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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

A few months ago, commenting on the
prospective increase of office-room facilities
by the construction of new buildings, the
Journal expressed surprise that so few Of
our large manufacturing and Industrial in
terests had offices in the central part of the
city. Attention was called to the fact that
they are located on the Belt railroad, in the
suburbs. and in all directions remote from
the business center. near the stock yards,
in West Indianapolis, at Brightwood, or in
other outlying districts. The only way to
reach them is by mail. by telephone or by
a personal visit. The mail is often too
slow, the telephone is not always satisfac-
tory, and a personal visit takes too much
time. If one wishes to have a personal in
terview with the proprietor of an establish
ment on the northern edge of the city and
with another on the western or southern
boundary. 1t takes the better part of day
to see them. In order to concentrate and
expedite business it was urged that every
manufacturing establishment in the sub
urbs, on the Belt railroad and in the natural
gas territory tributary to Indianapolis
should have an office in the central part of
the city.
Either this suggestion has taken root or
manufacturers themselves are beginning to
see the matter in the same light. A local
agent who has charge of the construction of
a twelve-story building on Washington
street, which will have 800 rooms, expects to
have no trouble in getting occupants. He
says:
Manufacturers in the gas belt are begin
ming To feel the necessity of having central
Office which can be reached by their GUS
toners. Every manufacturing firm in the
gas belt ought to have an Indianapolis office,
and / am in correspondence with number
at the present time / have heard from sew
eral who look with favor on the idea Of
establishing headquarters here.
Every argument in favor Of manufacture
ers in the gas belt establishing headquarters
here applies with equal force to the opening
of central offices by manufacturers on the
Belt railroad or in the suburbs. They would
all gain by concentration. and at the same
time would encourage the construction Of
modern Office buildings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
THE ALLIES OF THE MORGAN SYN
DICATE.

The Morgan syndicate comes into every
free silver speech for as vigorous abuse
as the Senators of that faith can COM
mand, and they are adopts in epithet.
There is no doubt that the syndicate
deserves censure for the course it has
pursued in reference to the bond deal
and the working of the endless chain"
of the greenbacks to make the filling up
of the gold reserve necessary. But the
are in no position to criticise. They
have done nothing the past two years
that has not had a bad influence upon
the credit of the United States. 1t is
their constant pushing to the front of
the silver issue which has tended to
cause whatever distrust there is as to
the securities of this government.
So far as the Morgan syndicate is
concerned, it can well afford to be de-
nounced by the silverites in the Senate,
since 1t matters very little to the Nor
gan combination what these people say
of them so long as what they say and do
helps them to make millions out of the
great obligation to these men. But for
these Senators that condition would not
exist which enabled Mr.. Morgan to make
the profitable purchase OF bonds last
February. If those Senators would cease
their opposition to the House bond bill
and their scherning 10 force their silver
bullion upon the country at double its
market value the two issues OF bonds
voted by the House could be sold at a
premium. BY defeating these measures
and pushing free coinage to the front
on all occasions they have furnished the
conditions which make 1t impossible to
place a popular loan at low rate OF
interest and possible for the Morgan
syndicate to get the bonds on the most
unfavorabie terms for the government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

provements in methods OF production and
transportation and not in the change in the
value or money
The volume OF money lessening not abso-
lutely, but In proportion TO the volume OF
trade. has of necessity continually Increased
the value OF money. and by this hidden, IN
seen and covert means confscation or the
property of the masses for the benefit OF
those individuals has been and is being ac-
complished, and this condition OF things
must and will continue so long as the laws
remain as they are now. The causes which
have operated 10 produce the political re-
suits will continue so long as the laws re-
have operated 20 produce the political re-
suits will continue their operation in the
same line. Prices which have been in the
last twenty years reduced, say, 80 per cent,
will in the next twenty years be reduced 20
per cent. more.
THE great body of those who declare
themselves sound-money men say that they
are in favor of international bimetallism.
Almost everybody in this country admits
that II the United States, England. Ger
minis to the unlimited coinage Of silver at
1914 TO 1 or l6 to / that silver would at
once resume its old value. and that condi-
lions or general prosperity existing prior
to 1873 would be at once and permanently
restored. Nobody would suffer wrong-even
the bondholders would get their own. with
interest. This, believe. is the almost uni
versal conviction. But assured that
Great Britain will not consent TO this. and
for the selfish reasons of small class of
in England When ii is clear that England
will not consent to an international
agreement and that France and Ger
many will not move except In
company with England, then the
question comes home to US, what Will the
people of the United States do? ire
mendous responsibility in this emergency,
in my opinion, rests upon as a nation. IL
other nations will not join in this move
mert in the interest of humanity, ii Is our
duty to undertake il alone.
Il believe that the unlimited coinage or
silver would, by reviving commerce. increase
our revenues and do away absolutely with
any pretense of a necessity to issue bonds,
and that under that bin such a revival in
business would take place that no issue OF
bonds could be claimed to be necessary.
There is nothing for us to do but to present
the system we believe In, to discuss il, and
appeal at last to the great tribunal which
must decide ii. The friends of bimetallism
are ready and anxious TO have the people
settle this question They hope and believe
it will be speedily and well done.
Mr.. Jones spoke for about two hours.
When he had finished Mr.. Teller asked him
what speed II was proposed to make with
the consideration of the bill and when a
vote would be asked.
Mr.. Jones replied that, as there was quite
number of Senators who desired to be
heard, no move would be made toward
bringing the bill to a vote for some days
at least. The Senate then, at $3.50 o'clock,
adjourned until Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

