The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-17
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

The indianapolis German Telegraph has
passed through the most exciting campaign
known in the history of that city since the
war without taking sides either one way or
another.-South Bend Times.
Out of six men taken into custody yester-
day by the indianapolis police, four were
held as being insane. The percentage would
have grown to even greater proportions if
that campaign -ad continued much longer
Lafayette Call.
Philip was King of Macedonia, Alexan-
der. his greater son, succeeded him on its
throne. In those days Macedonia was not
crying for help. All the known world was
abasing itself, hand to mouth and mouth 10
dust, before the all-conquering Macedon-
ians.-Terre Haute Gazette.
The Peoria man who has written a drama
to be called Indiana had better pause and
hesitate. That name was copyrighted a
year ago by Graham p. Taber. of the La,
porte Argus, who wrote play to be called
Indiana, reServing all rights. No man from
a distillery town can get ahead of our lndi-
ana play producers without getting into
trouble.-kokomo News.
If it takes all that a workingman can
earn to buy what he eats, he will have
nothing to spend for clothes, dry goods.
shoes. hats. medicines or luxuries of any
kind. Dealers in things not made to eat
should interest themselves in any scheme
intended to cheaper eatables, and they
stand in their own light when they allow
one class of dealers to absorb most OF the
living fund belonging to the community.
Lafayette Journal.
AS far as the change in administration is
concerned. are not disposed to pass
judgment before it has been tried, but from
the record of the newly-elected mayor
while he was county prosecutor of Marion
county, and from the record OF the Taggart
machine which supported him and made his
for those citizens of Indianapolis who
sWapped parties in order TO get cleaner
government.-RichmondI Item.
The fact that Maine has tardily come to a
decision that the memory of the late James
G. Blaine calls for monument will serve
TO remind Indiana folk that a movement
was started with much eclat for a monu-
ment to the late Benjamin Harrison and
VIII cause them to wonder what has be-
cNme of the movement; likewise the money
that was subscribed before the worthy
project vanished into the viewless air
Fort Wayne Sentinel.
If sinners get in among the saints it is
the business Of the saints to get rid Of the
sinners in the most effective way. If cor
| rupt men get into political party, it is the
business of the party to purge itself of al
| evil doers. This is what the Republican
party is doing in the case of the rascals
| that have been exposed in connection with
| the administration Of the Postoffice Depart
ment The Republicans can do this with.
| out any assistance or advice from the
Democrats The purifying process is now
going on and no guilty man will be allowed
| to escape.-South Bend Tribune.
| So far as we have heard there is no can.
| didate among the Republicans of Indiana
| for the seat of Senator Beveridge in the
| United States Senate. A few more breaks
| like the indianapolis election and the sen.
ator's seat will be filled by a Democrat The
| attention of the gentlemen who claim the
exclusive interest in the senator's candi.
dacy is called to this fact While wranglne
| against imaginary enemies in the Republic.
| an party the real ones may capture the
Legislature and make the election of any
| Republican an mpossibility.-Peru Repub
| lican.
AS has been so often forecasted, the Re
| pubicans have lost Indianapolis to the
| Democrats, In spite of a majority of ovel
| 5000 Republican votes. Now let those
| would-be leaders in State politics keeI
| away from state conventions Such Repub
| licans as Indianapolis harbors are a dis
| grace to the party in the State, and they
| have no right to contaminate the rest of ths
| State by their presence in q convention
| AS a matter of fact the next Republican
| state convention should be held outside OF
! Indianapolis 1t would be a just rebuke Il
1 the party in that city, and would perhap.
| serve to bring the recalcitrant voters bach
| to their senses.-Starke County Repub
| lican