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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

than one-third as many as were coined
in single year under the pres
ent law. Furthermore, when the
demonetizing act passed Congress the
bullion In a silver dollar was worth
S1.03. A silver dollar had not been
coined for years, not one was in circu-
lation, and the few in the country were
held as curiosities by coin-gatherers.
Under the old free coinage act gold was
coined, but not an ounce of silver was
brought to mint. Except little token
money silver formed no part of the
money of the country when the act of
1873 was passed. The money in circu-
lation at that time was deprecated
paper. Nor is it true that it was party
measure. but, as matter of fact, it was
passed almost unanimously, some EVIL
IDENTIFY voting for it because the silver
dollar was worth more than the gold
one. There was nothing iDiquitous
about it, as the Ohio Democratic plat
form declares. The country was using
paper money alone; no silver was, or
ever had been, in wide circulation ex-
cept as token money; the action of Con-
gress had no reference whatever to the
advantages of the sO-called creditor
class; consequently, the assumption to
the contrary is an historical inaccuracy
which has become lie, now that the
facts are well known.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
AN HISTORICAL LIE.

1t seems impossible that there can be
a man in the country who has informed
himself about the characterization of sill
yer in 1873, who believes thatit had any
thing te do with the change of money
values, or that it was done in the interest
of the money lenders. As matter of fact,
silver constituted no considerable part
of the legal-tender money of the cOun-
try before the late war. AS compared
with gold at the ratio of coinage es-
tablished in this country, it usually
commanded premium and therefore
would not circulate. Once the weight
of the silver dolIax was reduced for the
sole purpose of adding silver dollars to
the circulation of the United States,
but to no avail. Before the passage of
the act by which the coinage of the
present silver dollar was begun, only
about eight million of silver dollars had
been coined in the United States, OF less
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
Mr.. CLEVELAND'S DAY.

While the New York Sun is referring
to Mr.. Cleveland as "the heterogeneous
candidate" for the presidency two DEM
ocrats from New York. claiming to be
equally the friends of both Mr.. Cleve-
land and Governor Hill, one in Texas
and the other in the new State of Wash
ington, declare that the latter does not
aspire to the presidency. One of them
goes on to say that the two New York
Democrats are warm friends. who will
perform the Damon and Pythias act
long before the Democratic national
must be an exclusive piece of news re-
served for Democrats who are visiting
distant parts of the country. If it is ac-
curate information it should be con-
veyed to the respective organs of Messrs.
Cleveland and Hill in New York, to the
end that they may shut up their razors
and sheathe their long and blood-seek-
ing knives. If these distinguished
gentlemen are such friends and
have but one purpose they should
sup thio uhoCCmiy Wal
the organs of the one are making upon
the other. If they are doing the lion
and lamb act, it would be we'll for them
to have the editors of the New York
Times, Post, Sun and World, and of the
Albany Times and Argus for an audi
ence, and every influence should be
brought to bear upon the Sun to induce
it to forego the pleasure of such daily
illusions as the Stuffed Prophet"
and the heterogeneous Candidate" For
his devotion to Mr.. Cleveland, Governor
Hill should ask that gentleman to re-
quest that the New York Times here
after refer to his Excellency in other
phrases than those implying political
villainy.
But this was not the only incident in
Tuesdays news furnished by the Asso-
ciated Press relative to presidential
candidates. Mr. Watterson, of the
Courier-JOurnal, is out declaring that
Governor Hill is not a Democratic pos
sibility, and could not be thought of
even if Mr.. Cleveland should not be
nominated. The Democracy, according
to the brilliant Kentuckian, has no faith
in the Democratic Governor of New
York, and will not have until che shows
himself better man than the country
believes him to be-" These are parlous
words, and unless the New York Sun,
the Atlanta Constitution and other Hill
organs speak out boldly the public may
conclude that Mr.. Watterson is right.
Very clearly, Tuesday was Mr.. Cleve-
lands day with the Associated Press,
which greatly rejOices Republicans,
since he is the man they want the Dem
ocrats to nominate in 1892.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
THE SUGAR BOUNTY,

