The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-23

and the politicians with a sense of the
spoils that are going to waste.-Fort
Wayne Sentinel (Dem.)
The Indianapolis Journal and the Indian
apolis News have both come out against the
Goodwine Reformatory bill. 1t is apparent
that the bill is being given more serious
consideration by the lawmakers than a
few days ago.-Seymour Republican.
If the Republican Legislature will Dust
the nonpartisan management of an institu-
ton to satisfy Governor Durbin won't
Democratic Legislature follow the prece-
dent TO suit Democratic Governor? What
then Will become of nonpartisanshlp In
these Institutions Anderson Herald.
The Republican members of the Legisla-
ture are handing over to the Democrats a
very effective battle cry for the next cam
paign in the term ripper BILL of which
we will be pretty sick before we hear the
last Of it, if the thing is not strangled in
the House.-Terre Haute Express.
The passage of the bill will have the good
effect of bringing the Reformatory and its
managers under some sort Of allegiance to
the State government, whose head is the
Governor, and no man has done more than
the present Governor to place the institu-
tions under nonpartisan control.-Brookville
American.
The Goodwine Reformatory bill should not
pass. What the public institutions now
most need is to be let alone. The penal
and reformatory institutions are all in the
best condition in the history of the State.
The Republican party has made them so.
The Republican party should keep them
so. The Goodwine bill should be beaten.
Let well enough alone.-kokomo Tribune
The bill before the State Legislature for
a change of management in the Jefferson
Vile Reformatory should be defeated. If
L. hot. hn
Governor and the Reformatory board, the
good people of Indiana are not responsible
for Ii and should not be made to feel the
effects of their quarrel. Keep the State in
situations above partisan politics.-Bluffton
Chronicle.
1t appears to be unfortunate and untme-
ly both for the Governor and the good of
the Reformatory. When it is recalled that
the Governor in his message to the General
Assembly commended the management of
the Reformatory. the present bill stamps
that utterance with a color of inSincerity
out of alignment with all other declara-
tons by the States executive.-Marlon
News-Tribune.
The Reformatory bill, which is intended
to reorganize the management Of the Re-
formatory. is generally regarded scrap
among politicians and the public doesn't
care much which faction wins If the ad-
, vocates of the bill could argue that it would
be an improvement over the present plan,
their case would be stronger. but so Tar
as we have heard they do not claim this,
but tacitly admit that it is simply a scram-
BILE for political pie, and while we have no
direct interest in the matter, in the long
run such measure is bad politics.-North
Vernon Republican.
One great danger with the Reformatory
ripper bill is the fact that its passage would
let down the bars for a partisan assault
on every penal and benevolent institution
| in the State. A far greater objection, how
ever, is the belief that the measure has
| for its object the punishment of a board OF
honorable gentlemen because they, while
| performing their duties in perfectly homes,
manner, failed to consult Governor Durbir
regarding the choice of new warden. The
movement is small and mean, and is GER
| tainly beneath the dignity of the positions
of it's promoters If not the men them
l selves.-Terre Haute Tribune.