davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

they all show that Jefferson was speak
ing of value and not of metal. Thus he
recommended that there shall be a
coin Of silver CT the value of a unit.
one other of the same metal Of the value
of one-tenth of a unit, one other of cop
per of the value of the o~ne-hundredth
OF a unit, n a coin OF gold OF the value
Of ten units" Jefferson chung to the
idea of value. which is the very thing
that Harvey discards. In the paper
from which Harvey quotes garbled ex-
tracts Jefferson says: The proportion
between the values OF gold and silver
is a mercantile problem altogether"
Again: Just principles will lead us to
discard legal proportions altogether, to
inquire into the market price Of gold in
the several countries with which we
shall principally be connected In COM
merce, and to take an average of them
But the author Of Coins Financial
school, is very careful not to quote
these expressions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26
STATE PRESS ON SILVER.

When you find a reading Democrat these
days you find in his pocket a copy of COINS
Financial School" They are studying fic-
tion now.-Shelbyyille Republican.
The South is not permeated by the silver
craze so much as the silverites would make
the country believe. Her awakening indus
tries and growing prosperity will serve to
check the spread of cheap-money heresies.
-Jeffersonville News CDem.)
The word free" in the coinage question
is the sop that catches many converts to
the wildcat theory. This country is large
ly made up of people who want something
for nothing, and their disastrous expert
ences with fakirs and gold-brick sharpers
appear TO have little effect on their Zeal
-Connersville News.
Ii would be well for the many thousands
of Republicans in Indiana who are SUBJ
scribers to the Weekly Inter Ocean if the
Chicago Tribune had not first become the
advocate OF honest money because it COM
pels the Inter Ocean to take the other
Republican papers of Chicago must occupy
opposing positions on all leading issues and
important questions.-Rochester Republican.
The Republican party is the only true
friend of silver. and the time is coming
when it viii be in a position TO show its
friendship in an effective manner. The So
terialize, can accomplish nothing. as it
would be led by men who for years have
been pOlltlcal trdnnpS, men WITH out q SIN
gle idea and they working that for their
own political Observation-Disclosures
News.
All interests should be united under a
financial standard that shall emobdy the
features of the money plank of the last
Republican national platform. a division
into free silver and gold standard factions
will create the same division that now
threatens the Democratic party, and is not
for one moment 10 be thought OF. much az
il now appears that such division is fnni-
nent in certain sections Of the country.
No better financial doctrine can be found
Ter thts country than thai expressed by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

last national Republican convention. and 1t
is to this that every Republican ought to
ciing.-South Bend Tribune.
This whole silver craze is the fiat de-
fusion of twenty years ago over again.
Then the advocates Of sound currency were
told. that a piece of paper printed by the
government was as good as gold. Now we
are assured that a dollars containing less
than so cents or silver Is as good as a dol
lar In gold. Such absurdities have nearly
had their day. A year of prosperity. which
we are going to have. will knock these
fiat theories into smithereens.-Evans-
Vile Journal.
II one would believe what the free-silver
organs say he would conclude that the
West is almost a unit in favor of the free
and unrestricted coinage of the white met
al But the real fact il that a very large
majority OF the people are opposed to this
fallacy: The German portion OF the popu-
lation is almost a unit against It,. But the
people favor silver on the basis of interna-
tional birnetallism, that would give that
coin an equal value in all countries.-New
Albany Ledger Dem.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26
ORIGIN OFF THE JAPANESE.
Probability TINT They Come from
Mesopotamin and Were Hittites.


