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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
TIELMAN TOTTERING.
His Power Affected by the Recent
EiectiOn-The Liquor Law.

Charleston Letter in New York Post
The result of the primary election for
Senator has been hailed through cut the
state with great rejoicing. There IS z mani
fest and widespread relief to pc rid finally
of a man like Evans. There Is. moreover.
a universal sense CT renewed freedom in the
political life of the State Men feel that the
political dominion of Tillman himself is
crumbling. His word is no longer law for
his own faction; mis- advice to them was
unheeded, his threat and warning Wildly
diSregarded. He knows now that lie cannot
any longer make or unmake political as
pirant 1t is the handwriting on the wall of
his own political citadel, ard the future win
alone reveal whether he has not cnrnoassed
his own downfall in endeaVoring 10 CC.rce
favorte. The people will have vet to un-
derstand how Tillman could trust u man
they could not rust
one of the results of this contest IS tt > re-
newed agitation as to the dispensary liquor
system, which; under the scandals sur
rounding it and the official corruption with
in it, seems to be trembling in the balance
The huge undertaking on the part OF the
State to conduct the liquor traffic by public
funds and public officials on the sole pre-
tense of giving pure liquor at home to the
liquor drinkers, and which has been pro-
this State is suddenly revealed to the whole
State as huge political machine conduct
ed by the States money. with army of
paid retatnerS. and rat spoils of plumber
welded in the interests of the State official
whisky ring-a machine revealed also as
the engine of crime as we'll as of politics
corrupt and corrupting, with brides and
rebates. now another name for the peo-
pies money.
Insignificant as compared with this State
whisky ring, with its vast money power
and hosts of employees and officials scat
tered widespread throughout the State. The
popular decree of 1852 that 1.-The saloon must
CO. is likely to be followed in this State
by a sterner public judgement that this
greater and more pernicious power of the
State liquor dispensary must go also. 1t is
already a fearful cancer in the body polite
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

has pledged his word that if he is elected
President. our financial policy shall be en-
tirely independent of the rest of the world.
Nevertheless, it may interest some Amer
leans who have q little national pride to
know what a London banking firm thinks
as to the probable effect on the government
credit of the adoption of the Bryan pol
icy- The letter goes on to express the
firms surprise that any considerable num-
Der of Americans can believe that silver
basis would be beneficial to them, and their
belief that the agitation has already seri-
ously impaired the public credit. 1t con-
cludes:
You can have a boom any day you come
to your senses by declaring you will
pay back to Europe in the same coin as
you borrowed, i. e., in gold; and as the
United states government has paid and
VIII Gay its debt in goia there can be no
harm IN declaring to the world that coin
means gold coin" Nothing else stands
in the way of millions of our money pour
ing into your country TO develop 1T and
create such a change that laborers would
not have time for politics or swell the ranks
OF agitatorS or regulators.
According to the Bryan school of states
manshp, foreigners who invest in Aneri-
can securities or lend money to promote
great enterprises are our worst enemies,
but stand a. great deal of that kind
of enrnty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

