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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
THE RIGHT KIND OF COERCION.

The local free-silver organ cites the fol-
lowing new evidence of the alleged
coercion of railroad employees:
Yesterday the pay car of the Big Four
railroad visited this city and in every en-
velope received by the men circular
officials are pouring this kind of literature
into the men and doing it in such way
that they cannot do otherwise than give
1t their attention.
The Journal does not know whether the
statement is true or not. but trusts it is.
If So the officials of the Big Four are to
be highly commended for the interest they
take in promoting the cause of sound
money and the direct and effective method
they have adopted of appealing to the in
telligence and patriotism of their employees.
IN contest involving the national honor
and the business interests of the entire
country, as this one does, every person
who sees the danger fails in his duty if
he does not contribute by every legiti-
mate means in his power to avert it. There
is no means more legitimate or honorable
than the circulation of sound-rloney liter
allure. This work should not be left exclu-
sively to committees, clubs and other or
CARNATIONS. Their labors should be sup
plemented by those of every Individual
however humble, and by every firm, COR
poration and employer of labor. Those
who have special facilities for circulating
sound-money literature most derelict
in duty if they fail to do so. The time is
short, the interests in yolved are vital, and
the efforts of those who are striving to
commit the government to q policy of re-
pudiation and debasement of the currency
are untiring and aggressive. Self-interest
alone should induce the managers of ev-
cry railroad in the country to assist in
bringing the truth and facts of the stu
alton to the knowledge of their employees,
but a higher motive than self-interest is
the patriotic duty which every man owes
to his country to assist in saving it from
disaster and disgrace. The only coercion
the railroads are engaged in is coercing
by the force of logic and the dissemination
OF truth, and the more of that sort of
coercion is done the better.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
BRYAN,s TWO KINDS OF DOLLARS.

Very few people are now reading the rear
platform talks of the travelling candidate,
but those who do have discovered that he
has changed the tune of his perpetual or
gan. When he started out among the farm
he assured them that the trouble of
the country was the increased purchasing
power of the dollar, and that is the tenor
of the jeremiads with which noisy orators
and crossroads organs affiict long-suf-
fering public. To the farmers Mr.. Bryan
said that the need of the time was a cheap
er dollar; that is, a dollar for which less
wheat and other crops must be exchanged.
This article of free silver is designed ex-
clusively for the consumption of farmers.
When Mr.. Bryan reached the cities in
which there were tens of thousands Of
wage-earners, he changed his tone. The
dollar which free-silver coinage will give
US is no longer cheap, but has become
good as the best dollar-what Mr.. Bryan's
creator, Altgeld. calls the 200-cent dollar.
The bullion in a silver dollar, now worth
fraction more than so cents, will be worth
100 cents, because free coinage would cause
the great body of silver bullion in the world
to advance from So cents an ounce to s1.29.
Inc SILVER uOlldr Indt Is 10 DE Will IN all
respects be as odous to the farmer as the
present gold dollar. The wage-earner, Mr..
Bryan gives him to understand, will get
just as much for his free-coinage silver
dollar when standing on fits own merit as
bullion as he gets for the present silver
dollar, which is by law wed to gold.
But one of these assumptions can be cor
rect. If the promise held out to the farm
er is valid, if the silver-mine owners dol
lar will purchase less merchandise, then
the promise held out to the wage-earners
in the cities is baseless. In any event, one
of the two classes to whom Mr.. Bryan has
made promises is sure to be cheated in the
event of Mr.. Bryans election
Mr.. Bryan has, on several occasions,
sailed the newspapers, and yet man has
been more fully and faithfully reported
Probably he begins to understand that it
has been this reporting that has undone
him. If there had been no newspapers, he
could have talked his cheap dollar to the
farmers with impunity, and then, TO those
who work for dollars he could have pro-
claimed his silver dollar of equal value
with the gold dollar with full assurance
that the farmers would never find it out
The manipulators of green goods never
did admire the enterprise of newspapers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
GREAT BRITAIN BALKED.
Cannot COerce Turkey without Pre-
cipitatinE a General War.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-Mr. John Lowles,
member of Parliament for the Hag-
gerston division of Shoreditch
the principal speaker last evening at
a meeting called to express SYM
pathy with the Armenians and to i'm
press upon the government the necessity
of taking steps to prevent any further mas
sacres. To the establishment of the Jingoes
who attended. and who had called the meet
ing by the distribution throughout Shore
ditch and it's vicinity OF placards headed
by a blood-red cross, below which were
the words. Abdul. the bloody murderer
or maniac" Mr.. Lowles. who is a Conserv-
alive and ardent imperial federationist. and
who is believed to have the ear OF the gov
eminent, promptly threw cold water over
the war enthusiasts, and also incidentally
definitely defined the position Of the gov
eminent in the matter. Mr.. Lowles began
by stating that he was authorized by the
Foreign Office (of which the Marquis of
Salisbury is the head as well as being
Premier) to say that Great Britain at the
present moment is confronted by an agree
ment between the three great central pow
ers of Europe with Turkey that IL Great
Britain attacks Turkey alone, no matter
on what excuse or pretext, it would mean
a European war. The statement caused
quite sensation, and a number of vigor-
Gus protests against inaction upon the part
of Great Britain were made by the not
headed of the assemblage But the level
headed portion of the community was in
the majority, and when the meeting adj
journed Mr.. Lowles had succeeded in i'm
under the present circumstances is a tar
better policy for Great britain than use
less display of valor which might within
very short time place the very existence
of the British empire at stake.
Inc Chronicle prints long letter from
Mr.. Gladstone, appearing also in to-days
Figaro, in which he eloquently appeals to
the European powers in behalf OF the Ar
from experience IN egyptian and bulgarian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

