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The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-29

This is very painful tale that comes
from New York about the paper known as
the Cnurch Union. This paper is published
ana edited by Mrs. E. B. Grannis. and has
Ior associate editors less prom
lnent personages than Rev. DR..
Parkhurst, Bishop Newman, Miss Frances
T. Willard and others Mrs. Grannis is MOTH
Ing Il not reformer of the most radical
sort, prominent in all good works, and es-
pecialiy all public movements for the regen-
Grafton of mankind. Her paper is an organ
Tor the dissemination Of reform views, and
is very severe on infractions of moral and
other law. Yet this truly good paper, edit
ed by this truly good woman, and her
equally excellent associates, has been
thrown out of the mails by the mnions OF
the postal service. because 1t contains a
wicked and demoralizing lottery advertise
ment, and was, in fact, conducting lottery
business. 1t is something like this: The
last issue of the Union contained full-page
"ad,' offering $500 worth of prizes to aid
in securing subscribers for the paper. The
plan for distributing the prizes is somewhat
unique. All letters received containing SUBJ
scriptions were to be numbered as received,
commencing with No. ]. The person sending
the letter on which the No. 100 falls would
receive a fine gold watch, valued at $50; No.
800, bicycle, worth 500; No. 1,50O, a fine
clock, worth $500; No. 1900. a trip to Europe,
at a cost of $500; No. 4.5oO. tour of the
Orient, at 500. and No. 5000. grand piano,
worth sS25. All this seems very innocent
and harmless. no doubt, TO a good lady like
Mrs. Grannis, and even DR.. Parkhurst and
Frances Willard might not be able to detect
its nefarious character at a glance, but the
acute and watchful ,postoffice authorities
know a lottery "ad' when they see one,
and this enticing offer unquestionably has
all the features Of the most corrupt lottery.
The Journal is sorry for the Union and it's
editors. 1t does not believe that they meant
any injury to the morals of the community,
but they should really have known better
than TO engage in any form Of the coupon
business. That way lie many snares, and
in it are involved much annoyance, humilia-
ton and financial loss. as many of the
Journals esteemed contemporaries could tes-
tify. The Journal has not engaged in these
things, but it has noted their devastating
course with sorrow, and could have warned
Mrs. Grannis that prize schemes to win
subscribers are not profitable to any one
concerned, least of all the publishers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-29

President, Manager and Others Taken
to Hobart.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HAMMOND. Ind, May 2-Two Of the Of
ficers of the Roby Fair Association-Presi-
dent McInerney and Manager Condon-were
arrested this afternoon on warrants sworn
out before ]. p Kelley, justice of the
peace of Hobart. The officer making the
arrest was a special constable, who gave
his name as John Lawson and his home
as Indianapolis, but who was recognized
as a Chicago detective in the employ of
the Bonfield agency. number of other
constables and deputies were on
the track. but none of them
assisted in making the arrest, but
stood quietly by and witnessed a non-resi-
dent of the State violate the law of the
State known as the "Pinkerton detective
law" The defendants were taken to Ho-
bart this evening, where they were given
a hearing before Justice Kelley. No at
tempt was made by the officers TO conceal
the fact that Corrigan and his cohorts were
at the back of the arrest, and one of them
went so far as to say that he had received
his pay from the Hawthorne people.
The report sent out from Indianapolis
that a posse of deputy constables had been
organized in that city to come here and
break up the track has caused no little
comment i'm this city and county, and they
Will likely be met with reception not
down the programme. A number of
leading citizens were seen tonight among
them State Senator w. III. Gostin. Treas
urer-elect j. W. Dyer, Mayor d. r. Mott
and others, who were not loath in ex-
pressing their views on the subject IL is
the general opinion that Lake county has
enough officers of her own who are ready
and willing TO do their duty in regard to
the Roby matter. and an invasion by out
siders will be met with prompt resistance
AS for society known as the Civic Fedora
ton, there is no such thing in existence I'm
this county. and from Superior Judge John
r.. Cass IL was learned that there was none
in that city up to the time he left there,
at 6 o'clock this morning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-29
Right He Was.

