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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
coNscIENCELEss DEMAGoGy.

There seems to be conspiracy on the
part of Washington correspondents of a
class of papers hostile to the President to
create distrust in his firmness and sense of
national honor. One of these papers in it's
headlines charges him with Blowing down
to SPAIN" and the correspondent goes on
to say that the President has yielded to the
demands of Spain in regard to the ship
ment of supplies and the position of our
war ships The provisions are now being
sent forward by merchant ships, they say
because Spain has demanded it; our armed
ships have been recalled from Havana be-
cause Spanish officers objected, and our fleet
at Key West has been scattered because
Spain desired it. What the President seems
DESTROYS of doing is to avoid the appear
ance of exasperating the Spanish authori-
ties. These same papers regarded the pres
ence of the Spanish cruisers at New York
as menace; if the brief visit of a Spanish
ship was a menace to us, why should the
hot-headed Spaniards not regard the sta
tioning of one of our war ships in the har-
Dor Of Havana as a menace? Provisions
are shipped by the regular merchant line
because the ships are better prepared and
can do the work at less cost. Two ships
have been ordered from Key West to the
rendezvous on the Virginia coast because
they could be of greater use there to de-
fend our cities in case of sudden attack.
But, while the two ships have been with
drawn one larger war ship has been sent
to the fleet at Key West
These stories are for political effect. The
President and the country at large do not
want war and they are not in favor of ex-
asperating the Spanish people. If the Sa-
gasta government shall be sustained in the
elections soon to take place, it is probable
that Cuba may secure it's independence
without war. If it is defeated, war is prob
able One thing is certain, and that is, in
a manner which will meet the approval of
the civilized world, the President will bring
the condition in Cuba, which is worse than
war, to an end. If it can be done without
war, all the better. The national honor is
safer in the hands of the President than
in those of the demagogues who are at
tempting to make political capital out of
his efforts to bring peace to Cuba without
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
STATE PRESS OPINION.

No one wants Cheap money" unless he
has a motive for it; and that motive can
not be an honest one.-New Albany Tribune
Thus far President Mckinley has acted
with great wisdom and there is no reason
for suspecting that he cannot be trusted
to the end.-Lafayette Courier.
There is nothing which contributes so
much to effective diplomacy as the ability
to expound proposition with a number of
big guns back of it-Marion Chronicle.
So far as can be seen there is little or
no hope for Spain If it goes to war it
will be crushed, and if it does not go to
war it will collapse.-Logansport Journal
The President is being upheld by all men
of all parties, and if the worst comes the
Dons will find a united country. Whatever
the outcome may be, Cuba Will be free.
Sullivan Union.
There could be nothing more inspiring
than the unity, courage and resolute self
control of Americas patriotic citizens in
the emergency now confronting them
Evansville Journal.
One of the most serious features OF the
war agitation which has been going on for
the past two months is the large crop of
third-degree liars 1T has produced
Hammond Tribune.
A conflict at arms between Spain and
the United States now. from whatever i'm
mediate cause, would be sure to result in
the freedom of the struggling CubanS
-Greensburg Review.
Even if we have no war, the present ex-
citement will have done incalculable good
to the Nation. 1t has resulted in uniting
the whole people as they never have been
before.-Mishawaka Enterprise.
The report OF our own court of inquiry
on the Maine will be decisive with the
American people. Their fairness and ca
pacity to judge are sufficient for their fell
low-countrymen.-Ply News.
1t is especially fortunate for this Nation
that at the last election the people so en-
phatically repudiated Reputation and all
those cheap-money notions which help to
break down the credit of a government.
-Pendleton Republican.
very small standing army is all that
the country needs, except in rare and great
emergencies, and when large one is re-
Quired to maintain order and enforce the
laws it will be time for the American Re-
public TO go out of business-Wa Wabash Plain
Dealer.
The course of the investigation, the wise
policy of the administration and the COM
mon sense shown by the people all go to
show that the sensational newspapers, those
OF the yellow type, are not the power that
their big talk would lead one to conclude.
--Muncie Times.
If any one tells you that the silver and
gold Democrats have made 1t ali up. call
him liar or not. according to his size. but
don't believe him under any circumstances.
They have the biggest kind of carving
knives up their sleeves on both sides of the
financial chasm.-Cannelton Enquirer.
Up to this time the President has acted
wisely and we'll In view of the horrors OF
war he should be supported in every honor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

