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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

government with vastly augmented powers:
of endeavor TO maintain an immense stand
ing army and a powerful sea-going navy
not for the purpose OF the defense. but In
readiness for conquest. In furtherance OF
schemes for national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or IL
legitimate uses OF intimidation: Of tendency
OF the rule OF the plain people and for at
tempts 10 prescribe citizens from political
preferment on account OF their nationality.
occupation or social status.
These are some OF the evils. or dangers.
which threaten the people and which patri-
otism as well as good policy require should
your efforts in Opposition TO vicious tend
encies and false sentiments, and for the
promotion Of right principles OF govern
conadence wni evenfusliv snaa su orsiv ana
to success"
SECRETARY HERBERTs LETTER.
Secretary Of the Navy Herbert. In his LETT
ter. said:
Gentlemen beg TO thank you for the
invitation to address the Society
at its coming celebration of the one hun
dred and nineteenth anniversary of .Ameri-
can independence and 10 express at the
Saesent tlm Tns my ps resrs,s mat as 1 csnno be
sorely tried during the past two years. IL
into power at the beginning OF q
crisis, which was the logical OUT
come of many years OF Republican legisla-
ton. For a time there was a disposition TO
hold us responsible for existing conditions.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the IdEt tudts luifts-
two year. the Democracy had never been.
for a single hour. able to legislate at WASH
fngton- 1t is peculiarly unfortunate that
when we did get into power we were not
united. but i'm spite of fractional differences
among ourselves We have upheld the honor
Of the country at home and abroad. Wo
have, by the repeal OF the Sherman law.
and by stopping the outflow OF gold. MAIN
tanned the credit OF the government which
We found in great peril and we have re-
formed the tariff laws. Prosperity Is re-
turning. and voters are beginning to take
that sober second thought which invariably
leads the American people 10. correct con-
illusions. If we would put the Democracy in
power again at the coming presidential
election we have only 10 forget Our fac
tional quarrels, come together for sound
money. as our fathers did in the days OF
jackson: stand together against the rob-
berries of high tariff. as we ourselves did in
1892, and continue TO adhere to those vital
principles hat have made the Democracy a
living force. whether in or out OF power.
since the days of Jefferson
with the sincere hope that your great
organization, which has rendered so many
services TO the Democratic party
in the past, and all other Democratic bodies
in the Empire State of the Union, seeing
and approaching the necessities of the hour,
and recognizing the opportunities before US,
will, in the near future, act as an example
of confraternity that will inspire and give
courage and confidence TO brother Demo-
Gratis throughout the land, / am faithfully
yours"
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Huston Banks. It Is rather too eulog.stic,
not to say gushing: in style. but serves to
show now Maid and conscientious a worker
the author or THE Kentucky Cardinal" has
been. and how well he.deserves the success
he has achieved.
Robert Grant discusses the Summer
Problem in the July Scribner. said problem
being that of where and how to spend the
summer vacation. He is in doubt as to the
wisdom of certain popular forms of So
called recreation, but as to that known as
the summer school he has no doubts what
ever. He disapproves of it entirely. There
is wisdom, sometimes" he says. I'm send
ing young and very active boys to school
Tor about an hour a day in summer, in or
der, Chiefly. to know where they are and
on; but with this exception the mental
workers in this country, male and female,
Young and old, can afford to close their
textbooks with q bang on July ] and not
peep at them until September. Philosophy
In August has much the flavor of asparagus
In January"
In an article in Harper on the traits and
peculiarities of some American artists, Roy
al Cortissoz speaks in terms almost enthu-
siastic of the qualifications and talents OF
the sculptor, MacMonnies. The paper was
written before the misunderstanding had
arisen between this artist and the board of
commissioners Of the Indiana soldiers
oNa4 INV WALLS &4Ao
opinion that MacMonnies's work, notably
the statues Of Vane and Hale, warrants the
liveliest expectations OF those military
groups which ne is modelling for Indianap-
oils. Entrusted with a theme of this de-
scription," he says, The is certain to make
a great advance In a career which has al
ready been marked by the production of
such mature and beautiful work. He has
the technical mastery; and he has not only
the imagination, but the ideal that makes
that gift worth while"
The June Review of Reviews has an ar
ticle on Wall street, by the editor Of Brad
streets. showing how the great bankers of
New York rallied to the support of the gov
eminent and sustained its credit during the
past year and a half. The Australian
statesmen of to-day are written about in a
pleasant way, and their portraits are given;
but the paper of greatest interest Is one
giving the details of the explorations Of DIR.
Augustus lie Plongeon in Mexico and Cen
trai America. He and his wife spent twelve
years in examining the ruins of ancient
temples and deciphering the hieroglyphics
on their walls, and his speculations are in
teresting, even if they are not accepted as
conclusive. He looks upon Central America
as the cradle of mans primitive traditions
and the ancient language of the Mayas,
whose descendants still live there, as a
tongue as old If not older than Sanscr.t.
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CHORUS


