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The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
THE sEIGNIoRAGE BILL.

The Bland egg has been laid, but it will
neither hatch chicken nor smell to heaven.
The Bland egg is a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Courter-Journal (DernD
Cleveland ought to veto the seigniorage
bill, but there is danger that he will let
II become a law in order to placate the
silveriteS who have been hanging him In
effigy.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat Rep)
The Bland seigniorage bill is indeed
moderate measure and Mr.. Cleveland can
we'll afford to sign 1t. Notwithstanding his
general hostility to silver. Indeed, he cam
not well AFFORD to veto ft.-Cincinnati En-
qulrer Oem)
The representatives of the people in both
ho~ses of Congress have betrayed the trust
reposed in them. They have bowed before
President alone to interpose an efficient
check.-Chicago Tribune Rep)
There IS but one course for President
Cleveland to pursue I'm this matter If he
desires to maintain his reputation for con-
sistency, and that is to veto the bill with
out delay. We expect to see him take such
action at once-Plttsburg Dispatch Rep)
The President may. indeed. be expected
to veto the bill because Of its bunglng and
ambiguous form if for no broader reasons,
but that will not prevent the passage of
the bill by large majorities in both houses
from affecting the national credit unfavor-
ably.-Chicago Herald Dem.)
If Grover Cleveland were to put his name
to such rascally measure as this seignior-
age bill he would give the lie TO every pro-
fession of currency principles ever made
by him, and the reputation for thorough
ssoundness which he has been for ten years
in building up would be drowned in a PEN
full of ink.-Boston Herald Qnd.)
The truth is that the passage Of this bill
is the severest blow yet dealt to the make
shifts resorted to by the single goldtes to
prevent genuine bimetallisn. as intended by
the act of 1878. Whether it will actually
accomplish that object or not time only
can tell. 1t is we'll that the effort is to
be made-Chicago Inter Ocean Rep)
1t is a mischevous measure in the partial
retracing it involves Of the steps taken in
repeating the Sherman silver law. 1t is if
possible. more mischievous in the tendency
it's strong support Will have to hamper the
administration in carrying out the declared
policy of maintaining gold and silver at u
parity in the currency Of the countrywide
trOit Free Press CDem)
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
A BELATED DISCOVERY.


There are some things which make one
very weary, and one of those things which
may be said TO tire the intelligent citizen
is the holy horror of New York too-goods
and Tammany deserters expressed at the
discovery of the ballot-box frauds commit
ted by Tammany last fall. A few nights
ago Representative Dunphy. who has just
thrown off his allegiance to Tammany, but
BOSS Croker. related at a meeting in New
York city few facts regarding Tammany's
frauds last fall. He said:
Tammany registered 1900 men in the Sec
ond Assembly district last year when the
district contained only 5000 legal voters.
More than 13 900 men were voted so that the
workers might be sure that none would be
lost in the final count Before the election
1 saw long lines Of men waiting to register.
"Who are they? / asked. "They are the
tin soldiers" one of the politicians ans
wered, "who are paid to register How
much do they get?' The price was 81,
we get four for quarter" On election day
l found two polling places where the ballots
were prepared and handed out in hallway.
use. and in the back of that there was a
slit in the canvas through which the willing
which prepared his ballot for him. AT an
other place | saw one man come out of the
booth and fall into line three times and vote
each time. "Oh, that's nothing" said one
of the watchers. when l spoke of it. "He
voted seven or eight times before you
came"
Representative Dunphy talked as if this
were q new discovery, and yet the same
thing. in one form or another. has been
going on since 1868. Only in less degree
was the same fraud perpetrated in 1892. The
Second Assembly district gave Maynard.
Dem, LOG and Bartlett. Rep. 1851 in Nov
ember, 1893, while in 1892 it gave Cleveland
s13O and Harrison 2224. There was total
Of II 7i2 votes polled in the Second district
in 1892 by 5000 voters and 1928 by the same
5000 in 1893. In the district, in 1892 the can
didates for President other than Mr.. CIeve-
the 5000 which is the whole number OF
voters in the district, and there were 5,624
left to vote for Mr.. Cleveland, supposing
that every man voted. These jealous 5,624
Democrats gave Mr.. Cleveland 9.1SO votes
1.13O more than there were voters in the
district. or 3.5O6 more than 5.62i Democrats
having a right to vote for one candidate
in one day. Why did not Mr.. Dunphy
make this discovery regarding the vote for
1892? Because he and Mr.. Cleveland were
elected by such frauds. And now the Cleve-
land organs like the Times and the New
York Evening Post and the tr3ly good men
about the office of Harper's Weekly listen
with seeming astonishment 10 the story Of
Representative Dunphy and exclaim. My
elected MIR. Cleveland in 1854 and created
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

