Indianapolis News: No one believes
that the newspapers ought to be allow
ed to accuse any public man falsely, but
they are not allowed to do so now, for
Pennsylvania has her libel laws, and
any man falsely accused has his rem
edy under them. So what troubles Pen
nypacker is not false, but true, accusa
tion. He wishes to limit the power and
influence of the papers, to make it dif
ficult and dangerous for them to tell the
truth-about rogues in office, to stop all
serious criticism and to destroy public
ity as an agency for the purification of
politics.
Blue Earth Register: Too much
money is not spent in Minnesota or any
other state for a first-class system of
education such as is found at the state
university of this great commonwealth.
When you take into consideration the
vast amount of money spent for such
luxuries as whisky and tobacco each
year in the towns all over the state, it
is ill advised to find fault with our leg
islature for appropriating large amounts
for education. Any eight or ten towns
in Minnesota the size of Blue Earth
spends each year for the two commodi
ties mentioned above as much as the
university gets from the state.
Chicago Review: The outlawry of
"tips" has come in Wisconsin at least.
No lpnger will it be legal to indulge in
the expensive and foolish tip habit.
You pay for your dinner in the restau
rant and you are not expected to pay
twice. You do not have to make up
the compensation for the porter on the
train. Business is to be done on a busi
ness basis. The favoritism which is
bought with nickels and dimes from
fawning servants is be done away with.