w dSnluB lOn. L
Senator Isham G.. Harris, of Tennessee.
did sign the call. for a b imetallic convention
in this city next month. There was n
time in his life when he was out for the
gold. hat was about the breaking out OF
the rebellion He was Governor of Ten
nessee, and when he decided to cast his
fortunes with the Confederacy he concluded
to save $12S. 900 In gold belonging to the
school fund from the clutch OF the ruthless
ly invading Yankees. He accordingly
seized the amount and carried it across the
Tennesseeans ~bethought. themselves of the
SIPS. 900 in gold that Governor Harris had
saved from Yankee confscation. About
that time the self-eonstituted custodian
of the u emigrated to Mexico. He
life is a blank. Where ne kept himself
or what he did there nobody in the wide
world knows but Isham G.. Harris. Oc-
casionally, some close friend will chaf
hin about this mysterious passage I'm his
curse to the ragged edge of an apoplectic
fit. It is one of the delights of Senator
Blackburn'S. existence to Inquire of hig
colleague from Tennessee IL !. is a good
time to make Investments in Mexico
But, anyhow, the n never got that
SIZE, 900 in gold. IL the school children OF
Tennessee derived any benefit from 1t the
fact has been kept a secret. The school
fund incident and the mysterious absence
in Mexico were. never charged seriously
turn to his native State he was sent to
Congress-, where he has been ever since.
There are three things about Senator
Harris that are sealed books:
l. What he did with that $l25.00 I'm school
fund gold he rescued from the id
KEGS"
2. What he did in Mexico for six years.
3. His age.
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Yesterday vas a genuine holiday.
which all the people recognized and en-
joyed in one way or another. but gener-
ally in a rational manner Thousands
patronized the advertised amusements,
but those were only a small part of the
people who enjoyed the holiday. Thou
sands in family or neighborhood groups
picnicked, visited and otherwise found
pleasure in a day of summer recreation
all the more pleasurable because such
days are not frequent. There was but
one patriotic demonstration. and that
was not ~patronized as it. should have
been. Still, there is no cause for gloomy
f~orebodings because a few people are not
inclined to public assemblies, for never
were so many flags displayed in the
country as yesterday, If one should judge
from the general display in this city.
Whatever else patriotic people forgot or
neglected yesterday, they did not forget
to put out the stars and stripes. The
national color may have been small and
cheap in most cases. but that fact indi-
Gates that in the hearts Of the masses
the love of country. its institutions and
traditions grows as the years increase.
There is every indication. too. that it
cannot much longer be said of US as a
people that W. know not how to enjoy a
h~oliday-that we rush through them as
we do through the duties of life. In this
city there was evidence yesterday that
a large number Of people have learned
to fully appreciate and enjoy a holiday.
The thousands of families and parties Of
families to whom yesterday was a quiet
day of recreation, without excitement
and without dissipation, proves that, as
a people, we are learning the true meth
DDS of enjoying the occasional holiday.
The day of itself was perfect, the tenn
p%erature being moderate and the fervor
of a July Jul being obscured by a hazy
atmosphere.
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STATE PRESS OPINION.

