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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
A Suggestion.



There sir said the free-silver orator
ARE arguments that you can't get over"
Il amt got the time ter try" said Elihu
Geehaw thoughtfully. I've got cider ter
make an cows ter milk, an I'm jes' rushed
ter death"
We'll you might as well make up your
mind to #. The free silver dollar is bound
to come" the confident promoter went on.
IT'S only a question of year at most,
till were working overtime coming EN- at
all the minis.
That's what I've heard" Mr.. Geehaw
answered without much enthusiasm. But
I've put in SO much time trying ter see
how we're going ter keep them dollars
from gittin' SO common tibet folks won't
want EN- tibet / rely hate ter git drawed
inter conversation the subieck. But ez
long ez we're dead sure they're comm
/ don't reckon they's any use o. me havin'
opinions. anyhow. Hev they drawed up the
patterns yit ?"
No They haven't adopted any de-
signs. For my part, I don't why the
style that we are used to isn't entirely
satisfactory"
Wal, ] dunno.
What changes would you suggest?''
II amt got no fault ter find weth the
likeness of the Goddess of Liberty nor
weth that of the American eagle. But it
does seem ter me it 'ud he a good idee ter
use bigger letters when it comes ter put
tin on the IN God We Trust ,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

The interest of the voters in Maine in
savings banks is given as one of the rea-
sons for the burial of the free-siver ticket
in that State, which. it is claimed, cannot
affect the vote in Indiana and other States
of the central West. In 1894 there were
building and loan associations in all but
six of the ninety-two counties in Indiana
In this county the net investment in the
shares of such associations was sc, 600, 00C
in 1894. Those six millions are owned by at
least fifteen thousand people if the avera ge
investment is $500. The owners of those
hundreds of dollars will be quite as likely
to look out, when in the voting booths
that they do not so vote as to be paid in
a deprecated currency as were the voters
in Vermont and Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
AMERICAN HERO IN SOUTH AFRICA.
How Durham Prevented n Wholesale
Massacre of Whites in BuIuyyayO.
ondon Gable to New York Sun.


Mr.. F. R. Burnham, the famous Ameri-
can scout who killed Mlimo. the native
goo OF the Matabele, who melted the recent
rebellion in Fthodesia, sailed for New York
on "Wednesday after spending a few days
in London Mr. Burnham furnishes an in
teresting account of the inception of that
uprising and the startling plot for the
massacre of all the whites in Buluwayo,
WHICH. fortunately failed. He says:
The nation was ripe for rebellion, as
we now know. and it was Mlimo who laid
the plans for the overthrow of the white
man. 1t was by his instructions that all
the murders were committed On a certain
day every servant was to kill his master in
Buluwayo and throughout the country. 1t
was well-planned thing, in which the
black soldiers, who were themselves Mata-
eble, but served the government as police,
Were to revolt also.
The plot failed only because OF the ac-
ton of a few hot-headed men in the Fla
bosi and 1nseZi districts, who precipitated
things by acting premat urely and against
Mimo's order. The plot was got up so Sc
cretly that what occurred a surprise
We thought the kaffirs realized that they
We're under better government than Loben-
gula's. So all. including the government Of
fcials, could not believe there was a plot
to murder every man, woman and child in
the country.
L believe if we could have got at Mlimo
crushed the rebellion at once. AS it was.
the in1pis had fought so long and had COM
mitted so many murders that they felt
there was nothing for them to do but TO
fight on even although they found that
what MiIno told them untrue.
one thlng this priest guaranteed was 10
turn the bullets of the white men into
water and that the natives should reign SUI
preme at BuluWayo again. King Loben-
gula was to appear again in the govern
ment house Of Mr. Rhodes. which had been
built on the site of Lobengulas palace.
For that reason the government house, al
though it was in the hands of the Kaftirs
when Buluwayo was closely invested, was
not fired upon or destroyed"
Burnham is the hero of seven campaigns
in Africa, and is probably the best known
scout in Africa. He is one OF the three sur
vivors of the party of thirty-eight picked
men who, under Major Wilson, advanced
across the Shangani river in pursuit of
Lobengula in December, 1893
The main body under Major Forbes,
on the other side of the river, and when the
patrol party found themselves surrounded
by thousands of Lobengula'S warriors
Burnham and two others volunteered to
make a dash through the enemy in the
hope of reaching Forbes and telling him
the situation.
Although volley after volley was fired
upon them, they forced their way through
the BUSH reached the river, and crossed it
with difficulty, only to find that Forbes
himself was sorely pressed.
The river meanwhile, had risen so rapid
ly that it could not be crossed, and Wilson
and his men were left to make the famous
last stand, when all persisted while they
sang GOD Save the Queen"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
A LATE SUGGESTION.