"Now," began the orator, 'in considering
the money question, let US avoid false is
Sues"
Right you air" shouted Mr.. Fallwheat
II thort was buyin' 5000 Of 'em once, and
1t turned out to be sawdust."
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-05-29

Captain John E. Cleland will speak al Ko-
komo and Attorney general Ketcham al
Pendieton tomorrow.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
TWO DIFFERENT KINDS.

Our experience has been that there
are two different kinds of Populists in
existence. One kind are brave, cour.
ageous and true, instant in season and
out of season. They are Populists
from principle. They know their be-
lief and are every ready to combat the
enemy wherever found, always alert
and aggressive. This is the kind of
material out of which patriots are
made, and to these spirits come the
honors by and by. The other kind
have to be handled with gloves; have
to be coddled with honeyed words
They must not be allowed to be tout
in the wet" for all their starchiness
will be taken out of them and they
appear limp and bedraggled. They
can't stand '.the sincere milk of the
word" so to speak, but must be fed on
taffy, given warm, in small teaspoon
full doses-gold-lined spoons at that
'they are afraid Of too much silver"
Now for the latter class we confess to
having but very little sympathy. Pop
ulism, if it is to gain the ascendency,
must ''get there" throug the heroic
exertions of men able bodied and
strong-minded. who are inbued with
the superiority of their principles, and
who are willing to suffer temporary
defeat knowing chat truth crushed
to earth shall rise again. "-Mankato
Journal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15

to other lines, and has informed them In
almost 50 many words that Y they do not
come to time he will wreck Minneapolis as
Hin proposes to have at least fair share
OF the business of the Minneapolis E1illers
q ne viii build mills at Duluth. enter. the
western wheat belt as q buyer of wheat
ana be n condition to lay his product
down In Buffalo at figure with which the
Minneapolis men canot compete.
No one doubts Mr.. Hills power to do
what is here outlined; no well informed
person doubts the power Of any great
railroad magnate, or two or three mag
mates. to do similarly by any city in the
country. In fact, all material interests,
whether in city or country, are subject
at all times to the within or caprice Of
the few men who practically control
the country's transportation lines.
Cities, towns, business interests, indi-
vldual fortunes are made and unmade
according as this modern imperi0us
Caesar does smile or frown upon them.
Is there any doubt that Minneapolis
trembles at this dire threat Of one man?
Is 1t not base SANDER to call this a
republic of the fathers when one pri-
vate citizen is gifted with such power
Why, Americans, a few such men doth
bestride this majestic country like a
Colossus, and you petty men walk I'M
der its huge legs, and peep about to
find yourselves dishonorable graves!
The men that compose this modern Co.
lossus maintain their position only
through the exercise of their political
power. Ought not that power be bro
ken? Was there ever grander politi-
cal issue than the one implied in the
breaking of that power? Was there
ever more inspiring or holier cause
for freemen to engage in? The other
political questions of our history were
as nothing in comparison with this one
At this time to raise political issue
less broad and comprehensive than this
enc is unworthy the American people.
s. M OWEN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
THE SLAVES.

When by war, treachery or cunning
men have possessed themselves of slaves,
they have lavished the wealth of their
labor on palaces and buildings. This is
shown in the excavations in Pompeii as
we'll as in the books Of the history of
men. Today the rich by cunning,
treachery and open bribery have pos
sessed themselves of the labor of the
people and the great works, palaces and
buildings, eclipse anything the ancients
ever dreamed Of. In both instances the
slaves were many to one, and in both
instances they were educated to believe
their masters had right to live in lux
ury while they lived in poverty and
servitude. l am sure slaves were bet
i, ter cared for than the working people
Of America are today. Slaves were
counted as being worth something's
working man in the United States to-
day can be had for nothing. Feed and
clothe him and you can get him by the
million. The most efficient and willing
slaves that ever rich men had. They
not only feed, clothe and palace their
masters, but annually vote to perpetu-
(ate their own degraded, poverty-strick-
b0nd-ridden condition. Great is the
m \erican voter!-Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15

