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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
A STORY WITH A MORAL.

Mr.. Taggart's morning organ makes the
Holt sewer scandal pretext for insulting
all the Democrats who last year called
themselves sound-money Democrats and
who rendered such material and memorable
service in the campaign which resulted in
the defeat of Organism. At the beginning
of the campaign Mr.. Taggart himself was
a pronounced gold bug. He was chairman
of the Soundmoney League and a red-hot
gold standard man up to the meeting of
the state convention, as were most of his
close personal friends. Now he is asking
sound-money Democrats to support him be-
cause he was originally one of them, and
is asking free-silver men to support him be-
cause he stands on a free-silver platform.
From the beginning of the present cam
paign the Sentinel has omitted no oppor-
tunity to insult the sound-money Demo-
Gratis, forgetting that in SO doing it insults
its candidate for mayor. Under the title
of "A Story With a Moral it relates
Sterling r. Hollis career in the form of
an allegory. After telling how he made
money, cut ice, mixed business with politics,
ETC., it comes to the national campaign of
last year. and says:
He joined a Banker, and Brewer, and a
Butter and Eggs Merchant, and a -Four
Term Congressman who was Out OF A job,
and Two or Three Railroad Attorneys, and
Some Men who had just been Turned Down
for Congress and Member of the National
Committee and other things like that, and
these Men, along with two three sim
cere but misguided gentlemen acting from
disintereSted motives, went in to Save the
State from the Disgrace of indorSing An
archy and Reputation.
This broadsde, intended primarily for
Holt, hits all the sound-money men of last
year, including Taggart himself. The banker
is John p Frenzel; the brewer is Albert
Lieber; the butter-and-eggs merchant is
J. L. Reach; the congressman out of a job
is Bynum; the two or three railroad at
torneys are S. o. Pickens and John r. Will
son; the alleged disappointed ofice-seekers
were some sound-money DEMOCRATS who
had been snubbed by the regular organiza-
ton, and the two or three sincere but mis-
guided gentlemen" were the hundreds of
gold-standard Democrats in this city who
refused to vote for Bryan. All these are
included in the broadside of vituperation
which is fired at Holt, not because he used
the position to which Mayor Taggart ap-
pointed him to make $1,000 dishonesty, but
because like Taggart himself, he was an
original sound-money man. The moral of
the Sentinels STORY With Moral is that
according to the free-silver code it is more
disgraceful to have been a sound-money
Democrat than to have engaged in a scam
dalous piece of boodleism, and that in this
regard Messrs. Frenzel, Lieber, Reach, Pick
ems, Wilson and hundreds of other sound
money Democrats of last year are in the
same boat with Holt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
HARD TIMES PASSED AWAY.
Promise of an Active Winter with
Work for All Who Want 1t.
Two


A careful study of the business satuation
at the end of September gives abundant
assurance that the hard times which We're
ushered in by the Cleveland panic of 1898
have indeed passed away. The years har-
vests have been in the main satisfactory,
and there has been very considerable ad-
vance in the prices of agricultural products,
due chiefly to an extraordinary foreign de-
mand for American breadstuffs. Hence the
farmers are once again prosperous. The
carriage Of their produce has given in
creased business to the railroads. Joined in
the increased tonnage resulting from a gen.
eral revival of business activity in the last
few months, which followed or anticipated
the passage of the Dingley tariff BILL the
heavy shipments of agricultural products
have also made the railroads prosperous.
Railroad securities have advanced in price
from 10 to Is per cent. The increased bust
ness of the railroads has created an in
creased demand for cars and locomotives,
and hence the builders of railroad rolling
stock have more to do and are also pros
porous. The iron trade has been helped by
we'll as by the general uplifting of all bust
ness conditions. The prosperous farmers
are not only paying off their mortgages,
but they are making more liberal purchases
of agricultural implements and of all kinds
of goods, wares and merchandise than they
were lately able to make and hence the ag-
ricultural implement manufacturers and the
city and country storekeepers are also pros
porous. AS the cotton and wooden manu-
facturers supply the stores with a large
part of their stock in trade, they also are
prosperous. And we might go on, illus
trating by familiar facts the great change
that has taken place in business and INDUS
trial conditions in this country within the
past few months. The change has been
gradual and not sudden. In the iron trade
it has developed slowly but surely. Even as
late as three weeks ago the Improvement
in iron and steel prices had been very
Slight, but within these three weeks there
has been a more marked advance, with in
creased demand The present condition of
the iron trade and of all business in this
country can truthfully be said to be Of
healthy character. promising a winter
of continued activity in all lines, with en-
ployment for all who are willing to work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
THE FACTS AND THE INFERENCEs.

