The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-22
INDIANA EDITORIAL OPINION.

The army of the unemployed" has disap-
peared. The wise policy of the Republican
administration has put more men to work
than any other agency known to man.
Cambridge City Tribune.
Instead of going without the tin dinner
pals altogether, what the workman was
told would be the case If the Mckinley bill
was passed. he is going about with full ones
and a surplus of tin in his pocket be-
side.-Clay County Enterprise.
When people look back three years and
remember the condition of business at the
time that President Mckinley was elected,
IL Is surprising that the Democrats should
again attempt to play on the credulous by
asking the country to give them another
trial.-Vernon Journal.
Considering the large number of bridge
appropriations that have been Topped off
throughout the State by the County Coun-
Gil. it is very apparent that the bridge
sharks killed the goose that laid the golden
egg. They should have been content with
100 per cent. or so. and not attempt to bank
rupt county treasures Review.
A now of indignation is going up all over
the State because of the change in school
books. The State Board Of School Commits
sioners a few months ago contracted for a
new set of books to be used in the graded
schools. discarding books issued last year.
This action means that parents in the
State will have to spend hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.-Lawrenceburg Press.
The great blessings of free rural mail de-
livery are to be realized in many Grant
county homes. With the advent of the free
rural mail delivery system papers. letters
and all mail matter are delivered at the
farmers door. He and his family will be
much benefited thereby. Ii is a safe prOpo-
sition that in the homes along the free rural
delivery route in this county much more
current reading will be done this season
than ever efore.-Mario News.
TrH.fn@ from the oraof nuurhar Of IN
young men who are e~nlisting to fight the
Filipinos. the rot about Aguinaldo being a
second Washington. as published in the
Democratic press, has made a very slight
impression on the young Clinton county pa
triots. 1t would also appear that doctored
letters from the soldiers already in the
Orient about the great hardshlps endured
by the soldiers and their dislike TO fight
the natives struggle for independence, was
also considered so much political slop.-
Frankfort News.
The purpose of the county commissioners
to build forty-six new bridges next year
was very properly headed off by the County
Council, which reduced IL to six. The peo-
pie are almos1 IN the MOOD TO ford our
may be found TO head off the rapacity of
the mammoth bridge combines that seek
by pooling OF issues at bridge lettings 10
make the public pay several prices. At all
future lettings bids should be received on
stone and wooden bridges as well "a iron
This gives an opportunity to head on COM
binations.-Lebanon Patriot.
The indianapolis campaign is getting
warm. 1t has been warm from the start.
but as election day draws near the political
atmosphere in the capital city is growing
more heated. Mayor Taggart and his bench
men begin to see the handwriting on the
wall and are evidently growing desperate.
They realize that they can hope for nothing
from the better classes of the people, and
as a consequence are making desperate
efforts TO whip into line all classes OF the
tough element. the gamblers. the hangers
on and the floating element. To this end
a regular free beer" campaign Is being
carried on by Taggart and his followers
Every night there are meetings at which
beer flows freely and the mayor speaks.