The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-24


Philippines is logical and ought TO be con-
vincing.-Marion News.
OF course Wayne county makes no fuss
about IL that one of her native sons. Addi-
son C. Harris. gives the first banquet to
Dewey on his way to the United States. 1t
is quite a common thing for Wayne county
boys TO be in position 10 do that sort o.
thing.-Richmond Palladium.
Why should we begrudge the Democrats
the pleasure and profit they anticipate from
digging up the tariff issue? For the last
three years they have grown thin and worn
sy Sitting s up nights igsg with o the OF
needed recreation.-Goshen Times.
The United States Fish Commission dis
tributing car. No. /, passed through the city
yesterday evening. stocked with black bass
which II is distributing in various streams
over the country. Sugar creek, near Frank
lin, has been given 200 of the finny tribe
White river secured nearly $500 near Bed
ford.-Coumbus Republican.
Within two months Shelby county will
have two rural mail deliveries and there is a
care possibility that the number will be in
| Creased to three. These daily mail deiv-
eI'es are proving great boon TO the farm,
Irs and the outlook is that the service will
be enlarged in place of being curtailed.
-Shelbyvilie Republican.
The Democratic party always opposed ev-
cry phase Of American industry and it al
ways will. There would be no tin plate
manufactured in the United States to-day II
the Democrats could have prevented
IL, and the same is true of about every
other enterprise the Republican party has
Observation-Disclosures Republican
The trust issue conas as a sort of god
send to the cowed tariff reformers. They
can now talk about doing away with pro-
lection as the first step towards getting
rid of the trusts. Everything is grist which
comes to the Democratic mill. but no man
knows from day to day what is the next
issue to be fed in.-Logansport Journal.
Two good army appointments have fallen
| to Terre Haute men and to very good men,
| The admirable selections that are being
| made for the United States service are indi-
| Gated by the billets falling to Captain Bieg-
| Ter and DIR. Stunkard, both of whom by
| their services last year. in camp and hospi-
| tal won high encomiums.-Terre Haute Elk
| press.
1t is estimated that there are $500 oil wells
| in this county. The amount of money spent
| in drilling and rigging them is not far from
| 100000. not to say anything of pumping
| pended. Oil men say that all the oil taken
| out has cost all that has been put in. Some
| have made Dig sums and others nave Ios'
| fortuneS.-Bluffton News.
| The editor of the Sullivan Times, who is
just back home from his honeymoon trip
| ure." Just wait until the winter winds begin
| to whistle about the eaves of his domicile
| and fires have to be made in the morning
| and it's dollars to doughnuts that his ideas
change somewhat. OF course. If Mrs. Al,
| kin gets up and makes the fires We'll cal
| off the Observation-Disclosures Times.
Is is becoming extremely funny to note
how the Democratic papers are jollyine
| each other into line. The peacemakers
realize that the time is getting short. and
| under the present circumstances the ole
| sore won't heal before the show opens Ir
1 the meantime McKinley's administration Il
giving perfect satisfaction, while Bryan Is
| looking for a policeman to tell his trou
| bles to-Cannelton Enquirer.
Capital cannot afford to be arbitrary and
| dictatorial. Neither can labor. When diff
| ferences occur the representatives of the
! interests should get together and adjus
their differences in a spirit of Friendship
and in keeping with the requirements o.
, the golden rule. The recent conference be
| tween the American Tin-plate Company anC
| representatives of the Amalgamated Asso
| citation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers wa.
| of the character which produces the great
| est good. The relations were friendly. Th'
| grounds were thoroughly gone over. ant
| such an agreement reached as is satisfac
| tory to all and apparently fair to both in
| Observation-Disclosures News