The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10
STATE PRESS OPINION.


Probably the reason Boston people are so
opposed to expansion is they fear that the
United States wheel will be too large for
their city to remain the Hub. Marion
News.
Our old friend, Andrew Carnegie--he of
Homestead riot fame--is burdenng the coll
umns of leading Democratic newspapers
with his reasons for opposing the extension
of our territory. The Democratic party is
welcome to Andrew Carnegie.-GreenSburg
Review.
The party pledge for monetary legislation
will be kept. and the country can depend
upon the party leaders uniting on the main
question involved. The Republican party
mas always adhered strictly to its pledges,
and the pledge for currency reform will be
no eXcepton.-Attica Ledger
The Boston Anti-imperialist League, which
is being conducted by Edward Atkinson and
Irving Winslow, worshipers of the sacred
Goldfish has started an endless chain of let
tiers, destined to swamp the President with
protests against expansion All of which re-
minds us very forciby of the fable of the
bull and the express train.-Delphi Journal.
If the Legislature does as it surely ought,
reform the methods of conducting county
and township business, it will be necessary
to provide strong penalties for failure to
obey the acts Many good laws. especially
that requiring publicity, are now deliberately
ignored by trustees, and others will be if
tney 90 not suit their .cOnVenlence.-NeW
Castle Courier.
Secretary Gage and Senator Turpie both
believe in assimilation, but there is differ
ence. Secretary Gage recommends that "at
the proper time action be taken by Congress
to assimilate the currency of Porto Rico to
that of the United States" Senator Tur-
pies plan is to assimilate the currency of
the United States to that of Porto Rico.
-LoSanSport Journal.
The anti-AvDanciopictc bauo oa1IaJ 4t,o
Constitution into use and propose to head
off the administration policy by a Senate
resolution by Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, to the
effect that the government has no power to
acquire territory to be held and governed
permanently as colonies. It's the same Con-
Sttut1On by which the prOgreSSiOniStS
have always sought to prove that we
couldn't when we could.-IIafayette Courier.
RefOrmers who would reform should be
less critical and more tangible. Now, there
would be a whole lot of sense, in formulating
city charter, to give it wide publication,
so that it could be thoroughly digested by
taxpayers. and then let them vote on it,
All the talk at great municipal reform
league meetings will have little value, since
there is TOO much theory in the Examinations
or the speakers. One reason why American
cities are governed the way they are is be-
cause there is too little publicity to proposed
legislation, and, after it is got through
the Legislature, the people, like the patient
OK, plod along under the yoke with as little
kicking as possible.-Evansville Journal
For Republican papers to commence now
ana announce that-any reform in our town
ship and county governments which may
result from the next Legislature is to be
wholly and gloriously appropriated by the
Republican party is wrong step. Both the
old parties in their last state platform de-
clared in favor of this particular reform.
On the present commission at work on
this reform are some of the most prominent
Democrats Of Indiana. of whom Judge Hack
ney is one. Many Democrats have given
their hearty support to the movement and
many Democrats in both branches of the
Legislature will vote for the measure. Let
this be q measure for the people, and let
not the Republican press drag it into politics
to be warped and twisted by claiming all
der way.-Shelbyville Republican.