Democratic papers profess to be
greatly Mortified by the discovery that
the sugar planters of Louisiana are like
ly to receive a large sum in bOunties.
The Mckinley law offers a bonus of 3
cents per pound on all sugar produced in
the United States of certain fneness
and quality, of which proof is made ac-
cording to law. The object, of course,
is to encourage the production of sugar,
and that it will have that effect is be-
yond doubt. Germany and France
adopted the same means of developing
the beet-sugar industry. and with won
derful success. The same results will
follow here. In few years, instead of
being the greatest sugar-importing
country in the world, we shall be pro-
ducing nearly as much as we consume,
and before many years have passed we
shall have sugar TO sell.
Meanwhile, how about the bountyi
Under the old tariff law the American
people paid $50, 900 year in duties
on sugar. AS we produced only about
One-tenth of the sugar we consumed,
this was tax. No matter what the
conditions of the sugar market were,
this duty of $50, 100000 year had to be
paid OF we had to do without sugar. 1t
is alleged that the sugar planters of
Louisiana will file claims for bounty
amounting to $4,000, 600 to $1,000, 900.
AS they are all Democrats, no doubt
they will make their claims as large as
possible. 1t is one thing to file q claim
and another to prove and get it, and it
is not at all likely that the Louisiana
planters will get all they ask for. But
suppose they do. Suppose they get, in
round figures, 100000, though they
are not likely to get half as much. The
people would then be paying $4,000, 900
bounty instead of S60,OO0.OO0 duties on
sugar, as formerly. This would leave
them 500, 100000 year ahead on that
transaction. With free sugar and q
saving of S60,O0O,0O0 year. the people
can we'll afford to pay So, 100000 year
in bOunties. As long as they are put
ting 100000, 900 a year into one pocket,
they will not be impoverished by paying
S5.000,000 a year out of the other, though
it is not likely they Will have to pay
nearly so much. The bounty on sugar
will not amount to flea-bite compared
with the enormous saving by free sugar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
THE NEED OF DIVERSIFIED EMPLOYMENTs

The discharge within few weeks of
1,5OO clerks who have been employed i'm
the Census Bureau little more than
year has and will occasion much anxiety
and distress. Probably many of these
people left emplOyments to go to Wash
ingtOn to accept places which, in the
nature of things, must be temporary for
the most of them. Doubtless the COM
pensation of itself was greater than
many were earning, or could earn, in the
usual vOcatiOns, but, taking into cOnsid-
GRAFTON the short tenure of occupation
and the greater cost of living in WASH
ington as compared with the places
where they lived when appointed, many
gave up a certainty for great uncer-
tainty. Now they are discharged, and
many are without means. Event
ually they will find employment,
but few of them will be sat
isfied with the occupations they
had or could have had two years ago.
What makes the hardship greater is that
the larger part of the intellectually
bright people who are being discharged
from the Census Bureau are untitled for
any but clerical employment. If they
had been taught trades or fitted by tech
meal instruction to take hold of any
work requiring a trained hand, their
condition would occasion little anxiety.
But they are not. Our system of public
instruction does not embrace instruc-
ton which will generally fit those who
attend the schools TO fill the varied call
ings i'm which men and women must earn
their bread. The instruction prepares
the young to be accountants, clerks,
statesmen, ETC., but it does not specially
instruct them so that they can easily fit
themselves to engage in the great in
dustries of the country. Indeed, there
is reason to believe that the in
centive of many to pursue the
higher courses of study in our public
schools is that they may prepare
themselves for positions which will
enable them to escape the employ
ments requiring technical skill. The
result is that while there is field for
trained hands, there are ten times as
many persons seeking clerkships and
so-called "eenteern and light employ
ment as there are places for. 1t is this
fact which makes the large discharge of
census clerks deplorable. The lesson
which the incident should enforce is
shat those employments are the most
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

From beginning to end the Ohio DEM
ocratic convention was an inharmoniOus
body. 1t began with the rivalry over
the candidacy for Governor and extend
ed to all the proceedings. Governor
Campbell was renOminated, but one
fifth of the members of the convention
went home threatening TO defeat him at
the polls. The hatred and defiance of
the enemies of Governor Campbell ap-
pear at every step in the proceedings.
Ever the speech putting Neal In nomi-
nation was more menace and an at
tack upon Governor Cam pbell than a
commentator of the former. 81 am
not here" said the Cincinnati spokes-
man, Ito be read out of the Democratic
party by those who, when was fighting
the battles of the party, were declaring
that their arms should wither before
they would cast Democratic ticket"
meaning the Governor himself, who was
once very emphatic Republican.
The. platform of the party is thor
oughly Democratic. The tariff declara-
ton is one of free trade-a tariff for
revenue only. The convention, by a
vote of about 400 to 300, declared for the
free coinage of silver. In the committee
on resolutions nine of the TWEEN ty-one
members signed minority report favor
ing the coinage of both metals upon a
basis which would keep them on pari-
ty. This division, showing that three
sevenths of the convention is opposed to
free coinage, will deprive the Democrats
of all the advantage they hoped to gain
by declaration for the free coinage of
silver. Indeed, it must be the first time
in the history of party in a great State
that large minority went on record as
opposed to the platform adopted by the
majority. The result of such division
must weaken the party and compel it
to keep the silver issue out of sight.
No party can make a fight for a measure
which three-sevenths of its representa-
tives have voted against. The rest of
the platform is Democratic, and consists
of denunciation of Republican measures
and results.
If the Republicans of Ohio 60 into the
campaign with the courage of their
standard-bearer, maintaining the party
faith, never SO strong before, in the pro-
tective policy and sound currency,
they can defeat the ticket which large
part of the convention went away ours
ing, and the platform upon which that
convention was divided, by a large
plurality.
In everything essential to the welfare
of a great State and the success of
great party, the Democratic convention
in Ohio was not what the Republican
convention emphatically was. Since
1868, when Vallandigham was the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor in Ohio
on peace platform, and was beaten by
100000. the Democratic party seems not
to have been in so demoralized cOndi-
ton in Ohio as it was when the Camp
bell convention adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
A SCRAP OF HISTORY.

