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since it has been so strongly contrasted
with Cleveland Democracy. Pal
ladium.
The foundation reasons for protection OF
our industries are that protection furnishes
work for our people at good wages and
renders us independent of other nations
Charlottesville Journal
The people are weary of political conten-
ton to the exclusion OF business methods,
find that out to their sorrow before the
close of 1S6.-Lafayette Courier.
1t is high time for the Republicans in
the United States Senate to stop flirting
with the silver Senators. after the 4th of
March 1887, the Importance of these troub-
-Connersville Times.
Let US have more protection and less
bonds. The American workingman would
rather see the fellow across the water pay
the tariff than to have the United States
paving out enormous sums for interest
South Bend Tribune.
The discussion of foreign matters in
Congress will be more pertinent after the
enactment Of laws placing the financial
affairs of the country on a better founda-
ton, and enabling the treasury to keep its
head above walter.-Muncie News.
This government should go slowly in
the recognition of Cuba. Should we recog-
nize it prematureiy, and then have the revo-
luton against Spain fail. it would mean the
presentation of a claim for indemnity by
Spain against the United States that would
make the Alabama award appear insignifi-
cant.-Lawrenceburg Press.
1t is becoming apparent to all thinking
people that it is not only unnecessary but
unwise for Congress to make hard and
fast definition of the Monroe doctrine by
which this country must be bound in the
future. There is entirely too much de-
pendent on the particular circumstances of
the case for any such course to be safe.
Richmond Item.
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THE GUARDIANSHIP CONTEST.

There has been quite contest between
Mr.. Gowdy and Mr.. Nebeker for the posi-
ton, but the result will leave no soreness
among the friends of the defeated candi-
date.-Columbus Republican
There has never been such lively con-
test for the Craftsmanship before. and now
that 1t is over it is seen that there was
less opposition to the old chairman than had
been Supposed Fort Wayne Gazette.
There are no sore spots over the result
The Nebeker men are hard party workers
and announced to-day that they would
line up just cheerfully as if their man
had won.-Greencastle Banner-Times.
Now that there is no opposition to Gowdy
for chairman of the State Republican COM
mittee and the Nebeker faction has prom
ised their support. we can look for an en-
ergetic and winning campaign in Indiana
Richmond Telegram.
The choice of either Mr.. Gowdy or Mr..
Nebeker would have been received favor
ably by united and harmonious party.
The contest was really close, though never
bitter, and the outcry the public has heard
that 1t will result in party peril proceeds
from Democratic sources exclusively and Is
invented solely for observation-disclosures Trib-
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OUTLOOK IN OIL FIELD
PRESENT YEAR DESTINED TO SEE A
GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
Surprising Activity Among Indiana
erage Twcnty-One barrels.
pecial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Jan. 29.-The pres
ent year is destined to be the greatest in
the history of the crude product in this
State. The month just closing speaks well
for the starting in of the new year. The
cold weather and bad roads had some ef-
feet on the work, but, regardless Of all the
drawbacks, January developments in COM
pleted wells show an increase Of twenty
one over the December report. while in
new production there is an increase OF AS
barrels. and eight more dry holes. which
are mostly gas producers, and large enough
to attach to any fuel gas line The aver
age production for the months work is
twenty-one and a fraction barrels, which Is
considered phenomenal where much
is completed. The new work speaks for
itself and shows that great activity is going
on in the oil fields, and the figures show
an increase for January over December
Of eight in drilling wells and forty-six in
new rigs up and building. or a total OF
fifty-four, and that in midwinter. The SEN
sation of the month is the finding of oil in
LaPorte county, and the activity now being
displayed in Huntington county. The month
of January is usually considered quiet
one throughout the oil fields, owing to the
fact that the contractors, drillers, tool
dressers and others interested in the in
dustry usually spend their holidays with
the friends. and the vacation amounts to
a couple of weeks. The present price of
the Indiana crude product and the chances
of it advancing still more will cause the
pushing of the drill when more favorable
weather sets in. Rig contractors took al
vantage of the sleighing and have got out
a large amount of material for the rig
bottoms and have made a big saving by
doing this, as one load In good sleighing
is nearly equal to three loads on wagon In
muddy weather. Timbers for rig bottoms
are expensive, and those that are lucky
enough to have them on their timber lands
have reaped harvest In cash. The amount
of money expended daily in the oil and gas
industry is wonderful. For the benefit of
readers who are new in the industry, the
following table Is prepared, showing the
depth from the surface to the top OF the
Indiana oil-bearing sand:
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New York Mail and Express.