The LaPorte Herald publishes letter re-
Gently received by E. r. Hart, recorder of
LaPorte county, from friend, in which
the writer says:
am a Western man, owning large prop
critics in Idaho, Oregon, Cripple Creek, Col,
both gold and silver properties but / wish
to state right here that there is not
a stronger gold advocate than the under
signed The question is SO simple and SO
plain that it seems to me blind man
could see it with a stick It is simply a
question of honesty or dishonesty. / know
there are some free-silver advocates that
believe it would be for the best in
terests of our country to have silver IN
limited coinage at 16 to 1. Then there is
another class who want free silver for the
sake of paying off 100 cents with 81 cents
Then there is another class who own silver
mines who want it because they think it
will raise the price Of the value of silver
and put money in their purse. and when
we take into consideration that miners,
mine owners and ali of the people con-
nected directly and indirectly with silver
mines in the United States do not exceed
so 900 and less than 800 people are
owners of all the silver mines in the United
States, it seems rank inposition-no. that
word is a little too mild If l We're a
swearing man / would say damned out
rage to force their heresies on TO- 600 of
people of the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs Henry Ward Beecher is now suf-
fering from whooping cough for the fourth
time.
Rev. William NJ. Lane, an Episcopal rec
tor of Alameda, Cal, has resigned because,
as he says, so much gossip was excited in
the church by his wearing d brown suit.
smoking cigars purchased of a local dealer
and going to Oakland to attend the theater.
When DR.. Barnardo began to PROFOUND
his scheme of philanthropy in London
thirty years ago he had only the ordinary
means at the disposal of the medical stu
dent He was lonely, friendless and with
out wealth. Yet since he saw an apocalyp-
tic vision of the Don 't-LiVe-NowhereS on
noble work to which he has dedicated his
life no less sum than S5,50o,0oU.
According to trustworthy reports from
Europe, Gustava Salvini. another son of his
father. is coming rapidly forward on the
Italian stage. He lately made deep i'm
preston by his acting in Hamlet He
is described as a tall. handsome man. with
a fine forehead and a pleasant expression.
His style is simple and unaffected, but he
is capable of displaying great energy and
passion.
Earl Ii has an old Chinese proverb.
which he quotes when he misses a good
thing. He quoted it the other day when he
returned from his cruise up the Hudson
river without being able TO see the Mill
itary Academy at west point. IL is some sol e.
China, and is old as human disappoint-
ment He says: We'll, all right; that
water has gone over the dam"
Probably no studio in the world rivals
Alma Tadema's for beauty. 1t and the
rest of the house was built from his de-
sign Tiles and areades. marbles. plants
and glimpses of sky. bronzes. galleries
and balconies--in fact, such scenes as his
pictures show are the sum of his home
His studio is done In white and silver, this
background having been found after many
experiments TO be the best for the tone of
his paintings.
NJ. Coauelin having stated that he would
reioin the Coincide Franchise if he were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
BRYANITES LACK FUNDS.
Rent and Salaries Overdue-OratOrs
BEING Paid in Promises Only.

Chicago Special in New York Evening Post
Work at the Bryanite headquarters is
seriously hindered by want OF cash. Inc
the rent of the headquarters has not been
paid. When the managers OF the Auditor
ium Hotel presented the bill for the rent of
the SumptuouS quarters the first floor
d. j. Campau, the Michigan member of the
national committee was forced to guaran-
tee paVment Of ali charges in order to pre-
vent eviction. For the last two weeks all
of the money expended has been advanced
by Mr.. Campau, who is a wealthy business
man of Detroit, from his personal funds;
The employees are in arrears for salary, and
being paid. Nearly all of those who can
possibly exist without their salaries are re-
eeiving due bills for their services. and one
spondent that he did not expect to get
cent until Bryan should be elected. The
literary bureau has been forced to discon-
tinue the distribution of any documents ex
cept those which may be sent under a gov
eminent frank The situation is no better
in the oratorical department Loud COM
plants are being received from the Bryan
ties who are on the stump. Their bills for
services and expenses have not been paid,
and some of them refuse to work when they
receive only promises of payment. In lieu
of cash the various workers for the silver
cause are being promised that they will be
taken care Of when Bryan is elected.
The situation is very serious and an
effort is being made to secure another con-
tribution from the silver miners. Senators
Teller and Dubois. who are in the city,
have been asked to endeavor to collect adj
ditlonal funds from the miners, but they
declare that the miners do not believe they
should be expected to support the cam
paign entirely without contributions from
any other source. Efforts have been made
to secure money from other interests, but
the Democratic business men who have
been approached refuse to contribute Most
of those who in former years have given
literally to the campaign funds this
year opposed to the election of the Chica go
ticket openly favoring Palmer or McKin-
ley
The last contribution to the Bryan cam
paign which made by the silver min
ers was given to the Silver party, of which
Isaac n. Stevens. of Colorado. is chairman
Stevens insists upon controlling its ex-
penditure himself through his own head
quarters and has refused to give Jones and
Campau a share of the spoils Unless the
silver miners will make additional contri-
buttons the Bryanites will be bankrupt
What cash the Bryanites had early in the
campaign was squandered lavishly in use
less expenditure, and the miners are not
likely again to come to the rescue unless
one of their own men should be chosen to
handle the funds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Hambleton & &C. are bankers in Balti-
more. The firm is one of the oldest in that
city. It's business is the buying and selling of
stocks on commission and investing mon
ey for other people. For two generations
the firm have been conservative Demo-
Gratis, but what the members now are may
be judged from the introduction to their
weekly circular of Sept. L, which is as
follows:
It is not to be expected that the public
the. election is over. No one is willing to
enter into any contracts with the POSSIBLE
in the face. That the candidacy OF Mr.. Bryan
is disturbing element is clearly shown
by the closing of factories the discharge
of workingmen, the Discrimination to enter
into any contracts or make any engage
ments for the future, and the decline in
prices; This dread that Mr. Bryan might
cant esf'i' and does oes not not thls indicate
Mckinley will be elected? IF so we have
not heard of it. The laborers. who work
income derived from invested capital. have
they any apprehension of harm resulting
from the election of Mr. Mckinley? The
4,785000 savings bank .depositors, the own
ers of II, 341, 20S life insurance policies, the
$40 oG0 recipients of pensions and the many
millions of our people who are Interested
in building and beneficial associations, do
they fear and dread the election of Mr..
Mckinley? On the contrary, will not
this most powerful and influential
class of our people draw sigh
of relief on the morning of the
tth day of November and will not a
shout of joy go up from one end OF this
land to the other if Mr. Mckinley is elect
ed and Mr.. Bryan defeated? And above
all the laboring classes. How is 1t posi-
BILE that the man who works for wages
will deliberately vote to have the purchas
ing power of his money diminished in
value?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

