The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-29

The congressman who shall oppose a ma
val appropriation will not add to his popu-
larity-Lafayette Call
Protection and sound money are still car
dinal principles of the Republican party.
-Greensburg Standard.
Spain's worry about coaling station is en-
tirely needless until she acquires another
navy.-Seymour Republican.
The farmers are to succeed Dewey and
Sampson in the Smelling business. The corn
crop will soon be ripe.-Lafayette Courier.
If Prof. Norton thinks this country is go
ing to smash he had better move out in CT
der to avoid being caught in the ruins.
Richmond Item
Decreased imports and increased exports
will appeal to the ordinary reader as being
a very good prosperity prescription.-Jay
County Republican
The Spanish at Manila gave US one battle
on sea and one on land, and then dropped
the subject as Improbable from any point
of vew.-Portland Commercial.
The Republicans can point with pride to
the administration of President Mckinley
as having upheld the honor of America and
American nterests.-Plymouth News.
Admiral Dewey's name is not in the Cen
fury Dictionary of Names" published in
1894 1t is not necessary to put his name IN
the dictionary now.-kokomo Tribune.
If the United States retains the Philip
pines the European powers will be forced
to make Yankee Doodle" number on the
concert" rogramme.-Covington Repup-
lican.
Notwithstanding the great demand made
upon his resources by the exigencies of war,
Uncle Sam still has cash balance in his
treasury and additional funds flowing IN
every charlottesville Ledger.
Spanish trickery and sharp practice will
no doubt be conspicuous in the work of the
commission. but they'll find that the Yanb ee
commissioners are men who cannot DE oaiE-
boozled by diplomatic jugglery. - Angola
Magnet.
The residents of Hawaii have shown them
selves to be thoroughly inmbued with pa
triotism and progress and no doubt they
will completely vindicate the craftsmanship
which brought them into the Union--ken-
dallville Standard.
1t will be safe for the President to keep
the army so we'll in hand until the evacua-
ton terms are signed, that Spain will not
feel that she can put the Americans to
much inconvenience by being contrary.
Lagrange Standard.
The people are not going to turn down
the Republican party, with it's clearly de-
fined policy and definite purpose. for party
that has no policy or principle and which
depends upon national calamity to swing it
back into power.-Peru Republican.
Four years ago the owners of capital, )
we'll as the owners of the mills and factory
system Of our country, were waiting fer
some questions of public policy TO be settled.
The election of President Mckinley seems
to have accomplished that purpose. Sound
money, good credit and enlarged business
have turned the faces of all those who were
waiting towards the future.-HuntinSton
Herald.
The complaints of the soldiers against the
hardships that they have had to encounter
do not meet with very great sympathy from
the veterans who endured equally severe
hardships for a much longer period There
the younger soldiers during the civil war,
but that is all forgotten now. In like man
ner will present complaints be forgotten in
the future and the young soldiers of to-day
may possibly live to look upon the COM
plants of the next generation with disdain.
-Muncie Times