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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

We can never again believe that in the
far Northwest they are handy with fire.
arms. Tracy's experience is enough to con-
vince, at least. that good shots are not
chosen for Observation-Disclosures Courier.
Since the ice dealers cannot supply all the
people with ice, how would it do to erect a
municipal ice plant? Ice is as necessary as
water and the city could sell il at cost.
Why not?-Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
Senator Bailey's friends are said to be
wildly seeking an answer to the question,
"How is he going to protect his honor?" 1t
isn't protection that Baileys honor needs.
1t needs TO be scraped.-Fort Wayne News.
What! The Democrats talking about run
ming another candidate for President in
1904? There must be some mistake about
this. We read in all their papers two years
ago that there would never be any more
Presidents If Mckinley were reelected.
Auburn Dispatch.
On account of the farmers being so DC
layed with their work this season the DEM
ocratic central committee of Cass county
has decided to postpone the nominating
convention until Aug. %. No county con-
vention ought to be held before September
Two months of campaigning is all any To-
cality ought TO be made TO endure.-South
Bend Times.
BY the way, how will the Democrats of
congress explain their 10
the administrations policy of Cuban reel
procity when they had a chance to rebuke
those rebellious Republicans who failed in
their duty 10 Cuba by standing by false
idea of their duty to the interests of beet
sugar? As a matter of fact, the Democrats
of Congress took all the life out of the ut
terances Of the party on the question of
duty to Cuba. "-Elkhart Review.
BY a large majority vote of his people Dr.
Dowie has proved that the Declaration Of
Independence is a stale, fat and unproft-
able fraud. You are not my equal are
you?" he said TO his congregation on the
Fourth and without a dissenting voice they
yelled MOI There are exceptions in all
cases and Dowie is the exception in this
one. There is no one equal 10 him in cheek
and cOnceit He is outside of the pale of
everything.-South Bend Tribune.
The catastrophe in the coal mine at
Johnstown, Pa, will cost the Cambria Steel
Company more than 100000 in insurance
alone. The company has for many years
past paid 10 the family of every person
killed in It's employ $1,000, outside Of what
is expended for medical purposes, and il
has paid every man who has lost an eye,
limb or became otherwise partially disabled
the sum OF $500. IL is understood that the
rule will not be deviated from. This Is a
commendable custom, and the Cambria
company is deserving of praise for the in
terest il manifests in its employees and their
families.-Muncie Star.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY TARIFF
REVISION.

William E. Curtis, of the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald, writing from New York. says
the importance of a revision Of the tariff
before the next presidential election is
recognized by veteran Republicans, and
that many of the strongest protectionists
in the Republican ranks in the East are
advising modification of the schedules Of
the Dingley tariff. These men believe that
the high duties imposed by both the Nc
Kinley and Dingley tariffs are no longer
necessary, as the industries are we'll es-
tablished and the conditions have changed
There can be no doubt that the late Pres
ident Mckinley was of the opinion that a
revision in the direction of lower duties
should be made at an early day. His pol
icy, as set forth in his last speech, was to
make concessions in reciprocal treaties,
instead of by arbitrary reductions. The
platform of the Republican convention of
Indiana. adopted April "a, declares in favor
OF revision of the tariff along protective
lines. The platforms of other Republican
state conventions, particularly that OF
Minnesota. urge a modification OF duties.
One OF the pretexts of those who opposed
a reduction of duty on Cuba's sugar was
that they favored a general reduction of
duties rather than the singing out OF one
article. General Grosvenor, in a speech
on the occasion of his denomination, de-
clared in favor of a general revision of the
tariff. He expressed the same opinion in
the House. The Republican press very
generally Endorsed his views. while no Re
publican publicly opposed a modification
as advocated by General Grosvenor and
others. Before the present Congress met
Representative Overstreet expressed him
self freely in favor of a modification With
a view of reducing the duties. There is
reason to believe that Mr.. Overstreet ex-
pressed the opinions of his colleagues of
the Indiana delegation. Those who get
the opinions of Republican business men
who are protectionists find that they favor
a modification OF the tariff.
The Dingey tariff was devised to give
life to the languishing industries of the
country. For that purpose the duties were
made higher than are now nee9ed for the
purpose OF protection, and duties were
imposed upon few articles that should
be on the free list. The duties should be
modified 10 continue the advantage
in the hands of the American producer
and yet not be so high as 10 enable COM
bination to maintain extortionate prices
Such a modification will doubtless be op-
posed by those trade organizations which
take no account OF public sentiment and a
few newspapers which seem 10 at
tach 10 the Dingley tariff something akin
10 infallibility. Already these newspapers
have attacked such senators and repre-
sentatives as favored reciprocity with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
The bible in the schools.

