Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1883 — Page 5

'STATE EXCHANGE TABLE. The Democracy Do Not Get Away from Their Infamous Record* Tiie Public School Question Receiving Attention—Also, the Matter of Careful Municipal Government. The True Aim of the Schools. Muncte Times. Our educators should pride themselves in making laborers rather than professors. It is educated, skilled labor that lifts a people high on the plane of civilization. Every farmer should see to it that his sons are educated. but yet possessing a love for the farm that this school training will not eradicate. So, too, with the mechanic; let his boys have the benefit of the shop as well as the school. When this physical and mental training shall go together as they should, and our .schools and our farms and our shops shall work in harmony, then the true citizen will be developed and we shall have fewer tramps, vagrants and vagabonds, as well as fewer quacks and mere figureheads in our professions. Good Municipal Government. Plymouth Republican. All that is necessary to secure good government in Plymouth is for the people at the ensuing election to take the matter in their own hands, invite the old cliques, rings and office-seekers to take back seats, declare their determination to have the laws enforced, and nominate and elect men who are pledged to enforce them, and who have the integrity and decision of character to carry out the will of the people. Let the people arise in their might ana say, “We will pay no attention to party caucuses this spring; we will •lect no trimmers to office.” Killing the Appropriation Bill. Columbus Republican. They deliberately let the appropriations fail rather than that the police bill should run any risk of failure. The farceof rushing the appropriations through in the last half hour of the session and then abusing Lieutenant-governor Hanna because he refused to certify it, is mere twaddle. Whether he signed it or not did not make a particle of difference. The bill-was dead and had been for two days, and neither his signature nor the post mortem action of the House over the remains had any power to restore it to life. The Situation in the State. Sfuncie News. The political situation in Indiana is just this: The Democratic party is torn up by internicene feuds caused by the conflicting interests of ambitious demagogues who aro red hot in the pursuit of loot, and by irreconcilable differences on the tariff question. The Republican party is thoroughly harmonious on all public questions, and desirous and determined to work for the good of the public. None but thq most obtuse and bitter partisans can fail to see the necessity of training with the latter party in the approaching conflict. The Bureau of Statistics. Pom Republican. Senator Magee succeeded in making the Bureau of Statistics a wheel in the Democratic machine—a pinion connected with the master-wheel, ns it were. The late Chief of the b urenu, Hon. John B. Conner, collected too many vital statistics regarding crime and its relation to whisky. The allied powers that controlled the last election and the General Assembly determined to have po more of that. By reorganizing the board with Foster as secretary, they will not be an Bioyed with any more such statistics. Why the Democrats Defeated the Appropriations. Times. In tnus defeating the appropriation bill, *he Democrats had two objects in view: first, and primarily, to insure the passage of the police bill; and, secondly, to put some thousands of dollars into the pockets of the Democratic State Treasurer, for if the monev in the treasury cannot be drawn out for want of legislative action, the Treasurer can speculate with it until the Legislature meets again, and keep all he can make in the villainous transactions. Careful Conduct of Newspapers. Now Albany Ledger. The true newspaper is conducted on the principle of accuracy, candor and fairness. It gives all the news, and presents it in such a shape that the reader is assured of the fact when he reads it. It eschews all sensational efforts to gain notoriety; does not allow itaelf to be used to promote the selfish and sinister aims of politicians, or of any particular set of men, great or small; and, in a word, so conducts itself as to impress the public with a conviction that its statements are to be trusted. A School Superintendent's Duty. Attica Ledger. The worth of a superintendent does not consist in the time and expense he may devote in visiting schools, though visits are sometimes a necessity, but in instructing teachers and holding them responsible for the result; in organizing and systemizing the schools, in carefully licensing teachers and in doing well the executive work of the office. The schools of Fountain county ought to be a great deal better than they are, and the methods should be more economical. The Protection of the Tariff. Boouville Standard. A tariff protectingour own industry against injurious foreign competition, compels foreign countries to send us, instead of their merchandise, their operatives and capitalists, in order to find profitable employment for their money. If we let their merchandise come in without protective taxation, these operatives and capitalists would eke out a subsistence at home, and their countries would send us merchandise instead of men and women. The Graveyard Insurance Companies. Terre Haute Gazette. This whole matter presents in a forcible light the*chief objection to the continuance of these companies. They furnish opportunities for the vicious to make crime—the crime of murder—profitable, and provide them with victims in the persons of the old, the weak, and those who are so situated that their murders can be accomplished with the minimum of danger of detection. They virtually put a premium on murder. The Road Law and Its Workings. Warren Republican. We have returned to the old manner of working our roads, and again we are to pay taxes that mud put on the roads in the spring way be washed away in the fall. We can never expect to have better roads as long as the fools in the Legislature outnumber the practical, sensible farmer and every day business man. Preachers and lawyers know as little about building roads as a kitten knows about the government debt. Turning Out the Soldiers* Orphans. Shelbyville Republican. What did the Democratic Legislature do with the Soldiers’ Orphan’s Home? Consolidated it. with the Institution for Feebleminded Children! Why? To legislate a Republican trustee of the home out of office and get in a hungry Democrat. The Disgrace of the Gougar Trial. Lafayette Journal. The day of theatrical display and pugilistic encounter in the court room has \ssed away. The bully, the bravado, and l intimidator of justice have been dismiss - to