Matthews says he did not say it. He says
now that he has always been in favor OF
honest money.-Delphi Journal.
The Nicholson law will not be looked upon
as a hardship by saloon men when they get
used to the change. 1t will give the pro-
prietors and bartenders a chance to rest at
night and to go to church. on Sunday.-Vin-
cennes Commercial.
The Democratic editors, in view of their
action, or rather no action. at the Maxim
kuckee convention. must recall their jeers
about the cowardice of the League Club
meeting IN Cleveland; One was afraid and
the other daren't.-Goshen News.
What has become of those fellows who, a
few weeks ago, were sitting on the street
corners bowling Justify for free silver? Have
they learned thai the people look upon them
as demagogue OF the very worst sort, and
concluded to hold their Deace?-Pla:nfeld
Progress. egr
The free-silver movement has certainly
reached it's greatest force when its advo-
Gates are able to gather less than half a
hundred sympathizers in. a State where for
obvious reasons one would look for practical
unanimity in favor of Legislation which
would make the United States treasury the
profitable market for the bullion of the sill
yer nines.-Lafayette journal. Dem.
The last General Assembly passed a law
making it the duty Of township trustees to
S6Aok 6A
and keep an account of all Indebtedness OF
the township, and TO cause the same to be
posted and published for one week In one
weekly newspaper. having general circula-
ton. The time set for such posting and pub
LEGATION is on the first Monday of August.
-Corydon Republican. es
Wheat Will produce about twelve bushels
to the acre as an average over the country
this year, is the Judgment OF well-informed
farmers, and this Is but a few bushels short
of the usua, average for the whole coun-
ty In an ordinary year. When most farmers
speak of there being not half a crop IL Will
be found that there has only been a half
crop according to their views on the general
average for years.-Salem Republican
Leader
The Times would not abuse the men in
Blackford county who are in favor Of free
silver, but it insists that they who favor
1t are making a mistake. The silver already
coined and in the treasury amounts to
$500. coo. 600. The people will not have it. The
SO, coz, 100 now in circulation is all they want.
What could be done with another five hum
dred millions? The advocates. of free coinage
In this S Souasy are fb beY 3hre ess %e aepf id tar IS a
ranker fallacy even than the old
doctrine.-Hartford City Times.
whether the Democrats will attack the
congressional apportionment cannot be
learned, but it is highly probable that they
will not. As but one election will intervene
between this and the regular time for the
apportionment, the disposition TO let the
congressional superintendent alone is very
strong. In fixing the districts the RepuD-
lican Legislature was compelled TO throw
many of the men elected last year into the
same districts together, and this fact Will
bring about a number OF bitter contests In
the Republican party.-Shelbyville Demo-
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Washington Letter in Chicago Post.

washington Letter IN chicago rost.
Senator Harris is a most Industrious whis-
ky drinkef. He is to-day the most remark
able living example of the preservat.ve
qualities of 'red iicker.'' and he enjoys the
reputation. He is probably close to eighty
years old, and In the full possession of his
faculties. The capital is full of stories
about the man and his pecuiiarities. most
of them having a whisky point. One day
not long ago he was in the office OF the
Controller Of the Currency trying to pun
Mr.. Eckels's leg for a bank examinership
for a constituent. The Controller was ia
vorably disposed toward the Harris favor
lite, but frankly told him that he was afraid
he couldn't name the man because OF his
drinking habits.
What" exclaimed the Senator. BLANK
drink: not much. / know he doesn't drink.
He has been living in my house a month
and has been in my room twenty times a
day. keep a demijohn of Robinson county
Tennessee) whisky on a table by my bed.
and he never took a drink all the time he
was with me. A man who won't drink Rob-
inson county Tennessee) whisky under such
circumstances won't drink anything. I'll
stake my life on Blanks sobrsety."
Blank got the appointment.
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Washington sneciaI.

