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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Pulaski county, Missouri, presents as a
candidate for the leadership of the Popu-
lists a man whose beard is nearly five feet
long.
Thomas Edison receives many amusing
letters. Not long ago he was startled by
an epistle from q young lady asking If he
could not invent an electrical c~onIrivance
that would enable her to see the face Of
her future husband.
The citizens of Nashville, Tenn, are con-
tributing to a fund to erect a bronze
statue nine feet high of the late Commo-
dore Cornelius Vanderbilt, in appreciation
Of his generosity in founding the univer-
Sity which bears his name.
Those who regard the Sultan of Turkey
as a heartless, bloodthirsty monster do
him an injustice. What there is of cruelty
about his nature has it's origin in nervous
ness. A more cowardly creature does not
drag out a miserable existence on earth,
says a Co~nstantinople correspondent.
Queen Victoria has presented to ar. Ed
mund Chandler, of F-ressingfield, Suffolk,
a portrait of herself, with an inscription
recording that he had assisted to ring the
bells of the Parish churca on every birth
day of her Majesty since her accession.
He was born on Feb. %, 1872. and so jok-
ingly claims that he has just come of age.
His father was a ringer. and SO is a grand
son.
Lord Lorne has for some time back been
introducing a large variety of Canadian
6CS4l1O AZ AA5 NIAS - AOAS9k AA ~ y
shire, notably a species of turkey and a
wild goose which may be expected to re-
place the fast disappearing native goose,
whose survivors are now seldom found far
from Loeb Awe. The turkeys have in
creased in number most prodigiouSly, and
ere long may be considered valuable feat
ureS of Argyleshire ShootingS, while the
geese are to be found in huge bodies ell
along the shores of Loeb Fyne.
Bernhard has for once made it possible
justly to criticize her artistic taste and in
telligence. In her recent revival at Paris
of La Dame aux Camelias' she made a
great point of having all the costumes and
furniture used exact duplicates in style
and material of those of 1916, the date of
Alphonsine Plessis's death She accom-
pliShed her purpose; everything was ae-
curate. and her Only reward is the asser-
ton by everybody competent to judge CT
wasted. For consolation, however. they de-
clare that the fire of her genius burns
brighter now that ever before.
Gen. Horace Porter. whose articles on
Campaigning with Grant" viii be pub
lished in The Century the coming year,
owed his position on Grants staff to the
latter's steadfastness of purpose. General
Porter. then a captain in the artillery
branch of the service, was introduced to
Grant at Chattanooga in 1863. The COM
manding officer saw in the young artilier-
list one who could be of service to him,
so he asked General Halleck TO assign Pcr-
ter to his STAFF. Captain Porter. who was
the son OF the Governor OF pennsylvania
had been graduated third In his class at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Early in the season the Republicans of
the joint representative district of Jeffer-
son, Floyd and Clark counties disagreed
in convention and named two candidates.
1t is very much to the credit of Hon. V.
K. officer, of Jefferson, and DR.. J. NJ. Rey-
nolds, of Clark, that they have seen the
Importance of retiring from the contest
and lave united in the nomination of
General Packard. This action will save
a member of the Legislature to the Repub-
licans, upon whom may turn the election
of a United States Senator, and the con-
troll of the United States Senate after
March 4.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
PurtrfdEes.

Under the alders, along the brooks.
Under the hemlocks, along the hill.
Spreading their plumage with furtive looks,
Daintily pecking the leaves at will;
Whirri and they fit from the startled sight,
And the forest is silent. the air is still.
Crushing the leaves meath our careless feet,
Swapping the tWigs with a heavy tread.
Dreamy October is late and sweet.
And STOPPING we gather a blossom dead;
Boom, and our heart has a thunderous beat
AS the gray apparition fits overhead.
Up from the path with a thunderous roar,
That starties the dreamer amid his dreams.
Till he peers into vistas that stretch before.
For the flash Of the plumage with silver
CLEANS;
Why. modest brown hermit, thus fearful OF him
Who would share in the secrets of forest and
streams?
l lie on the windows OF leaves and gaze
At thy innocent preening of serrata wing,
Or watch where the last crimson colors blaze.
And the red autumn leaves to the maple cling,
Too fond of this life myself, to destroy
The motion and life / am worshiping.
-Alonzo TEAL Worden-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