Mr.. Bryan tells his audiences he is con-
fident the free coinage of silver would bring
the price up to $1.29 an ounce, or parity
with gold at 16 to /, and some people take
this expression of belief for argument. In
reality it is a mere statement of opinion,
and very poor opinion at that History
shows that legislation has signally failed
to maintain the value of silver. In 1873 it
was claimed that the purchase by the gov
eminent of 50, 0O0OCo worth a month would
bring the price of silver up to the old
standard. On the contrary, it declined
constantly until 1890. In 1890 the Sherman
law was passed requiring the purchase of
1850, 900 ounces of silver a month. While
that law was in force the price of silver
fell from 90 cents an ounce to IS cents, and
it has been falling ever since. Yet Mr..
BRYAN says: My friends, 1 candidly be-
lieve the free coinage of silver would bring
the price up to $1.29 an ounce" And there
are people foolish enough to think he
knows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

In these days there is no telling where a
fresh quarrel will break out among Demo
Gratis Even Sam Jones, the evangelist, has
ceased reviling ordinary sinners and has
turned his vituperative tongue upon the
rascals in his party. He says he Is a Demo-
crat but charges the corrupt ring in con-
troll in his State, Georgia, has been guilty
of constant frauds and doctoring of cleo
ton returns. 1T is a matter Of record, 4"
he says. that two years ago it took more
than seven days to fix the returns so they
could be announced and published and
adds: II no more believe that we will have
a fair election in Georgia on the 7th of Oc-
tober than I believe that every bum and
thug and papsucker in the State is a gen.
tleman, a scholar and Christian AS no
one else of intelligence believes it, either
Jones is not Offering much information to
the world. The hopeful thing about the af-
fair is thatsyvhen Southern Democrats fall
out there is prospect that honest men
may have chance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
BATTLE PROBABLE TO-DAY.
Army VIII Attack
the Deryisfles.

Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press)
MIOWARAT, near Dongola, via Kerma,
on the Nile, Sept. 22.-lt would appear from
the reports of the scouts who have been
following the trail OF the Dervish force
which retreated from FL Hahr that an i'm
portant and decisive battle for this stage
OF the campaign would be fought to-mor-
morning a little later The Anglo
Egyptian expedition is now encamped here
awaiting early dawn in order TO move upon
the positions occupied by the enemy. Milo
warat is situated about five miles from
Dongoia, and unless the unexpected hap
pens the strength of the Dervlshes In tine
Dongoia district viii be thoroughly over
thrown.
Spies in the employ of the intelligence
department who have returned from the
camp OF the Emir OF Dongoa report that
Anglo Egyptian advance 10 the utmost and
has threatened with death any OF MS Ioi-
lowers who retreat.
The report that Dongola had been reoc-
cupied by the Dervishes is Incorrect. The
gunboat Abouklea this morning returned 10
Dongoa upon the instructions of Sir Her
bert Kitchener and commenced lombard
ing the forts and edrthworks. Fire was
kept up upon them until the former We're
dismantled and the earthworks were rem
dered comparatively useless. Therefore
even should the Dervishes succeed in re-
occupying the place they will Ind very lit
tie TO protect them against the fire of the
Anglo Egyptian forces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
Affidavit from Democrat to Prove
What the Candidate Said in His
III-Advised Speech.
MUNCIE'S POLITICAL DIVINE
REV. HARRY RIGGS ANXIOUS TO
HELP THE SOUND-MONEY CAUSE.
Eloquent COlOred Orator Makes q
Strong Speech at North Vernon
State Political News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
PERU. Ind, Sept. 22.-In the Indianapolis
Sentinel of Tuesday appears a special from
Peru asserting that Mr.. Shively, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, did not make
use of the expression, Every hook-nosed
Shylock from Jerusalem to Omaha in his
Peru speech. That Mr.. Shively used the
expression was not denied in Peru until
Monday, after the Indianapolis Sentinel
appeared with Mr. Shively's version of his
remark, which was, Every sharp-nosed
Morgan Shylock from Jerusalem to Jeri-
cho." 1t was admitted that he used the
expression given in the Journal, the only
contention made by Mr.. Shivelys friends
being that he did not Intentionally attack
the Jews in his speech. The Miami County
Sentinel, for thirty years the organ of De-
mocracy in this county, which, during the
present campaign, is ardently supporting
Mr.. Shivelys candidacy, in its issue of last
Saturday gave an account of Mr. Shively's
speech, the concluding sentences of which
report follows
He (Mr. Shively) did not speak disre-
spectfully at any time during his two
speeches of any persons belonging to any
political party, but near the close of his
evenings address he took occasion to say
that it very noticeable that every
hook-nosed Shylock from Jerusalem to
Omaha was for the gold standard. By max
ing this remark he Incurred the great dis
This is from paper which has Mr..
Shivelys name at the head of the State
ticket in it's editorial column. There are
many of the best citizens who will testify
that the remark was made. Among them
is G.. Oscar Muhlfeld, Democrat, a
nephew of c. H. Brownell, and young
man whose integrity has never been ques-
toned. He has made affidavit as follows:
State of Indiana, Miami County, SIS.
&c. o. Muhlfeld, of lawful age. being
duly sworn, my oath say that 1 am a
resident of the city of Peru, Ind, and that
on the evening of Sept. 49, 1895, I was in
the courthouse in said city and heard Hon.
B. F.. Shively, of South Bend. Ind. candi-
date for Governor the free-silver Demo-
cratic ticket deliver a speech; that in said
address the said B. F. Shively spoke on
divers political issues, and when speaking
on the financial situation he used the LAM
guage substantially as follows: Every
hook-nosed Shylock from Jerusalem to
Omaha That said words were used and
uttered as a part of said speech of Shive-
ly. G. Q. MUHLFELD.
Subscribed and sworn to before the I'M
dersigned notary public by G. o. Muhl-
field on this 18th day of September, 1895.
(Seal) MILTON KRAUS,
Notary Public'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

