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The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
coNoERNINe OUR FOREIGN SERVICE.

The Brazilian Republic, published at
Rio de Janeiro. thinks the interests of
the United States in Brazil would be
materially advanced by raising the rank
of our legation there. 1t says:
We should like to see the legation of the
great Republic raised to a first-class one;
we should like TO know that the minister
here Is one of the best paid, the best enter
tanner, the constant visitor at balls. at par
ties, at all public places, and that the opu-
lent American Republic had given orders
to spend twenty, thirty, fifty. or hundred
thousand dollars annually to entertain
these people who are almost persuaded to
be true Americans southern freemen. We
should like to know that the secretary of
legation. head of highly respectable fam
lily. received a monthly salary and not
pittance. We should be rejo.ced to hear of
there being q second secretary with a rea-
sonable salary, say $1,000 per annum, and
good clerk. In fine, what We should like is
for the United States to take the first place
in the hearts of this great South American
people.
This raises question of some impor-
tance. 1t has often been asserted on
the floor of Congress and elsewhere
that our foreign missions are purely or
namental, and might all be abolished
without detriment to the country. Every
little while some statesman of the Sock
less Simpson school airs his statesman
ship by attacking our foreign ministers
and cOnsuls. The latter are far more
useful than the former, but both are
important. If we are to maintain a
place among the family of nations we
must conform TO national usages, one of
the most obligatory being that of main
of resident ministers.
The suggestion of the Brazilian paper
is not without force. 1t has been no.
torious fact for many years that our for
eign representatives are the poorest
paid of any. Many of our ministers and
cOnsuls are unable to maintain respect
able position in society on the salaries
they receive. This detracts from the
dignity and prestige of the government,
which, among foreigners, is largely
judged by the status of its representa-
tive. A government whose represent
atiye has to live in rented rooms and
have his Office i'm a back street or alley
cannot expect to take a place, in the
estimation of foreigners, with one which
maintains its legation ON liberal foot
ing. As time passes and we find our
selves coming into closer relations with
other governments, it will be necessary
to consider the prOpriety of putting our
foreign service on different footing.
l.
place to begin. and that change in this
regard would contribute to the estab-
lishment of those closer trade relations
with the South American republic which
we are now aiming at.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
CLEVELAND, HILL AND TAMMANY.

The Boston Transcript is a Cleveland
organ which has little malignity, except
on one tOpic-GovernOr Hill, of New
York Here is its latest assault upon the
Governor Senator:
Tammany Hall vociferated itself hoarse
in cheering for Dave Hill on the Fourth of
July. When Tammany and Dave Hill rule
this country respectable citizens Will be
very desIrous of taking to the WOODS 1t
will hardly require the fOrmality of an elec-
tion to beat Hill should the Democrats
name him against President Harrison.
The first letter read at the Fourth-of-
July meeting of Tammany Hall was
written by Mr.. Cleveland, and it con-
tanned the following words of approba-
tion for that most notoriously corrupt
organization:
Your me-honored association Justly
claims proud history of dev otiOn to a pO-
litical party which has always insisted
upon the integrity of our free institutions,
and which has at all times professed to
champion the rights of the people.
The report says that when the ap-
plause which followed the reading of
this letter had ceased letter was read
from Governor, or, as the elegant Bos-
ton mugwump styles him, "Dave" Hill.
Tammany Hall is Tammany Hall.
Its record of infamy is not changed
to light and sweetness by the praise
of Grover Cleveland, and anything that
Governor Hill can say of it or do with
it cannot add to It's infamy. Grover
Cleveland knows Tammany Hall as we'll
as most men can, and he can know no
good of it. Yet he declares that it
''justly claims proud history of devo-
tion to political party which has al
ways insisted upon the integrity of free
institutions" and that he deeply regrets
his inability to meet with this organiza-
ton, which to the Boston mugwump
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
THE PROMOTERS OF sWINDLING,

