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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19
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That is the underlying principle Of
conventions and standing committees and
the Episcopate as a junction of gov.
eminent in the American CHURCH. ana
one of its first expressions was the CALI
ing Of the convention OF li3 90 virginia
ana the election by that convention OF "a
standing committee.
The next convention met I'm the follow
ing May Of 1886. and elected David tir'f-
NH for their Bishop. and thus compl
the discharge of their functions. and as
serted the doctrine Of American Ep-sco-
pacy. that bishops come from the peo-
pie. and I'm their functions Of rule ana
administration are limited by and amena-
BILE TO law having its fountain I'm the
voice Of the people.
such principles involving such "A revoiu-
ton i'm ideas OF government must have
been CROWN a long time before these
ldNmcn and clergy expressed them ln
laws for the government OF the Churcn.
They had been convinced Of their truth
long before they uttered them In words
and formulated .hen into Laws.
The democratic principle in government
had been growing IN the colonies almost,
We may saw. from the landing at James
town Held down by traditions. by law.
10y kingship and aristocracN, Yet II was
in the minds Of men growing all the time.
aud the new land with the ocean stretch
ing 4coO miles between II and the oil
country whe-c the kings and the ar-s-
tocracies lived. was a good place Tor
democratic ideas to gciminaie and 10
grow.
God planted these people here. where
the great Christian principle Of the
worth Of the individual soul. Of the
liberty Of each soul 10 approach Cod
through Christ without the mediation OF
priesthood. or the Intervention OF caste.
or the domination of external au-ror.ty
over the conscience where these princl-
pies OF primitive Christianity. so long
oVerlaid bv the fyrannies OF human pow
ers and the night OF human Ignorance.
miSht have a goodly soil and the free
DID grow.
RFrIGIovs FREEDOM
few months after that first Virginia
convention OF the Church adjourned an
act was introduced into the Legislature
of Virginia for the establishment OF re-
ligious freedom. and II passed on the
9th day OF December. llA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19

The Episcopal Church In the colonies.
os in the mother country, was the
"burch established by the Government
and supported by the taxes or az the
reoplc It's members had no iaea OF any
i'hnrch but that no conception OF lni
roeslbllitv OF 4 Church without tht'
VINO Will wonder at them. then. Tor
REGARDING themselves as prosecuted ana
.nnressed when. after the revolution, ne
crash came which stripped them or thc
revenues Of a state Church. and IN us
stosd established religious equality
No wonder that they thought the World
vaf then coming 20 an end and that
{ Christianity was lost. We can SYM
,athizc with the thousands or noble men
md women In the Church who beleNed
,hpe. and we are repealed by the bitter
ness and the cOarseness with wulch
The Church was assailed by Christians
rrder other names. but who doubts 70,
aay that those who were instrumental
IN DESTROYING the establishment In VIZ.
tinia vtre right and those who upheid
Z were wrong
And so IN the complex AFFAIRS OF human
history. We must be prepared oft"ntines
io nnd our trends I'm the wrong ana
hose whom we call our foes In the right.
we must be prepared 10 respect con-
rlcting views and 20 give equitable con-
siderafiOn 10 conscientious opposition.
n nc 90 not al ihAt aiAiAxx SS4U do '''S
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-19
Silk for Waists

Good STYLES are said TO be scarce. bur
our silk buyer has a way If picking up
special patterns az cnticing prices, ana
here's what We offer tomorrow
Crcpon or Piisse known % the ladies'
as Crinkled Silks...................-. 3ic.
tThese are zoe. values--s des.gnsO
. styles Jap. silks. stylish stripes. no.
raj designs. ete..............-..-.. ..'tc.
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Fine Glacc Sllks.................... .l3c.
New Taffeta ks.--.-.....-............4J
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28
WHAT KIND OF A CRIME WAS 1T:

