Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1893 — Page 4

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INDIANA STATE SENTINEL BY THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL CO.' S. E. MORSS. President.

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"Two Papers for the Price of One. This remarkably liberal offer is made for a limited time onlv to secure new subscribers, and is confined to those who are not now taking either The Sentinel or the Journal. SPECIAL TERMS for the Journal and sevoral other paprrs wi:l be sent to present subacribers of The Sentinel who cat out this adYertinemerit and send it, inclosiog two one-oxnt sts-np t Nitioujl Lire Stock and Farm Jour(a!. Chicago. Remit by draft on Chicago or New York postal order, registered letter or express crcler. Address INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL CO., Indianapolis, Ind. According to Governor Chase, who is good republican authority, all the benevolent, penal and reformatory institutions in the state are honestly and efficiently managed. The statements to the contrary made by the governor and other republican speakers during the recent campaign were evidently intended to deceive the voters of Indiana. The republicans in the national senate are making a desperate effort to retain control of that body after March 4. All talk of "giving the democrats rope to ban themselves" has ended and a Steering committee of tlia moat unscrupulous "partisan haa been selacted to plan the theft of senatorial eats The republican party dies hard, but it must die just the lame. .And a d-mocratic will Loll funeral services for it on March 5. Speaker CVrtis, in accepting ft is new otHce, very properly urged upon the hooe the necessity of economy at the coming session of the legislature. He thus proved what Tin: Sentinel has always believed, that he understands the wants of the people and the true meaning of recent election results. An era of economy has set in in this country, and legislators m unicipal, state and national must recognize the fact if they hope to receive the plaudits of the people. m The greatest reform that could be accomplished by the prpeut legislature is the reductioa of the number of judicial circuit. of the state. Fifteen circuit courts could be abolished with a saving of SICM.OoO annually to the people without crippling the judicial service of the state. There is no greater abuse in our state government today than the numerOU3 useless circuit courts with not suf- ' ficient business to keep them running onefifth of the year. The republicans in congress are apparently determined not to do anything with reference to the national finances during the present s -ssion. Having put the country in a hole they propose to sbitt the burden of getting it oat on the shoulders of tn democracv. They seem to be animated by the eame motives ot lofty patriotism as the Denny tin horn administration iu Indianapolis, which looted the treasury, burdened the city with debt, and then demanded to know oi the democrats : "What are you going to do about it?" In that case the democrats brought the city out to sound financial ground, and they vi ill do likewise in the present instance. Jcrx.K Byron K. Elliott retire from the supreme bench with the hsarty good wi.l and sincere respect ot all the people cf Indiana whose good will and respect are desirable. He haa been a wise and just judge, and the value of hit services on the bench cannot be overestimated. At a time when judicial partisanship was running riot in our federal and state courts Judge Elliott kept his head cool and Lis brain clear, and decided every question brought before him upon its merits, as he saw them, and without regard to per-onal or partisan considerations. His decisions take high rank, not only because of the ability and learning they display, but also because of the spirit of absolute impartiality and strict judicial integrity which pervades them. It is greatly to be regretted that some arrangement has not been made by which mi of Judge Elliott's type can Le kept upon onr supreme bench, regardless of ehacres in the political complexion of the state. In New York, Illinois nd some other states the two parties regularly divide the higher judgeships, the remit being; that both are always represented in the appellate tribunals by abl nd upright men. Tub Sentinel would be glad to see, and hopes at no distant day to see, such an arrangement in force in Indiana. Meantime it begs to assure Judge Elijott, upon bis resumption of the practice of the law in this city, of its high appreciation of his public services. Unfortunately, judtres especially republican judgeswho regard partisan considerations as paramount to the law, and

who fail to hold their judicial oaths sacred j