these, however, being better paid by
one-third than they were in 1880.
But the most interesting facts are as
certained by examining some of those
industries that have become typical mo-
nopolies. Taking the entire 80 indus
tries, we find that the wage-earners. got
in 1890 larger percentage of the value
of the new products than they got in
1880. The amount paid in 1880 in the
form of wages was Al per cent of the
net product and in 1890 it was so per
cent. But this gratifying result, it ap-
pears, does not apply to the typical
trusts. Take, for instance, distilled
LIQUORS. which have been consolidated
into the notorious whisky trust. While
the gross profits increased from 10 mill
ions to So millions, the wages paid fell
from 20 per cent of the net products in
1880 to per cent in 1890.
result only little less amazing has
occurred in the refining of petroleum,
consolidated under the Standard Oil
trust. While gross profits increased
from a little over four millions in 1880
to over 10 millions in 1890, the amount
paid in wages fell from so to Al per cent
of the net products.
Similar results are shown in the case
OF the cordage trust, the tobacco trust,
and in malt liquors, which has been
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
COINS OPINION.

HARVEY SAYS THE DECISION OF
VINCENT IS A FARCE.
Chicago, May 9.-W. H. Harvey, au-
thor of "Coin," has this to say in regard
to Judge Vincent's decision on the unit
Of value from 1892 to 1873 GAS / read
the decision read farce. Mr.. Vim
cent quotes Hamilton's report and ar
CUES that congress adopted and uses this
as the basis Of his decision, when in fact,
congress turned Hahilton down. Here
is what Hamilton recommended. now
quote from his report before me:
One gold piece equal in weight and
value to ten units Or dollars.
One gold piece equal to a tenth part
of the former and which shah be unit
or dollar.
Gone silver piece which shall also
be a unit or dollar
Congress refused to adopt the gold
clause and did enact the following:
Dollars or units-each to be of the
value Of Spanish milled dollar as the
same is now current, and to contain
371A grains of pure or 416 grains Of
standard silver
"Hamilton's recommendation was just
the reverse of the report of the COM
mittee Of the Continental congress on
the monetary unit and the opinions of
other statesmen of that time. Judge
Vincent had the benefit of these reports:
Hamilton recommended one thing, con-
gress did the reverse. and Vincent quotes
Hamilton as authority.
"In the science of money there should
be no such things as having unit of
value made from two kinds of property,
AS we'll have unit of account with two
different figures to represent it."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
AN EASTERN VIEW.
SILVER IS NOT THE WHOLE OF 1T.

(From Boston Fabian.)
The currency question is not the DOM
Sinant issue, only part of it. The doa1-
inant issue is Democracy VS.. Plutocracy.
The gold power is but one of Plutocracy's
many-headed demons. Till the producer
owns both land and capital, he cannot be
free. It takes both land and capital to
produce. and as long as either OF these
are IN the hands IT monopoly, the pro-
ducer Will be and must be monopoly's
abject slave. The Peoples Party plat
form needs not reduction, but addition.
On the land question and the Industrial
movement is It not strong enough. It
desires land "for settlers only and ia
vors the eight-hour movement. This is
not enough. 1t must battle for land
and capital, owned and managed CO.
operatively by the community, as rapid
~ as may be possible. Else we shall re-
main in the hell of competition; in hell,
even though we have there the freest
circulation; in hell, though the hell be
parcelled out to settlers only"
Nevertheless there is a sense in which
the currency question is the dominant
issue. It is the national question on
which the people are most aroused to-
day. The capitalist classes are prepar-
ed to battle for gold, led by their
gold-bought Caesar Of the White House.
The people are prepared to battle for free
silver. Let the issue be joined Let the
Peoples Party take advantage of it. Let
it never pretend as Mr.. Sibley does, that
increased circulation will cure all ills
%11<.f ;r sc.,,o 81
abandon one plank of the Omaha plat
form. Let there be no compromise.
Rather let lis increase that platform
So let the issue come. If silver win, the
Peoples Party can then introduce all it's
measures. If gold win, it will but drive
the people to a more summary political
revolution. Even a strong agitation for
silver will render the money power so
fearful that it will make investment in
secure, and though temporarily increas-
ing 1.-THE hard times, it will more quick
ly bring to us good times under q good
system. No friend of humanity ought
to desire good times under PERM
cious system. It is a lie, to cry or de-
sire peace, peace, when there is no
peace"
Our mortgaged homes, our seventy per
cent Of homeless people, our starving
farmers, our idle workmen, our mothers
taken from their babes and made to toll
in hot factories, to make goods for capt.
talists to buy at falling prices, our girls
driven by gold kings and land kings
and iron kings into prostitution, our
children taken from their mothers or
from school to sell papers on the street
or be cash girls in our stores-all these
cry out, Away with the reign of capital.
Let us have industrial freedom" To this
end welcome hard times, if only they
drive us to work out our salvation. Let
free silver be used; bring in free men !;
but let us remember that this can only
be by the Democratic Organization of In
dustry, which is the cooperative COM
monwealth. We want more money and
better money, issued by the government
only, but we want this improved medium
of exchange in heaven and not in hell.
and it is not enough to parcel out hell
ito settlers only"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
THE TRUSTS.

