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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
FLAGS FOR sCHooLHOUsEs.

The report of the House committee
favoring an indefinite postponement of
the bill providing that the American flag
shall be f1oated from every school house
in the State naturally excited a lively
discussion among the members and
aroused opposition, hut the Journal be-
lieves that the COMMITTEES acted wisely.
The fact that the passage of such a
measure would involve an annual outlay
of $75,00O or sum greater or smaller.
is not the first and most important thing
to be considered. If the purchase of
flags by the State would teach patriot
ism to the rising generation, and if there
were need that patriotic sentiments
should be thus semi-officially inculcated.
the cost of the undertaking should not
figure for a moment as an objection.
But there is no proof that this need ex-
lists. Already, as the testimony of the
members and the result of investigation
show, a flag flies over nearly every
school house in Indiana. In many in
stances the banner was the gift of some
public spirited citizen of the locality; in
many more it was obtained by the con-
tributions and efforts Of the children
themselves. In every case. whether it
came by individual presentation or
through penny collections, there can
hardly be room for doubt that more in
terest was taken in it and greater
sense of personal possession felt by all
the young people concerned than if it
had been a part of the regulation school
furniture. like the maps on the wall In
every case where the flag has been
raised there have been speeches, songs
and other formal exercises in which the
children have participated, and which
could not fail to teach a patriotic lesson.
They might have these exercises if the
emblem came from the State as so much
bunting, but the chances are that they
would be more perfunctory and less i'm
pressive. IT adds to the effectiveness of
the lesson OF patriotism to permit the
children to manifest the stirring of the
sentiment by little effort of their own.
Like the old soldiers, they will love the
flag the better when they have done
something for tiff it is but the earning
events, the legislators who voted against
the bill cannot rightfully be accused Of
a lack of proper sentiment. They knew
that the wave of patriotism which mani
Tested itself in a renewed love for the
Stars and Stripes, and which began to
sweep over the country five or six years
ago, being given a powerful impetus by
General Harrison's sfervid eloquence, has
not yet begun to die away. 1t can be
depended on to inspire the souls of In
diana children for long time to come
without aid from the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
THE BRECKINRIDGE LESSON.

Colonel Breckenridge is said to be
greatly Inundated and chagrined over
the failure of his lecture tour. The ex-
perience has given him the first real I'M
derstanding of the opinion held of him
by the community. He believed that as
al orator he could always command at
t,ntion. and evidently, also. he held to
THE theory that such SINS those of
" aich he was guilty would be overlooked
and forgiven in a man, especially in a
man of talent and prominence. 1t is
very common theory, and the subject of
frequent and profound discourse by re-
formers and others. 1t is rare that the
chief social ice is considered
without lamentation over the al
legged fact that single stand
ard of virtue for men and women does
not exist but that men are received into
the best society and most guarded fam
lily circles and their svil conduct con-
doned, while their female associates are
cast into outer darkness. Women are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

