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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
TIE DEMOCRATIC IDEA.

ave denounce Republican protec-
ton as a fraud, taxing the labor of
the great majority of the people for
the benefit of the few. We declare it
to be fundamental principle of the
Democratic party that the federal
government has no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff
duties except for the purposes of rev.
enue only, and we demand that the
collection of such taxes shall be li1a-
tied to the necessities of the govern
ment when honestly and ecomically
administered" - National Demo-
cratic Platform.
Just as soon as the Democrats get
the power they will wipe out the afro
cious Republican sugar bounty sys-
tenn and restore the sugar duties. In
stead of paying millions of bounty
out of the treasury to sugar planters,
we will re-establish the revenue tariff
on sugar.-Henry Watterson.
We mean to rip up, exterminate,
abolish, annihilate, and in the foulest
ignominy and disgrace, every vestige
of the fraud called protection, wher-
ever we can find it, and, as fast as
the needs of the government, in
creased tenfold by the Republican
party, will permit Sect = Henry
Watterson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
To tho Editor OF the Indianapolis journal.

To tho Editor OF the Indianapolis Journals
When was "Warburton's Divine Legation OF
Moses" published and where can q copy of same
be procureci 2. What was the population or
estimated population of the world I'm the years
1860, 1870, 1880 and 1S90i READER
i. 1t was published in 1888 al. and is now
out of print. copy-the work is in two
volumes-can probably be obtained for you
by the Bowen-Merriil Company of this
city. 2. We have no statistics giving the
population of tho world at the first three
dates mentioned. Mulhalps Dictionary
gives these figures: 1915, 1,OO9 600 600; 1874,
1881, OOO 600; 1856, 1883 OOO. 900. Emil Levas-
seur estimates the present population as
1 497 600 OOO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE position taken relative to the
switchmen's strike by Grand Master
Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen. is sensible and con-
sentative. He SAID that in the absence
of a grievance of their own, he would
not order the firemen out unless all the
organizations went out together-the
engineers, trainmen, conductors and
telegraphers, as we'll as the firemen.
This virtually puts an end to sympa-
thetic strikes, and if it should be adopt
ed as a rule of action it would 60 far to
put an end to strikes altogether. The
strength of strike by any class of
railway employees. or by almost any
labor organization, consists In the sup
port extended by allied organizations.
Hardly any organization is strong
enough to win strike without such
support, and If the rule is adopted that
such support will not be extended
merely through sympathy, there will be
very few strikes. 1t seems the height
of unreason that one set of men who
have no grievance whatever should
strike and throw up their situations
merely to prove their sympathy with
another set who have, or think they
have, a grievance. A strike in which
all the railway organizations should
unite would argue q very good cause
and be pretty sure to win. while the
chances are that one in which major
ity of the organizations refuse to take
part does not deserve to win.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
.IABBY" DIDN'T SEEK OFFICE.

The Editor of Truth Grows Sarcastic Over
Recent Political Events I'm Britain.
LONDON, Aug 23-Mr. Labouchere has,
In to-day's Truth. q crisp account of the
circumstances OF his exclusion from the
government He says he never thought of
seeking office; that be never asked q Min
lister in disc or posse for any thing. and that
he does not contemplate ever doing so. Mr..
Labouchere says: IAN emissary informed
me. presumably as quid pro quo. that Mr..
Gladstone would always be glad to con-
suit me on public affairs" After asking
why 1t should be suggested to him TO write
letter renouncing office, he says: 81 GER
tainly understood that the Queen had IN
some way. direct or indirect. led Mr.. Glad
stone TO arrive at the fact that my Joining
the government would not please her, As
Stunning that the Queen had expressed such
sen timeDt, Mr.. Labouchere says be'thinka
IL Is 10 be regretted that he may not have
seen. eye to eye, with the Queen IN all mat
ters. but admits that be always re.
garded her as strictly constitutional. His
Interpretation of tho Constitution ". he
says. that the Queen selects the Premier
and leaves him free hand In the choice OF
lContiuued ON second PAgs.l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE Philadelphia Record says the
Western educational campaign fund.-"
which it is trying, with poor success, to
raise for Democratic use, will, if every
man does his duty, "be great enough to
explode like a bombshell in the old
stronghold of the prOtectiOnists." If
they intend to have it explode. they can
depend on it that every hungry Dem
ocrat within reach will be on hand to
pocket the fragments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE House which put tin-plates upon
the free list to prevent their manu-
facture in this country would not repeal
the half-cent duty on granulated sugar
because that half-cent gives the Sugar
Trust limited power to control the
price, as it has by advancing it half a
cent per pound. But the Sugar Trust
is under Democratic control and con-
tributes to the Cleveland campaign
fund. The American family pays S15
for sugar as often as it does 81 for tin
ware
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