Warren Ond.) Review.
Should the Bible be used in the schools
is a constantly recurring question. And
it ought 10 be as easily answered as the
question OF using Ridpath's history or
Longfellow's poems or Ben Franklins
maxims in the schools. Ought history and
literature, and morals be taught in the
schools? No one will deny them a place
in the common schools curriculum. The
Bible Is stOrehouse for any OF these sub
Jects. The history of the Hebrew race Is
just as important 10 the student as the
history OF the Greeks or the Romans. And
are highly cOlored, they are no more so
than the Greek and Roman stories of their
heroes No one can inteliigently and un-
derStandingly read the literature OF the
past and present who has not a general
knowledge of the Bible, than he can If he
has not some knowledge Of Greek and Ro-
man mythology. And whether one believes
or denies the divine authority of the Bible.
in no literature or language can there be
system of morals as is laid down in what
A great ajority OF the enlightened people
of the world believe is Gods word. II is
nouwhat the Bible contains or does not
contain that bars II from the schools.
Neither is it a disbelief in it's divine au-
thority which prevents its use-infidelity
does not keep il out. II is it's own de-
tenders who make impossible its common
use in the public schools. SectGrianism,
meaning of the word. has done and is do
ing more to keep the Bible out of the
schools than all the disbelievers and in
hdelS have done or can do.
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News that Is Not News.

Philadelphia Press.
No more ridiculous piece Of news" has
come out of Washington for many a day
than the story sent broadcast recently
about President Roosevelt seeking to build
UP "a Roosevelt party in and out of Con-
gress, and his arrangement to that end
with Congressman Littlefeld to prepare a
bill on the subject OF trusts to carry out
the Presidents views
AS all the old leaders in Congress and
practically the entire Republican mem
bership of both Houses is a Roosevelt
party and as practically every Repub-
lican convention so far held has taken the
unprecedented course of declaring two
years in advance in favor of the nomination
of Mr.. Roosevelt for President I'm 1904, talk
about his seeking to build up a Roosevelt
party" by the selection of a few persons TO
act in his behalf in Congress or anywhere
else is idiotic.
The President is not arranging with any
Presidents particular views. He has stated
them in a message so far as trusts are
concerned. and has eXemplified them by
the action of the attorney general, and
will no doubt reiterate his views on all
proper occasions. but there is not the least
probability of his arranging with Mr.. Lit
tlefield or anyone else TO draw up a bill
TO be introduced at the request of the Pres
ident. Stories to that effect are magma
tive
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In denying and disproving the recent
charge that the schools in the Philippines
were being used for Protestant PROSECUTING
purposes the War Department has fur
nished some interesting information re-
garding the appointment of teachers in the
schools. AS there were about one thousand
teachers to be appointed the department
requested every respectable university or
college in the United States and also every
state superintendent Of schools to nominate
persons qualified for the work The ap-
pointments were made from this list with
out inquiry or knowledge as to their re-
ligion or whether they had any or not
The only requirements were that they must
be either normal school or college gradu-
ates, and must have had several years
successful experience in school work and
be engaged in it at the time Of appoint
ment About $50 colleges forwarded names.
and appointments were made from almost
every State in the Union. From this State
three teachers were appointed on the
recommendation of the State Normal
School, two from Hanover College. three
from the State University, two from Val
paraiso Normal, four from Notre Dame
and two on the recommendation of the
state superintendent The list Of appoint
ments shows that they were made with
great care to secure a fair distribution and
TO avoid discriminating for or against any
denomination.
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Coal strike Conditions.

