The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
STATE PRESS OPINION.


Indiana-that is, the Republican party OF
1ndiana-is s-'' for sound money.-Greens-
burg Rev
The tai neap money only catches the
men who 4lot understand its real mean
ing When it is brought among business
men it finds no supporters-Starke county
Republican.
The Indiana plan of church extension mas
been adopted by many States. The Indiana
system of public schools is the envy of
many more, and now the lndlana plan or
finance interests the entire Natlon-forI
Wayne Gazette.
Fashion authorities say that ''men's over
coats are not worn long this season." OF
course not. Neither are pantaloons. The
revival of business and the return of pros
perity have enabled men to buy new clothes
this year.-Vincennes Commercial.
The same 16-to-1 theory that wrecked the
Democratic party in the last election will
be the battle cry next fall. In view of this
state of affairs we see no resting place Tor
the genuine gold Democrats outside the Re
publican party.-Cannelton Enquirer.
The Press will favor candidates for the
next General Assembly who pledge them
selves to do what lies in their power to
amend the law governing the selecting of
county superintendent that the people
may vote directly for that officeF.-Peters-
burg Press.
1t is suggested that when Mr.. Bryan gets
through studying finances in Mexico, where
the dollars are only worth 40 cents, he take
O postgraduate course in Corea, where the
most popular coins are OF so little Nalue
that it takes 1900 of them to equal dollar.
Decatur Journal
Mr.. Bryan has not yet reported from Mex
Eco how it is that labor under free coin
age gets only one-half the rate of wages
paid under the gold standard in the United
States. and that the articles which it buys
with those wages cost twice as much as IN
this cOuntry.-LigOnier Leader.
1t rests with Congress to decide whether
the close of the next fiscal year will show
a deficit or surplus regards public ex-
penditures. Without entering into a cheese
pairing plan in dealing with the department.
estimates, 1t will find opportunity for lOp-
ping off many unnecessary items of expense
included in these estimates.-ShelbyYill Re-
publican.
Nowhere in this glorious country is there
better evidence of what education will do
for the people than right here in Indiana.
1t used to be that this State regarded
the hot-bed of currency fiatism. 1T is
different now. Indiana's reputation for
sonnd senS ON money IONS 3as 9een
The President and the Republican party
have taken decided stand before the coun-
try of keeping every dollar of its currency
equivalent to gold. The Democratic party
naturally opposes this policy, as it does all
Republican policies, upholds the seml-fiat
theory of the free coinage of silver, and APP
pears to be preparing to adopt the theory
of pure fiatism in the issuance by the gov
eminent of unlimited and irredeemable pa
per currency.-Columbus Republican.
The Republicans of Gibson county should
insist on the next Legislature passing a
law requiring that county superintendent
be elected by popular vote, the~same as are
other officers, and no man should be sup
ported for nomination or election who is
noncommtal on the subject. The people
are certainly as competent to judge as are
five Democratic township trustees, and they
should insist on their rights. The fear of
losing a county superintendent was the
prime motive for overriding the wishes of
the people in the territory embraced in the
late Union township, and this fact should
not be forgotten by those most interested.
Make educational requirements for the
perintendent, but let him be elected by the
people, not by a few partisan politicians
Gibson County Leader.