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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
THE PRESIDENT ON THE COLOR
LINE.

President Roosevelts letter stating his
views regarding the appointment of colored
men to Office is Enthusiastically frank.
Other Presidents have doubtless received
protests similar to the one which called
forth the letter and have been subjected
to the same kind of pressure, but President
Roosevelt is the first executive to frankly
state his views on the question. He makes
his position very clear. Briefly, 1t is that
in making appointments to office he will
not consider the color question at all-he
will consider questions of character, fit
ness, qualifications. good citizenship, etc.,
but not the question of color. He will not
knowingly appoint any colored man to Of
flee who is unworthy or unfit, but he will
not entertain any objections protests on
the ground Of color alone. The Charles
ton man to whom the letter is addressed
is reminded that the four most important
federal offices in South Carolina have been
filled by white men and that the large
body Of colored citizens are entitled to
some recognition. To exclude them from
any participation in office-holding on the
ground of color alone would. in the opinion
of the President, be to shut the door Of
hope against the entire race. 81 certainly
cannot assume such an attitude writes
the President, land you must permit me to
say that in my view it is an attitude no
man should assume
The reasoning of the President in sup
port of this view is logical and clear, but
he might have strengthened it by calling
attention to the fact that, as the Constitu-
ton makes colored men citizens and voters,
and as they are taxed and are subject to
all the duties of citizenship, including mill
tary duty, the chief executive who should
consent to their exclusion from office on
the ground of color would violate the spirit
| If not the letter of his oath to support the
| Constitution and execute the laws.
| 1t is not at all likely that the Presidents
letter will have any effect on public senti-
ment in the South All thinking and rea-
sonable men will admit that he is right.
but Southern hostility to what they call
negro equality and NEGRO domination is
too deep seated to be removed by argument
| or appeals to justice and 1alr play. III VIII
take generations to obliterate it. There is
nothing to prevent individuals from cher
| ishing such feeling, If they think they
can do so without belittling themselves,
but the President of the United States and
| of all the people should not be expected or
asked to lend himself to any such scheme
of class ostracism. President Roosevelt
has made it very clear that he will not
| do so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
THE PEOPLES SERVICE.

The Postal Department is what may be
called the popular branch Of the govern
ment. because it is beneficial to more peo-
pie directly than any other branch of the
public service The growth of the service
during the past few years may properly
be called wonderful. No branch of the pub
lie service is so fair an index of the de-
velopment of the country in every way as
is the Postal Department. The money
collected as revenues the past year was
more than the entire revenues of the gov
eminent during the last two years of the
Buchanan administration. The postal re-
ceipts from all sources the last fiscal year
were s121 ,S4s.Oi7, or s1O,2oo.Oco in excess of
the previous year. Rural localities now
have daily mails distributed at residences,
which in former years were served at dis
tant postoffices once or twice a week. VII
lagos along railroad lines which received
a daily mail twenty years ago now COM
plain because they do not get three or four
mails day. The rural delivery is costing
considerable money, but in spite of this the
difference the last fiscal year between re-
ceipts and revenues was only $685. 1t
has been four times as much under asless
liberal policy.
These comparisons are suggested by the
report of Postmaster General Payne, who
has brought to the administration Of the
great department the rare qualities of ex-
ecutive ability and business experience
which have enabled him to make several
important recommendations. The postmas-
ter general is gratified at the success which
has crowned the efforts of the department
| TO stop the growing abuses of the second
class rate of postage and to confine the
privileged rate within the intent of the
statute-to genuine newspapers and period
| ical publications. The postmaster general
| says the newspaper rate was intended to
be a subsidy to promote the circulation
| of newspapers, and ii is the purpose of
| the department to restrict that rate to
newspapers which are, in fact, newspa-
| pers 1t is not ereditabe to Congress that
| il compelled the department to undertake
| this reform when ii could have been accom-
plished more effectively by an act of Con-
gress. Mr.. Payne most emphatically ap-
proves the rural delivery declaring that
it has enhanced the value of farms 5 per
cent. While the postmaster general makes
several suggestions. such as to the COM
pensation of substitute carriers, Accent
rate for monthly periodicals. a lower rate
with England and France. and the ex-
tension of the free delivery to towns of not
less than 5000 population, he does not favor
any CT the schemes which are being pushed
by outside parties. such as a parcel mail
1-cent letter postage. a postal currency
| and the purchase of the telegraphs to be
operated by the government. AS practical
man Mr.. Payne seems to think that the de-
partment covers large a part of the
business OF the country as it can properly
assume, and that the service 1t renders is
worth the rates now charged. In this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
FIGHTING THE TRUST.
Significance of the Movement by Re-
tail Tobacco Dealers.