Soon after the campaign was opened Mr..
Bookwalter charged in a speech that certain
lands of Mayor Taggart were included in the
park system. The next day Mayor Tag
CART, by interview, and his clerk, by pre-
senting the notes of the Park Boards meet
ing on Feb. s, emphatically denied the
charge The mayor and his clerk gave in
quirers to understand that there was no vote
upon the lands to be purchased after that
date. The clerk of the Park Commission
told the Journal that the record of Feb s
was the last entry regarding the lands to
be purchased.
1t now appears that Commissioners Holt
and Lieber signed an agreement to have
the Taggart land included in order to in
sure a report by the finance committee of
the Council. This agreement is dated Feb.
26. The Journal has seen the original and
reproduces it in fac-simile elsewhere.
Under the guise of correcting the records
of Colonel Holloway, an order was passed
April 16, including the Taggart lands in the
park.
an application with the Circuit Court for
the condemnation of the Taggart land
and for appraisers to put value on it.
Saturday Oct. TO- Messrs. Claypool Perry
and English, of the Park Board, met and
passed a resolution SO correcting the vote
of April 16 as to leave the Taggart lands
out of the park territory.
Such are the facts as Shown by records
and official papers. All The essential
49,
logical conclusions?
First-That Mayor Taegart and Clerk
Spencer attempted, directly after the charge
that the Taggart lands were included in the
park system, to deceive the people by de-
ciaring that no action subsequent to Feb.
was taken relative to park lands.
Second-That when it was asserted by the
mayor and the clerk that no subsequent ac-
ton was taken, both were aware of the
vote of April 16, reincluding the Taggart
lands, and that the denial was made to de-
ceive the people.
Third-That not only does the vote of April
16 and the application made to the court
show that the Taggart lands were included
in the system at the time the denials were
made, but the action of the commission
on Saturday amending the order Of April
is further evidence that those lands had
been struggled in by those who drew that
order, namely, the assistant city attorney
and others of Mr.. Taggarts friends.
Fourth-That it is impossible, on the face
of the case, without considering the Dewar
statement, to arrive at any other conclu-
sion than that the substitution of a resolu-
ton including Mayor Taggart's lands could
have been made without his knowledge.
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the British flag. At the same time they
were owned and operated by American COM
panies and individuals. Counsel for the
United States has made a strong fight
against paying for the seizure of vessels
owned by Americans who had violated the
laws of the United States. This and other
features of the case were thoroughly cam
vassed in the argument. The arguments
for both sides are now in the hands of the
two high commissioners, who viii give sep
arate consideration to them, make separate
conclusions and then meet in Boston before
the end of the year for consultation. II
they can agree on an award the matter will
be settled; If not, umpire will be called
in as above stated. The case is likely to
become a leading one among international
arbitrations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
Mr.. Arthur sewnn Heard From.

