The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-26
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

AMONG the candidates for Speaker there was
none pledged to restore the wool tariff. The
Ohio members of Congress are pledged now just
they were before, far State platform
can pledge members of the national Con gress, TO
secure restoration of the old wool tariff. The
chance of getting bill to the Republican Senate
is good as it was befOre and it is very likely
to go there: we hardly think it s likely to go be
yOnd, to encounter the executive VetO.-CIncin-
natl News Journal.
AS imperfectlv as the suffrage has been exer-
cised by the negroes of the SOUTH yet the gift of
the ballot has been the most potent instrument
in raising the condition of the colored people.
For time the strain was severe, but to-day
neither the North nor the South regrets that the
negro made a citizen. Indeed, so far from
re rel ting the extension of the suffrage this
country is slowly but surely getting ready to in
vite the women to take part in the conduct. OF
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Times. r t.eGa
THE millions Of Irishmen who have engaged
in peaceful efforts to ameliorate the material
and political condition of their country, or who
may stand ready at proper time to fight for
their cause are not TO he COMPOUNDED with the lit
tie crew OF adventures who have adopted Irish
patriotism as lucrative profession, and who.
TO keep up the sham by which they live, instI-
gate rash enthusiasm or hire more courageous
| assassins to commit crimes that shock the moral
! sense of the civilized wOrld.-Chicago Times.
BETTER wages for the victims of starvation
wages must be the demand of the Socialist. But
the moment he raises this cry he must expect
that those who find their profit in the mainte-
nance of cheapness will begin to lose enthu~
siasm. II is always easy to arouse, in those who
have nothing, interests in projects to despOil
| those who nave something; Dub IL Is by 10
| means so easy to interest those who have a lit
| tie In schemes which involve the surrender of
part of that little for the benefit of those who
| have nOthing.-Eew York Tribune.
| THERE is no accumulation of goods in ware
| house eating up their value with interest What
| stocks of iron are unsod are in strong hands,
| aud there ia danger of the market breaking
through the sacrifice of stocks by weak holders.
! Money is easy and abundant, and foreign
| change below any chance at gold exports. On
| all sides there proofs that production has
| heen reduced to the needs of consumption, auC
little apprehension felt of lower prices in sta
pie articles. The country, II not exactly prosper
| Gus, is in position to profit quickly by good
harvest after the three years of comparative
| failure.-Philadelphia Press.
| THE power and influence of bad book or
| vicious story upon the minds OF the young Is not
| easily overestimated. 1t is the devils own
| method of entering the homes of innocence and
| honesty and leading the boys and girls to vice
| and ruin. The father and mother in these days
| who, when there floods of good books and
magazines for the young of the most beautiful
and interesting Oh aracter. allow these vicious
! ana perniciOus publications i'll the home, incur q
| fearful responsibility. The trouble seems to be
| that too many fathers enjoy the reading them,
| selves, and are fOreStalled in making protes
| to the chidren.-Chioago Inter Ocean.
| THE speculation that has tended to increase
| the prices of these commodities [provisionsl
! ms well as of wheat, undoubtedly has dimin-
| six million dollars in pork and lard exports as
| compared with 1881 having occurred. "Cor-
| ners'' have been doing the business of the
pOrt trade and fictitious values are still the dis
| turbpg element. loss of 100000 in
| wheat exports in the year 8S2 ana a probable
| loss of 1858, 900 900 more this year as compared
| with 1881 serious enough TO set people
| thinking about the danger of specializing in the
| products of the country. Short crops ac-
| cOuntaD e for only small percentage of the
| loss.--New York World.