tories would nave been deprived of all pro-
lection against the competition of the half
wage labor of Europe. He could not have
his way. and so the work goes on at re-
duced wages. Every glass worker or other
worker in the industries which compete
with those Of Europe cannot afford to vote
for Bryan unless he prefers to continue the
present tariff and reduced wages, simply to
double the wealth of a few silver mine
owners who are already very rich
If Mckinley is elected by a decided vote
the tariff will be revised il the interest of
American wages. If he is not elected wages
will not be advanced, but will be reduced
because the country will be upon a silver
basis with dollars Of half the present pur-
chase power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
to the reenbacks. which were then consid-
erably deprecated. Mr.. Hendricks said:

to the greenbacks, which were then consid-
erabiy deprecated. Mr.. Hendricks said:
The existence of commercial mediums of
different values. one description of money
Tor q diherent class and purpose, is too
serious an evil to be long endured. All
the money OF the country should be of
uniform value and readily convertible
The last sentence shows where Mr.. Hen
bricks would have stood on the silver ques-
ton of to-day. No person who believes
that "all the. money of the country should
be of uniform value and readily converti-
BILE" can advocate the free coinage of 100
cent gold dollars and 5O-cent silver dollars.
both as full legal tender. Mr.. Hendricks
said further:
When we purchase less of foreign goods
and sell more of our productions abroad,
and cease to pay SO much of the interest
of our debt abroad and nay it to our own
citizens. the current of gold will turn
towards our shores; and then specie pay
nent, and will become the basis of an en-
during prosperity.
This shows that while Mr.. Hendricks did
not indorse the Republican method of
reaching specie payments he was in favor
Of getting there, and hat he regarded an
influx of foreign gold as essential thereto.
In this he was right, and adherence to the
Republican idea brought the gold. In this
speech MIR. Hendricks repudiated the dec
~laration of the State platform of that year
favoring the payment of government bonds
in greenbacks. After expressing his opin-
ion hat the bonds might originally have
been paid in greenbacks he said:
But by the first act which President
Grant signed, in 1869, the faith and honor
of the country are pledged to the payment
in gold. . y y But the present question
is, what is the effect of the act of 1859
pledging payment in gold? Upon that ques-
ton | have no doubt. Congress passed it,
and the President approved and signed it.
They had the constitutional power. The
people had elected them upon an eQuivocal
PLATFORM, and their acts within the sphere
Of their power bind the people. Millions of
the bonds have since been sold, and the
purchasers must be paid in accordance
with the pledge given.
More passages might be cited from the
writings and speeches of Tilden and Hen
bricks to the same effect as the foregoing,
but enough has been quoted to show where
they stood on the question of a uniform
currency and maintaining the governments
credit. If alive they would both be strong
sound-money Democrats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The speeches made by General Harrison
yesterday show that he has lost nothing OF
his gift Of clear thinking and apt express
sion. He is a man whom the people delight
to honor on account of his high character
and public services, and whom they hear
gladly whenever he speaks. This cam
paign has brought out many great speak
ers, but none whose words will carry more
weight with the people than General Harri-
sons. His speeches yesterday foreshadow
a brilliant and effective series.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

A dispatch in the Journal of yesterday
from Wilmington, Del. stated that ex-Sen-
ator John B. Henderson, of Missouri, in a
speech delivered there had said that if Bry-
an was elected his party intended to re-
organize the government ard added: IF
they should be so bold as to make the at
tempt not less than four million or five
million soldiers will resist" 1t is probable
that this misrepresents or incorrectly re-
ports what Mr.. Henderson said. He is not
an extremist or given to violent express
sions. Bat If he is correctly reported he
should put a brake upon his tongue. Such
talk is not only to be deprecated, but CEN
sured. This is a government of constitu-
tional methods and not Of violence. If
Bryan is elected il will be under the forms
of law, and, whatever the threatened dan
gers or actual evils of such a result might
be, they should be met and resisted I'M
der the forms of law. If the people COM
NIT a stupendous blunder Or perpetrate a
great wrong, its consequences must be
borne with patience and fortitude until
they can be got rid of or corrected in Il
constitutional way. Such talk as that at
tributed to Mr.. Henderson is all wrong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Mr.. John r. McLean's paper, the CincSn-
natl Enquirer, denounces the Palmer-Buck-
ner men as boilers and urges all Demo-
Gratis to stand by the Populist ticket be-
cause it is the regular one. Mr.. Nc
Lean is in no position to call other people
boilers. He is himself the king of all the
boilers. having been engaged in that bust
ness for the past twenty years, either
openly or secretly. He and his paper knitted
Governor Campbell. Grover Cleveland and
many other Democratic candidates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Somebody seems to have lied about that
advance agency business. and it looks very
much as If it were not Mr.. Bryan's theatre
cal friend. AS Mr.. Bryan has denied that
he made application for such a position it
stands the friend in hand to produce the
candidates letter. which he says he pos
CaUSac
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The treatment Of Hon. Thomas Il. Wat
son, Populist nominee for Vice President,
has been unprecedented in American poll
tics. MIR. Watson represents O. party fully
as numerous az the silver wing of the De-
naocracy. and was as regularly nominated
as Bryan was. The attempt to drive him
out Of the field or force him off the ticket
where he was placed by a delegate conven>
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