Detroit Free Press.
For some time there was a disposition
to be incredulous over the Importance OF
movement to toss the tobacco trust from
the saddle. Even at this stage there is no
warrant for saying that the movement will
succeed, but it is as apparent to the trust
as to everyone else that the combine has
a fight on it's hands. 1t is the middemen
who are to the fore, but there are tangible
evidences that the independent companies
are allied with them and disposed to as
sist in supplying the munitions of war.
This movement, on the surface. is the first
of its kind ever inaugurated. The retailers
have organized for the purpose of putting
a trust out of business by the simple but
sure process of depriving 1t of market
The explanation of this, If correct, Is
justification. Those Is revolt assert the
supreme right of self-preservation. Their
direct charge is that the tobacco trust, as
the Standard Oil Company is doing and
the coal trust threatens to do, aims to do
away entirely with the middlemen. The
process. as described by the compliments,
Is to establish their agencies in every COM
munity, the favorite plan being to secure
the stands now occupied by retailers
through the payment of larger rents to
their landlords. With a hold thus gained
they could kill competition for they would
have the most desirable locations and the
trust could for a time afford to undersell
all independent retailers. Carried out as
intended the scheme would cover the coun-
try and through a salaried agent the trust
would be selling its goods, undeterred by
competition, over every counter in the
country. The movement to thwart this
purpose looked insignificant, but it has
rapidly spread to all the larger cities and
the trust is awakened to the unpleasant
necessity of fighting for its life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

the advances and directing that they be
made from the surplus revenues" in three
years from July /, 1893. Under this legisla-
ton the city created a large deficit. The
auditor of the District says in his annual
report:
The fiscal year ended June 30. 1902, like
its predecessor of 1901, is notable for the
fact that the receipts from taxes and all
other sources or revenue were less than
the expenditures, the deficit being 81, 3d.
57i.05. If reckoning all appropriations for
the year obligations which had accrued
and were chargeable June 30. 1902. or an
actual shortage of $1,759, 242 .46, IL consider
ing only those appropriations on account OF
which advances had been made at that date
from the United States treasury.
AS the repayment of the sum thus adj
vanced from the United States treasury is
not to begin till July /, 1903. and is to be
made out of surplus revenue" lit is
doubtful if it will ever be repaid. Municipal
government in Washington is a fearful and
wonderful thing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Upon the application of the Glass Bottle
Blowers Association the vice chancellor of
New Jersey has granted an order against
a glass manufacturing company 10 show
cause why an injunction should not issue
restraining IL from interfering with the
''legi,imate business of certain strikers
This Is the first time that any labor union
has ever applied for an injunction against
corporation. The complaint filed by the
union alleges that the company has placed
a large force of guards. armed with shot
guns and rifles. in the vicinity of its prop
erty TO intimidate. brighten and drive the
labor association and it's officers away
That the latter have been prevented from
exercising their right of persuading mer
not to take employment with the company
etc. The suit presents the case of or.
ganized labor from an entirely new point
OF view. and may result In establishing q
new legal precedent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Tribune.

