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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

One year ago Mayor Taggart made the
statement that 59-cent levy would enable
the city government to get through the
year without any difficulty. AT the time
the Journal presented some figures based
upon his estimates showing conclusively
that what the mayor was so certain about
could not be done. He insisted that it
could. and the result is realized in the
mayors asking the Council for temporary
loans which will reach more than sl50,000
before the revenues for the last half of the
present year are collected. Ii Mr.. Taggart
did not know that there would be a de-
ficiency during the year with a 59-cent levy
he is too stupid to be mayor; if he did
know it he deliberately attempted to hood
wink taxpayers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
GENERAL TRADE GOOD
JoBBEDs' BUSINESS INCREASING As
FALL APPROACHES
Failures I'm August Fewer Than In
Any Previous Month of the
Year-Bank CfcarinEs.

NEW YORK, Aug. 51.-Bradstret's to-
morrow VIII say: Distributive trade. that
from jobbers particularly. increases as the
vacation season wancs. Reports from lead
ing Western ccnters arc more favorable
and large aggregate OF business In dry
goods. clothing. shoes. hats ana hardware
are features noted this week. The iron and
steel trade. too. notes a decided gain in
tone and volume OF sales. though prices.
except In a few instances. harden but slow
ly. Clearings, rejecting past business and
dormant speculation, are very small but
railroad earnings. rejecting the really
heavy actual movement into consumption,
maintain their old gains. Relatively. the
most quiet and least satisfactory condi-
tions rule In tie primary textile markets
of the East. rejecting the backward state
Of next springs business. Corn crop advices
are viewed as rather better because OF the
ending of the late dry hot spell at the
West. Cotton crop conditions ere stu, how
ever. only partially defined. and leading
state authorities are quoted as predicting
short crop. The steadiness of staple prices
is a feature in the present quietness OF
trade.
Among the metals, copper is firm on the
continued good export demand; lead has
been marked higher by the combination.
while tin IS lower after a little squirt IN
the volume of business doing. the iron trade
compares favorably with recent weeks and
months, and the tone OF trade Is certainly
more cheerful than at any time since the
break last spring. The history of the slump
and rally in the finished material market Is.
however, being repeated IN tho pig iron
trade. Producers are apparently so anx-
fous to have a supply OF orders on hand
this fall that they are readily selling their
production ahead at relatively low quota
tions. some of these, In fact. being at bot
tom rates. On the other hand. an offer OF
an order for 1900 tons for next years de-
livery has been rejected. the claim being
that present quotations are too low and
will be exceeded I'm a month or so. Export
inquiry for all classes OF material Is and
note good domestic and export inquiry.
and are frmer at the East and 81 to 81 high
er at Chicago. Southern iron stocks or
higher grades are reported oversold at Biz
mingham.
Wheat. including flour. shipments for the
week aggregate .3l5 bu. against 2.G95. los
last week, 3613.4i3 In the corresponding
week of $780, 1851. o40 in $685. 62es. 245 In 1897.
and $685. 62 in 1855. From July l to date.
this season. wheat exports are 26.9af.s6l bu.
against 80, 122, 337 last season and 29-5eS.5S2
in 1859. Corn exports for the week aggre-
gate 3.7l7, 490 bu, agsinst S.493.S75 last week.
4,670,SfA this week year ago, 1.66l. 200 in
1898. 3O5,064 in 1897 and 2527.5 SIG In 1896 From
July l 10 date this season corn exports are
81, 091 979 bu, against Il go. 6Sf last season.
and "a. 53S. 99S In 1S9S-99.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
SUBJECT OF COMMENT.
Why Booker T.. Washington Did Not
Touch ON Politics.

