Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 13, Number 31, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 January 1883 — Page 1

ol. 13.—No. 31

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A PAPER BOR THE PEOPLE.

Tffwn Talk.'

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AFFAIRS,

Altheugfc*ihe city election is yet far the diorcnd distant future -the battle nas already commenced. Geaerally the fight is postponed as long «s possible nd is bitter while it lasts. This year exception, and the dominant party present on the defensive. The records aave been ransacked, the -figures ar ranged to suit the occasion and placed

U10 most damaging array which arewd political workers -can devise, fhua far the contest has been confined to he question of streets, but when the ngagement becomes general other mat ers will be taken up in detail, and the oter will have to swallow the dose an ually presented for hie'Consideration Dhe saying that figures won't lie doesn't pply during a political campaign, for hen they can be twisted to prevent acts as eloquently as the -mfst distin ^uisbed politician of the age.

During the past week there has been much said of the expenditures of the resent admiuUAration on streets. It is \rged that the expense is now double at it was under Democratic rule. Sueb ,statement seems rather strange, and the average reader indicates extrava ance. One of three things must be rue. The Democrats must have neg 'ected taking the proper care of the treets, tho Republicans must have been extravagant, or there must have been arge extension of tho streets. Probably 11 three are true to a-certain extent. It ill be remembered that in the summer nd fall of 1879 typhoid fever was almost

Mdemic in certain .parts of the city he board of hoalth investigated the patter and said it was caused through »eglect of the sanitary condition of the ity. The streets and alleys were in bad ondition, and no amount of persuation that time could induce the council to ass an ordinance for its improvement hich had been drawn up. Some im movement was made, but not that vhich the board of health believed the ccasion demanded. During the Derno•atic administration, John Garretson /as street commissioner. He was sH». man for the -place, and received redit for ills work irrespective of party a* party considerations. He executed work honestly and did it well. The ?ne can be said of the present commisioner, and the lionorshould be awarded •here it in due. Jacob Torhees is a man ho is probably better posted in his tusiness than any other in the city, and was selected for commissioner on that round. His work spoaks for itself "he streets are now in better condition |han ever before, and that, too, in all ortions of the city. In making im roveniont.s 110 locality has been favored lore than another. Stone crossings ijtl iron gratings have been laid over all city. The streets are even and firm td no one fluds fault but politicians then only 011 the eve of an elec n. There are in the council at present time a number of gentlemen tyo are heavy taxpayers. They have *ide their money by industry, econo and sound business judgment. They ire elected because It was believed they ould manage city afMrs as they have *naged their own,and it does not seem »bable that they would squander pney which would have to come out of i«ir own pockets inktbe shape of taxes, ich a cry does not* cause much oxciteI ^nt outside of tho newspaper, offices influences very few voter®. Business 11 and men of ordinary common ^use see throughj,it and pay little or no ntion to lt,aud the workingman will erally cast his lot with the party ch will contribute most te -his sun-

Lit. Instead of such a howl about pense there should be a little in ore •ide exhibited in endeavoring to maintop the reputation of the city of being •onost beautiful in the West, or, in A, any where. Aud with all this talk of twktagance Terre Haute haa a smaller bt 4n proportionjto wealth!and populaahan any other city in tlw State, aicfe doesjnot.bear witness that her *f rsase badly managed. In order to kl these senseless wrangles the COMMJTTKKS SHOm.P BB DIVIDED The chances are nineteen to twenty at everyf man who is now crying so udly against extravagance would have ted for «very appropriation had he on a member of the committee that rein mended it. It is a great mistake to point committees that contain none it members of our political faith. Give 1 minority a representation on each nmlttee and hoard and there will be 4 cause for complaint. Where a man a 00 voice in appointments or the reumNidation of appropriations he ,orally makes a successful kicker very small provocation, bat put in a position where ha must abare responsibility of the work, and he il be more careful in hia actions. By way, how many of the Democratic

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members of the council voted for the ap propriations about which the fuss is now being made, how many objected to them and could the city be governed at less ex pense than at present--thatis, property governed J*\