u. s. Grant Post OF the Grand Army IN
Brooklyn declares that the flag for which
$500 men gave their lives is the flag of
the country, and that while the Grand
Army welcomes all the liberty loving who
come to our shores 1t declares that they
shall give our flag unqualified and undi-
vided salutation, and recognize over all,
without seeming rivalry from any flag
whatsoever. the one flag Of the free. This
of Brooklyn, who refuses to officially dis
play the flag Of Ireland on st. Patrick s
day, and what one post has said 1t is prob
able that the rest of the four thousand
will indorse. The old chaps of the G. A. r.
are clannish and awfully 'sot" about few
things.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

up train OF cars and robbing the. pas
seneers OF their ready cash?-Brookviile
Republican.
The only thing which will bring Congress
TO its senses will be the dull thud TO be
heard after the fall elections.-Warren Re-
publican
Everything is declining under Democratic
rule. and nothing more so than the chances
of the Democrats electing a President in
1S96.-Plainfield Progress.
The trouble is not ''sIcKinleyism or Sher-
manism.' 1t is Democracy. Democracy
under the Legislative control OF the solid
Scuth.-Rockville Republican.
The Democratic idea seems to be to tax
the people at home, and make rich foreign
nabobs by giving them the free run of
our markets.-Bluffton Chronicle.
Dan Voorhees, tariff bill should be named
the campaign cocktail 1t is full OF
whisky and sugar deftly mixed by the
Terre Haute barkeeper.-American Noncon-
formist.
Democracy comes high. but the people
would have it. Now they've got ii and
don't want il. When they are once rid of
1t they won't have it any more.-Paoli Re-
publican.
The best platform for the State conven-
tion TO adopt will be the one with the few
est words. All that is needed is to reaf-
firm Republican principles and let all other
outside issues alone.-Marion Chronicle.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
THE CUCKOO.
(After Poe.)

(After Poe)
Once upon a time most dreary, Grover
pondered weak and weary;
Pondered DER his fractions" party, that
more fractions still did grow,
And these ominous words he uttered, while
he fiercely frowned and muttered-
In his wrath he slightly stuttered-"Im
the party 1 will show!
To My Plans they may betake them, for.
by heaven, I'll quickly make them
I'm the government also"
On his door then came tapping. as of one
impatient rapping,
Rapping that came fast and faster, till
in terror cried the master,
There must be some great disaster. must
now my door undo
But his soul within grew stronger, and he
quaked with fear no longer,
When. behold. naught but a Cuckoo-little,
fluttering, dark-hued Cuckoo!
Which into the chamber flew.
Perching Ger the mantel dial. looking wise,
there's no denial,
Wise many a judge at trial-settled
then this curious guest,
Curious little, dull-hued creature-as re-
solved to be his guest.
When the masters fierce frown light
ened, and his eye with courage bright
ened,
AS he gazed with mien unfrightened-gazed
as on an omen blest-
On his little Cuckoo guest.
Bird" he cried, though homely truly,
thou canst serve my purpose duly
With my tools late grown unruly-whose
resistance / defy.
Be my carrier. / have spoken. Not one
order shall be broken;
OF this fact be this the token-to a
Kicker never l
VIII hand Ger piece Of pie"
When the bird above the dial-being
shrewd there's no denial
Seeming charmed and quite enraptured
by this forceful logic new,
AS through love by it engendered, meek
obedience duly rendered;
Took the crumbs the master rendered,
calling sweetly soft, Cuckoo,
All the while with gentle wooing, for con-
tinued favor suing
Calling sweetly soft, "Cuck-oor
Josephine Livingston.
Greencastle, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
M'KANES REGULATIONS.
The Gravesend Boss Failed to 40
count for 5000. 900 of BOnds

