The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-21
EXPRESSIONS OF TIE STATE PRESS.

Logansport journal: To help the spoils system
is the road to Democratic pardon for all Of
lenses
Washington Gazette: The rascals will be
turned out and the books opened at the next
election.
Muncie News: The political signal service
does not indicate the approach of the good times
we promised.
Greencastle Banner: This is great year for
Democrats. The Indiana Democratic congress
sional conventions are all having twins
Franklin Republican: The indications are that
the people who were clamoring loudest for a
change are about ready for another.
Kentland Gazette: 1t seems as though Cleve-
land is determined to let the old soldiers know
that this is a Democratic administration.
LaPorte Herald Chronicle: The appropria-
tons in Congress this session have overrun last
years by some $23, 100000. These are Demo
cratic times
Greencastle Times Postmaster Jones' of In
dianspolis. is getting his force in good shape to
be fired bodily and in bunch, early in the
spring of 1885,
Goshen Times: The exrebel Congressman are
getting In good many ticks this session at the
men who had the audacity to fight them some
twenty-oid years ago.
Anderson Herald: If official patronage is such
great advantage TO the party in spoveer why all
these bitter dssensions and implacable hatrsds
WIlcb are renOlng the democracy!
Fowler Era It was the Democratic party
that, within the past four years, notwithstand
ing the enormous sums raised by taxation, in
creased the debt of Indiana S., 100000
Mitchell Commercial: This economical ad-
ministration is falling far short of what was ex-
pected, except it be TO deprive few disabled sol
diers from receiving pensions due them.
Warsaw Indianian. An Eastern newspaper
says that only one Democratic member of Con-
gress defended the civil service law" That is
one more than was to have been expected
Frankfort Banner: The only security Ameri-
can people have is in obedience to law. Officers
of the law should set an example and always con-
fine their acts within the limits of the law.
Ekhart Review: The Democracy is doing Just
what it predicted it would, kicking over the
ladder on which it rose to the top The independ-
ents and the mugwumps are getting beauti
fully left.
Steuben Republican: The Republican principle
is the unstained purity of the ballot box-honest
elections every time. everywhere. in which votes
shall represent principles, convictions, not money
nor whisky.
Butler Record: The contention and strife now
existing in the Democratic party proves conclu-
sivey that it is only party of spoils, and that
it is utterly incapable of coping with any of the
great issues at stake.
Princeton Clarion: Democracy for Offices only
will do very well as a party in opposition but it
is a poor thing to put in control of great ma
ton at critical period Let us turn the rascals
out. The people want.a change.
Michigan City Enterprise: If one year of ad-
ministrative rule has had the effect of nearly dis
rupting the party ard driving its members all
wild, what sort of wreck will the Democracy
be st the end of the fourth year,
Wabash Courier: If Canada runs short Of
"bait' she has Indiana's permission to tide her