In fact, the syndicate could we'll afford
TO pay the free coinage Senators good
price'to continue the line of action which
has characterized them for two years.
For the Senators from the silver States
to denounce the Morgan syndicate is as
consistent as 1t would be for the pot to
call the kettle black. Those Senators
threaten to throttle all legislation until
the free coinage of silver is granted.
They demand free coinage because it will
double the values in silver. The Nor
gan syndicate drives hard bargains with
the government because such bargains
put millions into its Golfers. The Nor
gan syndicate and the silver State Sem
ators are a good pair. animated by the
same purpose, namely, personal greed.
Both are intent on extorting money
from the people. AS it now stands,
these silver Senators are the most useful
allies the Morgan syndicate can have.
Their work for themselves will fail, but
1T has and will continue to help the syn
oicate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
Mutual Ciyility.
etter in Boston Transcript.

London Letter in Boston Transcript.
Eng.ishmen honestly believe they have
been hardly used. They are modestly TAX
ing credit TO themselves for great nagnan-
unity in keeping cool under serious provoca-
ton. In no single instance within my knowl-
edge have they been q whit less friendly and
cordial TO Americans now in England, on
account of the existing misunderstanding.
Earnestly inquisitive, they have been re-
garding every aspect of the American point
of view and genuinely anxious TO give full
weight to American arguments. l have
been made weary daily by trying to explain
20 English friends the American side of the
contention l have no doubt that most
other Americans in London are having the
same experience. a writer in the Pail Mall
Gazette suggests modestly that one of the
best influences for peace would be for each
American in England to write TO his friends
at home saying how nicely he has been
treated the past few days in this country, in
spite of the unkind things that are being
said about Englishmen in the United States.
Well, cheerfully. bear witness to the uni
form forbearance and courtesy OF the Eng
fish people as far as I am concerned, but
venture to affirm that Englishmen in Amer
lea will readily give the same testimony re-
garding their intercourse with the native
population during the past week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

The Louisville Courier-Journa1 parts
company with it's usual candor when it
makes the Republicans in the Senate re-
sponsible for the Democrats who have
been assigned to the finance and other
committees Of the Senate. For years 1t
has been the custom of each party in
the Senate to name the Senators which
1t desires to have on the committees.
The caucuses of the two leading parties
select the committees. and there is no
precedent where the party in the ma
jority has not accepted the names pre-
scented by the minority for the different
committees. Voorhees,, Vest, Harris,
Jones and the other free silver Demo-
Gratis who constitute the entire Demo-
cratic portion of the finance committee
were selected and presented by the Dem
ocrats in the Senate, and the Republic
ans accepted them just as the Demo-
Gratis accepted the Republicans selected
for that committee two years ago. The
Courier-Journal cannot make anything
by such gross misrepresentation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

When Senator Teller says to the Re-
publican Senators who favor the House
revenue bill. and to the Republican ma
jority in the House that their measure
designed to get the government out of
it's trouble shall not pass unless these
sixty or seventy to one do something
which he regards as wise and which
they regard as very unwise, he assumes
the attitude of those who believe that
autocrats shall rule. Indeed, one might
add that he stands in legislation in the
attitude toward the majority as do those
individuals who place a pistol in the
face OF the traveller and demand his
valuables. Senator Teller may imagine
that he will help the cause of free sill
yer, but he is mistaken. He will arouse
the resentment OF the Republican party
OF the whole country against the pre-
tensions of the silver State Senator'S. 1t
will be an unlucky day for free silver
when Senator Teller and two or three
others claiming to be Republicans de-
feat Republican measure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

The gold reserve is not the only thing
that needs protecting. American indus
petition; our foreign trade needs pro-
tecting against destructive raids; our
government revenue needs protecting
till it shall exceed expenditures; our cur
rency needs protecting against attacks
from within, and the entire country
needs protecting against incompetence
in high places and hysterical statesman
ship. With a reasonable amount of this
kind Of protection the gold reserve would
take care of itself and the bond selling
era would come to an end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
Great Britain's Duty.