NEW YORK, March 16.-The first official
announcement of the amount of bonds
which John Y. McKane has failed to ac-
count for to the town Of Gravesend was
to-day made by the board of audit of the
town. Charles z. Overton, a member OF
the board, speaking for his associates, said
that he had gone over the entire bond issue
and found that McKane had failed 10 report
for at least 100000 Of the bonds and had dis
posed of some of them in an Illegal manner.
Friends Of Mckane declare that ii makes
no difference what the outcome OF the in
yestigation may be, as the estate OF Nc
Kane is exhausted and the town must lose
the money. The taxpayers investigation
committee has developed more Irregularities
In the operations of the excise board in the
saloon licenses and hack licenses Mr.
Overton claims that threats being made
by the friends OF Mckane that violence
will be done persons who tell things against
Newton and Sutherland. with a view OF
embarrassing the coming investigation OF
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

Speech may be silver, but there is lots of
1t that is not sterling.-Puck.
In character, in manner, in style. in all
things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
-Longfellow.
A teakettle can sing when it is merely
filled with water. But man, proud man, is
no teakettle.-Siftings
Boss McKane would have got off easier if
he had come to Chicago and been tried for
murder.-Chicago Dispatch.
The much advertised Midway isn't in 1t
with that Breckenridge exhibition at Wash
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The House of Commons wants to make
England's government one without a peer.
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
AT this distance it looks as if Mr.. Labou-
chere were trying to be the Mrs. Lease Of
English politics.-Chicago Tribune.
There are still too many people in the
church who look as though they had been
baptized in ice water.-Ram's Horn.
Minister Thurston is to marry a cash
girl. That's a good kind of girl to marry
in these hard times.-Cincinnati Tribune.
Every singer in quartet can tell you
three good reasons why the organization
isn't absolutely perfect.-Elmira Gazette.
Anthony Comstock may yet have to be
called on to edit the evidence in the Pol
lard-Breckinridge case.-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
The case Of Josiah Quincy shows quite
plainly that there are times when the mask
OF reform becomes displaced.-Washington
Post.
Evidently the tendency in England is to
make the Lords depend less on their an
cestral arms and take to their legs.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The difference between babe in arms
and woman trying to do her own house
work is that one cries and fuses while the
other fries and cuSses.-Life.
Its all very well for the minister to
preach from the text, Remember Lots
wife," said an overworked discouraged
matron, "but 1 wish he would now give US
an encouraging sermon upon the wifes
lot."-Lowell Courier.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
THE INDIANA PRESS.

Rough diamonds are free. and sugar is
faxed. Let the workinSman howl for joy.
Charlottesville Journal.
Certain United States Senators. II reports
be true, were tinkering with the tariff for
nothing. News.
Democratic reform, If IL naeans anything
at all, means making matters as bad as
possible.-Winchester Herald.
Mr. Wilson would not recognize that bill
Of his # ne were to meet n in the public
rCad.-Nincennes CommerciA
The early bird is said 10 get the worm.
The bird that get the worm under this
administration is a cuckoo.-Delphi Journal.
Which is the greater crime-holding up
legislation that legislators may speculate
on the nisfortunes Of the people or holding
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
Sutherland Missin-

BROOKLYN. March 16-Kenneth F.
Sutherland, the Gravesend justice Of the
peace who was on Wednesday found guilty
OF oppression in connection with the No
vember election. did not appear for sentence
when his case was called to-day, and a
bench warrant WAS issued for his arrest.
His bondsmen were notified TO produce him
in court Monday.
There are still three indictments against
Sutherland--two for conspiracy and one for
neglect Of duty as a member OF the Town
Board. 1t is said that the fugitive justice
has been stopping since Thursday evening
with his uncle. Joseph Sutherland, Yonkers.
When Sutherland stepped of the train
Thursday evening there were many who
recognized him, despite the fact that his
overcOat was buttoned up and his hat
pulled down over his face. He went di-
rectly 10 the home of his relatives.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

When my brother fell Shea came UP and
lowered the revolver and fred into his
head" In the examination OF William
Quigley, counsel for the defense undertook
10 draw out the names OF local officers OF
the A. +. a. but the questions were ruled
out. Several witnesses testified TO seeing
Shea shoot Ross. The inquest will be con-
tinued tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
Pool Room without Wires.