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The members of the saloon keepers union wear upon their visages a mysterious look which indicates that there is something in the air. All of them refuse to talk, and a few simply say "Wait and see." It has been known for some time that an effort is soon to be made to close those grog shops which pay no license and place the business in the hands of the better class of saloon keepers. If the movement has yet assumed definite shape it is not known outside of the charmed circle of the interested persons No oill has yet "bobbed up serenely" in the legislature promising the desired relief, but there is a rumor that such an one will soon be presented. It will pro vide for the appointment of State agents whose business it will be to travel over the State, visit all places where liquors are retailed, examine their papers and prosecute all who violate the law. The license will probably be raised to about $300 per annum, and a violatiop of the law will be severely punished. Such a bill should receive the hearty support of all parties. The necessity for more stringent'legislation on the liquor traffic is apparent to all, and the adoption and enforcement of such a law would meet the hearty approval, not only of citizens generally, but of the legitimate element in the saloon busineap. The small fry who sell villainous liqttor and keep dens of iniquity from which emanate nearly all the crime in the land should be clutched with a firm grip and severely punished and driven from their bus! ness. This would place the traffic in the hands of better class of men, and make the business more respectable than it now is. It would drive the bummer element from their haunts and compel them to no to work. It would reduce very largely the number of saloons and aid the cause of temperance materially. In fact it would be just such a law as the ease demands, and the sooner ic passed the better.

A Woman's Opinions.

THE NEW COKTKIBUTOR."

We naturally expect to find in every first class newspaper, tet least one lady contributor. She is IdFtte paper What sauce is to the meat, flavor to the pudding, sparkle to the wine—very little in themselves, }'et giving a relish to the dinner. Of course a woman's writing don't amount to much, little wit, less logic, no depth or breadth of thought and yet, sandwiched in among the polished satire, the burning eloquence and the profound wisdom of the masculine contributors, it acts something like a landing in along flight of stairs—gives the reader a chance to get his breath and keeps him from growing dizzy. So we are glad to welcome "Faith" and her spicy articles in the columns of the "daisy Democrat," even though, accord ing to the editor, she is going to "snow Woman's Opinions under." In the language of the Signal Service, "Look out for the Blizzard J"

Now, my dear, we won't do like those naughty newspaper men—the -first day that a rival appears, devote whole paragraphs welcoming him to the profession praising bis paper and wishing him success, and the very next day begin making faces at him, calling him names and trying to run him out of the field. Women are not inconsistent, like men, and we'll be good friends to the end of the chapter.

By the way, what an appropriate name that is for the Democrat—"daisy." Little, timid, meek-eyed blossom, so shy and diffident it scarcely dares to make its presence known. One never reads a copy of the Democrat without being reminded of the charming modesty, the graceful humility of the daisy." It is Seldom ridge that grows so sweet a flower!

THE TEMFBnANCEJUKSTIOH. It is awfully discouraging to be told that "there is a vein of cynicism running through your writings which entirely spoils them," and that "you area woman who has never written a goodnatured thing," both of these criticisms being freely volunteered by different persons during the past week. In studying up some excuse for having been so disagreeable, the idea suddenly occurred that the fault all lay in the tulnecis. Topics had been selected which admitted of various opinions and of course in that case everybody who differs from you, thinks you are ill-natured and skeptical. In casting about for a subject upon which everybody agrees the above suddenly suggested itself, and being one ip which all are. interested, seemed the very thing. The question has assumed so many forms that it is impossible to tell bow it will break out next, but it is, undoubtedly, the moat important issue before the country. Woman Suffrage caa wait awhile, for women are not suffering half so badly jTrom being deprived of the franchise aa

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they afe from the evils caused by in temperance, and yet, if they do not vote till the temperance question is disposed of, I am afraid Gabriel will hare blown his horn and ordered the polls closed.

The temperance element, after deducting the fanatics, is unquestionably com posed of the best citizens in a com munity, best as regards morals, behavior and general character, and they work very hard and very unselfishly, for they receive no compensation and expect no reward. The saloon -keepers and the drinkers are very sarcastic and insulting and bitter toward these people who, they say, are interfering with their business and their pleasure, but when the wives and children are reduced to poverty and want, these same people, who have been industrious and temperate, must come to their relief. The saloon-keepers and drunkards make the paupers and the temperance people take care of them.

All the efforts ffiade in the direction of temperance are worthy although all are not judicious. Just now the question is, Shall we compel a a man to fill himself full enough by eleven o'clock at night to last him till six o'clock the next morn ing or worse still, shall he take enough on board Ssturday night to run him till Monday morning He can't do it, he won't hold it. If this law is enforced the saloon keepers will have to open "bucket shops," so their regular customers can take tne stuff home by the bucket full. The saloons ought to be closed on Sunday, because the bar-keep-ers need a rest. They are the busiest men in town and never know an idle moment.

