The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
State Press Comment.

1t begins to look as If the ripping which
the State press has been giving that ripper
bill has made its projectors timid. Yet the
intent of the ripper bill is evidently not
half so bad as ii appears to be.-Anderson
Bulletin.
The ripper bill is going to furnish some
man the opportunity to rise above the party
organization and become a leader of the
common people. Who will be large enough
and courageous enough to embrace the OPP
portunity ?-Richmord Item.
The bill has a swing now that promises
to destroy the usefulness of the session
and leave the way open for damaging
criticism. Speaker Marshall owes it to his
party and the people that the power of
the speaker be used to sidetrack this bill
and permit wiser legislation to be enacted.
Fort Wayne News.
The Republican State central committee
has made a grave error in assuming to
speak for the party in the matter OF the
Reformatory ripper bill. The action should
relegate to the ranks the men who pushed
it through. 1t is simply patisanship run
ming amuck and violates one OF the most
solemn of the platform pledges.-Terre
Haute Tribune.
1t is our impression that there are at
present more Democratic employees in State
institutions than Republicans. There is
therefore no particular need Of losing sleep
over the declaration that the political
equilibrium is liable to be disturbed by
the ripper bill. We do not think the in
terestS OF the State would be seriously
jeOpardized by putting few more Repub-
lican employees in these institutions. We
are in favor of nonpartisan management
but not of stopping over.-Richmond Pal
ladium.
There isn't bit of need Of rushing the
ri hill Tho Papublioop procc u,b;ob
to unit during the late campaign, was
eulogistic in praise of the management Of
the State institutions can't at this time
very well be expected to take kindly to a
measure that is in direct contrast to their
opinions then-a bill that would open the
press urged had been shelved and taken out
of the way. And the Republican news
papers had a great deal to do with the late
victory.-Greencastle Banner.
We are not willing, without proof, to ac-
cept the dictum of a few politicians who
claim to be on the inside and ars unwilling
to take the people into their confidence
We are not willing to go back on the record
of the party. on the pledges and promises
and on the high protestations of virtue
made by our leaders in the last campaign.
We are open to conviction, but We want
the proof. IL the Reformatory managers
are corrupt, il is the duty of the Governor
10 remove them. They are his own APP
pointees and the Legislature has no BUSH
ness to interfere in his work.-Noblesyille
Ledger.
In the first place the bill ought to fail.
In the second place it will fail and leave
It's boomers and the Governor In bad odor.
Last spring the board elected their superin-
tendent as the law directs, but they did not
consult Governor Durbin, nor elect one of
his pets. This ripper bill'' is nothing
more or less than his attempt to teach all
boards that they must cater to him. He
hardly dared dismiss them himself, so
he asks Senator Goodwine, who has the
gubernatorial bug buzzing in his ears, TO
do 1t for him.-Fountain County News.
Now come these politicians hungry for
spells upon which to perfect a machine
and they demand the system be overturned,
and because their ipse dixit Is affixed to
the Infamous proposition, their mouth
piece. Mr.. Whitaker, proceeds to announce
10 the State that IL is party measure and
must be passed. X is not a party measure
1t Is a measure of Governor Durbin's for
the purpose of perfecting his organization.
IL Is immaterial whether he or his lieuten-
ants wrote the bill, ii is his bill. And ii is
immaterial to honest. God-fearing public
serving men whether the State committee
assumes the paternity of it or not. IL is
most damnable and should be defeated
-RiChmond Item.