The leader of Tammany, representing the
entire committee of the organization, de-
nands of Hon. John Boyd Thacher that he
resign from the head of the Democratic
few days ago. Opera-bouffe politics could
not furnish anything more grotesque than
the situation thus created. TEACHERS let
ter pledging his support of the Chicago
ticket, but repudiating the platform, which
was virtually the same as the platform on
which he was himself nominated, was alb
surd enough, but now comes the boss of
the party in New York, who was also boss
OF the convention that nominated Thatcher
and demands his Withdrawal on the ground
that the convention was buncoed into nom
mating him in the belief that he was for
candidate. The complication shows an ut
ter lack of principles we'll as of harmony
in the New York Democracy, and
willingness on the part of the lead
ers to stultify themselves in order to main
tain the semblance of party organization
and claim to control the local patronage.
AS matters stand, the only Democrats in
New York who can lay any claim to re-
spect or TO political consistency are those
who have repudiated both the Chicago
platform and nominee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

There is likely to be some criticism of the
action of the Chicago ministers in recon-
mending Christians of all denominations
observe a day of fasting and prayer in
view of the disturbed condition of the
country and the growth of factonaI spirit.
The call is undenominat,onal, breatyess
patriotic spirit and is entirely free from
partisan or political bias. If it mixes re-
ligon with politics at. all it does so in
way that is we'll justified by presidents,
for more than one President has named
day of fasting and prayer in view of ma
tional dangers or calamites. If it should
be said that the present situation is not
serious or alarming enough to justify the
action of the ministers it may be replied
that Christian patriots, regarding the
matter from their point of view, they
the proper judges of that. A great many
thoughtful people are of opinion that, con-
sidering social political and economic con-
ditions, the country was never confronted
with more serious dangers than it is at
present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

Hon. d. S. Alexander, of Buffalo, has
been nominated by reclamation the Re
publican candidate for Congress in the
Thirty-third district of New York. Mr..
Alexander was formerly a resident of this
city, and has many friends here and
throughout the State. He was appointed
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury by Presi-
dent Harrison and subsequently United
States district attorney at Buffalo. The dis
trict which he will represent embraces nine
wards in the residence portion of Buffalo
and two legislative districts outside of the
city. Mr.. Alexander is a gentleman Of
ability and culture and an ardent Repub-
lican, and as the district is Overwhelmingly
Republican his election is assured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
Indiana Campaign Notes.

