The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07


atively new to women, but is one in
which they could be successful.
THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE.
We publish this morning the decision
of the committee in our prize contest for
republican editors. 1t is signed by John
w. Kern. democrat; Eli f. Ritter. pro-
hibitionist; f. 3. Cummings, populist,
and Lucius b Swift. independent. ".
p Fishback. the republican member,
after consultation with his spiritual adj
wiser. declined to act with the committee.
We regret that his anticipations Of
blessed future life have been found in
compatible with an expression Of opin-
ion on this question. of any kind but
such being the case we are obliged to ask
our republican friends to be satisfied
with the unanimous decision of the re-
naming four members, in accordance
with our original stipulation. that If any
Of the committee declined to act the re-
naming members named should consti-
tute the committee. and the decision of
the majority should he final And no
more representative committee could be
named than the one which has acted.
Each of the members is recognized as
leader in his political organization. and
his decision uuquestionably voices the
sentiments Of his political allies. We
may. therefore, say that in the opinion
Of the democrats. prohibitionists, popu-
lists and independents Of Indiana. TO re-
publican editor has been able to explain
his own theory of the effects of protee-
ton.
We say this is his own theory, for, as
every one knows these facts are true:
/. All republicans cat least all protcc-
ZIONIST republicans maintain that it is
necessary to protect American manu-
facturers from the composition Of foreign
manufacturers in this country in order
to prevent the ruin Of our industries
?. All republicans deny that agricultural
implements and other machinery are sold
by American manufacturers at lower
prices in foreign countries than they are
sold at in this country.
3. No republican has questioned or can
question the official records which show
that large quantities of agricultural I'M
plements made in America are exported
by American manufacturers and sold i'm
foreign markets in competition with for
eign manufacturers.
And yet not a republican editor has
been found who could explain how these
three things could possibly be true at the
same time. Not one. More than that.
not a republican of any kind has been
found who could explain it, for if there
had been one he would certainly have
furnished his explanation to the nearest
republican editor and relieved him from
the embarrassment to which he has been
subjected by this simple question. And
it is not strange that no answer has been
given, because none can be given. The
assumption Of the truth of these repub-
lican positions is the assumption of an
impossibility. They cannot possibly both
be true and. in our opinion, neither one
is true. In its effort to defend the out
rageous tariff combine in this country
the republican party has put itself in
position that is utterly illogical and alb
surd. The republican press. driven by
it's taskmasters, the protection bene-
ficiaries, has taken up lines of argument
which are self-confuting when placed
side by side before any intelligent man.
The editors are obliged to rely on a sup
posed want OF common sense in the peo-
pie when presenting such arguments.
They are offering arguments for which
they have now been obliged to show they
can offer no rational explanation. We
pity them.
This matter being disposed of, we are
now ready TO take up the consideration
of the question Of the actual selling price
Of agricultural implements and other ma
clfipery in foreign markets which the
Logansport Journal has been asking us
to discuss. If it has any facts or any
arguments to offer in that connection we
trust it will produce them at its earliest
convenience. and The Sentinel will hold
itself ready to answer to the best of its
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