The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-21
CAUCUS ACTION DENOUNCED.

We heartily indorse the stand taken by
the indianapolis Journal for the nonparti-
san management of State institutions and
the effort ii is making to get the platform
pledges enacted into IaW.-Vernon Journal.
Chairman Gowdy, of the lState Republic
committee, is losing favor with many
of his old time Republican friends through
some of the exceedingly queer things he
is advocating at the state Capitol. Mr..
Gowdy can Ill afford to advise the Repub-
licanS to push measures directly opposed
to their party platform.-South Bend Tri-
bune.
The leading Republican newspapers of the
State urged the Legislature to leave the
appointing power in the hands of the Gov
ernor, because they regarded a consistent
party record as of more value than spells,
and so strong is the protest among Repub-
licans that Representative Statesman gave
as reason for changing his vote on the
question that he found the Republicans
OF his county practically unit against
him voting with the neutrality-suspicious.
Herald.
The Republican caucus in the State Leg
islature did very unwise thing in in
structing for action looking to taking the
appointing power out of the hands of the
Governor. 1t was inconsistent and unwise
in all particulars Their excuse that it
does not violate the platform, because nom
partisan means majority of the board
to be made up of members of the party in
power, Is too transparent. 1t is to be hoped
that the Legislature will see the injustice
of the movement. and rank inconsistency
of it.-Elkhart Review.
The Republican legislative caucus decided
to stand by the 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 and Treasurer and
Attorney general. This is a blunder and
a mistake. The Republican party of the
pa
people of the State want is a nonparti-
san management of the benevolent insti-
tutions of the State with the appointments
made by the Governor.-Greenfield Repub-
lcan.
The action Of the Republican legisla-
tive caucus last week in agreeing to take
the appointing power away from the Gov
ernor, cannot be successfully defended on
any ground except that of partisan politics.
The Republicans have always contended
that the power to appoint should be vested
in the Governor, and now for the Legis-
ture to do the very thing our party has
Gus and will cost the party thousands of
votes in the next election. The indianapolis
Journal condemned the action in vigorous
terms, and it did right.-Worthington Times
The Democrats attempted to take the
appointing power from Governor Morton.
The Republicans opposed the attempt and
even broke a quorum to prevent 1t. The
Democrats took the appointing power from
Governor Porter and the Republicans ar
rayed themselves in opposition. The Demo-
Gratis took the power of appointment away
from Governor Hovey, in part at least,
and the Republicans declared, did the
Governor himself, that it belonged to him
by the Constitution. From period anterior
to the war this has been the position Of
the Republican party In Indiana on this
subject Why should this consistent,
straightforward. undertaking course of ac-
ton now be broken? Plainly 1t is to OBJ
tain a party advantage. But will ii be a
party advantage in the end? Nothing has
strengthened the Republican party more
than its consistency Of record. If the line
be now broken we shall fall to the level
of Democracy. Can we afford it? That will
be stab with a knife of our own sharpen
ing For the sake of a temporary advantage
writer has stood by the Republican party
in sunshine and in storm. Besides editing
a paper in it's support he has supported
il with his voice in every campaign since
the war and in two campaigns before the
war. In this part of Indiana since ana
including 1888, few private citizens have
made as many speeches as he has in be-
half of party He expects to do the
same in 1896 and he does not want to have
it thrown in his teeth that the Republicans
followed a bad Democrat example. He
wants to lift his face to the morning and
stand -four square to every wind that
blows."-Jasper Packard.