The bill providing for factory inspec-
ton contains some good features, but
measure which creates eighteen officers.
with salaries aggregating $24,7 200. to say
nothing of mileage charges, is too much,
unless it is the policy of the State to
support all who can get offices at large
salaries. Factory inspection is neces-
sary to some extent, but most manufac-
turers. for their own interests, will not
have unsafe buildings and machinery.
So far as the employment of children is
concerned, it is altogether probable that
labor organizations would report such
violations of law to a State officer. If
factory INSPECTION is necessary make it
an adjunct to the Bureau of Labor and
Statistics, and use the money for it
whichs}las been devoted to the publica-
ton of large and useless volume every
two years, issued too late to be of use if
it contained anything of value.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1t appears that notebooks are quite COM
mon in the Japanese army among both
soldiers and coolies. They keep regular
diaries, and take cOpiOuS notes of every
thing they see.
The sense of touch is dullest on the back
quickest on tongue and finger tips. Try it
with two pins held little way apart Two
distinct sensations are felt upon the tongue,
only one upon the back.
The Empress Eugene, in her English
home, is constantly beseiged by applicants
for assistance. These come chiefly from
France in the form of begging letters, most
of them in the name of religion.
1--WE consider" said a life insurance ex-
pert the other day, shat woman who is
in good health at the age. of forty-five is
because she is apt to be more temperate
and is less liable to accident
Lady Florence Dixie has become presi-
dent of the Association Football Club for
Ladies. recently organized in North Lon
don. At present the practice Of the club
are most enthusiastic. intend very shortly
to invite the public to attend
story illustrating Ruskin's whimsi-
cality is given by the New York Tribune
on the authority of friend of the great
writer. Zone morning" he notes. "as we
were coming out of chapel. he said to us.
ought not to have come to chapel this
morning We asked him. in some astonish-
ment, why? He said I am going to write
critiQue on IS picture in the Acad-
eny, and I want to be In perfectly da-
bolical temper"
There are twenty-nine widows the
pension rolls of the government receiving
s1co or more month. and it the House
agrees to the Senate bills giving 800
month to the widows of Generals Banks
and Thomas L., Crittenden, the list will
embrace thirty-one names. Most of these
are widows of distinguished army and
navy officers and receive the 800 a month
allowance. But the sum of S166 q month
goes to the widows OF Generals. Logan,
Mcclellan, Fremont, Crook and F. p Blair
and Mrs Philip H Sheridan and Mrs
David d. Porter get S20S a month pension
wa'le the two living widows of Presidents.
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield, receive $i16
or s. 900 year.
Oh. let us not vituperate.
For he who does repents,
Fen those who can't be gentlemen
Can keep from being gents.
Washington Star
Pussy watched outside the hole
Ard nousey staid inside.
A very wise precaution. by
Which Mousey saved his hide.
Pussy went away. and then
Mousey grew slack
In vigilance. ne went outside
And the cat came back.
-Dstroit Free Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
THE BRooKLYN DISORDERS.

It is decidedly unpleasant that a city
like Brooklyn should be in the hands of
the military but it is infinitely better than
to be in the hands of the mob.-PittSburg
commandments.
In Brooklyn the street-car corporations
seem to have been unjust in dealings with
the labor corporations, and the sympathies
of the people are with the labor corpora
tons as long as there is no violent resis-
lance of the law.-Loulsydlle Commercial.
The pending question is whether COM
pany which is ready to run cars for the
transportation of the public shall De ena-
bled to do so without having it's motor
men attacked, its property injured and the
lives of passenger endangered.-New York
Evening Post.
The only lesson of the Brooklyn strike
is that of the Debs strike. the Homestead
strike and all similar strikes. They settle
nothing. They do not remove the wrongs
and expressions of labor. They are an
evil without a recompense. They retard
instead of advancing the cduse of labor.
Chicago Herald.
The situation in Brooklyn emphasizes the
conclusion of the wisest labor leaders that,
save under very exceptional conditions,
strikes are failure, and that some other
remedy fer laior's ills mast be sought.
1t is a situation as intoerable to the lover
of justice as riot is intoerable to the lover
of good order.-Chicago Times.
They (the strikers) are setting an exam
pie of lawlessness far more dangerous than
that of which they complain. They are
sorting to revolutionary methods against
those to whom they must In the end look
for relief. They are doing far more injury
to their cause and to themselves than to
any one else.-Detroit Free Press.
The situation in Brooklyn is that of a
body of rioters acting. pretending to act,
under orders of aItrades union. and acting
in defiance of law. The duty of the author
titles of the city of Brooklyn and of the
State of New York is to employ every
agency under the r command for the Vindi-
cation of law.-G licago Inter Ocean.
Obviously, the condition precedent is that
the public peace and order shall be re-
stored and maintained. That is the only
way to settle the trouble. The lawless
violence inflicted with impunity upon men
engaged in operating the cars is the chief
obstacle. That stopped the settlement will
/. come immediately.-Ne York Times.
Order will be restored What is to be
done to that end will be done. To be done
well, 'twere well it be done quickly The
challenge of violence to law has been met.
To violence should be given cause to rue
afterward. Order is before either lib
erty justice, for without it liberty is
dead and justice is the slave of violence.
Brooklyn Eagle.
When the Brooklyn trolley men prove
that their strike is strike, and not riot,
then the public may be able to consider
their statement that the intolerable outrage
of a stoppage in Brooklyns street-car traf-
fic must be ascribed to the strikers the
companies. While an extra policeman or
a single soldier has to be on duty to keep
the peace all other questions and senti-
ments must stay swallowed up in indigna-
ton at the threat of violence.-New York
Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
NEW SENATE BILLS.
w. III. Drapier's Claim for Printing
Proceedings Appears Again.
The following bills were introduced:

