bully and office-burg-
lar owes the State of Indiana? If he
does not he will not do his duty by the
Public treasury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

PRESIDENT HARRISON is likely to sit at
Cabinet councils with eight Secretaries
or heads of departments. The newspa-
pers can enlarge the field of their sDecu-
lation in view of the probability of
Secretary of Agriculture before the 4th
,f Moreh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

The Journal has man for Secretary
of Agriculture; but will withhold his
name until after the 4th of March. In
the meantime, the Cabinet-makers will
hail me enlargement of their field of
operations with exceeding Joy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

ALTHOUGH the Democraticpressis still
harping on the one string, Republican
corruption" in order to draw attention
from its own party's iniquity, newspaper
readers meditatively recall the glee with
which, few months ago, these same Or
gans gloated over the big campaign con-
tributions of leading Democrats. One
list of subscriptions, published as 'au-
tbor;tof;va raad &c fol1oUS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

president" Cox finds the term "prO
tempore" puzzler. He will, perhaps,
be able to fix its meaning in his mind by
remembering that while he will fill the
role of usurper pro tem., he will not
make competent presiding officer in all