The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-03
The Madison Star says:

The Legislature convenes next week. While as
mstter of course every senator and Repre-
sensitive in the State is plethoric as to new laws.
/ and has dozens of schemes, 1t may be. to the
more satisfy mis- constituency, we really do not
see muCh for the body TO do. To use the words
] OF well known politician: livery Legislature
Is more disastrous than Morgan raid" If the
| distinguished gentlemen who feel that they have
great weight of resp nSioiity upon their shout
ders will only see that the state otfices have been
properly conducted inquire into the workings of
| the new Iosd and water works laws, repeating
the latter aud make the appropriations as low as
/ possible allowing no State House Jobs 10 go
through. and then adjourn, is all the Star will
ask. Yet we presume there will be bills fntrO-
duced 10 regulate the stopping and starting Of
clocks and perhaps to aid the Society for the En-
couragement of Investigation IN the Modern
School of technology, or something similar. We
legiklatOr who desires % and tni ks be can fully
represent the wishes of his constituency.
The Benton Review, In looking over the
past in regard TO itself, says:
When we took charge Of the Review 1t was
bankrupt. bOIn in purse ana prirciple. To-day it
is read oy large and Intelligent class OF people;
lis su bscTip.iOn list comprises the very best men
In the County; IL the pair mage given the Review
both in aov, rtisiDg and job work. indicates aby-
thing, our journalistic efforts have been more
The keytew is now upon a more substantial
footing than ever before While II is gall" to
some TO know that the Review is the "oficial''
organ II wears the honor, and the editor pockets
the profits with due and becoming modesty.
The Ripley County Journal says:
Would it not be well for our Legislature TO
pass law requiring applicants for teachers H.
ceDse to pey n fee of fifty cents, the money TO 90
toward deiraying the expenses of The County In.
sutute, instead of the amount now appropriated
by the County for this purposef
The Logansport Journal says:
Do the people of Losansport desire 1t to be I'M
derstOot aud considered settled that they
willing or unable to enforce the laws and prevent
gsmoiirg and the sunday liquor trainer Are
responsibility in this matter? Is it not fact that
gambling aud the sunday liquor traffic exist and
flourish by the tacit consent Of the community
that professedly condemns those evils and offers
numerous prayers for their destrDctionf Let us
look the truth souarely 10 the lace. III every
person In this city who deprecates these evils was
In earnest about IL the evils would soon disap.
pear. Why are we not in eernest7 Why should
evil run riet while the good opposed 10 IL sleeps
sweety under the narcotic influence Of selfish in
diference7
The Hancock Democrat says:
Senator Pendleton. of Ohio. is revealing in Re
publican clover. His civil service reform bill
tsssed the Senate yesterday by vote OF 80 TO 5.
seustor Brown moved TO change the title 70 read,
"A bill to perpetuaie I'm Office the Republicans
who now control the patronage OF the Govern
ment" II this bill passes the House which is
very probable, the hands of q Democratic dmiD-
istration. should one be elected in 1884 will be
com pletely tied, ana his underlings will be of
opposite politics The Republican party wall be
cruel ii deed II II does not reward Mr.. Pendieton
for the valuable aud timely service he has per-
formed.
The Kokomo dispatch, in little talk to
itself and its friends, says:
The Dispatch for 1888 will. as ir the past. array
itself sgainst every phase and sembl ance OF ny
pocrisy, fraud, corruption both public and pri-
vafe vice. iptemperance, lawlessuess ana evil
doing. IN matters political II will represent as
best 1t may Jeffsrsonlan Democracy. pure and
simple. Its chief end will be TO collect aud pre-
sent In a truthful and crisp manner the local
news Of the entire County. Through all and in
all II will constantly keep the fear of the Lord
before its eyes, tell the naked truth and walk
circumspeolly before men. No we'll regulated
family can afford to do without II. Democrat
Republican, Grtenbacker saint and sinner. male
ard female, will live better aud die happier by
having perused its columns ifty-two times year.
Begin with the new year.