There is not free-trade paper that is
not constantly asserting that the prices
of all the necessaries of life have
been increased very largely by the
protective tariff. They are constantly
assuming that the prices of clothing,
iron goods, earthenware, glassware and
many other articles were enhanced by
the tariff act passed by the last Con-
gress. These papers unblushingly assert
that the prices of many of the neces-
saries of life are higher because of the
Mckinley law. They assume that con-
sumers are paying more for their manu-
featured goods than before its passage.
The facts do not justify anything of the
sort. The prices of many things are
lower now than year ago, while the
number of articles which cost mere is
small, and the advance insignificant.
If dealers could avail themselves of
this reiteration of an advance in prices,
as many attempted last October, prices
could be advanced by the aid of the
free-trade newspapers. AS there are
tens of thousands of people who read
nothing but the free-trade papers which
keep up this reiteratiOn of an advance
i'm prices, how easy it would be for trad
era to combine for a time to advance
prices if they were in harmony with the
purpose of those newspapers. How easy
it might be for dealers in clothing in a
village where two or three persons do
the whole trade, to agree to put up
prices and give, in justification, gen.
eral advance of prices, quoting these
free trade papers to sustain them. Fort
unately for consumers, competition has
been so sharp in the larger towns and
energetic dealers in all lines of retail
trade have so advertised their goods,
many of them declaring that prices
are lower this season than last,
that the swindling which the free
trade paper practically suggests and
encourages is not possible. If the
free-trade papers did not print adver-
tisements and, i'm figures on the adver-
tising pages, present facts regarding
prices which disprove all of the assump-
tions of the editorial writer's, it would
be the means of swindling readers out
of good deal of money by statements
TO the effect that the last tariff law in
creased prices
When one comes To think of it. the
wonder is that dealers do not take greater
advantage than they do of the assist
ance of the Free trade editor to enhance
prices, and that consumers are not de-
ceived and duped to larger extent
than they are by their constant assump-
tion of increased prices. That they are
not can only be accounted for on the
ground that they do not believe the
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
Prosperity Will Kill the Third PSrty.

Ph1laCelphla Press
Better times are coming for the farmer" {"
was the prophecy ventured by Frank G.
Darby, of Kansas City. last evening. Our
wheat crop III Missouri will be an immense
one if IL comes any " here near Its promises
to- day, and the same thing is true of all
the Western States. The harvest of 1890 in
Europe was greater by 70,O00.OO0 bushels
than it had ever been before. and fully So
100000 bushels more, taking the world over;
but the limit of wheat production has near
ly been reached, and the price is sure TO 90
M. To-day we are producing 100. .0O0 600
bushels less than the world needs. taking
all the crops In q very favorable condition,
and the European crop is almost that num-
ber of bushels short. The people of Europe
will be compelled to have our wheat next
fall. and IN that way our aold will come
back TO us. The effects of this movement
will be far reaching and beneficial. Pros
perity among the agriculturIsts will kill
off the insane notions of the Farmers Al
lance and prepare the way for Repub-
lican victory in the presidential campaign
of 1892. Then. too. the free silver craze
will be wiped out. and the country will get
back TO steady moorings on the financial
question again.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
VIRGINIAiS DEBT.