THEY ARE BREAKING DOWN THE
WAGES OF LABOR-THE CONCEN-
TRATION OF CAPITAL.
(New York Voice.)
That table on page is another illus
tration of the careful work being done
by The Voice to furnish light on topics
that are racking civilization.
An important fact shown by the fig
ures in this case is that in the 80 lead
ing manufacturing industries repre-
senting over one-half the total manu-
featured product Of this country, while
the product increased in ten years 1880
1890 from 1928 million dollars to 4,59;
million dollars a year, the number oil
establishments decreased in number
from S4,7O8 to 69,659. Moreover, as will
be found by little figuring, while the
product Of these industries increased
about 80 per cent, the number Of en-
ployes increased only about 80 per cent
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
SILVER IS THE CRY.
CHICAGO DEMOCRATS FOR FREE
SILVER 7O7 TO @.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS sFAT OR
FREE COINAGE.
S. p. Mcconnell and William ]
Bryan Gain Applause by Cen
surfing Cleveland.

Resolved by the Democracy Of Cook
County, that we demand the immediate
restoration Of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent ratio Of 16 to l, as it existed prior
to 1873, without waiting for the aid or
sonsent of any other nation, such gold
and silver coin to be full legal tender
for all debts, public and private"
BY vote Of TOT to % the Democratic
county convention, held in North Side
Turner Hall yesterday to select 342 del
egates to the state monetary convention
at Springfield, June next, adopted the
foregoing as it's declaration of principles.
Not only did the convention place itself
on record on the money question in
words that cannot be miScOnStrued, but
when the chairman, Samuel p. McCon-
nell, passiOnately declared that the DEM
ocratic party repudiated Grover Cleve-
land, the convention arose to its feet
and for minute or more voiced it's ap-
prevail in ear splitting shouts. This
scene was repeated when w. J. Bryan,
of Nebraska, INDUCED in criticisms of
the Presidents position on the currency
problem, and again when he declared
that Senator John NJ. Palmer was no
longer leader Of Democracy
Still another outburst, more violent
and acrimonious than the preceding
ones came when Mr.. Bryan made a
pointed allusion to Postmaster Hesing,
who occupied a seat in the First ward
delegation directly in front of the plat
form. After declaring that Senator
Palmer had no following in Chicago,
MIR. Bryan added:
IF Senator Palmer cannot carry Chi
cago with all your banking interests
and your postof1ice-'
Here the speaker paused and glanced
meaningly at Mr.. Hesing. The Ne
braska man started to complete his SEN
tence when some one shouted, "Give it
to him. and an uproar was started
that drowned the speakers voice. Cheer
after cheer followed, punctuated by
cries of Hes no Democrat" Mr.. Hes
Ing sat calm and contemptuous, and
when the tumult had in a measure
ceased Mr.. Bryan begged the delegates
to refrain from such demonstrations.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
THE GREATEST CRISIS IN HUI
MAN HISTORY.