JOHN RANDOLPH's name goes ringing
down the corridors of time as the man
who so hated manufactures that he
would go a IN lie to kick sheep" The
Randolph spirit inspired William D.
Bynum to vote to destroy an industry
in his own district which now employs
two hundred men and will soon employ
five hundred. But the Bynum name
will never resound in the 30 called corr
ridors. He is not constructed upon any
such specification.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE policy of the President toward
Canada 10 responsive rather than retail
iatory. He has simply placed the same
toll upon Canadian ships passing through
an American canal that Canada has ex-
acted from American ships for years.
When Canada drops the toll on the
Wellard canal our government will
promptly respond by dropping it on the
st. Mary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE revelations in court of Supreme
Justice" Sonerby's lobbying and brIbe-
ry measures in different States consti-
tute one of the most shameful pages in
the history of his wildcat methods.
This part of the business was more than
shameful, it wass criminal. Yet the
Supreme Justice" is ON record as say
ing that 81 never did q dishonOrable
act" Some people have queer ideas of
what constitutes dishonor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE difficulty of obtaining documents
relating to the war period in Indiana
which were once in many hands and
easily obtained shows how rapidly such
publications are lost sight of. A few
are preserved by collectors or find their
way into secondhand bookstores, but
the most are lost or destroyed. In this
way valuable history is often irrepara-
big lost. In regard to the class of docu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

that he cannot do it, and he will have
no time to devote to "Stygian pools"
though the fact that he will cross the
political river Styx in November may
lead his thoughts in that direction. But
while he is on this side he should try to
help himself and his associates out Of
the quagmire into which they have got
themselves in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 23-The German Vet
Grams Association to-day concluded the
programme of athletic contests aud shoot
ing at Cuzenberry Park. and afterwards
selected the following officers: President.
+. Halle. st. Lonis: vice. president. Adoiph
Beakr. San Francisco; secretary. Julius
Eggles. Chicago: treasurer. Louis Ertel. II.
Phtzenmyer was chosen representative
of the kriegerbund, and the next meetin z
will be- held in st. Louis some time next
September, the exact date not beng set
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE letter carriers form q class of gov
eminent employees for which the public has
en- especial liking. This is because it comes
into direct personal relations with them
and finds them hard working, faithful,
conscient ious men. They earn all they get
or are likely to get for their services, and
will have general sympathy in their efforts
to equalize and increase their salaries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE New York Worlds Georgia cor
respondent declares that the contest in
that State is between the Democrats and
the Alliance party. and that the coloreG
voters hold the balance of power. Each
party will appeal to the despised and
counted-out voter to save it from the
other, a condition which suggests the
adage of quarreling rogues
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE Commercial Clubs putting forth
every effort and spending money to in
1uce new industries to come to Indian
apolis and vicinity, but William d. By
mum. sometime of Indianapolis, has
voted to ruin the great tin-plate enter
prise in this congressional district.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

on foreign tin-plate was a vote to de-
stroy one of the most promising indus
tries in Madison county, and ought to
cost him his re- election
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