The Independent.
We are not impressed by the widely re-
peated declaration that the warning given
by the United States to Great Britain that
the Monroe doctrine must be enforced has
emancipated Great Britain from all obliga-
ton to protect the Armenian Christians
from their murderous oppressors. The war
scare, precipitated by paragraph in the
Presidents message more plain spoken than
diplomatic. lasted but two days. 1t was a
foolish scare, for ID was inconceivable that
our two governments should not come to a
eacea BILE conclusion of their difficulties
without dishonor to either. Great Britaia's
duties are not changed, for we are not going
to tie her hands. If we had any serious
quarrel with her We would adjourn it in
the interests of humanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

The New York Press, in a double
loaded editorial. says that Americans
will not interfere IL Germany and Great
Britain desire to try titles, but predicts
that IL Russia and France join Germany
this Nation will forget the admonitions
-bf vashingtons farewell address and go
to the help OF the other Anglo-Saxon
nation There is reason TO suspect that
the Press Is assuming too much. If
European nations desire to change the
geography of the other hemisphere let
them do IL. Meanwhile. we could secure
financial and industrial independence
for the new nation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

During the ten years from 1889 to 1893
the average excess of government reve-
nue. over expenditures each year was
71.916.O14. This was applied to the pay
ment OF interest-bearing bonds. The
public debt reached its highest point
Sept. 1, 1865. From that time until the
second Inauguration of Grover Cleve-
land in 1893 this Indebtedness was re-
duced $1,SS1, 367, 1913, or an average of $685.
632, 900 per year. Every dollar of this
reduction was made under Republican
legislation, and nearly all of it by Re-
publican administrations. Now mark
the contrast. From March /, 1898, to
Dec. /, 1895, during which period the
Democratic party had control of all
branches of the government, the national
debt increased s162. 500, PA. an average
increase of $50, 500 a year during two
and three-fourths years. against an aver
age decrease of nearly $4,000. 900 year
during twenty-seven years under Repub-
lican administrations. In the making of
debt the Democratic party is an endless
chain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
UNNECESSARY WRATH.

The President is evidently very indig-
making another contract with the Nor
gan syndicate. The President never ap-
pears to advantage when he writes or
speaks under the Indictment Of anger.
Consequently, his letter to Senator
Caffery is lacking in the dignity which
is expected of a President. What the
President says of the course of certain
Democratic newspapers in New York is
true; but. unfortunately, the report that
he had made an arrangement with the
Morgan syndicate to negotiate another
issue of bonds first appeared in the New
York Evening Post, and had for its
authority members of the syndicate. The
President allowed this impression to pre-
vail for several days. Indeed, it was the
general impression of the country that
such an arrangement had been made
until at midnight last Sunday Secretary
Carlisle put forth his announcement for
so-called popular loan. Consequently,
for nearly a week the public was led to
believe that. such an arrangement had
been made. The midnight announce
ment Of a popular loan did not tend to
change the opinion which had been form
ing for several days. The subsequent
predictions of treasury officials to the
effect that the popular loan, as it is
called, would not succeed warranted the
conclusion that the administration did
NOT want IL IN Succeed
The President talks about partisan
malice as if Republicans had willfully
misrepresented him in connection with
the proclaimed deal with the Morgan
syndicate. This is trifiing. No repre-
sentative Republican has assailed the
Presidents motives. Senator Sherman
showed how he had blundered, but he
did not impugn his motives. The fact
is that the long silence of the President
after it was announced by his own or
gans that he had negotiated loan with
the Morgan syndicate, and the attitude
of the administration toward the So
called popular loan have furnished rea-
sonabie ground for whatever criticism
Republican papers have made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
Abraham Lincoln possessed in an emil

Abraham Lincoln possessed in an emil
nent degree the faculty of taking COM
nonsense view Of things. Commenting
on the folly of importing from England
products that we might manufacture
ourselves, he said: I'VE have the goods
they have the gold. Had we made the
goods at home we would have had the
goods and the gold. too. and the labor
ing man in New England would have
had the labor and got the money to buy
our cattle and our other products" In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

One Woman burned 60 Death. Another
Fatally and Two Men BADLY Injured.

