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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
INDIANAPOLIS BENEVOLENT So
CIETY'S STATEMENT.
A Review of the Years Work and FL
nancial decentralization
of Officers.

At the annual meeting of. the Indian
apolis Benevolent Society, held at the
charity rooms in Plymouth building yes
terday, the following report was read and
adopted: Clustering around the Charity
Organization Society are many societies
for lettering the conditions of our poor
and delinquent people; one of these is the
Indianapolis Benevolent Society, differing
from some others in that its
funds are nearly all drawn from
the Charity Organization Society,
but like many others is controlled
by a special committee, whose orders are
carried out by the general force of organ
lied charity workers. The indianapolis
Benevolent Society is the golden book or
relief side of the city charity work. 1t is
IT. no sense an executive society, but sim
ply a relief agency. The giving Of food,
fuel and clothing to the helpless poor Is
its mission; il is the one society from
which, when all other sources fail, relief
must be drawn. 1t is not limited to any
special line of relief, being only restricted
in it's usefulness by the usual complaint
OF the lack of funds. However no one is
allowed to suffer and all needs are met
promptly and literally.
1.-The Flower Mission is a great relief to
this branch of the work, in that it cares
for the sick in their homes which other
wise would fall to the Indianapolis Benev-
client Society. The two societies are, as
ii were, sisters of charity, one whose mis-
sion ii is to soothe and comfort the sick
and the other to tighten the burden of
some struggling widow with family of
children to support, or to make brighter
and easier the last days of some unfortu-
nate old and feeble person whose strength
is no longer equal to struggle In the battle
of life
The receipts of the society for the year
penditures were $2059.9O, leaving balance
ON hand of s7.44.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Rev. M. l..
Haines; first vice president, Mgr. August
Bessonies; vice presidents, Joseph X. Lilly.
8 n. Gold, Mrs. julius Goodhart, John p.
Frenzel "A. A. Barnes, the Rev. Joseph "A.
Milburn, w. p. Fishback, u. {. Atkins,
John Fl. Baker, John p Hawkins, the
Rev. III. c. Meserve, the Rev c. l.. Bacon.
the Rev. r. S. Osgood and DIR. David Ross;
Rev r. V. Hunter, II. j. Milligan, u. IL.
Martindale, II. II. Hanna and Charles 3.
Stilz; finance committee, j. III. Holiday,
c. c. Van Camp, c. e. Coffin, DR.. J. l..
Thompson and G. g. Foster; treasurer,
Volney T. Malott; secretary, Charles W.
Moores.
The annual meeting of the Charity Or
ganization Society will be held to-day al
Ais o'clock in Room / Plymouth building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
BRYAN AND GOVERNMENT BY IN
JUNCTION.

Mr.. Bryan's recent remarks about gov
eminent by injunction, addressed to rail-
road president who had said that he would
countermand an order for large number
of cars if Mr.. Bryan should be elected,
recall the days when the injunction pro-
cess was last employed on the motion of
an attorney general of the United States.
West, in June and July, 1894. Mr.. Olney,
now favoring the election of Mr.. Bryan,
as attorney general instructed his subor-
dinates TO ask for injunctions restraining
the strikers from interfering with the run
ming of mail and interstate trains. They
did so, and the Federal judges. who had
been appointed from both parties, issued
the restraining orders. This was the last
exercise of what is denounced as govern
ment by injunction" by United States au-
thorities. Congress was then in session
and Mr. Bryan was a member of the
House. On July 16. 1894. Mr.. McCreary, Of
Kentucky, now supporting Mr. Bryan, Of
fered the following resolution and asked
a suspension of the rules that it might be
passed:
Resolved, That the House of Representa-
tives indorse the prompt and vigorous eff
forts of the President and his administra-
ton to suppress lawlessness, restore and
prevent improper interference with the
laws of the United States and with the
transportation OF the mail of the United
States. and with interstate commerce, and
pledges the President hearty support and
deems the success that has already at
tended his efforts cause for public general
congratulatiOn.
Thirty minutes were allowed under the
rules for debate. fifteen on each side. A
Colorado PopUlist and the late Representa-
tive Bland were the only members oppos-
ing the resolution, which Endorsed the use
of Federal troops in Illinois in the face of
the protest OF Governor AItgeld and the
exercise OF the injunction of the Federal
Courts. The late Mr.. Bland denounced the
action of the administration as imperial
istic and begged the House not to commit
itself TO imperialism. The yeas and nays
were refused on the passage of the resolu-
ton. not enough members voting to de-
mand them.
Ii appears that William Jennings Bryan
was present in the House that day as his
name is recorded in a roll call which fol-
lowed soon after. There is no evidence
showing that at that time Mr.. Bryan
even so much as voted TO demand roll
call so that he might go on record against
a resolution applauding government by in
junction"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