But why do 3,000 citizens petition the Council to make a law which it has no authority to make and which would be null and void if passed And why do they want any more laws You can't scare a saloon keeper with a law oh no, he has too much confidence in lawyers, for that. Then comes the old question, Wny don't you enforce the laws It can't be done. The statute says ex plicitly that no liquor shall be sold after 11 P. M., neither shall liquor be sold on Sunday or Fourth of July or New Years or Christmas or Thanksgiving or any lection Day. It shall not be sold to person in a state of intoxication, nor shall it be sold to one who is in the habit of being intoxicated, if any citizen in his ward or township shall give notice to the liquor seller. It shall not be sold to minors nor within one mile of any religions assembly or agricultural fair Now where is the need of any more laws? These laws are just as good as can be made, yet they are openly and continually violated. There is not an officer in all our city government that dares to enforce them. The Mayor has full authority to command the Chief of Police to see that these laws are com plied with. The Chief of Police has as much power to order his men to arrest these saloon keepers as he has to make the'sfeiui-annual raid on Second street. The Policemen have quite as good an opportunity to see that the' saloons ape breaking the law as they have to know that a game of faro is in progress some where in the back room of a fourth story, yet they break up the faro. But all, from the Mayor down, stand back and say, "Let somebody make complaint." Who has made complaint in these other cases Is it necessary that some one must make complaint before law-breakers can be arrested

Look at the political parties dodging this issue, each trying to pile it upon the shoulders of the other, and failing in this, both seeking to escape by crawling throngh the loophole of a technicality. If the Mayor should lay so much as the weight of a little fiuger upon a saloonkeeper he not only could never hold an other office, but would greatly injure the party to which he belongs. Should Policeman arrest a saloon-keeper there would be a vacant chair at the next rolleall. The very temperance advocates are cowards since they can see for them selves, at night and on 8unday, that the saloons are defying the law, and yet they fear to make complaint. Why this unl versal cowardice Simply because these liquor dealers have the balance of politi cal power corked up in the bottles on their shelves. But suppose you undertake to prosecute one of them. It will be very hard* in the first place, to find an informer who will go before the Grand Jury and not lose his memory aa soon as he gets there, but should you succeed Ih having your saloon-keeper indicted it is impossible to obtain a conviction. There area hundred little technicalities by which he can escape, but even if he does not take advantage of these you can never find a jury of twelve men who will agree upon a verdict.

If you should take the opinions of all the best legal minds in the state you will find them almost unanimously in favor of a very large license law and the violation, a penitentiary offense. In this way, about half the saloons would be closed and the other half would become, in a measure, responsible for the character of their business. But it might be said, If they do not pay a small license, how

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polled to pay the Government license which even the most disreputable among them never dftre to evade. Let the State appoint Agents, just as the Government does, whose legitimate business it shall be to see that this law is complied with and if it is not, Bend the offender to the penitentiary. All the more respectable fia«» of the liquor dealers are in favor of heavy license and a.compulsory law They conderftn those of their number who do not pay the license at present required, but ate afraid to prosecute them lest they, themselves, should be prosecuted in return, for selling on Sunday etc

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The statute, as it now reads, requires every liquor seller to pay a license of $100, but there are in Terre Haute over 100 saloons which pay no license at all This, if collected, would realize more than $10,000 each year for the public schools. Thoqe gentlemen who are so exceeding worried lest the School Fund should be defrauded are invited to attend to this matter immediately.

The object of our prominent temperance advocates is the very highest and noblest, but they must be guided by practical common sense, and can only hope to reduce and modify this evil which never will be entirely suppressed. In the meantime, it is the duty of every one who loves his fellow men to use all his influence in favor of sobriety, to create a powerful public sentiment against intemperance, and to cultivate in the hearts of the children that strength of morals and firmness of character which will enable them to resist temptation, whatever form it may assume.

I can not close this article without referring to GEOBOE ALFRED TOWNSBND or "Gath" as he is best known 10 literary world, who is to lecture here on Monday,evening. He probably stands at the head of newspaper correspondents, a prominent feature of the nineteenth century litorature. If one's time for reading were limited he could get good understanding of the entire polit ical situation from "Gath's" daily letters to the Cincinnati Enquirer. His knowledge of, men and events is wonder ful, and it is said, what he does not know, he imagines. As a political writer he is withoflt a peer, but when comes to social questions, the better class of men and women must certainly take exceptions. For instance, a short time ago, in reflecting very seriously on the oharac&t1 ofc Benjwnml*ra«kUn, he closed by saying, "In view of these facts we are not surprised to tofoar that he drank only water!" It will be anew idea to a great many persons,that drink ing wine is conducive to morality

But it is principally in speaking of women that "Gath" allows his sarcasm to get ahead of his judgment. One is always nettled and irritated at his manner, rarely referring to them except to describe their physical appearance Sometimes we are told that they are buxom and well-preserved again, that they are "well-fed and well-exercised," or "fine *ud young enough to marry again," generally winding up by stating how msny children thfey have "brought forth." He usually gives the bretd, hints at the age and tells how long it takes her to trot a mile. Last week he devoted one whole letter in the Enquirer to what he would probably call "females,"a few extracts of which are given below.