free from engagements. that body has
given him year 20 become free. Mean
whlie he is asked to deposit 100000 francs
as security, which win be forfeited If at
the end of the year he does not reJoin.
rms is virtually the acceptance OF pre-
francs as the price of his freedom of action.
1T has frequently been asserted that the
brilliant colors of many flowers serve to
attract bees and butterflies to them. Exper-
iments recently reported to the Belgian
Academy of Science seem to show that the
perfume rather than the color of the flow
erS is the real attraction. Bright-colored
blossoms We're covered with leaves and pa
perS pinned closely about them. yet the in
Sects not only visited the hidden flowers.
but endeavored TO force their way under
the papers in order to reach the blossoms,
which they could not see.
When Gen. NJ. c. Butler, of South Caro-
lima, was in Cleveland the other day. at
tending the exercises of Perry's Victory
day, a Cleveland man said to him: II sup
pose you've buried all belligerent animosi-
ties, Senator?' Yes" replied the General.
ten thousand fathoms deep. / don't even
harbor resentment against Gregg's battery.
The fact is, while / planning to shoot
off Gregg's head he got little the start
OF me by shooting off my foot. So the hons
ors were easy-as far, at least, as intention
goes. No. sir, I'm Union man now, in
every fiber that's left to me-
The collection of relics of Carlyle in his
received an interesting addition in the shape
of the famous red bedstead in which Mrs.
Carlyle born. 1t was brought from
Craigen Puttock and put up in the Chelsea
abode in 1912, where it remained in use
until 1870. when it was taken down and
packed away until 1880. Carlyle then had
the bedstead placed in its old place for his
own use, finding the stairs to his accus-
toned bedroom the second floor a little
fatiguing. In 1882 the bed was presented
RI I've (FarIxyla'c nd
it has now been obtained by the Carlyle
house trustees.
The late DR.. Howard Crosby once with
his own hands. arrested a thief whom he
caught in his house, took him to the sta
ton, was present and testified against him.
and when he was convicted, sentenced and
entered upon his term called upon him and
said: MY friend, have no malice toward
you. You were performing desperate
deed, you deserve your punishment; but
now | say to you that am ready to help
you to begin new life. = While in prison
he visited him, encouraged him and led
him to become a Christian. When his
time expired he used his influence to secure
him way of earning an honest living. The
man entirely reformed, married respect
able woman in the West and maintained
grateful correspondence with DIR. Crosby
until the latters death.
She hid her face in his bosom,
He found it there when he came
To his home, and with soap and benZine
He tried to remove the same.
Detroit Tribune.
The goldenrod is nodding
fair greeting TO the breeze,
The thistle down is floating
Like ships on fairy seas.
The farmers boy arises
And goes forth, with visage bright,
And warns his feet upon the spot
Where the COW slept through the night.
Cleveland Leader.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
A DREADFUL DEMAGoGUE.