Booker T. Washington's failure to touch
the recent action of Democrats in the
South DISTINGUISHING the negroes-in his
address to the Afro-American Council yes
terday afternoon is the subject of much
comment. both among men of his race and
people generally, who have been watching
the council 1t is known that Professor
Washington had devoted a portion of his
prepared address to a discussion of the
thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the Constitution of the United
States and their violation by white Demo-
Gratis of the South but for some reason
he did not see fit to read that portion Of
his speech to the council yesterday. Sew
eral prominent delegates to the council
gave 1t as their opinion that the reason
Professor Washington omitted that part of
his address was his fear of precipitating
another of the unfortunate controversies
such as those which have occurred at fire.
quent intervals during the convention this
week. Professor Washington heard of
these 'squabbles' as soon he struck the
town." said one delegate and ne decided
at once to cut out that portion of his
speech. He came prepared 10 tell US his
views of the race situation in the South
and his opinion as to the attitude we
should adopt, but reared tnat ne might De-
come involved in distressing controversy.
/ was a little disappointed, for / very
much wanted an expression on the sub
ject from so learned man as Professor
Washington. but / guess after all he was
right In doing as he did,.
Professor Washington was visited at the
Occidental Hotel last night by reporter,
who requested from him formal state
ment on the race question. viewed in lis
political aspects. Il would be delighted to
give an interview on that subject If L felt IL
advisable TO talk" said Professor Wash :
ington but / must decline. l cannot see
my way clear to giving you anything which
/ did not utter in my speech 20 the coun-
Gil"
at is understood that you had more of a
prepared speech than you delivered" sug-
gested the reporter.
ST am very sorry, but 1 really cannot give
out anything which / did not say to the
council repeated the professor. with more
than the suggestion of a merry twinkle in
his eyes.
Professor Washington will remain at the
Occidental Hotel until this afternoon. lie
vouchsafed the interesting information that
it requires $3.50 in cash every day to condacc
the educational institution of which he is
in charge at Tuskegee Ala.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

Word comes from Vermont and Maine
that the Bryan orators are telling the
people that the occupation of the Philip
pines will lead thousands OF Chinese to
and thus ruin the occupation OF white Ia
borers. This sort OF thing will not do.
The immigration OF Chinese into the Phil
ippines was forbidden months ago by Gen.
eTal Otis. An attempt has been made to
lead the skilled labor of the country TO be-
lieve that the cheap labor of the Philip
pines can be used TO flood our markets
with products now made at home. Ex-
perience has proved that there Is no ground
tor such claim. There il no sort Of man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
Mr.. washington's speech.

Professor Washington has remarkable
force of delivery and at times paused in his
speech TO tell a funny story. which never
failed TO raise a hearty laugh. \ notice
able fact about the anecdotes related was
whether the white people OF the North or
those of the South are responsible for the
introduction of the African race into Amer
lean slavery with the story of a colored
man named "zeke.'' who sold pig to q
white man one morning at a certain hour.
The pig ran away and. being caught by
Zeke WIS again sold TO another .hite man.
The operation was repeated still another
time, When the white y7er came to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

courage of conviction. No man in America
OF either race is better qualified TO treat the
TOPIC of which he spoke, THE Negro and
the Industrial Problem" and he handled
il as one who has studied its practical as
well as its theoretical phases. If the time
ever comes. as 1t may, when such man as
Booker T. Washington shall be President
of the United States. the race problem will
then have been truly solved and the mis-
sion Of the great Republic assured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

pete with the skilled labor Of the United
States. No one would go thither with
capital even to make cigars. because they
would not be able to furnish an article
that would be popular. The attempt TO in
troduce the manufacture of cotton into
China has not been successful. 1t requires
something more than the power of imita-
tion to make a skillful cotton-mill operator
Raw materials will be all that the Fill
pinos can furnish us
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

The opinion is sometimes expressed by
business men that I'VE have too much pol
tiles in this country" That is the BUSH
ness mans way of deprecating the fire.
quent disturbance of business by quad
rennial elections Under our system that
kind of disturbance seems to be unavoid-
able. but it is insignificant compared with
the business upheaval and disaster that
would be caused by a complete reversal of
the domestic and foreign policy of the gov
eminent We have had some partial ex-
periences of thar kind. but nothing like
what would probably follow Mr.. Bryan's
election. If Mr.. Bryan is. as his friends
claim, sincere man he Is also very
radical one. and the views he entertains
on the leading questions Of the day are
directly opposed to the established policy
OF the government This established policy
includes a protective tariff. maintenance
Of the gold standard. the establishment of
national authority in the Philippines and
the maintenance of such naval stations in
the Pacific as will protect and promote the
commercial interests of the United States
in the East. Mr.. Bryan is opposed to
each and every one of these policies. and
declares that If elected he will reverse
them. He is on record as unalterably OPP
posed TO a protective tariff, ard will do
all In his power. with the aid of a Demo-
cratic Congress, to establish free trade.
He Is equally opposed to the gold stand
ard and has warned all persons who be-
lieve In it against voting for him because
| promise it will not be maintained in the
country longer than / am able TO get rid
of it, He is equally opposed to establish
ing the authority of the United States in
or over the Philippines. and says that if
elected he will call special session of Con-
gress to recognize their independence He
Is equally opposed to every feature of the
present foreign policy of the government.
Let rs suppose. for the sake of argu-
ment, that the policy of the present adj
ministration is wrong in every respect. Ad-
hitting, for the sake of argument, that
a protective tariff is wrong; that the gold
standard should be done away with and
free silver at Is TO 1 substituted that we
should abandon the Philippines and our
pOllcy Oh becoming the dominant CONNER
cial power on the Pacific and in the East
would it be wise or safe to at
tempt to effect all these changes
in the abrupt manner that Mr..
Bryan has indicated his purpose of
doing? Even If the policy of the present
administration is all wrong it is estab-
lished. business has adjusted itself to it.
and the country is prospecting never
before. Why reverse policies under which
the Nation is prospecting and growing in
wealth. prestige. power and influence, and
substitute the untried policies of an am
bilious politician? If the mere possibility
OF such an event frightens capital and
alarms business men, what would the
reality be? The business and commercial
interests of the country are too vast. too
widely ramified and too closely interviewer
with those of other nations to be subjected
to the chance of such overwhelming dis
aster
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
Articles of INCORPORATION.

