The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-25
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

The sentiment of Grant county, ire
spective of party, is for Maj. G. w. Steele.
The attitude of the esteemed Democratic
organ in this matter is commended to the
considera ton of Republicans who waver in
loyalty to Grant CONTEMPLATION Chronicle.
Last week two important announcements
were made in Nebraska and it is difficult
to determine which is portentous of most
trouble. One said the crop of potato bugs
would be unusually large. The other said
that Bryan would run for Governor. Poor
Observation-Disclosures Courier.
The party that fought desperately to re-
tain human slavery in the United States
now pretends to be deeply concerned about
conditions in the Sulu islands, recently
added to the territory of the United States.
Those islands will be bettered in their laws
and regulations just as fast as the Repub
lican party can perform the work.-Shelby
VILE Republican.
Now when a reputable Democratic men,
Der of the City Council charges a member
Of the efficient police" with stealing liquor
from the Democratic banquet and getting
drunk in the basement of the city hall, the
mayor and the Council refuse to order an
investigation. What will the people say TO
such police protection as that?-Colum-
bus Republican.
In the campaign of 1896 our Democratic
friends had for one of their paramount
issues the low price of cattle and hogs.
But things have changed, dear Tom, and
now high prices is the dominant issue with
them. Queer people are our Democratic
friends; they like birds of passage, here
to-day and there Tomorrow seeking for
that they know not what.-Tfpton Advo-
cate.
The Democrats are now studying the
water cure in the Philippines. 1t is a little
out of the ordinary for them TO talk about
something they are not familiar with.
Heretofore they had no use for water. only
in making cornbread. They never mention
water in their platforms, but try TO i'm
press upon the people the great medicinal
qualities of the other huid.-Newport Hoo
sier State.
1t hasn't been very many years ago that
the Democratic newspapers and campaign
orators were abusing the Republican party
in the most scathing terms for the pur-
chase of frozen and useless Alaska To-
day "A proposition to sell that territory for
fifty times its original cost would entail
the crushing defeat Of any political party
advocating il. The time will soon come
when we shall witness a similar change of
sentiment regarding our newly acquired in
sular possessions. In fact, the public is
already rapidly becoming unified the
proposition to hold in perpetuity all we
have.-Terre Haute Tribune.
When Napoleon was tearing up the old
map of Europe and Great Britain really
was staggering, that country was putting
out 6 per cent. loans at 40 per cent. dis
count Now, with more men i'm the field,
each one costing three or four times as
much to care for as one of Welington's.
the greatest discount has been 61A per cent.
on pa per cent. consols. The difference in a
hundred years is so great that one wonders
what any country equal TO Great Britain
could do if IL were fighting for its existence
against "A nearly equal foe and fought until
its bonds would not sell at all.-Terre
Haute Express