It is the object of all considerate parents to marry their children and get tfcem beyond temptation and particularly to see that the females, whose knowledge of the world is less thorough be wives, and under the magistracy of a man at tho proper age." Again, "The object of pursuit of every healthy woman is a man to love her." "Men are apt to look below them for their wives." "The well-fed, well-eAercised, radiant young woman grows very restless under her independence and is apt, like Mother Eve, to see her way clear to a man as he comes in sight." "The number of worldly women is increasing who do not believe in matrimony, at all." "Housekeeping, obedience, fixed habits are the scorn of many a woman whom modern, times have corrupted." It is not necessary to quote farther to show the gentleman's opinion of woman, a sensual creature, crazy to marry, yet not believing in matrimony under the magistracy of a man, yet scorning obedience. Will the Khedive please come over and replenish his harem

When "Thomas, the iDoubter" has finished his lectures, and wishes to pursue his studies of the inferior sex, will be kindly select his models elsewhere thafi among the worldly women of New York and Washington City

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Derby laughed and said: "Well,he certainly has the trick—faculty, I mean—of impressing one that way. He has the fine culture that Emerson taught: that pleasing and flattering attention to the one before him, that earnest and sympathetic interest in another shown by so few. I wonder sometimes why I am so awfully bored by certain folks. I know now—because they only talk of 'I,' 'me' and 'mine.' I suppose if they flattered me with a bint now and then that my own personality interested them I would enjoy them more. I get very tired of men who talk 'shop' and women who talk domestic affairs.' But to return to your first loves, Miss Laura, what right have you to go out of your fold to admire strange shepherds?" "Oh, I am general enough to admire any Catholic spirit—but I do with Mr. Howe, that time he studied the thirtynine articles, had become an Episcopalian—he would have made such a good

No need of it. I think' you divide the people on that subject as much as we divided the day. You know if I don't go to church, neither do I go to saloons on that day. Also, that I have no faith in legislating religion. I see you shudder, Mrs. Welby. Why dc I think so? Because I see as the world grows older and wiser it cares less for such laws, and yet it is better than it once was. Law is to protect people from one Knottier not to teach them morality. You have to teach children to be good before they knew what law is. Law don't make people good. I do not believe any have right to bid orderly me to go or not to go here tod there. If so, the majority tnight make me go to mass or chapel, as in old times. I will admit one such law if you can define it—one that will protect orderly people from the disorderly."

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"Met your particular admiration, Mr. Howe, on the street yesterday," said Derby to Miss Laura, breaking up what seemed a profound reverie. "You did! Why didn't you come right here and tell me—and I so positively wild to see him! Just a glimpse of him cures me of blues and makes me content with the world and myself. Do you know you feel with him that if he likes you, you must be of some account, and you are sure he does,"

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bishop." •, "Clever hit, Miss Laura! That's his forte, organizing and administration, untanglijpg snarls, and lifting loads— that's a bishop's work. My impression of the clever parson is that he is the social element in orders, a sort of consecrated unknown quantity always needed to make our perplexed society a harmonious whole. When he moves up-stairs in that fine hundred thousand dollar church the liberal Peorians are building, he will not thank you even to be a bishop."

McEwan, to excite the Major, remarked: "You seem to be arranging matters to give us the May election. I think if you take on your shoulders a few more reforms like prohibition and Sunday laws you may as well hand the city over to us Democrats on a perpetual lease." "We are not fixing things. It is you crafty fellows that are artfully shaking such questions, along with paying stones and stteeet bridges, as they do rtfr ragS to draw on bulls—and' geese—I believe they both object to red." "Are we indeed? Did we inveigle three thousand to sign your Sunday petition—did we entice P. into print? Of course he had to be coaxed." "No, but if you did not," said Derby, "your game is evident. But why mention P. or any of his principles with a sneer you know they are working for what they believe right and for the general welfare. Because you were raised in a country where churches are open of a Sunday morning, and saloons in the afternoon, are you going to insist on the same here?"