otS~Aots
Extraordinary as IL may seem. Senator
Brice has the presidential bee buzzing in his
bonnet. That he should soberly entertain
White House ambitions might strike the
populace as a joke. but not so with the
Junior Buckeye Senator. The Brice pro-
gramme il to make the play OF his life for
the Ohio Legislature, and then. II he wins
there, to go before the national convention
as the biggest man in the Democratic par
ty. He 10 building on the plea that he, has
a really fine soldier record: that he was the
backbone of the Brice-Gorman-Smlth COM
b.ne that strangled the Wilson tariff bin.
thereby saving the Democratic party from
the shame of having to stand a treasury
deficiency of 5000 600 this year instead OF
$43, 000, 900; that he thereby proved himself
smarter and In every way ADLER than the
President and his advisers: that the Senate
measure was in reality a protective scheme.
and that he is. I'm point Of fact, a firm and
fast friend of American industry. He fig
ures that he can win the Legislature, even
though Bushnell, the Republican candidate
for Governor. hould win by 1900. and he
is prepared = dive down" with prodigal
liberality to asS~"plsh his modest purpose.
If the contes uld narrow down 20 a
race between .ybags Whitney, of New
York, and Gags Brice. Of New York
and Ohio, b the national DemocratiA
convention nett year, delegates would hav4
a good thing. They could swim In cham
payne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Speaker Meyer. of the Illinois House,
died on Wednesday, quite Unexpectedly,
though for months he and his friends have
known that his days were numbered. He
presided at the session which a few days
ago adjourned to July s. He came to this
country, with his parents, when eleven
years of age. and was an orphan. depend
ing upon his own efforts, when thirteen.
And yet by his persistent perseverance he
came to be one of the prominent men of
the State, while yet a comparatively young
man
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

1t is estimated that the Delaware and
Maryland peach crop this year is three
fourths OF a full one. but it does not fol-
low that the growers will be losers by the
shortage. The trees not being so full as
usual, the fruit will be larger and finer, and
will command better prices, the market not
being overstocked. With a heavy crop 1t
frequently happens that a part Of 1t is left
on the trees to rot. This condition OF af-
fairs proves the soundness of the advice
often given by experienced horticulturists
to their brethren to thin the fruit on the
trees while 1t is yet green and undeveloped.
1t requires considerable faith and courage
to do this. however, and most growers pre-
fer to leave the thinning process to nature
and take their chances on disposing of an
abundant crop.
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No wonder the Insurance companies
are opposed to paying the policies issued
on the lives of the wife and mother-in-
law Of Mr.. Uhl. of Chicago. Mr.. Uhl
says he had a direct warning from the
other world OF the approaching demise
Of these two ladies. and. thinking 1t no
harm to make use OF his knowledge, he
took out the policies. The women did
die. and now the companies refuse to
pay. They cannot. of course. afford to
anything OF this sort. II
revelations Of coming death were to be-
come at all common. II would break up
the insurance business.
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Speaking OF Jealous women. who would
not charge a novelist with dealing in
im~probabiities IL he should allow one of
his female characters. previously a COM
mon-place. respected young woman. to
that he had smiled at another girl? And.
conn to think Of it. the story told yes
terday In a Texas dispatch of a case of
hie sort needs confirmation. Even
the most trustworthy newspaper can
not always vouch for the accuracy OF all
the tales which come to 1t from Texas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

With the tax on whisky increased 20
cents a gallon the last eight months of
the present iscal year, and with an I'M
usual of tax paid on whisky in
bond to save the 20 cents a gallon dur
ing the first four months. how does it
happen that the internal revenue is 3d.
900. 900 less the las. year than in 1894.
and 1850. 900 less than for the year
which ended June 80. 1898? Is 1t due to
the fact that Mr.. Voorhees, was able to
extend the bonded period TO eight years?
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which for a time swept so many people
into the free silver craze. that. in the
end. it will prove to have been one Of
the most useful and timely books ever
issued, for the reason that it has in
cited a discussion of a popular character
which has proved that the proposition
for the free coinage of silver by this
country alone is the most preposterous
one that could be presented.
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New York Potato Farm.
New York Commercial Advertiser