Legislative usurpation and legislative con-
spirscy during the last twenty-four years.
Why does he limit the operation of the
present gold standard to twenty-four
years. asked Mr.. Gage, when it was in
augurated in 1884 by the party in whose
name he now speaks? It is a matter of his
tory that Andrew Jackson. then President
urged the change of ratio which put the
country upon a gold basis. Senator Benton
championed the bill. his party voted for it.
and Andrew Jacksons name made it law
Another of the assumptions of Mr.. Jones
which the secretary proved to be false is
that to the effect that the gold syndicate
had captured every instrument of com
merce in the nation" Mr. Gage said that
bills of lading, warehouse receipts. notes
and checks were the instruments of COM
merce' and asked If they did not pass
back and forth freely Without them COM
merce would cease, yet it is increasing. If
railroads and other transportation agencies
were the instruments of commerce, the
statement of capture is of no avail since
the rates of carriage have steadily tended
downward If the rates were the same as
twenty-five years ago, producers and con-
sumers would be paying hundreds of mil
lions more a year for transportation than
they are at the present time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21


Some members of Congress seem to be
trying to work up a revival of jingoism by
insinuating that the President is making
concessions, that he is @backing down." etc.
One of them says: IF the President does
not act there is a power in Congress that
will act. We have constituencies to which
we are responsible" The President has a
vastly larger constituency to which he is
responsible than any member of Congress
has, and he has shown that he realizes his
responsibility as well as his duty At pres
ent, as for four weeks past, there is moth
ing for him to do but to wait for the report
of the court of inquiry Since the Maine
disaster he has been very active in pre-
pairing for all contingencies, and until the
court reports he cannot do more. The Pres
idents constituents are with him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

able effort to avoid war. He should not be
stampeded into premature action We are
making important and imperishable history
now, Let it be history that our children
ana our chidrens children may point to
with pride.-Richmond Item.
1t takes a brave man and an able man
to go coolly and deliberately about his bust
ness and carry out the policy outlined while
"a '4atics, demagogues and overenthusiastic
Patriots are shouting their opinions in his
ears. Such a man is President Mckinley.
he VIII act when the proper time comes,
and the wisdom of the delay will then be
made apparent to all.-Frankfort News.
The malicious insnuations os partisan
newspapers against the President and the
charges that he and his immediate advis-
ers are delaying action in the interests of
Wall street are unpatriotc beyond words
TO express. The duty of the people is plain.
The President should be, and by the truly
loyal is, sustained by the moral support of
falth and confidence in his honesty.--La-
fayette Call.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

1t seems impossible for Congress to get
rid of an abuse. Years ago, an appropria-
ton was made to secure a fast mail be-
tween New York and Savannah, Ga. At
the time the appropriation might have been
warranted, but the changes which have
since taken place makes this special appro-
priation no more necessary than a similar
appropriation to the, railroads between New
York and Kansas City. When Mr.. Wanna
maker was postmaster general he made a
vigorous fight upon the appropriation by
publishing a pamphlet in which it was
clearly shown that the money appropri-
ated was simply present to the railroads.
Nevertheless the appropriation was made
in 1892. and was continued by the House on
Saturday, most of the Southern members
who denounce railroad corporations voting
for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

A patriotic German-American citizen Of
Dallas, Tex, has written Senator Mason
asking the honor and privilege of accept
ing the challenge of the Marquis de Alta
The writer offers credentials as to char
acter, and says he would be pleased to
meet this would-be representa- tive of an al
most effete monarchy in any way he may
desire, with long, short, straight or crooked
swords. rifles or shotguns, whichever may
satisfy his bluffness, if he can furnish prop
er credentials as to his rank" What is the
matter with the COMMUNICATIONS? They
are all right
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

The Washington Post independently notes
the vanishing of the out-and-out free-trade
PAPER in the South. These papers are not
Showing their belief in the Dingley law,
but, indirectly, they have made their way
lnto the field OF protection. The Post is
greatly delighted 20 find the Louisville
courier-Journai advocating the policy of
protection or subsidy in its approval OF an
bet Of the Legislature exempting new man
.ufaetuFing enterprises which may come to
louisville from taxation for five years. At
fhe present time the Post regards the Gal
weston News as the only free-trade paper
Ia the South.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

If the siverites in Congress are so eager
for the circulation of silver money, why do
they oppose a reasonable increase of minor
coinage which is reported to be inadequate?
The government has no silver bullion that
it can use for such coinage unless Congress
Up in the vaults of the treasury which were
purchased under the Sherman act. There
are more silver dollars coined than can be
kept in circulation, but twenty-five millions
more of halves, quarters and dimes would
be taken into circulation, adding that
amount of needed money to the volume of
currency in use. Why do the Bryanites OPP
pose the coinage Of some of this silver into
subsidiary coins?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

