The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16


aristocratic. unjust and absurd, bringing
politics to the front and destroying the in
dependence Of the superintendent. who is
constantly subject to the whims of the
eecting his successor.-Gibson County
Leader.
There seems to be some opposition on the
part of some Republicans to any further
legislation on the currency question. They
claim that we are on the gold basis now,
and that the existing gold standard Is the
unwritten law of the land, but if it is the
unwritten law why not make il the written
law. and so put its provisions be-
yond cavil: AS they at present exist, our
Lafayette Call.
The committee on the revision of town
ship, county and municipal government
have, in our opinion, hard row to hoe,
and in attempting a wholesale revision of
the laws they will accomplish nothing. That
our laws sadly need revision no
one doubts, but the programme outlined by
this committee will be sure to fail, as it
will arouse the antagoniSm of too many in
terested persons They had better prepare
and secure the passage of few separate
DIS leading to the most needed reforms,
than to stake everything on q general
form bill which is sure to be attacked on
every side and loaded down with amend
ments that will kill it.-Winchester Herald.
There are some lawyers who will take any
fee out of it and it need not be large
fee at that. There are lot of dead beats
who get divorced simply because it costs
them next to nothing and some of them
get more than one divorce. In a neighbor-
ing county judge makes the payment of
costs the final condition for getting a di-
vorce This makes it more difficult for the
dead beats and curtails the number of di-
vorces. People would be surprised to know
how many of those who apply for divorces
q n I
is simply an encouragement TO a lax divorce
system and an increase in cases.-South
Bend Times.
The senatorial fight seems narrowing to
Messrs. Taylor, Beveridge and Steele, and
many predict that the latter, who is a
strong man and a politician of long prac-
tice will get the plum. Mr.. Beveridge is a
young man and brilliant one, and his resi-
dence in Indianapolis is the only club used
to fight him. He is second to none in the
West as an orator and has never been in
politics, so he has no personal enemies. His
residence in the capital city would count
little against him (and should noD with the
people at large, but the politicians of the
various sections have their favortes to
whom they can get next for faVors, and
who fear that all the good things" would
view.
The senatorial race is still as much in
doubt as it was the first of the campaign.
Taylor, Beveridge Ianly, Steele, Posey; all
claim they have the best chances. 1t is
said that but few of the legislators are
pledged, owing to the fact that they have
not made up their minds or to the fact that
they may want to change them before the
time for balloting commences 1t is said
that neither Wayne county's senator nor
representative nor joint representative have
expressed choice, and one reason given is
that they do not know how their con-
sttuency want them to vote. To-day the
Item begins q coupon system whereby every
voter in this city and county can register
his choice for United States senator.-Rich-
mond Item.
There is a tendency sometimes to regard
the office as q reward for the man and
argue from that standpoint that the candi-
date who has received little from the State,
the Nation or the party should have the
United States senatorship for his own. This
Is wrong The candidate should be chosen
en- account of his capacity to serve the State
with honor and dignity in that exalted office,
regardless of what he may have already
received. The candidate who is able to give
the State most prestige in the Senate of the
United States, and take care of her inter-
ests there, as well as the interests of the
party is the man to elect. The reward Of
the individual should not weigh against 1T
ness for the place and usefulness to the
State.-Terre Haute Express.