wneu pany is invoiven, are bu ii uiuerous in Indiana in these latter days that Judge Elliott' honorable career on the bench j is somewhat exceptional. To the IjrIs1 tors. The legis'ature of 1S93 6tande in the peculiar situation of having a record to maintain, although it is only beginning ita existence. The preceding democratic legislatures of 1SS') and 1S91 have made exce lent records for themselves and for the party, and that of 1SH3 will be a disappointment to the people if it does not at least maintain the high standard set before iL The great laws passed by the two preceding legislatures have been a tower of strength to the party. They have given it a standing as the party of progress and reform that has drawn to it hundreds of the more intelligent and patriotic voters of the state. This fact demonstrates the wisdom of the policy that The Sentinel has steadfastly maintained; that honest, straightforward legislation for the benefit of the people would be appreciated and approved. We know of no inetanco in which the advice of The Sentinel has been taken by the legis ature without advantage to the party au 1 to the people and standing on this record we feel free to oiler a few suggestions to" the present legislature. In the first place we should hold what we have gained. There should be no foolish tinkering with the election law, the school book law, the state board of charities law, or the Indianapolis city charter. These have all been tried and proven satisfactory. The tax law is almost of tne eame clans, but there are some mutters of detail and further application of ita principles as to which it is understood the state board of tax commissioners will make some recommendations. These recommendations should be awaited and carefully considered. One of the principal points of the tax reform was that these commissioners would, by their experience, be enabled to give valuable advice to the legislature. We would suggest, however, that there be no radical change of any, kind made in this law. There may be some dissatisfaction with some features of it, but it has hardly had a fair trial yet, and its indorsement by the people thus far has shown that its defects are not of an alarming character. The finances of the state will need attention not how to secure greater revenue, thanks to the tax law, but for a proper disposition of the funds rained and for some reduction of taxation. The auditor of state has prepared a comprehensive report on this subject and made some wise suggestions. He shows that a total reduction of 3 cents can be made in the levy, and yet a sinking fund of 4 cents be created for the reduction of the state debt. This can be accomplished if the legislature does not go beyond the limit of $250,000 per annum in its specific appropriations, and now that the state institutions have been built and equipped there is no good reason for exceeding that sum. Unquestionably one of the greatest works of the legis'ature will be to keep appropriations within rtasonab.e bounds, but we believe this can be done without being niggard y. There should be attention given to the road laws of the eta e. It has been made manifest that the roads could be enormously improved, with out any increased expense, if only a more sensible application ef the means now raised were required to be made. There has been some opposition to this reform, and a great deal of foolish talk about ''building roads for dude bicyclers" that will vanish like the opposition to preceding reforms when a new system is tried. The people need better roads, and they will be t-atistied when they get them. The loss from bad roads is too serious to have the matter brushed aside by any petty prejudice. The Sentinel is, as it has always been, an advocate of a general township library law. The teachers of the stale have taken np this subject and decided to ask for such a law in ai l of their school work. Their request should be heeded. The young people of the state want libraries ami other educational advantagss beyond a mere common school education, and it is wie policy to give them what they want. The young men will be voting in Indiana long after the few old ruosstback who object to any kind of progress have paised away. A primary election law is needed. Possib'y it may not be politic to enact one which would extend over the country districts at the present time, but certainly one should be enacted covering primaries in citioi. There is no greater cause of factional troubles in a party, and particular, y a party in power, than disputes over primary elections, and as a matter of selfpreservation the democratic party in this state should do all it can to repress them. Everyone is wil.ing to abide by the will of the majority fairly and honestly expressed, and means should be provided bv which that expression can be obtained. There will doubtless be many commendable and desirable bil s introduce'! in addition to euch as may be ottered on the subjects mentioned, but those matters we recommend to the special consideration of the legislature. We would also suggest the greatest care as to all elections and appointments to otlice. The preceding legislatures were peculiarly creditable in their selections of officials, and also in their dealings with officials who had forfeited public confidence. It is to be hoped that the legislature of IS'. 3 will be equally successful. ( The Governor' Meitae. The governor's message is too long by half. It is, for the most part, awkwardly written. All the information it contains, and all the recommendations it makct, could have been put in half the space with a practical pen. Evidently the governor composed the message himself, without assistance. The governor commends the management of the benevolent institutions and of state affairs generally by the democrats. II has evidently made careful inquiry into these matters, and his testimony to the general efficiency, honesty and economy of democratic administration in the state ts Important indeed, conclusive. He even has a good word to eay of the sew tax law. He urges the legislature to reduce the tax levy and at the same tim e to give a 1 the institutions everything they ask for in the way of appropriations, while he wants It to deal jo.it at liberallv with

