The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-20
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

In Democratic days two men were seeking
one job. Now two jobs are seeking one
man. Work was never more plentiful and
labor never better paid than at the present
time. Republican policies are always win
ners.-HuntinSton Herald.
When man goes out to burgle it should
be Required that he carry nitroglycerin in
his pocket. The finish of a Wisconsin thief
by a premature explosion makes the result
one on which every thief should be re-
CURED 10 take chance.-Lafayette Courier.
Having taken measures to provide itself
with revenue raised by taxation. Porto Rico
Is about 10 enjoy complete freedom of
trade with the United States. All the talk
about oppression has resolved Itself into
empty nonsense.-Crawfordsv Journal.
Postmaster General Smith can count upon
the support of all legitimate publications
and OF public opinion in his effort to cut
down the $50, 100000 paid for the carrying
OF second-class mail by throwing out rake
publications which are wrongfully making
use OF the privilege City Com
merclal.
The loss of the corn crop will go hard
with Kansas and other Western States, but
they will quickly forget it and recover,
unless it drives them TO raising another
crop of long whiskered. Anticipated Popu-
lists of the Jerry Simpson variety. In that
case this drought will be a calamity in
stead of a observation-disclosures Item.
People who conclude from reading the
daily accounts of crime in the newspapers
that the world is going straight to the bad
should remember that II is only the one
hundredth sheep they read about. The
ninety and nine that do not go astray are
never mentioned in the papers. There is
nothing particularly discouraging in the
situation. The world is just as good as il
ever was.-Richmond Palladium.
ginia is attempting to incorporate into the
new Constitution of Virginia some effective
provision against lynching. We are glad
to see some of the Southern States attempt
ing to provide measures that viii do away
with this great evil that they have brouS mt
on themselves by their own wrong-doing
They have warmed the viper in the bosom
OF their own passions until it is warmed
into such life and growth that II is poison
ing the entire system.-Columbus Repub-
Hcan.
An Indianapolis judge recently fined an
attorney at his bar for merely visiting a
gambling den, besides delivering to him a
severe reprimand. An attorney" in this
county can retail liquor without paying
license, run slot machines and gambling
dens with utter fmpunty. And besides,
some county officials make no pretense Cf
paying taxes at all. How long are the
taXpdylne people going 10 endure this ariS-
tooracy and insolence of chronic officehold-
ers?-New Albany Public Press (Dem)
Senator Marion Butler, of North Carolina.
gives 1t as his judgment that the Populist
party will go it alone in 1904 and that it
Will poll larger vote than ever before in
its history The senator is probably cor
rect In this conclusion Conditions may be
favorable TO such a result. That is to say,
since ii is pretty certain that the Demo-
Gratis Will have no more fusion, the social
isuc element in the Democratic party is
very apt to ally itself with the Populists,
especially If the man we have in mind is
put at the head of their ticket.-South Bend
Times (Dem)