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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

act relating to the. election of county super
intendents; education.
No 10 By Mr.. Guilty: Creating a board
or children's guardians. education.
No. Is. By Mr.. Hedgecock: Prohibiting
the sale of edibles III saloons or free distri-
button; rights and privileges.
No. IL. BY Mr.. Hedgecock: To amend
the trust law; judiciary
No Is. BY Mr.. FeiSt: To amend the road
construction law; roads.
No. 10. BY Mr.. Fest: To divide town
ships for trustee election purposes; county
No. 20. BY Mr.. Holcomb: To locate free
hold boundary inclosures rights and privi-
No. 81 BY Mr. Brown: To amend the act
regulating the sale of patent rights; ju-
No. p. BY Mr.. Brown: Concerning drains
and bitches; drainage and dikes.
No. %. BY Mr. Ross: To stamp all prom
issory notes; county and township business
No. "a. BY Mr.. Sullivan: Amending town
ship and election laws; county and township
business.
No 25 BY Mr.. McGary: To improve
highways roads
No. 2G. BY Mr.. SLideleI. Concerning en-
ployment of convict labor state prison.
No. q. BY Mr.. Burrier. TO reduce rail-
No q. BY Mr.. Neal: To fix railroad fare;
No. %. BY Mr.. Caroway: To secure pur-
ity of primary elections; elections.
No. 80. BY Mr.. CarOway To amend the
act regarding the election OF county boards;
county and township business.
No. 81. BY Mr.. O'Bannon: To tax in
hertances; county and township business.
Joint resolution No l. BY Mr. Patterson:
of county officers; county and township
business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
THE SENATORIAL RANK.

In this as well as in other States the Of
fee Of United States senator has always
been conferred upon men not only of reoog-
nized ability, bat upon a few men who have
distinguished themselves above others in
some walk of life. They have been the
recognized leaders of the party by virtue
of ability and experience. Governor Morton
was the party choice for the Senate be-
cause he was one of the ablest party leaders
in a great crisis. Mr. Voorhees, was a rec
ognized Democratic leader. He was a law
yer with a reputation beyond Indiana in
certain lines of practice. Governor Hen
bricks was one of the leaders of the Indiana
bar and when he went to the Senate he
was preceded by his reputation as a lawyer
and man of unusual ability. The same was
true Of Mr.. Mcdonald. He was known as
ripe lawyer in the Supreme Court of the
United States when he went to the Senate.
Dissension in a Democratic Legislature over
the money question prevented his re-elec-
ton when, six years later, the Legislature
was Democratic, Mr. Turpie, who was recog-
nized as one of the ablest men in the party
at the time. was CHOSEN. In 1881 the
choice of the party fell upon General Har-
rison, because his party recognized in him
the proved ablest man in his party in In
diana at that time Smaller men presented
claims, but the good sense of the Republic
ans in that Legislature led them to elect
him. Mr.. Fairbanks has been recognized as
man of large capacity in affairs as well as
a lawyer. He was known to men of infu-
a.
he was made senator. He has taken
prominent place in the Senate because he is
recognized as a man of affairs.
Several Legislatures are selecting new SEN
ators just now. Only two or three men
were spoken of in New York, but all were
men of national reputation. Mr.. Depew will
probably be chosen, not simply because he
is an orator, but because for years he has
been a man of affairs-a recognized power
in the Empire State. He will be accorded
a place in the front rank in the Senate The
Republican Legislature of New Jersey has
practically selected a man who is recog-
nized as one of the ablest men in that State.
In Wisconsin there is contest between two
or three Republicans, but each of them is
an aspirant because he has proved himself
a conspicuousy able man in some profession
or in large affairs.
1t is very important to Indiana that the
Republicans should select man for United
States senator whose standing and rtputa-
ton, as a positive force in his profession
or business will show that the standard
has not been lowered since other Republic
an Legislatures elected mon like Lane
Morton and Harrison to represent the State
in the Senate. To do otherwise would be
TO confess that the Indiana Republicans of
to-day have cast aside the high standard
of the past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
CARNEGIE's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

