The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
EDITORIAL OPINION.
with Rare Exception. Republic.

IndI they Will 90 the right thing.
EDITORIAL OPINION.
With Rare Exceptions Republican
Editors Stand by Party Pledges.
During the past week the Journal has
quoted freely from the Republican press
of the State, and with but few exceptions,
numbering less than half dozen, their
expression has been in favor of fulfilling
the promises of the party. A number of
additional excerpts are appended.
Republican members of the Legislature
should remember that If they want the APP
prevail of their constituency they must vote
for measures in accord with the party
platfOrm.-Portland Commercial
The Republicans of Indiana are not Yell
ing for nonpartisan control of its beneyo-
lent institutions The Legislature should
that good men are appointed but they
should also be Republicans.-Hartford City
Times.
The sentiment of Republicans all over
Indiana is opposed to the action Of the
Legislature in all it's partisan tactics. The
acts in that direction neither good
politics nor good statesmanship-Elkha
Review.
Republican members of the Legislature
better listen to their constituents in the
matter of this taking the method OF APP
pointing power from the Governor, rather
review. '|'' mai >0"'s AMMAN
Governor Matthews will, of course, resist
in every lawful way the attempt to take
the appointing power out of his hands.
Governor. Morton did so; Governor Hovey
did so. Why should Matthews not do the
same?-union City Eagle.
Our Republican legislators should bear in
mind that certain pledges and promises were
made last fall previous to the election, and
every one of them should be held sacred,
and as binding now as when first penned.
Let the Republicans do as they promised.
-Kendailvile Standard
The Journal thoroughly indorses the
course of the Legislature in the matter
OF placing the appointment of boards for
the benevolent institutions in the hands
of a commission composed of the Governor
and State officers rather than leaving it to
the Governor alone.-Delphi Journal.
The legislative caucus, in deciding to take
from the Governor the appointing power,
made very serious mistake and one which
should be rectified at once. 1t is admitting
that Republicans acted hypocritically when
they cenSured Democrats for doing identi-
cally the same thing.-Parke County Jour
nal.
The Legislature has stirred up a ..hor-
nets nest by splitting upon" party
pledges and Republican platforms in the
matter of appointments for the charitable
and penal institutions. If the act is de-
clared unconstitutional not even the spoils''
Will Dc leII III tACQSt tie Observation-Disclosures
Times.
While the proposition to place one Dem
ocrat and two Republicans the board
of control of our benevolent institutions is
better than any law Democratic Legisla-
ture would enact, 1t does not come up to
the Republican platform of nonpartiSan
control. Nothing short of full compliance
with the spirit of the platform will be
c csp by the peopie.-owen County Jour
So far as the public knows Elkhart county
Republicans have not instructed their rep
resentaulves in the Legislature to repudiate
and ignore. the action of the caucus on the
matter of appointing trustees for the State
representatives should be made to know tn.
sentiment of their constituents.-Goshen
News.
For thirty years the Republican platforms
in this State have uniformly been In favor
of the power Of appointment lying with the
Governor. 1t remained for the Republican
majority ia the present Legislature to
stultify themselves and violate the pledges
of the party by voting in caucus to report
a bill taking that power from the Governor.
-WOrthington Times
Now that a caucus of Republican law
makers have decided to ride rough shod
over the expressed wish of large majority
of the Republican party. we cannot do else
virtual Acknowledgement that platforms are
made for the sole purpose Of carrying cleo
power.-Plainfield Progress
The Republican legislative caucus decided
to stand by the caucus vote whereby they
take the appointments out of the hands of
the Governor and put them in the hands
of board consisting of the Governor Secre-
tary of State Auditor, Treasurer and At
torney-general. This is a blunder and
mistake. The Republican party of the State
will not approve of it-Greenfield Repub-
Hcan.
The Republicans will be held responsible
for fine management of the institutions in
any case, and it is therefore desirable that
men OF that political faith should be put
in charge. We believe that the Republic
ans of the State Will sustain the Legislature
in this position, and even in the election
of full Republican boards if Democratic
obstacles can be overcome in no other way.
--Brookville American.
There is rather interesting struggle now
on between the people and the spois politi-
clans, and every day shows that the people
are gaining ground and that they will re-
deem the. party pledges by giving us nom
vested in the Governor where it rightly
belongs, without any regard to the fact
that we happen TO now have Democratic
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Standard
We have yet TO hear of any Republican
who Endorses the action OF the legislative
caucus. on Wednesday evening of last week,
in voting to take the appointing power of
the trustees and managers of the State
of the hands of the Governor and placing
IL in the hands of board composed of
the Governor, Secretary of State and Audi
tor of State.-Rensselaer Republican,
The Republican has yet to hear of a sin
gle Republican in Johnson county who does
not condemn the caucus action of the rep
resentatives relating to the control of the
States benevolent Institutions The action
Is almost universally condemned as will
full violation of party pledges. The action
of the caucus Is to be deeply regretted.
Republicans in every section of the State
condemn the course. and rightly, too.
The only way 10 Introduce a system OF