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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
THE CURSE OLE THE POOR.
Actual Destitu:iOn Nearly Always
Caused by the Drink Habit.

Rev. r. F. Clarke. in North American Review.
! believe the experience of everyone who lives
and has lived among the poor, whether 1t be
Catholic priest or Protestant clergyman, Sister
OF Charity or district visitor. charity orGaniza-
ton agent or Brother of ST. Vincent de Paul,
viii bear me out in my conviction that nine
tenth, If not ninety mine hundredths, of the
actual restitution among the poor is to be traced
directly Indirectly. 10 habits Of drink IL Is
not, as general rule. the drunkard himself who
world for his intemperance. 1t is too often the
helpless wife and the neglected children who
There is scarcely city or a town in the whole
world from which all abject poverty would not
could be hanished. or course there are. besides.
a number of instances of restitution in way
illness of the breadwinner of the family wi
from time to time, cause a very acute phase OF
misery and want. The poor helpless mother.
with her hungry brood, is sad sight we'll
can be. But such cases are exceptional, and men
do not legislate for exceptions. Such needs can
easily be met and are met in every well-organ-
lied community, by Christian charity. They are
also of their very nature only temporary. Even
the poor widow left destitute with half dozen
little ones il she is at all deserving. is
find friends and obtain employment, .'he Pinch
of poverty may be severe for a time but in our
complex civilization there is work for all who
have willing hands and an honest heart. Add to
this that the advance of habits of thrift the
ing sense of the duty of providing for such con-
tingencies make the occurrence of acute cases OF
There is another point that is worth consider
ing. Does large family tend in the long
years after marriage But this is not as a rule
the time when the pinch is felt. Both father and
strength and the difficulty of finding sufficient
of support is in the case of the indus
trious and sober, exceedingly rare. 1t is usually
in later life that the pinch comes. IL 1t comes
at all. 1t is when middle age, life of hard
brings with it a lessened energy, and the need of
more generous living. 1t is when the hair begins
to grow gray: and the once upright form is
poverty are most to be dreaded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
A POINTER FOR RIDPATH
NONE OF HIS HISTORIES RECORD
THE GREAT CRIME OF '53.
q Social Reception to the Hon.
James A.. Mount.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE TAUTE, Ind, Sept. 3.-The Car
Works Sound-money Club last night cele-
brated the raising of a two-hundred-foot
pole with big meeting in which several of
the city clubs took part. Before the speak
ing Mr.. George Cox. brother Of Mr.. Louis
Cox and Mr.. Robert Cox, who own the car
works, said he had always been Demo-
crat, but from this time on he would be
found voting the Republican ticket. He
did not believe IN supporting ticket on
platform that is as ridiculous as it would
be to declare that paint is milk and feed
it to babies. Mr.. Z. S. Holiday, of Brazil,
was the speaker of the evening. The car
works men applauded loudly when he spoke
on the tariff question. He referred to the
fact that Ridpath, the Populist-Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district who
has been writing communications 10 the
newspapers about the crime of 1873, did not
refer to that crime in his history, and did
not think there had been a crime until after
the political hubbub was raised about II.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
RECEPTION TO MOUNT.
GreensburE Society Turns Out to Hon
the Republican Candidate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept. 3.-Hon. j. A.
Mount, Republican nominee for Governor,
after addressing the people of Bartholo-
NEW, Jennings and Decatur counties at
Huntsville, was given a. reception here at
the Mckinley Club rooms from to s
o'clock tonight. Great crowds thronged
the rooms to pay their respects. After the
reception Senator Mount attended the pipe
organ concert given by Professor Hansen
and wife. of Indianapolis at the First M
E. Church. it being the first recital on the
new organ placed in that church. While
here Mr.. Mount was also entertained by
his cousin, Thomas Mount.
The Republican campaign in this county
opened in earnest this week. Speeches
were made at Milford. Tuesday night, by
Hon. w. W. Lambert, of Columbus, and ID.
A. Myers, Hon. w. r. Pleak and Rev. j.
w. Potter at Sardinia; Il. E. Roland and
William Eberhardt. at Let's Corner; Hon.
w. w. Lambert and r. p. Hamilton, at
Adams; Thomas f. Davidson and John d.
Wallingford, at Burney last evening. All
meetings we're well attended, much en-
thusiasm being manifested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
THE BRYAN SHOW.
Hon, Warner MiIIer's View OF the
Campaign i'm New YORK.
BOSTON Special to Louisville Courier-Jour-
Boston Special &c