Despite his predictions. that the country
would go to the dogs If Major Mckinley
was elected President, Arthur Sewall of
Maine, late Popocratic candidate for Vice
President, is prospecting. Mr. Sewall is
making brief stay in this city. He is
staying at the South Broad-street Hotel.
Asked what brought him to Philadelphia,
Mr.. SewaH said:
II have come here to see to increasing
the number of boats or my line that runs
between this port and Bath"
THAT indicates prosperous times" sug-
gested the reporter.
This seemed TO stagger Mr.. Sewall but
after thinking it over for a minute or two.
he admitted that times were better, and
that the country is prospecting. However .
he continued, Il want to say that l at
tribute this to Europe's hungry NAV.
Money is being brought into the country
in large amounts, and its circulation has
tended to stimulate business"
When asked what he thought of the fu-
ture Of the Democratic party, Mr.. Sewall
declared that he was confident that in 1900
Williara Jennings Bryan would again be the
party's standard-bearer
And will Mr.. Sewall be his running
mater
Mr.. Sewall cannot speak for Mr.. Sewal
on that subject" said the Maine man with
a laugh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11


ton. Jr.," by Katrina Trask: Celebrated
Trials" by Henry Lauren Clinton, and
Paste Jewels" by John Kendriclz Bangs.
The Doubleday & Mcclure Company, the
new publishing firm, is to issue Mark
Twain's Following the Equator" though
A book on city sanitation and In particular
the cleaning Of city streets, by Col. George
II. Warning, is also set down FOR early pub
LEGATION.
AIr. Joel Chandler Harris has written an
other Aaron book, which viii be published
presently by Houghton. Mifilin & Co. Under
the title Of aaron in the Wldwoods'' 1t de-
scribed the adventures of Aaron while
runaway and completes his personal his
tory. This book, like its predecessor, viii
be illustrated by Mr.. Oliver Herford.
DR.. McCook's new book entitled THE
BatimeTs." a tale of the Western Cor whis-
ky) Instruction of 1894. is now running
through the press and VIII be published in
the early part of October by George w.
Jacobs & Co, of Philadelphia 1t is an
historical romance, picturing the life of the
Scotch-Irish pioneers of the American from
tier during the close of the eighteenth CEN
fury.
The title of Sarah Grand's forthcoming
novel is derived from the name of her her
oine. The Beth Book" is the story OF
Elizabeth. a child who develops into a
woman of genius. This is the first novel
that the author has written since The
Heavenly Twins" 1t is to be published in
America by d. Appleton & Co: early In
1NoNeHDer. Inc AppleLOnS VIII also PuoHSh
a new novel by the brilliant young American
author, Robert w. Chambers. Its title will
be THE Mystery of Choice.
Perhaps the most important announce
ments Dodd Mead & Co. make are in thu
domain of theological literature In this de-
partment they certainly have three note
worthy undertakings in, first, The Pot
ter's Wheel" by Ian Maclaren; second, DR..
w. Robertson Nicolfs "Expositors Greek
Testament" destined to replace Dean AL
ford's Greek Testament, now somewhat out
of date and entirely out Of print, and, third,
the much-heralded "Polychrome Bible" an
Testament with the composite structure of
the Bible, shown in Polychorme printing.
This will be under the editorship of Prof.
Paul Haupt, of Johns Hopkins University.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

Washington, Lincoln and Grant are often
classed together as the three greatest
Americans, and, under Providence, saviors
of the country. They are alike also in be-
ing favorite subjects of biography. Lives
of Washington and Lincoln are very nu-
merous, and those of Grant are becoming
so. One of the latest, Ulysses s. Grant
and the Period of National Preservation
and Reconstruction" is by William c.
Church, editor of the United States Army
and Navy Journal. The author served dur
ing the war and was a personal friend Of
Grant He has evidently made a study Of
his subject, and handles 1t well. Grants
military campaigns are ntelligently treated
and his personal characteristics are
brought out in a way that seems to make
the reader acquainted with him. The book
is illustrated with maps and portraits, and
published in Putnams Heroes of the Ma
lions" SERIES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

Opie Reads stories are not of the highest
order of fiction, but they are full of human
nature, and in spite of some faults of con-
struction and treatment they find plenty
of readers. "Old Ebenezer' is the name
of a Southern town, and the novel of this
name is a story of Southern life. Sam Ly-
man, the hero is schoolmaster of North
ern oirth, VINO develops INTO IaWyer In
and various other adventures more or less
romantic. The story is rather crudely told,
but possesses the redeeming quality of hui
man interest. 1t is published in a six vol
ume set of the authors select works, by
Laird & Lee, Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
Tboma. and Matthew Arnold.