The tone Of mild disparagement and faint
praise assumed by most Eastern papers
toward the candidacy of Iowa's favorite
son was not that of James G. Blaine. Ad-
vising General Garfield. in $780, to the
a letter to the President-elect, strongly ar
gued for the nomination Of Allison He first
showed the incompetency of Thomas c.
Plat, of New York, who was then, as now,
sixteen years later, scheming for that port
folio. Mr.. Blaine continued: II assume you
do not want to take a Secretary of the
Treasury from Ohio. Then comes Allison.
You reach him by the process of exclusion.
because you can find no other man fit,
nor is there any other man so fit with
you and John Sherman counted out Sher-
man said the other day that he thought
Allison better posted in financial legislation
than any man in Congress, except Garfield
and Blaine. This is authentic. Allison is
known to you thoroughly and long. He is
true, kind, reasonable. fair, honest and
good. He is methodical, Industrious and in
telligent, and would be splendid man 10
sail along with smoothly and successfully
He would always hearken to your views In
the whole United States / do not believe
you could do so we'll. do not wish to urge
any man upon you, but want you to have
a perfectly stanch friend in the treasury"
Such was Blaine's estimate of the Iowa
Senator sixteen years ago, and 1t is GER
tain he has not refrigerated in any direc-
ton since. Garfield followed Blaine's sug-
gestion and offered the portfolio to Allison,
as did Harrison eight years later but AL
lson declined and Garfield. as did Harrison,
by a peculiar coincidence, appointed Win
dom instead.
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STILL BLOCKING THE WAY.

The attention of intelligent people can
not be too often called TO the situation in
the Senate. Not only has neither party
a majority, but party restraint and
discipline seem to have disappeared. The
element in favor of the free coinage OF
silver is the only majority which can be
counted on. 1t is having things it's own
way at the present time. 1t is combi-
nation of the reactionary elements of the
South I'm the Senate, the silver-State Re-
publicans and the Populists. 1t seems to
have conspired to involve the credit of
the Nation in doubt unless the House
yields to it's demands for the free coinage
of silver. The wisest Democrats, and,
doubtless, the silver-State Republicans.
il their minds can be diverted from their
hobby sufficiently long, admit that the
need of the treasury is more money. A
bill has been passed by the House and
sent to the Senate which provides the
needed revenue, yet it is held up by the
advocates of free coinage by one pretext
or another. Senator Jones, who is
Populist, will not favor reporting 1t un-
less the duty on sugar is advanced 10
per cent, making it over IS per cent.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has given
notice that If the bill is reported he will
offer an amendment increasing the duty
on sugar, and Senator Baker, of Kansas,
who is tinctured with the silver heresy,
will refuse his vote to the House bill. To
pass that bill the vote of every Republic
an in the Senate is needed. yet two or
three men ask, as the price of their votes.
which is a direct tax upon the consumer,
shall be so increased that the tax will be
more than half as much as the price.
They do this under the. pretext of pro-
tecting the sugar industry, of which
there is practically none In the country.
Will any one say that it is more than
pretext? Why are the two Senators and
Populist Jones urging a 55 per cent. duty
on sugar? Simply because, as free-silver
coinage advocates, they are determined,
If possible, to put the country in condi-
ton where it will accept free coinage. 1t
seems not to affect them that the relief
of the treasury and the advance of the
duties on many articles would give the
business of the country start. Evident
ly they care for none of these things.
