The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-15

to fear" It is nearer the exact truth to
say it is one of the enemies Of home labor.
Unrestricted importation or foreagn- made
goods IS Just as much an enemy OF nome
labor as unrestricted immigration.-New
Albany Tribune
The pardon of Francis A. Coffin by Pres
ident Mckinley is regrettable. Coffin was
convicted as one of the most guilty of the
scoundrels who wrecked the indianapolis
National Bank and sentenced TO eight
one year of the time. His release is most
observation-disclosures Tribune.
The pardon of Francis Coffin, one of the
Indianapolis National Bank wreckers, by
President Mckinley is severely criticised
by persons losing their money in the bank.
He was sentenced to the penitentiary for
eight years, and served only one when re-
leased. The public will not approve this
pardon. He ought to have served longer
sentence.-Anderson News.
Even the man in the moon looks down on
our land these mellow September nights
with a broader smile than usual, rejoicing
with us, of course, in the evidences of pros
perity that he sees on every side. When
an unusually shrill calamity howl is heard
he winks an eye and hides his golden face
behind the silver-lined cloud and sails on
to clear Skies where he may look down on
yellow harvest fields.-Greentield Repub-
lican.
-. Il Olllll Is running lOI mayor Ol III
dianapolis. He is highly indorsed by c. F.
Smith. His canvass is being managed en-
tirely by G. +. Smith, the president of the
Indiana Bicycle Company Several meet
ings have been held, resolutions adopted
and adjournments taken by the candidate
paper has been started by c. F. Smith
called Truth to boom G. F. Smith for
mayor.-Frankfort Crescent.
1t is to be presumed that the President
was influenced by good and sufficient rea-
sons In granting a pardon to F. A. Coffin,
the Indianapolis bank wrecker, but as yet,
the general public does not seem to have
been sufficiently advised to induce APP
prevail, Stripped of all sentiment and the
influences of wealth and social connections,
the feeling of the public has been that the
verdict was none too severe, and that COT
fin should serve his time as any other
criminal.-New Castle Courier.
The burden of Bryan's Labor day har-
angue at st. Louis was the old song of the
rich growing richer and the poor growing
poorer under the existing state Of things.
Bryan can destroy this argument by call
ing attention to his own career. year
ago he was too poor to make any impress
sion upon the tax duplicate, and had to
borrow a pass to attend the convention
that nominated him for President. Now he
counts his wealth by the thousands and is
growing richer day by day.-South Bend
Tribune.
State Gas Inspector Leach was in the
city Saturday. He is the only man who
ever held the place and gave the Office a
sensible administration. Inspector Leach
is making a strong fight to uphold the law
and prevent the useless and extravagant
waste of gas. His business in the city at
this time was to attend a, hearing in a case
wherein Alexandria parties are charged
with violating the fanabeau law. There
has been disposition shown by parties all
over the gas belt to ride down the law in
this matter Madison county being no ex-
ception to the rule Mr. Leach, however,
does not hesitate to go after the offenders
wherever he finds them, and has had any
number of them in court.-Anderson
Herald