No living American statesman of charac-
ter is supporting the Popocratic free-siver
policy. but Mr.. Bryan is trying very hard
to press all the dead ones into its service.
Some of his efforts in this direction would
be amusing if they did not disgust by their
impudence. In his speech at Fredericks-
burg Saturday he alluded to foolish
legend that George Washington 'once came
and threw a silver dollar across the river
here and then, with a tear in his voice,
asked, Would you believe 1t. my friends.
that a silver dollar which was good enough
to be handled by the father of his country
is now SO mean thing as to excite the con-
tempt of many of our so-called financiers?"
Now, of course, Washington never threw a
silver dollar across the Rappahannock river
any more than he did over the Natural
Bridge as another foolish legend relates.
Silver dollars were very scarce in his day
and Washington was not the kind of fool
to throw away dollars any more than he
the kind of a fool to advocate cheap
money. Mr.. Bryan implies that the sacred
dollars of the fathers were very plenty
in Washington's time. Washington died in
1893, and from 1892 to 1895 only 2O3,791 silver
dollars were coined. If Washington got
hold of few he was more likely TO have
kept them as souvenirs than to have thrown
them away. However, the allusion is too
silly to discuss. as is Mr.. Bryan's attempt
to convert the mythical incident into an
argument for free silver coinage.
At Ashland, Va, he said:
I believe this county claims the honor of
irt OF two nf "a <
greatest men. Henry Clay was born in this
county. as was also Patrick Henry. ] be-
lieve the policy for which I stand in this
campaign in some respects revives the
memories of both men. Henry Clay in 1915
described the effect Of contracting the cur
rency and Patrick Henry was in favor Of
an American policy.
Observe the modesty with which he places
himself In company with two of Amer
icas greatest men, His argument is that
because Henry Clay in 1S45 described the
effect of contracting the currency and be-
cause Patrick Henry was in favor of IAN
American policy therefore the free coin
age Of silver in 1896 would be a safe and
wise policy for the United States, and Mr..
William ]. Bryan ought to be elected Pres
ident. Nobody is proposing TO contract the
currency now except the advocates of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver who
would thereby drive gold out of circula-
ton and reduce the purchasing power of all
our currency one-half. Mr.. Bryan himself
is the chief apostle of currency contrac-
ton. Henry Clay never favored anything
but honest money, and Patrick Henry IA
vored an American policy of political indie
pendence without any reference to the
money question. MIR. Bryans attempt to
-
of free silver and the support of his own
candidacy is about as logical as if he should
claim that Socrates took poison on account
of the characterization of silver, that the
assassination of Garfield was direct re-
suit of 1.-The crime of 1878" He is a dread
full demagogue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Mr.. SewalI has spoken. and now that he
has declared that he has no thought of re-
signing it may be assumed that all fur
Their talk to the effect that he will be taken
off the ticket is idle. Mr.. Sewall will stick,
and he is the sort of man who will stick
all the closer now that he has been as
sailed as he has by the Watson crowd. If
his sticking will make any difference with
the Populists they may as well carry out
any policy they have based upon Mr. Sew
alFs candidacy. He is no PopGlist. Like
Mr.. Altgeld. he writes gold in all the con-
tracts he makes for the carrying of freight
in his ships. He is a national banker, has
been for years, and doubtless proposes to
continue in that business. He is a man of
affairs, and may possibly be interested in
silver mines. If he is, those mines are good
ones. Mr.. Sewall is a shrewd business
man..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Palmer and the Ladies.
Chicago Post.

