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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
THE VOTERS IN THE AIR.

The disparity between the number of bal
lots counted for the head of the several cleo
toral tickets in this State and those cast
for the whole ticket furnishes some basis
of comparison as to the relative intelligence
OF the different classes of voters. or else as
to the degree of pains taken by the differ
ent party managers TO instruct their voters
in the method of voting. Bearing in mind
that every ballot stamped in the square of
the device at the head OF a ticket was
counted for the entire ticket, while those
stamped in front of the first candidate on
the ticket were counted for that candidate
alone. it appears that 2.3S9 Republican
voters who intended TO vote the straight
ticket voted for only the first elector, while
2,542 Popocrats fifty-six sound-money Dem
ocrats 126 Prohibitionists anu 4O6 National
lists did the same thing. AS all these voters
evidently stamped in front of the first name
on the ballot. with the intention of voting
the straight ticket, they were, of course.
ignorant as to the proper method of voting.
The proportion or percentage of loss from
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
THE SITUATION IN CUBA.

The return of Captain General Weyler to
Havana means the failure of his aggres-
sive campaign against the insurgents and
probably his early recall by Spain. The pa
tience OF the Spanish government al
most exhausted before he undertook his
recent campaign. 1t was undertaken un-
der great pressure and with the obvious
intention of making a supreme effort to
crush the insurrection. Perhaps if Weyier,
with his greatly superior force could have
cornered the insurgents or brought on
general engagement he might have sue
ceeded in defeating them and inficting a
mortal blow to the rebellion. That was his
policy. and it was as obviously the policy
Of the insurgents TO avoid a general en-
gagement. They have succeeded and Wey-
Ter has failed. By their better knowledge
of the country, superior tactics and ably
conducted policy of skirmishing and re-
treating the insurgents have succeeded not
only in battling the Spanish commander.
but have threatened his communications or
his base of operations to such an extent
as to compel him to hasten back TO Ha-
vana without having accomplished any
thing worthy of mention. This is a dis
tinct victory for the insurgents and hu-
initiating failure for Weyler. 1t is hardly
possible that it Will not result in his re-
call. The Spanish government cannot af-
ford to waste any more time or money with
a general who has demonstrated his in
ability to suppress the rebellion with am
pie resources a,t his command and the gov
ernment giving him hearty support in ev-
cry respect. His failure. following that of
General Campos, will go far towards con-
vincing the rest of the world that the sue
cess of the insurgents is inevitable, but the
Spanish government is not yet prepared to
accept that conclusion. National pride and
Spanish patriotism will resist II as long as
possible, and no doubt Spain will put forth
still greater efforts to prevent what seems
to be an inevitable result. A new cap
tain general will be appointed, more troops
will be sent to Cuba. and ''the-last-man-
and-last-dolar" policy will be pushed with
new vigor. Meanwhile. the insurrection is
gaining strength every day. material as
well as moral and it looks though its
success, despite the efforts of Spain, could
not be long delayed
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

Nothing could better show the absurdity
OF the old law prohibiting any person en-
gagged I'm commerce or trade from being ap-
pointed secretary of the treasury when the
fact that the suggestion OF Mr.. Mark Han
ma for the United States Senate does not
elicit any objection on that score. When
he was suggested for secretary of the
treasury. a position whicn he would prob
ably fill very satisfactorily, the point was
Immediately raised that he was ineligible
under the old law referred to- Perhaps by
a literal construction of the law he is but
II person is disqualified from being sec
retary OF the treasury because he has ex-
tensive business interests, he should, for
the same reason. be disqualified from being
United States senator, where he must nee
essarily vote on many questions affecting
business. directly indirectly. Honorable
success in business should be a recommen-
dation for office instead OF disqualified
tion. and II Mr. Hanna is not disqualified
from being a senator he ought not to be
disqualified from being secretary of the
treasury. That useless old law should be
repealed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
The "CapitaIist" DeIusion.