No man has made himself more offensive
in his efforts to oppose the ratification of
the Spanish treaty than has MIR. Andrew
Carnegie. He was in so bad temper when
he went to Washington that he was report
ed as declaring that he hoped American sol
diers landing in the Philippines to take
charge of the islands would be killed. His
article in the January issue of the North
American Review is written in the same
vicious temper. "Americanism VS. Imperial
ism" is its caption; yet few years ago
this American was evidently so dissatisfied
with Amercanism that he advocated the
fusing of all the English-speaking peoples
into one nation, one of the assumptions be-
ing that such nation would keep the world
on its good behavior. 'Imperaism' is an
ether offensive word which the owner of
castles in Great Britain uses in connection
with the Spanish treaty. Imperialism i'm
plies absolute power-an imperator who is
sues DEGREES and is the law. Russia has
such ruler. No other extensive country
has. If Mr.. Carnegie were not beside him
self because the country will not heed him
he would with all his vanity see that his
use of the word imperialism is absurd
In the ranting article of Mr. Carnegie in
the North American Review ne assumes
that the policy of the United States as set
forth by the President is that we shall hold
and rule the Philippines forever. There was
never any warrant for that assumption,
and, now that the President has spoken, it
&c dishonest MISREPRESENTATION What +bo
President proposes, and what majority of
the American people desire, is that this
government shall assist the people of those
islands in building up better and more
liberal government than they have known
or have any idea of. They are the long
time victims of extortion and oppression; in
the course of events it has fallen to our lot
as duty to help the Filipinos to attain
something of civilization. Mr.. Carnegie
would leave the people of those islands to
be the prey of any power. The rule of
Aguinaldo would be so genuine calamity
that the hapless people would restore the
lesser evils of Spanish oppression. Where he
bears sway to the taxation of Spain is
added the oppression of those who have
been opposed to him.
Mr.. Carnegie and his associates are
blameworthy because they insist that those
who favor the Spanish treaty have declared
a purpose to do that which the President
declares he will not do-that is. to take the
islands with a view of perpetual rule. All
their arguments are built upon such an as
sumption. So far as it can be done, Aguin-
aldo has been encouraged to resist our eff
forts to do in the Philippines what we are
doing in Cuba-which Mr.. Carnegie ap-
nroves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

would pay for lands that had been farmed
to death And this is a scheme to induce
men to remain on the lands and persuade
others to seek farmsi The men who have
no lands would escape taxation entirely but
they would become so anxious to be taxed
that they would hasten to get farm that
they might pay portion of the public bur-
densl There are men who may be captivated
by such a scheme, but they are not numer-
Gus.
The nearest approach to the land tax that
the world has at the present time is in Rus
STA, where the peasantry cannot purchase
lands, but portions are assigned to farmers
for a series Of years. for which they pay
the government heavy tax. There are no
more wretchedly poor farmers in all the
world than those living in Russia under
this system, and the land is as impoverished
as the farmers. They are so poverty
stricken that they cannot afford to eat the
wheat they raise, while the soil is so wasted
with such tillage that the yield is always
scant and often there is no crop.
The chief reason why fewer people are
employed in farming than years ago is that
one man with machinery on the cleared
fields can raise more wheat and corn than
could five fifty years ago. The boys have
gone to the towns for the employment which
the machines have absorbed. Some lands
have been worn out and abandoned. In this
State the quantity is small, but large enough
to enforce the warning which Governor
Mount gave in his message.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
An ABSURD ARGUMENT.


A correspondent whose letter was printed
in yesterdays issue undertakes to prove
that the cause of those who have been raised
on farms seeking the cities is that all taxes
are not imposed on lands. He assumes that
the larger part of the farms are rented
which is not the case. On the contrary
more people now own. or nearly own. the
farms on which they reside in Indiana than
at any period before. To induce people to
remain on farms, he would have the gov
eminent confiscate all values in lands held
by farmers, and. after conhscation, he would
have them rented to the former owners for
sufficient rentals to pay taxes Of every de-
scriptlcn. The farmer who had expended all
his labor and income for years to bring the
lands up to a high state Of cultivation would
then rent them for larger amount than he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

When the town of Pullman was first es-
tablished it was the subject of many maya
zine and other articles and it was extolled
as an ideal which would be generally
adopted Some time ago it became known
that it did not meet the expectations of its
founder or the reformers who expected so
much from it. AS the years passed it be-
came unpopular because it was almost inn
possible for an employee in the Pullman
shops to hold his place unless he lived in
one of the Pullman houses The regula tons
which were imposed, while proper for man
obnoxious to men who like to feel that they
are independent and prefer to regulate their
own conduct or do as they please. They
prefer to purchase groceries where they
please, particularly when their attention is
called to the fact that the grocer is the
choice Of the owner of the town. The most
Objectionable feature of the project, how
ever, is that the employees were not per-
mitted to purchase the houses in which they
lived. The best conditions will not be at
tanned in any community when some of the
residents cannot own their homes. The
town of Pullman is now no more. 1t was
built in violation of the Pullman Company's
charter, and, as far as possible, it was
necessary to get rid of the property. But
before that discovery was made the Pull
man plan had become failure. There was
too much one-man power about it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
FOR Staying HIS WHITE WIFE
CoIOred Man Put to Death by Electric
ity in Sing Sing Prison.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Bailey Decker. coll
ored, was put to death by electricity in Sing
Sing prison to-day for the murder of his
white wife The current was turned on at
II % and at 1927 he was pronounced dead
Two shocks were given him. After the cur
rent had been turned on the mask fell from
the dying mans face. Otherwise the execu-
ton was a success.
Deckers crime was committed May o.
1898. His wife was a pretty white woman,
the daughter of Jason Luke of Perth
Amboy. Decker, who was an oysterman and
worked only occasionally was jealous of his
wife and in a drunken rage went to his
home from a saloon in Tottenville. Mrs.
Decker had retired and fled from the house
dressed only in her night gown. Her hus-
band followed her and catching up with
her, shot her in the back After leaving the
body lying in the road, Decker fired a bullet
into his abdomen with the intention of COM
hitting suicide, but he recovered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

