The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-06
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

bane of State legislation. The reign of the lobby
is largely thing Of the past, and the waste of
time In the righteousness and general neffl cheney
has reached such stage as to have become an
intolerable evil.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
IN the kindergarten the little one learns with
out realizing how, all that it comprehend;
its ideas are gradually developed, and it gains
in this way the mental force which will enable
IL TO contend successfully with the sterner
aspects OF study in maturer years.-PhIladelphia
Record.
SOME day soon Mr.. Ingersol will realize that
his ribald pasphemy is becoming ntoera5y
odous to the American people, and not least so
to all intelligent and honest people, who cham
pion honest freedom of thought and full personal
liberty in the matter of religion.-St Louis Re-
publican.
THE government tells the settler that if be
VIII live on the land and cultivate it for
tain length OF time he may have 1t. 1t may make
the time two years or five or ten II Is called
on to give him house, or engage to pay his
doctors bills If he happens to fall sick-St Louis
Globe-Denocrat.
IF the country were TO play the part of sole
arbiter in the destinies of the South American
republics II would have to maintain a powerful
navy, and be ready to set on foot large army
II necessary. 1t should be in position to defy
European interference, but its people will per-
init no such pc1icy.-New York Times.
IT is unfortunate for the best interests of the
South that the Northern exodus is confined
mainly to Florida There other sections
equally healthy and equally remuneratlve TO
labor, and they would rapidly fill up If induce
ments were offered. It would be well for the
South If a million Northern farmers and other
YELLOWSTONE is for the people. Tourists flock
there more and more every summer to behold its
marvellous wonder and beauty. The govern
ment must protect IL alike from the ravages OF
hOodlums and the greed of spectators. 1t must
not become like Niagara Falls, place where
citizen of the United States cannot tread upon
one free foot of land.-Cincinnati journal.
CONTESTED election cases are the only ones in
which the ltigant takes no risk of being mHlcted
in costs 1t is a question whether the govern
ment is just to itself and honest toward the peO-
pie when IL invites the costly litigation of
tested elections by offering to assume the ex-
penses of the contest on both sides. The whole
business is glaringy absurd-New York Trib-
une
THERE has been public demand for some
time, not only for cheap postage, but for cheap
money orders in denominations ranging from
so cents upward, They could he issued in the
shape of postal cards, and would be OF immense
value to the poorer classes, who cannot afford to
pay 10 cents for the ordinary money orders.
However, half Loaf is better than none, ana the
two-cent rate will he gratefully received.-New
York Tribune.
THE liquor seller is the natural ally of the ma
chine politician, and the machine politician is
one of the hardest barnaces to dislodge that
ever attached himself to the bottom of the ship
of state. The liquor interests have money at
stake. Their opponents. individually, have not
But the fight must be made. And tine sooner 1t
begins. and the iercer it goes on, the sooner it
will be dOne.-Chicago Herald.
| PUBLIC debts which the people will not nay
from motives of justice and policy ought not TO
be created, aud money lenders ought always TO
be their inquiry before they purchase offered
securities. States would cease to be such when
ever they should be made subject to legal pro-
cess for the collection OF debt from any source
whatever ana would become mere political di-
visions without the attributes necessarily be-
longing TO statehood.-SJ. Louis Republican.
THERE is but one way to deal with this prob
lem, and that is to resume the abandoned right
of the United States to govern the Territory, and
to do IL by Governor and council, who shall ap-
point all the territorial, county and town officers
to cast of the miserable sentimentality of squat
ter sovereignty, which has been abused to create
| a desOOfiSm. hostile
the United States, and to exercise the supreme
authority of the Nation to give the protection of
laws to every citiZeE.-Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
IF the high rate of production in the manufac-
lures of the country Is to ba maintained 1t 10
necessary that the market be Nidened and this
may be done to limited extent by commercial
treaties, or by the more general and at the same
time more satisfactory method of tariff rev sion
We believe that this latter should have been az
compished this ssion, and that the Influences
adverse to a revision that will be followed by
slight alterations in the industrial relations of
the country are becoming more active-New
| York Herald.
THE ex-congressmen who become oifice-seekers
instead of Office brokers are in a pitiable case.
Many honorable gentlemen go back 10 their
| farms, merchandise, and law offices without ado
aid resume their occupations as If they were
| glad of the relief. But, for the most part, the
! men who have been in Congress and have out
lived their Congressional usefulness are forever
| spoiled. They cannot get back into Congress,
| and they demand that the national government
shall ind them place, and give them easy e'il-
pl0yment.-N. Y. Times.
LET the Democracy raise this issue Ifree-tradel
| and there will be Welding together of the
| Northern masses III favor of protection such as
occurred in 1880. With this grave question he
fore the country the fate of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and even
| Virgna-States which the Democracy hope TO
carry-wll not be doubtful The question of
protection will carry these States by overwhelm-
| ing maiorities, The Republican party Is ready
for just such an issue and can carry the country
upon it whenever presented.-Cleveland Leader
POLITICALLY it would be serious blunder for
| the Republicans who contro! Congress TO ad-
| ionrn without providing the relief which Re-
! publican President has recommended. Party
! policy requires that the Republicans shall pro-
| vide such relief, and throw upon the Democrats
| tba responsibility of delay and opposition. But
as the session ends it is becoming a question
| whether some system OF graduated "hoiiznil-
| rap reduction of the revenue, by Diminishing
the rate of all duties by specified rate per cent.
| annually may not be adopted.-uarpers
| Weekly.