The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-02
The State Press.

The State Press.
II is only the clean-cut truth to say that
every particle of dissatisfaction with Pres
ident Harrison's administration has arisen
from the distribution of offices. There can
be nothing else, for he has had no chance
yet to outline policy.-New Albany Trib.
une.
THE tariff will be Justly reformed of
course, for we have Republican Congress
now. But the great question Will be tho
reforming of Southern methods. by tho
enactment by Congress of wise and
inst national election law.-Hartford City
Times
The majority in the last session of our
State Legislature was SO intensely partisan
and revolutionary that its zeal outran its
discretion and as a consequence almost
every one of its important enactments
tested IN the courts have been decided
unconstitutional.-Mou Vernon Sun.
In is not tariff revision" that the Demo-
Gratis in the coming Congress will shont for.
but tariff reform" And every body knows
that tariff reform" in the Democratic
mouth is only another term for tariff
smashing. Fortunately for the working
masses of the country both the majority IN
Congress and the President Ia the White
House are Republicans this year.-Noples-
vile Ledger.
THE people of the United States will
never have merchant marine that IS
worthy of the name: will never get swift
and frequent steamship communication
with the rich markets of South America.
will never see their mail carried IN vessels
over which their own nag waves. until.
through their government. they are willing
TO pay for these benefits, just as other civil
lied governments have paid, and are pay
ing for theirs.-Vincennes Commercial.
THE action of certain indianapolis Re-
publicans in naming Republican club
the Farwell Club because Senator Farweh
proposes TO introduce "a bill In the Senate
To ranaaf the civil law will searet-
w meet with the approval of Republicans
throughout the State. The Republican
policy is fixed and certain on tho civil
service law, and few disgruntled pollti-
clans Cannot change it.-COlumbus Re-
publican.
IT is confidently expected that President
Harrison will rub u liberal allowance Of
salt into the discharging wounds of disap-
pointed otfice-seekers, next Monday, by re-
newing his pledges TO ciyll-servIce reform,
which gives one opportunity 10 remark that
the Presidents determination 10 be a man
of his word, and of a few words. Will prove
God-send to the gOvernment service.
whatever misfortune ne may. FISK indlsid-
ually.-kendallville standard.
The Indiana Legislature should have re-
voked the charter of every company au-
| thorized by the State To do business IN In.
diana that has any connection WITH trust
The Legislature of Missouri passed law
of this kind aud go companies are already
on the hooks. All private corporations
that have authority to do business get is
from some state Legislature. Mr. Blaine
knew what he was saying when he declared
that trusts were not the creatures of Con-
gTess.-Peru Republican.
THE new school-book law has lowered
the price of school books and broken up
two or three monopolies. but IN doing so
has given US an inferior quality of book. i'm
| ferior in text. The law attempts {" give legal
life to a worse monopoly than we had. IL
this legalized monopoly il allowed 20 30 on
until il is firmly intrenched and the books.
| at a, great extra expense and confusion, are
introduced and put into universal use IN
| the State, the people will find a monopoly
| squeezing out the last penny IN the schools
| book deal. and in addition il will become
part of the political machinery OF parties
Fowler Era.