Almost always an historical controversy
brings ont some new facts or recalls old
ones which have been forgotten. The
current discussion con corning the nOmi-
nation of Andrew johnson for the vice.
presidency recalls the fact that the con-
vention which renominated Mr.. Lincoln,
in 1864, was not called as Republican
convention, but as a National Union
convention. The call was addressed to
"all qualified voters who desire the I'M
conditional maintenance of the Union,
the supremacy of the Constitution and
the complete suppression of the existing
rebellion, with the cause thereof, by
vigorous war and all apt and efficient
means" The suppression of the rebel
lion was the only work I'm hand at that
time, and it required the corporation of
all who agreed on the line of policy
above indicated. The chairman of the
committee who informed Mr.. Lincoln of
his denomination called the convention
the National Union convention" The
fact is significant as showing that war
Democrats were invited to participate
in the convention, as, in fact, they did,
and as throwing a light on the UNDER
current that led to the nomination of
Andrew johnson.
The campaign life of Lincoln. issued
that year by the National Union ex-
ecutive committee" and written by
Henry j. Raymond, then editor of the
New York Times, contains the following:
The Presidents view concerning the Sc
coded Statesl. however. was sustained with
remarkable unanimity by the convention
of the Union party at Baltimore which ad-
mitted TO participate in it's action delegates
from the seeded States, even though no
such State governments had been formed.
and took its candidate for Vice-presdent
from Tennessee.
The campaign life of johnson, issued
about the SAME time. commends the
action of the convention because it was
resolved "tO bestow the vice presidency
upon some true and trusty Democrat
who had early and zealously identified
himself with the Union cause" All this
goes to prove that Johnson was NOM
mated rather "a war Democrat than as
a Republican, and that his nomination
was regarded at the time as good pol
itics
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
Our Reciprocity Treaty with Brazil.

philadelphia Press
w. S. Phpps. q member of the great
English importing and banking firm at Rio
Janeiro. talked freely. as he sat at dinner
in the Lafayette cafe last night. of the
prospects of trade between Brazil aud the
United States under the new reciprocity
arrangement. Il am free TO declare" Mr..
Phipps admitted, that the treaty is certain
to bring about q vast increase of the COM
merce of the United States with Brazil
Secretary Blame deserves great credit for
what he has accomplished. out don't ycl
imagine that the profits of the increased
trade is going entirely into the hands Of
United States houses. There is nothing n
the treaty, for instance. that prevents orr
firm from becoming the agents of shippers
and receivers in the United States, and
you will lind that we will hold onto the
bulk of our business. whether it be derived
from Europe or North America. Other
English and German houses, which control
the majority of the banking capital of tho
Brazilian cities. will follow our example.
and unless the moneyed men of the United
States are prepared to deposit a practically
unlimited amount of funds in Brazil. we
and our associates will keep the greater
share of the earnings. Ii simply means
transferring our business from Europe To
the United States. and we are quite ready
to do that. l don't, for one. fear the effects
of the reciprocity treaty upon our profits"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE Queen of Portugal who 10 q SPLEEN
did horsewom may often be met WHILST
riding in the open country about Lisbon at
an hour when most OF her subjects are still
asleep
GEORGE SMITH. king of the English gyp-
sizes, is to edit q paper in the Romany
tongue, to be the organ of the wandering
race. He expects to get twenty thousand
subscribers tor it.
QUEEN VICTORIA 10 not the Oldest reign
ing sovereign by one year The palm of
aye must be given to the King of Denmark.
who has ruled one more year than Eng
lands beloved Queen.
The rumor that Souss. the famous leader
of the Marine Band in Washipg ton. was in
sane is vigorously denied by his riends in
Washington. although his health is not of
the best. At present he 10 travelling in
England with his wife.
BARON De GoNDoRITZ. the Brazilian In
dia-rubber merchant, who 10 trying to cor
ner the entire rubber output of the Amazon
region. is an energetic man of Portuguese
birth, forty-one years Old. He is of short
and very portiy figure. with light complex
ION and red hair.
MRS. FRENCH SHELDON 10 much tho
worse tor wear. When she arrived 81 Zan-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
The Hamlin Family