The Popocratic mana gers should at once
appoint a committee to inspect the fakes
which are the main resource of the party
organs and orators before they are al
lowed to be used in newspapers or else
where. The trouble is that the fakemakers
are green and wild. They assume that the
people of this country are denseiy ignorant
and will accept as truth any fake which
they can devise. The Sentinel has been
so victimized by the irresponsible fake
makers that no sane person can believe
anything that it publishes. Even those who
would be Democrats now go TO others to
ascertain if this or that story be be-
leved, and in most cases they learn that
it cannot. The result is that the Sentinel
is of manner of use in the campaign.
There is the forgery known as the Lincoln
letter, a fake hoary with years, which no
fairly intelligent publisher of fakes could
have made use Of however INSCRIPTIONS.
There is the London Financial News fake,
started by Mr.. Bryan's Omaha organ-a
fake of no consequence. but which no per-
son in the business of publishing fakes
should have considered for a moment.
There is the fake taken from the anti-free-
coinage speech of Mr.. Blaine in 1875 so
easily exposed, but which the renegade De-
troit Tribune yet publishes at the head of
it's editorial column in fulI-faced type.
There is the Bryan fake in the form of the
garbled message of Abraham Lincoln.
These are simply sampe s of that character.
There are others, such as the Ohio county
Bryan Republican Club, with which the
Sentinel was Sold and the constantly re-
published lists of names of Prohbitionists
Greenbackers and such as Republican con-
verts to Organism. The letter written to
Robert c. Bell, of Fort Wayne, declaring
that the Hanna campaign fund is $25, 900 coo
and that he can have some of it if he will
abandon Bryan, signed by a name which is
not in a New York business directory and
dated ct a street number in Wall street
that it contains. is another of the stupid
fakes which make those who them OBJ
jects of derision.
It is too late to undo the mischief which
this absurd publication of fakes has in
ficted, but Popocratic organs may yet be
saved from no end of ridicule to the injury
of Organism If it should be decreed that
all fakes be sent to discreet board of in
spectors before publication with power to
revise or throw away. If such board had
been esta blished directly after the nominal
ton of Bryan much damage might have
been prevented to the candidate, and
gans would not now be regarded as candi-
dates for the Ounce block.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

mined upon by the postofice some time
ago, arrangements are now under way for
the placing in service of fourteen trolley
cars, especially built for the purpose and
equipped with the necessary apparatus for
sorting and arranging mail matter while in
transit. Mail, for some time, has been
conveyed between the substations and the
central office by means of trolley cars on
two of the lines, but the new system will
changing and distributing letters, papers
and parcels both to city addresses and to
places out of town. The carriers who gath
er mail from the various boxes will bring
together their collections at stated points.
where the latter VIII be taken on board
Such mail is intended for distant point
within the city will be transferred to the
first mail car going in that direction which
is met with, while such matter as is TO
go out of town will be placed in pouches
ready to be put Immediately upon the rail-
road mail car. Electric apparatus for cam
ceiling stamps is feature of the proposed
plan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
ALL SAFE IN NEW YORK.
Elements That VIII Werk for McKin-
ley and Sound Money.
Letter in Philadelphia Press