me wonderful energy. self-relance and
uncomfortable spirit of Napoleon L are re-
markedly exemplifed in the following letter
written to Joseph or the day after Water
loo: All is not lost ] suppose that by COL
lecting all my forces l shall still have 10000
men remaining. The federated troops and
the best of the National Guard will furnish
me 100000, and the depot battalions $4,000
more. Thus / shall have 100000 soldiers
with which can at once oppose the enemy.
1 will horse my artillery with carriage
horses. 1 will raise 100000 conscripts.
will arm them with muskets taken from
the Royasts and from the ill-disposed
members of the National Guard i will raise
and Burgundy. / will overwhelm the enc
my. But the people must help me and not
bewilder me-" No wonder 1t took the re-
peated efforts of all Europe to put down
mdn who could write in that way the day
after such a defeat as Waterloo The let
ter from which this extract is made appears
with others in a volume entitled New Let
tie 5 of Napoleon l." The letters were writ
te. by the great Emperor to members or
his family, to his generals, to statesmen and
to women. For various reasons. personal or
political, they were omitted from the colec-
ton of Napoleon's letters published under
the auspices of Napoleon ILL., They do NOT
disclose anything of historic Importance
but they contain interesting revelations of
Napoleons personal characteristics. He did
not hesitate TO speak his mind to generals
statesmen, princes or kings. and to his reIa-
tives ne was almost brutally frank. TO Je-
rome King OF Westphalia, he wrote: When
you have facts TO lay before me j shall al
ways be glad 10 be Informed of them. but
when on the contrary you desire TO draw
me fancy pictures l will ask you to spare
me then. You tell me nothing new when
YOU tell me your administrative system is
q bad one" He reproves a general for hav-
ing priests to dine with him; ne regulates
the newspaper utterances and scolds states
men and diplomats as IL they were little
children. The book Is published I'm good
form by d. Appleton & Co. New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, opposed the
appointment of Mr.. Powderly because he
was silverite in 1892 and was not in 1896
And yet the senator. after he voted for the
alleged crime of 1873. made the following
declaration:
/ do not care how much you discuss it
or how many resolutions you pass, they do
not make any difference; you must come
to the same conclusion that all other people
have-that gold is recognized as the uni
versal standard of value 1t is the measure
that must be used.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

The present Emperor of Germany may not
be very wise man, but he has too much
sense to form an alliance with or promise
aid to a moribund and beggarly power like
Spain, which can offer no equivalent. espe-
clally rs Germany has no interest in the
Cuban question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

Among the interesting events of the near
future may be reckoned a concentration of
ehe Cuban insurgents and dash for the
scapture Of Havana. The prospect of real
fight would doubtless precipitate a panic
among the Spanish forces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

The fears of the autonomists to the effect
that Miss Barton may desire to Americanize
Cuba are well founded in this degree: Miss
Barton wishes that Cuba could be in hands
that would prevent such suffering as now
exists in the island Had Cuba been in
the hands of Americans or of some other
civilized nation such scenes as Senator Proc
tor described would never have been en-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

The Board of Health will be sure to get
itself into trouble if it persists in interior
ing with the diversion of it's employees from
their duties to working for the Taggart
gang. The board seems not 10 have learned
that its first duty is to attend to the health
Of Taggartism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

There is no cause for regret in the fact
that the naval court of inquiry has taken a
NORTH to investigate the Maine disaster. It's
|deiiberation has enabled it to make a thor
Icugh investigation. and the interval has
been valuable to the government in the way
Of preparing for the possibility of war;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

Thirteen street inspectors means that
thirteen Taggart henchmen have been put
under the pay of the city to promote the
political fortunes of the Taggart coterie,
It means $26 a day seven days in the week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

A telegram from Havana says: 1.-THE mil
itary geniuses are at work on plans for the
defense of the city" This is the first in
timatioh that there are any military
Reniuses in Cuba
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

Mr.. Bryan addressed the Louisiana consti-
tutional convention one day last week upon
THE necessity of an income tax. The Louis
tana constitutional convention is in exist
ence for but one purpose-the disfranchise-
ment Of the colored vote Perhaps Mr.
Bryan is in favor of that scheme If he
is not. why did he sanction the existence
log convention for such purpose by at
tending and addressing it?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

It is a singular coincidence that two
British premiers. of very opposite schools
of politics, should be on the invalid list at
the same time. Lord Salisbury will prob
ably recover, but Mr.. Gladstone is evil
IDENTIFY nearing his end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

On Thursday last nineteen steamships
fTFere chartered to lead grain at Eastern
cities for European ports. their aggregate
cargoes being 5000 900 bushels. The United
States can whip Spain with one hand and
feed the rest of Europe with the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

The reports from Ripley county indicate
that it is the intention of the residents to
let the small part of the world outside its
limits understand that they consider lynch
Rrs their most deserving citizens and
worthy of special honors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