CINCINNATI, o., March l6.-The Western
Union to-day cut out the wires 10 SIMON
toms pool room in Covington. The pool
rooms In Cincinnati have been stealing odds
from Covington, and police were put in all
the Covington pool rooms 10 prevent these
Cincinnati scouts from getting information.
The police were taken out OF Simonton's g
pool room, in defiance OF the request OF the
Western Union, and after the second race
had been received the SimOnton wire was
cut out. Mr. Bollinger. the manager. says
he thinks the difficulty will be adjusted to-
mo
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

their proceedings. that the assessors have
found other property than real estate.
farms and homesSto tax At a time when
several States lay little or no tax upon
real estate for State purposes. and when
none in the North places so high a tax upon
property in sight, Indiana, so full OF varied
sources of revenue
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
The SchooI-BoolS Monopoly.
Warren Republican,

The first second and ihird readers and
all the copy books now in use in our public
schools, published by the present Indiana
School Book Company, have been with
drawn from sale. for the reason, as stated
by the publishers, that a new series of
each is to be published. This will entail
more expense next year upon the taxridden
people Of the benighted State of Indiana,
and the law, made ostensbly for saving
the peoples money, proves a miserable
snare and blind. The School Book Com
pany is the pet Of the Democratic party
and is proving a monopoly which is as
high-handed and constituencies as any trust
which ever cursed a burthened people. The
books furnished by this company have
never been up TO the standard, but the
people have been compelled TO submit. Have
we not had enough OF this miserable blum
dering work?
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
..rba u,rine- Wbinped.

MUSKEGON. Mich, March l6.-Charles
Michey. OF saginaw. and George Ia
this morning. The fight was a fierce one
from the beginning. The Marine" was
knocked down In the fifth round by "A
savage left-hand swing full on the point
OF the jaw. He claims that he injured his
right hand In the third round The eight
was for a purse OF $500. and was witnessed
by two hundred sports.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

The president Of the National Beet Sugar
Growers Association says the right Of
Congress to repeat the sugar bounty will
be submitted TO the Supreme Court Of the
United States. The beet sugar refiners Of
the Northwest have made extensive con-
tracts with farmers for their sugar beet
crops of 1894 and 1895 at figures based on
the bounty clause of the Mckinley law and
the repeal Of the bounty will involve very
heavy loss to the refiners. There is equity
In their claim for protection. but they will
hardly be able 10 establish the principle
that one Congress cannot repeal the acts
OF former one.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
Decision Agafn.t Bnnk Director..

MADISON, Wis, March 16-The SUI
preme Court to-day handed down a de-
cision in the case of Francis w. Noyes and
Eugene g. Elliott directors Of the Plank
inton Bank, Milwaukee indicted with
other directors by a special grand jury
for having fraudulently received deposits
when the bank was insolvent and who
were discharged from custody by Judge
Johnson on the ground that the grand jury
did not act in accordance with the law.
The Supreme Court reverses this order and
remands the cause with directions that the
defendants be remanded to the custody Of
fha sheriff
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
steiui,z nea,en by LnsIxer.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The first game
in the chess match between StelnitZ and
Lasker, which was adjourned yesterday.
after fifty moves, was concluded this art
ernoon. Lasker was an exchange ahead,
and this, combined with a passed pawn,
proved too much for SteinitZ. The vetere n.
however, defended himself with great In
genuity, and on one occasion even attempt
ed to win. I.asker played with consummate
SKILL and forced SteinitZ 10 resign on the
sixt.eth move. The game lasted. altogether,
eight hours. The second game VIII be played
tO-mOrrOW
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
narrowing Experience.

Yabsley-It must be a delightful sensa-
ton to be possessed Of more money than
YOU know what to do with
Mudge-H'm. 1 have been in that fix
myself. 1t was out In Iowa, where 1 had
to wait four hours for train and couldn't
buy drink to saye my neck.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
Profound Thought.

