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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-11-05

Amount cleared by the farmer........ 3l516
Or. as my authority declares, seventy
Fer cent. of what the Egyptian farmer
nakes is paid for taxes to the govern
ment. Now, that is not so much taxa
ton as assassination. What think you
OF that, you who groan under heavy
taxes in American | have heard that
in Egypt the working people have a
song like this, ''They starve us, they
starve us, they beat us, they beat us;
but there's some one above, there's
some one above, who will punish them
well, who will punish them we'll" But
seventy per cent. of government tax is
a mercy as compared to what the He
brew slaves suffered there in Bible
times. They got nothing but food
hardly fit for dog, and their clothing
was of one rag, and their roof a burn
ing sky by day and the stars of heaven
by night.
You say, why did they stand it2o
Because they had to stand it, You
see. along back in the worlds twilight,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
Cleveland in New York.

Some OF the newspapers which are hos
tile to Mr.. CLEVELAND are attempting to
make a point against him, out of the fact
that, in a total democratic poll of about
six hundred and fifty thousand at the New
York election of 1888, HILL received some
fourteen thousand more votes for governor
than Mr.. CLEVELAND did tor president.
The Buffalo Courier, the principal demo
cratic newspaper of western New York.
and which has always been very friendly
to Governor HILL, has this to say about
this matter:
The Cleveland vote for president in New
York in 1888 was 635, 757, and the Hill
vote for governor was go, 404, a difference
of 1867 in favor of Governor HnL.
These figures have been cited by the Sun
over and over again as conc usive proof OF
Mr.. C~LEvELAND's unpopularity and of Gov
ernor HILLS popularity among the demo
Gratis OF THE state. But, to us the language
of our contemporary, IF we were in search
of a statement of fact in which the untold
truth involved was in comparison vastly
bigger and more important than what
was put into WORKS" we should take the
Suns Interpretation OF the vote OF New
York in 1855.
For illustration, take the vote OF Erie
county. In this county Mr.. CLEVELAND
received 29,542 votes for president in 1883.
This was more than the full party strength
in that year. Mr.. HILL received 33. 050
votes for governor, or 3,50S in excess of
the Cleveland vote. Was this difference
owing to Nh. C~LEvELAND's unpopularity
among the democrats? BY no means
Whence then the difference? Every in.
teliigent person in Erie county knows that
the republican liquor vote fully represents
the difference. No one has ever doubted
or disputed the assertion that thousands
OF republicans in this county voted for Gov
ernor HILL on the liquor question and fOl
MIR. HARRISON on the tariff question and
for general party reasons.
In discussing the point several weeks
ago the Courier said: Deducting the Hill
excess, 3,50S, in Erie county from the to
tai excess, 1851 IN the state, the Hill ex
cess in the other fifty-nine counties was
l,l39. Who doubts that the republican
liquor vote which was cast for Governor
Hill as against WARNER MILLER in these
tifty-nine counties was fully equal to H.,
1892 If this be true-end who can req.
sonably doubt il ?-then what becomes OF
the assertion that, because Governor Hill
received on a state issue In 1888 a vote Of
1861 in excess of the presidential vote fol
Mr.. CLEVELAND, the result was an indica
ton of the u%npnpuiari,y of Mr.. CLEvELANT
among democrats? This question is fail
to Governor HILL, to MIR. CLEVELAND and
to the democratic party OF the state anc
nation.
The fact is that the talk about Mr.
CLEvELAND's unpopularity among the
democrats OF New York state is chiefly
| bOsh.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY z.
TWELVE PAGES.