The wonderful advance made by the Jap
anese and the prominent place that they
are sure to henceforth hold in Oriental
Interest in the aggressive race and par
ticulariy In its antecedents. IT is absolute
original people Of japan. Relics Of the
original race and indeed some living de-
scendants are found in parts Of the islands.
but have. become weak and entireiy rs he.
You'd civilization. When the present Ian
a ans sn race seized The island and overthrewy
but modern Japanese soldiers nave with
considerable zeal and care investigated the
conclusion seems to coincide with the opin-
ion OF Kampfer, who. after a study Of three
which he held that the Japanese anne from
Mesopotamia. and there Is some evidence
tnaf they were the Hittite race familiar
The Japanese originally called themselves
me ihamato race, and this name Is sup
Syria A modern Japanese scholar writing
upon the question of the ancestry OF his
race says that q number of inscriptions and
monuments OF the Hittite race which were
recently discovered among the ruins Of
Klamath and In the plain OF Asia Minor.
lived, have been interpreted by jealous
modern scholars and throw light upon the
the Hittite inscriptions Is Concerned there
can be traced a striking similarity between
the nneoh ancient Japanese language ...yhamato
ifVt Ohtt III NOthu-
uIary, but also in grammatical forms. Fur
thermore, the Inscriptions which are seid
TO have been the Hittites' bear remarkable
likeness In their figure TO that OF the ancient
Japanese letters which are called the
~Kamiyomoji," or the ~'letters of ancient
age Indeed. many Of them exactly COIN
Some of the neurological stories told by
the Shinto religion. which was the faith OF
the ancient Japanese or Yhamato race, al
most exactly correspond with what is told In
the Old Testament, the Hebrew tradition,
such as the story of creation and Adam and
Eve. etc. 1t has been thought strange for
a long time how these Hebrew traditions
had found their way into Japan. Possibly
this is the way that the traditions OF the
Hebrews told in Genesis of the Bible were
probably not only told among the Hebrew
tribes, but among all the tribes that lived In
the neighboring places of Mesopotamia, and
they must have been brought from their
primitive home by the Hfttites, who are
supposed to have the same traditions as the
Hebrews.
Besides these. there are found a great
many remarkable analogies existing be-
tween the Japanese traditions, customs.
manners and modes. of living and those OF
the people OF Asia Minor and Syria and OF
the ancient Hebrews told of in the Bible.
All these sources Of Information and evil
dences together Indicate and lead to con-
lecture with fair accurateness the primitive
home of the Japanese ancestors who laid
the foundation of the Mikado's s empire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

Electrical Engineering.
To-day Chicago is the richest He'd a tel
ephone company can enter. mus ~ 10 not
Surprising that the Standard company,
should propose to here construct a model
exchange. And we trust IL VIII do so. as
nowhere else will an Improvement over
present telephone service be more quickly
appreciated. For by the use OF what emf
nent observers pronounce to be the clearest
and most expeditions telephone service IN
the world. many Of the II. 900 subscribers In
this city have been educated up to a true
conception OF the purpose and the proper
tIse of a telephone. This Is shown IN one
way by the average daily number OF mes
sages. which exceed forty In number, max
ing the average cost per message less Than
the cost OF a postal-card message. III the
Standard company Is really in earnest IN
its desire to supply the citizens of Chi
cago with an Improvement over this pres
ent high-class service. 1t Will be clearly
For TO give even as good service as we now
enjoy IL will be compelled TO secure the
knowledge OF the men who actually com
prehend all the conditions that exist tsthiS
city that have any bearing on the handling
Of telephone traffic. Now the men who
cessfulIy evolve a new exchange or even
5000 subscribers In this city are In num-
her less than the fingers on ones hand.
and 1t js very doubtful IL the Bell COMPANY
will part with their services. Yet ~ will
be a most wise and prudent step for the
new company to secure the services OF
these men before a dollar of material Is
bought, for no engineering work IL quite
so costly as the undoing of the expert blum
dering Of that numerous tribe known as
expert electrical engineers. We welcome
the new company. and shall md pleasure
make over present service in any part OF
our country. ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26
RULERS OF HAWAII.
A Missionary Replies to the sIurs Cast
IIuon Them nv Cleveland ORGANS.

