The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-15
SPIRIT OF THE. STATE PRESS.

Columbia City Post: LII the Forty-ninth
Congress desires to be succeeded by one of q
different political majority 1t need only to
elect Randall Speaker.
Elkhart Sentinel: There is talk about the
Legislature setting aside the tax. or Dor
tion of it, paid by the insurance companies
in this State as fund out OF which to pay
rewards for the detection OF incendiSriss.
The idea is good one and saould be car
riec out.
Auburn Courier: All the interest that
Republicans seem 10 feel in political mat
ters seems u bs centered ca the Offices. II
they can only hold on the Offices taey are
satisfied. II they are TO lose the Offices, thev
are In despair, and say the country Is going
to the "demnition bow woHs.'
Decatur Democrat: MsJor Steele WAS in
this city sgsin last Saturday, while GA his
way 20 Washington. The Major seems to
be considerably worried about his contest
for seat in the next Congress. He appears
to conclude that there age good grounds for
unseatIng him, and is using ever means in
bis power to make IS good q showing as pos
sible.
Brazil Democrat: Now, that it is generally
understood that our fellow townsman,
Charles n. knight, is in the race for tbs
Internal Revenue Collectorship, we hear
many favorable remarks about It. If there
is one man in Clay whom ell Democrats of
the county would like to see successful in
his aspirations, that man is Charles II,
knight,
Nashville Jacksonian: Republican poll
ticians and preachers insist that the colored
people of the South are not permitted to
vote as they please, etc. II this IS true, then
il seems this fact alone was sufficient reason
for defeating the Republican party. If the
Republican party had failed for twenty
years 10 secure to the colOred the rights of
citizens, it would fail forever. Ii was time
to lei another party try to remedy the evil.
Spencer Democrat: During these closing
days of Republican rule when the financial
depression OF the country amounts to al
most panic, the people should remember
that the organs of RspubhGsnism boosted all
last summer and fall of the great prosperity
of the country under Republican admins
tretion. The daily failures in business dur.
ing the campaign and the continual cut
ting OF wages and discharge OF employees
were siudiously kept from the public. TIE
facts could not always be concealed, and
DOW the people are begin ning to realize tbs
condition OF things.
Charlottesville Review: One Of the most
interesting features # the New Orleans Ia
dustrial Expo .itioD, recently inaugurated,
is the opportunities afforded our colored fell
low-citizsns for display Of their Industrial
activities and inventive talents. There is no
room for doubt, they will have equal chances
with their white neighbOrs IN every respect.'
Hon. Il. K. Bruce, a cOlored ex-United
Senator, aud person Of excellent character,
viii be a. he head OF the department. 1t
will be a rars opportunity. Let our cOlored
fellow citizens improve Is, and show to the
world their dark skin does not dim the glow
of inventive genius Most work and spirit
Of emulation and less OF politics is just
what the colored people of all sections nest
now.
Marion Democrat: We now hope to see
the present Legislature take immedi.
ate steps to repeal the present unsatig-
factory, not to say outrageous, Cir.
cult Court ditch law. We have it from the
best OF authority that not one single ditch
made in con- planes with this Circuit Court
law, in Grant Comfy, has proven satis-
factory 20 lie parties interested. And not
only this, bdt We are also assured that the
Circuit Court ditch law is much-very
much-more expensive than the old County
Commissioners ditch law. Indeed we are
told by those in q condition to know where
c. they speak, that the office of Ditch Com
missioner has become one OF the most prof
liable OF our county officers, and there are
three of these CON nissioners. True, under
the Circuit Court laws the fees Of the
County Auditor are somewhat reduced,
but the amount he loses IS as q drop in
the bucket 10 the large sums paid to
the three Ditch Commissioners. Our
people, God knows, are directly taxed until
! foTbesT6nce has almost ceased to os q virtue,
without their having to bear this additional
burden OF indirect taxation known as the
Circuit Court ditch law. We d0uOt il there
is 2 land owner IN Grant County, or in fact,
any other county in the State, but who
woul0 bail with pleasure the repeal of the
| Circuit Court lav1 and a return 20 toe old
| Comm issioueTs' Court law. Perhaps an i'm
prOyement might De made in both laws
| but of the two, the old law is infinitely
/ preferable.
On the Sly.