LYNN, Mass, Jan. l0.-Mrs. la MORE,
aged fifty-three years. was burned TO death
in her home to-day. and her daughter-in-
law. Anna La Moire. aged twenty-esglt.
vas so terrl5ly burned that she is lying at
the point of death at the hospital After
the fire was put out the father and son
were found in closet connected with the
mousse. naked and almost unconscious from
lntoxication. Both we're considerably
burned. but not dangerously so. The police
say that lamp was upset during some
sort OF fracas, and that the inmates OF
the house We're too drunk TO put out the
hre. Tne building was not badly damaged
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

1t is said the National Association of
Manufacturers. which Is soon TO meet in
Chicago. will ask Congress to create a
new department whose head shall be
called the Secretary of Commerce" and
be a member of the Cabinet. There is
natural prejudice against creating
new Offices. and yet there Is quite as
much reason for a department and sec
rotary OF commerce as OF agriculture.
II the department. should include manu-
features as well as commerce. and the
two are so closely allied that they can
hardly be separated. II would rank in
Importance with any other department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
rourL,ttle Travellers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 - Four little
children. ranging from three TO eleven years
of age. started to-day on long Journey
by themselves from California TO New York.
Their father and mother died recently at
the town OF Locmis. near Auburn, in this
State. and they are going East TO be adopt
ed by relatives. The oldest OF the children
is Charles Aahren. eleven years old. Hss
sister Dora Is nine years old. and George
and Harry, his younger brothers are aged,
seven and three. They are
all la good health. and form an interesting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

The case is just like this: Those pig
headed Beers have got lot of gold in their
country that they won't mine themselves;
see? Consequently, and very properly. en-
terprising men are going to get that gold.
Just like the case Of the American Indians"
"And If those enterprising men don't spend
the gold after they have got it, but choose
TO save 1t, does civilization require that it be
taken away from them in turn?"
''You talk like an idiott"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

Time and again Democrats. and even
Populists. when the government has not
wanted money, have advocated postal
savings banks for the reception of the
savings of the people. Now that the
government is in need of money it IS
hoped the persons alluded TO will not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY,
Indianapolis, Ind.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found al the following places
PARIS-American Exchange In Paris, % Boulevard de
Capucfnes.
NEW YOkK-Gilsey House, Windsor Hotel and Aston
House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House. Auditorium Hotel and z.
u. News Co.. 81 Adams street.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley Co., 1s4 Vine street
lOUISyILLE-C. T. Deering northwest corner OF
Third and Jefferson sts, and Louisville Book Co., sd
Fourth ave.
81 loUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House, Ebbltt House.
WIZARDS Hote; and the washington News Exchange,
18Th street. bet. Penn. and street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

Those who are talking of Governor
Altgeld as presidential possibility seem
to forget that he is debarred by the Con-
stitution of the United States. not hav-
ing been born in this country. That.
however, would be no obstacle in the
opinion of such persons as would like to
vote for him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

1t is not only on financial questions
that Senator'S Voorhees, and Turpie fail
to represent Indiana. They do not stand
for the State in any respect. Mr.. Voor-
hees is not in touch with his party. while
Mr. Turpie never achieved even the dig
nifty of a figurehead. He is simply a
political cipher.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

One Of the strongest arguments in favor
of such a department would be that it
would introduce in the Cabinet and adj
ministration an element which hereto
fore has been conspicuously lacking,
viz. a business element
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

If. as rumored. England has purchased
Delagoa bay from Portugal, she has
made "a ten strike and obtained a van
tage ground of immense value in any
African dispute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

JAM 1. 1896. a Constitution went into
effect in South Carolina without the
sanction of the people, which deprived at
least 100000 men of the voting age of
the right OF suffrage. Yet, strange to
say, it has not caused any comment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

1t must be that Indiana Democrats
forgot all about Jackson's day. else some
Of them would not be talking Of cele-
brating it when they hold their conven-
ton. Celebrating Jan. some day in
February would be equivalent to a
Fourth of July celebration in August.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

When Secretary Chase offered popu-
lar loans during the war he brought
them near to the people through special
agencies and advertised them through
. thousand channels. What is the pres
ent administration doing to popularize
the loan Ii is Offering?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

A cuckoo paper defending the admin
tstration's financial policy. says: 1.-THE
call for the new loan must tend to settle
business" Business is pretty effectually
settled already.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

The story that the President sounded
the rulers of Germany. Russia and
France regarding their attitude toward
the Monroe doctrine before he ventured
into the Venezuelan affair needs to be
strengthened by facts :.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11

those days most Of the manufacturing in
this country was done in New England,
but the fact that a great deal is now
done in other parts OF the country does
not weaken the argument
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
T,ennhlc.-

THAT little woman passes here every
day." said the junior partner. 81 wonder if
she is married or single?"
widow, 1 guess said the senior part
ner. she looks perfectly contented."
The theory was tenable.