rHIHutpT6a IFItkIaFH
The grandfather of the Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin had seventeen children. The eld-
est soDs were named. respectively. Europe.
liant. and the fifth son was named Asia.
Then followed daughters and sons to the
number of seventeen. by two wives, and a
third wife was a widow with two children.
Europe settled in New Hampshire, Asia IN
Massachusetts,. America and Africa IN
Name a. did Cyrus. Senator HsnnibaPs
father. This Cyrus had . twin brother.
Hannihal. The former named q son Ham
nibaI the Senatorl, and the latter named q
sou Cyrus. the distinguished missionary
and philanthropist, so many years in Tur-
key. Senator Hamlin's father had seven
children. Elijah Cyrus. Eliza. Annie. Nesta,
Hannibal and Hannah. Hannibal was the
last survivor of the family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE Democratic party of Ohio will do
well to let the silver question severely
alone in the approaching State convention.
Silver is not party question. 1t may be
used to divide the Democratic party. but it
cannot possibly be made to help lt.-New
York World.
The fact that the Ohio Democracy did
not let the silver question alone. but de-
clared for the unlimited coinage of sill
yer, shows the wide difference of opin-
ion that exists upon this question. The
Worlds remark that the silver question
may be used to divide the Democratic
party, but cannot be made to help it,
must have been made without consider
alton of the half million of campaign
funds which it is rumored the silver
syndicate has offered if the Ohio Democ-
racy would come out squarely for the
free coinage of silver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

WAGE-wORKERs throughout the State
should take notice of the fact that law
enacted by the last Legislature author
ICES them to demand and receive the
full amount of their wages lat least
once every two weeks" This law ap-
plies to all corporations, associations,
companies, firms or individuals engaged
in any kind of mining or manufacturing.
1t does not apply to farm laborers, nor
to the employees of railroads, express
companies and the like, nor to those in
mercantile pursuits. Wages must be
paid in money, or by bank check or
bankable paper. THIS, of course, pro-
hibits the payment by store orders or
orders of any kind. Another section of
the law prohibits any employer or the
agent of any employer from selling
merchandise or supplies to any work.
man at more than the regular cash price
to other customers. This is intended to
do away with company stores. This is
a good law, and workingmen should see
that il is enforced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
Preparing to Prey ON the Veterans.

The city is full of thieves and will con-
tinue SO until after the exposition. The
most casual readers of the newspapers must
notice the increase of the lumber of sneak
thefts during the past week or two and it
is safe to assume that good portion of
this work is done by the advance guard of
the army of the swell mob" which will
work here during the wheelmen's conven-
ton, the races. the Grand Army reunion
aud the exposition. Householders should
take warning and not leave either money
or jewelry in exposed places. The banks
are open for all surplus cash. it is easy to
draw check and very foolish to have 500
or $500 in currency lying about the house.
So it is with iewelry; that which In not in
actual use or not likely to be used for
few Gays. can readily be sealed up and de-
posted in some safe or vault. where il will
be out of the reach of these gentry. Then
it will do to lock the doors and windows
and trust in Providence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
One Result Of the Briggs Controversy.

Phi adelphia Telegraph
One of the inevitable results OF the
Briggs controversy in the Presbyterian
Church is already indicated In the threat
ened action of certain wealthy patrons OF
the Union Theological Seminary. These
gentlemen. loyal To the accepted doctrines
of the church and fully sustaining the au-
thOrity of Us chief representative body.
have declared that the seminary must re-
spect the declaration of the General Assem-
bly,. or they will withdraw the financial
aid hitherto given. liz is claimed that these
liberal endowmects-a amounting 70 upward
of half a million dollars--were made with
the understanding that the institution was
under the permanent control of the Presby-
terrain Church. apd was TO continue an or
thOdox and acceptable teacher of it's faith.
This is one of the notable incidents of this
great battle between the church and the
independent thinkers of the times. and the
Union Seminary. it is probable. has hardly
counted the cost of it's action in deciding
To link Its fortunes with those of single
erratic teacher.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

Supreme Court held it unconstitutional.
An appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court. and the case is now pending there.
If the decision of the Territorial court
is reversed 1t would establish the valid
ity of the Territorial law giving women
the suffrage. Meantime members of
constitutional convention have been
elected. for whom women were not al
lowed to vote; Constitution has been
framed. and the State admitted to the
Union without female suffrage. If the
Territorial law is reiHstated it will in
validate the new Constitution and all
that has been done under it, and a new
constitutional convention will have to
be elected. the women voting. This is
a case of which it may be said decidedly
that the women are in it,