The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-17
The state-House Contractors.


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to put stop to the frauds.
The State House Contractors.
Fort Wayne Gazette.
The State house contractors are quietly at
work to carry their point The hotel corri-
doris are besieged with friends Of the claim"
who work the members upon every oppor-
tunity, and the contractors propose to tender
the members banquet, at which, no doubt,
they expect to make it clear why they cam
not complete the new building unless the
pittance asked is allowed.
The DeIuge of Bills.
Columbus Republican.
The average legislator seems to think That
his constituents will measure his efficiency
by the number of bills he presents, conse.
quently hundreds of crude measures on all
conceivable subjects are offered which have
no chance of passage, but only cucumber the
real business and take up the time of the
Legislature that should be more proftabiy
employed
The Amendments at Special Election.
Warsaw Herald.
Two parties, Republican and National,
made the demand that the amendments
should be submitted at a special election,
and polled majority vote in its favor, yet
| by the unfortunate division of votes and
| geographical location, party for years IN
the pententiary of public odium now as.
sumes to controvert the will of the people.
Don't Think There Are Pension Frauds.
Richmond Palladium
An investigation would show that there
are but few frauds under the pension laws.
The talk about pension frauds is q heN h
raised to distract attention from other mat
| ters The idea of posting those who receive
pensions like as if they were paupers aud
must be known as such, is an insult to tie
men who saved the life of the Nation.
Democracy and free schooi1.=s-1---- -
| Lafayette Journal
There is not an idle dollar of loanabe
school fund in this county, and we believe in
nearly all the other counties that fund is
drawing interest. There has been no com.
| plant by borrowers of the fund on account
of the rate of interest, and there is no reason
| why it should be reduced except to injure
the free-school system.
The "Submission" Democrats,
Martin County Tribune.
The indianapolis Journal is reminding the
members of the present Legislature, in SEES.
sion, that number of Democrats were elect
ed to that body on the pledge of voting foE
| the submission of the amendments The
| Journal is right in this, butwe fear the party
| lash has more influence over them than
| pledges made last fall.
Broader Application of the PendIeton Bill
New Castle Mercury.
We can't help feeling at times that "com.
petitive examination may not be a perfect
| panacea for all our ills, and we are bothered
to know why, if good, it ought not to be an.
piled to heads of departments and high off.
| Gals as well as low-priced clerkships. How
would it do to apply it to candidates for Con.
gress, for instance?
The Regulation of Railroads.
Rising Sun Recor der.
OF late years the thoughtful people of In
diana feel more and more the absolute neces,
| sity of some law to regulate and restrain the I
railroads, but all in vain, for the committees
are set up" against the people, and the
most important committee in the lower
house has railroads lawyer as its chairman.
The Most Important Subject.
Oxford Tribune.
The most important issue to be decided by
the Legislature this winter is the question
whether or.not the pending amendments will
be ratified and submitted to the people. All
questions of party or policy must yield to
the supremacy of the people. A free ballot
is necessary to the existence of q republic
The Pension Frauds.
Elkhart County journal.
The Commissioner of Pensions has esti
mated that from 80 to 40 per cent. of the
money paid out of the treasury for pension
claimants never reaches them at all. 1t is TO
be sincerely hoped that legislators will devise
some means to prevent the continuance OF
this abuse of national gratitude.
Lazy Legislature.
Richmond Palladium.
The Indiana Legislature is not starting ont
we'll. If the real work is not taken hold of
soon there will be little done at the regular
session, and special session will be necesS
sary. However our Democratic brethren
are bosses and we must let them have theiI
way
Waiting for Light.
Washington Gazette.
Will the pledges to the voters be ignored
the people be deceived. and the amendments
passed by without recognition? We await
to see what Democracy will do in this matter.
FuiI-Fiedged Western Compliment.
Butte Inter Mountain.
A. Zeehandelaar of Utah intends to reprcs
sent that Territory at the approaching
Worlds Exposition at Amsterdam He Is
a rustling business man, a Dutchman ands
liar of magnificent resources. He will makea
faithful representative
For Sweet Charitys Sake.
Philadelphia Record.
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