The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03
THE STATE PRESS.

The worst of It is that the rainy season
does not interfere with the operations of
Aguinaldo's allies in this country.-Marion
News.
Soldiers respect foe at the front. though
1t is a fleeing one. But they despise the
miserable rear attacks of the enemy's allies
either here or in LuZon.-Marfon Chronicle.
If the harmony that exists in the Demo-
cratic ranks in Kentucky is a fair criterion
of the harmony existing in the national or
ganization, the next campaign will be
picnic for the Republicans.-HenryC County
Republican.
The wisdom of our financial policy is
shown Enthusiastically in the prosperity of our
people, in the rising wages of our toilers
in the ease of the money market and I'm
the fall in the rates of interest.-Pendle-
ton Republican.
Indiana's step against the pocketing of
fees. thereby making always the income of
a county officer a matter of certainty, is
one which has the sanction of the people.
There is to be receding from the posi-
ton Of straight salaries-Lafayette Courier.
The close of the fiscal year will bring
with it many interesting and instructive
statistics as to finance and commerce. but
amazing than those which record the enor-
nous growth of the export trade of the
United States-Vincennes Commercial.
The Democratic newspapers now engaged
in eulogizing General Miles should not over
look the fact that he is the original advocate
of large standing army and is therefore
TO be catalogued according TO Democratic
doctrine with the champions OF ''militarism"
and the enemies of the Republic. Peru
Republican.
Trusts are Injurious and, if not in viola
ton of statute law. are surely the exempli-
fication CT selfshness on large scale, but
they are not to be eliminated from the in
dustrial and commercial world by mere de-
nunciation. Some one must give thought TO
the problem, leaving TO the demagogues the
privilege of denouncing trusts in public
places.-Terre Haute Tribune.
Potato growers in this county are marvel
ing at the total absence of the potato-bug
pest which usually has appeared long before
the latter part OF June in this locality. None
OF the bugs are seen and the potato plants
are growing as thew never grew before.
The theory of the farmers is that the ex-
tremely cold weather of last February.
which killed the wheat, also destroyed the
bugs.-Huntington Herald.
Either the country is sympathizng with
the administration or the administra ton is
sympathizing with the country on the propo-
stion of sending enough troops to the Phil
ippines to end the insurrection. Whichever
way IL may be, IL seems clear now that the
country and the administration in har-
monious agreement and that the War De-
partment will proceed 10 enlist men enough
at once for that purpose.-Coumbus Re-
publican.
The Board Of Review completed the as
sessment OF the indianapolis Natural Gas
Company's property Friday The figures
show that the company will pay equally as
much, If not more, taxes than any corpora
ton owning property In Hamilton county.
The aggregate assessment is $lS7 09V, dis
tributed in the townships as follows: White
River, slo0,36S; Wayne. $12,950; Fall Creek,
Sl3.140:- Delaware, 500 9to: Nobesville. $50 065.
The pumping station at Strawtown was as
sessed at S65,00e.-Noblesville Ledger.
The most prominent men figuring at the
head of the great trusts are Democrats.
Witness Havemeyer for the Sugar Trust and
Rockefeller for the Coal Oil Trust The head
of the Anthracite Coal Trust is also DEM
ocrat and the head Of the Whisky Trust.
There are plenty more OF them And when
We reflect that all that has ever been done
in Congress and the state legislatures of
Northern States in restraint of the trusts
has been done By Republicans we shall bet
ter understand just how sincere the Demo-
Gratis are in their efforts 10 make the trusts
a political issue.-New Albany Tribune.
Superintendent Groth, OF the tin-plate
works. says the Irondale works never made
such a record In the output OF plate as 1T
has since Jan = INA OUTPUT has been from