There is one kind of Intervention that
Spain does not regard as cause Of war, and
that is the Intervention which issues 100000
rations of food daily to her sick and starv-
ing subjects.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

A letter published from Senator Platt, of
New York, in which he admits that he did
Mr.. Mckinley an injustice during the cam
paign of 1896, and that he now regards him
as the right man in the right place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

He-If this dead bird ornamentation craze
goes on, the women will be decorating their
hats with stuffed lambs
She-Would that please you men as much
as the sight of stuffed calves?
He felt in his pockets surreptitiously for
his front-row checks Of the night before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

Secretary Gage, in his speech in Cleve-
band, o.. analyzed several of the statements
p the manifesto which Senator Jones. as
chairman Of the Democratic national com
mlttee, issued nos long ago, He first called
attention to the statement or Senator Jones
shat the gold standard was the product Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
The Anti-Profanttx RuI.

Watts-Isn't it. true doctor, that athletes
are liable to apoplexy?
Doctor Bowless-It has not been true. so
far. but look for good deal of it to de-
velop among ball players.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

disaster alone. That report may be such as
to require the United States to act immedi
ately without regard to autonomy or any
thing else but the vfndication of the national
honor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

The ignorance Of the Spanish people re-
garding the military resources and power
of the United States is only equaled by
their ridiculous conception of their own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

If China should fall to pieces while the ma
tions are watching the United States and
Spain, Japan might pick them UP and APP
propriate them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

1t is not anticipated that when the re-
port of the court of inquiry reaches the
President he will fall over chair getting
to a telephone TO summon yellow news
paper representative
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

guard was also unsuccessful. and the sol
diers recoiled with further loss: but with
NIT defeat they continued their efforts, and
at the third charge dashed across the open
SPACE, ooWnng over ana crushing PACK tne
enemy, and the post was thus recovered.
All the ammunition had. however, been car
ried OFF by the enemy. and as the expendi-
ture of that night had already been enor-
nous il was a serious loss. The COM
n!issariat lines We're at length cleared of
the tribesmen. and such of the garrison as
up a hasty defense across the south en-
trance of the Enclosure and clearing away
the cookhouses and other shelters which
might be seized by the enemy.
The next morning no fewer than twenty
nine corpses of tribesmen were found round
the cookhouse and in the open space over
which the three charges had taken place.
This, when il is remembered that perhaps
twice as many had been wounded and had
crawled away, enables an estimate to be
formed of the desperate nature OF the nght
or the quarter guard"
Some idea of the spirit of the British In
dian troops can be formed from this de-
scription:
The Guides Cavalry had already arrived.
hart reached the Kotal at 1880 p. m on
the 9th, having in spite of the intense neat
and choking dust covered thirty-two miles
in seventeen and half hours. This won
werful feat was accomplished without I'M
pairing the efficiency of the soldiers, who
were sent into the picket line and became
engaged as soon as they arrived An officer
who commanded the Dargai post told me
that as they passed the guard there they
shouldered arms with parade precision, TO
show that twenty-Six miles under the not-
test sun in the world would not take the
polish off the Corps of Guides Then they
breasted the long ascent to the, top Of the
pass. encouraged by the sound of hrlnS,
which grew louder at every step"
OF the examples of herosm contained in
the book the following is taken at hap
hazard:
Lieutenant Ford was dangerously
wounded in the shoulder. The bullet cut
when Surgeon Lieutenant v. Hugo came TO
his aid. The fire was too hot to allow OF
lights being used. There was no cover OF
any sort. 1t was at the bottom of the cup.
Nevertheless the surgeon struck match
at the peril of his life and examined the
wound. The match went out amid a splutter
of bullets, which kicked up the dust all
the nature of the injury. The officer had al
ready tainted from the loss of blood. The
doctor seized the artery, and, as no Other
ligature was forthcoming he remained
under fire for three hours holding a mans
life between his finger and thumb. When
into the camp he picked up the still uncon-
scious officer in his arms, and, without re-
laxing his hold, bore him TO place OF
safety His arm was many hours paralyZed
with cramp from the effects of the exer-
ton of COMPRISING the artery / think
there are few, whatever may be their views
of interest, who will not applaud 'his splen-
did act of devotion
The book abounds in strong descriptions
of gallant fighting; pleasing to all, young
or old civilian or military men,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

So far ais fear for the loss of her honor
is concerned, Spain need have no uneasy
moments The best thing that could hap
pen to her would be to lose her reputation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

IL Spain should succeed in persuading her.
self that Uncle Sam is blufiing she will
have proved herself far more of an expert
at auto-hypnotism than at autonomy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-21

From all accounts the Spanish divers
prosecute submarine Investigations about
as intelligently and vigorously as the Span
ish generals do war.