Letter in Philadelphia Press.
There need be no fear ABOUT the re-
suit Of New York State. even If organized
labor does make an alliance with the
regular Democracy. The alliance Will be
composed of these elements: On the one
side, those workingmen who are easily led
by the professional labor agitator and the
walking delegate; on the other; by the pro-
Gratis who would follow their party any
where so long as they could solace them
selves with the notion that they were
wholly regular
Opposed to this alliance is 80 per cent
meaning by business interests those who
are engaged in trade commerce or manu-
facture.
Then. too. there is the great body of
Republicans which, far can be
learned, is steadfast to-day the
case in 1894, when the party elected Morton
Governor by 10000 plurality.
In addition to these there are to be
counted thousands of Democrats who will
either support Mckinley or who Will re-
frain from voting.
The Republicans here have at last rec
ognized that the only remaining field for
Brooklyn is in those places where work
ingmen can be gathered to hear addresses,
The managers do not expect to per-
suade any workingman who has resent
ment in his heart and who is disposed to
vote for Bryan because Bryan's election
would result in chaos and revolution. No
argument, not even one which appealed
powerfully to self-interest, would avail
But there are many thousands Of ar
uSans. skilled mechanics, intelligent men
who receive wages or salaries, who are
both ready and anxious to listen and from
this week until the end of the campaign
opportunities will be given to them in ev-
cry district in this city and Brooklyn
No one believes that q, majority of those
who receive wages are creatures of I'M
reasoning impulses and the slaves of un-
worthy passion
"A test was made in one of the upper
districts of this city. a district which had
elected Colonel Fellows to Congress by
S:O00 majority, and which, upon his resigna-
ton to accept the office of district attor-
ney, was called upon to elect a successor
Republicans named Mr.. Quigg and the
canvass in that district was almost wholly
devoted to appeals to workingnen.
The Democratic nominee had the favor
or some of the walking delegates and the
labor agitators, and it was predicted that
he would be elected because of this sup
port Yet he was defeated and defeated
by the vote of intelligent workin gmen
The impression to-day is that John c.
Sheehan and Senator Murphy are count
ing as reckiessly upon the support which
the regular democracy is to receive from
the labor ora anizations as they are upon
the results which the regular Democracy
Will meet with by reason of it's support
OF Bryan and his platform. Senator Hill
says that the regular Democracy of New
FORK State is preparing: to cut its throat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
The Bible and the Bicycle.

Harpers Weekly.
1t has been left to a Washington clergy
man to extract biblical likeness and re-
ligious teaching from the bicycle. Taking
the significant text, 81 have used sirniIi-
tudes' the minister said he believed were
the Savior on earth now. He would illus
trate his parallels and sermons from the
wheel. He described the difficulties Of
discouragementso of the novice and the fire.
queIt dismounts of the beginner to those
which govern a bicycler said the minister.
were adaptable to the follower OF Christ
as the former rides erect and with speed.
so the latter should live erect and move
with some degree of spiritual rapidity. He
advised the bicycler and the Christian to
keep your lights burning. that you may
see the true way and that others to whom
you may be an injury may avoid you.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
Refused to Be ''VEritten Up"

Orltlc LOUHSer
A great many people noted with surprise
the small amount of biographical matter
printed about Gail Hamilton at the time
of her death. AS a. fact, very few newspa-
pers had any extended obituary on file. and
it was difficult to obtain the necessary ma
terial. The reason for this can be explained
by an extract from a hitherto unpublished
letter of Miss Dodge, written by her to q
Boston acquaintance when the latter, in
fulfilling his duties as newspaper correspon-
dent, wrote to her for brief history Of her
life. These were her words in reply:
I'm declining to furnish you with material
for a sketch of my life for publication, [
act not from caprice. but on unvarying
principle. Every person has g right to his
own privacy. What he himself puts before
the public in book or periodical belongs to
the public, which has full right to read, re-
ject. critcse. But his personality belongs
to himself. To violate this law of private
right is an outrage. / deprecate no severity
of literary criticism. | resent, and so far as
possible. repel interference with private
right. There are many persons. p :rhapS,
who feel differently. If any such choose to
be biographical during life, their taste may
be questioned, but the biographer is quit
less. l object to it utterly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
Indiana Campaign Notes.