The following bills were introuuceu.
BY Senator MISUNDERSTANDING the rights
of second wives in decedents estates: au-
thorizing judges to appoint stanographers
in all cases where either litigant de-
mands 1t; amending the act regulating the
recording of wills.
BY Senator Bird-Providing for the regis
By Senator Mountaineering the law
concerning public offenses and their pun
ishment
BY Senator cranor-Apportioning the
State for congressional purposes.
By Senator Colett-Appropriating 100000
Hospital for the Insane for the year end
ing Oct. 81. 1896, and $4,000 for the. year
ending Oct. 81. 1897; lappropriating $4,000
for the construction of annexes at the in
sane hospital at Logansport for the con-
finement of violent prisoners; to amend
judicial circuit to consist of Adams county:
creating the Fifty-seventh judicial circuit
to consist of the county of jay and au-
and a prosecutor for the Fifty-seventh
By senator Observation-Disclosures changes
BY Senator Humphreys-To amend the
act relative to the printing and binding
BY Senator Kern. by request--To pay
W. H. DRAPER for brewer reports for the
Fifty-fourth General Assemblies.
BY Senator Mccutcnan-To pay STEPHEN
A. Blake s2.eS4o4l expended in excess of
BY Senator McDonald-To amend the
ditch and drain law
BY Senator NewbyTo amend the law
concerning proceedings in civil cases; 10
reimburse Robert P.sOverman for SLIP.
amount expended by him on buildings. OF
the State In excess OF the contract price.
BY Senator Self-To amend an acl con-
corning public offenses.
By Senator SellerTo amend the act re-
lating 10 the bidding in of lands mort
gagged for school loans.
r. senator Seller-Requirng township
trl ees to keep a record of all orders is
sued prescribing what disposition shall
be made of the printed acts OF the Legss-
iature; amending the statutes governing
proceedings in civil cases regulating the
disposition TO be made OF the orinted acts
BY Senator Shively-To protect inn keep
ers and hotel men from dead-ueat patrons:
to take dispositions for the probate OF
wills.
BY Senator Stuart-A fee and salary bill.
BY Senator Sweeney--Compelling insur-
ance companies to pc the full amount
of policy where the destruction of prom
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

in the State In order to have the matter
discussed BIZ the House the committee de-
cided to report favorably ON the reSOltl-
ton. Mr.. Csrdwfl made speech explain
ing his resolution. He said that In Floyd
county the average cost a precinct under
the present election law was 49, while un-
der system of machine voting the cost
would be $34 less. and only half the num-
Der of precincts would pe needed The
cost OF the machines, which are now on
exhibition in New York, Is about 500 each,
and Mr. Cardwlll thought 1t might be pos
siole TO get one OF them here for exhiD1-
tion purposes. test was recently made
IN New York with ticket containing sixty
candidates and ii is said the machine
worked admirably in expressing the voters
choice.
Another resolution looking towards con-
stitutional amendment met the approval
or the committee. 1t was that of Mr.. DIM
widdie. requiring five years residence I'm
TINS country a qualification for voting
Foreigners can vote in Indiana under the
present law when they are not even citl-
zens of the United States.
me Bonannon bill, making rate of In
lerest above per cent usurious, was laid
aside for indefinite postponement This
Inomas bill, concerning landlord and ten
ant, was passed favorably in committee.
a IKE action was taken Senate Bill Al.
Tor the relief of Shoals Ind.
MI Holloway's bill for the licensing or
stationary engineers will be recommended.
Ii creates board of three examiners, each
TO serve in a district and examine appli-
cantS- me Governor Is given the power
OF appointment, and the fees. each applf-
cant paying 50 for examination. will go
60 make up the compensation of the exam
iners, meme of whom are to receive more
than $l20 year. All boilers in towns
or cities Of more than five thousand inhab-
itantS must be inspected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