No two men of modern times have played
a more conspicuous part in the Improve
ment of English education and the shaping
Of English thought than Thomas Arnold,
the great master of Rugby, and his son,
Matthew Arnold. Yet they were very diff
ferent in their modes of thought. Thomas
Arnold, of Rugby, dealt with educational
questions as an earnest, Christian teacher
and moraist, while Matthew Arnold saw
them with the eye of a poet and philoso-
pher The father was In full sympathy
with the great British middle class, while
the son had nothing in common with them.
Both were prolific writer's A new work
entitled Thomas and Matthew Arnold, and
Their Influence on English Education by
Sir Joshua Fitch is an interesting expoSl.
their intellectual and educational work.
Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

The Journal calls the attention of the de-
cent and intelligent voters of Indianapolis
to the facsimile of the agreement which
the friends of Mayor Taggart on the Park
Board made with the Democratic members
of the Council finance committee. In Sat
urday's News and yesterdays Sentinel
Councilman Clark declared with much en-
phasis that the lands of Mayor Taggart
were not included in any agreement This
is a mere evasion. The lands of the mayor
are not named as his lands. but are in
cuded in the last lines of the agreement,
to wit: I'm addition to the above named
and described we reserve the privilege of
purchasing for SIS 900 lands at Belt road and
White river That is the description of
the Taggart lands. And the fact that the
Taggart lands are inserted as the addition
above quoted goes to sustain the declara-
ton of Mr.. Dewar that such addition was
dictated to him, after the remainder of the
agreement had been written, either by the
mayor or one of his friends. 1t must be
evident to every candid man of average
intelligence that the sole object of getting
the finance committee to accept such an
agreement was to get the Taggart lands
into the park system. In view of this fact
it is idle for Mr.. Taggart or any of his
friends to contend that he knew nothing
of the efforts of Commissioners Lieber and
Holt to benefit him by getting his boys re-
stored to the park system.
The Journal believes that Mayor Taggart
knew all about the conspiracy in his behalf
that it was not possible for him not to
know all about it. 1t makes this statement
fully believing that all the facts and cir
cumstances abundantly warrant this con-
cluson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

The most important revelations in the
sewer scandal yet made are contained in
the statement of Royal Robinson published
in the Journal yesterday morning. In this
statement Mr.. Robinson declared his ability
to prove that fully a week before there
was any hint in the newspapers of this
S., 600 deal" Mayer Taggart and his con-
troller secretly summoned Mr.. Seibert to
this city from Button. and. at a confer
ence, where the greatest secrecy was OBJ
served, endeavored to persuade him to
smother the news of this transaction. The
revelation Of this conference takes all the
strength out of the argument made in be-
half of Mayor Taggart that he is in the
habit of dismissing his wicked partners as
soon as he learns of their wickedness If
he is thus Nirtuous. why did he not at once
and summariy dismiss Mr.. Holt a week
before the public learned of the scandal?
Evidently he knew of it then. How long he
had known il is matter of conjecture. The
plain truth is that Mayor Taggart kicks
out his friends, not when he finds them out.
but when the public finds them out. If Mr..
Taggart is so virtuous, why is Sterling Holt
still used as secret emissary in persuad-
ing other people not to talk?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
An Historical Romance.

Samuel Harden Church. author of life
of oliver Cromwell" has written novel
the scene of which is laid in the Crom-
welian period. 1t is entitled John Mar
maduke; a Romance of the English Inva-
sion of Ireland in 1649." The invasion of
Ireland by the Parliamentary army in 1913
was an incident in the Commonwealth
period which has been greatly misunder-
stood. The author of this story has at
tempted to elucidate it under the guise of
an historical romance. Before writing 1T
he went to Ireland and traced the line of
CromwelPs invasion and gave studious at
tenton to the ancient language and litera-
ture of the country. John Marmaduke"
is story of stirring war adventure full of
action and withal romantic. There is
enough Of history in it to entitle it to be
called an historical romance. G. p. Put
MANS Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
MAGAZINE NOTES.

