The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-19
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

WHEN the Republican party at large shall
nave showed the politicians little more TO one
SIDE THIS sound way Of examining q candidates
quallfcation will become more general Senator
Eomunds ought not to hold too lightly this
unanimous and loyal feeling toward himself
among the Vermont Republicans-especially
as the feeling has of late been surely, though
silently, spreading in other states.-New York
Times.
the government to stop the landing of Mormon
einigrants in this country and place the Terri
tory OF Utah under commission like that gov
elnlng the District OF Columbia. This Inst plan
was suggested by the President in his message
ana produced greater commotion in Salt Lake
CITY than any other scheme yet proposed. 1t is
evident that it struck home and is greatly
dreaded by the Mormons emselves.-Chicago
News.
IRELAND has been full of American citizens
whose aim has been-and there has been de-
NAL of it eitber-to incite revolution. That's
all right-it's pity they can't succeed in throw
ing the British yoke off Ireland. But it's not
all right to involve the United States in an
penslve row when these American citizens hap
pen to get caught in the act. Over here we
sympathize with their efforts to release Ireland,
but we can't afford to make when they fall
INTO the hands of the enemy.-Mllwaukee Senti-
mel.
THE prompt reply was that O'Donnell had a
fair trial and that his counsel had made no
represen tat ions in his behalf the score of
citizenship; therefore the request could not be
granted. The moral of the whole case is that
to mind ones own business is just as good a
rule for nations to follow it is for individuals.
II may also Do properly DOteu mere UiaU General
Roger A. Pryor now holds the opinion that it is
worse than useless to send Ameri can lawyers to
England to defend sh-Amoficans who get
themselves into trouble.-New York Tribune.
THE last convention had the largest humber of
spectators of any political convention ever held,
ami never was nomination made which was
less the result of gallery influence The CON-
vention surrounded by Grant men and
Blaine men by the thousands. Each side WAS
able TO raise deatenlng round OF applause
when occasion arose for ii. But there no
Garfield element. Very few of the spectators
had any thought of General Garfield as cam
didate. His nomination was brought about
tIreIy independent of all pressure of that kind.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
General Gresham deliberately proves that
the argume MT of those who are opposed to the
constitntionality of the project good for
nothing, and then abruptly winds up With
curt statement that on the whole the country
had better not go into postal telegrapby yet
awhile. If tue Cabinet, or the President, oral
OF them sat down on Folger's recommendation
of lower taxation and Gresham's advocacy of
postal telegraph, they managed TO squeeZa the
life out of the Two ideas that would have done
more to make the administration popular than
all the other recommend atlons of their reports
and mess ,ges will ever do.-Chicago Tribune
THERE is probably not governmental Chris
tendon which would hesitate under existing
circumstances TO concede the time asked. Ex-
tension of bonded perodl. No one who is not
blinded by prejudice or ignorance could possibly
oppose it. 1t is not at all question of morals,
but is purely practical affair of political ecan-
Omy. 10 enforce this tax under the peculiar cir
cuinstanccS OF the case would be purely punt
tive measure, as it would seriously embarrass a
wealthy ana enterprisng class of manufacture
ers and merchants only 10 carry to the Treasury
several millions more of surplus money, not
needed for any proper purpose in the next Two
years. ana with the result of reducing the reve-
mes OF the next year succeeding in degree
prOportionate to the amount eXtorted in advance
of the proper revenue from consumptiOn.-LOuis-
vile Courier-Journal
MIR. LOWELL has permitted neither Irish
haters of Euglishmen nor English haters of
Trishmeu to prescribe to him, the line Of his Off
cial duty. He has represented, not the wishes
or feelings of Trishmen or of En- gishmen, but
the dignity, the right, and the justice of an
American people. Ana 10 say that no Amer-
that office more honoraby TO his country or to
himself or with more dignity, dec0rum, and
proprety, Is to state fact which orespecta-
BILE class of Americans will venture to CONTRA
dict. This. however furnishes the explanation Of
his unhappy lot Because he not acted either
policeman for English underground en-
poyes' associations nor as q sy tic pro-
tretor of criminals who pursne crime under The
9gis of American naturalization papers, he has
been the arget of the indecent ltuperation OF
both.-Chicag0 Times.