T.. l.. GOOklIl. III
One of the worst of our delusions is. that
the capitalists or employers are a peculiar
ly favored class: that nature has done
something for them which she has not
done for the rest of the world. The word
capitalist" is simply another word for the
man VINO saves. and VINO finds out what
the public will buy. This faculty for saw
ing and for finding out what the public
wants is rare faculty. 1t is so rare that
per cent. of men in business-that is. of
men who employ others-fail. They fail
through their incapacity or want OF dill
gence. Only an infinitesimally small num-
ber of them achieve fortune. They may
be called the explorers of the race. We
profit by their errors. For one who invents
a sewing machine or a telephone. ten
thousand lapse into poverty. Nothing re-
quires more delicate combination Of quail
tiles than the creation and conduct of "A
great business. The conditions of success
are often too minute for observation. The
life is full of terrible anxieties. especially
in what is called hard times" when
failure is tremendous, and yet the num-
bcr Of lis who are ready TO tell the capi-.
talist how TO carry on his business. how 10
pay his men. whom TO employ. and on
what terms. is very large. III those who
can carry on business themselves were
only one-thousandth part as numerous as
those who can tell how ID ought 10 be car
would be well assured 90 not discuss
what Is called profitsharirg. because IL is
one Of the things 10 be sought by the per-
sons concerned. not TO be forced on any
body. Its success depends on the voluntary
action of employer and employed. hardly
by persons who have no practical experi-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

properties dominated by the Vanderbilt In
terests and the TRANSFER OF the reins or
power 10 his brother ". X. is not likely to
disturb the properties in the slightest de-
gree. The Vanderbilt Investments are con-
servatively handled and people who put
their money into things controlled by the
family know that they will never become
the footballs OF Wall street. The Wander
bit holdings are either dividend-paying or
have futures. The element OF speculation
is less there than in any quarter. Cornelius
Vanderbilt is recognized as strong ana
upright character-one about whom solvent
Interests naturally group-and u Is fclt that
although he has laid down the dictat'on OF
details he will still be i'm the background
TO advise with and suggest 10 his younger
brother in matters OF policy where expert
ence and judgment are needed. w h.
Vanderbilt is much better thought OF now
than he ever was before in the business
world. and if Cornelius should die no grave
fears would be entertained about the fu-
ture OF the tremendous properties of which
he would be called 10 the practical solo
control The vast estate would still be
kept intact. in pursuance of the plan map
ped out by that marvellous builder ana
tiEancier. "Old Commodore" Vanderbilt, the
founder of the family fortunes
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

right TO inflict reasonable punishment.
The free-and-easy methods of our modern
life have developed class of boys who get
no training at all at home, and who would
never know what discipline Is IL they did
not get 1t at school There is little danger
of their getting too much. and society is
likely to suffer by their not getting enough.
The country would not suffer by a healthy
revival Of corporal punishment in the
schools as well as the family. From this
distance it looks as If the parents who
violently attacked the teacher at Mobiles
vile were far more censurable than he
was
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

Representative Steele, of this State, has
been the means of adding another To the
many evidences of the credulity and folly
of persons in this country who spend time
and money In the vain pursuit y: imaGin-
ary fortunes in Europe. By inclosng to
the secretary of state a letter from one
of his constituents relative TO 4 supposed
fortune of $1,000, 900 in HOLLAND awaiting di-
vision among American c,aimants. Major
Steele has elected a reply from the secre-
tary in which he says the State Depart
ment has no information in regard TO tine
alleged estate and .ad.ls:
1t is doubted if there Is money enoup n
in Europe to pay the claims to estates i'm
Holland alone. which have bsen Irescn:e cd
TO this department. In many inSiln. es
families have spent large sums of morey
in the employment of agents ana attorrcys
to recover alleged estates, but III ro in-
stance. 10 the knowledge of the depart
ment. has the least success attended tnelr
efforts.
This is on line with al other official
information regacling these supposed for
tunes. They constitute the basis of A ieg-
ular business by which numerous credu-
lous gudgeons are swindled and many clev-
er rascals make a living. AS the crop OF
fools is perennial the business is a hard
one to kill
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
THE CREDIT OF FARMERS.
In Spite of Calamity Howlers' Changes
Ii Is Good, as IL Rule.
American Agriculturist