the world's fair commission, the G. A. II. encampment, the Mora? nee rock commission, the eoldiers' home project, etc, Iiow the legislature can follow all the recommendations of the governor upon these matters without plunging the state into a financial abyn.-t, we cannot imagine. Brother Chase seems to imagine that money grows on trees and that the state can get all the money she wants without vexing her citizens with taxation. But he is vastly mistaken. What the governor haa to say on the subject of dealing with criminals breathes a humane and Christian spirit and is worthy of consideration by the legislature. In hi recommendation that the legislature pass a law creating a board of pardons, however, he ignores the fact that

the state constitution vests the pardoning power solely in the executive. The governor ouaht to know, and probably does, that the legislature cannot change the constitution by passing a bill Gold Bur Logic. A halcyon and vociferous gentleman from Montana gay that the miners of that state are prepared to satisfy any demand for gold that may be n:ade. They can turn out SlöO, 000. U00 per year, if nec essary. There is about as much sense in this brag as in the usual Rocky mountain silver talk. If it should prove to be true, of what avail would be the supply of Montana gold? In the first place it would require the expenditure of nearly $150,OOO.O.X) to produce that sum. Andafter toe gold should be in signt the Montana owners of it would only exchange it for 5150.000.000 wortii of other forms of property. We can get g Id from any other quarteron like terms. I'hihdr h!a Jieconl. Here is a specimen of the intelligence of the average gold-bug champion. It is, of course, quite possible that Gen. Warner of Montana may have exaggerated views of the possible gold product of that statelet, but if true, as the Ilecnrd concedes for argument, "of what avail?" In the first place it would not "require the expenditure of near.y $150,000,OJO to produce that sum." As gold mining is now conducted it would not require onethird of that sum. Gold is produced much cheaper, dollar for dollar, than silver is, and so far as the labor cost of a dollar ia concerned silver is much the fairer money. The idea that cost of production or increase of supply had anything to do with the demonetization is preposterous. On either basis the value of silver, in relation to gold, ought to be s:eadi y increasing. It certainly ought to be much greater than it was in ISoO. But suppose the Rconra statement were true, what difference would it make? The question is what effect would this increased production have on the value of gold. Kvery increase in production is an increase of the world's supply of gold, and the cost of production deducts nothing from that supply. Tue cost of production is the amount paid for labor, machinery and supplies. It means mereiy so much gold passing from the hands of one darf of persons to thoe of another ia-s It is not buried in the mines. It is not consumed. It is circulated and nothing more. Of course, the gold produced could be used only as other gold, but then there would Le just eo much more gold to Uie. We could get goid froui other quarters on like terms, but it would not be new gold. It would add nothing to the Btipply on hand. It could not affect the va tie of gold. If the llcwl will consider for a few montns the proposition of the "vociferous gent'emnn from Montana" it may d scover that it has entirely mirt-ed the point of his vociferation. It wa presumably intended as an offset to the ridicu ou assertion of the gold-bug preas that the mines of Creede and Cripple Creek are about to flood the country with silver and thereby further reduce the value of that metal. Minority Representation. There is f-aid to be a probability of a favorable report from the house committee in the propo-d constitutional amendment for abohtthing our present system of electing the president and vice-president by the electoral college and substituting for it hat is nearly equivalent toa popular vote. The plan, as it has been formulated, is to give each state as many votes as it has eenatois and representatives, but to divide that vote as nearly as poteib!e between the eeveral candidates in proportion to the popular vote cast for them. To do this the entire popular voto is divided by the number of electoral votes to which the state is entitled for a ratio for electors. This ratio is next used as a diviser