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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
AN OBJECT LESSON,

The American Economist has been
furnished table showing the growth of
the wire-nail industry in this country,
and the lesson of declining prices with
higher duties, by A. r. Whitney g. Co.,
of New York, iron and steel merchants.
In 1875 one thousand kegs of these nails
were made in this country, and the price
was 10 cents a pound, while the duty
was cent. In 1882 fifty thousand kegs
were manufactured, the price being S.32
cents q pound. In 1888 the duty was
raised from 1 to cents a pound, and the
next year 10000 kegs were turned out
at IA cents a pound. In 1886 100000
kegs were sold at AGA cents; in 1883,
1000. 900 kegs, at 800, and, in 1890, 81
SOC, 900 kegs, at 2.85 cents. That is, the
first real drop in price did not occur un-
til the duty bad been raised to cents a
pound, giving assurance of permanency
to the industry. Once established, the
price fell from IA cents pound in 1884
to 2.S5 cents in 1890, or 4.59 cents a
pound. Now the price is 1.15 cents a
pound less than the duty. Consequently,
if the theory which the Indianapolis
News sets forth every week is true.
steel-wire nails must not only be given
away in England, but the makers must
pay importers the difference between
the duty and the price to bring them to
this country. But there are hundreds of
staple articles the duty on which is more
a MI
facturers are making them regardless of
the foreign price. The American manu-
facturer is not tied to British prices, but
is ruled by the laws of home COMPETE
ton. But the free-trader will never be-
lieve this, so deeply is he dyed in Anglo
mauiaisu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
THE NEXT LEAGUE CONVENTION.

Although the action of the League
convention leaves it uncertain whether
the next meeting will be held in this
city. the Journal is of opinion that its
action, on the whole, was wise. Indi-
annapolis would have been pleased to
welcome the convention next year, and
still hopes to do so, but probably it was
best, under the circumstances, to leave
the place of meeting to the executive
committee, with restriction as to time
that it should be held not less than three
weeks after the national convention.
The last provision is eminentiy proper.
If the convention should meet next year
a few weeks before the national con-
vention, it would be impossible to pre-
vent it from attempting to "boom" some
presidential candidate, which would
make serious trouble. If held shortly
after the national convention it will be
heartily for the nominee, whoever he
may be, and there will be no trouble on
that score. Judge Thurston, the retir-
ing president of the convention, voiced
this feeling when he said that he was
heartily in favor of that portion of the
report which placed Indianapolis In the
lead as to choice; but he would much
sooner that the next League meeting
take on the character of grand ratif-
cation meeting than the nature of a eau
Gus. Hon. S. j. Peelle, of this city, who
was member of the committee on loca-
ton, and. of course. favorable to Indi-
annapolis, spoke before the convention
in favor of the committees report, but
said that, rather than have the impress
sion 60 abroad that his State was schem-
ing in the direction of particular can
didate, he would prefer that the next
meeting be taken elsewhere.
Something of the same objection might
lie against selecting Indianapolis at thiS
time as the next place of meeting, with
out reference to the time of holding it.
Whether rightly so or not, that would
be construed by some as an attempt to
give President Harrison an early send
off for second term. Neither he nor
his friends would be willing to rest
under even suspicion of attempting to
gain little advantage Of that kind, and
rather than that any such suspicion
should arise it was better that the place
of meeting should be left open. As
matters stand the convention is very
likely to come here next year. If Pres
ident Harrison is renominated it will
come here because this is his town, and
if he is not renorlinated it will come
here because this is the most central
and accessible place to hold it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