THE SENTINEL is fairly deluged with
communications on all sorts of topics, and
especially on matters likely to come be-
fore the legislature. We are always glad
to hear from our friends, and, whenever
we can do so, to make room for their con-
tributions, il they are of interest to the
public. But it is simply impossible to
print one-tenth of the letters we receive,
and those whose favors do not appear
will understand that we are unable to
print them, however much we may be
inclined to do so. The communications
which stand the best chance of publica-
ton are those which are (1) brief, (2)
legibly written, and 81 on subjects OF
great popular interest. Those which are
written on both sides of the paper. and
those which are sent anonymously, take
the shortest and most direct route to
the waste basket.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

soldiers. After the war he bought his
way into the house of representatives, and
later into the senate. He is an expert
poker player, but he is not a scholar, a
statesman, nor an orator. But for his
money he would neve be thought of in
connection with political honors. How
ever, the republicans Of Illinois prefer
him to the brave soldier and wise states
man, JOHN Nj. PALMER, and only for his
quarrel with little Mr.. HARRISON, he
would have a united party at his back in
his present fight. 1t takes a good deal Of
effrontery for him to seek a reelection un-
der the circumstances Happily, the
chances are very decidedly against his re-
turn. Everything indicates that the peo-
pie will have their way, and that Gen.
PALMER will be senator.
BY the way, the pending contests in
New Hampshire, Kansas, Illinois and
other states emphasize the evils of the
present system of choosing U S. senators.
They ought to be elected directly by the
people.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

W p. YoNKEY, Rossville: The Indiana
legislature always convenes biennially on
the first Thursday after the first Monday
in January. The coming legislature will
therefore meet next Thursday at 10 a. m.
BY an act of congress of July %, 1866,
each house must vote for a U. ). senator,
when one is to be elected, on the second
Tuesday after the meeting and organiza-
ton of the legislature. The next day at
noon the members of the two houses
must convene in joint assembly to com
pare the votes, and If the Journals shOw
that the same person has received a ma
iority of all votes in each house he is de-
clared elected senator. But IL the same
person has not received a majority of the
votes of each house, the joint assembly
proceeds to choose a senator by viva voce
vote. At least one vote each day must be
taken until a person has received the ma
iority of the Joint assemb V. The second
Tuesday after the organization OF the In
diana legislature will occur on Jan. 20,
on which day each house will vote separ-
ately. On the following day the joint
assembly viii declare the person receiv-
ing the majority of both houses elected.
JAMES - lAOODt OAhS caOCi III. VI
Horace Greeley, Gerritt Smith and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt signed the bond for the
release of Jefferson Davis from Fortress
Monroe. (2) Yosemite, the name of a
valley in Mariposa county, California, is
derived from the Indian, signifying
"grisly bear" (3) Russia acquired Alaska
by virtue of discovery. The celebrated
Russian explorer, Vitus Behring discovered
the rocky range of mountains, the crown
ing peak OF which is Mt. st. Elias, in
174l. In 1899 the Observation-Disclosures fur
company, chartered by Emperor Paul,
took possession OF the country.
SUBSCRIBER, Noblesville.-You are cor
rect. President Hayes vetoed the bill of
1878 providing for the partial rcmonetiza-
of silver, but it was passed over his veto.
j. Il. T., ASHORE: Fire-crackers are
manufactured by three concerns in the
Eastern states.
LADY READER, city: "Cloture" is
French for "the previous question" 1t
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
TURN THE BARNACLEs OUT.
The State Board of Ayr culture To BE Re
orgnnizad.
swine Breeders Journal