The sworn statement of Finley Anderson
Justus Goebel to swear falsely in the case
against Caleb Powers shows what kind
of methods the Kentucky man-hunters have
been using. Anderson says he received al
together about $500 for giving testimony
and that he was coached in the matter by
Campbell and Goebel. If they bribed him
they doubtless bribed other witnesses Be-
fore judge who had any sense of right or
justice this would lead to new trial. but
nobody can tell what will happen in Ken
lucky. 1t ought to cause the disbarment of
Lawyer Campbell, who was disbarred
many years ago in Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
THE STATES GOOD YEAR
VARIOUS STATE INSTITUTIONS HAVE
BEEN WELL MANAGED.
All Except One, Whose Appropriation
Was Reduced, Return Money
to the Treasury.

Yesterday was the close of the fiscal
year for the various offices of the State and
the State institutions. The year has been
most successful one. and more money,
representing unexpended appropriations.
has been turned back into the treasury
than ever before. With the exception of
the Indiana Industrial School for Girls and
Womans Prison of this city, whose appro-
priation was reduced last year, none of the
institutions has exceeded its appropriation.
There has been $1,000 returned to the
treasury from the sheriffs mileage fund;
$1,000 has been refunded from the $4,000 APP
propriated for equipping prisoners dis
charged from the northern and southern
prisons, and 5000 has been refunded from
the $4,000 appropriation for paroled pris-
oners. OF the $4,000 contingent fund al
lowed the Governor only slO3 has been
spent. The ireport of Attorney General
Taylor shows that he has collected $4,000
during the year, of which $33. 2O511 was col
lected from the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad Company and $20,SSS.16 from the
Chicago g. Southeastern Railroad Com
pany. Under the law the State institutions
were allowed additional appropriations per
capita on each inmate over certain num-
ber as follows: The Northern Hospital for
the Insane, SISSY: the Central Hospital for
the Insane, SIC, 711.24; the Eastern Hospital
for the Insane, $7,262.72; the Southern Hos
pital for the Insane, $9,315.9S; the Institute
for the Education of the Deaf, $2S14.4S. 1t
is said that the State institutions have been
better managed this year than ever before
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
TAX-PAYING TIME.
BY New System There Is No Crowd
ing I'm Treasurer's Office.

1t is now fall tax-paying time and half
of the rush week has passed, yet the
crowds in the county treasurer's Office
have not indicated that this is the busy
season of the year. This is not because
people are tardy about paying their taxes,
but because OF the rapid system Treasurer
Armin Koehne has inaugurated- So far.
the payments are thought to be in excess
of the average payments at this time of
the year. but the clerical force has shown
no marks of fatigue The prime cause
of this improved condition is the adoption
of the counting machine. II. l. Smith. the
cashier, has had years OF experience in
banks is an expert Ia his line and handles
cash with much nonchalance. Last Satur-
day was the best" day he has had this fall
on that day LII different persons paid
taxes and he paid out 5l4 warrants. The
machine does the work OF four or five men,
is absolutely reliable. and Mr.. Smith can
take the money fast as the machine
counts II up. This rapid method keeps
the crowd almost continually on the move
and the old jam, before the machine was
used, II no more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