The more we investigate the transactions
of the late Legislature of this State the
more thoroughly We become convinced that
not be generally known. but by a construc-
ton placed on the assessment measure by
the Attorney general all psrsonages in
this State detached from church buildings
must be listed for taxation. This will
catch all the parsonages in this county.
and nearly every one in the State. for there
are very few parsonages built on the same
lot of ground the churches are located. The
only thing that saved our Savior from be-
ing compelled to pay poll-tax was owing
to the fact that the late Democratic Legis-
lature did not know His whereabouts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE contest in regard to the Oldest
living native of Indiana, which has
brought out some interesting facts con-
corning old settlers and old times, is
probably settled in favor of Mr.. John +.
Cotton, who was born in what is now
Switzerland county, in November, 1903.
A good second, and close to him, is the
venerable widow Embree, of Princeton,
who was born in Gibson county, Dec. 81,
1903. We think it safe to say that Mr..
Cotton is the oldest native of the State
living. His birth dates back to period
thirteen years before Indiana was ad-
mitted to the Union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
FORAKER'S MOUTH.

WHAT . great man Foraker would be il he
could only get control of his mouth!-Ds-
troit Tribune.
Ex-GovERNOR FORAKER appears to still
labor under the inability to open his mouth
without putting his foot in it.-Chicago
Evening Journal
IT was MOI a wise thing to say. even if he
believes it. and wished to dispara &c Presi-
dent Harrison. However ardent an admirer
of Mr. Blaine be may be. he cannot use-
fully serve him by wantonly affronting the
friends of other distinguished Republican
leaders-Rushville Republican.
As might have been expected, 1T was
Fire-alarm Foraker who created that rum
pus at the convention of Republican clubs
in Cincinnati. Wherever there is a large
noise accompanied by q very small and dis
proportionate explosion, 1T Is safe to pre-
sumo that the ingenious Mr.. Foraker 10 at
the bottom of it.-Chicago News Qnd.)
EX-GOVERNOR FORAKER accomplished
nothing by the omission of President Har-
rison's name from his speech at the ma
tIonal club convention yesterday, except
to anger the Indiana delegation. Major
Mckinley atoned for the error in his speech
at night by referring TO the President as
"thst matchless man Harrison There is
room in the Republican party for all of its
greSt men.-l OunBbtOWu lciceKdus
IT was neither graceful. nor wise, nor
patriotic for the Ex-Governor of Ohio to
use the opportunity he had In welcoming
the delegates to cast slur upon the Presi-
dent to test the feelings of young Repub-
licans regarding Mr.. Blaine. Whoever
shall be the leader of the Republican hosts
next year the Republican League has only
to wait until he 10 named, and then fol-
low him as the chosen commander. That
leader 10 TO be chosen by q regularly con-
stituted convention, and il 10 not the prov
lnce of the League to seek to forestall that
by even naming preference Chicago
Inter Ocean.
FORAKER is q. typical representative.
Dashing. brilliant and picturesque, he had
procured . large following nd been of
service to his party, but in the last few
years he has done more harm than good.
There can be no doubt as to the purpose of
his errstic speech in the convention on
Tuesday The convention. however. was
composed of too many level headed Repub-
licans from other States for the Ohio at
mosphere to wholly overcome. and yester-
day they made known how they stood az tn
the President Foraker clsims, and in hia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
AN ExPEDIENT OF THE DESPERATE.


