The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-23

OF Indiana are In favor OF Mckinley the
delegates to 81. Louis should be instructed ~
SO cast their votes.-Crawfordsviile Journal.
Whatever else Tie Republican national con-
venuon may say upon the financial issue. IL
must not omit 10 declare opposition 10 the
OF 10 TO / The Republican party cannos ar
FORD 10 De the instrument 70 degrade The
money ofthe Republic by lowering It's stanc-
Tribune.
The silver owners and spectators want
Congress 10 double the value OF their silver
by free coinage. IL would be just as reason
able. for the farmer TIC insist that Congress
snail by legislation keep wheat at a dollar a
Dushel, and the ~workingman that d shall
ness man that he shall have a law 10 secure
him al all times profit OF 80 10 100 per cent.
-Rushville Republican.
IL Is surprising that so many wage earners
fall TO see that the free coinage of silver
would be particularly etrimenta to the
working classes. The capitalist would be
able TO take care Of himself. in a sense. on
a SILVER basis. and probably make money out
be a helpless victim OF the depreciation in
for his services.-shelby Republican.
The people rule In this country. Our off,
GERS and our delegates are merely their
agents The delegates were chosen to repre-
sent the people, and have no moral right 90
vote contrary to the sentiment of those who
chose them. The vote OF Indiana belongs 10
MCKINLEY. We do not altogether like the tao
az pursued oy his heptenants IN some pa5ss
State went TO him without any outside influ-
ence@it ,sprang up spontaneously. and is sim
cere and earnest.-Fort Wayne Gazette.
The sentiment is growing that the Repub-
lican State convention should not bind the
delegates at large to the st. Louis convention
With instructions. Let the men chosen be men
Of Mckinley sympathies and predictions
VINO can be relied on to carry out the wishes
OF their constituents so long as there is a
chance OF the realization of these wishes. but
let them also be men of prudence and gump-
tlon, With freedom to do the best thing for
the State should a time come when the non>
instion Of Mckinley is shown to be impossi-
Dle.-Marion Chronicle.
The indianapolis Journal is to be COM
mended for its vigorous protest against the
purpose to instruct delegates to ST. Louis. II
any man is chosen as delegate at large who
has not Judgment enough to make up his
mind as to the best course the State will be
disgraced by the selection. But of the men
named for the position none are in need CT in
struction. They are all capable of measuring
public sentiment, and will no doubt act dfl
accordance with 1t as long as such a course
Is consistent. When 1t is not they know
enough to change.-Ekhart Review.
1.-The principal objection that has been made
to instructions by the convention is that
there might come a time in the S.. Louis
convention when taa Indiana delegates would
find it wise to vote Cor some other candidate,
ard hence ought not to be bound by instruc-
tons. There Is no force in the objection. NO
body would expect 20 bind the delegates I'M
reasonably or TO say that they should vote
for a candidate first, last and all the time
instructions are understood to authorize ana
bind delegates 10 vote for a candidate as
long as there is a reasonable hope of his
nomination. and the instructions could be so
framed as to indicate that. IL thought best"
New Albany Tribune. This Is our view of
the case also, and I'VE are pleased TO see thar
nine-tenths OF the Republican papers of the
State take the same view.-Warsaw Times.