ises and the great ant widespread pros
perity that has resulted. Referring 10 the
policy In the Philippines. he said that
schools are being opened. railroads are
being constructed, and that Bibles are be-
ing sold there al the rate of 1z,000 month.
he pointed ont that wherever the American
flag has gone the word OF God has fol-
lowed, and that wherever the Bible has
gone liberty and freedom and opportunity
for the individual has followed the nee
essary product of civilization. he then
exposed the inconsistency of the Bryan
Democracy in criticisng our policy in the
Philippines while they are themselves de-
priving the colored citizens Of their rights
IL the South.
Frederick z, Matson, Republican candi-
date Tor state senator, was then introduced.
He said In part: 1.-The colored citizen Is
independent when he votes according TO
MS interest like any other man. He is
independent when he votes for prosperity.
He Is independent when he votes for the
party that is preserving his liberty in ev-
cry State where il mas control. But when
he votes for the Democratic party, which
is disfranchising him and depriving him of
all the rights which came to him from the
civil war in every State where that party
has control, he is no longer independent
because he is selling his birthright for
mess of pottage"
Mr.. Matson then pointed out that Repub-
lican control in the State and Legislature
is quite important to the colored man
as Republican control In national affairs,
that the Goebel law in Kentucky, which
depriveS the citizen of having his vote
counted as it is cast. resulted from Dem
ocratic control of the State and Legisla-
ture, and the same is true in those States
where negroes have been disfranchised
and reduced to practical slavery again;
and that the reason why the Democrats
now telling the colored voters 10 vote
for Mckinley but to help out John Kern
and their county ticket is because they
want control of the State and Legislature
MafSon nv In
if they wanted the Democrats to control
the State and Legislature of Indiana, as
they control North Carolina, and the cho-
rus of noes indicated that Democratic
tricks to elect their county and state tick
cts will dismally fail
John McGaughy, Republican candidate
for county commissioner, and Pearson
Mendenhall, candidate for township trus-
tee, were introduced and spoke briefly.
James L. Layman, a legislative candidate,
was also heard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
GOLD OR BRYAN, WHICH.

Notwithstanding Mr.. Bryan's violent
abuse of gold the fact that there is at this
time more gold in the treasury of the
United States than has ever been aecumu-
lated there before will be regarded by all
intellir mt persons a sign of sound ma
tional ,.nances. Mr.. Bryan says that gold
makes the rich richer and the poor poorer;
that ii is arrogant and tyrannical in time
of peace. deserts any nation in time of war;
that it causes hard times, poverty and
crime; that it is coward. tyrant. an OPP
pressor, etc. He invests ii with kind OF
personality and makes 1t a very wicked and
vindictive thing, yet in spite of all this
every person who holds United States
note will be rather pleased than otherwise
to know that the gold now in the treasury
amounts to si5l. Az 4O7. This is greater than
the gold holdings of the national banks of
France and Russia combined, and so per
cent. greater than those of Germany or
Great Britain. The sum is beyond the
power of the mind to grasp, and yet ii falls
far short of representing all the gold in the
country. The national banks have over
$500. 900 in their vaults, and ii is esti-
mated that private banks. trust companies
and other financial institutions have nearly
as much more. During the last three years
the government has received gold to the
value of ssS2. .1s5 in payment of customs
duties-a much larger sum than was re-
ceived during the whole of the last Demo-
cratic administration. During that admin
istration. also, it was necessary to resort
several times to sales Of bonds in order to
maintain the necessary reserve fund of gold
treasury exceeds the reserve fund by more
than $S0OOO0.O 900. Competent judges estimate
the amount of gold now in the country at
more than s1.OOO.OOo.OOO.
This great stock of gold has been brought
into the treasury and into the country at
large by the prosperity and confidence born
of Republican legislation and administra-
ton. 1t is mainly due to the restoration of
confidence caused by the election of Mr..
Mckinley in 1896. 1t has come as quietly
and noiselessly as summer rain. and 1t
has remained here to fertilize and invigor-
ate every DIduCH tfdut anu DuSiltSS-
There is not a man. woman or child in the
United States who is not benefited by it di-
rectly or indirectly. 1t has increased our
currency. strengthened the national credit.
improved our standing among the nations,
restored confidence, stimulated enterprise
and contributed greatly to the prosperity
which will make the year 1900 memorable
| in American annals.
| Yet Mr.. Bryan continues to denounce gold
as if it were public enemy and menace to
| the peace and welfare of the country. His
| Genunciations amount to nothing, but his
election would amount to a great DEAL If
| he were elected the visible supply of gold
would soon become invisible. the great
| store in the treasury would quickly be ex-
| hausted, confidence would collapse, enter
prise would cease and a panic would ensue
| compared with which the hard times Of
| 1895 would appear trivial. Had we better
| not keep our gold and let Mr.. Bryan go?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

