The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-29
POINTS FROM IYplaSa Ell loRIALs.

DwIGGINs has discovered the fact that
depositors abhor vacuum almost as much
as nature does.-Logansport Journal.
THE shooting of attorney Wesner at DAN
willie may be q pointer to class of at
tvrneys whose principal stock IN trade 10
vituperation.-Csnne Enquirer.
IL Mr.. Cleveland Is DESTROYS of retaining
the respect of the decent element of his
party in Terre Hsute be will rebuke the
Lamb ccaneers-EvansvIlle Standard.
AN efficient public servant honors not
only the party that appoints him. but he
party that retains him as well. IL matters
not what a mans politics Is so he does his
duty well.-Middietown News.
An Anderson minister preached a sermon
Sunday night on the subject. What Do l
Geti' some of the fellows that worked so
hard for Cleveland are asking the same
question Peter did.-Anderson Bulletin.
TIE increase in price of land In Benton
county In the past five years has been won
derful. Five OF six years ago you could
buy some of the best land in the county for
$50 per acre: now you cannot buy the same
land for less than S75.-Fowler Era.
THE Democratic party will have to face
the music IL is pledged TO repeal protec-
ton, and to raise the necessary revenue to
meet the government OK penses &c will have
TO enact revenue laws that are sure to cre-
ate trouble.-Columbus Republican.
A CORRESPONDENT wants Us to say what
we think about the Briggs case. We don't
think about lie. We only hope the belIig-
erents will reconcile their differences be.
fore they pass over Jordan" or they won't
be allowed TO stay there.-Richmond Pal
ladium.
Nix. CLEVELAND ought to know by this
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safe or desirable advisers in matters con-
neoted with reforms in any direction. They
are Democrats before they are citizens.
partisAns before they are pstriots.-Elk-
hart Review.
No better reason is needed by true pat
riot for hosting the American flag over
Hawaii than that il was done at the requeet
OF government set up by q people who
had overthrown monarchy and received
the recognition of the civilized nations OF
the world.-Muncie Times.
IL our lawmakers and courts desire to
prevent the horrors and disgrace of lynch
law. SO frequent of past years in Indiana.
let them see that violators of the law
are punished strictly according TO their
deserts and that the punishment is speedy
and elective Mishawaka Enterprise.
News comes from Washington that the
ing friends are being driven home by the
hot weather. An elevated thermometer IS
never welcome. but IN cause like this the
President would doubtles embrace it low
lngly were IL 120 degrees In the shade.
-Terre Haute Mail.
GENIUS of Posey county thus com.
putes the expense of day ut tho Chicago
fair grounds: Street-car fare. 10 cen ts: ad-
mission. SO cents: milk Mt milk exhibit,
free fresh rolls at yeast exh ihir. free; but-
tered crackers at butter exhibit. free;
total, GO cents This is the ingenuity Of
economy.-Crawfordsvil Journal
OF all the s,ily political gossip. the silIi-
est is that about renegade Repu blican
Gresham being the next Democratic nomi-
nee for the presidency With such a can.
didate. defeat would 10 inevita ble-an-
other Greeley campaign. The next Demo-
cratic nominee must DO q straight Demo-
crat. No other kind can win.-Mount Yer
non Democrat
TIE man who Is ready to sell his influ-
ence In carrying ont a scheme that he does
not understand is worse than a hiahway
man. He adds by poorisy 10 thievery.
Every man of influence in q community
hassuch chances every month in The year.
to swindle the pnblic by cloaking thei{
schemes IN the purchased populations OF
Others Richmond Item.
EVERY child should have an opportunity
TO acquire a FAIR education, and the State
should insist upon that point. Parents
who do not permit their children to attend
the public schools should be compelled 10
give them equally as good adv antages in
other schools. A certain measure of "com-
pulsory education" should be demanded.
but whether IL IS gained In public or
paroohisl schools 10 a matter of no conse-
quence.-HuntingtonH Herald.