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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15
GETTING READY TO VIOLATE THE
LAW.

1t is evident that the political tricksters
who have engineered the Democratic-Pop-
ulist fusion in this State count on the CO.
operation of the Board Of Election Com
m~issioners to ratify their action by placing
the two fusion electoral tickets on the print
ed ballot. Probably they nave received as
surances from the free-silver majority of
the board hat they will do so. This will
be a deliberate violation of law. AS the
Journal has already pointed out, under our
present election law every step from the
nomination of candidates to the final
counting, canvassing and burning of the bal
lots is regulated by law. There are but
three ways in which a ticket can become
entitled to a place on the ballot. 1t must
be nominated either by a primary election,
or by a nominating convention, or by a pc
tition of a certain number of voters. The
new fusion electoral ticket was not nom
mated in either of these ways. The cleo
ton law does not recognize the existence
of such committees as have agreed upon
this fusion ticket, and. OF course, does not
recognize their authority. Under the ar
rangement they have made the Democratic
electoral ticket will contain the names of
five persons never nominated by a Dem
ocratic convention, and the Populist cleo
toral ticket will contain the names of ten
persons never nominated by a Populist con-
vention. These tickets have no legal stand
ing, and placing them on the printed ballot
will be as plain a violation of law as would
be the placing there OF a ticket with a
new Democratic candidate for Governor
and State officers. The whole proceeding
is arbitrary and Illegal. 1t seems to be a
case for action by the Encouragement
to prevent a threatened violation Of the
election Iaw
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question.

The superintendent of a tin plate manu-
factory in the Indiana gas belt was asked
a few days ago what per cent. of the cost
of tin was the labor cost. He replied that
he could not state exactly. but he said:
Our pay roll the last two weeks was a
little over $7,oo0. l would say that the com
bined pay rolls of the tin plate factories in
Indiana are about 100000 per month. But
our raw material, steel, is made from
American ores, snelted in American
furnaces with coal and coke mined in
America. converted into steel in American
steel works. the whole of which is trans
ported several times on American railroads.
a large portion of which cost is labor. Be-
sides the machinery used in the various
processes is manufactured in America and
continually repaired and renewed, which
means much labor. Even tic tin. after it
is finished. is packed in boxes cut from
American timber and nailed with American
nails; Aside from steel there are other
articles entering into the manufacture
which represent labor. and would be equal
~ as difficult to estimate, although on a
very much smaller scale.
Although this statement gives no figures
it shows that a very large proportion of the
cost Of the plate. probably 80 per cent.
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DEFICIENCY OF $S,127,OsS.
Business of the POstofice Department
Last Fiscal Year.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-The annual re-
port of the Third Assistant Postmaster
general for the past fiscal year shows that
the total expenditures for the year were
$780, 26, 296, and receipts $32, 499. POS, leaving a
deficiency of sS,127. oSS, or a reduction of
81, 679, $50 less than the preceding year. The
expenditures do not include the cost of
carrying the mails over the subsidized Pa
cific railroads, which amounted 10 s., 55S.-
S9S. The special-delivery service made an
increase of 13 per cent. in business during
the year, 4.1S4,37 letters being delivered.
The average time required for delivery was
IL minutes. Tn net profit of the system was
about 500, 900. The number of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards issued was 4,195, Cos ,523, an increase
of 7 per cent. over the issues of the previ-
Gus year. The value of these issues was
$79.1 7S. 101, which is about $4,000 more than
the sales. The increase OF second-class
matter mailed by publishers, and news
agents was nearly Y per cent. The total
weight of matter thus mailed. paid and
free. was about 349. 000. 600 pounds.
The business of registration was also in
creased, the rate being about 4 per cent.
The total number of pieces Of mail matter
registered was Is. LOG. 1856. The percentage of
loss was reduced. the ratio being about
one in every 24,o00 pieces mailed by the
public. Recommendation is again made for
a limited indemnity TO the owners OF reg
istered matter lost in the mails.
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They turned the X-rays on her.
cit really was q shame),
And the lovely Living Picture
Was nothing but a Frame
The Point Is Plain.
New York Tribune.

