The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-07
SPIRIT OF THE STATE PRESS.

ne is luiy quallned 10 Ill the position
sought.
Seymour Democrat, The protectionists
have certainly run mad. Their present pol
icy would speedily end sll our
now but a shadow of what it ought to be,
and make ours a land of m~onopolists snd its
favored classes q great body Of nsbobs.
Fort Wayne Sentinel: The Democratic
~party-the party under whose watchful csre
and wholesome policy the country grew
from infancy into vigorous m~anhood-win
soon resume the reins of Government and
strive to build up the waste places, revive
confidence and restore prosperity to our now
PROSTATE industries.
Franklin Jeffersonian: 1t is not only the
right, but the duty of every Administration,
in filling the positions of honor and trust at
its disposal, to ''selecs men whose diligence
and talents will insure in their respective
stations able and faithful CO operation" in
all its movements for honesty, economy and
reform In public affairs.
Lagrange Democrat: The Treasurer of
Kotciusko County publishes the annual no.
tice to taxpayers in all the papers of the
county, without regard to politics. This ia
as 1T should be. No county officer should
DSOpuno cuCu q strong pdrblSau as 10 deny the
minority party mem bers the right of getting
this Information from their own party pa
per.
Terre Haate Gazette: Samuel Jackson RAN
dali, of Pennsylvania, which State gave s ma
eighty thousand majority for Blaine at the
recent election, was 1T Birmingham, Ala,
yesterday and endeavored to persuade the
people that the true policy of the Govern
ment is to rob ninety-nine people out of
every hundred for the benefit of the hun
dredth man. He is also laying his pipes for
the Speakership Of the mex House.
Pike County Democrat: The Dsmncrat
joins the Charlottesville Review in the
opinion that General Grant has had all the
honorsa any one should xpect. Why should
he be placed on the retired list of the army
and paid S17 90 a year ell the resi- of his
life. when so many one-armed and one
legged soldiers have the poor pittance of
three or four dollars per month? Grant does
not need help-thousands upon thousands
OF brave soldiers do.
New Castle Democrat: The mistake of In
diana in its earlier history in failing to es-
isblish a university at Indianapolis is a mat.
Ter Of profound regret at this day. A uni
versity could have grown and developed
with the growth of the State, and at this
time we could have had an educational in
stitution that we would be proud of. From
some cause or other the State School at
bloomington has failed to make much i'm
preston upon our people, and the sooner ii
is closed altogether the better.
Logansport Phsros: Randall's ideas on
tax-reduction viii. net be sanctioned by
many people in the South. Neither will
they be in the North. 1t is certainly the
true theory of indirect taxation to tax lux
uries rather than the necessarles of life. AS
it is now there is a tax on both. The time
has come when the revenues must be re-.
duced. Randall admits this. He insists
that the reduction should be made on whisky
and tobacco. The true tax-reductionist says
1T should be made on sugar, rice, iron and
other necessaries.
Logansport Pharos: Randall, In his Louis.
vile speech, said that there had never been
an era of business depression that was SO I'm
accountable as the present one. He said
that other seasons of depression were pre-
coded by years in which the balance OF trade
was against US. He says tina during the
present de ~pression the balance of trade bas
been steadily in our favor. He attributes
the hard times 10 over taxation, aud yet he
sided with the Republicans and refused to
permit tax reduction.
Decatur Democrat: Had il not bsen for
votes bought by Steele and his followers in
Adams County. Kids majority would nave
been at least 100 more than it was. S.eeIe's
promises TO secure pensions, as well as his
direct buying of votes by his agents here.
made bin many votes which would other
wise have went TO Kidd. Ii is a well-known
fact hat Steele has carried the election in
this district three times by the corrupt aud
extrsvagant use OF money and all other
means which he could command to gain his
point. There is nothing to which ne would
not s.oop IN order to secure his election.
New Albany Ledger: While the last ST K
months OF the year 1884 were distinguished
for dizziness in trade throughout the coun-
try the MAJ ufactories aud other business
establishments OF New Albany have pas ed
through the trying ordeal safely, and all
enter the new year upon a sound basis. The
manufactures are all carrying large stocks,
but when the revival in trade comes-snd il
is confidently looked for by spring-they
will be prepared to meet all demands upon
them. Few cities of equal population and
capital can make q better showing in busi-
ness interests than New Albany.
Putnam Democrat: The people are pretty
close observers of the acts of the Legisla-
ture, and are disposed to hold the members
to q close account. The Democratic party
has been placed in power in the State, and
the Democrats in the General Assembly will
be held responsible for the legislation this
winter. They should discountenance al de-
lay in the prompt passage of the necessary
appropriation bills. and such other bills as
the necessities of the State demand. and ad-
journ within the Constitutional limit of the
session. There is no necessity for expert
mental legislation. LIST well enough alone
is a good rule for lawmakers.
Brazil Democrat: At his home in this
city and throughout the county. aud where
ever Mr.. knight is known, it is conceded
that he is not only a clever fellow, but a
worker who succeeds in anything he under
takes. AS Chairman of the Democratic