Rev. George D. Heron, D. D., pro-
lessor Of Applied Theology in Iowa
college, at Grinnell, Ia, in the Central
Methodist Church at San Francisco,
lately said:
1.-THE great problem of our day is the
problem of society. It is the problem
that all minds think and all hearts
feel is the one we must face. The av-
erage pay of an adult in the United
STAGES is $500 year. At the same
time single man possesses an income
of $50, 100000. We call this problem
that Of labor and capitol, and again of
work and wages, but it is more. 1t is
q question Of right relations. 1t is
idle to talk OF justice and harmony
when these things continue. 1t is a
emit to it. Itis,politically and religious
" wrong that a few should gain pos
session Of the products of the whole.
1t is not honesty nor thrift. The rail-
way problem in America and the q ues-
tion of work and wages is religious
problem. Isaiah in his way was as
great reformer as Charles Sumner.
Isaiah said, first Of all, stop bribing
your judiciary, stop depressing the
poor and make yourself clean. There
will be day when history will look
back and marvel at the great patience
and heroic self-restraint and heroism
that is exercised by the vast majority
of our labOring men. We talk Of Their
mopylae, but it is easier to die in he
roic times. That's nothing. But
when last summer at the village of
Pullman hundreds of men saw their
wives and children hungry day after
day and yet stood out for principle, |
say the day will come when they will
be regarded as heroes.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
HELPING FARMERS.
BUILDING A NEW EMPIRE.

In her interesting letters to the st.
James Gazette Mrs. Bishop draws a
striking picture of the manner in which
the Russian government is opening up
the fertile regions Of eastern Siberia.
Nikoloskoye is place of $4,000 inhabi-
flour mill and elaborate barracks. For
many miles on either side the new ST.
berian railroad passes through great
villages and prosperous farms. From
Spasskoje," says Mrs. Bishop, land east
of the Hanka Lake up to Ussuri, the
magnificent region is waiting to be
peopled. Grass, timber, water, coal, a
soil as rich as the prairies of Illinois,
and a climate not only favorable to ag-
riculture, but to human health, all
await the settler; and the broad unoc-
cupied and fertile lands which Russian
Manchuria offers are capable of sup
porting a population of many millions.
Here Russia is laying solidly the foun-
dations of new empire, which she pro-
poses to make homogeneous one. No
foreigner need apply One thousand
families, assisted emigrants from Rus
STA of the best class, will come out next
year, and the number is to increase
progressively. Each head of an emil
grating household has to deposit 600
roubles with government official on
leaving Odessa, which he receives on
landing in Siberia. The emigrants, on
reaching Vladivostock, are lodged in ex-
cellent emigrant barracks, and can buy
the necessary agricultural implements
at cost price from a government depot.
Already along the railroad houses are
built up; and if security can be obtained
there is nothing to prevent the country
from being peopled up to the Chinese
frontier, the rivers Sungacha and Us
surf, which form the boundary from
the Hanka Lake to Khabaroffka, on the
Amur. giving a considerable protection
from brigandage.'
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15

consolidated in the hands of an English
syndicate In each of these cases, while
the gross profits have vastly increased,
the percentage which labor gets has
either not increased at all or has mark
eddy decreased. 1t is very evident that
the nation is becoming awakened none
too soon to the perils of monopoly. The
fact that two of these trusts-the cord
age trust and the whisky trust-have
gone into the hands Of receivers fur
nishes still more material for thought
With gross profits so largely increased,
there should have been large increase
in the net profits. Why, then, did these
two trusts go into the hands of the re-
ceivers? There are but two plausible
explanations that occur to u.s. One is
that the profits were dispersed by dis
honest management the other is that
they were dispersed in buying up legis-
latures and in buying out rivals at an
exorbitant rate, and paying dividends
on the Watered stock
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-15
! sning Of each day from the


bAaintiff.
"A. Abolish all land and personal
taxes and the county auditors ONCE
with 1t; and let the state impose an
tncome-tax, on all incomes above, say
$1,000; increase the tax on corpora
lions, telegraphs, telephones, rail-
roads, banks, etc, to an amount suffi-
cient to pay the state expenses and
give, say, $4,000 year to each county
Of the size of Dakota; and for that
sum criminal proceedings could be
carried on, law and order maintained
and the poor supported.
Think Of the relief that would be!
The 4,375 voters of Dakota county
would save In direct county taxes, of
all kinds, $34. 08S.96 per year, or near.
ly IS per annum or an average for each
voter, which probably mean SIG per
capita for each property owner.
There are two classes in the com.
munity:-the taxpayers and the tax
eaters. The fewer there are of the
latter the better of will be the
former.
Now we do not suppose such a revo-
luton as we .have pointed out can be
accomplished at once. It may never
be. But when an impoverished people
are looking anxiously for relief we beg
leave to point out plain and simple
remedy for many of their grievances;
and one that would wonderfully i'm
prove the morals of our politics and
lessen the power of the rings.