Publishers of st. Nicholas announce for
publication in an early number of that
magazine a poem by James Whitcomb
Riley entitled Mister Hop Toad.
The Partisan has been consolidated with
the magazine Romance and will henceforth
be published under the former title. A
large proportion of the contents will hence
forth consist of translations from the
French.
The Metropolitan Magazine for October
contains a number of readable articles.
among them an illustrated account of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. instructions
how to become strong without the gymna-
sium and a sketch of John Philip Sousa,
the musician.
DR.. c. II. Cornell professor of Old Tesla
ment History in the University of Konigs-
burg, is contributing a series of papers to
the Open Court which, when finished, will
comprise a history of the people of Israel
from the beginning to the destruction of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

There has been a good deal of speculation
as to how long Mayor Taggart knew about
the Holt sewer transaction before he ac-
cepted Hollis resignation. The last state
ment OF Mr. Royal Robinson throws some
light on this point. He says that V. M.
Backus knew of it some time ago and
used it as a club to force the Taggart adj
ministration to admit a new asphalt COM
pany into competition for contracts. This
must have been done through the Board of
Public Works, two members of which are
Democrats and personal friends of Mayor
Taggart. If they knew of the Holt sewer
transaction several weeks or months ago
it is fair to assume that Mayor Taggart
did. Even if he knew of it even twenty
four hours before he took action he is
culpable. Mr.. Robinson, speaking on Sat
urday, Oct. 10. says:
If Messrs. Taggart and Johnson had no
such knowledge or fear why did they, a
week ago. secretly summon George w. Sci
bert to the city and meet him, near mid
night, at a house in a remote part of the
city and there urge him to smother the
disclosures about to be made? And If they
did not fear the result of such disclosures,
why did they enlist the services of a gen.
tleman of great influence with Mr.. Seibert
anu pEOHllSS nm tlicl ~ oNNSSS7Aa ~ iS COAlo
get anything he might want to further his
business interests? That such a meeting
was held and such promises made am pre-
pared to prove.
According to Mr.. Robinson this meeting
between Mayor Taggart and Mr. Seibert
at a late hour in the night and at house
in a remote part of the city took place as
early as Oct. 2 yet the mayor did not ac-
cept Hollis resignation till Friday, Oct. s.
What was he doing during the six inter-
vening days?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
Trif and Trixy.

"Trif and Trixy." by John Habberton.
author of "Helen's Babies" is a child story
for grown people The heroine is de-
lightful little seven-year-old maiden, the
only child Of a young couple WHO indis-
creetly discuss in her presence their own
everyday concerns land upon occasion talk
over the affairs of their friends and neigh
bors) seemingly unconscious that the
baby is attending to all the entertaining
gossip and treasuring up an accumulation
of information that is awaiting only the
svnnathetic listener to be rehearsed, and
embroil the family in flood of droll. COM
ical. embarrassing and yeXauous annoy
ances OF course this delightful, bright
observant child, "a little pitcher with long
ears" who hears everything and torgets
nothing, make lots of fun and trouble for
her parents and their friends, but every
thing comes out right. The story is re-
plete with vivid and spirited scenes, and
is a nice one for home reading. Phlladel-
mia: Henry AltemuS.
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ton. The land is there by the action Of
the board, as shown by its record and by
the record as filed in the Circuit Court
To say that Mr.. Taggart is not RESPONSE
BILE for it being there, or that he never
would consent to his land being sold to
the city. or that the record can still be
changed is not to the point. The land is
included in the park system as it stands
to-day, and some person is responsible
for the fact. That person, whoever he is, is
a member of this business administra-
ton"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

The silence of the News Saturday evening
regarding the developments concerning the
Taggart lands is very significant. Thousands
of readers turned to its editorial page In
the expectation of "A Last Card" article
or some ulumatum. but not a word could
they find. This silence must be very en-
barrassing to Mr.. Taggart, since it conveys
the painful impression that the once zeal
GUS organ Is going back on the cause. For