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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

State committee. the party has not in
any State convention delegated to them
the authority to promuIgate a new par
ty platform or to place a new inter-
probation upon party creeds. For in
stance. Republican State conventions
and Republican executives and mem
bers of legislatures for thirty years have
declared that the appointment Of
Subordinates is an executive function
under the Constitution; State commit
tee has no authority to reverse this
policy The Republican party having
condemned in it's State platforms while
it was in existence, the old fee sys-
tenn for the compensation of officers,
the State committee has no right in its
official capacity to urge Republican
Legislature to ignore the pledge of the
highest tribunal of the party. the State
convention. The latest declaration of
the party upon the subject of appoint
ments was when the question was in
issue in 1892. Then the State conven-
ton declared that the making of APP
pointments was an executive function.
The last declaration of the State con-
vention upon the old fee system was
when that matter was an issue in 1890.
The system was changed in 1891. These
questions were assumed to have been
settled when the last convention was
held, but the position which the party
took in all previous conventions must
stand when the issue is raised until an
other convention shall pass upon the
subject. Neither the State committee
nor any other number of members of the
party can assume the power to change
the party creed until by a resolution of
the last State convention held they are
fully authorized to do SO.
The Journal believes that if the COM
mittee should be asked to do so its
members will decline to dictate to the
Legislature in an official capacity as to
what it should do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
THE STATE coMMIrTEE MEETING.


The calling together of the Republican
State central committee at a time
when important measures are pending
in the Legislature has caused quite
general suspicion that it has been done
with view of bringing a pressure upon
the Republicans in the Legislature rela-
tive to two or three measures which
have become in a certain sense party
measures. The Journal prefers to be-
lieve that the meeting has been called,
as~one member has suggested, to close
up the unfinished business of the cam
paign. 1t cannot believe that the chair
man has called the members of the
committee together in order to bring
it's official influence to bear upon the
Legislature. 1t is not probable that the
members of the committee will assume
any official authority to advise the
Legislature upon important matters OF
party policy.
Nobody other than a State conven-
ton has the right to lay down the
party policy. Able and jealous men as
are the members Of the Republican
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

progress Senator Crosse introduced IAN
act to provide for the better government
of the State Institutions" 1t provided
for boards of three trustees to be ap-
pointed by the Governor by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate,
land for each board he shall select one
adherent of each of the two political
parties casting the highest number of
votes at the last general election. the
third trustee to be selected on each
board to be woman The Republic
ans supported this bill, but it failed to
pass. The Republican State conven-
ton in 1890 demanded that our be-
nevolent institutions be placed above
the level OF partisan politics, and that
they be controlled by boards composed
of different political parties appointed
by the Governor" Governor Fovey in
his annual message in 1891 said: I'm
my opinion it would be far better for
the State and to the benefit Of each in
stitution if all the boards and officers
who have the control of the same were
nonpartisan.' The Republican conven-
ton of 1892 condemned the Democratic
party for its refusal to place our
benevolent institutions upon a nonparti-
san basis" and the convention of 1894
demanded that all the State institu-
tions "be placed under nonpartisan con-
troll
In the light of this record we think
no intelligent person will deny that
the Republican party is as fully pledged
as a political party can be to anything
against taking the appointing power
out of the hands of the Governor and
in favor of the nonpartisan control of
the institutions. 1t is not pledged to
reform or purify the institutions by
placing them under Republican control,
but by taking them out of politics, and
it is fully committed against the Demo-
cratic trick of taking the appointing
power out of the hands of the Gov
ernor. The right thing and the con-
sistent thing to do is to leave the APP
pointing power with the Governor, pro-
vide that each board shall be divided
i'll politics and apply civil-service rules
to all the institutions. Then if the
present Governor or any future Gov
error makes bad appointments his party
will be responsible and the Republican
party will get the credit of having been
consistent with it's record and redeemed
its pledges by establishing right sys-
tenn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
WASHINGTON IN NEW YORK.
Where the First President Lived and
the Sort of Life He Led.


