The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-04
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

Probably nine out OF ten men would nave
acted the same way as the Sullivan sheriff.
but the tenth man Is the one that ought
to be the Observation-Disclosures Gazette
The voting machine is fast coming to the
front as the surest, safest, q~uietest, most
expeditions manner of exercising the divine
right of suffrage.-South Bend Tribune.
The Sultan of Bacolod continues to fret
for war with the United States. He seems
to be literally pining for a brush with the
American troops and the outlook is not bad
that he will get what he is crying for.
Here's hoping he'll be satisfied when ne
gets Effort Wayne Sentinel.
Indications point to another effort to es-
tablish an additional normal school within
the State, with a legislative appropriation
of course. Legislators and the people
should keep their eyes wide open for the
many schemes bound TO come up during
the Courier.
There will be no Populists in the next
campaign. that party being practically ex-
tinct. 1t was a protest against poverty
and prosperity killed 1t. The Socialist party
is growing, however, and the indications
are that like the poor we must always have
the 'lsms' with us.-Goshen News-Times.
The argument hat voting machines
expedite the returns does not appeal as
strongly as IL might to our Indiana Demo-
cratic friends. Republican victories seem
10 have become the regular thing in this
state, and when one has bad news coming
TO him he would naturally prefer TO have
1t broken by degrees than TO receive IL all
In a bunch.-Kokomo Tribune.
The word Reichs-Tag. usually rendered
Reichstag. is a sumner to a good many
readers of English or American papers.
The literal translation Of the word Is EN-
pire day." and the Specification is Parlia-
ment or National Congress; The pronun.
citation OF Reichstag is 'righs-taag." Just
pear this In mind When you see the word
divided "reich-stag" by the printer. just
ascribe 1T to his lack of understanding.
South Bend Times.
Governor Durbin's determined stand in
Sullivan county is the true position. No
leniency should be shown that official. In
case this, the first application of the very
cOmmendable law, Is rendered null and void
by it's suspension it simply means another
dead letter on the books. The way to
avoid the necessity of having to pass on
the law Is to enforce it to the letter at the
very start.-Richmond Item.
The Sullivan county sheriff. who is re-
ported as circulating a petition for his re-
instatement in an Office his own action
forfeited. is evidently a gentleman of co.
lossa1 nerve. At any rate, he is no man
10 De lntrusted with so responsible an
office. He must nave known that the bring
ing or that hunted negro to Sullivan would
result in mob law. and If he was really
too dense to appreciate this fact his ineffec.
tive and farcical resistance would be just
and sufficient cause for his removal.-Terr
Haute Tribune.
The discussion of voting-machine legisla-
ton is largely useless. The last Legislature
provided for the use of these machine:
where they are desired. In other words
the Legislature passed a local option ma.
chine law. To compel all communities t.
adopt voting machines would be about a:
sensible as for a tenth-rate printing shoI
10 put in typesetting machines. There /
reason in the use of both at proper time:
and under proper conditions. Localities
however, can decide those conditions. In
the case of the voting machine the Law
leaves 1t optional. as it should. for th'
present, at least.-Elkhart Review