There is manifest and growing un-
easiness on the part of Democratic and
free trade editors who are bright enough
to note the industrial and commercial
changes favoring the Republican party.
The Mckinley law is turning out well
rather than i'll. Free sugar is popular
with millions. The improved prices of
agricultural products have already de-
stroyed the farmers depression, upon
which they had banked so extensively.
The tariff has given to the American
producer the trade carried off last year
by Canadians. Every few weeks there
comes intelligence of an important COM
mercial treaty which will open foreign
markets to American producers. The
success of the administration and
the capacity it has displayed in
every branch of the public bust
ness are more and more marked. Every
day these Democratic editors and poll
ticians are becoming more uneasy. In
deed, some of them are now alarmed.
They know not what to do. They now
know that they cannot repeal the Nc
Kinley act. They will not let their in
coming House try to put duty on sugar
or repeal the Aldrich reciprocity clause
of the tariff act. The brightest of them
already see that they can make nothing
out of the Republicans by demanding
free coinage for silver. In this dilemma,
each one hunts as well as he can for
himself, but the keeDest of them have
discovered hope in an effort to divide
the Republican party between the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Blaine. To that end
newspapers which devoted their best
efforts for years to maligDing Mr.. Blaine
are now finding pleasant things to say
about him and are trying to make it
didate for the presidency when they
know that half dozen men who
are nearest Mr.. Blaine declare that
he is not and will not be a candidate. In
fact, they know it, and SO do all Repub-
licans VINO consult Mr.. Blaine's express
sions rather than their own wishes.
These very sagaciOus Democratic editors
and manipulators feel that if they could
in any way break the harmony of the
administration by creating jealous and
mistrust among its members they might
hinder its complete realization of it's
splendid prospects. divide the party and
conquer it through discussions. They
have not much hope of doing this. The
successes of the administration are too
important and it is too strongly in
trenched in the confidence of the party
and the country to be moved by such
influences. Nevertheless drowning men
grasp at straws, and they are grasping
at this delusion. There is little hope of
it's success; still, it is well to put Repub-
licans on their guard. There are good
Republicans enough in the Republican
organization who are able counselors to
enable US to dispense with the services
of the enemy. Therefore, let no one be
deceived by the inventions of our pOlit-
ical foes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

Many votes appear to have been changed
by just frightening away the men who
cast them. The revelations in Conway
county led to the conclusion that Breck-
lnridge was defeated if the counting had
been as fraudulent in other counties.
The Legislature, which has just adj
journed, repealed the law requiring the
ballots and the names of the voters to
be numbered similarly, as it made it
possible to defeat frauds by substituting
votes for those actually cast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

manager and one or two head workmen,
all the rest of their employees being
Americans. Most of their raw material
is purchased here. and the wages they
pay goes into American pockets. The
goods they will manufacture at North
Grafton will be quite as good as those
they formerly exported to this country
from Scotland, and viii hava the added
merit Of being made by American hands
on American soil. All of which is due
to "the infamous Mckinley bill.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

The duty on American -four shipped
to Cuba made the price as high as $12 a
barrel, and, as a consequence. only $780,
600 barrels were annually imported; yet
in spite of the discrimination One-half
that quantity came from the United
States. The free Importation of Ameri-
can -four will drive out the inferior
Spanish article, while the reduction of
the price more than 80 per cent. will
most likely double the consumption.
Therefore, instead of selling 243, 900 bar
rels of -four, as our producers did in
Cuba the last fiscal year, it is probable
that the quantity will be nearer mill
ion barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
HARRIsoNs GALVESTON SPEECH
A Remarkable Uttersnce That Must Make .
Profound and Lasting Impression.

Remarkable Utterance That Must Make q
Profound and Lasting Impression.
Philadelphia Press.
President Harrison has made remarka-
his trip across the country, but he has said
nothing more certain to stir the Southwest
than his utterance at Galveston
Galveston is Democratic city in Dem.
ocratic State, but there is not q solitary
doctrine of the Democratic party which is
not opposed to the present needs and future
prosperity of Galveston.
Galveston wants $4,000 spent on it's
harbor, and the Democratic party is OPP
posed to such improvements. In order to
do the work economically and efficiently.
an appropriation lasting over several years
Is needed, and power to contract for the
work as q whole. The Democratic party
in Congress has always been opposed to
such appropriations. holding that the purse
strings should be loosened each year, and
no appropriation made extending over sew
eral fiscal years.
Galveston will profit by reciprocal trade
with Spanish America more than any other
seaport on our coast, and the Democratic
party steadily opposes reciprocity. ltwants
new steamship lines. and the Democratic
Postmaster-general under Cleveland re-
fused to pay out even the ocean mail pay,
which had been appropriated Texas has
vast iron deposits. Their development will
give Galveston what it has always lacked.
mineral back country. The Democratic
party wants to stop the development OF
these mines by laying down English pig
iron and steel rails free on the wharves of
Galveston. Texas cotton goes further to the
mill than any other grown In this country.
Protection means putting the cotton-miil
In the cotton patch. The Democratic party
believes In sending Texas cotton to England
and bringing English steel rails to Texas
and dong both In British steamers.
4 President Harrison made ali this clear
without a line of partisan comment unbe-
L.
States. and the applause with which his
speech was received shows the impression
which it made on citizens and merchants
awake to their own interests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24
What Democracy Does.