American AgrlculturlSt-
The pessimists, the ignorant and the cal
amty shouters are very fond of prating on
the poverty of the farming community.
and some agricultural journals. not CON
versant with the facts, have assisted In
spreading the idea. They have done their
utmost to destroy the farmers credit BUT
the real truth is this: While many FARMERS
have been in distress. yet, taking the farm
ing people as a whole. il is safe 10 say that
the farmers have passed through the years
of depression better than anybody In the
country. To-day farmers owe less tnan
any other large group of people: Fewer
farmers have failed" commercially speak
ing. than in any other business some
farm mortgage companies have failed that
did an extensive business, especially in the
semi-arid region, where agriculture Is IN
an experimental stage, but the records OF
ness in the Central West ana Northwest
show that farmers interest Is being
mortgages reduced or paid in full. The
number of farms owned free of debt in the
South shows remarkable gains. In the
Middle and Eastern States farmers nave
maintained their good credit in the face or
keen Western composition.
Contrast this with the record of failures
among merchants, manufacturers and rail-
roads. The 16l railroads that have gone
into receivers hands in the last three ana
a half years were mortgaged for twice as
much all the mortgages on all the farms
i'm the United States. Probably the actuai
loss on investments in railroad mortgages
in the past six years has exceeded the
amount of all the farm mortgages In the
country. Our judgment is that, taking the
country as a whole. 95 per cent. of the
loans farms during the past twenty
five years have either been paid I'm full or
are to-day worth 100 cents on the dollar.
without in the slightest degree trying
to cover up any of the evils OF agricultural
depression we here enter a solemn protest
against the great wrong that has been
done our farmers by the irrepressible CAL
lamity howler. We solemnly maintain that
the farmers whole history demonstrates
his desire and his ability to pay his just
debts. Railroad receivers. corporation
wreckers and trust promoters have made
unenviable record as repudiators. but
the vast majority OF farmers. have, can or
will pay 100 cents on the dollar
More capital is the crying need of many
farmers and ii is TO be obtained on rea-
sonable terms by proving the farmers
credit. Let build up. not tear down.
Let us inaugurate the policy of construc-
ton not a reign of destruction.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
The south and Organism.
Buffalo Courier Dem.)

Keep an eye on the South. There is
firm ground for the belief that the result
of the tempestuouS. diSintegrating cam
paign this year has had the unexpected
effect of STRENGTHENING the conservative
forces in the Southern States. During the
next four years political developments in
the South will probably be more interest
ing than the political developments in any
other part of the Union. This result is
foreshadowed by remarks like the follow
ing from the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. one
country: The Southern Democracy. by it's
alliance with Populism. has lost Kentucky.
Delaware. Maryland and West Virginia.
thus destroying the solid South. More than
this, il has lost its old friends and allies
who stood a Gibraltar of strength in re-
construction and carpetbag days-the
States of New York. New Jersey Connecti-
cut and Indiana. What has she gained {?
Kansas. Nebraska and group of Rocky
mountain mining camps. Not in a genera
ton can the blunder be repaired unless
there is speedy. absolute revulsion
retinue of politicians of less degree who
forced to the front at Chicago and con-
summated the unnatural alliance with Pop
ulism. Another contest waged or the same
lines would bring humiliation. 1t is stark
madness to contemplate IT. political
party can as well afford 10 acknowledge
an error as an individual. 1t is brave and
manly to do it," Similar assertions are
made by other Southern Democratic pa
pers-even by papers that for the sake of
regularity We're in the carly part of the
campaign committed to the support of the
Chicago ticket. III is a suggestive fact that
several weeks before the election not n few
Democratic papers of the South were seri-
ously disturbed by the ipcendiary charac-
ter of the Bryan campaign: since the cleo
anism, Altgeldism and Tillmanism has been
shown Enthusiastically and conspicuously in
many ways; and IL is now probably safe
TO say that Organism has lost its grip in
tho South.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
THE wOMHN's SIDE.
Another View of the Latest Interna-
tiOnaI Marriage Scandal.
Detroit Tribune.