Mrs. Mary S. Rice, an octogenarian,
writes from Honolulu to the New York
ing Posts attack on the missionaries, she
" -. our !, ororsr,
owned by missionaries and their. children.
it is charged that 1t is fOur-fifths OF the
proper1t Sc, Of The shi isl D1onert su 'of an al f fse fose
eigners, and the largest land owners are
not the children of missionaries. some nne
plantations are owned by persons who have
no connection with the mission. while there
is not a plantation owned entirely by any
plantations. corporations they may. be
called, whose shares can be purchased ior
a small amount. and this is 9 favorite In;
means, and some missionaries sons rave
bought in these corporations: No one OF
several have some work ON the plantations.
Seventy children of the missionaries have
nnmber remain here. These sons are cler-
gymen, lawyers, judges, doctors, surveyors.
"Reminiscences but useful and respected.
There may be ten who, men OF INTEGRITY.
have developed rare business aoiIities anu
are rich for this country. not miliionairess
as you have. Some of the families are
saved from actual want by the patrimony
yields to their children a frugal living. 49,.
cor the l0l Cabinet Ministers from 1872.
the first Cabinet, to the last In 1888, only
eight were missionaries or the sons CT mis-
sionaries. In the present government there
are about one hundred offlcshoiders ten OF
these are descendants of missionaries Of
the eight who composed the military COM
mission there was not one. What Is one
to understand by Atty or sixty years or
unbroken missionary government The
Kamehamehas were a kingly race and gov
erned their people. Kamehameha III and
Lunailo were inclined TO seek the advice
of missionaries. The four others who have
reigned within my recollection We're not,
but pursued their own plans. When Kane
hameha v was asked to sign the free liquor
bill he replied: I viii not sign the death
missionaries could prevent the elected King.
Kalakaua, from signing this bill. and the
dire efforts OF the act only those who strive
TO do Christian work among the natives
can understand. 1t did not avail when
we begged the ex-Queen not TO destroy
opium free. But that act, and the lottery
bill, and claiming absolute power, con-
trary to the expressed wishes OF her mis-
sion friends. prevent the fiction of an un-
broken missionary government"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26
One Against Him.

New York Mail and Express
Hon. John Bigelow. in his Life of Samuel
]. Tilden,' Just published by Harpers, COM
mends to those skilled in int erpreting the
presented by the important, part the number
one played in the career of the Sage of
Greystone. In the election of 1876 1t was
conceded that be lacked but one vote to
make him President When the electoral
commission was appeinted to count the cleo
against Mr.. Tilden by a vote of s to Z, or a
majority of one. When the decision was
made final, Mr.. Tflden was declared to have
been defeated by a vote of 15 to 1s4, a mi
nority of one. After his death his viii was
attacked. and the clause of the will by
which he disposed of one-third of his great
estate was sustained by enc judge. On APP
peal to the Supreme Court in banc that dis
position was declared invalid by q majority
of one. On appeal to the court of last re-
sort that decision was sustained by a ma
jority of one, and finally q r-eargument was
refused by the same ominous majority of
N st4zFF9s&t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

the gradual comprehension or the fact that
no commercial interest OF Europe will be
inJnrio,sly affected by. the treaty Of
privileges from China which VIII rebound
10 the general good of all maritime and
trading nations. and has been content 10
take her chances of securing her share
or the Chinese market in competition with
the rest OF the world. For such an ex-
hibition of unselhshness Europe was not
prepared. The clamor raised by the con-
tihental and part of the English newspaper
press was caused by the expectation that
Japan would exploit her Victory after the
manner ormeriy pursued by Great Britain
policy still practiced by the French and
Spaniards in their transmarine possessions.
Inc magnanimity OF Japan has placed her
IN the van of the champions OF progress
and reduced her detractors to shamefaced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

Governor Matthews's remarks to the eff
feet that he may proceed to name monu-
ment regents in the event his Republican
associates of the appointing board do not
hasten a selection were made to the other
members of the board in the spirit of
badinage, and not to be taken seriously. He
has been very busy with his own appoint
ments until the late meeting was called.
The Treasurer of State has onicial bust
ness which calls him to New York, and
Governor Matthews may be absent a few
lays next week. The affairs of the monu-
ment, the Governor says, are not urgent.
Mr.. Gibson is seeing that work contracted
for is being done, the service is being faith
fully performed, and there is no loss by
delay. If the regents were appointed they
might be corresponding with Mr.. Mac
Monnies and others, but there will be
ample time for this before the work con-
tracted for will. have been completed and
put UP. Sui, it would be better to have
the regents appointed with as little delay
as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