Mr.. Bryan has been simply circus
the Hon. Warner Miller of Herklmer, VINO
stopped in the Union Station 10 respond TO
the greeting Of the Courier-JournaIs CORE
spondent. Mr.: Miller was waiting for the
train TO take him to Saco, where he made
his initial speech in the campaign tonight.
He comes fresh from communion with
fifteen THOUSAND f RrTa : o96ted NV NV
Miller, as feeling encouraged that he will
carry New York. II don't know what he
counts upon, then was the quick b,F reply,
farmer who is for free silver, while on the
other hand the number of Democratic
farmers who are for gold IS astonishing.
No, sir; the State of New York is be-
yond doubt now. 1t has got far beyond
that. The farmers are all right. They rea.
lie their necessity and the Importance OF
sound money beyond everything else
How do you figure Pluralities: then"
100 900 to 800. 600 plurality, was the quick re-
what do you think of the general sit
why, think it is very encouraging. OF
course, we have fight on our hands, but
the Northeast will do about well as
New York Bryan makes no showing in
this portion of the country, except as d
minority"
Hanna thought there was danger Of Re
publicanS in the East feeling too sure and
that in consequences they We're not contrib
uting the sinews of war as 1t had been an
ticipated that they would?" Mr. Miller
smiled.
Why said he, there is absolutely
nothing in it. 1t is not / Mr..
Hanna myself night before last and he ex-
pressed himself quite differently. He was
very hopeful and said that he felt much en-
couraged by what he had seen in the East.
Bryan hurt himself enormously in New
York by Madison-square speech. and he
has kept on hurting himself ever since by
his speeches through the State. The Demo-
Gratis who are standing by the party and
who propose to vote the ticket. are simply
doing so because they want to retain con-
troll of their party organization after this
contest has blown itself out. and they see
an opportunity for it to come up again. 1t
is not because they have faith in free sill
Yer; that craze has spent it's force. and Is
steadily dying out among the people. There
are evidences of that constantly. What we
want TO do is 10 make this victory that
must be so overwhelming that it
shall take this money question forever out
Of politics. 1t will nbr do to just squeeze
in. That would settle nothing. 1t would all
have TO be fought OVER again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
1T WILL SAVE LOUISIANA.
Senator Gallery Discusses the Con-
yention's Work.


Senator Caffery was in excellent spirits
over the work of the convention OF the
National Democracy when seen last even
ing by representative of the Journal.
THE magnitude of the convention" he
said, "and the enthusiasm displayed have
been surprise to the promoters of the
movement"
How many votes will the National
Democracy be able to poll in Louisiana Z!
was asked.
THAT is hard to tell, but I think that
with the assistance of this movement that
Louisiana can be carried for Mckinley l
do not expect this to be accomplished by
a straight Republican ticket, but by a
combination of ali the forces antagonistic
to the Chicago ticket. There is still in
tense hostility in Louisiana to the Repub-
the outgrowth of the war. In the younger
generation that has grown up since the
Modified but with the older. element there
is still much bitterness. Soon after the
Chicago convention many Democrats, es-
pecially in the city of New Orleans, de-
clared their purpose to support Mckinley,
but the ticket nominated here will receive
the votes of many Democrats who would
otherwise have voted for Bryan"
will not the sentiment in Louisiana Tor
a protective tariff lead many former Dem
OcratS to support the Republican canol-
dates?''
No I do not think it will. The condi-
lions are SuCn tnaC the sugar lHleleSlS III
Louisiana in my opinion. will never again
have the fostering care of protective tar
iff Free sugar is the keystone of the Re-
publican tariff policy, and the sentiment of
the country is against sugar bounty
This issue out of the way, Louisiana Demo-
Gratis engaged in the sugar industry will
resume their old affiliations. But a ire
mendous number of Democrats in LouisI-
ana are opposed to~free silver and to the
other heresies in the Chicago PLATFORM
The Governor of Louisiana is a gold
standard man. but he is identified with the
other side because he desires to have the
sympathy and support of the State ma
chine and because, in accordance with a
very generally prevalent idea in Louisiana,
he thinks the evils of free silver coupled
with q national Democratic administration
would be more toerable than gold with
Republican President. When the readjust-
ment of party lines comes, however, the
silver Democracy of Louisiana will come
to US.
Senator Caffery will leave for his home in
Louisiana this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
THE RACE PROBLEM.
An Interesting Suggestion I'm Regard
to Southern Difficulties.

