The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-11
STATE PRESS OPINION.

The good Democrat always has something
to worry over. He is in trouble now for fear
the next move will be to admit Hawaii to
statehood.-South Bend Tribune.
The tin-plate companies of Indiana are
too rushed with orders to shut down for the
summer for the first time since 1891. The
mills have been opened as was promised by
Mckinley two years ago.-Richmond Item.
Richard Harding Davis has some little
criticisms to offer concerning General Shat
ter. Awaiting Richards official report to the
government we hope that it is nothing more
serious than going into battle without a
collar.-Muncie Times.
The fight for the Republican nomination
for Congress from the Second district is
becoming livelier than was expected There
are four avowed candidates and more to
be heard from. If Miers thinks the district
is to be conceded to him without a struggle
he is seriously Observation-Disclosures County
Tribune.
In order to avoid confusion it would be
well to remember that General Shafter is
in command of the United States army at
Santiago and that Richard Harding Davis is
only war correspondent and in that ca
paclty gets his own opinions into print. And
1t might be we'll enough to add that his
opinion about military matters is not worth
mucn -Kokomo News.
The Indianapolis News of Thursday con-
tanned a two-column article on the Soldiers
Home, in which the details of the suit to
disfranchise the members is gone over The
writer of the article was perhaps not aware
that the question had been settled and that
speculation as to the result and an estimate
of the vote in the county and district are no
longer matters of interest.-Marion News.
The New Albany Public Press. a Demo-
cratic paper, notes the investment by peo-
pie of its city of 100000 in the new govern
of prosperity among the people, claiming
that the investors were afraid to put their
money into factories or manufacturing in
dustries HOW do the people of New AL
Dany get tnelr money, anyhow?-North
Vernon Republican.
Upon tabulating the returns of the tax as
SCISSORS it is found that the taxable property
of Madison county has increased a full mil
lion dollars during the past year. We doubt
II there is a county of like population in all
the United States that can show an equal
or approximate increase in property values.
This is increasing in wealth at the rate of
1914 each day of the 365 days in the year.
Anderson Bulletin.
Mrs Helen M. Cougar is opposed to Ha-
waiian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News
There is a very decided opinion expressed
that farmers will not sell wheat freely this
year from the machine" The extreme low
prices now prevailing, following so closely
upon remarkable scarcity and high prices
the world over, convince farmers that pres
ent quotations are not up to the mark.-New
Castle Courier.
An Anticipated correspondent of a daily
paper thinks that Sampson and Shafter
were sent to Santiago to save some iron
mines for Carnegie. 1t would be just as
rational to say that the war was designed
to advertise our ship builders and armor-
plate makers, for Europe is going to buy
our ships and arnor after the war BY
the way, the Carnegie armor seems to wear
pretty well.-Terre Haute Mail.
1t was frothfully recited all during the
campaign of 1896 that whenever war came
gold went into hiding and left silver to do
the fighting. 1t is curious fact that the
gold reserve in this country is now greater
than when the war began. Gold can be had
at any bank in payment of checks and it is
In outspoken evidence everywhere in a
way which must give shooting pains to the
democratic orators of two years ago
Charlottesville Journal.
Congressman Steele is deserving of the
numerous congratulations he is receiving
for his clever work in defeating the Demo
cratic raid on the Soldiers Home vote. If
the Democratic scheme to shut out this
vote had succeeded it would have lost to the
Republicans some 1900 votes. Fortunately
congressman Steele was on guard to sue
ceSstuily protect the veterans in their right
of franchise. Senator Turpie and all the
other Indiana Democrats in Congress We're
active in the plot to cheat the old soldiers
out or their votes, but Major Steele out
witted them all.--Kokomo Tribune