On Nov. %. 17Ss, General Washington, at
the head of his victorious army, rode into
the city by the Kingsbrdge and Blooming
later he babe farewell to the officers of his
army in the large room on the upper floor
Of Fraunce,s tavern We saw no more of
returned as first President of the United
States Sta in April A,; l7ss Then he landed at
flee on the steps of the old City Hall, and
went to divine service at St. Paul's Church
afterward The old City Hall has been re,
Washington's statue now stands ON the spot
where he took the oath Of office. St Paurs
Broadway and Vesey street.
President Washington went to live at the
Franklin House. Cherry street. Mrs.
Washington received in great state every
Friday evening between s and O'clock.
Very often the President and Mrs. Wash
ington went out driving in the forenoon.
Their state coach was drawn by either
four or six horses: and a pair of outriders
the Bowery to the Boston post road as far
as Harlem Then across the island in
slanting direction by what is now called st.
Nicholas avenue to about where One-hun-
Neutrality-suspicious. street now is; at that
point there was a steep road up from the
plains to the heights connecting with the
old Bloomingdale road, by which the city
was reached again by drive down the
wsst side Il + curious that
friend that ever Washington had. afterward
built his country house within a few yards
of the. road which Joined Harlem heights
with Harlem plains.
About the middle of Washington's term
he found that the Franklin House in Cher
ry street was inconvenientIy far from the
center of the city So he moved into the
McComb mansion. on Broadway below
Trinity Church. At this time Hamilton and
most of the officers had offices in Wall
street. the foreign ministers lived usually
on Broadway. and the national legislators
lodged for the most part in Pine street,
the lower end of Nassau street and in other
streets as high up as the Swamp. In 1898
Washington left New York and, so far as
we know. never returned to it. Yet il is
exhiIarating to think that he stood at the
Park: that there is hardly foot Of ground
below Chambers street over which he has
not walked; that the first and happiest
years OF his presidential career were spent
here
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
THE WORK Of THE LEGISLATURE.

1t must not be assumed because on
half dozen occasions there has been
no quorum in either branch that this
is customary thing or is due to any
general inattention. AS matter of
fact, the duties of many of the COM
mittees require three times as many
hours as do the regular sessions. About
1900 bills have been presented to this
Legislature, nearly every one of which
has been referred to committees and
by them considered. BY far the greater
part of them are rejected by these
committees. If they were not the State
would be ruined. A large part of the
bills which are reported favorably must
be rewritten, SO that much time is con-
sumed in committee work. 1t can be
truthfully said that the committees of
this Legislature have been most faith
full in the discharge of their duties.
Several of them have been in session
nearly every day and evening. Some
times members have been compelled to
choose between a committee meeting
and a part of a session. as has been
the case with committees visiting insti-
tutions, and as was the case Friday
night. when there was no House
quorum, the Indianapolis School Board
committee and other important commit
tees being engaged. Nor is it an evil
dence of lack of industry that so few
bills have become laws. If passing bills
counted for industry. the whole 1000
presented could have been put through
ere this. Five times as many measures
have been discussed at length and re-
jected in one or the other branch as
have been enacted. That is the best
sort Of legislation. because one of the
prevailing evils of legislation is statute
tinkering. If the Legislature should
adjourn without passing more than $50
acts the public welfare would be better
enacted. Two things have caused de-
lay in all legislatures, namely. the UNI
necessarily large number of bills pre-
scented to be considered and the amount
of time wasted in the discussion Of In
consequential matters.
1t is due to the Republican members
to say that those of them who are in
position to know say that the bust
ness as left Saturday afternoon is in
such state of forwardness that all
important measures can be disposed of
within the constitutional period if all
the members are in attendance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
A CELEBRATED CASE.

Doubtless many washington birthday
orators used the much quoted First
in war. first in peace and first in the
hearts of his countrymen,' and one
whose speech has just come to the Jour
nails notice referred to them as 1.-THE
immortal words of John Marshall" 1t
is a fine sentence. and by common con-
sent it fits Washington alone, but as
originally used it differed slightly from
the common version, and John Marshall
was not the author. of it. 1t occurred
originally in a series of resolutions pre-
scented to the House of Representatives
on the death of Washington in Deem
Der, 1883, as ITO the memory of the
man first in war;. first in peace and
first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens."
The records do not show who was the
author of it. John Marshall was a MEM
Der of the House at the time, but he
did not prepare the resolutions. On the
contrary, In his life of Washington he
says they were prepared by Col. Henry
Lee, who was then not in his place to
read them. A few days after the adop-
ton of the resolutions by Congress
Colonel Lee, by appointment of the
House. delivered an address on Wash
ington, in which he used the sentence
again, but substituting "countrymen''
for "fellow-citizens." The fact that he
used the sentence SO soon after it's first
appearance in the resolutions adopted
by the House is practically conclusive
that he was the author of it.. His son,
Gen. Robert f. Lee. in a life of his
father published some twenty-five years
ago, quotes the expression in one place
with 'fellow-citizens. while in an
other place he says: s'But there is a
line single line in the works of Lee
which would hand him over to immor-
tality though he had never written an
other: First in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrynien'
will last while language lasts I'm
doubtedly it will 1t is one of those
happy expressions, perfect in itself and
perfectly fitted to it's subject that the
world will never let die. The record
shows that while it's author at first
used "fellow-citizens," he a few days
later substituted "countrymen," and
common usage has adopted that form
1t is characteristic of Washington's
unique place in history that the sem
tence has never been applied to any
other person, and doubtless never
will he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
THE VOICE OF REpUBLIcANIsM.