Booker It. Washington, in the Atlantic
Nothing else so soon brings about right
relations between the two races in the
South as the industrial progress of the ne
gro. Friction between the races will pass
away in proportion as the black man. by
reason of his skill. intelligence and charac-
ter, can produce something that the white
man wants or respects in the commercial
world. This is another reason why at
Tuskegee we push the industrial training.
We find that every year put into
Southern community colored men who can
start brick yard, a saw MILL a. tin shop,
or a printing oftice-men who produce some
thing that makes the white man partly de-
pendent upon the negro for something. in
stead of all the dependence being on the
other side-a change takes place in the re-
lations of the races.
Let us go on for few more years knit
ting our business and industrial rela tons
into those of the white man, till a black
man gets a mortgage on white mans
house that he can foreclose at will. The
white man on whose house the mortgage
rests will not try to prevent that negro
from voting when he goes to the polls. 1t
is through the dairy farm, the truck gar
den, the trades. and commercial life, large
ly that the negro is to find his way TO the
enjoyment of all his rights. Whether he
will or not, white man respects negro
who owns a two-story brick house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
A. NJ. L. Conference.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. But little BUSH
ness of general Importance was conducted
at the Indiana A. NJ. E. Conference to-
day. Bishop Arnett presided and several
addresses were made by men of national
repute. including Rev. NJ. Moore, of Flor
ida; r. NJ Check, of Atlanta; DR.. j. G..
Mitchell, dean of Payne Theological Semi
nary, at Wilberforce, O.; Prof. II. T. keal-
ing, of Philadelphia Prof. w. B. Arnett,
jr., of Berlin, Mass. A committee was APP
pointed to investigate the charge of drunk
enness against Rev. s. NJ. Smothers. The
following board of trustees 70, Wilber-
force, o., College was elected: Ministerial
l.. Murray of Indianapolis, Alexander
Smith ana II. Simons, of Richmond; lay,
w. +. Tester of Charlottesville and Cur
ley Bruer of Mt Vernon. Fl. II. Thomp
son, of Indianapolis, was elected chairman
of the church extension committee. W.
w. Clark, of Brazil, was elected chairman
of committee to examine the Sunday
schools. An educational meeting was held
Tonight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind, Sept. 3.-The Mckin-
ley Club held a meeting at the courthouse
tonight which was largely attended. Hon.
S. III. Spooner. of Indianapolis. spoke. He
was given close attention, and as he
brought out clearly point after point in
favor of sound money he was warmly
applauded. The Republicans of this city
and county are hard at work, and have
the satisfaction of seeing their cause gain
ing ground each day. Captain Worrel IS
filling a series of engagements in the coun-
" this week. In one or two localities the
Populist sage5 attempted to corner him
with a flood of questions, but in every case
he was more than equal to the emergency.
Next week Congressman Overstreet will
hold several meanings in the county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Good work in Lagrange County.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAGRANGE, Ind, Sept. SC. c. Gill
hams, auditor of this county, spoke for one
hour and a half to an enthusiastic audi
ence of five hundred sound-money Repub-
licans at Topeka. Ind, Monday. He was
assisted by j. N. Babcock. candidate for
Representative for Lagrange county. The
Mckinley Club is thoroughly growing at
Topeka, having fine hall neatly decorated
and y good marching club. They attended
the meeting with band and torches. There
was an od-fashion Republican meeting at
Lima, Ind. Tuesday night Col. J. S.
Dodge spoke for two hours in the park to
three hundred people. The Mckinley Club
of this place is enthusiastic and working
for sound money and protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Tricked a Chicago Girl.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. "A month ago
Dick Brandes, a worthless fellow, released
from Jail in this city, went to Chicago and
there, while excursion on Lake
Michigan, met Miss Helen Munnenburg,
whose brother is in the employ of the Ma
tional Brewing Company i'll tnat city. He
convinced her that they were made for
each other and a mock marriage was the
result. He brought her to this city and
has left her here stranded. There are sew
eraI sensational side lights. Brandes rep
ieWeler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION.
Will Help to Restore Moral Standing
to the Democratic Party.

