The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-24
H STATE PRESS.

The township reform bill has passed both
branches Of the General Assembly and every
member who failed to vote for it missed a
mighty good opportunity to do a good turn
by his people.-Seymour Republican.
The soldiers monument at Indianapolis
is to be completed according to the original
designs. 1t is the greatest monument in the
world and is an honor to our great and pros
porous Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Fcrty-four members of the House voted
against the township reform bill. not in ac-
cordance with the will of their constituents,
however. nor in accordance with party plat
form pledges. Their votes accord with the
dictates Of the bridge men and school and
township supply agents, who are afraid
their business will be interfered with by
the passage Of this measure.-Seymour Re-
publican.
The reform measures now before the State
Legislature should be in no sense party or
political measures. Both the Republican and
Democratic parties in their state platform
declared in favor Of such reform. Their
representatives in the Legislature should
get together and give to the people of the
State such a law as would tend to break up
the irregularity so largely practiced in city.
township and county business.-Greenfield
Republican.
If the reform bills are beaten OH a fair
showing of their merits or dement's, all will
be well. But to beat them by falsehood, to
make excuses to the people for their de-
feat on the ground that they were in the
interest of a few and not of the many. will
leave sore places that will be very hard
to heal. The very fact that the local Off
GERS association is a thing tangible, calls
for another organization whose power will
be felt ere l~ong-Laurel Review.
A few Democrats have joined hands with
the Republicans, and be it said to their
credit, are seeking to have good laws
passed. The member of the Legislature, be
he Republican or Democrat, who does not
support these reform bills in some shape
is not true to the principles of the platform
upon which he was elected, and his con-
stituency should brand him as a traitor,
seeking to sell his vote to the taxeaters
for a mess of pottage.-Bluffton Chronicle.
There could hardly be a more vicious piece
of legislation than the bill to create an
asylum for the incurable insane. 1t is de-
signed neither in the interest of the State,
nor of the unfortunate insane, but purely
as a job for the benefit of Bartholomew
county and the city of Columbus. To create
a great asylum for ~incurables, over whose
door might be placed the legend, A hope
abandon, We who enter here" would be to
civilized States. There are scores of good
arguments against that plan, and the only
argument advanced in it's favor, viz, that
it may be conducted at a lower per capita
cost than the states hospitals, is utterly fall
lacious. We must provide for many more
insane than the hospitals now have room
for. But for many years to come the best
and cheapest plan will be to add substan-
tial, mOderate-priced buildings to the pres
ent hospitals. There may be need of an
other hospital in the future, but the time
is still far distant.-Fort Wayne Gazette.