The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-27
THE STATE PRESS.

THERE is q demand from the people that
our asy lums be taken out of the hands of
politicians: that the employees be non. parti.
san; and that the eXtravagant methods of
the arrangements be changed for the bet.
ter-Muncie News.
WE have thought and, in fact. have
hoped that Warden Patten, of the south.
ern prison. would pass successfully through
the ordeal OF an investigation. But the
statements made yesterday by Mr.. Abel
Ewing, who IS a Democrat, have an ugly
look.-New Albany Tribune.
THE appointment of the directors of all
the benevolent and reformatory institu.
tions of the State ought to be put into the
hands of the Governor. This would locate
responsibility where you can see il. Under
the present method when the Legislature
expires nobody In the State Is held, OF can
be held. responsible for the character or
conduct of the directors. But make the
Governor responsible aud he cannot hide.
and he cannot afford to connect his name
with dirt-LawreDceburg Press.
A GOOD deal of the opposition to an ap-
preparation for the encampment 10 due to
two facts-failure to realize the immensely
of the gathering and what it means to In
diana and failure to consider how trifing
is the amount asked for from the State
which, when apportioned to the p0pula-
ton. IN only fraction over cents per
capita. Nothing would do morato advance
Indiana In national esteem than for the
whole State to join In giving the veterans
q hospitable welcome and making the com.
ing encampment just q shade bigger than
it's predecessors at Washington and Boston.
Monticello Herald.
IT is matter of much regret that one of
the earliest resolutions passed by the
House was TO give the door-keepers five
more assistants than the door keepers of
the last House had. as we'll as five addi-
tional men to the janitor's force. This will
entail an expense of about IS, 600 upon the
State, and might easily have been avoided.
This additional force of door keepers will
not bankrupt the State by any means. vet
In view of the fact that extravaganza in
the State Legislature was a direct issue in
the last campaign, this foolish stem ia
peculiarly short sighted. 1t Ia utterly with.
out excuse.-Columb ia City Post DEM
THERE seems to be an almost unanimous
sentiment among the citizens of this Sec
tion in favor of an appropriation by the
Legislature of q suitable amount of money
for the proper entertainment of veterans
who may assemble at Indianapolis on the
occasion of the twenty seventh National
Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic. 1t is to be hoped that this senti-
ment prevails throughout the State and
that the appropriation asked for 1850. OOO)
will be made. 1t Is patriotic duty the
State should accord TO the old soldiers the
treatment due to loyal men who rlsked
their lives in defense of their country.
Every member of the Legislature would
honor himself by voting for the appropri.
ation-Farmland Enterprise.
SOME of the Democratic papers in this
State are trying to shift from the Demo-
cratic party to the individual Democratic
members of the Legislature the response
Oillty of the employment of an army of
useless door keepers for the House and
Senate. who draw So per day out of the
State treasury for services never rendered.
The responsibility for this and other out
Iageous abuses that have grown up in this
State under Democratic management rests
not on the shoulders of the men who now
constitute the Democratic ma ority In the
Legislature. but upon the Democratic party
o. the State, which has defended fostered
and encouraged the policy of making places
for hungry partisan workers at public ex.
pense until ii has become the settled policy
of the party not only In the management of
the Legislature. but in every department.
Of the State.-Steuben Republican.