orznniZ@d.
lSvine Breeders Journal
In the heart of the great state of Indiana
IN one OF the most beautiful portions ~
the Capital City, surrounded by board
fence appropriated capped by barbed wire
in protection from the small boy. n
fronted by all imposing exposition build
ing. reached only by the mule ear. lies a
spot known as the state fair ground. For
many years has an annual wall gone up
from the exhibitor ard visitor. who. 10 see
or participate in this annua state festivity.
have been compelled TO go to these
grounds. The management OF this ground
has been under the control of a body OF
men known as the state board Of sgricul-
ture, who, safe in a seif-perpetuating cleo
tive system like the "Old Man OF the Sea"
tenaciOusly hang on. unheeied OF all re-
quests, %pleadings, taunts or gibs. Sock
men, politicians and press. for the past
five Years have united in numerous
demands for a change. New blood.
new grounds, new management, have
each been requested. and in answer
TO all this, the cd blood has simply
been changed or kept in n majority:
the old grounds have been retained un-
der annual and useless changes in an at
tempt 10 make a fair grounds and the
management goes on the same as ever
All this Is the result of an action of the
state long, long years AGO in providing for
this board an elective system enabling
them TO continue each other on the board
al libitum or al tinitum-to the end of
time, providing they or their descendants
last that long. But at last our Moses has
appeared, and proposes to lead Us up out
OF Egypt, provided We wish to abandon
the Old flesh pots, and strike out for our
selves. The plan for u deliverance is,
We believe, practicable and a god one.
This plan proposes that a bill be presented
to the legislature, providing that each of
the state agricultural AID live stock asso-
Citations meeting in Indianapolis during
the month Of January, each year, viz: the
hOrsemen, the short-hrrn breeders,
jersey breeders, wool growers,
swine breeders, poultry breed
ers, florists, bee keepers, hor-
ticulturists, tile-makers, and the Com
mercial club and Merchants exchange OF
Indianapolis be empowered to annually
elect one member, and these men TO be
known as the Indiana board OF a~gricul-
ture. The benefit OF such a change il. %
The selt-perpetuating features are forever
destroyed. ~ The position is only Sc
cured and retained through merit. (5l
The board of electors represent the pro.
gressive, energetic business men Of both
the country and city. "a No citizen is
deprived Of his franchise. (5) The CO.
operation OF the city Of indianapolis Is Sc
cured through her two members. 90
The expense of maintaining the board is
much less. % But not least, the board
will be composed of men OF the present
age and century. Why not go TO work
and force this issue? A little active work
will win il.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

kinds or either kind is to be left legal
tender money. the two Denver men will
go TO New York to consult able lawyers
and determine upon the best way to
make the issue and carry the case to the
courts before they appear at the doors of
the mint.
This will present a novel and very i'm
portant question to the supreme court. 1t
is impossible to anticipate what view that
tribunal may take OF the question. 1t
will be hastily assumed by many. es-
pecially in the East, that the court will
decide against the petitioners. Butthere is
no certainty about it. The legal-tender
decision-the latest one, we mean-was
not generally expected by the country,
and especially not by the lawyers. If the
silver question is brought before the court.
as promised, the result will be awaited
with a degree of interest commensurate
with the magnitude of the issues involved.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

THE subject of %colonizing Brazil with
Under the reign of DON PEDRO, over a
hundred thousand Germans were colo
nized in the southern part of that inn
mense country. OF late years several
unsuccessful attempts have been made to
settle the table lands of the interior with
Italian immigrants. The government
offered them free land and enough Iood to
last one year, but the Argentine Republic
was the FL Dorado of the Italians, and
nearly all the Latin immigrants whom the
government induced to land in Brazil
eventually found their way to the salu-
brious Argentine. However, if the "Com-
panhia Nova Era Rural da BRAZIL is not
a tow n-site boom syndicate. and if it COM
mands, as reported, S25, 900. 900 capital,
and carries out the pan proposed,
by taking advantage of the Argentine
panic, it may succeed in colonizing the in
terror table lands of Brazil. This COM
pany opose to lay out villages and con-
meet them by railroads. The village sys-
TEN is the only plan of settlement that
will induce the people OF southern Europe
to emigrate. The French made no prog
ress in colonizing Algiers until the govern
ment built villages and roads. Brazil, by
the way. affords a fine opportunity to
those who have caught the STANLEY craze.
Areas almost as extensive as continental
Europe, Russia excepted, remain unex-
niorpd
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
THE sentIneTs" Happy New Year.

