The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-20

OF all people in the world the wageworker
is most interested in maintaining good
dollar, for ii is the measure of his earnings.
Huntington Herald.
Governor Matthews has killed his chances
as Democratic presidential possibility. He
goose is cooked This Is the passing Of Mat
thews.-Elwood Call-Leader.
The Supreme Court decision In the appor-
tionment case will not in the least change
the purpose of Indiana Republicans to elect
a large majority in both branches Of the
General Assembly next November. -Lafay-
cite Courier.
The decision Of the Supreme Court that
the fall legislative elections must be held
under the apportionment act Of 1885 was the
happiest solution of difficult problem which
might have become exceedingly troublesome.
OF course, the 1885 act Is just as unconst-
tutional as the other gerrymanders, but 1t
stands between the State and condition
of anarchy. 1t is not probable that the next
Legislature will attempt to foist another
gerrymander on the people of the State.
-Terre Haute Tribune.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court
does not affect the hold-over Senators. The
Legislature is Judge of it's own members,
and the hold-over Senators having been
seated by a de facto Legislature are bona
fide Senators. But further than this. all the
districts from which the Senators were
in 1885. and the law of 1885 standing. and
they being elected from the districts de-
fined by that law. are legal Senators under
contention. but fact.-Logansport Journal
The Supreme Court decision will not affect
Montgomery county so far as the nomina-
tons already made are concerned. Mont
gomery, Clinton and Boone are one sena-
torial district with two Senators. These
nominations were made in March at Leb-
anon. The joint Representative candidate
with Putnam and Clay was nominated at
Greencastle about month ago. The party
machinery has therefore been set in mo-
ton, and things Will go on as though there
had been no opinion rendered The Repub-
licans will elect the two Senators and the
Joint Representative. = Charlottesville Jour
nal.
The Supreme Court has acted wisely and
saved the State from a condition of law
lessness by permitting the legislative appor-
tionment act of 1885 to stand. Mr.. Gowdy
and the other parties who insisted on bring.
ing the suit to set the law aside and Gov
ernor Matthews, who unreasonably and ur1-
periodically declared that under no circum'
stances would he consent to assemble thu
all been saved from the consequences Of
their own folly by wise, considerable anc
patriotic court. The people viii now. elec'
a Republican Legislature under that appor
| tionment, grossly unfair as 1t Is, and the!
| are greatly relieved at having escaped some
| thing worse.-kokomo Tribune.
The Republicans have eighteen of TIT
| twenty-five hold-overs. which gives them Z
| long lead in the race for control in the mex
| General Assembly, and, so far as the uppe
| house is concerned. counterbalances the I'M
| fair advantage given TO the opposition D,
| the outrageous gerrymander or 1876, unde
| which the election must be held. The Dem
| ocrats will put forth all their efforts to Sc
| cure control of the House, and by the al
| of the unfair law. do their utmost TO secur
/ enough votes there to overbalance the Re
| publican majority in the Senate. thus Sc
| curing the election OF a Democratic Unite
4 States Senator TO succeed voorhees,. We d.
| not believe 1t will be possible for them 4
| succeed.-Fort Wayne Gazette.
| Governor Matthews has written anothe
| letter. It will not be necessary for him (
write any more. for another cannot max
| him a weaker candidate and hundred can
| not repair the harm he has done to himself
/ II was left for Populist to bring down thi
| f1uttering bird and land him in the net o
| free silver and Populst combination, for tn
| letter was written to catch the PopulistI
| Governor will hear a chorus OF adulatio
| from the free coinage people that will 5
| I'll his ears as to prevent his hearing IN
| sober words of his best friends. He ma
| think he Is great man. but IL will be con
trary TO all precedent II, when the spasr
does not and himself forever shelved as
politician.-Terre Hautc Express.
There Is q too common expression anon
candidates who have failed In nomination
l and elections to say they ARE done Wit
politics--win never be candidate again.
etc. In this free country there II 1enerni|