The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-20
THE STATE PRESS.
Pointed Remarks of Indiana Editors on Topics
of Current Political Interest.

Porter County Videt.o: Ex-Governor
Gray wants pie or nothing. He Will prOba-
bly, get nothing.
Portland Commercial: If the new tax
law was made to squeeze money out OF In
dividuais, it IS success.
Hendricks County Republicans: The
strongest argument against the new tax
law will be the tax receipts.
Nashville Graphic: The attempt to boil
ster Isaac PeBnyroyal Gray's presidential
chances fell with dull thud.
Monticello Herald The man who can
sing No loot of land do possess" ought 20
be happy under the new tax law.
New Castle Courier: From behind Pile
thOric shocks OF wheat smiling farmers
may now invite calamity shriekers to pass
on.
Columbus Republican: The party which
denied the presidential nomination to Hen
bricks. can hardly be expected to give it
to a man like Gray.
Muncie Times: The farmers are inst now
which is equivalent to saying they are
thrashing the Democratic party.
Steuben Republican,: The man who has
not discovered that the political drift is
favorable to the Republicans, and has been
for some weeks past is not close observer
of the signs of the times.
Mount Vernon Sun: The administration
of President Harrison has materially adj
vanced the prosperity of the country. and
it is believed the people next year will
want things to 60 on as they are.
Upton Advocate: If there are any
poverty stricken farmers in this county,
that are made SO by the operations of the
Mckinley law. they can engage themselves
to dime museums at good salaries.
Wabash Plain Dealer: The hum and rat
tie of the thrashing- machine Is heard in
every direction. and thousands of bushels
of heat are started to market every day.
Contentment and prosperity are going
hand in hand these days. and the calamity
shrieker has lost his job.
Huntington Herald: The protective pol
icy of the Republican party is as impor-
tant as was it's stand In its early history
against slavery. Free trade will break
down home industries, will destroy the
home market. will deprive labor of It's op-
pOrtunities. IL is policy of suicide.
Kokomo Gazette Tribune: Green Smith
continues to grind out his opinions on the
new tax law. The opinions of the tax pay
amount of taxes they have to paw, and
their opinions will, no doubt. be vigorous
ly expressed at the polls when the next
State election rolls around
Bluffton Chronicle: The Democratic press
of the State is industriOusly engaged in an
effort to make people believe that the tax
law enacted by the last Legislature is q
great blessing to the people. and while thus
engaged Chairman Jewett, of the Demo
cratic State central committee, is instruct
ing Democratic officials how to avoid the
law.
North Vernon Plain Dealer: The late
Democratic Legislature did not tighten the
burdens of the Taxpayers, but provided for
an increase of 81 10000 of the State debt,
increasing the State tax rate 80 per cent
and providing that the lands shall be as.
sessed AZ their full cash value. which makes
the State tax more than 100 per cent.
higher.
Frankfort News: The honest Democratic
farmer whose State tax levy was made
three times as much by the law of 1891, as
it was before, will not shout himself hoarse
over the campaign cry of economy and re-
FORM put forth by Democratic leaders lust
before an election. He will be thinking of
what these leaders did when intrusted with
power.
Logansport Journal: A great many DEM
Ocratic papers IN the State pretend to be-
lieye that the people of the State will go
into ecstacies over the new tax law when
they fully understand il. These optimists
no doubt. wonder why farmers do not get
out the band and welcome the grasshop-
pers or give reception parties to the nudge
in their wheat.
Clay County Enterprise: When the De-
mocracy shall succeed in making money so
cheap and abundant that it can be got on
easy terms by the bushel would there be
any lnuuCcmcut luz iucu w uO ndNc DIaW
and muscle or any thing else of real value
to sell, to exchange them for such money!
The hard earned dollar 10 the valuable dol
lar and no honest man can fully enjoy any
other.
Madison Courier: Nothing 10 moro alb
! surd than the repeated assertions of tho
Democratic press that the late Democratic
tax law does not increase the farmer
taxes. When farm lands are assessed al
most double in value TO what they were un-
der the old law the farmer can readily sec
that even under the old rate of taxes, he
must pay more in proportion to the in
crease of assessment.
Winamac Republican: Personal property,
merchandise and such property has always
been assessed at about its real value. anu,
therefore. the increased sppraisement will
affect 1t very little. but real-rstate ap-
praisement IL very much increased. Now.
If the levy for local purposes 10 reduced