The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

and keep them at home. Wholesome. strict
laws on the subject are absolutely demand
charlottesville Ledger
Given honesty, and the problem of run
ming a bank. so far as the deposition is con-
cerned, is simple one. If there is enough
legitimate business to support a bank there
IS no possibility of loss. But when
banks are established where there is no
room for them and where the bank officers
engage In outside enterprises. then there is
likely 10 be crash at any time.-Cannelton
Enquirer.
The hardest thing for Legislatures to
do. and yet it is the thing that ought TO
be done, is to reduce the number of Off
There are too many office-holders The gov
eminent, for this reason, becomes bulky,
unwieldy and expensive The thing to DO is
10 provide for fewer officers, especially in
local governments, and to require more
work and better results from those who do
occupy official positions. - Middletown
News.
Some newspapers delight in asserting
that the hooters of the southern Indiana
banks were identified with one or the other
of our leading political parties, and ridicu-
lousy attempt to show that because of
this fact the party selected for censure is
responsible for the downfall. Neither of
these individuals is entitled to be classed as
democrat or Republican. They belong to
perfected no public organization. La
fayette Courier.
An energetic newspaper man in Indian
apolis has made the discovery that either
Governor Pingree or Governor Stevens, of
Missouri, is guilty of plagiarism and the
burden of proof is upon the former Both
executives issued THANKSGIVING proclama-
s sionS r ana there appears to be striking
lhasmuch as the Missouri document first
saw the light on Nov. 1 and the Michigan
one on Nov. the burden of guilt would
appear to rest with the famous potato
patcher. How about that, Governor Pin
gree?-Hammond Tribune.
Discussing the failure of three small
country banks in southern Indiana, the
Chicago Record says: THE sensational In
diana private bank failures as the result of
speculative and dishonest MANAGEMENT
serve to emphasize anew the need for sound
banking for all classes of the community.
IL also emphasizes the needs of prohibiting
Sucn places as Chicago nurses where spec
diatlve and dishonest bank managers can
SquandT the money intrusted to their
heeping py depositors. The Board of Trade
ana lts many alliances for speculation
stand as constant menace to the business
tin.
Governor Mount has stated to some of his
friends in Montgomery county that he has
not Deen, is not now, nor will be in the
race for United States senator in the APP
preaching canvass. Governor Mounts am
bition now is to serve the people of the
State in the office to which he was by the
Partially of their votes chosen and make
MS administration second to none which
nave preceded it in times of peace This
is laudable ambition and worthy of the
heart and head of the Governor There may
be higher honors in store for him but he is
content to wait and perform faithfully and
well his present ies.-Crawfordsville
Journal.
Switzerland is quite a resort for invalds
in the fall of the year, as we'll as those
used up" by the designations of the fash
ionable summer resorts. Vevay is a favor
lite place. The patients take the grape
cure" which consists of living almost ex-
clusively upon grapes and coarse brown
bread. About six pounds of grapes are
used each day by patients. The virtues of
the cure consist in it's great aid to the
digestion and assimilation of food Eng
lish and American patients largely predom-
mate. AT some of the hotels in Switzerland
the grape cure patients are largely in the
majority among the guests. There are some
hotels in the vineyard districts that be-
come regular sanitariums during October,
when the grape season is in full blast.-Ris-
ing Sun Recorder.