Hon James Dodge of Elkhart, made
Republican tour of Fountain county last
week, speaking at Yeddo and Veedersburg.
A Mckinley club w ) organized at Clay
ton Saturday night and consists OF over
one hundred members. The meeting was
addressed by T.. c. Hogate, of Danvile,
candidate for joint Senator.
The west-side Mckinley Club was or
ganized last night at 500 West Washington
street with one hundred members. The Of
ficers are: President, Charles Milan, vice
president. Harry Bryant: secretary. l.. r..
Jones: captain, w. Blaisdell; lieutenant,
Thomas Simpson.
Charles w. Fairbanks addressed the
largest and most enthusiastic meeting AT
Middletown Saturday night. Preceded by a
band the Mckinley Club marched to the
home of Mr.. George A. Laughlin. whose
guest Mr. Fairbanks was. ami escorted MIN
to the operahouse. The torehlight parade
was big success and the meeting was "A
triumph. The Irondale Glee Club furnished
music.
The Atlanta Republican Club met at the
Atlanta tin-plate factory Saturday night
and was addressed on the money question
by Il. T. Steckel. agent for the L. T. &
w. Railroad Company at that place. 1t WAS
Mr. Steckels first political speech and his
logical sound-money arguments were we'll
received. T. J. Bishop, of Arcadia. also
made a speech. Music was furnished by
the Atlanta Tin-plate Band the Arcadia
Drum Corps and the Arcadia Glee Club.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
NEWTON COUNTY RALLY.
Mr.. Mount Was III, but Grifiths and
Eaggard Made Speeches.
the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KENTLAND, Ind, Sept. H-The first Re-
publican rally for Newton county was held
at this place to-day and over five thou
sand people were present. Delegations
from all parts of the county were here,
and BY 10 o'clock the streets were crowded
with brass bands, martial bands, march
ing clubs, ladies' campaign clubs and a
score or more of glee clubs. Hon. James
A. Mount was billed to speak in The after
noon but owing to illness his place was
filled by Colonel William Haggard of
Lafayette. who entertained the immense
crowd in Court Park. His speech was log
ical and his presentation of the money
question convincing. He was followed by
Hon John L. Griffiths of Indianapolis who
made stirring address. His wit and elo-
quence fairly captured the multitude: and
every point was received with an outbreak
of applause. At the close of his speech he
was fairly carried from the rostrum by
the enthusiastic crowd, and, under a con-
slant fire of requests, consented to speak
in the evening, at which time the Hon.
Charles S. Remy also billed Both
men made strong talks and the city was
wild with Republican enthusiasm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

The speech of Representative Henry
which was delivered in Anderson, is an
admirable presentation of the issues of the
campaign, because it is practical, clear and
easy to understand. At the same time it IS
so logical presentation that the only way
a person can escape conviction is to avoid
hearing or reading it. Mr.. Henry makes
1t very clear why the Democratic party
with its present views and policies. should
not be retained in power. The hostility of
the leaders to protection and the effect of
that hostility upon varied industries must
be understood by every intelligent man in
the district which embraces SO much of the
gas belt. The people of that district are
fortunate in having a candidate whom
every voter who desires a. clean and eff
cient representative in Congress can cheer
fully support.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

scriptprai illusions. Mr.. Bryans cele-
brated crown of thorns" and "cross of
gold illustrations shocked and offended
many reyerent people. Now they are scat
tering a card which is printed a trav-
esty OF the Lords prayer labeled ''A1cKin-
ley's prayer" and beginning, Our father
who art In England, Rothschilds be thy
name" and continuing In like blasphemous
style. Such things can have no other effect
than to disgust decent people and to create
prejudice against the party permitting
their circulation. but although they will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

New Sweden, in Aroostook county,
Maine, was settled exclusively by Swedes
about twenty-five years ago. AT the cleo
ton last week New Sweden gave the Re-
publican ticket 125 votes and the Prohibi-
ton ticket 4. but not vote to thes Popo-
thousands of Swedes who are voters. par
ticularly in Minnesota and Wisconsin. If
they are in touch with the Maine colony
they will determine the result in those
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
Cause of the Big Vote.