One might go further and say they
would welcome the general disaster they
preach if thereby the values of the silver
mines could be doubled. For day or
two there was prospect that the So
called Republicans from the silver States
would all yield to the expressed desire of
the country, but the latest indications
are that they will not. 1t seems that
even those who may have looked with
even more or less favor upon the free
coinage of silver must be Disguised with
the position which the silver-State Sena-
tors have taken. and must condemn it.
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THE SENATE DISGRACED.

There have been some notorious char
acters and some disgraceful scenes in
the United States Senate during the his
tory of the government, but yesterday
was the first time that a Senator ever
stood on it's floor and proclaimed himself
a blackguard, as did Mr.. Tillman, of
South Carolina Never has such a speech
been made in the Senate. and such an
other should never be allowed to be
made. There have been Senates which
would have censured if not expelled
Senator for applying the epithet be-
sotted tyrant' to the President of the
United States. There is no possible ex-
cuse for the use of such language in ref
erence to any President the country has
ever had, and it has had several who
were not models. If these words had
been used In the present Republican
House, Tillman would probably have
been called to order and not allowed to
proceed until he had modified them. But
at the present time anything goes" in
the Senate, or, at least, seems to. No
wonder the older Senator'S are silent
while the new men revel in sophomore
tise themselves as blackguards.
1t was not enough for Senator Tillman
to show himself blackguard, but he
must also preach anarchy from the floor
of the Senate. lit is easy to see." said
Tillman, that the struggle for the new
emancipation has begun. There were
now millions on the march, and they
tramp, tramp, tramp the sidewalks hunt
ing work and the highways begging
bread, and unless relief comes soon they
will some day take notion to come to
Washington with rifles in their hands to
regain the liberties stolen from them. or
which their representatives have Sold"
This is not only a prediction of bloody
revolution, but a declaration which
shows that Senator Tillman would well
come Ii. This chatter of emancipation
comes with i'll grace from a man who,
two months ago, was the leader of the
element in the South Carolina constito-
tional convention which so changed the
organic law of the State as to rob 100000
colored men of the right of suffrage. This
statement that millions are begging
bread is made ridiculous by the assump-
ton that they own rifles and will pay
their way to Washington to assassinate
Congressman.
Senator Tillman. 1t may be added, be-
longs TO that element OF the Democratic
party in the Senate with which Senators
Voorhees, and Turpie flock. In all the
roll calls on the questions now before
the Senate the names of Turpie and
Voorhees, will follow that OF Tillman
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INDIANA PRESS OPINION.

Among Republicans all personal consid-
The Democratic party is a degenerate.
-Logansport Journal.
erations ought to be suboriinated to the
the people.-Madison Courier.
1t cost the country a good deal Of money
to find out the utter incompetency of these
much-vaunted Democratic statesmen. but
the lesson Is, after ALL a valuable one.
Goshen Times.
We apprehend the Democratic managers
in Indiana would give half they are worth
to see a right lively scramble for the
party honors on their side OF the House.
Lafayette Call.
The continued slump In the gold reserve
has punched hole in the Carlisle presi-
Dental prospects that Is likely TO cause
death from hemorrohage of the boom.
Vernon Journal
The old-fashioned Jacksonian Democracy
has long been respected by the American
people. but IT has been In greater favor
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washington Special i'm Chicago Post
Ex-senator Mcpherson. OF New Jersey. 10
the speculative fayorite for the mission 10
Berlin made vacant by the death OF Gen.
eral Runyon. He has the advantage or
geographical location. Is familiar vita our
foreign relations. and Is withai statesman
out of a job rich and able 10 represent the
government with dignity. Matt Ransom,
Minister TO Mexico. now home On "A yaca-
ton has already put out his wires for
transfer to Berlin. His health Is not good.
