The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-16
THE COUNTY PRESS.
What the Editors of the Weekly Papers Are
Saying About Current Events


KsDtland Gazette: The Republicans of Indi-
ana will not be asleep this year. There is fluid
Of Grim son hue in their eye.
South Bend Tribune: The Mills tariff reduc-
ton workinRmen's impoverishing dill will come
up for consideration In the House next Tuesday.
Warsaw Times: There has never In tho in
dustrial world been more lawless. unjustifia-
BILE. disorderly and damaging s.strike" than that
OF the revolutionary obstructionists In Congress-
Richmond Palladium: The indianapolis Senti-
mel will not find any difficulty in compelling the
Republicans to face the music the tariff issue;
that paper will have its most serious work in
column on It's own side of the line.
La Grange Standard: The presiden cam
paign of 1884 opened 10 this country with only
fifteen Republican majority on trustees; this
year with $40. The straws which show which
way the wind blows this year mighty vigor-
Gus compared with those of four years ago.
Lafayette Courier: There is talk of convert
ing the government arsenal at Indianapolis into
The arsenal site is we'll adapted for the
purpose of place of rest and comfort for old
soldiers. and as it is it is about as useless an in
stitution as could be devised.
Hartford City Times: Republicans should
lose no time in organizing for the approaching
campaign. We have strong and willy foe in
the Democracy. No fooling now on and after
this. Eternal vigilance" ETC., may De rank
chestnut but it is great truth, and is especially
applicable to politics in this county
Frankfort Banner: The President is using the
appointment OK Chlef-1ustiCe as sort OF decker
commodity in advancing his ambition to be
unanimously renominated at St. Louis. The
trestle-board designs indicate shutting of
statesmen that will render a sectional solidity
In dissatisfied localities, so long thorn IN Mr.
Clevelands flesh
Warsaw Times: The States of Tennessee,
North Carolina. the Virginias. Louisiana. Flori-
d. and one or two Others are unquestionably
Republican a full vote and fair count The
Republicans of the Nation should not be
tent to let these States be longer counted by the
Democracy by reason OF murder, outrage, in
timidation, suppression.
Attica Ledger The Republican party is
pledged to the party of non-partisan manage.
ment of the benevolent institutions. For this
reason, 1t for no other they ought to succeed in
this State. The management of these institu-
tons during the past three years not find il
defender, except among the politicians who have
used them as a means for their own personal
gain.
Salem Republican Leader: The greatest gain
in the late election was in the popular vote. If
the vote fail stands in the ratio of that
of last week the Republican majority will be in
the neiehborhood of ten thousand. There is
evGry reason to believe that it will De increased
beyond that figure, for there has been q very
material change in public sentiment in this
State during the past year.
Fort Wayne Gazette There is no danger Of
the Republicans of Indiana forgetting TO OPP
pose Cleveland and his free-trade falacies dur
ing the coming campaign. They are to rnan,
down on his un-American policy announced
in his message But they will not overlook
the Democratic outrages in this State. Ali
issues are against the Democrats this year.
Lafayette Courier: 1t is the duty OF the people
of Indiana TO investigate the iniquities that
being practiced in the management of the
States benevolent institutions, and then cor
rect the evils that exist by voting them ont of
politics No man, Republican or Democrat
deserves to be elected to the Legislature who
will not pledge himself to use his influence to-
ward making the hospital management abso-
lutely non partisan.
tor Beo Harrison. For Governor of Indiana
Ex-Governor Albert g. Porter With these two
gentlemen, one to lead the national and the
other the State Republican ticket this year.
where could be found a stronger team7 If the
Republican party could not carry the State by
10000 with these gentlemen. then it would be
for the reason that it foreordained other
wise at the creation of the earth.
Crawfordsville journal: There can be no
possible excuse for importing farm products
from other countries to supply our markets.
Yet it is fact that one steamer alone recently
landed q, 800 barrels of foreign potatoes in New
York city. Last year we imported over $l0.-
oOO.O 900 worth of barley. The Mills bill pro-
poses to put all farm products on the free list
and thus invite greater importations. The
Democratic idea to be that Ireland and
Germany should have market for their farm
products. even if the American farmer should
be compelled TO go without market
Wabash Plain Dealer: Simeon Coy, the Demo
cratic heller, balloJ-box suffer, aud general
utility man for the politicians of the party in
HiaEAon county qua eno otato AZ iarEe, YET occu-
pies comfortable quarters in the jail at Indian-
apolis. the thin pretense being that he is sick.
Coy was convicted of high crime. and should
long ago have been taken TO Michigan City,
there to begin his term in the prison. While
common malefactors are hurried away from
family and friends after sentence hes been pro-
nounced. Coy has been permitted to hold
levees at the Jail and live in luxurious ease, all
because the abomipabe crime committed was
in the interest of the Democratic party. There
does not appear TO be supeYduity of old-fash-
Toned justice lying around promiscuously in In
diana these days.