Secretary Gage has written letter to
workingman in Boston showing how free
coinage at 16 to l would affect the value
of the silver dollar, which contains about
50 cents worth of silver. Mr.. Gage says:
At present nobody gets one of them ex-
cept from the government, and upon deliv-
cry to the government of 81 in gold, or
one gold dollars worth of services ~
dered or goods delivered. The goveisl-
ment thus having received the value of one
gold dollar in exchange can afford to give
back gold dollar or gold dollars worth
of value in exchange for the silver dollar
when presented for redemption, and thus
the parity between the silver dollars now
coined and gold is maintained. But If the
minis were opened for the free coinage
for everybody that possessed the metals
without any guaranty of parity with gold
from anybody, 1T is plain TO be seen that
the value of both when coined would soon
sink TO the exchangeable value of the
metals they respectively contained.
In other words, the silver dollar would
sink to its actual value of about so cents
gold would disappear entirely from circu-
lation, and the country would go upon a
silver basis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

Following is a statement from official
sources of the number of men employed
and wages paid on the Logansport division
Of the Panhandle Railroad in 1896 and nine
months of 1900, and the increase of both in
three years:
In 1896, average number of men en-
ployed each month (all grades). ....... 24S
IT. 1900 nine months), average number
of men employed each month. IA
Increase under Mckinley, 456 men.
In September, 1896, number of men en-
ployed III all grades. ....................2,15 6
In September, 1900. number of men en-
ployed in all grades. ..................2.72 40
Increase under Mckinley, 564 men-26 per
cent.
In 1896 these men were paid. 81, 2S5. 444
In 1900 mine months) these men
were PAID. lob, lSl
Increase under Mckinley. S2S5. 6S7.
In 1900, the number of men employed over
1896 increased 20 per cent.
In 1900, 2,740 men received 13 per cent.
more wages each than 2,24S men received
in 1896.
In September, 1900. 2,720 men received ST.
226 more wages than 2,l56 men in Septem-
Der, 1896.
In September. 1900. 1.35s men I'm c. AND T.
department received $14147 more than ,0s6
men in September, 1896.
In September, 1900, 65S men in shops re-
ceived s2,67S more than 632 men in Septem-
Der. 1896
In September 1900, 7O5 men in NJ w. and
Tr. department received $40, 399 more than
43S men in September, 1896.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

works. the gradual advance of wages. often
three advances between July. 1897. and De-
cember, 1892 On July %. 1893 there was a
record of the closing OF many shoe fac
tories in Massachusetts, and the closing of
factories which had been run on short
other items showing the Improvement of in
dustries is the starting up of cotton mills
in Massachusetts employing 5000 hands,
notices Of 10 per cent increase of wages in
several iron works. 10000 men going to
work in the sheet-steel mills, the Bigelow
carpet works in Massachusetts, starting up
with 900 hands. These are but samples.
August. 1893. is continuous record of bust
ness failures and closing factories. while
the record for August, 1897, is ore of fac
tories and mills that have resumed In
December, 1893, the record is the doleful
story OF discharged men and reduced
wages. while the parallel column in De-
cember. 1897. is devoted to increases Of
wages. March. 1894, begins with the state
ment that the public census of the un-
employed in Brooklyn, N. Y. shows 1858
men out of employment" followed by
long list of wage reductions. Opposite this
discouraging record is that OF March. 1898.
which tells of the employment OF several
thousand men al increased wages.
The Journal has no space for this inter-
estipg and instructive comparison of four
years of depression, lack of employment
and decreasing wages with the years of in
creasing employment and wages and of
general prosperity which have continued
until the present time. and will continue. in
all probability, if Mr.. Mckinley shall be re-
elected. On the other hand the general
opinion of business men is that panic
would follow the election of Mr.. Bryan be-
cause of the uncertainty as to what he and
his reckless followers would do. In view
of these facts--the good times which came
with Mckinley and the dreary days of 1894,
1895 and 1896 which preceded-can the really
sensible wage-earner take the risk OF
changing these promising conditions for
Mr. Bryan?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
FIRST CHAMBER CONCERT
PHILHARMONIC STRING QUARTET AT
PROPYLAEUM.
The Programme Enjoyed by the Au-
acknowledgements Of Mat
inee Musicale.