On Saturday the Journal telegraphed
to all the Republican members-elect of
the next House and to other well-known
and respected Republicans throughout
the State asking their opinions regard
ing the proposition to- take the appoint
ment of the boards for the public insti-
tutions out of the hands of the Governor.
Elsewhere will be found all the replies
which have been received, and the opin-
ions of a number Of Republicans in
this city who have long been promi-
nent in the organization. Among the
older Republicans in this city who have
given opinions are Hon. John M. Butler,
Judge Mcbride, Col. /. N. Walker, Ad-
olson c. Harris and Judge Elliott, and
among the younger are John l.. Griffiths,
w. l.. Taylor, r. o. Hawkins, +. III.
Claypool and others. Among the Re-
publicans outside the city who have
given opinions are such men as Peter
S. Kennedy, of Charlottesville; Gen.
VIM. Crosse and Judge Forkner, of New
Castle: Hon. Glen Studebaker, of South
Bend; Jesse j. Brown, of New Albany;
Congressmen-elect Steele, Hanley, John
son, Hatch, Tracewell and Leighty; Hon.
Will Cumback, of Greensburg, and
Joseph /. Irwin, Of Columbus men of so
high intelligence and ripe Judgment that
their advice has always been sought
and respected in regard to party pol
icy. These men and a very large pro-
portion of those who have given re-
plies are decidedly opposed to taking
the appointing power out of the hands
of the Governor. But one of the tele-
grams received-that of Congressman
elect Hardy-sustaips that propositions
Some are less emphatic than others, but
all, with that single exception, believe
that the proposed action of the Repub-
lican caucus is unwise.
In addition to these personal opin-
ions are added those of the Republican
press of the State. With less than
half dozen exceptions, the Republican
press condemns or regrets the caucus
action.
The Journal has not collected and
published these opinions in any spirit
of antagonism to the majority of the
caucus, but that Republicans in and out
of the Legislature may know the views
and convictions of those who are re-
spected for their sound sense and their
unfaltering Republicanism, and who are
in touch with the best Republican senti-
ment of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

A tabulated statement of the amounts
paid by the government in aid of de-
nominational Indian schools shows that
the appropriations increased from $22s,-
259 in 1856 to s611.57O in 1894. In 1856
the sum of sl1s.s4S went in aid of Ro-
man Catholic schools. the balance going
to different Protestant schools, while
In 1894 the share of the Catholic schools
was $394,756. 1t would be better for
the government to dissolve partnership
entirely with UNCONVENTIONAL schools
aud maintain its own schools on Q. nom
sectarian basis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

B. r. c.: Welsh rabbit, not rarebit. is the
name of dish made of cheese melted with
a little ale or stock beer added and poured
over slices of hot toast. The name is
slang term or sort of joke As Norfolk
capors are red herrings and Irish plums are
potatoes, so a Welsh rabbit is not a rabbit
at all, but toasted cheese.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
Another Famous Contributor.

Got 'em dead to rights this time said
the great magazine editor.
1t is the privilege OF great magazine edi-
tors to indulge in the vernacular when not
posing before the public.
What have you now?" asked the pub
Usher.
''tsot contribution from Herr Schwein-
fleisch, the famous Anarchist, on How the
Bath
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