THE SENTINEL enters upon the new
year under the most propitious circum-
stances. The year Just closed was the
most prosperous IN the history of this
paper, which covers a period of nearly
sixty years. Its business was largely in
creased in every depart nent. The circu-
lation of all of its editions-DAILY, SUNDAY
and WEEKLY-is much larger today than
ever before. Its advertising business is
much greater than at any previous time.
The SENTINEL is today a more comprehen-
sive, more complete and in every way a
better newspaper than it ever has been.
By common consent it stands at the head
of the Indiana press. Its great influence
is everywhere recognized. 1t is more
widely known and more generally quoted
than any other newspaper published in
the state.
We expect tomake the year just begun
a memorable one in the history of THE
SENTINEL. We have many improvements
in contemplation in addition to those re-
Gently made, which nave received such
prompt and hattering recognition from the
people of Indiana. We propose this year
to double the present very large circula-
ton of every edition OF The SENTINEL, and
we shall do this by making it indis-
pensable to every person within its terri
tory who desires to keep abreast OF the
times.
THE SENTINEL's boom has but Just
begun.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
DUDLEY AND eATEMAN.
Their Difficulties IN COnrt-The Charges
Against Dudley.

Wash. Cor. ". Y. SUM-
Col. w. w. Dudley this morning filed a
bill in equity against Commodore Bate
man for an accounting and receiver. The
complainant states that he entered into
partnership with the firm, contributing
5000, and remaineda partner until March
l. 1887, and that since Douglass Gr-en re-
tired from the firm the complainant has
repeatedly demanded a settlement OF ac-
counts, which has been refused. He al
leges his ignorance ofthe profits, but states
that the receipts were largely in excess OF
the expenditures, and were not less than
S250,0O0 in his time.
Some time ago Mrs. Dudley. the wife OF
Col. Dudley, entered suit against CommO-
dOre Bateman for the proceeds OF a por-
ton of the property bought by the Massa-
chusetts-ave. extension syndicate, which
property. it is alleged, Commodore Bate
man agreed TO transfer to Col. Dudley.
In Commodore Bateman's answer, filed A
few weeks since, he said that be o"ered
an interest TO Col. Dudley for 5000, but
he denied that the interest wa specified.
Dudley gave his check on Bateman
* Co. for that amount, but his
account was then overdrawn. Dud-
lev, the answer says, has since
continued to be largely indebted TO the
firm. Mr.. Bateman denies that Alrs. Dud-
ley has any claim, and states that If she
assumes to own an interest, it Is for the
purpose of deirauding the creditors of Col.
Dudley. He charges that Dudley is in
debted to the firm about $4,000, SI7,276
o u personal account, and various sums for
interest, etc, footing up S52.6S2. He
states that Col. Dudley managed the Office
and speculated with the money OF the
firm that some of the accounts in the
books are disowned by the parties named,
and that others appear to be dummy &C
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

THE ~vindication of the school-book law
passed by the last legislature is complete.
1t has saved the people of Indiana hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, and none of
the evils which the school-book ring and
its organs predicted have come to pass.
The universal popularity of the law among
those best qualified to judge of its practi-
cal workings, as well as among the people
at large, was iorcibly illustrated by the
passage on Monday, by the county super
intendents' association, without a dissent
ing voice. of the following resolution:
We recommend that the legislature
make the necessary appropriation to de-
fray the expense of advertising, etc, for
bids to complete the list Of text books
named III the school-book law, and if
deemed essential, change the price on n
book or books in order to insure bids and
competition.
The legislature certainly ought to do
this, aud we think that it should also ex-
tend the provisions of the law so as to in
clude all text books used in the public
schools.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
SAYS the Brown County Democrat:


A fee bill prescribes so much pay for so
much work. Put the fee low enough for
each specific official act, that the aggre-
gate of fees will not make undue COM
pensation for the entire list of official acts
for the entire year. Do you see? Ger
tainly you do. A graded fee and sa airy
law, based on the true idea of economy
that's what is required.
That is not what is required. The plat
form of the last democratic convention
contained the following plank, which was
adopted by the convention with a ire
mendous aye, and without a dissenting
vote, and was heartily approved by every
democratic paper in Indiana:
We fdUor the total abandonment of The sys-
tenn Of fees and perguisites IN the payment OF
state and county officers; and we demand
the enactment of a law by the next legis-
lature fixing fair salaries for all public
officials, the same to go into effect as soon
as practicable.
If this distinct pledge to the people of
Indiana is not redeemed by the legislature
this year, it will go hard in 1892 with
those who are responsible.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