The Galveston News gives a history of
the Culberson letter to the effect that Mr..
Cuiberson wrote to Prince Bismarck and
Prince would not take it out of the post
office, and it was sent back marked re
fused Then Mr.. Culberson put a five
cent stamp on the letter and received a re-
ply. The person who tells the story draws
this moral from 1T: "Mr. Culberson, a
free-silver man, writes a letter to a German
binetallist and puts half the required
amount Of postage en- the envelope. The
letter is refused because there is not enough
postage. on 1t. Yet, in the face of this. Mr..
Cuiberson and his friends expect to make a
dollar out of SO cents worth of Silver, and
expect the people of foreign nations to
take it. See the point?'
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as In the case or manufactured products
generally, represents the cost of labor. 1t
should be remembered that not a sheet of
tin plate was manufactured In this country
before the passage of the Mckinley tariff.
That law established the industry. The
Wilson-Gorman tariff reduced the protec-
tive duty one-halfs and there is very little
money in the business now. The statement
above quoted estimates the wages paid in
tin plate factories of Indiana alone at $780,
900 a month A person who would vote to
further cripple such ar industry is a public
enemy.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE report of the
Western Union Telegraph Company for the
year ending June 90 shows: Net revenue,
so. 612. 1856; increase. 1924. III. Expenses,
SIC. IA, 156; Increase, S63s. 126. Surplus. SlS6, III;
decrease, S2i3,625; and n total surplus OF
81 ,643,6s3. The increase in expenses was due
in part to allowances for reconstruction
caused by severe storms. especially the
preceding year. The average tolls received
were 1913 cents per message and the aver
dred and sixty-ive Offices were added to
tbA system.
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One on Ii. Ha rrisOn.

A good old Populist lady of Linn county
has unearthed a crime which throws the
misdemeanor of 1873 entirely in the shade.
She says that the day before Benjamin
Harrison left the White House he carried
out a million dollars and hid it beneath
the steps of the presidential mansion. The
next night, and after he had turned over
to Grover Cleveland, he sneaked back. got
the money and carried it away in a vaIise.
Tie dear old soul solemnly believes ner
own story and declares that she has a
newspaper in the house to prove it.
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enemy.

The Marion Chronicle has Information
that the Popocratic managers of that coun-
ty and district are working up a plan to
prevent the 1,5eo veterans in the Soldiers
Home at Marion from voting. There is no
probability that any effort of the kind
would succeed. The Chronicle says,
TIE question is whether the living of a
tory owned by the United States. gives him
a residence within the meaning Of the
statute. emitting him to vote. Some time
ter. the plaintiff being a member. of the
home. The defense raised the point that
the Soldiers Home being located on terri
tory that had been ceded to the United
States, and the plaintiff being a dependent
on the government did not entltIe him to
claim a residence in the State The court
sustained the point, and the case was lost
to the plaintiff On the point raised. 1t was
probably this ruling that put 1t into the
heads OF the Popocrats to contest the right
OF the old soldiers to record their prefer
ence at the approaching election.
This is a very firnsy foundation on which
to base a scheme to disfranchise fifteen
hundred veterans, but nothing seems to be
too fimsy or disreputable for Popocrat use.
The act of the State Legislature of 1889
ceding to the general government the lands
on which the home is located contains the
following:
Provided that nothing In this act shall be
construed to prevent the officers, employees
and inmates of said branch home, who are
Guaitled voters OF this State, from eXer-
ship, county and State elections in the
township in which such branch home shall
be located.
The veterans need not be afraid OF being
deprived of their votes. Let them get
ready to stamp in the eagle square.
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The days are still. and the long nights hushed.
And the far sky burns like the heart of a rose
And the woods, with gold of autumn flushed.
Lavish their splendor in crimson SHOWS.
The quail pipes shrilly. the robin sings
A sweet. low song of a Southern world
At early morn, when in delicate rings
The mists from the marshes are upward curled.
The schoolboys shout on the windy hill,
Where nuts lie thick in the matted grass,
And the ~Tnaidens. who trip by the nioss-grown
mill,
Sweetly sing as they lightly pass.
The world is caught in a wonderful net
OF beautiful, tremulous, golden haze,
And is laid asleep to dream and forget
That winter cometh and stormy days.
Charles Turner Darcy.
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Our present money is good enough; why
debase 1t by the free coinage of silver?
Wages are none too high; why lower them
by reducing the purchasing power of the
dollar? Business is none too good; why
make it worse by ~precipitating a panic
worse than any the country has ever ex-
perienced?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