West Point. and his brilliant service IL the
field had brought him an appointment III
the Ordnance Bureau at Washington. Gen.
Halieck refused to make the transfer, and
even appeals to Secretary Stanton by both
Grant and Porter were of no avail against
department red tape. 1t was not until Gen.
Grant was placed In supreme command of
the army that he succeeded III carrying
out his purpose, and Porter was made one
of his aids. From that time until the
close of his first term as President no man
was closer to Grant than General Porter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

A commercial traveller called at the Jour-
nal Office yesterday to say that while he
was in Muncie the Popocrat managers We're
circulating a subscription paper to raise
$500 to induce Bryan to make a speech
there. Some prominent Democrats we're de-
clining to subscribe, and when the Jour
nails informant left Muncie the total
amount subscribed was less than $500. 1t
seems the stand-and-deiiver policy is 20 be
continued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

As counted to Monday at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon the Chicago Records postal-card
vote for ninety counties in Indiana stood:
Mckinley, 9,203; Bryan, S,SSS. The B~ryanites
must be holding their cards back until they
shall lave read the epistles of Messrs.
Sheerin and Holt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

bought for 49," This states the case of
wages versus prices very tersely. A work
ingman can much better afford TO pay a lit
tie more for a suit OF clothes, which he
buys perhaps twice a year, than he can TO
suffer a big cut in the wages paid him
every day. The cornerstone of national
prosperity is work for all who want it.
at the highest wages possib!e.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

In 1892 the Democratic leaders advised
~workingmen to pretend to be Republicans,
join Republican organizations. wear Repub-
Hcan badges. ETC., but vote the Democratic
ticket. IONS of them took this advice and
have been suffering ever since. The same
people are now giving the same advice to
the same 'x~orkingmen. 1t is Insulting to
all workingmen and demoralizing to those
who follow fhe advice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Rail
road Company has issued a number OF
sound-money documents, any or all OF
which can be secured by addressing d. G..
Edwards. passenger traffic manager, Gin
ciOnati n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
THE INDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL.

Can be found at the fJilowing places:
NEW YORK-W;ndsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palner House and p. o. News Co..
27 Dearborn street
CINCINNATI--J. r. Hawley & Co., L4 Vine
street.
LOUISyILLE--C. T.. Deering, northwest corner
oil Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 1856 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoU1s-Union News Company, Union Depoc.
WASHINGTON d. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House, Wizards Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange. Fourteenth street, between
Tenn. avenue and f street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
The Cause of a Flop.

You don't mean to tell me you are go
ing to vote for Mckinley? 1 thought you
were one of the hottest silver men that
ever, so to speak"
81 was, but L began too soon. I used up
all my arguments, and had to either begin
repeating myself, or so over to the other
side of the question:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The interview with the late Hon. Isaac
P. Gray, reprinted in the Journal of yester-
day, Illustrates the evils of a silver stand
ard currency. The Interview was first
printed III October, 1898, when Governor
Gray was home on a visit from Mexico. He
spoke very strongly of the dangers in
volved to the United States in the free
coinage of silver. Referring to Mexico he
said: To-day the merchants and business
men of Mexico are compelled to pay IA per
cent. for exchange on any bank in the
United States or in Europe. A merchant in
Mexico now who buys 800 worth Of goods
in Paris, London, New York or Chicago
must pay the foreign seller STA in Mexican
money at the present rate of exchange. If
silver should still further depreciate Next
can money would become still cheaper. and
he would have to pay more in exchange"
At that time silver bullion was worth rs
cents, and foreign exchange in Mexico was
worth "a per cent. premium. Now silver
bullion is worth Go cents, and exchange is
nearly 100 per cent. This is the kind of a
shifting basis the free Bryanites would
give us.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

ton Is In keeping with the whole conduct
of the Popocrat campaign Watson occu-
pies a more honorable position to-day than
Bryan does. One Is fighting in the open
and the other is sailing under false colors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Bryanites virtually concede indianapolis
to Mckinley, but continue to claim the
State for their candidate by large though
varying majorities. Their idea is that large
umbers of farmers concealed in the
bushes, and who have escaped enumeration
on any pool book, will come out on election
day and vote for Bryan. The farmers it is
worth While to observe. however, are al
ways in the next county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Watson will ave to get the postoffice
authorities to send a tracer out after
his letter of acceptance, but unless they
make better time than usual in their
search for lost missives election day will
come and SO before it is found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