Temperance people in Vermont have for
years been drinking variety of hop beer
which they fondly believed was entirely
free from alcohol. At all events, if they
did not believe 1t they drank it with en-
joyment as temperance beverage, and
said nothing. Now comes a prying mem
Der of the w. G. T. L. who never did like
beer, anyway, and has an analysis of this
hop decoction made, which shows it to con-
tain a percentage of alcohol only small
fraction less than that in genuine lager
She says she is now going TO prosecute the
manufacturers OF it and prevent its sale in
her prohibition State. While she is doing
this the innocent people who have made the
best of it as the only safe drink will prob
ably regret that while they were about it
they did not drink a better article in the
shape of real beer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
CHRONIC FAULT-FINDERs.

A few weeks ago the so-called indie
pendent press was condemning the Re-
publicans in Congress because they
would not take the initiative in formn-
iating financial schemes. 1t was such a
conspicuous illustration of blind parti-
sanship, we were told, that the one hun
dred and twenty Republicans in the
House would insist on sitting with
folded hands while the Democrats were
wrangling over the Carlisle currency
bill. These excellent editors did not tell
the public what the Republicans should
have done beyond what they said they
would do-vote for any measure which
commended itself to their judgments.
Perhaps they would have had the Re-
publicans join in the Democratic melee
Perhaps they would have had them at
tend the Democratic House caucus,
which bound nobody and which accom-
plished nothing. Perhaps they believed
that the Republicans have some magic
power by which they could bring all of
the Democrats, not fifty of whom really
favored the same scheme, to give united
and vociferous support to sound money
measure. AS none of these editors told
the public what they expected the Re-
publicans to do. we shall never know
the quality of their wisdom.
A few days ago, however, Senator
Sherman presented a financial measure
designed to relieve the Treasury. 1t
was a simple and effective measure-an
issue OF per cent. bonds, redeemable
in five and payable in thirty years Now,
what do these independent editors do?
Call the Democrats to support the meas
ure? Nothing of the kind. One of them
declares that the Sherman bill is bad.
and should not be passed, because the
bonds are redeenable in gold. Another
condemns it because the bonds are not
of SO small denominations as to make
them a popular loan. Another con-
demned it because it contained no pro-
vision for the retirement of greenbacks.
When all of them have spoken, not one
of them will sustain the Sherman bill.
And yet it is a measure specially de-
signed to combine all the discordant
elements by it's simplicity and secure it's
passage. This is the reception the first
effort of the Republicans to solve the
present difficulties of the Treasury has
met at the hands of the independent
press. If it has any influence whatever
it would be thrown against any simple
but effective remedy. Fortunately it
has no influence upon legislation. be-
cause when not finding fault, it is fam
tastic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

1t is an encouraging indication when a
Southern Democrat stands UP in Con-
gress. as did Mr.. Cockrell. of Texas.
the other day, and declares that lat this
late day this generation should not be
called upon to pay a million dollars OF
claims which, to say the least. are
doubtful, and which have been slumber-
ing before the committees and the de-
partments for nearly quarter of a CEN
fury" Equally significant is theAremarlS
of Mr.. Dockery. of Missouri, when he
declares that he would abolish the
committee on war claims and cali the
war closed so far as the payment of
losses growing out of 1t is concerned"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