The following articles of Incorporation
were filed yesterday:
The Union Coal and Coke Company. OF
Indianapolis; capital stock. $4,000 Direc-
tors: George NJ Hahn, w. A. Applegate
and Anthony s. Cost
The Green Hill Coal and Mining COM
pany. OF Sullivan, capital stock $50. 900
Directors: Davis Mathews, l. " Cle-.,-
ents. Joseph Aule. Henry Barnes and v. e.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

Senator Mason. of Illinois, who a few
months ago got a little out OF line with his
party. TO the great delight OF the Bryanites.
Is clear back again and will devote Septem-
Der and October TO making speeches for
Mckinley. He has Just returned from a
trip through California and other Pacific
coast States. and says. II could hardly
and Bryan man anywhere" Little Amer
leans do not thrive out there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

No better answer to the charge of I'm
perialism has been made than that Of Pres
ident Mckinley that we had rescued 10,
100000 people in the Philippines from i'm
perialism and were now offering them the
blessings of free government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

No other nation is in better position to
demand territorial indemnity from China
than the United States. but. of course, we
do not want it. and President McKinley's
anxiety to withdraw the American troops
shows an entire absence of Imperialism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
RAN INTO ROGUE RIVER.
Two wabash Locomotives md Three
Freight Cars Wrecked.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. si.-Two Wxbash
locomotives and the three freight cars OF
Wabash fast Eastern train. No .. plunged
through an open drawsricge into the
Rouge river at Delray al a. N. to-day.
The engine crews had remarkably narrow
escapes and no one was injured. The heavy
train approached the bridge too rapidly
10 be controlled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

AS the prospect increases that the fight
ing in China win all be over before General
Won Waidersee gets there Emperor William
gets madden and madden. His moral sensi-
bilities are so shocked that nothing but a
large slice Of Chinese territory will moIlify
hin,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

When Mayor Taggart thought he saw an
opportunity TO make political capital by
Recommending a reduction OF the tax levy
he worked IL for all IL was worth. but when
the levy has to be materially increased he
asks the cooperation of Republican
Council. and thinks politics should be elm
mated from the situation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

ton from Mckinley have been investigated
they ere found to be false. The Germans
are still for sound money. and they are not
q bit scared by imperialism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

Democratic managers must imagine that
memories and very little intelligence If
they think they make them believe
there are fewer persons employed or less
wages paid now than there were few
years back
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

Captain English's declaration that Bryan
himself is the paramount issue" is being
quoted all over the country as stating the
fact in few words.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

The fact that the Russo American plan
Tor an early withdrawal OF troops from
China may not be agreeable to England Is
no reason why 1t should not be insisted
upon. 1t is clearly in line with American
interests and with our policy from the be-
u5unfpC
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
Only Once Removed.