tor the vote of each party, the party beinsj entitled to as many e ectors aa it has full ratios of the v te. The remaining elector are assigned to the party having the largest tractions remaining. The system may be illustrated by the etate of New York. The total vote of the state was l,:T.'7,'-,, und the electoral ratio 30,000. The state's thirty-six electoral votes would be divided on the proportional plan as follows: Proportional FraeVote. tion Vote. ... ..Vt,'J' ... fn;i7 CleTcltnJ llnrrioa i!i.u n NVavrr , Snialitl , 18 ', 'it 1 .',() This distributes thirty-four electoral votes, and as having the iarsest fractions Hi dwell, prohibitionist, and Mr. IIakiufcON w ould each get a vote on that account. Tiiu presidential vote of the etate would then stand: Democratic, IS; republican, 17; prohibition, 1. This system is substantially the same that ia now in use in the canton of Ticino in Switzer land for the election of legislators. except that instead of giving the remaining votes to the part)' having the largest unrepresented fraction, they are given to the party casting the largest number of vctte, and this would perhaps be more satisfactory to the grept mass of Americans than the system proposed by the bill. It would seen? to be more consonant with our theory that the majority ehall rule, within constitutional bound?, to give the undistributed electors to the majority party. In the case of New York this would have given Mr, Cleveland twenty vote3 and Mr. Hakki nos sixteen. The application of this system to presi dential elections, however, would not be nearly so beneficial as its application to congressional elections. The gerrymander evil ia one that ban no practical effect on presidential elections except eo far as the Michigan system is adopted. But there has not yet been suggested any means by which gerrymander in congressional districts can be avoided except this system of "minority representation." It would, of course, be possible for any one state to

remedy the evil so far as it alone is concerned, but no party in control of a state can be expected to do eo as long as other states in control of the opposite party continue their gerrymanders. In other vordi, it is impossible that any eure for congressional gerrymanders should ever be obtained unless it is universal in its application, and nothing but a general law parsed by congrcs3 could make it so. There is no question that the constitution jives congress full power to pass such a law, and it is hard y possible that it would not be passed In case the proposed amendment as to the electoral college were adopted. Tho proposed plan would have benefits in addition to the fuller representation of the popular will. The Pittsburg PoM ably sums up a part of them thus: Aside from the justice of giving the minority in each state their right of a voice in the election of president, the proportional plan would broaden the ti -Id in every presidential contest, the repub icans "in New York and Kentucky would have less proportional voice in the. result and the democrats iu Vermont and I'ennevlvania. The pernicious pivotal etate i lea would go down before the proportional vote plan, and with it

the concentration of vaet corruption funds in three or four Urge elates. In New ork it would require the corrupt influencing of Uo.OOO voters to capture a single electoral vote of the Etate. One-tenth of that uumber was all that was necessary in 1SS4, and one-half of it in 18SS to have secured the thirty-six electoral votes of tho Umpire state. It removes the tempta tion and opportunity for corruption. rT'liA nmr Artlnal r.lin wMlLI mirifir rm r politics, give to euch able men, resident in small states, as Bayard or Edmi nds their fair opportunities ; would not exclude as pirants who could not carrv th-ir own states," and above all secure results beyound the reach of question or contest. ' We believe that these results are desira ble to be obtained, and the recent general agitation of the gerrymander question has argely prepared the min Is of the people for a movement toward them. Incident ally it may be mentioned that such agitation has been thus instrumental because it has been dirocted toward rinding means by which all gerrymandering mijht be stopped, and not to reckless and unjusti fiable attacks on particular so-called gerrvmandera. Mr. Harrison's Future. There is nothing incredible in the Chi cago Herald a statement that 1 resident Harrison' regards himself as the "logical candidate" of his paily in 1S, or that be expects to be recognized in the meantime aeliti "natural leader." Mr. Haiikison has always had a somewhat exaggerated ideaof his own importance, and has never been able to realize that his nomination for the presidency was due to the accident of his residence in a "pivotal state," in combina tion with other fortuitous circumstances, rattier than to hid qualities of leadership and his intellectual power. The significance of the fact that his election was only accomplished by fraud and corruption, and of the crushing efeats of his pirty in 1SDJ and 1S)2, seems never to have dawned upon him. His late message revealed him in the character of a Bou bon of