We have heard a great deal recently
concerning ''the crime of 1S33," by which
phrase the advocates of free silver COIN
age designate the act of Congress sus-
pending the coinage of silver dollars.
BY dint of iteration they have succeeded
in giving the phrase degree of artifi-
cial significance that makes it seem
quite real. and no doubt many honest
but ignorant people really believe that
the aso-called denonetization of silver.
which was no demonetization at all, was
really a crime. when in fact ii had no
element of criminality in any form of
wrong doing.
A crime is violation of law. or an act
which the law Furnishes in the name and
on behalf OF the State because it is ex-
pressly forbidden by statute. The things
which are forbidden by law to be done,
and the doing of which are, therefore,
criminal. are so forbidden because they
are injurious to individuals or society.
A crime. therefore. may injure individ-
uals or society. but it must violate some
law. Judged by this rule, what sort Of
a crime was the act of Congress stop
ping the coinage Of silver dollars in
1873? Was il treason or felony, a high
crime or a misdemeanor? Was it a
common law or a statutory crime? Was
it, according to the legal distinction.
malura in se-bad in itself-or was il
malura prohibitum-bad because forbid
den? Was Il a crime against the SOW
ereign power Of the State. against the
public peace. against public justice,
against public morals or against public
policy? Was ii violation of public
rights or of private property? In short.
what kind of a crime was it?
These questions answer themselves.
The so-called crime of 1879 had not a
single element or the remotest sugges-
ton of criminality in it. 1t was nothing
but an ordinary exercise OF a constitu-
tional power which Congress has exer-
cised many times in different ways. and
which the Congress OF 1873 had as much
right 10 exercise as did the Congress Of
1892 II IL was crime for Congress to
amend the coinage act of 1873 1t was a
crime for that body to pass such an act
i'm 1872. and for other Congresses to
amend il. as they did in 1884, in 1887, in
1s4s. in 1851, in 1853, in 1851 and in 1864
Congress has never hesitated to amend
the coinage laws when monetary. COM
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

mercial or business reasons demanded
Ii. and. although some very important
changes have been made in these laws
from time to time. it was left for the
present advocates of free silver TO stig-
matize such action of Congress as
crime. If the repeal or amendment OF
an act passed by one Congress by SUBJ
sequent one acting within it's constitu-
tional and discretionary powers is a
crime, then our Congresses have a great
many crimes to answer for.
The mos. that can be said or that
ought to be claimed in fair argument
is that the stoppage of the coinage of
standard silver dollars in 1873 was
mistake. and even that cannot be
proven. Our Directors OF the Mint and
Secretaries of the Treasury had been
recommending the action for monetary
and business reasons for years before
it was taken, and it was fully warrant
ed by existing conditions. In view of
the complete demonetization of silver by
Germany in 1871, and Of the action Of
the Latin Union in restricting silver
coinage, and finally. in 1879, suspending
1t altogether and especially in view OF
the great decline of silver in recent
years there is reason to believe that the
act of 1873 was wise. timely and judi
cious. Certainly nothing could be more
absurd than to call it crime, unless it
can be shown that the ratio of 16 to is
a law of God
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28
THE UNITED STATES AND VENE-
ZCELA.

Congressman Livingston, of Georgia,
has just returned from a trip to Vene-
zuela, where he received many public
attentions and had exceptional oppor-
tunities for studying the political situa-
ton. Among other interesting items of
news, he says that at recent meeting
of the Venezuelan Cabinet the English
concession for large tract of the Orin-
oco country. including valuable gold
mines, was revoked, and a ne'T conces-
sion granted to an American company
He says, further that the latter had
grant, and If the British occupants re-
fused to yield possession the matter
would be Immediately brought before
the authorities at Washington. Intima-
tions OF a move of this kind have been
received through other channels. and
Mr.. Livingston's statement is probably
correct. Ii indicates a little feeling Of
hostility to England on the part of the
Venezuelan government. and DISPOSE
ton to utilize every means of drawing
the United States into its pending con-
troversy with Great Britain. If the
land concession 10 British subjects was
regularly made and confirmed, the Brit
ish government will probably insist that
IL cannot be revoked without legal
cause, just as this government would
in similar circumstances. and will sus-
tain the claim Of the original grantees.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28
Harrison Against the Field.
Detroit Free Press Dem.)

