The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10
SILVER AND THE PRESIDENCY.
A Spiritual Medium Predicts Harris
sons Election. % NEf.f

Kate Field. 81 sfr4ls
L attended a very remarkable seance re-
Gently at which a clairyoyant, Mrs. Bald
win, answered questions that had been,
written on slips of paper and held In the
writer's hands. The audience was promise
cuous. gJ-,a
After being blindfolded, Mrs. Baldwin
called out name after name, told what each
person had written, and answered each
question. Every person so called stated
that Mrs. Baldwin was correct. Mr.. Bald
win proved this assurance by securing the
slips OF paper and reading them aloud. As
some OF my friends were answered truth
fully, j have no reason to believe that the
rest were not equally so.
Clairvoyance is a fact, and Mrs. Baldwin
Is the most remarkable public performer.
L have yet seen. Whether she is n true
prophet is quite another matter. If she is,
i ine he 6ne eell-R RnoSy h seetl efss0n ASKED ae ed-
"Will the Democratic party win in 1852
Tell Mr.. W." said Mrs. Baldwin. while
possession, that the Democratic party Will
be defeated In 1896" Mr.. w. was a very
much surprised man. and laughingiy adj
Tell Mr.. Blank" continued Mrs. Bald
win. that Benjamin Harrison will be the
next President" Mr.: Blank had asked who
would be the next President. MIR. Baldwin
has such faith in his wife's ~prophesies that
he offered to bet on Harrison then and
there. though he is a Cleveland man.
This announcement was received with
great applause and led to a side remark by
a very clever man that surprised me very
much Now that woman's prophecy is very
likely to come true. President 5Harrisor
told a friend of mine that he, w6did sign.
any silver bill that limited It's coinage 20
the American output. In my opinion 1t Will,
be a race between the two parties as to
which can reach this silver goal first. As
Mr.. Cleveland is m TO a gold STAN
dard. and as the Democrats will be antag-
onized by him for the next two years, no
matter how anxious they may be to put
themselves on record as favoring bimetal-
lism. IL certainly looks now like a Repub-
licaQ walkOVer in 1884,
But the Populists are not to be de-
spised,' ventured to suggest.
Certainly not. but let the Republicans
play their cards well and they will take
the wind out Of the Populist sails for the
next presidential election at least"
Mr.. Reed has shown more favor to silver
so far than any other Republican leader,
and he certainly has great personal popular
ity." WD
Enthusiastically. But Mr. Reed. with ell
man. This fact will initiate against him.
and while i'm the next convsBtion he may
be the favorite. stranger things have hap
pened than a compromise on a man who
has won almost universal respect despite
his lack of magnetism, and has been tried
and not found wanting. Let Harrison come
out for the free coinage of American silver
and you'll see Mrs. Baldwin hits the nail
on the head" rzs
Well see. Meanwhile t. Is vastly sig
| nificant that a small bird tells me of strange
doings in Canada. This bird says that pri-
vate minis owned by Americans are coming
silver money to meet the requirements OF
the Northwest and TO use up silver bullion.
While this money is illegal. il cannot. in
one sense. be called counterfeit, as more
silver is put into the dollar than our gov
eminent allows and the stamp of the United
States is more cfeditably executed. The
eagle looks less like a goose. OF course I
can't swear 10 the truth of this bird. hut
i believe the story all the same. for prohi-
bition always begets secret Vaccinations
TO defeat IL. IL men Will perjure their
souls to get liquor what won't they dc to
put money in their purseE