"THEY cannot put you in jail for
that said the lawyer. But they have"
Baid the prisoner. Bright tin-plate
cannot be made in this country" say
the free-traders. "But we are making
It," says the American Tin-plate Com
pany at Elwood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

CANADA has been so long permitted to
do as it has pleased in regard to the
United States that it assumes the right
of taxing our trade, and is very angry
when measures are taken to put stop
In IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THE cholera has reached Hamburg
and many deaths are reported. Com
munication by steamer between Ham,
burg and New York is regular and fire.
quent, and the disease may be expected
to reach New York soon. The State
and medical authorities in this country
should be making timely efforts to COM
hat IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

THERE is not an out-and-out Cleve-
land paper in the country which has not
belittled and lied about the tin-plate
manufacturing enterprises. What q
beautiful party is the Cleveland party
for a wide-awake patriotic young man
IN elmo tot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
FOR PRESIDENT,
BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Indiana.
FOR VICE-PREsIDENT,
WHITELAW REID, of New York.

THERE were twenty "supremes" In the
Iron Hall, including supreme watch
man, and yet everybody got away with
the finds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
Fortunate HOosier Inventors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
The following patents were issued to-day
General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-G. A. Brighton
has been appointed postmaster ut Wall,
vice d. Leach, resigned.
The Controller of the Currency has ex-
tended tho charter of the First National
Bank of Lebanon to Aug. 80. 1912.
Advices received at the White House to-
day from Loon Lake state that Mrs. HarrI-
son is steadily improving. Her recovery is
gradual. but each day shows some crafty
ing change.
Captain Meredith, chief of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. has laid before
Secretary Foster his proposition for treas
ury note with the head of Columbus. The
Secretary has not authorized it yet. but he
is pleased with the idea.
The officials in Washington are unaw ar 9
of the presence in this city, as reported in
a Chicago dispatch. of q representative
from the Chinese governments who is to &C.
cure the best legal talent to test the Chi
nese exclusion act Secretary John w.
Foster and Attorney-genefalM Miller had no
information on the subject, and the former
said he doubted the truth of the report.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

LONDON. Aug. 24-The Daily News's
Vienna correspondents says: 1t 10 reported
from Constantinople that there have been
several ne W cases of cholera and a number
OF deaths daily during the past week In the
lazretto there, although Mecca pilgrims
have shown clean bills of health up 10 the
o~assnt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 23-The official
returns of the new cases of cholera yester-
day and the number of deaths show de-
crease compared with Sundays figures of
fifteen new cases and sD increase of Ill
deaths The total number of new cases re-
ported yesterday was 6,s06, and the total
number of deaths g. 29
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
THE yICKSBURG POsTMAsTERSHIP.