Minneapolis Tribune.
Those Nebraska Indians who want the
exclusive Indian schools abolished and their
children sent to the regular public schools
to mingle with white children, are on the
right track. Their complaint that their
children cannot acquire the proper spirit of
civilization when segregated, and that such
segregation makes them feel as if they
were regarded as an inferior race. is well
taken. Possibly the white children would
object to mingling in school with the reds,
but such objection is not likely to be very
general. There is less objection among
whites to personal association with In
dians-if the latter are reasonably clean
than to negroes; and yet negro children
are received in the public schools of the
great majority of the Northern states.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL.
Some of the Special Features 10 APP
pear I'm To-Morrow's Paper.

FADS OF LITTLE FOLKS
Some OF the Occupations that Indianap-
oils Children Engage In.
TALKS ON LIVE TOPICS
Interesting Anecdotes Picked Up In
Casual Conversation.
FIRE-DEPARTMENT HORSES
Many Intelligent Animals at the In
dianapolis Engine Houses
OVER THE TELEPHONE
Girls the Indianapolis Exchange
Have Many Interesting Experiences
GEORGE AIDES SOCIAL. STUDY
The Modern Fable OF the Effort to Con-
vert the Work Horse into a High Step
per.
THE BROTHER TO DRAGONS
The Greatest known Flying Creature
Compared with Modern Birds and Fly
ing Machines.
LITTLE SAINT SUNSHINE
Original Story. by Rev. Charles Fred
eric Goss.
SORROWS OF A sULTAN's SUBJECTS
BY A. ]. Dawson.
OHIO RIVER HOUSEHOLDS
They Are Numerous. but Differ Widely
from Those on the Thames.
vERNE'S HUNDREDTH BOOK
1t VIII Be About the Wonders of the
Klondike. but VIII Not BE Published
Till After Authors Death.
| ORIENTAL LEGATIONS
Picturesque Diplomatic Corps Now or
Especial Interest In washington.
MAN-POwER IN JAPAN
The Human Creature is Still Beast Of
Burden There.
| FINANCIAL GOSSIP
Interesting Wall-street Letter from w.
G.. Nicholas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Two Things Settled About Unions.

Worlds Work.
The whole people are i'm a most serious
mood regarding the rights, the duties and
the dangers of labor organizations. In the
uncertainties that beset the subject two
things are plain:
Labor unions have come to stay. They
will grow rather than diminish.
They call for the wisest guidance If they
are really to build up the American work.
ingman and not to destroy the great char
acteristic of American citizenship while
they are struggling merely to gain the
strength OF compact organization. Every
great movement in democracy must be
tested at last by its influence on the indi-
vidual The care of classes is the bust
ness of older and less efficient social sys-
TENS. The normal nurture and the free
development of the individual is the mark
of democracy. There is no more urgent
demand for wise leadership in the world
than the demand for wise leadership of
organized American labor to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Hardeman Free Press.
Our luck has turned, and we can now I'M
derstand the case of "Dr. Jackal and Mr..
Hide First we was turned down by our
own county for senator. then our candi-
date, Tooten, was beat by bolter; and for
the last week or two Memphis has been
celebrating right along and we amt had
nary invite to go down and quench our
thirst. Them Greek fire-water Indians had
a ghost dance and as a member of the Fie
Beaten Damner Society we had oughter
been present. Then came the Chicago
visitors, and the doctors, and the big turn
out to see General Wright and President
Roosevelt, and there must have been some
thing doing in our line. But here we've
been setting, as dry as the dust devil. with
a gum bile coming on our nose, and water.
water everywhere, but not drop to drink.
Whittier air we drifting?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Lesies Monthly.
When human catapult, in leather he'll
NETS and dirt-smeared canvas suits,
springs suddenly and with terrific mo-
mentum at you through a hole in the line,
you grit your teeth and dive in to stop 1t.
If you bring down your man you can Jump
back to your place behind the line with
the bleachers rafting, and feel that you
nave done what was expected of you. But
if you missed your tackle and merely
stopped the avalanche by rolling under it,
you limp back to your position with just as
many bruises and with the coaches yelling
rotten! at you. After two steeming.
aching twenty-five-minute halves of that
sort OF thing you go back I'm your special
car" TO the gym and get a call-down from
the trainer. That's football. It's pluck
mostly. Without that no amount of mere
brute muscle is worth anything at ALL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Result of American Influence.
Minneapolis Tribune.

