The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-03
THE INDIANA PRESS.

The Republican editors of Indiana are
preparing to attack the incoming Legisa-
ture with strong plea to change the libel
law now upon the statute books. They be-
lieve that any VINO will bring libel
suit against a newspaper should be required
by statute to give cost bond to insure a
standing in court. This would be an i'm
provement upon the present system and
should be adopted.-AnderSon Bulletin.
The agent of the Standard Oil Company
at Portland has sent out another of his
periodical failure of natural-gas' articles
Mr.. Jordan, natural gas inspector for In
diana, has made another trip to the nat
ural gas belt and repeats himself about
the decreased force. AT the same TING the
Standard Oil Company has invested $6 O00, 600
in natural gas plants in the Indiana held
within the past three months and are ne
gotiating for more.-Muncie Times.
Acknowledgement Robbins, of our State
militia is a poorly-paid official considering
the work he has to do and it's responsible
ties Under his excellent management our
State soldiery has been lifted to a condition
of efficiency that it never attained before.
He IS clearly the right man in the right
place 1t is constantly improving as we
know by our New Albany company, and
is nov capable of serving the State in an
effective manner.-New Albany Tribune
So many things have been suggested for
the Legislature to do during its short ses-
sion of sixty days that many of them cam
not be reached and few done according
to demand. But whatever is done or not
done. the members will make no mistake
in practicing the most rigid economy, nor
when in doubt in deciding on that side. This
is time to INCREASE appropriations or to
put foot costly new enterprises to be
paid for out of the public treasury.-Rush-
vile Republican.
The subjects of speakers at the Jackson
day banquet, Indianapolis, have been an
nounced. THE Future Mission of the
Democratic lParty-What Shall We do to be
Sayed?" is the one assigned to Robert c.
Bell, of Fort Wayne. He might well say
that the party had but one mission, that
is to hold office according to the Jackson
idea, for what benefits may accrue from
pecuniary point of view. AS to the last
clause of the subject. there is nothing at
any light on the query. The Democratic
party has the appearance of being past
redemption.-South Bend Tribune.
The discussion of State educational in
stitutions now SO general throughout In
diana suggests the fact that the crying
educational need in this State at present
is not so much for more or larger institu-
tons of higher learning, as for good acade-
mics which will confess the name We have
some very fair preparatory schools in this
State which have assumed more ambitious
but less truthful titles. There are less
academies in Indiana than universities.
What the State needs more than Chi
cago or Michigan university is a Phillips
Exeter or Glenns Falls. Those who have
charge of college entrance cxamina-
tons will enthusiastically testify to this
fact. 1t will be impossible 70 raise the
standard OF our institutions or higher learn
Ing, which is more important consumma-
ton than the swelling of their lists of
matricllates. until several first-class acade-