Opinion by Attorney-Geheral Miller That L.
Regarded of Great Importance.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23-In response to q
request by the Postma ster- general. At
torney general Miller has given an opinion
in the case of James Hill, postmaster at
Vicksburg Miss. The facts In the case are
as follows: Under date of June 81. 1891.
Mr.. Hill was commissioned postmaster at
Vicksburg. his commission. under the
provision of the statuto, to continue until
the end of the next session of the Senate, and
no longer. After the Assem- bling of Con-
gress. December. 1881, the nomination of
Mr.. Hill was duly sent to the senate for
consideration by that body. The Senate,
however, adjourned without taking any
action thereon. Mr.. Hills commission has
therefore, expired by limitation of the
law creating vacancy in the office. Upon
this statement of facts the Postm q ter gen
eral requested an opinion as follows:
First-The postoffce at vicksburg having be-
come vacated as stated will the responsibility of
the sureties on the bond of Mr.. Hill continue for
sixty days under the provisions of section 1886,
X. o., provided the vacancy IL not supplied dur
ing that tmei
second-Can the sureties lawfully assume pos
session OF the office and government property
therein and depute one of their number or anoth-
person as acting postmaster TO perform the
duties of the Office until successor is appointed
and takes possessionf
Attorney general Miller answers both
questions in the affirmative. 1t is stated at
the Postoffice Department. that there have
been lumber of cases similar to this and
in every instance appointment has always
been made within day or two after the
adjournment of the Senate or an inspector
of the department. has been placed in
charge of the office. There has not, how
ever been judicial oDInion rendered in
such a case. The opinion is regarded as
important, as being contrary to the views
heretofore entertained by Postmaster gen.
erals during the last twenty years or moro.
Fortunate Hoosier Inventors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
The following patents were issued to-day
to Indianians:
Isaac T. Brown. Columbus. napkin-hoideT
David Cady, Indianapolis. shoe-horn: George j..
Cline, Goshen, garment supporter, Amos Gar
retson. Fall Creek, safety coupling for gas mains
+. L. Golibart. Indianapolis, grass receiver for
lawn-mower; Joseph Mitchell, assignor of one
fourth to W. James. Cayuga, memorial monu-
ment; E. Powell, kokomo. clothes.drier; Henry
Theis, Lawreneeburg, machine for beveling
barrel heads Otis d. Thompson, Eikhart, lawn
sweeper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-24
Hundreds Dying Daily.

TEnERAN. Aug ga dispatch from
Reshd, in the province of Gillian. states
that every day hundreds of persons are dy-
ing there from cholera. Reshd is q very
unhealthy place and sanitary methods are
unknown. The population of the town is
about twenty thousand. Most all the i'm
ports are from Russia. A new disease Is
raging in Enzelle. Ii causes purulent
dwellings on the body and face. and the
mortality resulting from IL Is very heavy.
The same disease Is causing many deaths
at Ardabeel, a town of twelve thousand in
habitants. on the Karz-Soo river. Both
towns have been isolated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-04-27
Col. IngersolI's Gush.

INGERsoLL's address at the grave Of
Walt Whitman added nothing to the
good gray poet, added nothing to the es-
TEEN in which he will be held by the
present generation nor by generations
yet to come.-Baltimore American.
Col. Bob INGERsoLL, like many a
less able and equally ardent man, is
sometimes given to gush. An instance
Is furnished in his declaration that Walt
Whitman was the most eminent Ameri-
can. The general opinion seems to be
that this is a bad "slop over" But,
then, Bob must be eloquent regardless
OF fact.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Col. INGERsoLL is nothing IL not
gushing, but when he declared that the
late Walt Whitman was the most emf
nent citizen OF this republic" we think
that he drew IL just "a leetle bit" strong.
indianapolis journal.
Con. INGERsoLL's eulogy OF Walt
Whitman was graceful but extravagant.
Nobody but Col. Ingersoll would have
called the good gray poet the most
eminent citizen of the republic or have
said that he had uttered more supreme
words than any writer OF this or almost
any other century. Sometimes an
eloquent man gets carried of his feet.
Boston Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-04-27