When Democratic papers speak of the
"carpet-bag debt of Virginia" as some of
them are doing, they simply show their ig-
norance of the truth of history or their de-
sire to pervert it. 1t has been the custom
OF Democratic papers for the last twenty
years to attribute nearly all the troubles
of the South to "carpet-bag govern
ment." The truth is, many of the best
laws i'm the South have come down from
that period. The foundation of the
present school system and railroad sys-
tenn of the South was laid then, and
many other good things were done for
which the So called carpet gov
ernments have never received due
credit. There has been a great deal
more stealing done in the South under
Democratic State governments than
there ever was under "caIp pet-bag" gov
ernment, and so far as legislation is
concerned the Southern States have
made little if any progress under the
restored Democratic regime.
The State debt of Virginia is not a
u
debt. 1t was created before the war and
before the Republican party came into
existence. In 1861 the bonded debt was
S31, 800, 172, twO-thlrds of which was
held in Virginia and one-third in Eng
land. Of course, it was not reduced any
during the war. Since then the princi-
pal effort on the part of the State has
been to make some kind of a cOmprO-
mise with the bondholders by which its
obligations could be practically repudi-
ated or very largely scaled down. In all
these efforts the Democratic party has
led. Having created the debt, it has
claimed the right to repudiate it.
Twenty-one years have been spent in
staving off the payment or settlement of
the debt. These have been very costly
years to the State In the way of dam
aged credit, delayed development and
loss of population. The latest effort of
the foreign bondholders to coax the
State into some kind of settlement was
by the appointment of a committee of
three prominent Democrats to arbitrate
the matter. This committee consists of
ex-President Cleveland, ex-Secretary
Bayard and ex-Minister Phelps. Recog-
nizing the fact that their interests were
entirely in Democratic hands the for
eign bondholders appointed three Dem
Ocratic commissioners to try and save
something out of the wreck. 1t is an
exclusively Democratic proceeding, from
beginning to end.
Whatever settlement may be reached,
the debt will rest like an incubus upon
Virginia for many years to come. 1t has
already cost her over $50 600, 900 in in
terest. 1t has destroyed her credit.
closed her schools, crippled her public
institutions of all kinds and compelled
the State to make temporary loans as
high as Is per cent. a year. For a gen.
Grafton past the debt has hung over the
State like pail, debauching it's legis-
latiOn, demoralizing it's courts and dis
couraging its people. Whether there is
any way out of it short of absolute re-
pudiatiOn and reconstruction of the
State is still doubtful. All this is the
exclusive work of the Democratic party.
Yet Democratic papers, ignorant of the
facts or trying to misrepresent them.
have the audacity to talk about Vir-
| ginia's carpet bag" debt.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

In view of the fact that her brother
has gone back on the Republican party,
the declaration of Miss Susan b. An
thony in an address at Rochester, n. Y,
is something of surprise. Speaking of
parties, she showed her old-time prefer
ence for the Republican party by the
following words:
l hope when the temperance women of
this State get the right to vote they will
use 1T with some sense. | hope they will
not form third parties and defeat the can
didates Of party who would serve their
interests. The prohibition movement has
taken some of our best temperance men out
of Congress. Women say they will vote as
they pray. Well, if you pray with David
b. Hill vote with him. Don't go off and
form q third party to help him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

COMPLAINT having been made In Mas
sachusetts about the high price of farm
labor and the difficulty of securing it at
all, the Boston Globe assures the farm
ers that this is one of the evil results OF
protection. "The sole and only cause
of labor's aversion to farm work." says
the Globe, ''lies in the fact that the pro-
tective policy has thrown all the ad-
vantages of production into the hands
of the manufacturing classes" This
knocks the bottom out of a common
free-trade assertion that protection does
not affect wages outside of protected in
dustries. The free-trade Globe upwit-
tingly bears witness to one of the strong
est arguments i'm favor of protection.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

in the new States of the West and
Northwest, several of which run above
100 per cent, while New York shows a
gain of 1.8S per cent, Pennsylvania of
159, Ohio 5.SS, and SO on. These school
statistics, as well as the population sta
tistics, show that the great gains in pop
ulation were made in the new States,
and they go to confirm the general
accuracy of the census in this State.
which was violently attacked in some
quarters because it did not show a larger
per cent. of increase in the population.
1t failed to show the increase because it
was not here
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

EXCHANGE is now selling at New York
at 2le cents below the price which would
ordinarily admit of the export of gold,
and none was shipped by the last steam
ers. The recent efflux is partly ac-
counted for as a loan to the Bank of
France, which desired it for customers
who were contracting for breadstutfs in
this country, SO that the gold will re-
turn later III the season.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

CLERKS in the POstoffice Department,
at Washington, are complaining because
the Postmaster general has introduced
a system of rating to test the efficiency
of the various clerks. 1t is proposed to
do this by having the heads of divisions
keep tally-bOok in which the daily
record of each clerk shall be marked and
per cent. of averages struck. The sys-
TEN may not be the best as to detail, but
some plan should be adopted to differ
eDtiate good clerks from bad ones and
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
A BULLETIN on education issued by