hushvflle hepnDiican
Democracy is a tax.
Democracy created the 100000 State
debt.
Democracy makes the people pay half a
million dollars year interest.
Democracy lowers the tax on corporations
aud raises 1t on farmers.
Democracy taxes tile building associa tions
the poor men's say ings banks
Democracy taxes church parsonages.
Democracy refuses TO increase the saloon
license fee. but doub the tax on the Door
mans little home and the farmers land.
Democracy refuses to enact an effective
fee and salary bill. but creates hundred
new Offices.
Democracy pensions off it's party workers
in the benevolent institutions, for the peo-
pie to pay.
Democracy runs the State asylums on
an extravaganza scale in time Of general
depression.
Democracy refuses to practice economy in
the Legislature when all the people are suf.
fering from hard times
Democracy is n tax.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE federal grand jury at Little Rock,
Ark, has been investigating the election
irregularities in the Breckenridge dis
trict. The court required the poll books
to be presented. This order was re-
sisted in January and continued until
the present time. In the meantime,
some negroes were induced to emigrate
to Africa, some were logged into the In
dian Territory, and others frightened.
It appeared, when the poll-books were
presented, that every negro who had
left the country isrecorded as voting for
Breckenridge. this being shown by the
numbering of the ballot to correspond
with that of the names of the voters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE New York Evening Post would
not admit any foreign immigrant who
cannot speak the English language.
That would be narrow and unsatis-
factory rule. Thousands of honest men
and women, really desirable immigrants,
reach our shores who cannot speak a
word of English, while some of the An
archists, criminals and paupers can.
What is needed Is a rule that will ex-
clude the latter and admit the former.
But all foreign male immigrants should
be required to abjure foreign citizen
ship and take the oath of allegiance be-
fore being permitted to land.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE Journal carefully omitted all refer
ence to the snub to President Harrison by
Foraker and the Indiana delegation from
it's report of the Cincinnati conventions
proceedings Tuesday. This is hardly fair
treatment of the Journals readers who.
presumably, pay for that paper in order to
get the news.-Sentinel.
The conditions of Cheap John journal
ism must be very exacting to require
such statements as the foregoing. The
Journal printed full account of the in
cidept in it's regular dispatches without
eliminating a word.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

Reasons for Believing He VIII he Honored
with q denomination.

