The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-24
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

An Eastern college professor favors a
spelling reform that will allow everybody to
spell as they please. If he were in position
to receive newspaper communications ne
would think his plan already in vogue.-La-
fayette Courier.
President Parsons, of the Indiana State
Normal School, voiced an opinion that will
be generally Endorsed by the thoughtful
people of the State when he said at Indi-
annapolis Wednesday that new normal
school should not be established until the
one at Terre Haute had been perfected
Marion News Tribune.
The country is proud of Chaffee and will
always honor him as one of the bravest de-
tenders of her name and her flag. Though
she may not slobber over him as did the
English over Roberts and Kitchener, yet
Chaffee's work in every sense is fully equal
to theirs, and his name will live as long in
history as thers.-South Bend Tribune.
Mrs. Eddy announces they will suspend
the operation of faith in the curing of con-
tagious disease. Why so? If that is the
only true way of curing disease. why not
the benefit of 1t? And then if they can be
cured by faith alone. and they have faith
how can ii be ded?-Richmond Item
No crime Is blacker than that committed
by a negro at Sullivan, and again at Oak
town the same day. The South is familiar
with this species of infernalism, but it is
uncommon in Indiana. When it is brought
home to us, however, can we wonder at
that summary justice that often overtakes
the black brute? The happiness and tram
quillity of home life are not secure while
such crimes go unavenged.-Evansville
Courier.
| The State schools are now drawing from
| the taxpayers for higher and technical ed
ucation about half a million year. con-
| trary to the Constitution of the State. 1t
| is time to call a halt. With the State
| treasury in such splendid condition there
| will be great pressure for enlarged and
extra expenditures by the next Legislature.
| Every class of citizens from BARRIERS to
school teachers will ask special legislation.
| Let the taxpayers who pay the freight be
| first idered.-Noblesville Ledger.
| If Mr.. Herring. the late candidate for
Congress, will put into plain language the
| insinuation published in contemporary
| Saturday, that Senator Fairbanks took into
| South Bend money that was In any way
| illegitimately used he will be given full
chance to prove it at the bar of justice
| Ii is very easy. but ii is despicable, for a
| defeated candidate 10 accuse the victor OF
| using money win his victory, and the
| late defeated shows that he is not up tC
| the high standard claimed for him wher
| he descended to such accusation.-Elkhart
| Review.
1t is not our political funeral, but we can.
| not agree with the has beens" and self
haloed keepers of the State conscience, thai
the Governor is relieved from responsibility
| with the selection of trustees for The State
| institutions. and we do not believe the vot
| ers of Indiana will relinquish their right
| to a voice in their own business and tn,
| constitutional prerogative or expressing i
through their responsible representative IL
| the statehouse at the behest of the gra
| cious gentlemen who constitute the sacred
office-hoiding school of mugwumps.-For
Wayne Journal-GaZette Dem.)
The lynching of the negro billiard, neal
Sullivan, Ind, by a mob is no more justi
fable in Indiana than 1t would have beer
I'm Georgia or South Carolina. The mob die
not go far enough to burn and mutilate tn
body but Ii will come to that pretty soon
The law is enforced in Indiana and Their
Is no justification for mob law and thos
| who have been engaged are criminally liza
BILE under the statute. The sheriff carried
his prisoner right into the hands of tn
mob and made no resistance to prevent
from taking him away from him.-colum
bus Republican.