SENATOR HoAR, who is now trying to get
a gag-law adopted in the senate. said of
that body, in the Youths Companion of
Nov. IL last:
In this assembly speech is absolutely
unfettered. Every measure can be dis
cussed fully without restra mt and amend
ed without limit. This is of immense i'm
portance, not only to the perfection of
legislation, but also to the dignity of the
senate and, in my opinion. to cjUi liberty
Itself. An attempt was made by Mr.. CLAY,
during the presidency of JoHS TYLER, to
introduce an hour rule and the previous
question" into the renate. The demo-
cratic minority threatened forcible resist
ance. Some of Mr.. CLAWS political friends
finched from his support, and the plan
was given VI.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
..rhe Beet New.paper in Iadiana."

Some weeks ago TIE SENTINEL came out
as a regular eight-page daily-lO cents a
week-and with its news service greatly
improved. The SENTINEL Is now the best
newspaper in the state. Its Washington
service is %Dar-excel ent. Its editorials are
democratic-manly and independent, and
its state news is a rare treat. we are
proud of The S~ENTINEL's grow h and pros
peritv, and We take pleasure IN commend
ing IT, not alone 10 lndi a democracy,
bur to every lover of a good newspaper In
the state. Long lie TO The SENTINEL.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

The members of the Manufacturer
club OF Philadelphia and the Home Mar
ket club of Boston, which did so much
work in 1888 in behalf of protection, are
very indignant at Secretary WTNDoN's rul-
ing that under the wool schedule of the
Mckinley law hair of. the common goat is
dutiable at the rate of y cents per pound,
or about three hundred per cent. Under
the old law common goat hair
was free, and the carpet manufac-
turers supposed that it was free vet.
1t is used in the manufacture of cheap
carpets and blankets, and the ex-
orbitant duty upon it, which seems to
have been Struggled into the Mckinley
law through the agency of the Ohio wool
growers lobby, will fall heavily upon the
poor. The quantity imported annually
has been about three million pounds,
nearly all Of which has come in at Boston
and Philadelphia. This goat hair job ap-
pears to be one OF the meanest of the
many in the Mckinley law.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
Am.nd tnr Kona = We.
Isontt County pemoerat.l

1t is hoped that the legislature next
winter will so amend the law in regard TO
public highways "a to do justice to rich
and poor alike. Il is a crying shame and
a stigma on the stale that the poor labor
ing man who does not own SO worth OF
property is compel edto work the roads as
mueh as lhe man who tears them into
ditches and sink holes with numerous
teams and wagons. Let us have a general
supervisor of roads in every township 10
superlntend the work and pay the road
worker in cash.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

SPEAKING of the Sunday observance bill
introduced in congress by MORSE, the
st~ove-polish representative from Massa-
chusetts, the New Orleans Picaylne says,
with great force:
When we get that and a national anti
whisky law. and compulsory church at
tendance and COP recognized in the ron
stitution, there will be a great deal more
OF hypocrisy, but 10 more of real piety
and virtue. People cannot be made hon
est, truthful and virtuous by legislative
resolutions and congressional enactments.
People are good and brave and true
through principle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07

A WASHINGTON telegram to the Journal
says:
A great deal of quiet but effective work
is being done by pension agents against
the adoption of the Dockery measure, to
u down attorneys fees from $40 to 81 in
each pension case, and the boast is being
made that the proposition will be defeat
ed. Pension Commissioner RAUM SAYS 81
is as much as should he given pension at
torneys under the new bill; that, in point
of fact, there is no function now for the
pension attorney to perform; and that. if
applicants for pensions are foolish enough
70 pay anything, they should not b. per-
mitted to claim more than 81 in a case.
We don't believe Pension Commissioner
RAUM saws this loud enough for LEMON
and son JOHN" and the rest of the wash
ington pension sharks to hear him. And
We don't doubt that the quiet aud eff