We are therefore sincerely convinced that
the Democratic movement represented at
support which Mckinley would otherwise
have received, but greatly strengthen it,
and that it will Withdraw from Bryan many
thousands of votes in all parts of the coun-
try, especially in the South, which would
otherwise have gone to him.
But the indianapolis convention will per-
form another service of equally great i'm
portance While helping to put the Repub-
llcans in power for special purpose, it will
also save what is worth saving of the Dem
ocratic party, and enable it to become that
which in a free government always has a
tellectually strong and effective opposition
The Democratic party came out of the
civil war under a dark cloud. A majority
of the people, in the North at least, sim
cerely doubted whether it's patriotism could
be trusted. This circumstance not only
kept the Democratic party in the national
sense, out of power for nearly a quarter of
a century, but almost fatally impaired it's
moral standing and its influence as an OPP
position party. To this weakness OF the OPP
position may be attributed much of the
overbearing spirit and of the reckessness.
of conduct which at that period democrat
lied the Republican organization. If there
were no other Democratic organization in
the present contest than that of the Bryan
ties the outcome would probably be still
more disastrous The Democracy would
even than after the war. stand be-
fore the country as the embodiment of the
elements and tendencies most dangerous to
the public welfare The voices of its
spokesman, even when denouncing wrong
maintaining truth and Justice would be
without authority. The Republicans in
power might run riot in profigacy and yet
overwheim the opposition by pointing at
the recent history of the Democratic party
"a condition of things unwholesome in the
highest degree.
The organization of the sound money De-
mocracy changes all this. There is a body
of men who have given the most I'M
questionable proof of self-sacrificing pa
triotsm Nobody doubts the sincerity of
their devotion to the principles they pro-
fess. These principles have historic pres
tige, and the policies they stand for con-
tain all that is supported by the best public
opinion. AS opposition they will have
the willing ear of the country and COM
mand the respect even of their adversaries.
Thus that opposition will be able to render
the Republic eminent service and gradually
open to Itself the road to power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Indiana Political Notes.