the Bourbons as one incapsbie either of learnins or forgetting. He ' cannot apparently be made to understand that the verdicts of VJ0 and '5L meant the popular repudiation of everything with which he is identified in the public mind of McKinleyism, forcebillism, billion dollaribm, the abuse of othcial patronage, etc. It would be interesting to know how he exp'ains the loes to his party of a dozen northern states and its narrow escape from defvat in ha f a dozen others which had been its strongholds for a goneration. The probability is that Mr. IIarp.isonwill relapse speeiily into comparative obscurity alter March 4. Of course he wii! possess whatever distinction attaches to the average ex-prosident. But Mr. Harrison has not impressed himself at all upon the popular i-naination. The halo of military g ory does not encircle his brow as it did that of Grant. He his not stamped the impress of his individuality upon a great political party as did Gkovlr Clevei.ank. Hie ad Ministration haa been essentially commonplace from the beginning. He never, in hia entire career, "robe above party" for a single moment. He never originated a policy or showed the slightest capacity for constructive statesmanship. He never contributed a new thought to political literature. He has beeu a mere plodder content to walk in the narrow pathway marked out for hi n by the platformmakers, without trying to step to the right or to the left to take his cue from the extremists and the reactionaries, and to do their bidding aa unquotttioningly as the docile slave obeys h:s master. lie signed the McKin ey bill without reading it. It is doubtful if he has read it yet It is barely possible that Mr. Harrison may be the republican nominee in lS'.'b, but, if eo, he will be the leader of a forlorn hope. If the republican party shall choose him for its candidate four years hence it will be because it will have then ceased to be an important factor in our politico. Indications multiply, indeed, .that this will be the case. The prospects are that the contest in 18U0 will be between the democrats and the populists, and that if the republican party then has an existence, it will be as a mere remnant, as the whigs wee in lbnG. Kven in this event Mr. McKinley or Mr. Reed or Mr. Loihie will be a more probable candidate than Mr. Harrison. McKinley typifies protectionism, Ixjim.e typifies forcebillism, und Reed typifies paternalism and prodigality in government, each more prominently than Mr. Harrison. He stands for all three indeed, and so does each of these gentlemen in scatcely a le?s degree. But euc'a has a more engaging personality than Mr. Harrison. Either would doubtless make a better race than the latter, and it is a aafe predi ction that not cne of the four would, if nominated, get fifty electoral votus. The repubdean party is not exactly dead, but it ia in the throes of dissolution, and can barely survive four years longer. If it does there will be small honor in leading it into the grave that will yawn for it. Mr. Harrison might aa well bow to the inevitable. There is no political future for him. He ia a good lawyer and a remarkablv clever orator. He can do well practicing law in this town. He can get plenty of cases and .liberal fees. He can occupy, without challenge, the proud position of the first citizen of Indianapolis. He can have the call on the chair at all republican conventions and mass meet-

ir.gs as well as at non-partisan public aseemblazes of every kind. He ean busy nirxself with church matters and public charities. ' Ha can make himself both useful and ornamental. He can run out to California and deliver a few lectures to Mr. Stanford's voung men every winter and he can take an occasional turn on the lecture platform. He will always be in demand at fairs, celebrations and other "Dig doin's" all over the country. Wo are sure the soon to be ex-president can thus pass the remaining years of his life and we sincerely trust they may be many in peace and happiness, with ful scope for all his faculties. But we charge thea, Benjamin, "fling away ambition. By that sin fell the angels." You will not be "in it," politically, after March 4. 18113. You and your party are both "back numbers."

A Century Aro. A Boston paper recently overhauled an old newspaper published in that city in January, 1713, just one hundred years ago. It afforded an abundance of unique and interesting matter. The name of the sheet was the Colnmbinn Cnitinel. The latest European news was dated in October of the previous year and the latest news from Philadelphia, whera congress was then in session, was up to the 24th of December. Tha Christmas recess did not begin'evidently with that congress until the morning of the universal holiday. The editor of the CerJ'ind had, of course, to brag somewhat about the circulation of his paper at the opening of the new year, just as his followers in the profesrion have been doing during the century that has elapsed since the paper appeared. Mas9achustts,tt has alwaysbeen understood, never contained a slave and her citizens have frequently boasted ot the alleged fact. Ex-Vice President Henry Wilsox in hia "Risa and Fall of the