MINNEAPOLIS Trlbune.
Apparently solid peace has been brought
about in the United States of Colombia by
the skillful and patient labors of the
American naval officers stationed at the
isthmus. This is an example Of the quiet
but potent influence the United States is
constantly exercising in the affairs of the
South American republics. 1t was neces-
sary to restore peace and order on the
isthmus. We have done IL by unofficial
mediation, without the least assertion of
authority or the least suggestion of inter-
ference. Perhaps we could work out the
Venezuelan difficulty in the same way, If
Great Britain and Germany could only
possess their imperial souls in patience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

State Journal.

Nebraska State Journal.
The dismissal of the cases against the
leading officials of the Standard Oil Com
pany for violating the antitrust laws of
Texas probably means the end of the
litigation against the octopus in that State.
Texas is now doing something in the oil
line and il is necessary TO organize big
companies TO handle the output of the
wells. Any laws that hit the Standard Oil
Company will naturally throttle these local
concerns, and for this reason the zeal has
suddenly evaporated from the breasts OF
the more active of the trust hunters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

while we were at dinner I was just won
dering why you did not put up at livery
stable and save money.
The story may be a bit harsh on Mr.
Cannon and give a wrong idea of the sort
of man he is. He is simple In his de-
mands at the table as he is in all his hab-
its. At noontime when he goes 10 the
House restaurant he seldom eats anything
more than bowl of milk with bread care
fully broken up In IL, accompanied by a
cup of coffee. He is of that type OF men
who believe that a midday meal while
work is pressing upon them dulls their
faculties and incapacitates them for mental
effort
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Reason Enough.

Philadelphia Press.
Towne-Of course. that what he said.
but
Browne-But what? What reason have you to
believe that he didn't answer your question
truthfully?
Towre-The very best 1 know that I would
have lied II / had been in his place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Washington city has advantage over
others I'm being able 10 call on the United
states treasury 10 help il out of financial
straits In February. 1901. Congress passed
an act authorizing the secretary of the
treasury 10 advance from time 10 time
such sums as might be required for the
general expenditures OF the city. the same
10 be reimbursed TO the treasury OF the
United States out OF the revenues OF the
District OF Columbia. beginning July !.
1909. In four equal annual instaIIments." On
the latter date Congress passed another act
postponing the time for the repayment OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

The Cincinnati Enquirer is for universal
peace In the Democratic party. At the
same time IL criticises Mr.. Cleveland and
adds that Democrats must cease showing
skeletons If such peace is to be secured.
as most Democrats fit for leadership have
some CHASTITY things in their lives. But
Mayor Johnson has read the Enquirer out
OF the Democratic party. so it cannot pose
as a promoter of universal peace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Business Men.

Baltimore American.
A of sound principles-a piano manufac-
turer.
A man who works on time-a matchmaker.
man who always gets footing-the shoe
maker.
Men of good Observation-Disclosures.
A man of address-the directory publisher.
Flat faiures-dismlssed janitors.
A man of powerful fee-sek-the doctor.
man OF winning ways-the gambler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

The Democrats of Mclean county, I'LL
nois. of which Bloomington is the county
seat. are preparing for great celebration
next Monday. The occasion will be the
Inauguration of a Democratic sheriff. the
first elected since 1913. Since then the coun-
~ has elected Republican sheriffs with
monotonous regularity until this year. A
party that gets an opportunity to celebrate
only once in fifty years cannot be blamed
for utilizing It,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Court Testimony Not Secret.