Hon. A. O. Marsh addressed a large au-
dience at Ridgeville last night.
After John w. Linck's speech at West
Madison Tuesday night a Republican club
organized
l.. b. jackson, a reformed Democrat of
Middletown, addressed a large audience of
Republicans at Montpelier Wednesday
night
Republicans of Elwood will go on a spe-
cial train to Alexandria to-day to hear can
didate Mount. who is billed to speak at
that place.
A big Mckinley club was organized at
Bowman, west of Petersburg Monday
night. Prof. S. Thompson made a forci-
bic speech and was followed by l.. E. Wool
sew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Speech by Charles T. Remy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Sept. 3.-The Republic
ans of Vernon township, Jackson county,
held their first meeting of the campaign
at Crothersville tonight The largest hall
in the town was crowded. and many were
turned away. Speeches were made by Hon.
Charles F. Remy, candidate for Reporter
of Supreme Court, and Hon. o. H. Mont
gomery, of this city. A Mckinley club of
rs members was organized.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Letter from Herr Most.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMFIELD, Ind, Sept. 3.--The DEM
ocrats here have been claiming that Herr
Most, the notorious Anarchist was for Nc
kinley, and they have been making much
ado about the matter. The Indianapolis
Sentinel of July q also devoted consider
able space to prove that fact. A few days
ago Mr.. w. b. Maddox. editor of the
Bloomfield News, wrote Herr Most and this
following. reply has been received from
New York:
'Gentlemen-I am an Anarchist and con-
SeGuently no politician. ] do not vote nor
advocate voting, either for Mckinley nor
for Bryan; Gwo big humbugs), but at the
same time | am educated man and,
therefore, convinced that gold is the proper
standard Of value. / believe in revolution
and in revolution only and do not give q
fig for so-called reforms. (Bogus.l
.'Yours respectfully. JOHN MOST"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
5. $. Glass in WatermeIon PA tch.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Sept. 3.-Sev-
eral days ago woman of this city took
her Sunday school class of boys out for
picnic. The boys raided a watermelon
patch, pulling many ripe watermelons and
plugging some green ones. The owner of
the patch sued for the value of the melons,
and the case set for to-day. The par
ents of the lads came forward and paid
the claim. The lads say that the teacher
helped eat the melons and knew about the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Eg.ed a. Woman Orator.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2.-Rowdies dis
graced this county last evening by throw
ing rotten eggs at Mrs. Mary Hobart, a
Popuiist orator, while she was speaking
at Newtown, small village ten miles from
Danville. Mrs Hobart was hit by some of
the eggs, but she continued until she had
finished her speech.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Twentieth annual Reunion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CENTERVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2.-The
twentieth annual reunion of the One-hun-
Neutrality-suspicious. Regiment, Indiana
Volunteers, closed to-day after a two days
meeting. Eighty of the veterans answered
the roll call. The camp fire Tuesday night
was the great feature. To-day the ". r.
c. entertained the veterans and their
friends at dinner. Winchester was Sc
lected as the place to hold their reunion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
NO ENEMIES.
(CopcIuded from First Pageo

upon the questions at issue. The character
of the convention and its proceedings indi-
cate how strong the feeling has become on
this movement. 1t is the beginning of Ehe
reconstruction of the Democratic party
upon lines which will make it In politics
what it ought to be. / look for the ticket
to receive very large vote in certain sec
tions-the South and in the Mississippi val
ley Those who up tc this time have re-
fused to attach any seriousness. TO TINS
movement must tonight revise their opin-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Clubs i'm Wabash County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Sept. Capt. G.. w.
Swadley and A. II. Plummer, of this city,
continue the work of organizing Republican
clubs in this county, and the ease with
which members are secured shows clearly
the drift of sentiment Night before last
they organized a Mckinley club at Urbana,
with $50 members, and last night they or
gained another at Lafontaine, with 100
members. They are accompanied over the
country by the Young Women's Glee Club
and by the Wabash Mandolin Club.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
Fairbanks in Putnam County.

Special 70 the InufanapoIis Journal
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Sept 3.-Hon.
Charles w. Fairbanks addressed the Re-
publicans of Putnam county to-day at
Brick Chapel. Preparations were made to
entertain five thousand people. but a heavy
rain last night and this morning kept many
at home James T. Johnston, of Rock
vile, spoke ut ] o'clock this afternoon and
was followed by Mr.. Fairbanks. the latter
making the principal address. An audience
of three thousand. heard the distinguished
citizen from indianapolis and he made a
splendid presentation of Republican prin-
ciples. Mr.. Fairbanks spoke again this
evening AT the courthouse here to another
La rnra audience
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04

Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind Sept. 2.-Joseph
Prather stole horse from Charles Turner
two weeks ago. The horse was recovered
at Roachdale and a warrant sworn out for
Prather's arrest. but he has thus far eluded
the officers He is in hiding somewhere on
his fathers 300-acre farm. which is thickly
covered with underbruSh. He is armed
heavily Once before he was wanted by
the officers and escaped arrest on the same
far ,71 for thirty DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
PopuIists Refuse to Indorse.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RENSSELAER,, Ind, Sept. 3.-The Popu-
list congressional convention for the Tenth
Indiana district was held at Monon to-day.
A desperate effort was made to have the
convention indorse the Democratic candi-
date, but the effort failed and a committee
of nine, with f. T. Craig as chairman. was
appointed to proceed they think best for
the interest of tpe party. The meeting was
addressed by ]. II. Turpie, a maverick Re-