The Pingree potato patch movement in
the metropolis is proving a success. i'm SPITE
OF the criticisms and forebodings of which
SO much was heard "A few weeks ago. Many
poor people have been provided with land.
and thus far only one beneficiary has been
discovered who neglected his crop after II
was planted. There are AL classes of pee-
pie. Including several professional men.
among the farmers. but most Of them arc
foreigners. and some of them have vege-
tables that compare very favorably with
those of the regular truck farmers or Long
island. The work Is Ia charge OF a regular
farmer hired for the purpose. &
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When the fellows who have been
preaching the heresy that the Fourth Of
July means nothing to a large part Of
the people saw how keenly the masses
enjoyed yesterday, they should have felt
that the vocation of turning the people
TO distrust the Republic and its institu-
tons is a fruitiess one. AT any rate, it
Is q contemplate one.
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Political.

WattsL can't agree with your idea Of
sending none but business men to Congress
and the Legislature. Business men are not
statesmen, not by a lot.
.Potts-Mebbe not, but no good business
man. can spare the time to make speeches
from four 10 forty hours long.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Reports from the contest now going
on in Pennsylvania between Senator
Quay and the element led by Governor
Hastings indicate that Senator Cameron
and his frce-silver votes and views are
a serious drawback to Mr.. Quay. Lead
ers In several counties have expressed a
desire to support Senator Quay If he will
drop Cameron and his free-silver her
estes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

II the President had dismissed Score
tary Morton instead of the head of the
Weather Bureau he would have rid his
Cabinet and the country OF a general
nuisance and an official misit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

The day we celebrate seems surely to
have been celebrated wherever on earth
the combination OF an American. a flag
n a handful of powder could be made.
1t was a trife nerve-wearing in spots,
but we all feel the better for having had
q glorious Fourth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

The export Of iron ores to Germany
q of steel to England is due to the
fact that we have varieties which can-
not be found elsewhere. and which are
essential to the best results for certain
uurposes.
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The fact that President Cleveland sent
q letter to be read at Tammany's Fourth
OF July woul lead to the inference tina
he had forgotten the investigation of the
Senate committee. which shows that it
is the most corrupt combination of poll
tical ~plunderers the country ever knew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

There was much more hopefulness in
the country yesterday than on the pre-
vious Fourth, largely due to the GER
tainty that Democratic mismanagement
viii come to an end with the Cleveland
administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

That letter sent by Secretary Morton
20 ex-Congressman Taylor in answer to
some criticisms made by the latter on
certain regulations Of the Agricultural
Department. Is not a dignified document.
Its Introductory remarks read a good
deal like the heavy sarcasm of the per
sonals' addressed by an Arizona editor
f0 the owner of the rival paper.
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Market Quotations.

Sir" raid the indignant alderman, ARE
you not aware that were / to vote for your
measure ] would be exposed to the con-
Of all the good citizens in my
ward? And that sort OF thing" he added.
lowering his voice, comes pretty high. you
know
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The Democratic administrator wisely put
another Republican in charge of the signal
service. 1t knew that, while the country
might submit TO Its monkeying with the
tariff and the currency. no liberties with
the weather would be allowed.
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fict any part of the injury to pensioners
which the unlimited 16 to 1 would do If
1t could succeed in reducing the purchase
owe Of a dollar so per cent.
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. Word fn

Il fear he is rather wild, my daughter"
"Oh. not so awfully so, mamma / don't
think his little escapades are as red as they
are natpfodD
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to pump air into the pneumatic tire of
the free coinage wheel. just as If they
did not know that it has a dozen holes
In IL.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

The Supreme Silver Knights is a Sc
cret organization to promote the project
Of coming 50-cent dollars. but the knight
device in politics has had its day.