New York Times.
The frank confession of suffering among
the miners is pitiful, but indisputable evil
dence that the anthracite strike is disinte-
grating. From no source in sight, or likely
to be discovered, can the means needed to
feed the idle anthracite miners and their
families be had All that the soft-coal
miners can contribute for this purpose will
go only a very little way toward meeting
the needs of families which have had no
wage incomes for nearly three months,
and whose savings have melted under the
drain of daily expenses. We are sincerely
sorry for the unfortunate victims of mis-
placed confidence in the leaders who de-
ceived them with promises of impossible
triumphs over their employers, and made
them believe that to ask for what they did
not want and did not expect would add
dignity TO the position and help establish
the power of organized labor. All ac-
counts agree that the number of men ap-
plying for work in the mines, and ready
to abandon the strike If ii is given them,
is steadily increasing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
No More Blue Uniforms.

Philadelphia Record.
Many changes are to be recommended in
the Forthcoming report of the Army Uni
form Board to the secretary of war. Prob
ably the most important of the board s
recommendations is the complete abolition
of the blue cloth uniform that has dis
tinguished federal troops for more than a
century past. The new uniform cloth will
be of a Khaki shade, with braid and fancy
trimmings to render it properly decorative
Experience i'm hard campaigning against
alert foes armed with weapons OF precision
has shown the absolute necessity for final
abandonment of the traditional uniform
made famous i'm song and story. The boys
in blue are TO be boys in khaki and but
ternut brown hereafter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
Good Man for the Place.

Washington Letter.
What Secretary Cortelyou was to Presi-
dent Mckinley he has now become to
President Roosevelt-his trusted assistant.
1t might have been expected that President
Roosevelt would insist on having man for
this place of his own choosing, but, after
a short trial of the trained secretary. he
evidently had no desire to look elsewhere.
1t has been a great mistake to use this Of
fee as "A political reward or personal rec
ignition" since it's requirements are so
exceptional, and almost all men thus Sc
lected have proved failures. The Office is
one of the very greatest Importance viewed
from almost any standpoint. and Mr. Cor
telyou has proved tactful, ready, well in
formed, of good executive ability and SEEM
ingly tireleSS.
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BaiIey's Honor Again i'm Peril.

New York World.
OF course. Bailey, of Texas. who con-
siders ''unwarranted" a word Of deadly
insult. is furious over Solicitor Penfeld
much more robust remark that what
Bailey said about him was untrue. ana
that Bailey knew it 10 be so when he said
1t. Friends OF Mr.. Bailey say they fear
bIoodshed" and are suggesting arbitra-
ton The advantages Of arbitration over
assassination are manifest. But II Bailey
is willing TO have his honor satisfied with
out homicide. what is the matter with the
regular process of arbitration provided
by law? Any man publicly charged with
falsehood has "A right OF action Tor MA
licious SANDER and defamation Of charac-
ter A verdict in his favor, with costs,
is at once a vindication for his honor and
punishment for his slanderer. There II
no wrong without a legal remedy, says
blackstone Why should Bailey. assum-
ing he is slandered set himself above the
law and insist on the death penalty N
stead of the damages which the law says
are his proper and sufficient satisfaction!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
Correspondent in Jail.