The veterans and Sons of Veterans, Of FL
wood have organized Mckinley club.
with $50 members.
Hon. f. r. Roots, of Connersville, Re
publican candidate for joint Representative
for Fayette and Henry counties. addressed
a crowded house at Bells Hall. Knights
town, Monday night.
Liberty schoolhouse, located in the south
part of Clay county, was packed TO over
flowing Monday night TO hear Hon. e. s.
Holiday on the political issues. After the
speaking Mckinley club was organized.
Republicans had a rally at Cairo school
house in Tippecanoe county. Monday night.
Hon William r.. Wood. Republican sem
atorial candidate. and Charles f.. Thomp
son. candidate for prosecutor, were the
speakers
Hon Charles p. Lands spoke at King
er's grove. Boone county. yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Lands has established himself
as favorite with Boone county people,
and he is sure of meeting with warm re-
ception at their hands wherever he APP
pears.
A veterans and Sons of Veterans Nc
Kinley camp has been organized at Win
chester and starts out with a membership
OF $50. Capt. s. r. Remmel has been made
president John Flight secretary. Capt. w.
A. w. Daily treasurer and Thomas Watts
chaplain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
other Portions of the Empire visited
by Disastrous storms and Death
Dealing Earthquakes.
$500 LIVES BLOTTED CUT
AND THOUSANDS OF HOUSES DE-
sTROYED OR OVERTURNED.
Important Statement as to the Reason
Great Britain Did Not Try to De-
pose Turkeys sultan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept %. - The city of
Kobe, Japan, was wiped out by a disas-
trous confiagration on Aug. &c. and. floods.
storms and earthquakes caused the loss
of twenty-five hundred lives and the de-
struction of millions of dollars worth of
property in northern Japan.
The steamer Doric. from the Orient,
brought news of series of catastrophes
that have fallen the Mikado's realm
that are unprecedented in it's history. In
Gifu prefecture 1890 homes were blown
down, and along the Haji-Gawa 400 persons
CURED Aug. so. Along the Isatsugawa
eighty-four lives were lost. The great flood
was preceded by a severe earthquake.
Then followed a downpour such as has
ands. The European residents were panic
stricken, and sought shelter on the high
lands. The Minontonagwa overfowed it's
banks. and the waters inundated streets
and fields sweeping away 300 houses and
drowning 200 persons at Kobe. After twelve
hours work the broken entertainments were
repaired by sand bags. To make the fate
of Kobe worse, fire broke out late in the
evening. and famed by the high wind,
spread over the entire city. One thousand
nine hundred blocks, including 2,260 houses,
twelve godowns, two police boxes, one fire
brigade station, four temples and one the
alter were destroyed. The burned area COM
prises ten streets. The total damage by
fire was one million yen
On Sept. /, in the Rokugo district, a ter
rible series of earthquakes shook the coun-
try. Nine people were killed there. and
more than forty at Hataya, Senya Takan-
ashi, Yokohori, Yokozawa, Nagashida.
Shimzu and Flu Jik, where the disaster
was especially great. The hills at Senya
cracked, fires broke out here and there.
and water gushed out in many places. The
rumblings continue. AT Obenai eleven per-
sons were killed. At Rokuge the people
killed number more than twenty. and
houses overturned about 1000. A ferry
boat at Hizuma capsized and twenty Jap
anese and whites lost their lives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind, Sept. 22-The largest
political gathering in Covington this year
greeted the Hon. j. Frank Hanly, of Will
Transport, at the courthouse Monday even
ing. Enthusiasm unbounded, and for
fifteen minutes after the speaker arose
there was loud cheering and clapping of
hands. 1t was notable fact that large
part of the audience was composed of
farmers. Mr.. Hanly's address was able and
convincing. a special feature of it was his
eloquent tribute to the German-A mericans.
glee club.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

AS the campaign progresses and interest
Increases so does the number of polls in
manufacturing establishments, on railroad
trains and in other places where repre-
sentative masses of men are found. OF all
the polls of this kind that have fallen I'M
der the notice of the Journal, and they are
numerous, every one has shown a very
large majority for Mckinley. Ii any re-
lance can be placed in these indications.
and they certainly have good deal OF sig
nificance the farmers and workingmen of
the country will not be behind the business
men in the majorities they will give for
Mckinley and sound money, protection and
prosperity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23

There are great many people in New
York, and on occasions they do some
vigorous voting. AS long ago as 1872 the
State gave Grant 53,096 majority over Gree
ley, and it has given some much larger
majorities since then both sides. The
total vote of the State in 1892 was 1856, AS,
and though it was only 1885 in 1894 it is
doubtless considerably greater now. All
things considered, ii will not be surprising
if McKinley's majority in New York would
reach 25n 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
Henry's Rally at CASTOR.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SUMMITVILLE, Ind, Sept. 22.-The Re-
publicans held one of the largest rallies
in this section at CASTOR to-day. Notwith-
standing the disagreeable weather, fully
5000 people were in attendance to hear
Congressman Charles l.. Henry. Delega-
tions and bands from fifteen miles around
attended. The audience was composed
chiefly of farmers, and Mr. Henry'S argu
ment against free coinage of silver was
most convincing. The size and enthusiasm
of the crowd was in striking contrast with
the meeting addressed by j. r. Hunt, who
appeared here a few days ago and who is
Mr.. HenrY'S OppOnent for Congress.