Mexico does not agree with him. and he
thinks the government ought 20 take care
of him. He has had nose and both feet
in the public crib for thirty years And
the,, there Is Sam K. Morss. consul-gen-
erai at Paris. Sam" is mentioned for the
Mace. Last summer he was suspected OF
intriguing Cor the displacement OF Minister
Eustis and his cwn promotion 10 the va
cancy. He promptly denied the story ana
seemed TO feel very bad over the published
reports He Is very popular IN Paris. but
when In Washington few months ago he
frankly confessed that he did not think he
carried water enough 20 enfifle him e the
exalted rank of ambassador extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary 70 q nrst ~cla0
European power. Lambert Tree. Of Chicago
Is also named among the possibilities
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and subscribers shall have the right to
pay for the bonds in lawful money of the
United States The bill further provides
that the sum of 100000 shall be an
nually set aside from the revenue Of the
government for sinking fund to pay
the bonds at maturity. The bill seems
to be well-considered plan for provid-
ing means to do a work of absolute ne
cessity in a way that would be least
burdensome to the people. A "coast-de-
Tense loan" ought to be very popular,
especially If. as Senator Lodges bill pro-
vides, the bonds could be paid for in any
lawful money of the United States, in
Guiding greenbackS.
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The fact that the constables of Justice
Sears are alleged to have been in a con-
spiracy to incite violations of the liquor
laws for the sake of the fees indicates
that there are more such courts than are
necessary. This is due to the fact that
the Democratic county officials, after
Republicans had been elected to fill the
offices Of justice of the peace, had a
number of Democrats appointed on the
ground that they were needed. and they
were promptly commissioned by Gov
ernor Matthews. So long as all the JUS
tees were Democrats there were enough
of these officers to dispense or dispense
with justice. 1t was not until the Demo-
Gratis were voted out that the demand
for more was discovered. Justice Sears
is one Of these Democratic magistrates
who were appointed or whose terms of
office are nearly at an end. 1t seems
from the report that other constables
had mentioned this device for the in
crease of fees to their justices, and that
they had refused to have anything to do
with it, but it did not seem to strike
them as a grave offense, else they would
not have retained such constables. In the
case reported, the constables who de-
vised the scheme seem not to have been
troubled by the courts, but the minor
who was their dupe is arraigned and
fined. Why not punish those who de-
vised the conspiracy if it is an offense
against the law, as it is against common
honesty? 1t is evident that there is too
much justice for revenue only.
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The sudden growth of British interest
in American news. as noted In an article
In the Journal, is easily explained. All
Americans who have read London
papers have been surprised at the
meagreness OF American news In ordi-
nary times. the best. OF them averaging
not having a line for days at a time.
Ordinarily this country is not regarded
IS q news center for British readers.
and they take no interest in American
politics or events. 1t Is only when these
affect or threaten British interests that
the editors and readers OF English news
papers suddenly discover that American
news = worth reading. With ell his
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IT is easy to discern, after a cursory ex-
animation that there is general north
easterly dip of the strata in the northern
ia in the southern part OF the State. The
wide extent of the territory included in the
Indiana gas area Is at the summit OF a vast
which slopes off rapidly towards the north
east and the southwest. This ridge extends
entirely across the State. The largest &C
foundations of gas are found along the
summit of the ridge, rather than on the
sides, where an oil field of Importance
will be opened up In time. The ridge itself
slopes very gradually towards the north
west. A straight line from Cambridge City,
where the top Of the Trenton limestone
reaches its extreme limit of height, ia feet
above sea level, to Rensselaer,, Jasper coun-
ty also on the summit or the ridge: VIII pass
almost directly through New Castle. Ander-
son, Upton, Delphi and Monticello In ev-
cry direction from the vast plateau-like ell
ovation that contains the Trenton gas, ex-
cept to the southeast, there is a more or
less rapid dip of the strata. Southeast from
the gas area the Trenton. limestones rise
gradually until finally they appear at the
surface IN norshegn h IL th ar, the ne
the field. crude wells have been drilled in
greater or less numbers. in nearly every
county in the State. and, so far as has been
possible TO do SO, complete records have been
obtained.
