The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-07
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE government has lived and the country
has gEown and prOspered for near quarter of
ment, but in spite of Democratic opposition, and
the longer that party is kept out of power the
better for the people-CiDcinnati Commercial
Gazette
THE only plan is to protect forests by a
risid law, and to encourage the culture of trees
on all land which is useless for any other pur-
pose America has much to learn in this re-,
spect from the nations Of Europe, in nearly all
OF winch, under the inspiration of their excel
lent schools of forestry, arborlculture has be-
come science. New York Tribune.
In some respects English opinion is still UNI
duly influential in this country, but in two, at
least, of the fine arts we completely enamel
pated from it, aud, as no American would dream
OF going to London to study painting or to
study music, no American would dream of look
ing to London for an authoritative opinion upon
either OF those arts.-New York Times.
IT is impossible to create pubic-sehool sys-
TEN in the South which shall at once cure the
sO-caled disorder of illiteracy. The causes which
have produced this condition OF affairs have
long been az WORK, and it is unreasonable to asSt
or expect that the neglect of a century should
he overcome in a single decade of peace and H.
dustry, under new conditions in society and with
the most difficult race problems of history de-
manding Observation-Disclosures Times.
THIS is the age of the exercise OF the powernf
contrary choice, and the variant views of Bieu.
on religious as well political and social
subjects, lead Them to arrange themselves III
groups There is no more of prospect for
Christendom to act as a unit under one form OF
church government and worship and one series
of dOgmas, than for the adjudication of Tennv-
sons "ParliameIJ of man, the federation of the
world."-LOuisville COurier-Journal.
WE have shown a disgraceful state of society
and a shameful incapacIty, at least, in the ma
chnery ana administration of criminal Justice.
So long as the public is silent and the machinery
of justice is not impeiled by that powerful force
OF q sound and compulslve public opinion, there
will not be here-as, lacking this, there is no.
where-a well-wOrking machinery of public JUS
tice The arm of justice is limp, and relaxed,
and powerless everywhere un less 1t is filed win
the spirit and vigor of a wholesome and compul-
slYe pubic oplnlOn.-Clnc1nnatl News Journal.
SOME other organizations may be corrupt bur
Tammany is the only one that Threatens the sra
bility of republican institutions and of the nation
itself by placing many thousands OF the most ig-
norant and vicious OF our voters under the absO-
lutte control of a single man, who seems to ave
no purpose IN life except to conceive PERSONAL
dislikes and crafty them. If such an Organizh-
tiOn is allowed to seize and permanently hold
New York there Is not gang of ruffians or,
thieves in the land that may not hope to rob and
disgrace communities on the 1ammany plan
with entire safety to themselves.-New York
Herald.
THE sO-caled separation of blacks and whites
is due to prejudice on the part of the latter, and
it is prejudice which can only be conquered
by time and the demonstration of the negro'si
personal claims to equality and uniformity Of
association with the whites. 1t is q preiudicei
which the negroes must overcome without the
aid of laws, which can always be evaded when
such evasion does not entail civil injury per-
sonal injustice. To emerge from slavery 10
full social equality is necessarily an evolution
the personal rights of freedom and properly mayI
be established by constitutional statutory en-
actment-Chicago Tribune.
THE country to-day is the most prosperous of
any upon the face of the earth. It's tnancilli
condition is the soundest, and its money the
best ever invented. The people are gradually
being relieved of any burdensome taxes, and
the debt is being rapidly paid. The noisy poll
ticians who are demanding changes and tearing
their hair and rending their linen should he made
TO state what reason there is for change The
duty of the hour for the press is to place these
arguments within the reach OF every Intelligent
man and woman. The hOwlers about 'fhard
money" "free trade" "free whisky" personal
liberty" etc, should be met by facts which VIII
be overwhelming. Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE moral judgment which is at the basis of
the agitation for the better control and regula-
ton of the dram-shop business is entitled to
spectful consideration; and that would not be q
respectful consideration which should relieve
the liquor interest OF taxes that would have 10
be made gOod to the government by taxes COL
lected from the people other and more APP
proved and legitimate forms of property en-
terprise. The President should be very slow.
therefore, about making a recommendation
that would so surely antagOnizo and alienare
the temperance sentiments and the Republican
party should go still more carefully about COM
hitting itself to such policy.-St. Louis GLOBE
DemOcrat,