A BULLETIN on education issued by
the Census Bureau shows the per cent.
of gain in public-sehOol enrolment of
each State in the Union. The average
gain over 1880 is 26l2 per cent. Indiana
shows the lowest gain of any State in
the Union. hers being only 96h0O of per
cent. That is to say. while the popula-
tion of the State showed an increase be-
tween 1880 and 1890 of 1922 per cent,
the school enrolment shows a gain of
less than per cent. The large gains
those which bring up the average-are
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

The Democratic press of New York
are very indignant because census bull
letin in regard to municipal government
shows that the per capita expenditure in
that city is greater than that of any one
of fourteen cities in the Union having q
population of more than 100000. No
person outside of a Democratic news
paper Office doubts this. New York city
is known the world over for the ex-
travagance and corruption of it's city
government, and all well-informed
Americans know it is due to Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

THERE is trouble with the Farmers
Alliance in southern Minnesota. The
ing-twine at a great saving IN cost,
which was done through the Alliance
traders, who furnished cheap variety
of sisal twine, coloring it like the pure
MANILA and selling it as though made of
that product, netting large profit to
the traders. 1t is estimated that those
in the enterprise pOcketed $4,000. But
the victims are very angry.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

THERE was no good reason why Col.
Mcclure should have stated that Mr..
Lincoln did not wish the denomination
of Mr.. Hamlin in 1864, but when he had
done so ne should not have been so very
angry when another, whose opportuni-
ties may have been as good as his. de-
MED that such was the case. Now that
Mr.. Cook has said that his understand
ing was that Mr.. Lincoln wanted Mr..
Hamlin. and that the Illinois delegation
voted for him with that understanding,
the weight of evidence seems to be
against Colonel Mcclure.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

Late crop reports from the Dakotas, Min
nescta and Montana presage q prosperous
year for the farmers of those States. There
has been more ra n ont there this season,
the meadows and pastures are in better
condition than they have been for years.
and wages range from e. TO 81 30 day. IN :
cludin. board. The Western farmers who
are SO deeply immersed In advocating their
chimerical economic schemes should give
these few facts square look in the face,
and then ask themselves whether after all
one acre in Middles,x isn't worth primer
paIity in Utopia.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JULY TO- 1891.

enable the head of the department to
all the departments at Washington a
class of drones and idlers who depend
ON influence and wire-pulling to keep
their places. and obtain promotion. 1t
is probable that the protest against the
Postmaster-g plan comes from
that class. A really efficient clerk does
not fear any plan to test efficiency.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

A REPORT of the Treasury Department
shows that during the ten months end
ing last April 80 our exports of manu-
factured cotton goods increased from
$S30,707 to S4,077, 402. Of course, the
Chinese buy our cotton goods because
they like the goods, and not because
they like us, but, if we are wise, we will
not throw away SO promising trade by
needlessly insulting the people.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
A Dangerous Enemy.
ct. Louis Globe Democrat

4.
The most dangerous enemy which the
farmers have at this moment is the man
who tells them that IL is possible for them
TO corner the wheat market TO such an ex
tent that they can get the prices they
want. Even If ali American wheat grow er
should unite in the scheme this year they
would be hurt ultimately. because the
combine" would SO extend wheat pro-
duction abroad that the outside world
would soon be independent of the United
States altogether in this respect. and this
would send prices far below their presen
laval
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

SENIOR ROMERO, Mexican minister at
Washington, says: ''No one was ever
put to death in Mexico for political rea-
sons. though some have, in former years,
been shot for political Offenses." 1t re-
quires a very critical knowledge of the
English language to discriminate be-
tween these cases.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

"THE Mckinley BILL" says the Boston
Globe, "has added to the cost of clothing
right here in Boston," bat practical
dealer in dry goods remarks in the ad-
vertising columns: eve have sold more
goods and at lower prices in June than
in any previous year." Thus tho ire
pressible conflict goes on.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

stands for all that is vile and corrupt in
politics. In view of these facts how
much better is Grover Cleveland than
Dave" Hill when both are bidding for
the support of the leading infamy in
American politicsf Mr.. Cleveland poses
as the Pecksniff of his party, while Gov.
Hill does not desire to be known as be-
ing better than his party.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