Statistics show that during the year of
1895 there were run by the Buckeye Pipe
Line Company alone 1915, 69O II barrels of
ments for the same period being 16, $50 $50. OF
barrels, leaving surplus on hand stored
in iron tanks of 81. 494 S4S.04 barrels.
The January report in the Indiana field
shows 173 complete wells, ESQ barrels new
production, forty-seven dry holes. 166 wells
drilling and 10S rigs up and ready for the
more 1r. defiinite idea Of the amount Of work
doing and being done, and shows how the
work is distributed:
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The President and the Secretary of
the Treasury still deny that the gov
ernment's financial difficulty is lack of
revenue. If the revenues are not short
of meeting the current expenses of the
government, then the proceeds Of the
$162. 900. 900 Of bonds which the admins
tration has sold must be lying idle in the
treasury. and. If so. why are they selling
more bonds?
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A recent letter from an officer of the
point is a lack of arms and ammunition.
mot 20 per cent. of u.s. says the writer,
''are properly armed, and none have ever
had, at one time, enough ammunition to
answer the enemy in three hours
fight" He concludes by saying: Tell
our friends in the States that prayers
are appreciated, but cartridges are price.
less" In this situation the recent loss
of a considerable amount of ammunition
at sea will be severely felt by the insur-
gents
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The New York Sun prints a letter from
one of General Gomez's staff officers to a
cousin in that city. dated Jan. 20, in
which the writer speaks enthusiastically
OF Gomez as a leader, and makes no men,
ton Of his being wounded or. i'll. That
story was probably patriotic invention
of the Spanish press censor at Havana.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TOLEDO. o.. Jan. 29.-The northwestern
Ohio oil field is quite active for a midwinter
month. During January there were sss wells
completed. of which fifty-six were failures
The new daily output Of the wells amounts
TO $3.50 barrels. There are 3f2 wells being
drilled and 223 rigs up In completed wells
there is a decrease from december report
more failures are recorded in January than
in December. January shows an Increase
in drilling wells OF fifty-two and In rigs up
sixty-nine. making a total Of III more than
the December report.
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self-complacent isolation and disregard
for the feelings and interests of others.
John Bulls pocket nerve lies very near
the surface and is exceedingly sensitive.
Just now he is beginning to think that
a nation which can put a stop to British
land-grabbing on the Western hemi-
sphere is really worth talking about.
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With an American commission. a
Venezuelan commission, the British gov
eminent and the professor Of intern&-
tional law in Oxford University ransack-
ing libraries and archives for informa-
ton concerning the disputed boundary
line the world ought to get some light on
the subject
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Senator Voorhees,, il he exercises pru-I
dence, will say as little as possible in
reference to the free coinage of silver,
and will not vote for 1t If he can con-
veniently dodge-ssIt is a foregone con-
clusion that free coinage will not be in
dorsed by the Democratic national con-
yention. Already free-silver party has
been formed. If Mr.. Voorhees, party in
Indiana is placed on a sound-money plat
form, what can he say to prevent Demo-
Gratis to whom he has been preaching the
free-coinage heresy from going over to
the silver party? tt will avail nothinA
for Mr.. Voorhees, to declare that he ige
nores the soundmoney platform but
votes the ticket. Thousands of the men
to whom he has preached the heresy
will take him at HIS. Word and vote the
silver ticket. Mr.. Voorhees, is on so
very thin ice that he should subdue the
silver revolution" by golden silence.
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Good Enough Name.
Nav York Evening SIM

Here is the latest tribute to "Chimmie
Fadden" At little dinner the other
evening, the hostess asked the guests to
suggest name for her brand-new canary
bird. Several appellations, more or less
suitable. were thereupon proposed, but more
CT them met with unanimous approval.
why not call it Chimmie Fad1en?"
said some one presently. but, for some
reason other, the motion wasn't carried.
81 know suddenly cried some one else.
call ii sWot tell!' Every one was loud
in praise of this name, and the little song
ster was accordingly christened "Wot tell"
At last accounts both bird and name were
doing well.