Reasons for Believing He VIII BE Honored
with q denomination.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Mr.. T. C. Campbell formerly Of Cincin.
natl. who appeared in the convention as Q
delegate from the Thirteenth district Of
New York. was asked who he believed
would be nominated for President in 1892.
"Mr. Harrison"
Blaine"
II cannot see-any reason why Mr.. Harri-
son should be set aside and the nomination
given to his Secretary of State"
DO You think MI. Harrison is giving the
country brilliant administrationF
No, not brilliant, but conservative and
safe. In times of peace and prosperity
there is but little chance for any President
to give a brilliant administration. For Q
possibility of brilliancy there must be op-
portunity. Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Lincoln.
General Grant had such opportunities:
happily Mar. Harrison had not. However,
Mr.. Harr son, as a candidate i'm 1888. con-
Quoted his own campaign in most brilliant
manner; there was not a Democratic orator
nor Democratic newspaper IN the land that
could have extracted one straw of comfort
from any speech of the many hundreds that
Mr.. Harrison made in that campaign. Take
his present trip. speaking several times
each day, and yet friend and foe. Demo-
cratic and Republican. have to concede
that he says the right thing In the hight
way; at least. nobody claims that he 10
presenting any point of attack TO his OPP
ponents whether they be I'm or out of the
party. His speech at Galveston was q mas
terpiece In it's way.
Again, if Mr.. Harrison has any warm
friends. would they take kindly to Mr..
Harrison being set asidei Suppose that
Harrison's friends in New York. in Indiana.
in West Virginia. in Wisconsin,. IN Con-
necticut, to the number of one-tenth of one
per cent. should become disgruntled at their
chief being thus sunmsrily set aside. would
there be any possibility of success for the
Republican partyf The rule should be
that when public servant has faithfully
performed all of the duties OF his place. to
give him either promotion or the compile
ment of q second term. For these reasons
the next President must be Mr.. HARRISON"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday
had the following expressions of opinion
concerning the Foraker incident in the
Republican League convention:
Colonel McClung. commissioner of in
ternal revenue: 1T was very unfortunate
that Foraker should choose sue b time TO
make fool of himself. The affair will do
him no good, and has stirred up a great
deal of hard feeling
Congressman-elect Powers, of Vermont:
''Ihe slight cast upon President Harrison
by Governor Foraker was uncalled for, un-
wise and unfortunate. 1t will not affect
Blaine IN any way
Hon. Henry S. hewitt, of Albany N. Y,
"Foraker's speech yesterday did Harrison
more good than any one thing that ever
happened. There is q feeling of fair play
inherent in the American people. and they
are quick to resent injustice however dis
played: Harrison is stronger now than he
was thirty-six hours ago, and he viii be
the Republican nominee for President"
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
in its review of the convention, says:
Since President Harrison's personality
has been brought to the 'front.' the League
delegates unmista kably, time and again,
manifested that they did not sympathize
with the casting of any covert slur upon
Harrison: but, on the contrary, they hearth
IL and loyalty Endorsed his administration.
Every mention of Harrison's name at the
great meeting on Tuesday night and at the
convention proper-and especially yester-
day-was voclferousiy applauded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE Patton Brothers, Scotch manufact-
urers of shoe laces, have recently estab-
lished branch factory at North Graf
ton. Mass. A reporter of the Worcester
Telegram. who visited the factory, q
few days ago, was shown through it by
the manager, just from Scotland. He
informed the reporter that they had
come here because the Mckinley tariff
made it necessary for them to do so,
and that they proposed to build up a
business here just as they had in Scot
land. To question what wages they
paid here the manager replied: 'Ex-
actly double what we did In Scotland"
The Patons have only brought over a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

CHEAP JOHN journalism has been no.
tably illustrated by the Sentiners al
legged specials from Cincinnati about
the Republican League convention. It
was easy to see with half an eye that
they were written in the Sentinel office,
and poorly done at that. The trick of
compiling specials from regular press
reports is very old one, though never
resorted to by reputable papers. If the
Sentinel wants to palm off such "spe-
Gals" as genuine it should not work in
SO many political chestnuts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

DIRECTOR OF THE MINT LEEcH thinks
that the silver craze has nearly run its
course. He says he is in pretty close
touch with conservative business men
throughout the country, and his reports
are that even in the so-called silver
States there is a quiet reaction against
free and unlimited silver coinage. MIR.
Leech feels quite confident there will be
no more silver legislation in this coun-
try for many years to come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

A FACTORY at Apollo. Pa, is now
making tin-plates at the rate of FIVE
thousand tons year, and the proprietor
says that in less than six months four
other mills will be producing as much
more. "Since we began to put Amer
lean tin on the market" he says, "the
price has been reduced from 80 to $3.50
per box. and the competition has only
begun A year hence the English
manufacturers will not be in it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-24

THE health officers have just found q
pestilence- breeding nuisance in the base
ment of q large block in the heart of the
city. No doubt further investigation will
discover more. If the stencil that issues
from many getaways and gratings is q
criterion there are many places that require
attention. Many of the alleys in the GEN.
trail part of the city are also in disgrace
full condition. Slipshod and superficial
reet-cleaning amounts to but little while
the alleys continue to be avenues of filth.