The Utah representative, Mr.. Roberts,
of his extensive marital relations, has not
always been in the good graces of the Nor
mon hierarchy. In 1896 he was a candidate
for Congress, but was denounced and beaten
because his candidacy was not sanctioned
by the church. In the canvass he assailed
the action of the elders in opposing him on
the ground that it was an attempt of the
church to control the affairs of the State
and for that reason was in violation of the
Constitution of the United States and that of
the State of Utah.
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JUSTICES TO WITNESSES.
A Statement in the stOner-CreGOr
Contest.


A wrong construction has been placed
upon the connection of Mr.. j. M. Patterson,
of Anderson with the contest of Stoner
against Cregor, resulting from the notice of
the contest which appeared in Sundays
Journal Mr. Pattersons testimony was in
confederation of the story that men were
hired to stay away from the polls on that
day and to avoid voting, not that he HIM
self was hired to do 50 or that he was with
the party which went fishing. Mr.. Patter-
son was one Of the blOCkmen serving that
day in Anderson and in his duties such
found instances where rnen had been hired
to go away and testified regarding them
only Mr. Patterson is a business man Of
high standing in Anderson and the INFER
ence that he was one of those purchased
or that he was Of the fishing party does him
"A great injustice, as he was hard at work
for the success of the Republican ticket.
The placing of Mr.. Patterson IN this false
position arose from the fact that in the list
of witnesses given as corroborating the
story of hiring men TO remain away from the
polls appeared not only Mr.. Patterson
name but the names of several VINO were
Of the fishing party on that day, ana the
list was given as cOrrobOrating witnesses TO
the story outlined above the names. AMER
son papers are requested to give space 10
In the Journals account of the contest
proceedings between T. F. Stoner ana Dr.
Cregor j. j. Bravy was mentioned as
election day. This was a mistake. Mt
BraVy was Republican challenger in MS
precinct and was at the polls during the en-
tire day. He was summoned as witness
in this ease to testify to the fact that two
of the parties alleged to nave been nlfeu
on that day were taken from the polls before
voting by one John Lamey. and did so testi-
~ This is all the connection Mr.. Bravy
had with the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

The owners of a New York department
store celebrated New Years day by present.
ing to every man in their employ twenty
payment life insurance policy of $1,000, with
the first premium paid. The announcement
was also made that a pension fund had been
established by which any employee who be-
comes disabled will be pensiCned, and every
employee, whether disabled or not, who has
reached the pensionable age, forty-fve years
for women and ffty-fve for men, shall re-
ceive a pension. The firm is likely to have
its full return for the outlay in the loyalty
and faithfulness of its employees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
BOLD MASKED BANDITS.
Hound and Gagged a Policeman and
Then Held Up Two Hotels.

FORT SCOTT Kan, Jan. 9.-Tbree
masked men early this morning captured
policeman. took him into the woods bound
and gagged him and with rare GOODNESS
held up and robbed nine men in the Cottage
House and the Sayres House two hotels on
prominent business streets. Alfred Meade,
an engineer on the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis. was one OF the victims. and
was shot by one OF the robbers. and Geo.
II. Young. a colored man, was mistaken
for one of them and shot Several hours
after the robbery the police identified the
bandits as they boarded the St. Louis
bound NJ X. a IT. passenger train and had
a fight with them, but they got away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

say what they do against the administra-
ton policy II they were not well assured
that their criticisms would have no influence
whatever. They are simply animated by the
spirit Of contrariness and opposition; and
if they faneied for a moment that President
Mckinley thought of abandoning the Phil
could exceed the agility with which they
would get on the other side and condemn
his course They are not to be taken too
Sc .iouslv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

w. E. Curtis, the Washington correspond
ent of the Chicago Record, says that a per-
son applied to General Miles with chem
zeal preparation for the preservation Of
beef. He was referred to the commissary
department, but in some way two sides of
beef chemically treated by the inventor were
sent to General Miles at Porto Rico. 1t
was this experience which led him to speak
of ''embalrned" beef
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Ex-President Clevelands recent remarks
on expansion are so clearly an echo of the
New York Posts unpatriotic editorials that
there is no room for surprise at the improve
ment shown in their literary style over his
former utterances. Editor Godkins temper
speech never is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Senator Gray, of Delaware, who was one
of the peace commissioners who made the
treaty, was opposed to expansion months
ago, but now he is laboring to induce Demo-
cratic senators to vote for its ratification on
the ground that the war left the United
States in a position where its responsibilities
couId not he avoided
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Considering the prevalence throughout the
country of pneumonia-always a disease
threatening a fatal termination-it would
seem that microbe hunters could engage in
no better occupation than that Of running
down and putting a yellow flag on its par
ticular bacillus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