of wool, wooden goods, cottonties or ar
ticles manufactured from tin. For all
these things are as cheap as, and
nearly all of them cheaper than,
they were before the new tariff
was enacted. Tin plates at wholesale
are little dearer, but not the fraction
OF cent has yet been added to the cost
of tinware to consumers. Cotton-ties
are cheaper, most wooden goods are
cheaper or as cheap, and the manuiac-
turer himself pays less for his wool.
Wise Democrats, on the threshold of
a presidential election to make host of
determined foes, and not one friend, by
voting for bills which can by no posi-
bility become laws. But Democratic
capacity for laundering is boundless,
and has elected several Republican
Presidents already. The end of it is
not yet, for it is Just when Democrats
need their sober senses most that they
always get desperate and SURPRISINGLY
foolish. That great majority In the
House is blessing to the country, since
the party can no longer evade RESPONSE
bility for what is done or not done in
that body. The friends OF protection
have no right to neglect any precaution
in the congregation of Incompetence
and fanatics called the Democratic ma
jority in the House.
Every hour this new tariff is making
votes for ITSELF When it was first
adopted the Tribune pronounced it the
bravest and wisest tariff ever framed,
because, though at first misunderstood,
1t would win its own way. Under the
shadow of tie great defeat in 1890 the
Tribune did not hesitate to predict that
within two years the Mckinley tariff,
then derided by so many, would vindi-
cate the sagacity of its supporters. AL
ready there are thousands of voters in
every close or doubtful state in the
Union whose personal interests are di-
rectlv identified with the maintenance
of the tariff of 1890, and establish
ments have come into being all over the
country because of provisions of that
measure which employ great army OF
workers. 1t is not bad thing to build
up the industries Of the country and
trust the people.-New York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-04-27
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proposed to buy a goat in Harlem,
which he said would strengthen the
Harlem Republican Club and make the
administration popular in New York
City.
The president and all the members OF
the Cabinet Endorsed Secretary Elkins'
ideas. A confidential agent Of the adj
ministration was sent to Harlem, and he
bought a promising goat of the owner
of goat farm on the rocks north Of
Central Park
1t happened that when the goat ar
rived willis" the coachman. had
taken the Presidents Cleveland bays
and gone out for drive. By an mad
vertence of one of the servants the
goat was not assigned to any particular
suite in the presidential stables, but
allowed to ramble around at his own
sweet will and feed on lap-robes, har-
ness and other luxuries which had
been denied him in Harlem. When
willis" returned and opened the barn
door the William goat resented his APP
pearance. He bleated loudly, stood on
his head once or twice and prepared to
greet the coachman. When the greet
ing was over willis" was worse for
the wear. By the aid of one OF his
staff he managed finally to lock the
goat in an empty stall, and next pro-
ceeded to take an inventory of the sup
plies of the stable. He found two or
three boxes of axle grease gone, the
harness chewed up in a frightful man
ner, and an old mackerel kit, in which
he had stock of Inns oil, had been
drained of its contents and upset.
willis instituted an inquiry at once
to learn how the goat happened to be
installed in the barn, and when he
learned the true cause he went into a
case of sulks and hasn't got over it yet.
willis" has submitted an ultimatum
customary with high officials when they
threaten to resign, that the President
must either accept the resignation OF
his hated rival, the William goat, or the
coachman's.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-04-27
No Reason for Fear.

There need be no fear, growers
wool at the West, no fear, manufactur
ers of WOODEN goods. cotton ties and tin
plates, and the workers employed in
in such manufactures. The Democrats
of the House know that the tariff bills
they are passing have not ghost of a
chance to become laws. The party
would not dare to pass the bills without
revision of duties on other articles, if it
imagined they could become laws, be-
cause of the gross injustice of selecting a
few industries for destruction by free
trade while others remain protected.
The Senate is in the way, and behind
the Senate is President. Harrison. 1t
was he who taught the country four
years ago that it would never dare to
seek cheap coats at the expense of put
ting cheap men into them.
This distinct statement, that there is
no danger whatever OF change of du-
ties, seems to be called for because dis
patches and letters represent that work
ers in mills, and growers of wool at the
West and even on the Pacific Coast, are
alarmed and angry. They have reason
to be indignant, but no reason to be
afraid until the country has elected a
Democratic president. The prospect of
such calamity appears more remote
than it appeared in November, 1890.
1t is fortunate that the people who want
to do mischief are rarely born with
brains enough to do much. Kindly,
and also stupidity, the Democratic party
serves notice on the wool-growers what
its success would mean for them,
and likewise on the wooden manufac-
tuners and the men and women in
WOODEN mills, on the thousands who are
enabled by single clause in the new
tariff to be engaged this day in making
cotton-ties, and on the thousands who
are employed in making tin plates, and
the other thousands who are putting up
works for that manufacture. Not one
solitary vote will these bills bring to the
Democratic party from the consumers