The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-01
THE STATE PRESS.

The equalization of the Philippine insur-
gents will knock another prop from under
the anti-expansionists-M News.
One Of the best evidences of good times
is the marked rise in the price of farms
within the past two years-Rushville Re-
publican.
That sort of Algerism which conducts to a
successful issue two wars in one year is not
a bad thing for country to have.-Fort
Wayne Gazette.
Defeat has come to Aguinaldo and with
it discontinue to those who, for political
reasons, have been in partnership with him.
-Kokomo Tribune.
Republicans would ask nothing better than
that Mr.. Bryan be allowed to dictate the
make il contain the same sentiments ne is
uttering in has speeches.-Goshen Times.
AS the Aguinaldo of the Philippines
seems to be ready to cease hostilities
against this government II would be we'll
for the Aguinaldos of this country who
have given him encouragement 10 do the
same thing.-Richmond Item.
There are so many things Of late to sad
den the Democratic heart that it is entitled
to much sympathy. Free trade, free silver
and Aguinaldo all seem to have failed 1t OF
late, and the prosperity OF the country un-
der Republican rule is the sadoeSt dow Oh
all.-Columbus Republican.
IL
ply, if they lose money they will dissolve.
this risk. While ii Is all right. to make laws
regulating these trusts. the higher law. the
natural laws of trade. will eventually Iuiiy
solve the problem.-Vevay Reveille-
Col Bryan would better switch OF from
imperialism and return to his free silver
mutton. He is drawing the fire of some OF
his stanchest newspaper supporters, who
dtsao xxffh inn m
no more difficulty in showing the fallacies of
his position as to Imperialism than do Re-
publican papers in exposing his free silver
errors.-Rushville Graphic.
If Mr.. Bryan had stayed in the army and
gone with his regiment to the Philippines
and fought as CALAMITY as Funston or a
dozen other brave leaders have done he
would have stood far better show OF sue
cess as presidential candidate tEan ne VIII
by leading the silver trust and aiding, with
his anti-expansion speeches, the reDels IN
our new acquisition to kill American SOL
ders.-Muncie News.
Right here in New Albany this week SOL
diers who went out year ago passed
through. and. on being asked. said they
had seen no bad meat since they LETT
home. Why were not the soldiers OF the
One hundred and sixtieth and One-hundrsd.
and-sixty-first Indiana called to testify?
The infamous lying done by newspapers
about this beef business ought never TO be
fOrgtven.--New Albany 1TlDuhe.
The F1lipinos do not seem to want just
and fair government, or else they do not
know what such a government Is. one
thing is certain. however. and that is these
Philippines must be conquered. 1t would
not only be cowardly on the part or the
United States, but inhuman, to Withdraw
now and leave them to themselves. 10 me
condition of anarchy and DarDar1sm tndt
would soon follow.-Middletown News.
1t is time the books of Shelby county
we're opened and examined. None but the
favored few know how the finances of the
county stand. We do know that the county
Is overwhelmingly in debt. and that the
debt Is increasing by great bounds and
leaps. But a few weeks ago the board
after this the fourth commissioners.
George NJ. Ray, announced the fact that
the Temporary loans the county had made
were all paid" That has been very short
time ago-one month at the farthest. On
Friday of this week the commissioners held
another special meeting after having been
on Friday they borrowed the sum of $4,000
of Campbell. Wild & Co., OF Indianapolis,
and issued bonds for the same, the bonds
to draw 4 per cent. interest per year.
Shelbyville Republican.
Councilman H. C. Morgan, of South Bend,
has come into possession of the John NJ.
Miller farm on the lower river road between
lance east of Springbrook Park, purchasing
IL from the heirs of the late Mr.. Miller. The
farm contains about one hundred acres and
this Is its second transfer, Mr.. FILLER having
bought IL In 1S41 of Pierre Navarro, the first
white settler in South Benz and st. Joseph
county, who got IL from the government.
Navarro was a Frenchman from Detroit and
came here to engage in the fur trade. He
married a Pottawatoinie woman and raised
several children. all of whom are Literally
educated and one became prominent as a
lawyer in Kansas. Navarre's Indian name
was Mon-qua-go and the original deed or
this land says Ii was located in Mish-sne-
wa-ko-kink. South Bend Tribune
Superintendent j. NJ. Wanner. of the G.
H. Hammond Company. announced yester-
day that the wages of laborers employed
by the company would be increased 10 per
cent. on May /. The increase VIII benefit
more than 100 men. who for the last three
years have been working under the reduced
scale occasioned by the general paralysis
OF business throughout the country Inc
move has been in contemplation for some
time" said Superintendent Warmer last
night, and IL has simply been brought
about by a steady improvement IN our DIS
mess during the last year we are glad
conditions enable US TO make the increase.
This Is our dullest season. ana there are
only a little over l 100 laborers In our en-
ploy who will receive the benefit OF this
raise but in the fall and winter the work
ing force will be increased several hundred.