Slave Power" saa: Massachusetts, while yet the war was raging for national independence, and before that independence was recognized by the treaty of peace, became a free etate; taking her place in tlii van a relative po-ition she has honorably maintained. not indeed without eoine faltering and mistakes, in the Ion. struggle with slavery and the slave powar. The paper above referred to. the Crnthirt of January 1703, contains the following advertisement: Run away from the subscriber on Friday evening last, a bond nervant. na-ned Ci ffMordk AiCARNEs.a negro about thirty years old; is tall and very slim ; had on when he went away a grav great coat, a claret colored coat and waistcoat and corduroy breeches; also a red cap and new boots. Whoever will take up said neero and re' urn him to he owner shall receive S5 reward. And this is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting tho eaid necro, and masters of vessels carrying him to sea. on penalty of the law. I'hineas Smith. Mr. Wilson, it wonld seem.wai wrong in his record and the peculiar institution flourished in "the old Bay State" quite in the same general manner that it did in states farther south. In this oid paper, too, we find that lotteries flourished and that the Boston merchants advertised tickets for sale in several ventures of this description. Lotteries for a bri Ig in Connecticut and one in Rhode Island were openly advertised and the best tradesmen countenanced the sale of tickets. Apprentices used to run away 10J years aojust as they did be töre that time and continued to do later on. Here is one advertised lor, but he evidently was not a very valuable person. as only a sixpence (12$ cents) was olfered for his re urn, and it seems, from a gentle hint in the a 1.. that the chap loved his beer or eomething stronger. The adver tisement read as follows: Absconded from the subscriber on Tues dav evening last an apprentice by the n ime of Joseph Stacey Hastings, five feet five inches high, of a florid complexion and burnished hair burnished hair is good), a trti" epicurean and noenemvto Bacchus. Whoever will return said walk away ifor to run he never was inclined) will be entitled to 0 pence reward, but no charges paid. All persons are cautioned against harboriugor crediting said appren tice. Counterfeiting was not afine art in thope days, as the following interesting item would indicate. It Mas taken from a New Jersey paper of December, 170:1: Was apprehended and sent buck to New York in irons a person who Haid hid name was Wehr and was a native of Massachubetts. On examining him 110 counter feit $50 hüls of the Bank of the United States were found concealed in the hocks of hid boots and the plate on which thev were struck was also found on him. They were very badly executed, especially the fignature8 of the president and CHhier. Two of his accomplices wer apprehended in New lork Monday previous. From Philadelphia there came a cry in January, 171KJ, that the bui ding there for the president of the United States had al ready co.st 11,000 or about $55.000, and to complete it the commissioners wanted a further appropriation of A'lO.O'JO or $30,000, It looks as if the early fathers of the coun try had a system of "jobbery" to contend with, even as their patriotic successors do now. We must not forget, however, that our own state house was built for a sum within the scope of the original intention and appropriation. Those who remember the old-fabbioned fire departments of even twenty-live years ego will appreciate the Boston situation 100 years ao, as the fol lowing suggestions indicate : The owners of pumps will be pleased to have thum put in ordor without delav, as an examination of all is intended to be made immediately. The eeveral lire societies in town are requested to take into consideration the exrediency ot lurmsning one or more ladder for their own use, and also o making it a tu e to inspect the pumps of the member at the time inspection is made of buckets. Those whoe business leads them to barns, etc.. in the night time, where ligtited candles are necessary, are very particularly requested to make it a stand ing order never to take them from under the cover of a lantern. When the water in pumps is apt to freeze, it has been found useful to pump late at night, setting the handle up, and early in the morning. Some bore a hole in the lower box, others have surrounded the pump with a cask, filling the vacancy Willi straw, nay or seaweed. Wiierk did all that Panama money, al leged to have been used in this country get to, and who secured it? The amoun is given as $2,0 JO.OO ). Col. Thompson o Terre Haute received only his own salary 125.000 per annum, or for the eight years $200,000. This is all that lias- been ac counted for exceot a few thousand for

engineering. Where is that large remainder approximating $l.SvX),000? Iiather a colossal steal was it not?

