The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-21
STATE PRESS OPINION.

We won't do a thing to Turpie with a
good working Republican majority in the
Legislature-Attica Ledger.
The only American choice for an arbitrator
in framing the treaty with Spain is Uncle
Sam. He will decide all the difficult points
with his usual pronptnesS and fairness.
-Noblesville Ledger.
An impression that the Indiana Legislature
is composed of only $50 members is shaken
by the total number of pledges claimed by
the numerous candidates for United States
senator-Lafayette Courier.
All that is required of the Democratic
party is that it shall be true to itself and
its imperishable principles" says a Demo
cratic exchange. Thai is all, but who will
point out its 'imperishable principles?" All
its principles perish about fast as the
people get whack at them-Monticello Her
aid.
The right of the coIored man in the South
to vote, to hold office and exercise all the
functions of an American citizen ought not
to be questioned. Where the colored people
are largely in the majority there is no rea-
son why they should not name the officers
by Whom they are TO be governed or VINO
are to make laws for them.-MiddletoWn
News.
A Jackson township voter in his zeal to
convince the election board that he knew
why he voted a Prohibition ticket lost his
vote He made a. cross in the ring at the
head of the Prohibition ticket and then
wrote down the edge of his ballot For God
and the right" He succeeded in doing God
and the right no good, for his ballot was
thrown out.-Bluffton Chronicle.
There are too many old fogies in the SEN
ate. There is need of young blood there
that will arouse the body from its lethargy
It's superconservativeness has been a con-
slant block to legislation initiated by lie
lower and more vital branch of Congress.
In that decadent body such men as Mr.
Hanly would infuse new life, and make 1t
more representative of the people.-LAtay-
cite Call.
This talk about it being necessary for the
Republican Legislator to select man
from outside of indianapolis for United
States senator is all tommy rot of the worst
kind. If they are to go outside or indian
apoliS, to what particular point must they
go? In other words, is it more important
to select a locality than it is to select a
man fitted for the piace?-Connersviile
News.
The taxpayers recognize the importance of
a change in the methods of doing county
and township business, and are anxious to
learn the nature of the reforms to be pro-
posed. The hest thought of our statesmen
should be embodied into bill and the PHI
enacted into law. The committee having
the matter in charge should improve the
time between now and the date fixed for the
converting of the General Assemply.-hoko-
mo News.
the laws are more impartially enforced and
more thoroughly enforced now than they
were under the old police system. OF all the
farces that were imposed upon helpless
community the greatest farce was the old
police system, where The mayor OF q town
had the power to employ or dismiss a pa
trolrnan at his will; when, in brief, the po'
lice of cur cities were under the spo1lS syS-
tem.-Richmond Item.
For United States senator Hon. Frank B.
Posey's name is meeting with favor among
the Republicans. Mr.. Posey would be in
dependent within the limits of his PARTISAN
ship and he would be fearless and honest;
indiana in the main has been represented
by men of intellectual vigor, men who have
formulated politics rather than defended
those made by others. Mr.. Posey is man
of intellectual strength and vigor. he IS an
orator of 4 very high degree of excellence.
Looking over the list of Republican candl-
dates we can see no one better htted 10 sue t6o
ceed the present brilliant scholar IN the
Tinted states Senate than Frank Posey.
Evansville Courier (Dem.).