Golfers Weekly.
The business of a correspondent takes
him into queer places. One Of the cor
respondents OF Golfers Weekly is now in
Jail We mention this fact, not with prize.
but as matter Of contemporary interest.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, whose letters to
this paper from South Africa (where he
served in the Boer army our readers will
recall with pleasure, was elected MEM
Der OF Parliament for Galway. He went 10
London TO take his seat and was promptly
arrested for treason. His offense consisted
in joining the enemies OF the government
while he was still a subject OF the King
What his defence will be has not been
made public. IL will be seen from this bare
presentation Of facts that Colonel Lynch
goes 10 jail, not because he is a correspond
ent OF Golfers but because he Is an Irish
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19

1t will take bigger man than Chairman
Griggs. of the Democratic, congressional
committee, to make the American people
believe that the President is not in earnest
in his action against unlawful combina-
tons. Even the Detroit Free Press, an
able independent Democratic paper, takes
issue with Mr.. Griggs for saying that the
Presidents movement against trusts is
only a bluff The Free Press says the en-
tire public career of the head of the ma
tional government and the whole story OF
his life tend to brand such an accusation
as a libel such faults as he has" says
the Free Press, grow out of his extreme
candor and that aggressiveness which is
al it's best when it is opposed. He is not
only born fighter. but he fights in the
open, and the prospect of encountering de-
feat impairs neither his bravery nor his
valor" The Free Press believes the Presi-
dent to be thoroughly in earnest in the
matter of trusts and that no bluff would
have gone far enough TO have dragged
men like Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Hill into
the courts and provoked the meat trust to
a threat of dire vengeance. The Free
Press reflects the opinion of men of all
parties who are not blinded by partisan
ship. Whatever else may be said in dis
paragement of Mr.. Roosevelt it cannot be
said that he does not mean and do what
he says he will do. He believes that many
combinations are helpful, and he so de-
clares with the full courage of conviction.
He believes that others are pursuing a pol
icy in restraint of trade, and he attempts
to enforce the laws against them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19

In order to put a stop to the practice of
discharging enlisted men from the navy at
the request of relatives. friends or con-
gressmen the President has issued the fol-
lowing order:
No enlisted person in the naval service of
the United States shall be discharged
therefrom prior 10 the completion of his
term of enlistment except for one OF the
following causes: Undesira bility, inapti-
tude. physical or mental disability or unfit
ness. In every case the recommendation
for such discharge must be made by the
commanding officer OF the vessel on which
the man may be serving. Applications for
discharges which reach the department i'm
any way except through the commanding
officers OF vessels shall be without excep-
ton disregarded.
1t was said at the Navy Department that
under the former practice applications for
discharge exceeded the enlistments. and in
many instances the applicant succeeded.
The Presidents order will end bad prac-
tice to the betterment of the navy.
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why They Need WI.

Washington Post.
We can understand that the Chinese
minister is wanted at home. That unfor-
tunate country needs enlightened intel
lgence more than any country in the whole
round world. When Mr.. WI gets back TO
his native land. he can tell in one day more
about Christian civilization, about liberal
institutions, about modern energy and de-
velopment, than the Chinese court can
assmilate in six months or a year. If the
Emperor will only leave IL TO him, China
can formulate a foreign policy that will at
once command the respect of the outside
world. Mr.. WI is the ideal statesmen. He
possesses all the qualifications for that
career. He is intelligent beyond comparison,
and he has that gift of humor which am
pliies information and plays upon convic-
ton as though il were an instrument. We
trust that Mr. WI will receive at home
the rewards he has so richly earned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
Democrats Are Blue.

Washington Post.
II would not undertake 10 prophesy in
the matter of a leader OF the Democracy
in 1904 but my opinion is that it will be
some man of whom nothing has been heard
10 date" said Judge w. r. Speare, Of Sac
ramento, Cal
"Out on the Pacific slope the Democrats
are feeling pretty blue. | assure you The
people are strongly in favor of the Repub-
lican policy Of expansion. because they see
evidence of the practical results OF that
policy in the disbursements locally of large
sums of money. There is no enthusiasm.
or the other hand, for a single cause that
the Democrats favor Free silver coinage
IS no longer a slogan on the coast. Besides.
President Roosevelt is personally very
strong and the masses consider him an
incorruptible man. He can carry the entire
Pacific coast unless there is a revolution
between this and the next presidential cleo
ton.
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Seton-ThOmpson's Trap snaps.

