The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
INDIANA NEWSPAPER OPINION.

ing new judicial circuits The burden of
expense falls on the taxpayers of the State
and it is sufficient without any additions
Where there Is really a need for division
of counties, ii should be made. but no extra
circuit should be made in order to create
some new office.-Winchester Journal.
Senator Newly has a good bill before the
Legislature requiring each township in the
State to take care of its own poor. Under
present conditions, where the money for
this purpose is all paid out of the county
treasury, it Is said that many townships
abuse their privilege in order to keep even
with other Ownships.-ConnerSville News
The bill to provide county homes for de-
pendent children is one that will commend
itself TO many people. 1t is proper and
right to make the very best citizens possi-
bic out of those who are unfortunate
enough to have no homes of their own. To
care for the dependent children properly the
rreformatorSy and penal INSTITUTIONS of the
generation.-SeymOurR Republican.
There are many demands on the State
in which economy may be shown by our
Legislature. but any attempt to place the
school tax below the old levy on the one
hundred-dollar valuation will not only be
unjust to the poorer counties of the State.
but be construed as an attempt to benefit
the party by familiar trick of the dema-
gogue. No taxpayer in the State will OBJ
ject to paying sufficient taxes to support
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Owen County Journal.
The Legislature is accomplishing more in
the way of actual work than has any legis-
lature of recent years. The session is not
half over yet, Notwithstanding many i'm
portant measures have been passed, not q
few iniquitous bills have been killed and
other matters have been put in shape for
final consideration Only a departure from
the present buSinesslike methods, or some
disgraceful row, which at present does not
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of a record that Will be worthy of men
tion-Lafayette Courier.
Legislation against football playing
should not be considered. 1t is dangerous
TO play shiny. to go in swimming. to skate,
to hunt. to ride bicycle. to drive or ride
a horse, to walk along icy pavements, to
sail boat to indulge in other sports or
amuSementS. The other day man sneeZed
his head off, but that should not cause the
enactment OF lay t9 to- prevent sneezng.
SCISSOR and performer especially IL 1t be a
good. healthy sneeZe and reaches to the
diaphragm. Give n rest on all laws OF
that kind.-Muncie News.
In the controversy regarding the Geeting
educational dill the public will take the side
of the nonstate schools in the struggle. On
other things, also, the state board seems to
be overreaching itself in its greed for au-
thority. The educational bill now before
the House gives the state board power to
set the dates for county institutes. a mat
ter which is clearly no ones business out
what suits their conyeniences. The general
education bill VIII not know itself when
the Legislature and the people get through
with U.-Oakland City journal.
The fair thing is to put everybody on a
level and grant special privileges to none.
There is no evidence that graduate of l.
L. or the State Normal is better scholar
90 of ha
half dozen excellent colleges of Indiana
neither is there any reason why the presi-
dents of these state institutions should be
members of the State Board of Education
since the Constitution of Indiana does not
recognize them as any part of the public
school system. In fact the state board
should, like the board of regents OF the
State of New York, be composed of men
who are not identified with the management
of any college or unfversity.-Peru Repub-
lican.
There is no good reason that graduates
of the State University should be exempt
from examination for teachers license. 1t
has not been shown that men educated at
Bloomington are better scholars or more
thoroughly trained than graduates of any
one of the other seven or eight private
colleges: indeed it is very questionable
State University as at these other institu-
tions Then why exempt the one and re-
quire it from the other? Graduates of the
nonstate schools are not asking any favors,
but they do ask that there shall be no dis
elimination. All they demand is that they
shall be accorded fair OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Journal.
The advocates of the Geeting bill urge
its passage largely on the ground that it
is recommended by the State Board of Ed
ucation and organization of city and town
superintendent of our State. On a care
full reading of the bill we see no reason
why they should oppose this bill and every
reason why they should favor it. "
to townships largely adding TO the burdens
of our people. the centering of absolute
power over our school system in the State
Board Of Education the fixing of tenure of
Office in town and city superintendent are
wrong, and are sufficient, in our humble
opinion, to condemn the whole measure.
and we hope it will not pass.-Winchester
Herald.
The Indiana Senate took a most COM
mendable step when it passed the measure
this week to prevent county commission
ers from appointing one 0f their own num-
Der superintendent of construction upon
public works. The bill contains provisions
which will cut off the privilege commits
sioners enjoy of giving themselves fat jobs
in various cases. But other restrictions
should be placed upon county boards and
some plain laws regarding the letting %
contracts for public improvements and pro-
visions for their enforcement are needed.
Township trustees have been freely con-
demned and unlimited number of de-
mands made that their powers be curtailed
and measures adopted to prevent their
bleeding the public. Commissioners need
watching just as well.-Franklin Repub-
Hcan.
The bill of Hon. u. NJ. Geeting. superin-
tendent of public instruction. seems to be
one favoring the formation OF an educa-
tional trust. and one which discriminates
against the graduates of the seven or eight
colleges in the State which are not MEM
bers of the vicious monopoly and which do
not live upon the bOunties of the public
treasury. but depend upon their own mer-
its for an existence. The nonstate
colleges demand that the graduates of all
colleges. both state and nonstate. shall be
placed on an equality, and that all shall
obtain life license through examina tions
only. That this may be done impartially
and without favor they demand that the
State Board of Education shall be reor-
ganiZed so that no one connected with any
college or university, state nonstate
shall be a member OF such board. The de-
mand Is just and Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Throwing dust in the eyes of the people
is an accomplishment OF the corporations
their agents and tools, that has apparently
reached perfection in this State. The street
railway company at Indianapolis. that was