The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-19

mocracy itself has such a varied opinion
on this subject, as evidenced by the differ
ent platforms adopted in different States,
the cOnundrum may as we'll be passed.
-Shelbyville Republican.
Everything said by the President bearing
upon the settlement of the war indicates
that he is looking to the people for inspira-
tlon Never In his career has he used the
words my policy. '-Crawfordsville Jour-
nal.
VIII Coin Harvey's new arrangement with
the Democratic party enable him to put an
other book on the market or does Colonel
Bryan's position in the organization give
him the exclusive right TO the book pub
fishing ranchise?-Eyansville Journal.
Bynum s speeches in Indiana are gail and
wormwood to the Democracy. w. ID. By
mum and Charles L. Jewett are two of the
ablest and brightest men in the State and
they have both abandoned the Democratic
party with its free silver fanaticiSm and
there are many others who have not aban-
doned the party but are in a state of nom
utilization. The best and ablest men of
the Democratic party are not IN sympathy
with its present observation-disclosures Repub-
lican.
In a few days there will be filed in the
Richmond Circuit Court a suit to test the
law with regard to railway charges for
transportation of passengers. The suit will
be asked on. the principle that If a railway
company charges the customer VINO mas
money in plenty $40 for thousand-mlle
ticket or an even rate of cents per
mile, it has no right to charge the poorest
purchaser at the rate of cents per mile
1t is held that this constitutes a discrimlna-
tion in favor of a class.-Richmond Pal
ladium.
If the Democratic party is successful In
the courts, 1900 old soldiers in Indiana will
be denied the right of suffrage, for no other
reason than that their infirmites occasioned
by service to their country have made II
necessary for them to seek support IN the
various soldiers homes of the State. There
are many Democrats that are good citizens
and we aim no disrespect to these, but we
should be ashamed to be identified with a
political party that would go into court
to disfranchise 900 veterans of the Union
army.-Vernon Journal
When Mr. Minshall asked Secretary Gage
on Saturday what he was going to do with
the gold in the treasury the secretary re-
piled. Save it," There is sound financial
wisdom in that simple answer. 1t is very
easy matter for a spendthrift 10 dlsslpate
a fortune, and it is quite as easy for an
Indifferent secretary of the treasury or
political party in control of the government
to squander its revenues and leave the
treasury empty. The good hnancler mas
money in the treasury for any emergency
that may arise.-Terre Haute Express
The condition of the Northumberland
sixty-first Regiment of Indiana is a COM
plete refutaton of all the slanderous
administration for neglect of the soldiers
and all the Peion upon Ossa lies of the des-
perado press. This complete overthrow or
the foul charges against Secretary Alger is
given greater emphasis by the condition OF
the Third Nebraska, Bryans regiment,
which had 143 men sick in hospital when the
Observation-Disclosures ixty-first had five show
ing that while the officers of a regiment
cannot prevent all sickness, they have very
much to do with the amount of it. 1t is not
'Algerism in either of these regiments,
but Durbinism in the one and Organism in
the other.--New Albany Tribune
The representatives which will be sent to
the Legislature at Indianapolis from Elk
hart county will go prepared to join hands
with the representatives from Laporte, st.
Joseph and other counties which have long
lists of divorce cases on the court dockets,
in amending the divorce laws of the State.
Much misery and unhappiness would result
If none except the biblical cause were
recognized by the courts. At the same time,
by prohibiting the defendant from ever
marrying and forbiddfng the plaintiff from
marrying within given number of years,
the ends of justice would be secured and
parties would not rush into court i'm
medately after their first quarrel There
are several cases on file on the docket this
term of parties who lived together only one
month. There are also several cases on file
in which one or both the parties have
figured in the divorce court before. The
present record is a disgrace and the only
remedy lies in proper observation-disclosures
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