The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Patriots who make their chief duty the
criticism of the Dingleye law should make
the best of their opportunities now. The
law is dangerously near 10 the surplus line
Columbus Republican.
Manufacturing industries, which the pro-
tective system has brought to such perfec-
ton, are still steadily moving southwark
and carrying protection sentiment into that
Part OF the country.-Angola Magnet.
Mr.. Bryan thinks a government can legis-
late the price of silver up or down. He
should ask Mexico why she does not legis-
late the value of her silver up to some
Express.
The Democrats in Congress are hoping
that the Republican majority will repeal
the civil-service law, which shows they
would rather see the Republicans make a
mistake than have the civil-serVice law
continued.-Fort Wayne Gazette.
We do not believe the people of this coun-
try want system of office holding that
will end in a civil-service pension list. We
do not believe the people want an army
pension system which discriminates in fa-
vor of rank.-Rushville, Republican.
The opponents of the civil-service law are
materially modifying their demands for the
repeating of that enactment. The entire
proceedings in favor of it's abrogation will
only end in some special notifications of
the law that will only strengthen and make
II mo-. q favorable-Laporte Republican.
One great trouble with the average anti
civil-service politician is that he imagines
that he owns the party, nd that he can
use it as a football, regardless of platforms
and fundamental principles. Civil-service
reform is as much a Republican tenet as
IS the doctrine of protection The law is of
Republican origin, and has repeatedly re-
ceived Republican Charlottesville
Journal. 81
Our Democratic friends can rest secure
from danger of irredeemable paper cur
rency so long as the Republican party re-
mains in control, and at the same time
they can console themselves with the as
surance that no attempt will be made to
coin all the silver of the world, and there
by render ii impossible to retain the parity
OF silver, gold and paper.-Parke County
Journal.
The miners of Pike county are so busy at
work that they have no time to talk poll
tics, but if a consensus. of their opinion
were stated it would be to the effect that
free-slver and Democratic free trade have
no place in their thoughts or wishes
The Press congratulates the miners of the
county on the fact that they have an
abundance of work for which they are re-
ceiving fair fredericksburg Press.
The Indianapolis Journal is a Jealous ad-
vocate of economy in federal appropria-
tions. The government expenditures are
if all the evil prophecies of the Democratic
press concerning the Dingley law as a rev.
enue raiser are verified. the Republicans in
Congress NAV prevent a deficit by reso-
luteIy curtailing;, expenses wherever the
Wabash Plain Dealer
Mr. Bryan is doubtless enjoying the at
tentions which he is receiving from the
people of Mexico. But it may occur to the
people of the United States. meantime that
a "financier' who is welcomed with open
arms by people whose system of finance
gives them but about one-third the money
per capita that the United States has, and
under which the people are able to earn
but about one-third that which the work.
men of this country receive, may be a
somewhat unsafe adviser upon the affairs
or nation SO far in advance of that which
heaps upon him s,lch evidences of appro-
Val.-Hammond Tribune.
The Indianapolis Journal in an editorial
has commented upon the heavy business
being done in the transmission of money
orders abroad. and the statement is made
that these orders are sent by the wage
earners of both sexes to relatives and
friends in Europe. 1t may be interesting to
know that since the Gas City postof1ce
was made an International moDey-order
office, three years ago. the amount of
money sent by the wage earners of Gas
City to European points has exceeded $39 :
GOO. This does not include foreign drafts
secured from the banks but only money
sent through the agency of the postoff1ce
Gas City Weekly.
The state soldiers monument regents
should not quarrel with Mrs. Morton and
the G. A. r. posts concerning the location
of the statue Of the war governor. They
should invite all of the interested parties
TO contrast the present appearance of the
monument surroundings with what they
We're. The Courier believes that Governor
Morton, were he in life. would feel highly
hopored by the most humble and incon-
spicuous place about the site He was not
so foolishly proud as to seek public adora-
ton, preferring rather TO devote himself to
the duties of the hour, and it is mistake
that his relatives and friends should fur
tier agitate this subject-Lafayette Cour-
ier