The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
THE STATE PRESS.
Pungent Comments on the Legislature and
Other Current Political Topics.

Lawrence Mail: There is one thing the
Legislature of Indiana did which is calcu-
lated to gladden. the hearts of our people
1t adjourned.
Rochester Tribune: While the investi-
CATION of the Insane Asylum is incomplete,
the charges made against its management
by the Republican party.
Wabash Plain Dealer: The people of In
diana will never learn the true inwardness
of the hospital management till the pro-
tecting wing of Democratic legislators is
withdrawn. Then there will be some start
ling developments.
Morgan County Reporter: Increase of the
license fee Is victory of no mean proper
tiOns for the temperance people of the State,
and it should be taken advantage of. Let
the full limit of the law be enacted against
all applicants under this new regime.
KokOmO Gazette-Tribune: With con-
tractor Sullivan in Canada and Treasurer
Gapen under arrest for embeZZlement, the
indianapolis Journal is reasonably vindi-
Gated in It's persistent and consistent as
sault on the management of the Insane
Hospital.
New Albany Tribune: First of all the
United States marshals, the official light
ming has struck Ed Hawkins. of Indiana.
We know a large bunch OF Democrats at
Eds old home who will now respond for
the first time to the old familiar question,
What's the matter with Harris0nW Hes
all right"
Lafayette Courier: The wreck Of the In
dianOpOlis Insane Asylum gang Is COM
plete Sullivan is an outcast, Gapen is un-
der arrest and the rest of the crew are mo-
mentarily expecting to be indicted. Justice
is tritie slow under some circumstances,
but it is certain to sooner or later Overtake
transgreSsOrs.
Logansport Journal: The investigation
of the Insane Hospital at Indianapolis was
Sfn at n no m str
dirt by the friends of the rascally manag-
ers of the institution in the Legislature.
There is no doubt that a little more digging
would have shown large stealings and q
general condition of rOttenness that would
have been fatal to the spoils management
of our State benevolences.
Columbus Republican: The Democratic
party of Bartholomew county will have to
change its methods of carrying elections or
else it will have an opportunity of testing
the efficiency of the new election laws. Its
violations of the previous laws have been
open and willful, and we have no expecta-
ton that it will pay any more Difference to
existing laws than to previous ones until it
shall have been made to smart.
Mishawaka Enterprise: The hide-bound
methods of our State Legislature in passing
q bill restricting the importatiOns of
dressed beef into the State by requiring
State inspection of cattle before killing, is
on par with that other senseless and I'M
constitutional measure prohibiting the
piping of natural gas out of the State.
Where would this sort of thing land US if
this Democratic misrepresentation of
States rights" should be followed out in
all other directions and adopted by other
Statesf
Terre Haute Express: 1t will be remem-
bered that much was said about the austen
ity and aristocracy of General Harrison,
but since he became President we learn
that no head of the family in the White
aristOcratic. cold ben" Harrison. He
walks about town, causing the Washing
tonians to open their eyes in wonder, be-
cause they had come to believe, during the
reign of the jovial, big fellow, who lved
over beer saloon in Buffalo. that the g.
cupant of the White House could not show
himself to the vulgar populace. Gradually
the people will discern that Indiana,s
Ben" while he may never have been hail
fellow-well-met about town. is q self-re-
speeding, yet very cordial gentleman. 1t is a
distinction worth observing. There is a
big lesson in il.