labeled Cleveland. plods along in the oppo-
site direction. The conversation interprets
the picture:
G. w ION his annual visit to Washington
i have heard about this Napoleon craze;
I see my successor has got it.
Uncle SAINT isn't that, George. He's
Napoleon of Finance. His last deal cost
me several millions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The increase of the imports of mer-
chandise from $51.921,s52 ( in January,
1894, to s67.5s8,3l4 last January is
hailed by the free-trade papers as a
gratifying indication of a developing
demand for domestic consumption of
outside production" which is another
way of declaring that we are consum-
ing foreign goods instead of those pro-
duced in this country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The London Times thinks our new
government loan may prove to have
been almost too great a success. for
there is danger that 1t may encourage
Americans to think there was not, after
all, any need OF alarm for the position
OF the treasury three weeks ago and
there is no necessity to reform the cur
rency." This takes into account only
the emotional side of American charac-
ter. They are also practical and are
very well aware that there are some
points in their currency system that
call continually for reform
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The press extracts published in the
Journal this morning in addition to
those heretofore published furnish a
fair reflex of Republican opinion
throughout the State regarding the APP
pointing power and nonpartisan control
of the State institutions. The voice of
the press is almost unanimous in favor
of standing by the party pledges
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The action of the Republican legislative
caucus in resolving to take from the Gov
ernor the power to appoint the members
of the boards of the benevolent institutions
is, in my opinion, wrong, both in principle
and from the standpoint of mere party pol
lev earnestly hope that the caucus will
vet reverse its decision. Waving the
stitutional phase of the question, it seems
to me that the chief executive is safer
and more appropriate depository for this
appointing power than board composed of
several persons can possibly be. The Gov
ernor is invariably person of intelligence
and high character, and the consciousness
of exclusive responsibility which he feels
in making appointments will certainly have
a strong tendency to secure good appointees.
There can be no such a sense of unstinted
responsibility for appointments when they
are made by board consisting Of
three four persons. The statistics in In
diana show that very small per cent. of
the bad appointments that have been made
to the public institutions are traceable to
the chief executive. But the Republican
party of Indiana IS thoroughly committed
in this manner, not only by the sturdy and
patriotic stand of Governor Hovey and the
action of Republican legislators who upheld
the hands of Governor Matthews two years
ago. but also by the .oft-repeated declara-
tions of their party platforms. Behind all
of these is arrayed the most enlightened
and progressive public sentiment of the
State. To falter now is. in my humble
Judgment to sacrifice a vital principle, to
convict ourselves of hypocrisy and to in
vite defeat at the polls at the next general
election. HENRY u. JOHNSON.
nd re
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25


right. ANY way. II places responsibility
that would be more likely to give us good
appointments than If the appointing power
We're distributed among several persons.
each OF whom could shift the responsibility
upon the majority. When we add to this
the fact that the Republican party Of
Indiana throughout Its history has insisted
upon this as cardinal doctrine of faith.
do not understand why. for brief period
or less than two years, we should abandon
that doctrine. 1t seems to me 1t would en-
danger our cause. lessen the faith Of the
people in our promises. and all for "a mess
of pot.age." Whatever is right. I believe
the Republican party can afford to do, and
as ne have been taught. and have our
selves taught that the Governor should have
the appointing power. I am not ready to
abandon our position for temporary pur-
poses. which may work i'll for us I'm the
future. r. S. ROBERTSON.
Fcrt Wayne, Ind, Feb %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The bill repeating the Green Smith
act OF 1893, which let him loose on the
school funds. should pass. 1t was sent
back to the committee on education
Saturday, it is said, for amendment SO
as to affect pending suits. There was
no one thing which has caused more
indignation among the people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

Superintendent Thomas. of the South
ern hospital, confesses that he was in
the confederate army. While thousands
Of Indiana Democrats were valiant
Union soldiers. there We're other thou
sands who could not have done the
cause OF secession as much service in
its army as they did in ambushing the
Union cause at home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

Farmer Norton" as the Secretary
of Agriculture is STYLED, SURPASSED all
other Cleveland worshipers by having
TWO chairs made specially for the Presi-
dent and his wife for use at his recent
dinner in their honor, upon each of
which, in silver plates, were inscribed
their names and the date of the event.
There is no good reason why Mrs.
Cleveland should be labeled with a
coffin plate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
Prinaary Study.

rs it true that you are studying elocu-
tion?"
1T is. I am going on the stage"
by way of the prize-ring?''
''Of course. Didn't l just tell You I was
Studying eIocution%'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

To have been consistent with the
caucus action relative to the appoint
ment Of boards Senator Haggard should
have vested the appointment of the sol
diers' home board in the proposed State
officers board. but he specially lodged
It in the hands of the Governor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

1t should be understood that that
second school flag bill with a pole will
cost the State $4,000 at least, and more
probably $4,000 should it become a
law. 1t has once been killed in the
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The resolution of Senator Holler di-
recting that three hold-over Senators be
appointed to make inquiries regarding
the practicability of the employment of
prison labor in the Improvement of high
ways in States where such an expert
ment has been tried seems a very
iudiciolIs r,ropOsition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

The next two weeks will be a season
In which the lawmaker should always
remember that not one in thousand
of those who vote and pay taxes are
ever about the Hobbies Of the State
house.