frontier States by our increasing civilized sentiment. The scenes which have been of daily occurrence in our court room are bringing Lafayette into disgrace throughout the State. They shall occur no more without the severe censure of this paper. Governor Porter aud the Legislature. Lafayotto Journal. Governor A. G. Porter, you have proved yourself to lea big Governor —big enough to beat a sum)., tricky Democratic Legislature that everybody is ashamed of. When you are right Democrats will stand by you as well as Republicans. —New Albany Press (Deru.) Governor Porter is big enough and brainy enough to beat fifty Legislatures like the one whose unsavory odor still lingers with us nke the aroma of a defunct gin-mill. The Whisky King in Statistics. Mutinnville Republican. The Democracy cannot deny that th Republicans who had charge of the statistical bureau offices were men of unusual aptitude and efficiency, and directed every energy to securing the successful working of the department. The men now in charge will make it their especial duty to suppress whisky and criminal statistics. If not why was such a strong whisky advocats made the chief deputy? Likely to Get luto Trouble. Olay County Enterprise. If this government does not stop the making and exporting of infernal machines to Europe, for the avowed purpose of destroying life and property, we may have a little unpleasantness on our hands soon. England is becoming dissatisfied at the license allowed here in such matters and will soon call upon this free and enlightened government to explain. The Contemptibility of the Defeat. Ligonier Leader. The general appropriation bill should have been in the hands of the Governor at least two days before adjournment in order to become a law. The Governor and Lieutenantgovernor are both free from blame or responsibility, and the contemptibility of the affair rests solely with the Democrats. The Democracy Did a Wrong. Lawrenceburg Register (Dem.) We believe that the majority of the late Legislature did a wrong to the people and the Democratic party in their action in reference to the appropriation bill, and have censured ifc for it. THE PASSION PLAY. Salmi Morse Finally Triumphant in Securing Its Production. Collated from the New York Papers of Saturday. Salmi Morse was in his glory last night. Before 8 o’clock his Jerusalem Temple, in Twenty-third street, was packed with people, and his Passion Play, which he regards as the great American moral persuader, was produced. The scenes around the entrances were tumultuous, and'hundreds of persons were unable to set near the doors. Those who had received cards of invitation to the previous performance, which was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the police upon the scene, presented them again last night. This fact probably accounted for the immense crowd who could not get in. The seats were nearly all occupied when carriages began to arrive with the “swell’’ people from the avenues. A few of them managed 10 find entrance, but the greater number went home in disgust. The audience was of a very mixed character. Jews predominated, and there was a large sprinkling of actors, playwrights, journalits, civil and police justices, with strong delegations from the offices of the district attorney and the corporation counsel. The audience was orderly, attentive and interested throughout. When the curtain went up everybody gazed with interest ou the golden bulls, heifers, and other glittering animals lying around loose on the stage. The ladies craned their necks at the processions of Israelites who filed into the temple. “Them holy heifers are works of art,” said an enthusiastic usher, as he showed an alderman to the center aisle. As the curtain fell at the close of the first act expressions of approval were heard in all directions. “It’s a d—n fine play.” exclaimed an admirer ns he wiped his brow. The second act, which is very short, represents the flight through the wilderness and the massacre of the innocents. The next act is laid in the palace of Herod. Salome and her mother express their hatred of John the Baptist, and, inspired by her mother, Salome, after dances before Herod, and being promised whatever she should ask. demands the head of John the Baptist. This request the King reluctantly granted. After the execution word is brought of the defeat of Herod’s armies by Aretes, and Herod exclaims, “The retribution of God is the first fruit of this foul murder.” There were three remaining acts, which were entitled respectively: “By the Brook of Kedron,” “The Gabatha; or, Before Pilate,” and “It is Finished.” In all of these the personator of Christ appears upon the stage and does nearly all the talking. The uudienc.e preserved a respectful silence throughout the latter part of the entertainment. The person who takes this character was dressed in a simple robe of white. His face ami bearing were dignified, and his yellow beard, his flowing hair and pale, regular features, were exceedingly suggestive of Leonardo di Vinci’s painting of Christ. The scene dealing with