So far as we have seen Senator Palmer
has not answered Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton's letter asking him in his inaugur-
al address to make some mention of the
1000, 600 citizens Oo-wit. the LADIES' in this
boosted Republic that are wholly unrepre-
sented. Mr.. Palmer has confded TO US
that he has been so busy since the Indian
apolls convention LAT he has not had time
10 write his inaugural address, but he adds
that when he gets around TO il he pro-
poses 10 take the 900 unrepresented
ciuZens INTO consideration. Under these
circumstances we cannot reproach Mr..
Palmer for his dilatoriness though we can
readily understand Mrs. Stantons solicit
tude. we believe we are safe in aging that
Mrs Palmer will see the first draft of her
husbands inaugural, and that whatever
may De SAID on the 4th of March will not
set the ladies' buzzng angriIy about the
ears OF the gallant old statesman from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
SevvaIl Cast Down.
Washington Special.

0ptCTdI
Candidate Arthur Sewasl is reported to
be very much cast down by the election
in his own State. and after giving voice
to sundry and divers reflections on the
result, he uttered this significant conclu-
sion:
THE GOLD Democratic ticket got very
few votes to-day. We found early in the
voting that the gold Democrats had gone
over to the Republicans. They will prob
ably do the< same thing in November.
That is the most significant thing | can
see in this election. speaking practically"
That is what German has told Jones
would be the case all over the country,
and Jones returns to Chicago tonight
thoroughly convinced upon that point. and
also impressed with the deep-seated con-
viction that Bryan viii have mis- toughest
travelling from now on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

The figures which Mr.. r. r. She'll gave
An his address in Brooklyn, showing con-
clusively that cattle and hogs were worth
more in indianapolis in 1892 than in 1873
constitute one of the best arguments
which has been presented to farmers
From his books Mr. Shiel showed that he
then paid 81 hundred for cattle in depre-
ciated paper money, while the same grade
sells now for $425 and that the prices of
hogs ruled higher from 1890 to 1895 than in
1872. These are facts which overthrow the
aSsumntionS of TIE SilYeriteS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Here are a few pointed sentences from
Major McKinley's speeches of Saturday:
| am one of those Americans who be-
lieve that the American workshop should
be protected against the foreign workshop.
The first thing we want in this country is
plenty to do, and when we have that, then
are want to be paid in good money for what
we do.
We want neither short work nor short
dollars in the United States. We want
neither free trade nor free silver in the
United States.
A 5O-cent dollar employees of the railroad
companies, will no more add to your earn
ings than the railroads would add to their
traffic by diminishing the size of their cars
/ am one of those who believe in the
doctrine of protecting American factories
against foreign factories (cries of "Goodi'
and tremendous applause), and the Ameri-
can workingman against the workingman
of the old world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
The wild watson.

1t is now clearly to be seen that In tho
event OF Bryan's election there would he
enough Watson electors 10 prevent the
Georgian in a splendid trading position He
would be able to command the situation to
an extent that would make him a very inn
portant quantity. He could prevent the
elevation of Sewall unless the Democrats
came to such terms as he might dictate
both in provision for HIMSELF and also in
the distribution of patronage. Speculation
as to the Watson strength and the ctarac-
ter of the play he will make is becoming
increasingly interesting around the head
quarters Watson is entirely beyond the
control of Chairman Butler. He is running
his own campaign as willfully as Bryan.
and refuses to be dictated to or bound by
agreements and bargains entered into In
his name by his campaign managers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Bryan's Foolish Notions.
'ork Commercial Advertiser.

From some of the newspaper correspond
ents who have been travelling with Mr.
Bryan one hears queer things concerning
the silver candidate. Ali the correspondents
who travel with Mr.. Bryan admire him
very much man, but they condemn his
Judgment as a politician Mr.. Bryan gets
odd notions into his head. For instance he
is afflicted with touch of the peculiar dis
ease from which Mr.. Cleveland once suf-
fered. and which was knocked out of him
by the election of 1883. Mr. Bryan thinks
himself a man of destiny. He does not be-
leve ii possible for him TO be defeated. He
counts as much upon his entrance to the
White House next March as he does upon
his safe return to his home in Lincoln.
Another of Mr. Bryan's queer ideas is that