Preparing to Pucker. The republicans are beginning to realize that they have made a miptake in their refusal to admit any new etate that would probab'y be democratic, while letting in others of less population. It is reported that at a recent caucus of republican senators theadmitsion of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah was discussed, and while no definite decision was reached there was a concession that at least New Mexico should be admitted. Of course this move will be merely from the hope of gaining some credit with the people of that territory, which has been unjustly kept out of the Union for four years, without any legiti mate excuse. W e do not imagine that the republicans Will gain much by it. The admission of New Mexico, Arizona, and probably Utah is practically assured. A few mouths will see them full-fledged states, no matter what the repub icane may do. They were refused admission bv ti.e republicans when full v entitled to it. They will be given it now, if at ah, merely as a peace-olfering. In connection with this the amnesty tendered by President Harrison beco nes significant. As a matter of necessity this general pardon of past ollenses is a great favor to the mormon church. It is one that might very reasonably be granted. but it is one that has been postponed until a time when the possible power of ad mitting Utah or refusing her admission has passed out of the hands of the repub lican party. It looks suspicious that this sop to Cerberl s should be to?sod out by the representative of a party which has tried to make polygamy in Utah a national issue as "the twin roll c of barbatiem" with slavery. It locks t articu arly suspicious in view of the probable admission of Utah as a state. Is Deacon Harrison making "a covenant with hell" in antici pation of the probable access of political power to the mormons? I.et us rather trust that wicked Attorney-General Miller is responsible for this move. The .lackson Reception. For many years the people of Nahville went out to meet ien. Jackson asoften as he returned after an absence, to give him an impressive welcome home. When the ex-president traveled homeward the men and bovs met him in the cedars near Lebanon; the old men in front, the younger ones in the rear. The general got out of his carriage, listened courteously to the address of welcome, replied hap pily, and shook hands with his old asso ciates. He drew near to the boys when one handsome little fel ow stepped forward and said that the children of his old eo'diers and riends welcomed him home and were ready to serve under his banner. Now, that he comes no more, the devot ed people of Nashville make as grand pre parations to celebrate Jackson's day as if the general and all the able men of his lime were expected. The reception will be given Thursday, Jan, 12, as the anniversary of tiie battle of New Orieans.fa'.ls upon Sunday. The proceeds derived from the sale of tickets will be added to the Her.i.itaie fund, with the Union bauk and trust company as treasurers. Tickets to the reception may be purchased by addressing Mrs. C. P. Wright, secretary general of Ladies hermitage as sociation, Nashville, Tenti. The democrats of Indiana, who love to vaunt their devotion to the principles and memory of Andrew Jackson should assist the Hermitage fund by purchasing tickets freely to this reception. c 7Tr- 7Z I - . Stethen B. Ei.kins, tho corrupt, is mak- . i i .i . , ,ng hay while the sun of his ofliaal hie shines. In the n-w gold fields he has accomplished a master stroke. For weeks he has kept soldiers standing knee deep in the San Juan river to prevent prosrectors locating placer claims on the NaVBjo reservation side. In the meantime he had organized a great mining company. When this company had secured enough men and gotten its machinery on the ground, he had part of the reservation secretly opened. His company stepped in and staked out all the desiraile claims for uinety miles a'ong the river in what was the Navajo reservation. 2uite naturally the prospectors were highly indignant, but they could do nothing, as federal bayonets etood between them and the valuable diggings, furnishing protection to the men employed by the Elkins company. This ia one of the rnoet flagrant outrages ever perpetrated on the American people, bat it is only what might have been expected of Elkins, who is probably the most corrupt man who ever broke into the cabinet, and beside whom RouEsox and Belknap were saints. The Pennsylvania Sunday law that is making trouble for the Pittsburg newspapers was passed 100 years ago. It was just about the same time that a slave ran away from his master in Boston and a reward was ollered for his capture. Yes, Massachusetts was working under a elave regime about the eame time. A slave went by the name of bond-servant in the cultured hub of 170d. A little new blood seems to have been injected into the state board of agriculture. While peop'e of this age are not ungrateful for 6ld9.11 favors they sti 1 cannot get lid of the impression that the state board teally needs new flesh, boues. bra ns, and cuticle; everything but digestive apparatus, which appears to be in splendid condition and fully equal to any task of absorption which the legislature may impose upon it. The Washington I'vtt advocates employing convict labor on country roads. That may be an excellent solution of eeveral perplexing problems. For bruises and hurts use Salvation Oil.