The first chamber concert Of the Philhar-
monte String Quartet, given at the Prop
ylaeum last night, was very largely at
tended. The quartet. which is composed OF
Mr.. Hugh McGibeny, first violin; Miss
Bertha Schellschmidt, second violin; Mr..
Rudolph Roster. viola, and Mr.. Adolph
Schellschmidt, violoncello. played Ruben
STEMS OPP. IL in c minor and Mendelssohn's
Op. "A in G major, with four movements in
each part. Between the first and second
parts Mr.. Earl Percy Parks. of Martins
vile. who is the possessor OF splendid
baritone, sang the cavatina from Faust
and the Bedouin Love Song. Every num-
Der of the quartet pleased. and at the con-
clusion of each the performers were vigor-
ously applauded.
The playing possessed magnificent tone
quality and the shading and phrasing of
the four bows was most delightful. AT
times some of the best effects were lost
On account of the bad acoustic properties
OF the hall. The singing of Mr.: Parks gave
unusual pleasure and both his numbers
were so warmly applauded that he was
compelled to sing encores-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

Republicans are warned TO be on the out
lcok for the disreputable tricks of the des-
perate Bryanites, four OF which have al
ready been exposed: the bogus militia
enrolment in Dubois county, the advice TO
bottom to indicate their opinion about dis
franchisement, the getting of receipts from
voters for 81 in Bloomington. and the anti
Saulcy forgery in this county. The man
ayers know that they are beaten on
straight and fair vote. so they resort to
frauds to brighten or disfranchise voters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
WILL HE TAKE THE RISK,

In one of the speeches delivered toward
the close OF the last session OF Congress
Mr. Lacey. of Iowa. there is shown. I'm
parallel columns. the failures. shut-downs.
strikes and wage reductions as published
by Bradstreet's. the well-known CONNER
cial paper. during the hard years between
July !. 1893. and the beginning OF the re-
sumption OF labor. the opening OF new mills
and the increase OF wages which began in
July. 1897. after the election OF Mr.. McKin-
ley The left of these parallel columns is
a record of increasing disaster. failures.
the shutting down of factories and cut
after cut in wages and strike after strike
to resist reductions which were met by
closing factories. The right column Is a
record OF triumphant progress. the opening
Of closed factories. the building OF new
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

II the tariff is the mother of trusts there
are other mothers. An Englishman in the
current number of the Review of Reviews
gives list of ten trusts recently organ
lied in England. of which the smallest
capital is s1l.OooOoo and the largest s4S,-
100000. The writer says his list only con-
tains some of the largest trusts OF recent
in England. The fact is, the combinations
of capital and of manufacturing concerns
which we call trusts exist in every COM
mercial country, and the tariff has little
or nothing to do with them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

Republicans need not lose any sleep over
the preposterous claims and predictions
the Democratic managers are making.
-Four years ago yesterday Chairman Jones,
of the Democratic national committee.
issued statement claiming the electoral
kota, Indiana, Kentucky. Maryland, Min
nesota. Oregon and West Virginia, and
said that Mr.. Bryan's chances were the
best in the States of Delaware Iowa, Illi-
nois, Ohio and Wisconsin. Every one Of
the States named went for Mckinley.
Jones doesn't know any more about the
situation now than he did in 1896.
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