The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-05
THE INDIANA PRESS.

Since Congress adjourned Dan Voorhees,
has made the greatest effort OF his life."
He hasn't made speech during all that
time.-Portiand Commercial.
1t is not probable that the Supreme Court
VIII uphold the idea OF Judge Taylor, of
Terre Haute. in his adverse decision of
the Nicholson law. The Terre Haute de-
clsion seems to have been rather that of
q quiDbler than Of a judge.-Fort Wayne
Gazette. sfa8i7R0
Police commissioners, chiefs of police
and patrolmen know their duties before
they accept the positions. They take oath
to enforce the laws, but 1t is too frequent
ly the case that they do not possess the
stamina to live up to their sacred oaths.
South Bend Tribune
There would be no. more dishonesty in
fixing the ratio between gold and silver
with the free coinage Of both at 10 to
than at 16 to 1. If,Ithe government can
make 50 cents worth OF silver bullion
worth 81 it can also make 80 1-3 cents
worth equivalent to $f.-Muncie Times.
Judge Taylor's decision is the most utter
nonsense that ever found its way into a
judicial opinion. To violate any part OF
section which part defines an offense. is
to violate the section, as much as TO puncn
a man in the eye Is to violate his person.
You don't have to strike man all over
in order to commit an assault and bat
The attorneys for the Indianapolis Jour-
nal have filed their answer in the libel
suit against that paper by Julia Marlowe
last. winter. The press generally has al
ready filed so emphatic. an answer to Miss
Marlowess foolish action that the actress
should realize that first-class diamond
robbery beats libel suit as an advert.s-
ing scheme every time-Terre Haute Trib-
une.. r
1t does seem as though the ruling OF
Judge Taylor, at Terre Haute, on the
Nicholson law is a great piece of folly.
Judge Taylor as reported. holds that as
several offenses are enumerated grouped
together in one sector q p"rt"
proved guilty of all Of them to secure con-
viction. 1t is such miserable qu..J...is as
this that brings courts into disrepute.-La-
fayette Call LEO
In many cites over the State We read Of
saloon keepers meeting to decide whether
they should obey the Nicholson law or not.
and they always decided to obey the law.
whether they should obey the law or not
is arrant nonsense. People generally do
not hold. mass meetings TO determine
whether they should obey the law or not.
Greenfield Republican.
At late examination of teachers in this
county only seven out of fifty-seven candi-
dates secured licenses. There is something
radically wrong here. Either the schools
of the county are scandalously deficient in
their methods and instruction or there was
an unnecessary degree of technicality In
the questions, or those who examined the
papers were too much biased by the ig-
norance of the candidate upon topics that
had little bearing upon school work-Elk-
hart Review.
whether the demonetization of the silver
dollar in 1873 should or should not have
been done at that time cuts but little fig
ure with the question at issue now. Wheth-
or right or wrong, it has been done, and
the question now to be considered Is what
is the best for the country to-day can the
United States maintain her prestige ana
supremacy and salso force the leading ma
tions of the world to place valuation on
silver bullion double its present commercial
Ledger.
II is a fact we'll known to every oo-
server that the offices which should by all
means have the most careful consideration
in convention are practically ignored and
allowed to go begging The people are
Thousand times more interested IN navlns
tho right kind of County Commissloners
and representatives in the Generai Assem-
NV than they are in county clerk, auditor,
trea surer etc, but because these latter al
forj a larger salary they become the prin-
cinal hone of contention, almost to the en-
t;ra Exclusion of offices OF Infinitely greater
Importance to the public at iarge.-LaIay-
cite Courier.