The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-29
THE STATE PRESS.
Expressions of the Country Newspapers Upon
Matters of Current Interest.


tnat the Republican party has weli-earned rep
utatlon Tor nerve as well as heart and head.
Marion Chronicle
The Democrats, in endeavorine to steal the
Legislature are only adding another layer to
the monument that brands them "a thieves.
Wabash Plain Dealer.
Certainly not Senator Harrison would not
think of doing such thing But would some
Democrat in Indiana accept a United States
senatorshp that the people have voted to Sena-
tor Harrison9 That is the question .-Ligonier
Leader.
CERTAIN parties are now trying Co start boom
for Judge Gresham, of this State for the presi-
dency in 1883. Judge Gresham is much of
gentleman, and his friends will do him favor
to let him remain where he is for Indianians
will remember his GOODNESS in the last campaign.
Lebanon Mercury.
1t is stated on reliable authority that the DEM
ocratic national committee Ia collecting money
TO dump into Indiana to be used in the contest
cases in the Legislature. This means that
Doodle and bribery are to be resorted to in order
that the expressed will of the people may be
overthrown- Greensburg Review.
The Republicans of the Indiana Legislature
will be expected to carry out to the letter the
doctrines laid down in the platform on which
they were elected, and If they are defeated let
the responsibility rest where it belongs, the
Democratic party. The people look to the Re-
publican legislators for relief. Madison Courier.
AAO S0EEy dIlu CuHuBcu bhlly -Sucoto
having failed to give the Legislature to the DEM
ocrats, the leaders are preparing to steal it by
turning out enough Senators to give them q ma
Jorlty on joint ballot, and thus defeat the will OF
the people in the reelection of Senator Harri
son. Theirs is desperate case, and will require
the use OF desperate remedies Lawrence Mail
Whoever the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent IN 1883 may be- he must be Republican
who honestly and heartily supported Blaine and
Logan in 1884 Senator Edmunds and Judge
Gresham were neither one conspicuous in sheit
loyalty to the Republican party in that campaign,
and neither be doomed" into prominence
hereafter, although an effort is being made to do
so.--Huntington News Express.
Considering the bad manner in which Mr.. Ed
munds has treated Mr.. Blaine, by refusing to
help him when he was candidate for President,
and lately characterizing him as dishonest,
Blaine can hardly be blamed for his action
But for Edmunds and other pharisaical Repub-
licans like him, Blaine would now be President
and the Republican party would be in power:
They have much to answer for. -Evansvlll6
Journal
The Presidents letter is in many respects q re-
markable one. A fair Interpretation of his We've
on the subject of the cases is, that he generally
disapproves political speechmakIng by federal
office holders, but reinstates Benton becauses
his speeches were in support OF the administra-
ton, while those of Stone were against it This
knocks pretty large-sized hole into mugwump-
cry, and will, therefore. greatly annoy politicians
of that absurd school--South Bend Times.
1t is the impression entertained hereway that
because Joseph E. Mcdonald is corporation at
torney he would not be the very proper person to
obtain the Senatorship from Indiana. 1t IL
further said that the Republicans, II they fail to
carry out their thievish intentions, in favor
of him because of his close utilization with mo.
nopolists in the capacity of an attorney They
think he will vote for and further their schemes
The Times does not believe this, although on its
face there IL a nlausibilitV. -ShalhVvilIa TtmAa
(Dem)
Recently it became necessary to divide the
chair Of modern languages into two, with -9reA-
lessor for each. One of these is styled the chair
of 'Germanic Languages and Literature;" the
other. the "Romanic Languages and Literature"
To the latter Dr. Karsten. distinguished philol.
ogist. at present of the University of Geneva,
Switzerland has beer elected and has accepted.
There may be something romantic or novel In
these designations, but that is all the romance
and novel reading they will furnish. Richmond
Palladium.
II the Indiana Legislature doesn't tackle the
prison-labor question this winter there will be
some designations called for. The call will be
loud, and it will come from the people. It wonb
do to fool with this question any longer. The
workingmen will not stand it, nor are they to
blame. This thing of putting honest labor in
the race with convict work is played out, and it
will have to stop. Now come, gentlemen of the
Indiana Legislature, give this your early atten-
ton, and thereby receive the thanks Of the peo-
PIE of Indiana.-Lafayette Courier.
This is a remarkable attitude for great party
to assume. First, through their Attorney gen.
eral, they declared that there was vacancy
Then they nominated judge, whom they rec.
commended as profound lawyer, to fill it, and
he accepted the race But, now that they are
beaten, they get together and declare that there
was no vacancy, and that the successful candi4
date cannot be seated. No wonder that the sucs
cess of such a party has alarmed the country
In being party to such movement Mr. Mo.
Donald is trifing with his reputation He ,nusA
be getting into his dotage. -Greencastle Ban
per,
The indianapolis gang, assisted by Voorhees,,
Lamb 81 Co., are, in their own minds at least
executing some very adroit and brilliant flank
movements In their conduct of the present fight
for the control of tho Legislature They are
making lots of noise and raising clouds of dust
in all parts of the State. This is no doubt done
to attract attention in another direction while
boldly they get in their work by simply bare
faced stealing and bald-headed perjury But
Huston's starved dog is onto the scent, and their
little game won't work worth cent Ben Har-
risoE will succeed Ben Harrison, so all this fuss
and feathers goes for naught. Frankfort Ban
ner
The local option prohibition principle as in-
dorsed by the Republican party will In the end
bring relief to the people of this State, But 1t il
confronted by powerful and defiant opposition
and needs the aid of every real friend OF prohi-
bition those who fight it from political stand
point are not many. but they are capable Of in
finite mischief to the cause they profess to ad-
vocate. They exalt the means far above the
end. and seem to prefer defeat rather than suc-
cess by any other But success will come in
spite of them if wise counsels prevail and the
successful efforts of the friends of the cause In
other States are taken as a ide.-Richmond
Palladium
''The attempted domination by the Liquor
League OF political parties and legislation is Q
menace to free institutions which must be met
and defeated" So reads the Republican plat
form. The usurpation of Ayres, that most
righteous judge whose place secured by the
deliberate changing of the tally sheets at the in
stigation of the Liquor League. is an example OF
this domination it must DO met and de-
feated. The committee of one hundred should
cease not until the whole infamy is exposed and
the thieves punished. AS Ayres deliberately
frauds upon the tally Sheets is he Of particepa
criminis and equally guilty with the thieves2