A Bryan and Sewail paper remarks hope
fully: Indications are that Watson may
be brought into line" This form of ex-
preston shows the elasticity of the English
language. What the paper means to say
is that Watson is likely to be showed out
or line SO far that he can't get back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The New York Woman's Democratic
League has presented Mrs. Bryan with a
Bible, probably with the idea that she can
teach her husband to be more accurate
in his quotations from the sacred book.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

John Cudahy, the Chicago packer. thinks
McKinley's chances have been very ma
terially helped by the advance in farm
products. He puts 1t this way:
There has been circulated for the past
two years among the farmers a theory
based on an idea that the small increase
in the production of gold in recent years
has unfavorably affected the price of farm
products. The present rise will go q great
way toward refuting that idea. and, per-
haps. farmers will begin TO think that the
depression Of the last -four years has been
due more to the action of the United States
Senate in blocking legislation and unset
Ting the mind of the business community
throughout the country. How it will af-
feet general prosperity depends whether the
people OF the United States declare for
sound, honest business principle and a
stable form of government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Wheat continues to boom. Why? Because
there is a short crop in India. If the
American people had the money they had
I'm 1892 with which to buy food, wheat would
now be worth a dollar, because sixty mill
lion bushels more would be needed for
home consumption.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The Sentinel disputes the statement of a
Journal correspondent and says lit looks
like a lie" The trouble with the Sentinel
is it does not know a lie when it sees it.
1t is color blind on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

General Harrison's train was held up be-
fore it got out of town and he was COM
PEELED to contribute a speech to a crowd
that was not expected, but he had speeches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

That scientist in Salem, Mass, is not the
only person who has been injured by the
X ray. Since it was turned on William
Jennings Bryan he has been in a steady
decline.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

As Mr.. Bryan's speeches are getting
shap-worn and frayed at the edges. he
ought to make. bargain-colnter rates to the
towns he visits during the coming trip
through this State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

that ex-Speaker Reed has recovered his
voice. and are only sorry that it cannot be
heard in this State every day from now
till the election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The wage Garner who votes for the silver
mine trust confesses that he is willing to
give half his wages to increase the wealth
of the owners of seventy-three silver mines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Not a vote is made by street corner con-
troversies, but the man who goes to his
neighbor n quietly presents reasons for
voting against Bryan can win converts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

From present appearances it will a k
q great many more rabbits hind legs than
Mr.. Bryan carries around with him to save
him from overwhelming defeat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

1t seems to be understood that hereafter
we are to have union music from the bands
or none at all. Ii other words, unless all
the musicians become federated, there Will
be a. diScord.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

The short speech of Mr.. w. F. Berry, of
this city. introducing Mr.. Lambertson,
Monday night. was full of good points well
put. One of the best was the statement
that while w~orkingnen We're told four
years ago that under free trade they would
be able to buy everything cheaper, we
were not told that when we have $40 in our
pockets and want to buy a suit of clothes
for SIS we are better able to buy it than
when we nave only IS and the suit can be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Think of IT. The office once filled by
Washington and Jefferson, by Lincoln and
Grant, aspired to by a "jack-rabbit" states
man like William Jennings Bryan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

An exploring expedition with powerful
searchlights should be organized to dis
covar and locate Hon. Tom Watson's MISS
lag letter of acceptance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

He-Oh, I am The flower of the family,
beyond doubt.
She-I wonder If that was what papa
meant when he spoke of you as that bloom
ing idiot?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
Doesn't Away. Talk wisely.

Chicago Chronicle.
Money talks, but rot always wisely. Sen.
ator Money. of Mississippi. for instance
talks of Bryan carrying New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.

Perhaps Mr.. Watson omitted to put a
stamp on that letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
ST. -Lou1s-union News Company. Union pepor.

II the Bryanites conclude to have a flag
day they should adopt the Mexican flag.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
On the Contrary.
Nav Re-

THAT horrid Miss Burners tries to be so
mannish. She actually smokes cigarettes
Il don't see anything mannish in hat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
A Clear Distinction

Hello, Johnson; / haven't seen you for
some time. Where are you living now?'
Il don't live anywhere 1 board
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
Rnd Fix.

New York Mail and Express.
1t IS distressing 10 learn from Tom Wat
SON that ne Is deeply mortified over The
political situation. Tom ought TO 60 To- =
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