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The '''''Indianapolis Journal''''' was a newspaper published in Indiana during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The paper published daily editions every evening except on Sundays when it published a morning edition. The paper was established in the 1823 as a pro-[[Whig (United States)|Whig]] newspaper. M.B. Martindale purchased the paper in the 1850s and was and early supporter of the Republican Party. During the [[American Civil War]] the paper's editor was the brother-in-law of [[Indiana Governor]] [[Oliver P. Morton]], and published columns and propaganda on behalf of Morton. The Democrat and southern sympathetic ''Indianapolis Sentinel'' saw a decline in its daily readership due to interference and shutdowns enforced by Morton.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dark lanterns: secret political societies, conspiracies, and treason trials in the Civil War|author=Klement, Frank L.|page=232|isbn=08071156730-8071-1567-3|year=1984|publisher=LSU Press}}</ref>

In 1880 Martindale sold the paper to John C. New, a banker, attorney, and leading figure in the local Republican Party in the [[Indianapolis]] area. New's leadership helped the paper excel, dramatically increasing its readership. The Democrat Other rival papers, including the ''Indianapolis Mirror'' went out of business leaving the ''Journal'' as the only daily newspaper in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.<ref name = va>{{cite book|title=James Whitcomb Riley: a life|author=Van Allen, Elizabeth J.|publisher=[[Indiana University]] Press|year= 1999|isbn=02533359140-253-33591-4|page=162}}

*{{cite book|title=James Whitcomb Riley: a life|author=Van Allen, Elizabeth J.|publisher=[[Indiana University]] Press|year= 1999|isbn=02533359140-253-33591-4|page=162}}