The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-07
VIEWS OF INpiANA EDITORS.

Any man with half an eye can see the
dawn of prosperity in the benencent work.
ings of the new administration. And we be-
lieve thatthe great rank and file irrespective
of party are now perfectly content to trust
their affairs in it's hands. They are begin
ming to see results, favorable ones.-Ham-
mond Tribune. e. ID
Ex-President Cleveland must have been
so busy defending himself against the at
tacks during the late campaign that he
failed to get time to read the platform of
the Republican party. He evidently does
not understand that it's strongest pledges
were a restoration of protection, the MAIN
tenance of the present safe standard of our
currency and the promotion of internal
tional bimetallism.- Evansville Journal.
The people who go around asking when
General Prosperity is expected to arrive,
display large amount of political gnor-
ance The country is yet inflicted with
tariff law that it required eighteen months
of Democratic travail to get in force In
less than eighteen weeks after the Repub-
lican party has been in power a new law
will be in force and manufacturers will un-
derstand how to plan for the future. But,
if the new law gets into full operation
within a year the country will be in luck.
Meantime there is a noticeable change of
trade conditions for the better.-NeW Castle
Courier.
1t is announced that General Fred Knef-
Ter. the indianapolis attorney, who was
dsbarred from practice before the Pension
Department at Washington, has been rein
stated The offense which occasioned his
dsbarment was Il postal card he wrote
criticising Hoke Smith. He made the cele-
brated postal card several degrees hotter
than a lime kiln and Hoke imagined he
was inSulted thereat. Knetler never apollo
gized and never asked to be reinstated. He
is an independent old belfgerent ana II he
takes notion he will write another postal
or as many of them as he likes.-kokomo
Tribune.
Nearly years supply of foreign goods
will have been rushed into the country be-
fore the final enactment of the Dingley bill
1t is this fact combined with the uncer-
taintv as to what that law is to be, which
makes il impossible for our own manufac-
turers to resume business. Some unreason-
able people are complaining because busI-
ness activity has not begun; but IL they Will
take these facts into consideration they will
see that 1t is absurd to expect manutac-
turers to resume>business untll they know
what the new law is to be, ana untIl the
accumulation of foreign goods now being
brought in is absorbed by the country.
Goshen Times.
Governor Mount has drawn out some adj
verse criticism because he expelled fruit
vender from the Statehouse. If fruit
vender can sell goods there why not fish
dealer or any others? 1t is an offense
against society and the commonwealth gen
erally to tolerate anything OF commercial
nature to be carried on IN or ABOUT tne p9p-
lie buildings of state, no h dL5 uiiuer
where and that line lies against an tratnc.
The state buildings are for state purposes,
and for nothing else and the Governor IS
To he commended. else he might brlnS the
nroductS of his farm to the corridors of the
"a nitol because of the eHglDlnty OF the
market place, and thus ask IhG otaie 70
rent for him "a market stall'-Mohucello