Yesterday bill was discussed and re-
committed to a special COMMITTEES in the
Senate which provides for the appoint
mcnt by the county commissioners of a
humane officer in every county in which
there is a humane society. who shall be
paid from 800 to $500 a year OF course
the commissioners have discretionary
power. but so great is the pressure for
public employment that a humane So
ciety would be formed in every county,
and the lives CT county commissioners
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

do you know said the Cheerful Idiot,
chat it is the easiest thing in the world
to tell whether man is going out on
journey or returning by the way he carries
his valise?''
II never thought of that said the
youngest boarder. What is the differ
ence?'' M
The Cheerful idiot settled himself little
firnler in his chair and gloated moment
before answering.
ut is just this way he went on.
when a man is going away he carries
his valse toward the railroad station and
when he is coming back he carries it in
the other direction
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

Hon. I.ucien Baker. who has been
nominated for United States Senator by
the Republicans of the Kansas Legisla-
ture, is a younger brother of Judge
Baker, OF the United States Court of
this district. He is about forty-eight
years of age. and has for years been one
of the most successful lawyers in Kan
sas. He is rather of the type of the late
Senator Plumb than of ex-senator In
gals. He is well qualified to take rank
with the best men Kansas has had in
the Senate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

would be made burden to them until
humane officer should be named The
salaries of these officers would be but
part of their compensation. as each
could tax up mileage, so that the COM
pensation would be doubled. The de-
vices of the tax-eater are many, and if
the committee having this bill to revise
are not very clever they will fix another
officer upon every county in the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

The Brooklyn strikers had just
grievance and an excellent chance of
gaining their point up to the fatal mo-
ment when they began to use violent
methods. At that moment public SYM
pathy left them, and if they should win
now. which seems unlikely their victory
would lack that moral backing which is
essential to permanent and genuine sue
cess.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
SMITHS DAY or RECKONING.
1t Gradually ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Committees Meeting.

Green Smith. the fee grabber. and his Of
flee will be subjects for legislative investi-
CATION. The judiciary committee decided
yesterday 10 recommend to the House the
appointment of a commission to take up
an investigation of the office of Attorney
general and of State Treasurer. The orig
inal resolution in the House called for
committee of seven, but the judiciary conn
mlttee decided on three from each House,
a Democrat from each branch 10 be among
the inyestig ators- IL was deemed only fair
to have the minority represented.
Another important matter the committee
on judiciary considered was the resolution
OF Mr.. Cardwill. proposing a constitutional
amendment looking towards machine voting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

the name of General Miles will be pre-
scented to the Republican national con-
vention, and the Cincinnati Tribune be-
lieves that he would create great popu-
lar strength. Probably General Miles
would prefer to remain at the head of
the army--a place he is sure of for years
in a few months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

How would 1t do. one of these days,
for body of strikers to try the expert
ment of following peaceful methods and
avoiding all violence? The novelty of
the procedure would be likely to bring
them into public favor. whether their
cause was good or not. And then, per
haps, they might win.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

To listen to the tales of the discharged
DIR. Edenharter by assailing his manage
mept of the Central Hospital seems
worse than useless. since there may be
timid suoerintendents who will retain
worthless men and thus destroy discip-
line in order to escape complaint. Again.
what can such men know of the man
agement of hospital. assuming that
they are honest?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

The Democratic organ is greatly
troubled about the hold-over Senators in
the proposed apportionment which
leads one to assume that it is laboring
under the delusion that they will be got
rid of If the present gerrymander stands,
that it has been the custom to drop
such Senators whenever new appor-
tionment is made. The nineteen Repub-
lioan Senators who will hold over are
the terror of the Democracy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23
BAD scheme.

81 hear your church fair proved a
failure
1T did. The church across the way started
a bargain counter and though the women
were willing to let their husbands come
to our affair. they took all the money to
the other people"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-23

The bill presented by Mr.. Moore in the
House, which provides that the vote OF
counties shall be canvassed by a board
composed of men selected by the parties
casting ! per cent. or more of the vote,
has much to commend it. In the first
place. 1T will save every county from
$500 to $1,000, and will insure the pres
ence of men of both parties.