The presence of two street-railway mag
mates in the city at the present time nat
urally excites attention and causes specula-
tion. Matters are much more complicated
now than two years ago, but there does
not seem to be much which the company
can ask of the Legislature. 1t can have no
use for a lobby.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

The Congress of Mothers will meet in
Washington in February. The congress of
fathers is in session there now. If between
them they cannot regulate the affairs of
the Naton-domestic, social and political
they might call in the children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

IIr. Fifield, of Vermont. is reported to be
celebrating as to whether or not he will
accept the appointment as United States
senator offered him by the Governor. The
five candidates for the Indiana senatorship
wonder what manner of man Fifield is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

The assurance that the Scottsburg lynch
ers are not Scott county's best citizens"
as first announced, is gratifying, but the
only way to prove it is for the best citizens
to engage actively in the effort to bring the
lynchers to Justice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

When Senator Caffery of Louisiana,
who is an able man. made his constitu-
tional argument against expansion, last
week, six senators were in their seats writ
ing. This is the courtesy which will not
limit debate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

the country at large to the attack in the
House upon the principles involved in the
eivil-service law and the rules under it is
not calculated to encourage those who made
It. Many would like to see it amended, but
50 far as the merit feature is concerned they
would have it changed so as to follow the APP
pointee into the public service and take him
cut If he is not efficient and faithful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
wealthy Mine Owner Released.

DENVER, Col, Jan 9-The Supreme
Court to-day granted writ of habeas cor
pus for James Doyle, a wealthy mine owner
and mayor OF Victor. Col, whom Judge
Lunt committed TO jail at Colorado Springs
on account OF his refusal 20 sign a stipula-
tion agreeing TO set aside a Judgment for
about $4,000 obtained by default in Iowa.
against his former partner, James Burns. In
Lunt,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

In literary editorial the News makes
mention of something Thomas Hardy says
in his life of Little Ironies." VIII some
body kindly write to the News's query col
umn ard ask who Little Ironies" is. If
it were Little Danny" now, we might
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Democrats in Washington are displeased
with Mr.. Cookers political deliverance.
Chairman Jones. of the national committee,
says that silver will be as prominent in the
platform in 1900 as it was in that of 1896,
except some slight modification as to ratio.
would make the ratio about 80 to L
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

In one county it was reported that COM
missioners have allowed themselves $2OO0
each. the compensation fixed by law being
$3.50 a day. AS the most they could obtain,
counting S65 days of twenty-four hours each
TO the year. would be sl,2775O it must be
that they have reckoned on an eight-hour
day and put nearly two such days into
twenty-four hours. He was the county at
torney OF these commissioners who under
took 10 organize the county officers and
township trustees to furnish funds to de-
feat legislation to insure a better system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
Tbe CbeerfuI Idiot.

''What are sweeping bargans?" asked
the ambitious boarder. Cheap brooms?'
Sweeping bargains" the Cheerful Idiot
explained with cool condescenson, ARE
those put in motion to raise the dust"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

When the battle ship Oregon reaches Ma
Mia Admiral Dewey will have under his
command the most powerful fleet to be
found in the Pacific ocean. One of the
Journals exchanges, commenting on this
says: IF our ant-imperiaHsts could have
their way they would order the whole outft
to sail for home within twenty-four hours
oh. no. they wouldn't. The antl-imperialists
are not half as unpatriotic at heart as It
suits them TO appear. and they would not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

The reports of lounge manufacturers show
that business to have been better in 1898
than at any time since 1892. This is because
people are in a sufficiently prosperous con-
dition to take their ease once more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

MAUD has a collection of PIG neckties-
mems ties, l mean-all given to her by ad-
mireTs."
And do you know how she got them?
She gave three kisses for each tie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
speech of the Tnanimatc.

Here" said the boomerang, as it turned,
there is where I get back at him for try
ing to throw me over
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Pennsylvania papers may now be classi-
fed as Quay and anti-Quay. and the fight
among them wages fiercely To outsiders
it is not particularly exciting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Senate Should have achieved distinction in
some profession or line of employment