Princess De Chimay, of Belgium. nee
Miss Clara Ward, OF Detroit, is reported
as having eloped with Hungarian fiddler
named Tsigane, who has heretofore earned
his living by playing in cafes. Her case.
merely adds one more to a long list of
others in which an American heiress dis
covers that she has paid too dearly for the
privilege Of a title. At the age OF sever-
teen the daughter of Captain Eber Ward
welded to Joseph De Chimay by am
bilious relatives. The prince comes of a
maIodorous family which two generations
back centers in the alliance between
Partisan scavenger and a washerwoman-
Consequently there was not much to OBJ
tanned in the way of family connections.
hut he was a prince and the glamor or
that title dazzled the American bargainers.
He was bid in for 100000, which was re-
quired to pay his debts. When the pur-
chase was complete il was found that the
husband was fond of gaming. that his for
mer amours were continued and new ones
added. and the unwilling bride was morti-
fed to discover that she had been deluded
into paying so much money for so small a
pattern of man. During most OF their
married life OF six years the two have lived
in estrangement. and at length what might
have been expected has happened.
The young wife never had any regard
for her prince. 1t appears. but she lived
neglected and paid the expenses OF her
lord and Mesdames les Autres for years.
This summer she met the hungarian
musician at French watering place. and
fancied him. There was no nope OF di-
vorce from the prince unless her fortune
of 81. .000. 900 should become dissipated or she
should by scandalous conduct give him
statutory grounds. Then he could compel
her to pay him liberal alimony for the
rest of his days. Society is shocked at the
elopement but the same society approved
her Improbable. bargain-counter marriage
and the young woman naturally holds It's
opinion in contempt. She hss learned that
there is a class of marriages which no rite
of the church can sanctify and. filled with
bitterness. she has thrown propriety TO the
winds With Captain Wards rapdly-accu-
mulated MILLIONS i'm hand perhaps she saw
n better chance of making a worthy man
out of Fiddler Tsigane than out of Prince
de Chimay. The law will no doubt compel
her TO pay liberal alimony TO the husband
she has deserted
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

A Knoxville (Tenn.) correspondent Of the
New York Sun. who has been investigat-
ing the recent election frauds in that
State. gives some details of the process by
which IL was stolen for Bryan. This is no
new thing in Tennessee The Republicans.
with the aid of the state credit men,
carried the State in 1880 but were counted
out. They carried it again in 1882 and 1884,
with like result. In 1894 they elected Evans
Governor the face of the Democratic
returns. but he was counted out by a COM
mittee of the Legislature. This year Nc
Kinley really carried the State by $500 and
the Republican candidate for Governor by
10000 to 1900 but both were counted cut
and a plurality of 14,S7S returned for
Bryan and 6S54 for the free-siiver candi-
date for Governor. The story in detail is
one of notorious wholesale and undouhted
frauds. consisting of intimidation, false
counting. ballot-box stuffing and forgery
of returns. The Republicans Of Tennessee
owe il TO the country to make contest
and complete exposure iof the business.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

One of the many Cabinet rumors which
I'LL the air says that IL Representative
Hit, of Illinois. is not elected to the Sen
ate he will be invited to become secretary
of state, and. second. If he is elected to
the Senate. Senator Cullom will be offered
the portfolio of the Interior. This has
some intrinsic probability in that 1t would
involve a suitable recognition of Illinois.
whose magnificent majority contributed in
no small degree to the prestige of Nc
Kinley's election.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

appointments go to the Senate for confirma-
tion. The new rule of the President requires
all candidates TO pass an examination be-
fore board at the State Department be-
fore their names can go to the Senate.
In the entire civil list of the United
States there are 204 600 names. Exclusive or
the fourth-claSs postmasters and such ap-
pointees as must be confirmed by the SEN
ate, there are 7Sl comfortable positions.
most of them assistant postmasters, which
can be filled without examination. If these
facts and figures can be sufficiently i'm
PRESSED upon those who served the cause OF
sound money and good government well in
the campaign just ended great deal of
disappointment after the ith of March Will
he avoided
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

