The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
INDIANA NEWSPAPER OPINION.

1t is a matter of grave concern to the
Populists and Democrats that there is not
calamity enough to go around both par
ties.-Fort WaSFne Gazette.
Governor Tanner refuses to call on Presi-
dent Dole and grasp his hand President
Dole must have unguardedly revealed the
fact that he holds the stronger hand.-i-a-
fayette Call.
The smothered shrieks of a few political
calamity howlers fail to rise above the din
and noise of the busy wheels of industry
that are moving all over the entire coun-
try.-Elwood Call-Leader.
The attitude of the Senate as shown by
the vote on the Matthews resolution yes
terday is not encouraging to those who be-
lieve something should be done to estab-
lish confidence in our financial SYSTEM.
-Elkhart Review
To debase the money of the country is
to debase it's morals.-Decatur Journal.
Secretary Gage is making enemies of the
free-silver men in way thoroughly COM
plimentary to his financial intelligence.
-Terre Haute Express.
If free silver is made the issue in the next
campaign, as in the last, gold will be driven
out of circulation. as it was in 1896 Who
wants to see the circulating medium de-
creased to the amount of millions of gold
now in the country ?-Corydon Republican.
No better evidence of the actual presence
of prosperity is needed than the discovery
of 500 counterfeit silver certificates in cir
culation. A year ago a man would have
expected to be arrested at once had he OF
fered even genuine certificate.-New Cas-
tie Courier.
With the business of the country improv-
ing right along, the factories running full
force and full time and the farmers getting
good prices for their products, it looks like
the silver question will be dead issue be-
fore the year 1900 rolls around-Williams-
burg Review.
1t is surprising how the Democrats keep
urging the deficits under the Dingley law,
as if that party had never in its history
been guilty of creating a defcit-producing
law. But as the deficit under Republican
rule is fast disappearing, the Democrats
are talking less and less about the sub
ject-Seymour Republican.
Congress ought to make sure, by palms.
taking work upon the appropriations, that
the expenses OF the government for the next
fiscal year shall not exceed the revenues to
be reasonably anticipated from the operation
of the Dingley law as IT stands and from
such new internal-revenue legislation as
may be adopted at the current session.
Goshen Times.
Such a thing as a double money stand
ard has never existed in the world through
natural operations. Double standards have
been established by law, but in single
instance in all history has the double stand
ard existed in fact Every attempt that has
ever been made to enforce a double stand
ard by law has resulted in disaster and
panic.-Plymouth Republican
With the "middle-of-the-road" Populists
protesting against further cooperation with
the Democratic party, the Eastern Demo-
Gratis declaring openly they will no longer
support Mr.. Bryan and mis- single principle
of free coinage of silver at 16 to /, the pros
pect Of further unanimous action by those
who supported Bryan in 1896 is very great
ly re,iu ced.--Wabash Tribune.
rr1,e racpacfu xuara paver moro r1romfsinO
than now for rapid strides in the improve
ment and the expansion of business. Every
one should lend helping hand by taking
advantage of the prospects. The business
man who fails to do so Will be tagging be-
fore the season is half cover and the man
who goes around bawling calamity is a
positive detriment and damage to a COM
munity.-Greenfeld Republican.
1t is the duty of the House to put itself on
record as promptly as possible on this ques-
ton of finance, and in order that this may
be impressed upon the membership it is
hoped that the Indianapolis monetary con-
vention will take steps TO urge this action
1t may not be advisable to adopt in toto
the commissions recommendations, but
out of these there can, TO doubt, be evolved
q law that will prove of benefit to the whole
people, in that 1t will protect all against
the i'll effects created by a degree Of uncer-
rainty.-Lafayette Courier.