The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-09

Indiana has good reason to be proud of
her solder-farmer Governor. His address
on Memorial day, at Roots's Hall, was the
best that has ever been delivered In Corners
vile. The Governor always stood well in
this county but his address and presence
May 80 added much TO the affectionate re-
gard in which he is held by our people.-Con-
nersville Times.
The Dingley bill has done more than was
expected of it. 1t has not only paved the
way to profit and prosperity in every legiti-
mate field of industry at home, but has
enabled our manufacturers to reach and
sell their products to all the buyers of the
globe In kind; quality and prices that Will
of industry in the world.-Bluffton Chron-
icle.
The city of Hammond will make another
attempt TO secure harbor. and this time
1t will be an appeal to Attorney General
Taylor TO begin proceedings against the
railroads which are between Wolf lake and
Lake Michigan. The strip is $50 feet wide
and is crossed by four railroads. Hammond
seeks to compel them to put in draw bridges
over the channel, which the city proposes
to dredge.-Michgan City News
The West is even more ardently In favor
of radical currency reform than Is the East.
The pendulum which swung far towards
fiatism in 1896 is swinging the other way.
True to his former history the farmer of
the Mississippi is regaining his equilibrium.
He was sincere in his blind devotion TO free
silver in 1896. but he sees his mistake and
hastens to rectify it. He saved the Con-
gress to the party of sound money last year,
and depend upon it, he will be found In the
men-afraid- of-their-voices should stop any
radical or even sensible financial reform by
that obstacle Of modern legislation-sena-
torial courtesy. II this Is done the entire
country would have good cause to become
disguised with the Republican party.-Rich-
mond Item.
The Board Of Commissioners of Kosciusko
county are evidently onto their job" The
prosecutor or some other officer Of that
county found in the list of allowances made
by the board that s2s5 had been paid for an
iron tank for their poor farm. 1t was as
certained that the tank was made by a
boiler maker at Auburn and accordingly a
man was sent to the latter place to inquire
as to the cost of making such an article.
After the usual descriptions. etc, had been
given he was Informed that such tank
would cost 1925, and upon inquiry as TO his
object in charging s2S5 for the one purchased
by the commissioners of that county. he
piled that instead of the one tank he had
made three for that sum- one for the county
fam and the other two for the commits
sioners but the whole sum was filed against
and had been paid for by the county.-A-
bion New Era.
There were geography statesmen last win
ter who said IL would never do 10 elect
Albert j. Beveridge senator. because he hap
pened to live in Indianapolis. Two senators
from one city would never do. said the poll
ticians who plant men for office like they
plant corn or pumpkns-so many feet apart
The wisdom of the Legislature, however
rose above geography and named the best
fitted man In Indiana for junior senator
best fitted because he possesses the genius
OF work The applause which greeted his
masterful speech OF acceptance had hardly
died away until Mr.. Beveridge was PLAN
ming to go TO the Philippines The great
question next winter In Congress win be the