The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14

The nomination of Mr.. Beveridge for SEN
| ator leads the Muncie Times to say:
The tendency to grow jealous and find
| fault with Indianapolis because of her al
legged disposition to secure everything po-
litical that comes along is fast fading out
over the state. indianapolis is a great city E;
1t is our capital city and is the pride of most
people of the State. The Republicans of
| cal preferment as Republicans in general
over the State. Indianapolis was well pro-
| Vided for under President Harrison's admin
| istration, and the men selected were good
| their duties faithfully and well. The selec-
| ton of Albert ]. Beveridge for United
States senator was not the work of Indian
apolis alone. Three-fourths of the vote
| given to him in caucus was from men who
represented constituency remote from In
| dianapolis. While political favors should,
| all other things being equal, be distributed
| with some regard to geographical location,
there should be no prejudice, against any
| locality or person If the man chosen fills the
requirements of the office.
This is in good spirit and we'll said The
decline of the feeling referred to by the
Times indicates the growth of a broader
feeling of State pride. There was time,
and it lasted too long, when jealousy of In
dianapOlis was almost a common bond and
a mark of loyalty to their respective locali-
ties among representatives of other parts
of the State. The feeling has largely dis
appeared, only few papers now and then
appealing to local prejudice against the
capital. They ought TO remember that In
danapolis is only a smaller Indiana, mu-
nicipal commonwealth, as it were, in the
character of its population. There is not a
county in the State that has not contributed
TO it, and there is a steady gravitation of
bright young men to the capital from all
parts of the State. Jealousy of Indianapo-
lis therefore, is jealousy of the best ma
terial in the State-not that it is all in In
dianapolis, by any means, for the bulk of
it is still and will always be outside-but it
is all represented here. 1t should be the
| aim of the press and people throughout the
State, as it certainly is of those in this
city, to cultivate closer and better relations
between the capital and the State at large
and develop feeling of State pride that
will embrace every part of it and place the
common veal above all other considera-
tions.
AS for Mr.. Beveridge. who has just won
| 4 State honor so handsomely it is quite
true. as the Times says, that his selection
was not the work of indianapolis
alone. In fact, it was not the
work of Indianapolis chiefly From
the beginning strong element in his
favor that his support was so widely
distributed throughout the State, and. as it
turned out. the fact that the Marion county
delegation was not solid for him in the early
ballots doubtless contributed TO his nomina-
ton. In this case it is equally creditable to
Mr.. Beverage and his supporters through
out the State that jealousy of indianapolis
cut no figure. Members of the caucus were
locking for the most available man, and
when they found him they nominated him
without reference to his locality. His nomi-
nation. under these circumstances. was