The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-26
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Every friend of sound money owes it to
his own convictions of duty to do every
thing possible to secure the election of all
legislative and congressional candidates
who are pledged to sound money.-Fort
Wayne Gazette.
II is the duty of all Americans to support
the President, now that under his direction
a successful war has been waged. 1t would
be next TO treason to repudiate William Nc
hlnley, and electing a Democratic Congress
would be reputation of the executive
Evansville Journal.
One of the best reasons any citizen. and
especially a Republican. could have for de-
string a complete Endorsement of President
McKinley's administration in the congress
sional election next month is the evident
plan of the Spanish diplomats composing
the peace commission to delay any material
proceedings in the negotiations until after
that electiOn.--Elkhart Review.
The Democracy in this campaign are re-
lying wholly on the overconfdence of the
Republicans. They have no hope of con-
vincing the people that free trade or free
silver would add to the Nations prosper
is quiet and inactive, eac ugh Republicans
Will be negligent in the performance of
their duty to their party and country to
enable the Democrats to elect their ticket.
huntington Herald.
The government of the United States has
provided a home at Marion and the State
has provided one at Lafayette in which the
veterans who are left alone or have no
means of support may live and be COM
Portable. 1t is their residence The Dem
ocratic party, which has not everywhere
AMI always protected the purity of the ball
lot, has compelled these veterans to show
in court why they should not be disfran-
chised. No other party in this country
ever attempted anything of the kind, and
it would be impossible to conceive of any
other party entering upon such crusade.
-Terre Haute Express.
1t is learned definitely that the Swift
Packing Company, of Chicago, the great
meat packers who rival the Armour Com
pany, are preparing to erect large build
ing in this. city in opposition to the
Armours. Muncie, lit seems, is the most
desirable distributing point for eastern In
diana, and both of these immense estab-
lisnments are DESTROYS of securing it, The
Armour Company has already commenced
work upon its new building, which 1t will
use as a distributing station for this sec
ton of the State, and the Swift Packing
Company is preparing for the immediate
erection of its new house--Muncie Times.
For the past four or five years the farm
er who made any money was extraordinar-
lily shrewd, and there We're many who were
compelled to borrow small sums each year
to carry them over, to the next Many of
them had become nearly disheartened and
expressed a desire to dispose OF their
worth But now they are jubilant and the
value of farm land in HI milton county has
increased during the past few months. With
good crops next year, the farmer will be
spending money more freely than he has
Tor years and an unprecedented wave of
prosperity VIII sweep over the country
In the summer Of 1864, while the war for
the Union was going on. the writer of this
paragraph talked with some Confederate
yyb coid loafa
distinguished Confederate officer had
made speech to the men of the command
to which they belonged and had assured
them they had only to fight on little while
longer 70 WIN success, that mcclellan would
be elected, and then peace would be made
that the North was opposed to Lincoln's
administration, and Lincoln's party would
go to pieces after the election. Thus
fight another year. And now the same kind
OF newspapers are making Spain be-
lieve this country is opposed to McKin-
ley's administration and encouraging them
to fight again.-New Albany Tribune.
Ten years ago Major Steele secured the
favorable action Of Congress on a bill pro-
viding for the establishment of the Ma
rion branch of the Soldiers Home a mag
nifcent institution, representing an invest
ment of over million of dollars, and con-
stituting the model establishment in the
link of soldiers homes extending from
Togus. Me-, to Santa Monica, Cal. Since
1880 he has been a member of the board
OF managers of National Soldiers Homes
and has faithfully watched over the inter-
ests of the local branch. OF the character
of his public service and the esteem in
which 1T is held by the people of this dis
trict, the News need only call attention to
the fact that the voters of the Eleventh
congressional district--one of the first dis
trictS in the United States in popula ton
and intelligence-have six times given Maj
or Steele their emphatic Endorsement, and
that they are preparing to emphasize their
Oft repeated verdict on Nov. S.--Marion
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