The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-09
VIEWS OF INDIANA EDITORS.

One of the beauties Of the new tariff is
that it benefits both the North and South
alike-Elwood Call-Leader.
Since the reconciliation of wheat not
much is heard of the decentralization of sill
Ver.-Muncie News.
Free trade and free silver are dead, and
the Nation is that much better off.-Peters-
burg Press.
Americans do not rejoice over the failure
of crops abroad. No, we are simply happy
TO be able TO supply the deficiency
-Knightstown Sun.
The dollars which are being paid to the
farmers of Johnson county for their wheat
crop are not of the Ascent Bryan brand
Franklin Republican.
Why don't the Popocrats begin to howl
about 81 wheat as they did 50 gold. 1t takes
two ounces of silver to buy one bushel Of
Observation-Disclosures Argus.
Silver drops fast but it does not drop
half as fast as Bryan's chances of ever
getting a 6500,OOO vote in the United States
again.-NeW Castle Banner Times.
The Democrats that loaf on the court
house fence on afternoons still insist that
the discovery Of gold in Alaska is another
Republican trick.-Tipton Advocate.
Panics follow booms, and booms follow
panics. 1t is almost time for boom, so
trim your sails accordingly if you want to
Item.
The silver orator who was so concerned
about the dear farmer last year ought to
be happy now. The farmer is the most
prosperous man in the country to-day.
The poor Wilson law has had a hard life
of it. Kicked and curfed by everybody, in
Guiding members of its own party, it's de-
cease has been hailed with delight by ALL
-Shelbyville Republican.
The banks of this city last Saturday paid
out over 100000 in cash to the farmers for
wheat, and yet the calamity howlers and
tault hnders declare that there is no money
In Observation-Disclosures Commercial
TO find hard times that would delight
the heart of the calamity bowler, he should
go to HaVana. Things are ripe there for a
change and after Weyler,s free paper, free
silver would be an improVement-F'ort
Wayne Gazette.
All the arguments against a protective
tariff can be answered by the fact that,
when we have had a protective tariff we
had prosperity; and whenever we have not
had such a tariff we have had panic and
pOVerty.-Goshen Times.
The farmers are getting a good price for
their wheat, and what is more, they do not
have to take the money received to the
oanK IN order to lind outlwhat it is worth
and what it may be worth this time mex
week-Lafayette Courier
Now let people stop discussing present
conditions from partisan standpoint and
look at them as the result of a good system
OF government, bountiful nature, developed
civilization and an impetus to better effort
ana wiser policies-Elkhart Review.
Would the advocates of the white metal
advise American farmers to accept depre-
| ciated silver instead of gold for the wheat
they are sending to Great Britain? Let
them spring this counsel on the hard
headed granger and see what he saws
-Terre Haute Express.
The resumption of operations by the
Malleable iron works will restore to the
active list the last of the factories that
went to smash as a result of the free-trade
1892. Considering the extent and vioIanca
OF the smash-up the recovery has been
rapid. Better than that, it promises to be
permanent.-Marion Chronicle.