In all previous elections since the Aus
tralian ballot law was adopted, Democrats
have stamped within the rooster square to
vote the straight Democratic ticket. If
they do so this year they will vote for five
Populists.
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other localities in Illinois the vote was:
mckinley, 1876: Bryan. 2,1ss: Palmer. us.
lowering. Ill; scattering. 0. While no col
lection OF votes can be regarded as indi-
eating accurately the result, the prepon-
derance for Mckinley is significant.
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mission. to-day authorized the following.
THE statement that the commission has
come to e dscfsion sustaining the claims OF
Venezuela In the boundary dispute between
that country and Great Britain lis entirelv
without foundation. The commission is
rot vat In possession of all the facts neces.
sary to form a definite Judgment and will
not be until the return of Professor Burr
from Europe, about the end of this month.
He is to bring with him new and important
historical information, Which must be care
fully examined before any decision can be
arrived at. Any statements, therefore. to
II effect that a decision has been reached
are entirely premature"
General Notes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE President
has appointed Robert A. Smith postmaster
at St. Paul, MINI. The appointment ends
a long contest over the office. Smith sue
ceeds Henry a. Castle, commission ex-
pired.
Matthias Mayer has been appointed a
fireman at the Evansville custom house.
Bruce Clark, of Colfax, has been ap-
pointed a railway mail clerk.
The treasury to-day lost 1924, 500 in gold
coin and $780, 900 in bars, which leaves the
true amount of the gold reserve Sl23. 5Oi. 1855.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

The Altgeld election commissioners have
given the Palmer ticket the name indie
pendent gold-standard Democracy, which is
q fairer recognition than Governor Mat
thews and Mr.. Kern gave the sound-money
Democrats in this State. But, as far as
he is able, Governor Matthews is striving
to appear a more Inscriptions Bryanfte
than Is Governor Altgeld.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

In a speech at Elkhart a few nights ago
Mr.. Il. A. Dausman, a sound-money Dem
ocrat, characterized Bryan as "a lawyer
without clients, an editor without a paper
and a candidate without hopes of election
Good for Mr.. Dausman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

A Chicago paper prints interviews with
the leading architects Of that city, showing
that in the event of McKinIey's election
there will be more activity in building
than has been witnessed since the year of
the worlds fair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

The Sentinel drops gracefully into French
every now and then in its Bryan editorials.
This is a delicate tribute to its owner and
manager who. it will be remembered, is
consul-general to Paris under a sound
money administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

These general and decided advances have
taken place while silver bullion has scarce
ly held its own. In themselves the foregoing
figures prove that the volume Of gold has
nothing to do with prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

An Indiana Democrat who stamps in the
rooster square this year will vote for five
Populists, a Populist who stamps in the
plow and hammer square will vote for ten
Democrats, while a Republican who stamps
in the eagle square will vote for none but
RonI, h1ioo N
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following

Runor says that some of the candidates
Oh the Democratic State ticket are very
angry over the outcome of the fusion move
ment. They have good reason to be, not
only some but all of them. The fusion is
a complete abandonment of the Democratic
State ticket. If the PopU1ist State ticket
had been withdrawn there might have been
some reason to expect that a large number
Of the Populists would have voted for the
Democratic candidates for State offices,
but with the PopuIist State ticket in the field
there is no inducement for them to do so.
They will all vote the straight Popuiist
ticket. On the other hand, no Democrat
can vote the straight Democratic ticket
without voting for five Populist electors.
If he stamps in the rooster square he votes
for these five Populists. Many Democrats
will not do this, and If they attempt to
vote the Democratic State ticket without
voting for the Populist electors they will
be likely to lose their votes. Under these
circumstances there is abundant reason
why candidates on the Democratic State
ticket should be angry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

The traffickers have SO arranged it tina
all Democrats who vote the ticket called
Democratic must vote for five Popuiists.
To such straits Organism and the silver
mine ring have brought the party of Hen
bricks and Mcdonald
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The reported threat of Senator Black
burn that no Palmer Democrat will be per-
mitted to speak in Kentucky without in
corruption is being carried out, but all the
reports from Kentucky from sound-money
sources affirm that the State is sure for
Mckinley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

The Denocratic-Populist fusion in this
State is an admission on the part of the
free-silver Democrats that they had no
hope of carrying the State without the Pop
ulist vote. They will not carry it with that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