OetTOll It rec ITeSS tDeIIl.D
Chauncey NJ. Depew has again been dis
cussing the presidential possibilities of his
party and has put some of Gotham's pa
pers by the ears in the consideration of his
views. Mr.. Depew is a diplomatic talker
when his profound Judgment addresses it.
self to matters of state, and 1t is character
istic Of the man that he should find some
thing good to say of all the aspirants. He
announces il as a matter OF course that his
individual preferences are for Norton This
declaration admits of but one explanation.
Mr.. Depew cannot regard the present Gov
ernor of New York as the ablest or the
strongest man in the field. Governor Morton
has given his executive sanction to legisa-
ton which no good citizen can approve. He
has entered into entangling alliances with
Platt and is evidently engaged in the build
ing up of machine through which he
lection of a delegation to the next national
convention. He has shown himself the mod
ern politician OF whom men like Depew do
not approve and TO the one fact that Nor
ton is a New York man he owes the avowal
of fealty made by the eloquent Warwick in
politics.
and Mckinley, but concludes with the sig
nificant remark that Harrison is, how
ever. the overwhelming possibility in the
path of each candidate" 1t was Depew
more than any other one man, who sue
cessfully stemmed the tide of opposition to
Harrison in the Minneapolis convention.
it was the eloquence and force of Depew
that restored confidence and turned the
point of attack. He anticipated every as
sault and met it with a skill that wrung
admiration even from his adversaries. He
was host in himself and against the vet
eran politicians who rallied to the standard
of the plumed knight he more than held
his own. In making Harrison so formidable
a candidate there is a suggestion that the
wish is father to the thought and that De-
pew may again be the champion of the ex-
President in convention. He would. doubt
less rather lend his powerful aid to a New
Yorker. but Morton is scarcely the man to
win him from that overwhelming posi-
bility' in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

The Journal believes. that the policy Of
narrowing the roadways of the streets of
Indianapolis where improvements are made
is a mistaken one. The wide roadways of
the city have been one of its features and
greatest advertisements, and have been fa-
vorably commented on wherever the city
has been under discussion. 1t is true that
many heavily travelled streets in other
and older cities are narrower than the
streets of Indianapolis, but it is equally
true that in great majority OF such cases
the people using the streets would prefer
having them wider, and also true that
streets in these same cities that have
been built in recent years have been made
and are being made much wider In the
Journals opinion it would be a serious mis-
take for the Board of Public Works to
narrow the roadway of Capitol avenue from
fifty to forty feet. Several property owners
who have signed the petition to have
this done admit that they did "to get
rid of the man circulating the petition
and the names of some of them also appear
upon the petition asking that the driveway
be allowed to remain the present width.
1t has been understood that this question:
had been settled. by the board several
weeks ago. and that there was to be no
change. Capitol avenue. as il is. is one
of the most beautiful thoroughfares of In
dianapols. and TO narrow ii at all would
detract greatly from it's appearance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28
A MARE COUPLES QuANDARf.
PerpIexing Consequences Of an Old
Carolina Law.