the death of John the Baptist is far the strongest episode, and it was bv all odds the success of the night. The acting of the Ilerod was excellent, while Herodias and Salome were both good. The act was thoroughly climactic, and the burst of approval which answered the messengerof retribution who announces the defeat of the Tetrarch’s army was spontaneous, forcible and thoroughly well deserved. The fifth act, represents the trial of Christ. “It is finished” appears on the programme as a final act. It is, in fact, a tableau vivant. rendered half invisible through an ill-designed gauze curtain and bad management of lights. It is accompanied by a protracted “musical” composition, which is intended, it is said, to embody the whole story of the Passion. To last night’s audience it was simply enigmatical, and most of those who stayed to hear it spent their time in wondering whether the singers and the orchestra would ever be able to find again, the key on which they started, or any other on which they would agree. The performance was not finished until nearly midnight, when further marks of favor were hestowed by the spectators. Mr. Fred Lyster, who organized the first Australian grand opera company, led the orchestra. The music is of an entirely original and unconventional character intended to revive the ancient melodies. It opens with an ancient choral: “O, haupt roll, fiat und wunden.” which is the same choral John Sebastian Bach introduced in his music, and which is supposed to be composed by Schultz in early times. Tiie prelude is a fugue movement of the subject of the choral. The curtain rbes to a choral of women and priests, which is composed after the style of Chaldean musicians, as is also the'* choral of Levites, which follows. Up to the recognizing of the divine book the music is of the Syriac order. After that it partakes of the early Christian adaptation. The choral “Alleluia” and the “Gloria in Excelsis” complete the act. The. chorus of angels and a mournful dirge, “We’ll wrap him in linen of delicate fold,” and a solo, quartet and chorus ends with the play. The music was written by Oscar Wiel, a classmate of Arthur Sullivan at Liepsic. lie was the favorite pupil of Richter and Reidicke in counterpoint and composition. He came to America at the outbreak of the

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civil war, and after fighting bravely with Duryea’s Zouaves has gone back to his musical studies. Max Strakosch gave his opinion very freely. “The music, said he, “seems to have been written by a skillful and judicious musician, but not a great one. Its character seems to me to be very well attuned on the subject. Asa spectacle, I regard the piece as superb. I cannot undertake to criticise it as a work of literature, but from the religious standpoint I can see nothing against it. If it had been called an oratorio in costume, no opposition would ever have been raised.” “What have you to say about it?” asked a reporter. ‘Well, there has been a great deal of misrepresentation of the play in San Francisco. It was not objected to by the best class of people. It was only the bigoted, strictly fault-finding Chiistians who were against it. They would not accept anything, good or bad. I am here to-night to see what this play is. I don’t understand how it can be interesting without being sacrilegious, and if it be made propel it will te stupid. lam confident that it will never shock any one—who stays away.” “What do you think of the two or three acts you have seen?” “Well, the play is here and I am here. I was let in for nothing, and I don’t feel that I and Morse are more thai. even. I don’t think that it will run on its sacrilegious merits. If it is an interesting play it will succeed. If dull it won’t run. I don’t think it will last forevei by present appearances. They make a great mistake in having amateurs. In San Francisco the best actors were employed. If you Pave a man to represent the Savior he must give an exalted type of the character instead of this ‘AminadabSleek’ fellow, who, out in the mines, we would call “a forty-par-son-power-thief.’ The Herod’ is good, but you cairt run a passion play on ‘Herod.’ ” Aerial Cablet* in Chicago. Chicago, March 31.—Anticipating the enforcement of the ordinance requiring all overhead lines to be removed May 1, the Western Union lias commenced stringing aerial cables. Each cable contains eighteen copper wires, and it is estimated that in the busiest portion of the city not to exceed four cables will be used, and these, if council permits, will be placed on poles thirty-five feet high, and placed so they can be thrown to the ground in case of fire. You are rushing blindly Into consumption if you neglect to to take Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar for a cough or cold. Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute. A face with charming features may be rendered actually renulslve by blotcnes or pimples. Glenn’s Sulphur Soap promptly remedies all oompiexional blemishes as well as local eruptions of the skin, burns, bruises, scalds, etc. No imperfect spools In Cortioolli sewing silk. Forty Years’ Experience of an Old Nurse. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is the prescription of one of the host female physicians and nurses in the United Stares, aud has been used for forty years with nover-failing success by millions of mothers for their children. It relieves the child from pain, cures dysentery aud diarrhoea, griping in the bowels, and wind colic. By giving health to thochild it rests the mother. Price 25 cents a bottle. “Rough on Rats.’’—Clears out rats, mice, flies, roaches, bed-bugs,ants, vermin.chipmunks. 150. It is more economical to buy Durkee’s Salad Dressing than it is to make a dressing; besides this, it is made of better materials than you can buy at the stores. Everybody likes it.

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