How much money did the agents of the
silver mine ring pay the Popocratic cam
paign managers to desert their State
ticket to help the Eryan double-tailed
electoral ticket?
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1t is given out that the agents of the
silver mine trust are putting out money
freely now where they think it viii do the
most good, but they are said to be very
careful into whose hands it goes.
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Hereafter it should be understood that
nominations by Democratic State conven-
lions in Indiana are made with a string to
them. They should be labeled Subject to
approval by the Populis.s."
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The postal card vote taken by the Chi
cago Record row covers all the wards of
that city and the suburb of Cicero. Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock the vote, as col
lected for all the wards and Cicero. was:
Mckinley, . 1851; Bryan. n.24o: Palmer,
A1n: Lowering. Ao2: scattering. n From
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led to believe that any man can be coerced
into voting other than as he desires so
long as no one but himself can know how
he votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

The registration in the cities of New
York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, st. Louis
and other large cities is most gratifying to
Republicans in those cities who are watch
ing it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

AS one of the great and prosperous
States of the Union. Indiana should keep
company with Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania
and New York rather than with Arkansas
and South Carolina.
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are now concentrating all their efforts on
the State and legislative tickets. It IS
openly asserted that they are trading
Bryan wherever possible for votes on State
officers. member of the Legislature and
Congressman. Republicans should not be
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Something Bryan Didn't Hear.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Bryan says that he was once q college
boy himself, but 1t is certain thai he never
heard a presidential candidate tell him that
he was supported In college by the ill-got-
ten gains of his father.
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The silver mine trust is, indeed, very
greedy when it compels it's travelling agent
to force towns to pay his expenses for
canyassing them in the trusts interest.
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New Point for Bryan.

chicago Tribune.
Bryan probably will lug matrimony into
the campaign and propose to cut down
golden weddings by one-half and make
them come at the end of twenty-five years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

No mar wants a cheap dollar when he
is paid wages or when he goes to purchase
the necessarie5 of life.
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Since the Fopocrat-Popuiist fusion in this
State it would seem to be in order to ask
for the appointment of a receiver for the
Democratic party.
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Not Managed.

AS yet there are no signs that Mr.. Cor
man or anybody else is managing the Bry-
an campaign. The campaign is simply be-
ing JoneSed-not managed.
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That's What.
Buffalo Courier.

buIdJO COURIER.
Attractfvely dressed shop windows are
well enough as an advertisement. but a
daily announcement in an up-to-date news
paper knocks the show window silly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

In the Democrat-Populist deal in this
State the tail seems to have wagged the
dog. The Populists got all they demanded
and gave practically nothing in return.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

Republican reports from every part of
the State the past few days are of the
NEST encouraging character.
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Keep it before the people: But for the
silver mine owners there would be no sill
yer issue.
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Perhaps the candidates on the Democratic
State ticket should be thankful that the
Populists did not demand that it be with
drawn altogether.
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The Sentinel seems not to have seen the
immense demonstration of the veterans and
their sons Tuesday evening. The Sentinel
has ceased to be a newspaper.
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Encouragfur.
Kansas City journal.

hd1SdS CITY JOurnaI.
Nordau says the American people will
not begin TO degenerate for $50 years. This
puts the era of 50-cent dollars off quite a
while
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15

There are not near so many men who
want a cheap and fluctuating dollar as
some deluded persons believe.
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Do not forget the neighbor who may be
won to vote for his own interests rather
than those of the silver mine owners.
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No organs Wanted.
Kansas CT

Kansas City Journal.
One OF the lessons of this campaign will
be that a man must have qualifications in
order to be elected President of the United
States.
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So Big a Majority Against Him,

chicago POST
When it is all over we have an idea
that Bryan will have some difficulty con-
vincing himself that he was really run
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But Not for PubIsc,ttor

New York Commercial Advertiser.
We suggest that Mr.. Bryan, to avoid
shock after Nov. 3, may ease up by talking
to himself for a week.
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So He Will.
Chicago Post.

chicago POSI.
After this is all over Bryan will have
a hard time trying to learn how to tell
the truth again.
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Poorly QualiAed PopuIist.
Philadelphia North American.
What sort of a Populist is this man Wat
son. that his voice gives out so soon?
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News Company. Union Depot.

WASHINGTON, d. Ri House. Ebbitt
House, Wizards Hotel and tie Washington
News Esxchange, Fourteenth street, between
Penn. avenue ana f street
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The following are the Chicago prices for
a large number of farm products Oct. 10
op5 Cant 10. =
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No Decision Yet Reached.
WASHINGTON. Oct. H.-Secretary Malet
Provost. Of the Venezuela Com
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/. THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

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