Mr.. Mortimer-Your father seems devoted &c
you, Miss Lillian.
Miss LilIan-Yes; next to the grandchildren
think papa dotes on me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

From present appearances IL will not be
surprising IL the Democrats be trying
to drop Imperialism before the campaign
has progressed much further. AS para
mount issue, Il is a dreadful failure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

VIII the mayor put the temporary loans
into lis estimates for the money to be
raised By taxation next year. or will he
leave it to run from year to year by be-
Ing renewed at the banks at a high rate
of fnteresto
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

From mere business point of view and
without reference to party politics. the
election of Mr.. Bryan would probably pre-
cipitete the greatest commercial CONFUSION
the country has ever experienced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

II would hardly be fair for the other
powers to make peace with China before
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee gets
shere with his seyen-room asbestos house
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
Back-Action Endorsement.

rs Georgiana sympathizing friend?'
well, when sho praises anything I wear she
does 1t In way which makes me feel that
everything; L usually wear is simply hideous."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

Mr.. Littleton's exposure OF Hon. Frank
B. Burke's record as state senator is
timely and complete. II the latter failed
TO oppose every measure that was intro
duced favoring labor or laboring men in
any manner whatever it must have been
an oversight on his part. His anti-labor
record Is UNIQUE in its completeness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

One point of difference between Henry
Clay and Mr.. Bryan is that the former
would rather be right than be President.
while the latter would rather not be Presi-
dent than keep off the stump.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

1t is not likely that the endless prayer
chain. or endless chain of prayer, instituted
against Mr.. Mckinley by the w. c. T. IT,,
will cause him to lose any German votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
SLUMP IN RANK cLEARINGs.
Decrease Due TO wnne of stock Spec
ulntions In Big Cities.

NEW YORK. Aug. si.-The following ia
BILE. compiled by Bradstreet, shows tho
bank c,earings at the principal cities for
the week ended Aug. 81. with the percent
age OF increase and decrease. as compared
with the corresponding week last year:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
A Misplaced Function.

'Clemcntinc got herself into awful trouble this
summer
Extravaganza
NO; she visited one of these health and-rest-
resorts, AM got up progressive euchre."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
Marital stupidity Rewarded.

1.-THE Judge didn't grant that divorce"
''why not?"
''He said people who were twenty-five years
finding out they were too unconsenial to live
together could Just worry 1t through the rest of
the time"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

The address of Booker T. Washington
yesterday. like all that comes from that
FemartAble man. was marked by earnest
- - 6uzpcs>. elearness Of thousht and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

II the people of this congressional dis
trict know when they are well off they
will re-eIect Mr.. Overstreet to Congress by
m increased majority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

The defeat Of Hon. Jesse Overstreet for
Congress would be not only district but
= state calamity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

The Taggart officials would like to find an
arithmetic that would make 70-cent levy
ldord an S0-cent revenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
The American zcst to Blame.

Terrible weather We have had in all our big
cities"
Yes. it, dangerous business starting up COM
petition of any kind in this country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW fORK-Astor House and Fifth-avenue
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01

Il don't have Nightmares any more"
We'll, you're glad, L fancy"
mo; / have automobile collisions"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01


return, and out of sympathy with most
that concerns agricultural life. The result
of this progress is that, in too many cases
the boy thus trained fails to return TO his
fathers farm, but takes I'D his abode in
the city and falls. in too many cases, into
the temptation of trying to live by his wits
without honest productive employment
And, my friends, IL there is one thing at
the present time that should give US more
serious concern than another. 1t Is the large
idle class of our people that linger about
the sidewalks. barrooms and dens of sin
and misery of our large cities.
Nearly ali opportunities and privileges
rest upon an economic o, industrial basis
and when / say this 1 mean every time
that this economic and commercial basis
must be fortified and surrounded by mem
tai development and religion But there is
the foundation. This granted. do believe
that with all her faults and wrongs YOU
can find an habitable portion of the globe
where there is such opportunity for bust
ness, for commercial development as the
negro has open To him I'm our Southern
States. The black man who cannot succeed
in business in the South cannot succeed
out of * But you suggest that commerce
mere dollars, are not all of life: there is
something higher and beyond mere visis5ie
accumulation. In this / agree with YOU.
but the history OF all races and nations
shows that they come into the enjoyment
of these higher things through the eco
nomic gate. This is a great historic and
economic fact. which we cannot change.
and. in the words of another, When we
cannot make our theories agree with the
facts, we had better change our theories
I'm our present mental. economic and
moral condition the same difficulties will
confront us no matter 10 what portion of
the globe we go. in equal numbers With
economic development will come protection
to property. security to life and the right
of trial by jury In all cases. There is no
reason for dependency The negro In the
South is in more hopeful condition than
the serfs OF Russia. has brighter prospects
than the peasants Of France. and through
cut the United States exercises more influ-
ence and control IN government than an