RALEIGH. n. c.. June IA few days
ago the engagement Of A. q. Bauer.
well-known architect OF this city, and Miss
Rachel Blythe was announced. The latter
is a half-blood Cherokee Indian. but is
highly educated and accomplished. Her
mother was a full-blooded Cherokee. living
i'm the western section OF this State. The
daughter has moved in good society here.
and was the official stenographer at the
last State convention Of teachers Her
father was a man OF some prominence. ard
was a member of the North Carolina i-egls-
lature for several terms. The daughter.
after her fathers death. became the ward
OF the late Maj. j. Il. Neathery,of TINS eity,1
prominent Mason. and she was principally
educated in the State Masonic orphan
Asylum at oxford, n. c. she has been
welcome social visitor at the houses OF
Now comes the strange part of the story.
When the wedding day approached tegai
friend of the prospective bridegroom adj
vised him to have the ceremony performed
outside of North Carolina, as there was an
old law which would affect the LEGALITY OF
the marriage 10 a person OF Indian descent
in this State Accordingly they went 20
Washington ID. G., where the ceremony
was duly performed last week When they
were getting ready TO return TO make their
home in Raleigh an examination into tne
law disclosed tBat they could nos live here
as man and wife without subjecting them
prohibits the marriage of Indians TO the
third generation. inclusive. and whites in
dren could not legally marry white people
in this State. This provision Is. however.
simply statutory and not coasii,t1tionaI sas
marriage between whites and negroes 10
the sixteenth degreel. and the MARRIAGE %
Mr. Bauer and Miss Blythe can be iega.ized
hv the LEGISLATURE. as will probably be
dome But as the Legislature will not meet
unit. January. 1897. they VIII be compelled
year and half. The attention which tbs
case is attracting. and the hardshipS the
law works 10 these deserving and popular
Young people will probably lead 10 the re-
neal of the law.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Baptists of Oceano, CAL. use for
baptismal purposes a natural lake of tepid
water near the town.
The Emperor of Germany has granted a
pension of 800 year to Miss Refs. the
daughter OF Philip Res. who. Germans as
sert Was the real inventor Of the tele-
phone.
President Felix Faure's namesake, Dom
Felix Faure. who. though bearing the same
name. is OF no kin to the French chief ex-
ecutive, was recently ordained a priest at
Grenoble- An interesting fact about him
is that he is the son OF a peer OF France.
New York clubmen are said TO have some
what mixed emotions at the news that w.
5. Gilbert is coming across to look after
the production of His Excellency" as
some of them have poignant recollections of
sundry sharp sayings to which the author
of Patience" gave utterance at his last
visit. Neither Mr.. Gilberts tongue nor his
temper has grown dulier with years.
The Countess OF Schimmelmann. formerly
a lady-in-waitins at the court of Berlin.
addressed the workingmen OF Copenhagen
the other day. and announced that she in
tended to sell her large villa near the
Danish capital and devote the proceeds to
the poor. She had lived. she said. In the
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

Mr.. Henry Wolcott large mine own
er of Colorado, and brother of the Sem
ator, is reported as saying that if the
Republican national convention nomi-
mates man whom the Colorado people
believe will sign a free-coinage bill If it
passes Congress, that candidate will re-
ceive their support, but if they do not
do this, and the Democratic party does,
then Colorado will go Democratic. Per
contra, there is an Eastern State called
New York. If the Republicans nomi-
nate a candidate for President who there
is reason to believe would sign a free
coinage bill If passed by Congress, he
could not come within a thousand miles
of carrying New York, while sound
money Republican against a free-coin-
age Democrat would have walk over.
From mere political point of view.
would ii be wise TO swap New York for
Colorado?
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28
IMPRESSIONS Of Indianapolis.

Letter in Christian Advocate.
One is impressed with this beautiful city
when he enters its great door at the Union
Depot. 1t is sc clean. so orderly, its keep
ers so kind and accommodating. Perhaps
there is not such another depot in our
whole country. The street car arrange
ments of Indianapolis as complete, II
indeed they do not excel those found In
any city of our land. We found the con-
noted the fact The streets, TOO. are In
splendid condition, so much surprising
those of many larger cities that they force
attention. The street cars run almost
noiselessly. and there is no jostling, no
bobbing up and down, over rough LAID
tracks, as is the case in Cincinnati and
some other places we wot of. The shade
and the beautiful homes also attract ones
attention. They give one the idea that In
the homes that nestle In these shady places
there must be high degree of comfort
and domestic happiness. In all the ex-
ternal appearances, twenty years has made
a vast change in this always attractive
central city of the State.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

