The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02
INDIANA NEWSPAPER OPINION.

Fifty-cent dollars are all well enough
in Mexico or China. We don't want any
of that kind of money in this country,
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The greatest legislative crime in Ameri-
can history was the Wilson bill, by which
the Democratic party retired prosperity
from circulation.-Peru Republican.
The campaign of the free silverites con-
sists of the widest sort of promises by
men without training or experience in man.
aging public affairs.-Logansport Journal.
There is no law to prevent a sound
money Democrat from voting the Repub-
lican ticket this year and vet thinking
what he Dleases about the tariff.-Jay
County Republican.
The Democratic party is divided in an
unprecedented degree this year. There are
free-silver Democrats, sound-money Demo-
Gratis, Mckinley Democrats and David B..
Hill.-Shelbyville Republican.
If the government can create values, why
not employ it's powers on the farmers
wheat and corn. the merchants dry goods
or the factory products. as well as on the
bullion of the silver mine owners?-Muncie
Times.
Free trade ~engenders low wages and free
silver provides a debased money to pay
wages with. Both work together in per-
competitor in the labor market.-Craw-
louisville Journal.
When Democratic stump speakers at
tempt. as they have repeatedly done of
late. to make it appear that this campaign
is a light between employers and those
who are employed they are playing with
fire as well as misrepresenting facts
Goshen Times.
TIL Republican party told the truth in
1892 and the Democratic party lied its way
into power. Isn't the party that told you
the truth four years ago entitled to more
nTp6it than the narfV that lied t0 tho
country and is today disowned by its best
element?-Sullivan Union.
TIL crowds that go to see Br~~1 con-
tain some admirers-but more who
want to catch a glimpse of the who
has gall enough to ask the labor. man
to cut his wages in two in order that he
Bryan) may be President of the United
States.-Evansville Journal.
Mr.. Bryan told his hearers at Barrytown,
n. Y. that with free coinage 1.-The silver
dollar will be worth as much as the gold
dollar. but that it will be easier to obtain
the silver dollar" If so the average
Hoosier would like to know why it will be
easier.-Parke County Journal.
Fear is expressed that Mr.. Bryan may
lose his voice and be unable to continue
his speech-making tour. We most sincere
w hope he will not. We cannot imagine a
greater calamity than the loss of Mr.. Bry-
ans voice would be to .he Republican
party in this campaign.-New Castle
Courier.
Times were good and the people pros
porous in 1892. The Democrats came for
ward and begged for control of affairs and
promised 10 make times vastly better.
They were trusted; all know the result.
They now offer renewed pledges for an
other lease. Should they be trusted2-
Huntington Herald.
No maa should call himself a bimetallist
who favors free. unlimited and independ-
ent coinage of silver and gold at the false
ratio of 16 to /. because such n policy
would destroy every vestige of bimetal-
iism and give the country silver monomet-
aIilsm. with a deprecated silver dollar as
the standard of vaiuc-Steuben Repub-
lican.
As an example of his dense ignorance,
Mr.. Bryan, in replying 10 a letter from
A. j. Parks, chairman of the Miami coun-
ty Democratic COMMITTEES inviting him to
speak in Peru, said: IF Peru Is on the