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Renas died eo poor that his library wiL have to be sold to enable his ife to tide over the period which must elapse before the government grant her a pension. pEorLE are inconsistent. They will snenk in comp imentay tenr.s cf the minister flow delivery vrhile thev swtar at the messenger boys. Youttrs Vomati. Mrs. Hanna Chard of Port Xorris, N. Y., who ran i-ti'.l thread a needle end do goud" sowing, has enjoyed a merry holiday season and hopes to celebrate her 100th birthday on April 20. next. When Chores Theodore Russell, father of Governor Russell of Massachusetts, was mayor of Cambridge, away back in war days, he and his fami y spent a good part of every Ciristtias at the a mshouse. entertaining the inmates. Indeed, the Russelig attended devotional exercises on Sunday in the almshouse chapel frequently, and became familiar tigures in that institution. Bi RxiiARnT's son Maurice, who retired from public notice son after his marriage to the rich Russian 1 idy. Princess Jablonousda, has been so extravagant that his wife has asked for a bgal "separation of property." he docs not wish to lose her fortune. Some one having acked Mr. Gladstone the secret of hie remarlcab e activity, he rep ied with a story : There was once a road leading out of Ixmdon on which more horsesdifd ti an any other, and inquiry revealed the fact that it was perfectly level. Consequently the animals in traveling over it used only one set of muscles. Bisuop Nk HOI.SON oi 1'hiiadolphia, formerly a Phi adelphia pastor, tells this story with much reish: A country pariehoner called on him, and in the course of the conversion dc ared his nentinietits in th.s wi?s: "We all iik" you, biehop. up our way, because you are eo darned common. luis was n litt'e s'aggering at first, but the bishop poon discovered that the utterance was meant for a hea'tv compliment. A belated anecdote of tho late Cardinal Lavigerie relates that while he was bishop of Nancv he was invi;ed to attend a reception and dance given by a fashionable lady of his flock. When the gusU arrived, thosa of the fair Bex iu th-ir mosl eb-gant decollete ball dr.-se, the good bi-hoo looked at the lavish display of fe i mine charms and r so to take hii leave. '"Why do yo i go so early?" asked the hostess, wh-r-ut'.u the modest eocletdastic responded: "How can I stay, madam? I am being put out by the fchoulder." "The Berlin papers bring us a very pretty etory," pars the New York Hor "in which the Empress Frederick figures as the Good Samaritan. Clara Wrnecke, a giri of eleven years, was sentenced to three vcara' 1 i prisonnirnt for throwing her little brother into a cnnal. An act eo rare in the anna s of crime greatly interested the t-mpreps and lei her to investigate the case. The developments were such th'itshe obtained a suspension of the sentence and removed the g ri from prisoa to a private richool in the country, where aiie will be educated at the empress' expense, noul.l her conduct continue good, a full pardon will eventual y be obtained." LETTERS FROM OUR READERS. AVhat They Say of tlie Kevlod FJn. Cjc-loj rrdin lirltantifca AVhicIi Many Havo liought. In the ordinary course of business a newspaper receives many letters from its subscribers and others, and many containing inquiries, rennest, conpratulaI tions and other evidences of an interest i in their rat er" Of late this correspondj ence has been largely added to by the rej ceipt oi many strong let ere extolling the merits of tho Revised Uncyclop;r-dia I Britannica which our readers have "been j so fortunate as to obtain at the very low i figure and reasonable terms which we ! . ., , i ouer. These letters cotne fro'a every , ptattf , the rnion an,, R j onft U e t tiat o eure at receiving this grand i work which they could not well ailord to 1 be without, even at a higher price. ElseI where we print a few ot these letters received. Our files co:it:in scores of others. This ofTer ia to continue lor a limited pcrod onlv and you ebou d avail voureelf j of it now, if you have not already done eo. No attwek should be made ur-on the present Indiana ballot law. It is tne best the state ever haa ha 1. and it is doubtful if it can be improved up -n by the legislature. Under any law. no matter wliat its provisions, ther wid be dissatisfaction and criticism. Anyetep, therefore, toward amen ling or altering the present law will bu but a waste of lime and an injury tc tue election system of the state. It is best to let we'l enough nione. A Iay on 'Change. IS. Y. Weekly. Wall-pt. Man (11 a. m.l "Never saw such luck! I'll have to s-il my summer cottage and horses if this keens on." Sa ne Man (2 p. m.) - "Hooray 1 I'll have a palace up the Hudson next summer and come to business on a eteam yacht." Same Man (4 p. m.) "Say, o'd boy, lend ine 5 cents to pav street car fare, will you?" Knew Her Treasure. Str.-.t X. Smith'. (riMt.I !. Mr. Winke "Why didn't you give the children any lunch today? ' Mrs. Winks "We have all been invited to Mrs. le Quiet's to tea." Mr. Winks "Good gracious! What ditTerenre does that make'.'" Mrs. Winks "1 want them to be hungry enough to eat what's Pet before them, without asking iinperiiiunt qutbtions." Soulier Corporation. 'Str.tt, A S-iKtli I'.oJ N.'irsl Rural Child "I don't believe the canal companies cares much for children." Mother "Wliv not"" Rural Child "In the summer they put the water in, ho we'll get drowned, and in the winter they let the water out, so we can't skate." 3.oiiey Tight. N. Y. Weekly. Drug Clerk "I've been docked a week's Eilary for making a mi-take and killing a man. Lend me r'5, won't you?" Friendly Po icein iu "Couldn't, possibly. I've jast been suspended a wetk for killing another one." All dealers sell Dr. Bull's Cough Symp,