II have noticed" said Mr.. Prozee, that
only those novels and dramas which oc-
cupy the public attention along time attain
any permanent place in literature" And
his wife looked ins.hopeless admiration at
the man who was possessed of so power
full and analytic mind.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

When Governor Matthews told the coun-
~ assessors that the next Legislature will
be composed OF intelligent men who will at
tend to the needs OF the State. he took that
way to inform the people that it would be
Republican.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

the great popular revolt against protection
in 1892" Still. these highly moral journals
and those who worshiped the Consecrated
One with them in 1892 pretend that Dunphy's
discovery was the first hint they have ever
had OF this thirty years old ballot-box fraud
of Tammanyi
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

The Wilson bill as it passed the House
reduced the duty on encaustic tiles per
-csnt. but 1t IS aRRsHHeed tnat the Senate
will restore the duty to the present rate.
1t is cold day when the Democratic own
ers of the United States encaustic tile
works in this city are not able to take care
Of their interests
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

Kansas City has two Democratic tickets
enough men to-day who will say that they
are Democrats o. the Congress type for one
fair-sized party
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

Senator Mills, of Texas. is said to be re-
sponsible for the striking out OF the clause
In the Wilson bill which exempted building
associations from taxation Mr.. Mills comes
from State where building associations
and manufactures are almost unknown.
He hates both because they chiefly apper-
tain to the North
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

The two-days' meeting OF so many county
assessors. this week. cannot but have
very decided influence for good. Not only
do they carry away an installment OF the
Infinite talking OF the Attorney-general,
but they have conferred together and had
the benefit OF the personal suggestions Of
sha tax commissioners. II seems from
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

The Governor and the other State officers
I'm the Wisconsin suit get clear. not because
there was no conspiracy to get three prices
for printing a roster of the Union regi-
ments. but because the plaintiff was party
10 IL
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

sThe Democratic Senators to whom Mr..
Voorhees, committee made concessions
Hill. Murphy. Smith and others-are now
fighting for greater ones before the full
finance committee
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

When Senator Aldrich asked why duty
had been placed on bananas and cocoanuts
Senator Mcpherson explained that their
production in Florida needed protection.
Thereat Mr.. Aldrich remarked that II pro-
lection was unconstitutional. as the Demo,
cratic platform declares. it must be so in
the remote corners of Florida. But Mr..
Mcpherson had no answer
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

When Governor Waite discovered that ne
could not use the federal troops to sus-
tain him in his rash and iawless purpose
ha wanted General McCook to retire. Under
ordinary conditions the federal troops
should be Withdrawn on the assurance Of
the Governor that they were no longer
needed. but the makers OF the Constitution
and laws never contemplated wild man
OF Borneo as Governor OF a State.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
At Cripple Creek and Bull Hill.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, March Ia
Sheriff Bowers. who is in charge Of posse
Mt Cripple Creek to prevent interference
by the strikers with the men who have
gone TO work in the mines. sent TO this city
to-day for half dozen more deputies and
a quantity of arms and ammunition. II Is
thought trouble will break out first on Bull
Hill. The Sheriff states that a couple OF
hundred men could easily overcome the
would then march to Battle mountain,
where lively fight would be likely 10 oc-
cur. The Battle mountain miners are well
armed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

Judge Gresham is reported to be IN favor
OF the seigniorage bill because it is good
politics. nevertheless. the PopulIsts will
never again offer him presidential nomi-
nation
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
both Deceived,

She-I thought, when / married you, that
you had sufficient income to support me
properly. t@
He-So did I. had no idea how awfully
expensive you would be-
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
Plenty of Him Now.

First Bunco Mani think there's dead
easy jay in the restaurant there
Second Bunco Man-Who? That feller?
What made you think he is a jay?
He acts like he was a, stranger. that's
why"
'Oh. he's no stranger. He is just eating
down town cause house-cleaning is going
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

Coxey seems to have had the lead In the
race for blue ribbon crank until a man
started out on a tor declaring that no bill
passed Congress until approved by Cardinal
Gibbons
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17

ALBANY, n. Y, March 16.-Assemblyman
Lawson has introduced q bill in the State
Legislature which provides that none but
the American flag shall fly from any public
building in this State The only exception
is in the case of the visitation Of any repre-
sentative of a foreign nation to this coun-
try. Then and then only may the flag OF
that particular nation be flung to the breeze