The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.


that he is firmly intrenched in his CUB
ernatorial kopJe.-Anderson Bulletin.
In the light of recent events it would be
good idea to make territories of both
Utah and Kentucky.-Evansville Journal.
1t is perhaps Well enough for the Indian
apolis Sentinel to understand that Chair
man Charles s. Hernly can take care of
himself touching any controversy relating
to the Kentucky trouble.-New Castle
Press.
The superintendent of the poorfarm
seems to have overlooked a few items in
making out his bill for extra services We
do not note any items for Harvesting horses
or raising orphan pigs by bottle.-Shelby-
vile JefferSonian.
Peter r. Wadsworth would defeat any
Democrat for Congress in the Second dis
trict this year. He knows just how to do it.
And If he is given the Republican nominal
ton he Will be the next congressman.
Washington Gazette.
Mr.. Bryan rcjoices that the people all re-
member the Chicago platform. 1t is true.
They also remember the civil war; the Chi
cago fire, the Custer massacre. the Charles
ton earthquake and other visitationS real
and Observation-Disclosures Morning News.
South Bend wants the state Democratic
convention. Prosperity is so deeply rooted
ton with its calamity chorus cannot affect
business. South Bend, or some other hot
bed of industry, should have the anti
partys powpow.-Marion Morning News.
Governor Mount recalls good point when
he reminds the Democrats that with both
Houses and the President Democratic they
failed to do anything to restrict the trusts
In any way. Trusts were in existence then,
but Mr.. Bryan. who was then a member Of
Congress, failed to utter a word against
them.-Muncie Morning News.
Admitting exchanges from other States
cannot speak too cordially of Indianas rep
resentatives in Congress to please us. but
when they speak in their glad surprise as If
it is very unusual for Indiana TO be so very
prominent We remember that there were
others who attracted great attention and
applause years ago-Terre Haute Express.
A petition is being circulated by prom
inent Kentuckians who live across the
Ohio river from Evansville that asks for
the division of Kentucky into four parts,
the States adjoining to take slice, thus
wiping Kentucky off the map. So far as
Shelby county is concerned we have all
the Kentucky methods here that are needs
ed.-Shelbyville Republican.
In declaring that England is at peace with
republics the Queen presents a direct af-
The Queens refusal to recognize him either
as the whole United States or an independ-
ent nation in himself is something that Will
cause Billy to wonder where he is really
at, after all.-Logansport Journal
If Representative Lands concludes to
enter the race for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination, matters will grow in
teresting Lands is an opponent not to be
despised He has a good presence, good
record, can talk like town a-fire and has
a national experimentation Is more than
can be said of several gentlemen who are
figuring on the Observation-Disclosures Bull
letin.
DR.. Mayfield, our county health officer.
and an experienced, careful and successful
practitioner, says, without hesitancy, after
a thorough investigation, that the epidemic
is genuine smallpox and he Is acting upon
that decision He is doing everything in
his power to comply with the requirements
of the law and the rules governing health
boards. This is right. and were he to do
less, he would fail of his duty as an ofnclal.
The people must aid him in the matter,
ana we believe they will-Salem Democrat.
No man, no party and no power can
delve into the future and out of its hidden
recesses produce tangible results. but it is
easy to go back over the past and, review
ing the conduct of parties and their sue
cesseS or failures, determine what may
possibly happen should the control of the
government remain in the hands OF the
party in power. or should it be given over
once more to the opposition. We know that
under the present administrator there is
absolute prosperity, and we also know
that IL was wrested from the wreck riot
and ruin left to a heritage by the
previous administrations Castle
Press