Kansas City Journal.
The surprise in Maine is explained on the
ground that Democratic business men quiet
ly voted the Republican ticket. The same
kind of surprises will be given in every
State of the Union. Business men are al
most soldly for sound money and-al-
though for prudential reasons they are not
doing much talking-they will vote the
sound-money ticket. The free-silver SEN
timent Is noisy and assertive. and is smaller
than it seems. These are facts which should
be taken into account in all campaign es-
Inmates but have not uo to the present
time been given their fun weight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

Professor Gunton was discussing the cur
rency question before a political club of
women in New York the other day when
one excited dame rose to inquire: Don't
you think that man-Bryan-les, or is he
densely ignorant?" To which the Professor
automatically replied: In my experience
/ have discovered that men can be foolish
enough for all emergencies without lying
This seems to cover the case. but is a little
severe on Bryan too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

The president Of the Travelling Men 6
Association in New York, who told the
World that wide-awake travelling man,
backed by his house. was worth more In
politics this year than q half-dozen speech
makers, was very near the truth. If there
are 100000 of them as the World is told,
and so per cent. of them are for sound
money, they are sure to nave potential
effect upon the election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
C. G. Lyons mt Liberty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY, Ind, Sept. q. = The opera
house here was crowded to the doors Sat-
urday evening to listen to the former Dem
ocrat from Fairmount, G. G. Lyons, make
a telling speech in behalf of Mckinley and
sound money. An alarm of fire outside
disturbed the audience once. but few left
Many Democrats were present The Rush.
Kinley Glee Club enlivened the meeting
with songs Hon. Thomas ID. Evans pre-
sided and made an Introductory speech.
The audience gave three cheers for McKin-
ley before leaving.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

ror that turns in its frame and let some
one move it slowly and slightly at first,
and gradually growing faster, while you
look hxediy at your own reflection. lf
you feel no effect whatever from it the
chances are that you can stand an or
binary sea voyage without anY oualm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
Majority of Dunkardn for Mckinley.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. al. S. Aid
ridge, George Widcner and dozen or
more well-known Dunkards of this county,
who have noticed the claims made by Popo-
Gratis that all of the Dunkards In the Ma
ton would vote for Bryan, called on news
papers in this city to-day and made de-
NAL. They say that some will vote for
Bryan, but the majority are for Mckinley.
They say that the church has nothing
whatever to do with their voting, and, is
men of other churches. they viii vote for
their faVOriteS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

The New York Mercury, a morning daily
published in the interest of the free-silver
party has suspended Its owners had less
money to drop in a hole than has young
Mr. Hearst, proprietor of the other Bryan
organ in that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

The fact that none of the silverites In
business-Senator Stewart, Governor Alt
geld and candidate Sewall-propose to re-
ceive the silver dollars which they advocate
in payment of notes, rents and freights is
evidence that they do not believe in them
under the free coinage of silver. If these
men mistrust them. surely everybody else
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22

1t is highly gratifying to know that the
Populst gentlemen whose wicked Repub-
hcan friends nefariousy attempted to
buy them up virtuously resisted temptation
and got very angry over the matter. Even
if the wrath was little slow-three weeks
or so after date-it was better late than
never, and proves their incorruptibility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-22
Harrison Ia Needed.

Tnlfduelpilid INcCOFd tLell.J
Ex-President Harrison's decision to get
off the stump, in consequence of the pres
sure of his private interests, is doubtless
based upon sufficient grounds, but that
fact Will not lessen the general feeling of
regret that he cannot be drafted for an
other months service. While the country
ahounds in excellent and convincing talk
ers, few men can talk so clearly and in
structively upon the money question as
the ex-President; and it is too soon to as
sumo that takers of this sort are no longer
needed in Mr. H2rrisons vicinity.