At a meeting of Democrats in Des
Moines, Ia, including members of the
State central committee. the silver ques-
ton being under discussion. a prominent
German Democrat caused a stir by de-
nouncing the men who are still thinking
OF holding the German vote by talking
about whisky. He said the Germans
were tired of being called the whisky
Dutch and that they wanted sound
none evidences from the Democratic
party or they would leave 1t. The Ger
mans will not be misled ON the money
question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

Judge Shively, of Wabash, set an ex-
cellent example when he called the at
tention of the grand jury to the charges
made against the County Commissioners
relative to questionable methods in the
letting of bridge contracts. The COM
missioners ignored the charges, counting
probably upon the support of the party
officials. The commissioners are Repub-
licans, as is the judge, but he seems to
have no intention to shield officials who
will not attempt to defend themselves.
From a party point of view, Judge
Shively's action is wise, since no party,
and much less the Republican party.
can afford to shield officials who, by
ignoring explicit charges. practically
make the party which elected them re-
sponsible for their shortcomings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

ambassador Eustis. who represents
the United States in France, was d Con-
federate, it Is true. but he is a sound
American patriot now. In a speech at
a banquet in London given by the Amer
lean Society Mr.. Eustis declared that
.'the international policy of the United
States is on a plane OF justice compared
with Europe. No weaker nation has,
ever suffered from aggression IN the
part of the United States That is the
truth. but to utter that truth in London
was a courageous thing to do when the
bullying policy of that government
toward weak nations is recalled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

belong to the debtor class. Excluding
all these classes. and more might be
named, one is at a loss to see what
foundation there is for the assertion
that by far the larger part of the Amer
lean people belong to the debtor class.
AS a matter of fact they do not. In
stead Of being a nation of debtors we
are a nation OF earners and Of savers.
The debtors, some of whom are so
through misfortune. others through bad
management, lack of industry, lack of
thrift or other avoidable causes. are a
small minority. A very large majority
of the American people are out of debt,
or If in debt at all are able to pay out.
But IL we were a nation of debtors we
should not become a nation of scamps.
1t Is the poorest of all arguments for
free silver coinage that it would enable
debtors to defraud their creditors by
paying off their debts with a kirj OF
money less aluable than that which
they borrowed. A debt is not honestly
paid unless the non which is returned
is equal in value TO that which was bor-
rowed. All debts now owing in this
country have been incurred practically
on a gold basis, and to scale them dow
by act Of Congress to a silver basis
would be rank dishonesty. The Journal
does not admit that we are a nation of
debtors, but wen IL we were 1t would
protest against a proposition to make
us a nation of regulators.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26
,Nasbington Letter.

Washingt0n- Letter.
When i interviewed Kate Field a few
weeks ago she said she wished she could
suspend the publication of her paper. Wash
ington, for a year. go away for a year and
mark that she might as well talk OF stop
ping a hank or trunk line railroad for a
year and beginning again where they left
on as to temporarily suspend a newspaper.
Nevertheless, she has at last fully deter
mired to try IL, and the suspension OF the
Ing good authority after several half deuiais
OF previous runners of her purpose. Kate
take 4 II the universe cracks. She Is go
ING around the world, or as nearly around
II as she fees ike. II wiz NJ N~ h~~t
trial AZ c:rcu.nnavigatton. She firmly ex.
oecks TO resume the publication OF her pa,
per again On her return
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