washington Post
Thomas Holland. of Colorado, state su-
perintendent OF fish hatcheries, has just
had an experience at the Statehouse at
Denver, which came near Gripping him for
life. One of the exhibits in his Office is a
heavy steel trap which was seized when
Ernest Seton-ThompsOn was accused of
using venison for bait. He showed the trap
TO some visitors and left IL set 70 Brighten
the janitors. About midnight, when he left
his desk and turned out the light, he forgot
about the trap until it's jaws snapped
about his leg just above the ankle.
two of the inch-long spikes pene-
trating to their full length. The bone was
almost broken by the iron grip. 1t was
after daylight before he managed 10 attract
the night Waterman and then ii was half
an hour before he got the grip released.
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1t is limited that some senators will try
10 dictate appointments on the isthmian
canal commission. Those appointments
should have been left entirely to the Pres
ident. but the Senate inserted a clause in
the bill requiring them to be confirmed by
that body. and now there is some danger
that they may give rise TO friction between
the President and the Senate. The former
will certainly insist on appointments for
merit only, while the latter will probably
try to inject politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-19
Deserving of High Honor.

Minneapolis Tribune.
Probably General Chaffee is called back
from the Philippines because. with the es-
tablishment of complete civil government.
the command out there is not worthy of
his rank and reputation. He is to have the
best assignment in the United States. the
command Of the Department of the East,
with headquarters Governors island.
General Chaffee has done the state great
service in the East. He made a campaign
without fault in China, and won the re-
spect Of all nations for the American army.
In the Philippines he retrieved the mis-
takes of his predecessors and established
real peace where a too cheerful optimism
Public opinion. as well as military law,
has acquitted him and his subordnates OF
undue severity in bringing about this re-
suit, and he will come back to an apprecia-
tive and grateful country.
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Secret of RooseveIt's Strength.

Nebraska State Journal.
The Washington correspondents are say
ing that the politicians are utterly at
loss TO account for the strength OF the
movement all over the United States among
the rank and file OF the Republican party
to make President Roosevelt the leader in
the campaign OF 1894. The Cuban reciprocity
matter has perhaps been responsible for
the strength of the declaration made by
numerous state conventions. In some Of
the States. as in Nebraska, the Republicans
contented themselves with indorsing the
Presidents course In dealing with Cuba,
while in others he was Endorsed and de-
clared TO be the choice Of the State for a
denomination two years hence. The strength
OF the President with the people seems to
have put a stop TO all talk OF bringing out
new candidates before the national oonyen-
zion Of 1904
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PENNSYLVANIA University Rich.

Philadelphia Record
Since the close of the last fiscal year
OF the University of Pennsylvania the
cash and investor funds of that institution
have alone increased to the amount of a
million and a half dollars by donations. be-
quests and from other sources of which
$4,000 was in two gifts of money an
ncunced at the recent annual commence
ment. The university now has productive
funds of nearly 100000, one-third the
amount of Harvard, and four-fifths the
amount of Yale. The total valuation of
the property and funds of the university
has reached the great amount of SIC, 500 0e0.
In wealth it now stands third or fourth in
the list of older colleges, and is only eX-
ceeded by some of the later universities
endowed in recent years by immense private
fortunes. 1t has become a conspicuous mon
ument Of the pride and public spirit of its
sponsors in Philadelphia. who have so earn
estly promoted its development.
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nizance OF the matter TO the extent of ask
ing our minister at Havana whether Gen
eraI Bragg was responsible for the ex-
preston attributed 10 him, and this will
probably be followed either by withdrawal
Of his exequatur or polite request to our
government for his recall. Either step
would be in accordance with international
usage when a representative at a foreign
government becomes persona non grata-
The indiscretion was not so much in using
the expression in a letter to a member of
his family as in allowing it to get into
print.