1t is possible the Venezuelan govern
woke the concession or may have legal
ground for doing so. but under the cir
cumstances the grant to an American
company looks very much like a trap
for the United States. 1t is the duty of
the government TO protect its citizens in
all Of their just rights at whatever haz-
ard. but it should not allow itself to be
used as a tool by any other government
for the accomplishment of ulterior pur-
poses.
Mr.. Livingston says there is great en-
thusiasm in Venezuela for the United
States and the Monroe doctrine, and
that the action of Congress concerning
the British Venezuelan controversy had
been printed in Spanish and distributed
to all the schools in Venezuela. The ac-
tion Of Congress consisted in the adop-
ton of joint resolution THAT the
Presidents suggestion. made in his last
annual message to this body, namely,
that Great Britain and Venezuela refer
their dispute as to boundaries to friend
ly arbitration, be earnestly recommend
ed to the favorable consideration Of both
parties in interest," There is nothing
very significant in this, and one is at a
loss to see why it should create much
enthusiasm in Venezuela. 1t certainly
does not commit this government to any
distinct line of action. and, while it
should maintain American interests
with unf1inching firmness, it should de-
cline to be drawn into a trap. even
though it be baited with a valuable land
concession to Americans.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

An Eastern paper says that syndi-
cate Of spectators in England has been
quietly purchasing silver bullion the
past few months in the expectation of
having control of the available stock in
the market when the call is made for
silver by the syndicate which will sell
the Chinese bonds to raise the japanese
indemnity. The export from this coun-
try has been unusually large the past
two or three months. The bonds for
zoo O00. 900 taels will be issued in INSTALL
fnents OF 50.OO0.0O0 each, which means al
together about s14s.ooo.ooo worth OF sill
yer bullion. which, at the current price.
would make 2so. 900 900 of our silver dol
lars. As million dollars weighs thirty
1ons. the amount necessary to take up
~ Ioau would be $500 tons The first
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

Senator Stewart. of Nevada, has dis
covered that during the last five years
the number of marriages has fallen off
between 25 and 40 per cent. This he at
tributes to the shrinkage OF prices Incl
dent TO the gold standard. IL silver
were coined freely prices would be re-
stored and young men could afford to
marry. The fact about the matter is
that this statement about the decrease
Of marriages is simply an assumption
Of a man who thinks of nothing and
certainly talks OF nothing but the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. If the
silverites have any control over the
Senator, they could help their cause by
sending him TO Alaska during the heat
ed season.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

installment OF 100000 taels must be
paid in November, and half Of the total
amount must be paid within year. but
the other 10000. 900 taels need not be
paid for several years IL China prefers
to pay the interest. 1t will take about
three-quarters of years mining to pay
off the whole amount at once. 1t is said
that there is but about s20,000,000 worth
of silver bullion in the open market. so
that with the first payment a large
amount of bullion must be mined. which
will be quite sure to cause boom in the
price of silver
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-06-28

General Hardin. the Democratic cam
didate for Governor in Kentucky, will
not be greatly embarrassed by being on
a soundmoney Cleveland platform. Two
months ago he proclaimed himself for
the free coinage of IA silver. because it
occurred to him that it was the thing to
do to win delegates He is a very popu-
lar orator, veritabie spell-binder, and
secured pledges from many men who
afterward found it necessary, in order
to get to be delegates, to declare for
sound money. OF course. General Hard
in would be more enthusiastic if he
could indulge in the demagogy of the
free-coinage Democracy. denounce the
money power and assail the President,
but he will sacrifice mo osprinciples by be-
ing compelled to observe silence on
these topics. Indeed, he may get new
light upon the question and come out
for a sound currency. Even now Sem
ator Blackburn is reported to be dis
pleased with Hardin because of his COM
binations with sound-mOney men in the
convention.