The Salt Lake Tribune is very hard on
the gold-bug press. I'VE think with all
charity and candor," it says, that there
has never been in all this world such a
spectacle of newspaper dishonesty and
perfidy as the Eastern gold press has this
year presented to the eyes of the American
people," So far as the Journal is con-
cerned 1t will undertake to shoulder it's
share of the dishonesty and perfidy with
the utmost alacrity
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

1t Is unfairto Mr.. Bynum for the news
papers of the country to couple his name
with every vacant Office under the govern-
ment. in addition to some not vacant, es-
pecially as it does not appear that he is
a candidate for any one of them. The jour-
ualistic persistency, however. is merely an
indication that the newspapers consider
him deserving of a good position. and IL he
will consider IL in this friendly light he
will save himself some wear and tear Of
temper
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

1t Is said that great pressure is being
brought upon President Cleveland to in
duce him to place fourth-class postmasters
on the civil-service list. IL he should do
this it would settle the question now troub-
ling Indiana aspirants to Office as to
whether the new incumbents should be
chosen by popular vote or be selected by
the congressman Of their respective dis
tricts- and there is reason to suspect that
the congressman wouldn't care cent il
It were settled in that way.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

As might have been expected, the violent
attack upon a school teacher In Mobiles
Vile by the parents OF some unruly boys
whom he had whipped has developed an
other side TO the question. The parents Of
two OF the boys who were punished ap-
prove the action OF the teacher. and the
indications now are that the demand for
his removal will cot be complied with. 1t
should not be unless 1t ~ clearly shown
that his punishment OF the Iosrs was cruel
and unnatural He insisted that II was
necessary to maintain school discipline. and
probably IL was. At law q teacher stands
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
Hanpered.

How does it happen that we get no
Thanksgiving sermon this year,? asked
the first deacon.
He said he couldn't conscientiously do
it, explained the second deacon, "since
that deal he making with an Eastern
church at a higher salary fell through"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

A New York theatrical critic, in speak
ing of a certain play. says regretfully:
THE satirical drama is not popular. 1t is
sad fact that the drama depends for
it's support largely upon stupid persons
who hold to primitive notions of good and
bad. and must have in their plays heroes
and heroines 10 worship and villains to de-
test" Whether he considered 1t sad or not.
nized the fact. for he worked good many
plain and primitive principles OF good and
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

In speaking of the elopement of the
Princess Of Chimay, formerly Miss Ward,
of Detroit. with a strolling musician. an
ingenious exchange remarks that she was
always unconventional In this instance
unconventionality, as well as the musician
seems to have run away with her.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

When great writer dies his books re-
main to. keep his memory alive; the singer
lives only in the memory of those who
heard his voice. and. later, in tradition;
but the people who listened to Campanini
will to the end of their days recall the de-
light he gave them, and will maintain that
no man could do better for his generation
than to afford it such pleasure.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOUaNAL.

Can be found the following places:
NEW IORK-Windsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHlCAGO-Palnfer House and =. o. News Co.,
217 Dearborn street.
CINCINNATEJ. r.. Hawley & Co., i54 Vine
street.
LOUISVII Lee. T. Deering. northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue
WASHINGTON, ID. -C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House, Wilards Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange. Fourteenth street, between
Penn avenue and + street
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

Detroit Free Press.

The teachers in the Boston schools did
not wait for any action on the part of the
city relative 10 pensioping them. but went
to work and established. on their own hook,
a teachers mutual benefit association.
During the past five years the association
has paid to sixty-six retired teachers the
snug sum OF S50.ss9 This is a striking IL
llstration of what can be accomplished by
a little well-directed effort.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

The relations between producer and con-
sumner are very imperfectly adjusted when
the supply of American apples in Germany
is not equal to the demand. while at the
same time the crop is SO abundant that
the fruit lies rotting in the orchards in
many parts of this country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-25

Too hot and unhealthy TO do any fight
ing is an excuse new in war. Real war
has always been considered somewhat un-
healthful. but until Weyler came into the
arena this objection has not been offered
as a reason for avoiding battle. weyler is
most sanguinary on paper. or rather in the