_Jac," said the Professor. "Hasn't a ffcSlKl** UNUWII IW christian community right to guard its

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Why, Mr. McEwan!" exclaimed Miss Laura, aghast. "Then you wouldn't want any laws against gambling, prize fights, or—or—all kinds of awful things." ," "There you go. Because I am not a Sabbatarian, therefore I am a gambler, a rough, and so on. Don't I say I want laws to protect the orderly from the disorderly, whijsh would include^gamblers,

etc." tJjie 1* "But you want P's and Q's to stop working for Sunday law and a quiet Sabbath, and all that.** "No,

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rock in the desert from whioh flows the pure undefiled stream of political and religious truth and he winked at the Major as he continued: "Of course I want th'em to work for a quiet and restful Sunday, but not on the basis of an impracticable old law adopted by a mud die-headed legislature from a middleaged priestcraft. There is no use of hammering away at the Mayor and Council. They cannot do anything. I suppose," he added, with a langh, "if you could have a P. for a Mayor, twelve of him for a Council, and thirty more of him on the police force, and a good big jail, you could enforce the law for about three months—then the jail would be chock-full."

The Major said: "McEwan has some general ideas of personal liberty that worry him—and he is half right. Wfr need for the general good of men who* ought not to work more than six days«a week—to secure to every man who is bound by another's bidding, a day of* rest. To secure to him this right we ought to protect him from unscrupulouscompetition. If Phil May, or Owen,. Pixley & Co., or Rippetoe close their establishments and dismiss their employs, their rivals must not be allowed to steal their trade. The law should be very simplq, very liberal in its exceptions and based upon the existing habits of people. And yet, it is ever so simple it cannot be rigidly enforced. You know 'judgment must first begin at the house of God,' and so must practice.. Until the custom is withdrawn the supply will continue. Until tho principle is developed, the temptation will prevail and succeed." "Well, I am glad, Major, you left a loop-hole for retreat," exclaimed Mrs. Welby. "I thought you were going to say nothing could be done, nor need be done." "Oh, bless you, no! Plenty to do, but I don't believe in moralists relying on laws too much nor would it be pleasant to think of our amiable, zealous reformers stopping work. Think what a hush there would be if we were never to hear one of them iay more 'this thou shalt do,' and 'this thou shalt not do.' Like as whon a clock stops in the night, we almost hear the silence—and dread it." 'Twould be," exclaimed the Professor, "like the awful calm of the Revelation when 'there was silence in Heaven for the space of half an hour.'" "And what came then?" asked Jack,, with renewed interest. .'•Then came, with the opening of the seal,tempest8 and hurricanes, blight and pestilence, freezing and fire, floods and famines, and unutterable woes." "All from silence," said the youth. "Well, let the work go on but why is it when some of our .most intensely intense reformers get to work that opposition seems to spring up under their feet, wherever they plant them."

The Professsr replied, on classic loreintent: "I think they worry us because they are so very right, And we often so very wrong. Like Aristides, you know, who whon the Greeks were voting on his. banishment, was asked by a slave to. write the name of Aristides on the shell'I don't know him,' said the slave, 'but I am angry and tired from hearing him called the Just.' So Aristides went into exile, and when the Greeks wearied of the silence they called him back to resume his lectures, for I suppose like other good men, he would talk."

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hindrance and disturbance?" at., jfew T«rk Cltjr. Driftliusell it, "Show me the people that wants to," thumping the table till the plates rat tied. "Show me a community where such lawa are not a dead letter. Yes, sir, and always will be. If everybody wanted such laws you wouldn't need them, and you don't need them because you don't want them."

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•ere Cold and a short trial of your celebrated Iadlai* A. J. UAIJ.

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HOW THEY DANCE IN jp&lL'fr. In Italy, when the country mtin and women danco together, the first thing they do is to toss off their shoes, if they wear any. A man doesn't go up to a

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xes his eye-on her from a distance and nods. She nods in return, and then both* kick off their shoes and advance towardv each other ond begin to dance. Tbedance, besides being an incessant up and down of steps, represents also quite little love drama in gestures, and the success of the dance depends on the cleverness of the dancers to express this mimic scene. The man courts, pleads, beseeches, runs after bis danoer, tries to clasp her waist and kiss her all the time be is dancing, without ever pausing. The girl, of counie, denies, laughs, shakes her head and escapes her partner, till at last, the dance finished, she rushes to her place and resumes her shoes.

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