Brooklyn Eagle.
No court has right to keep secret the
testimony Offered in trials. Courts are
public institutions, and trials are affairs
of public interest. Secrecy makes possi-
BILE corruption and fraud And neither the
Supreme Court nor any other has the
power to make laws on this subject
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
THE HUMORISTS.
Particular About That.

Chicago Tribune.
Miss Kitty-Darling." he began, Z"
Sir" interrupted the young woman. you
will oblige me by not pausng so long between
my first name and my last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Prof. e. Il. Bryan, the Indiana young
man who has been appointed superinten-
dent of public instruction for the Philip
pine islands. is distant relative of Will
liam j. Bryan. Teaching the young Filipino
idea how 10 shoot is much more patriotic
business than encouraging adult Filipinos
TO shoot Americans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

A number of Salt Lake preachers declare
that the election of Smoot to the United
the Mormon Church and not a polygamist
would be a menace to our civilization and
religious beliefs" Then our institutions
have a very weak foundation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Availability.
kEa QnfnUfOn Gfar

washington Star.
There's one thing I will say about Bill"
said the woman with the patient look in her
eyes: 'he's wonderfully good-natured. He
wouldn't harm fly
NO." answered her sister with the frozen
smile; "Bill will never harm iy-not unless he
gets enough energy to catch one"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
just as n Matter of Courtesy.
Omaha Bee.

Omaha Bee.
Purely out of courtesy to the President.
the Washington correspondents will con-
fine their advance summaries OF his annual
message to Congress TO a few of the prin-
cipal topics of the day on which his views
are well known and leave IL TO him TO
break IL to the public as TO what he thinks
on subjects about which they hesitate to
risk O guess.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

A street-car conductor who neglects the
usual precaution of stopping the car and
getting off before crossing a railroad track
should be summarily discharged. Men are
apt TO become careless in the performance
OF what they regard as an irksome duty.
but a rule designed for the protection of
life should be strictly enforced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Mr.. Frick. Mr.. Carnegie's old partner
and new his foe. is announced as prepar-
ing to establish a university in Pittsburg
which will outrivaI Mr.. Carnegies. How
much wiser II would be. for Mr.. Frick to
give his money to some institution like
Purdue, and thus make the greatest school
OF its kind in the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

The railroad accidents near this city dur
ing the last forty-eight hours have been
numerous enough to raise a new crop of
superstitions, but investigation would
doubtless show they were all due to natural
causes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
The Angel Child.


Mrs. Highblower-Elsie, you never speak out
side of the quarrels between your papa and my
self. do you?
Elsie-Oh, no, mamma. But whenever you
are pleasant to each other l always mention 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
Not n Successful Law.


OpTIHBUtIu htpUDHCdn.
The Jim Crow street cars in New Or
leans wouldn't go. That is, the conductors
could not decide half the time who were
white and who were colored among the pas
sengers. owing to the large creole popula-
ton. which is very light in color. And
so the law has been bundled out of the way
by the local court as unconstitutional.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29
sympathy Open to Suspicion.

4
The compassion of the coal operators for
the poor consumers is less narrowing when
II is recalled that last April they ordered
a progressive monthly advance OF 10 cents a
ton on anthracite. Maintained TO date. the
additional profit would have paid the de-
mand Of the miners twice over.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

THE chemists symbol for milk,
The teacher exclaimed, don't you know
The dairyman's son, who'd seen the thing done
Said: 'Of course, it is just HI o."
Philadelphia Record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

II soft coal can be sold at fair price a
large number of people throughout the
country will not grieve at the high and ad-
vancing prices of anthracite, which is a
luxury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-29

Prosperity is still with US in boundless
measure" says a paper which is demanding
an immediate change to revenue tariff.
Is it weary of that quality of prosperity?