The Attorney general and Secretary
of State should copyright their discov-
cry of the right of State officers to
amend acts of the Legislature, as the
Memphis Archaeological is urging
the Governor of Tennessee to correct an
act which the Legislature bungled.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

THE effer-SimpsOn leaders refuse to
make any concessions to the Democrats
in Kansas in the county elections the
coming fall. Last year the Democrats
made concessions to them, aiding them
to carry seventy legislative districts.
This season the latter wanted a share,
but were refused
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

No Democratic administration ever
negotiated loan of $4,000. 900 at per
cent, but one did have desperate time
in an effort to get $4,000, 600 loan at
rate which was equivalent to 12 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
GOiuD af n Bar1aiu.

''YOu should be more reserved In your man.
ners." said Aunt Jane. "a young woman should
never make herself cheap"
81 have noticed, Auntie. that you have no hes-
tation in going Mt bargain yourself, whenever
one is advertised" retOrted Miss Laura.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
Onite Likely.

81 may not have made myself famous" re
marked the Oncewhile escaped jail-bird to hi'
captors, "but It is likely that I will now be re
guarded with more attention"
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

THERE are some people in this city
who would like to know why those who
ask for brick pavement, for which
they must pay, cannot have it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
Reform should B-gin at Home.

While the Farmers Alliance people IN
Minnesota were preparing TO sweep the
robber monopoilsts of the face of the
earth. some unscrupulOns Alliance traders
sold them bogus binding twine made OF
sisal grass colored in imll alton of manila
a $4,000 swindle. The Minnesota Alliance
men should hereafter begin their reform
movements from the inside. especially II
they should continne the plan of purchss-
ing supplies through their organ Izatlon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

ONE of the curses of the country is
bitter partisanship, according to Mr..
Henry Watterson, and yet that gentle
man continues to refer to manufacturers
as "baron robbers
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

statements of the free-trade editors.
The penalty of constant reiteration
of falsehood is that the only persons
who are its victims are those who repeat
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

The Passing of Time.

Irate Customer Look here. is this lamb or
muttOni
Waiter-It was lamb. sab, when you ohdahed
it, sab.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10

Phladelphia inquirer
Grasshoppers in Kansas are so numerous
as to stop railroad trains. This is an or
portunity for the Farmers Alliance. Let
IL demand a government bounty of 81 q
head for all the grasshoppers destroyed oy
Kansas farmera
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
THE INDIANAPOLIs JOURNAL

THE INDIANAFOLIS JOOhNAH
Can be found al the following places
PARIS-American Exchange In Paris. 80 Boulevard
des Capucines-
NEW YORK-Gflsey House and windsor Hotel
PHIIApELPHIA-A p Kemble GS Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI-JR r HawIey Co., 1s4 Vine street
LOUIsvILLE-C. Il. Deering northwest corner
Third and enerson streets-
ST LOUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
and southern Hotel.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-RigRs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
Her View Of It.

"Hmhr said Mr.. Wickwire. "here's q great
story in this paper. 1t appears that a man ad-
vertsed for a boy and the same day his wife pre-.
sented him with twin sons. If that does not
show the value of advertising, what does it
show!'
"It shows that if he had confided his business
affairs To his wife, as man ought TO, he might
have saved the expense of the advertisement"
answered Mrs. Wickwre.
The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-10
UncOnsid cred Trifiea

Detroit burglar stole all the gas fixtures and
several feet of lead pipe from a church in that
city last week. Professional courtesy, however,
debarred him from molesting the meter.
The Indianapolis citizen does not end his sem
tences with "seei' as the New Yorker does. nor
does he call "my" "me," after the manner of the
Philadelphian, but if he resides in the upper part
of the city does business on an upper floor. he
is likely to ask you to "drop up and see him,
should he wish you TO call.