An Eastern Cleveland organ thinks
hat ito rescue the Indiana Democracy
from the free silver heresy seems rather
hopeless which shows that the organ
does not know the Indiana Democratic
leaders. IL the President had all the
patronage at his disposal which he had
March 4. 1893. Senator Voorhees, would
now be whooping IT up for gold mono
metallisra.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

ern papers in the form of a telegram
from this city to the effect that General
H~arrlson's friends are beginning to or
ganize in the West to insure his nomi-
nation on the ground of his pronounced
views in favor of international binetal-
lism. There is 10 ground for such a
statement. True. there are in this State
and in other States many Republicans
who believe tina General Harrison would
be a most available candidate. but no
one who is in his confidence is doing
any organizing for him. If any one
should suggest sue a course to General
Harrison he would not sanction it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

w. II. Harvey. author of Coins
Financial School," writes a long letter
TO q Chicago paper to prove that the
original unit of value as suggested by
Jefferson and adopted in the coinage
act OF 1892 was the silver dollar. Even
II this were true 1t would be nc g
ment In v of free silver coinage at
the ratio of is to !. but 1t is net true.
The unit OF value was D a silver dol
lar, but an abstract dollar. Harvey
quotes several passages from Jcfferson's
notes TO prove that he uses the terms
unit and silver dollar eonvertibly. but
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26


President Andrews, of Brown Uni
versity, Rhode Island. who was one Of
the Cleveland men whom General Har-
rison as President made a member Of
he last commission to an international
monetary conference. appears to have
been misrepresented ia a recent inter
view regarding the free coinage of sill
yer by the United Sts.tes alone. He is
one Of the most a,dent OF b~imetallists,
holding extreme views In regard to the
effect OF the present status OF silver in
the commercial world upon values. In
a letter to the Chicago Record he thus
sets out what would happen from in
dependent action as to free coinage by
the United States alone:
If we take up the rnetal alone, and that
course results, as / should anticipate, in
the expulsion of gold, We shall have in
the first place a financial crisis worse than
any ever suffered in the country. This be-
cause we cannot In q long time. even by
working our mints day and night, coin
silver enough to take the place which would
be vacated by gold. Prices would sorely
fall. Immense numbers of failures would
occur. Laborers would be thrown out of
work. Altogether a. dreadful paroxysm in
our business would be precipitattd. Slowly
the gap left by gold would be filled by the
mining and coinage OF silver. Prices would
then gradually rise. At last they would
become higher thar now. more and more
approaching the Mexican and Japanese lev
Ell. Some advantages would doubtless spring
from this elevation of prices, but it is a
mistake to suppose that it would redress
the iniquity caused by the fall of prices
since 1873, because the rise and the fall
would in the overwhelming majority of
cases not apply to the same parties. in
most instances the very men who have
profted by the fall would manage to profit
again by the rise. Moreover, wages would
rise more slowly than values at large.
But a consequence far worse than any Of
these would be hat our passage to a silver
basis would erect against foreign exchange
between Europe and the United States just
such a barrier as now exists between Eu-
rope and Mexico. 1t would annihilate all
fixed par between New York and London,
repeating the terrible inconvenience in our
European exchanges which we suffered in
war times. when we were upon a paper
basis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

sIH show you how we can raise the pur-
chasing power OF silver 100 per cent. with
out hurting anybody"
And glancing at his $500 thermometer. pur-
chased with the profits or his royalty on the
sales OF Coins Financial School" the lit
tie Professor brushed the cigarette ashes
from his imported costume and hurried on
you'll have to hypnotic your audience
to do it, shouted Mr.. Frank Fax after him.
j. C. OCHILTREE.
Indianapolis, April "a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

Editor Shanklin has evidently sinned
away his day Of grace. 1t is a danger
Gus mistake for a man to rate himself
Tar above his commeIcial value. He
should try TO maintain = parity with
public opinion at an established ratio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

ron the coinage. question:" began the
grocery salesman, 81 stand square on the
PLATFORM
ut amt standin' square is what is the
matter with you. SiIas," Interrupted his
wife, having completed her trade of eggs
for calico. lit Is stardin' round is what
is aildin' you, an half these other fellers
that orter be cut plowin' instead of savin'
the country with their mouths"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-26

The Democrats of German blood in
vote for a free coinage ticket under any
consideration. There are a large num-
Der of Germans in Illinois. Indiana and
Ohio. In 1876 they rescued the latter
State from fat money heresies.