The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-21
STATE PRESS OPINION.

The President acted and behind him stood
the whole Nation. The coming election gives
an opportunity for the Nation to emphasize
the fact that it is still behind him.-Muncie
Times
The whole world to-day lifts it's hat to
American heroism and American statesman
ship. and the question for us is whether.
when the world is: thus applauding our
actions we shall ourselves be guilty of the
wrong of repudiating that government and
marking out different pathway.-Marfon
News.
In spite of the universal respect inspired
by the remarkable conduct of the war Pop
uist and Democratic stump speakers bark
at the heels of the greatest administration
this country has had since that of Abraham
Lincoln and endeavor to win an election on
campaign OF SANDER and .VituperatlOn.
Gibson County Leader.
1t is the duty of every patriotic American
citizen to help uphold and sustain the mon
and measures that have accomplished the
great change not only in our position as a
nation, but the change wrought in our pros
perity at home. There is but one way to do
this-vote for your Republican nominee for
ngresS.-Winchester Herald.
1t is remarkable how general is public
sentiment with the President in his effort to
bring about a perfect settlement of the
questions growing out of the war. Outside
of the yellow press and the politicians the
reason is apparent-the President is right
and he will continue to keep right.-Wash-
ington Gazette
If any one thing more than another was
needed to satisfy the people that a victory
for the Democratic party in three weeks
would be disastrous to the country it is the
Geographic Intelligence from Spain that the
Dons are hoping for such victory at the
polls. and for that reason are haggling over
the terms of peace. Democratic victory is a
victory for SPAIN Richmond Item.
A Democratic paper says that to keep
Colonel Bryan in the army any longer and
thus prevent him from taking any part in
the campaign is, to say the least. a cowardly
piece of political trickery, of which no self
respecting man would be guilty. What
would this paper have the War Department
do? Dismiss him from the army? The
colonel can resign at any time-Fort Wayne
Gazette. a,
All the dispatches from Paris show that
the Spanish peace commissioners are delay
ing until after the election with the hope
that the Democrats will carry the election
and elect a majority of the Congress and
that the next Congress will then oppose the
policy of the administration. The people
should see to it that the President is prop
crly supported and that can be done only
by electing a Republican CongreSS.-Colum-
bus Republican. Nk@F
The war is not over There is merely a
cessation Of hostilities, awaiting the action
of a commission whosesduty il is to conclude
a peace if possible. This has not yet been
accomplished. Until it is and lasting and
honorable treaty of peace Is ratified: this
whole country-Democrats and Republicans,
Populists and Prohibitionists alke-should
be as solidly a unit i'm the continued support
of the administration as they were during
the actual clash of arms.-Bluffton Chroni-
Gle.
The State free-silver Bryan Democratic
organization, of which the Laporte county
Democracy, under the present management,
is follower, has decided to make an attack
on President Mckinley the national admin
istration and the general conduct of the late
war with Spain, as an issue of the present
campaign. 1t is pretty bad state of affairs
with any party when it has to resort to such
disgraceful methods for political gain. It
is nothing less than an attack upon their
own country, upon. our own Nation. upon
our own people, upon our soldiers who went
to the front to defend our country from a
foreign foe. 1t is most disgraceful indeed,
that the Democratic party should adopt such
unpatriotic methods for party gain.-Michi-
gan City News