The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-24
THE APPoRTIONMENT TANGLE.

No Governor who uses his official posi-
ton to give his party the benefit of an
unconstitutional apportionment law is big
enough or has sound enough timber in him
TO make President out Of.-Rushville Re-
publican.
There is one pledge that all Republicans
are agreed to, to smash the Democratic
party of Indiana and carry the Legislature
under any apportionnlent, the act of 1885. or
vised-kokomo Tribune.
The Governor knows the 1885 law is an
outrage. but he prefers to outrage the peo-
pie rather than have a law passed that
would give all parties a fair and equitable
representation in the General Assembly
Fowler Republican Era.
There is plain, honest, Straightforward
course for Governor Matthews to pursue,
fair to all parties, and that is for him to
rise above all craftsmanship and call the Leg
islature together for ten or fifteen days
session.-Salem Republican Leader.
If any confidence could be placed in the
pledge of the Democrats not to attack the
legality of the election of the hold-over
State Senators chosen in 1894 it would per-
haps, be better to leave matters as they are,
but the Democrats showed In 1886 that no
trust could be placed in their word.-Prince-
ton Clarion.
Is there anything more to be gained
by appealing to Democratic Supreme Court
in our present state of affairs than would
be accomplished through Democratic com
rent. act of 1885 before the Supreme Court,
but to get a decision before election IL not
so certain.-Michgan City News.
Republicans will not worry about results.
no matter whether the election this year
is held under the gerrymanoer act of 1885
or some other form of apporfonment for
Legislative purposes. So far as the Demo-
Gratis are concerned, their choice of an end
of the poker will make but little difference.
They will find that both ends are hot.
Lafayette Courier.
End all gerrymandering by enacting a
fair and just law now. Governor
Matthews might request that a Joint
ccratic members of the General Assem-
bly, agree upon the measure to be adopted
before ne calls the special session. This
would insure an impartial and non-partisan
law.-Madison Courier.
Chairman Gowdy, of the Republican
State central committee, is gradually
catching on to the fact that majority Of
the members of the Legislature do not look
kindly upon his proposition that they shall
crawl upon their bellies and suppicate
Governor Matthews to call them in special
session for the purpose of passing a new
apportionment law. Right they are.-Wa-
bash Tribune.
The Republicans now have the Governor
-
| The petition asking for an extra session,
| with the signatures of the State Legislators,
| should be presented 10 the Governor in the
| spirit of a request, and not threat. The
| club should be left at home Then, if ne
| refused, elect under the law of 1885, In this
refusal Republicans would have a big ad-
| vantage.-Noblesville Tribune.
| All indications point to Republican success
| in the next campaign under the act Of IS.
| But what does ii bring US? An unconstitu-
| tional Legislature and bogus United States
| Senator's. same as We have now, and a
strong probability that the Democratic
| party will ignore any compact that may
| nave been made, and resort either TO vio-
| lence or test in the Supreme Court, OF
| the ccnstitutioaality of the act under which
/ the election was held. We are at 1t now
| ard let US have Ii out 10 fnish.-Pendletor
| Republican.
If Governor Matthews. FOR partisan adj
vantage, persistently declines to call a
! special session of the Legislature and
1 throws the State into the muddle sure e
| follow the attack upon the law of 1885 ne
| Is unworthy OF his high position. The
| Graphic would just as freely critlse any
| other executive who would pursue such a
| course and hopes the Governor may re
! cousider his EXPRESSED intention to let mat