The Indianapolis journal., 1883-03-13
THE SPIRIT OF THE rs

TIE postal notes will be far morehe Maid
9o Sgs anp n2t one JeG snef@ @
ra ather than safety is the chief requisite in such
medum.-New York Times.
IT is the fact stated by Nautilus. that popula-
tion increases by geometrcal ratio, while the
means of subsistence increase only in arlthmet-
ical progression. Hence there Is always a strug-
gle for existence, in which the weak are at dis
advantage.-Chcago Herald.
CIvII-sERvICE reform is now fairly afoOt, and
it will now pause in the movement, or go back
ward until hossism is routed, the Offces taken
from the politicians and made the pronerty OF
the people, open TO the highest and hunblest
upon equal terms-Cincinnati News.
IT is not likely that the race of weather proph-
cts will die out with Virgins, for as long as the
human capacity for folly remains there Will be
plenty of quacks to minister to it. Wiggns may
disappear. hut others will take his place. and
there will be plenty of fools to follow them and
swallow their quackeries.-Chicago Tribune.
To saw that the Legislature of Indiana was a
failure IN every sense of the word, is TO use the
lnildest of mild language. 1t was one OF the
most utter and complete failures that the state
of Indiana has witnessed for many years,
whether considered with reference 10 what waa
DONE or with reference to what should have
been but was not done.-Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
MR.. BLAINE is as safe as any public man can
he hut the Washington newspaper which re-
ported him as having been in danger has done
all In It's feeble power to call the political cranks
of tile country into a new existence. Has there
not been enough of that sort of business, and
would it not be well TO leave the cranks TO the
forgetfulness to which the execution OF Gulteau
ought TO have consigned themf-New 1ork
Graphic.
THIS is a cosmopolitan State; many national-
tiles are represented In our population, each en-
titled to respect and influence i'll proportion to
population, for section or nationality has
right to arrogate 10 itself special credit or i'm
portance; but in the system OF regulation and
restraint which high license would secure, all
rights are respected, and effective check put
upon the worst evils of intemperance--CMcaSo
Inter Ocean.
WOMEN ought to learn the physical laws that
govern the human race they ought 70 learn the
character aad quality of their social environ
merits, and proving by application and aspira-
ton their capabilities for co-'abor and co-ednca-
ton to so perfect themselves that they can
assume n loftier position, ana assuming H. main
tain it TO their honor and the eternal glory or
womankind aud the human race at large.-L0uis-
Vile Commercial.
THE trial of the ballotbox fxers is getting
very warm. The In INVITATION is thrown Out to go
into all of the rascalities of the last election
Let them ali be stirred up. Let the hinges of
the penitentiary doors ne creased. Let no CON
sideration of party or person prevent EXPOSURE.
Let the gentlemen who are living in glass houses
take to the woods, for war has been declared. IL
is time TO give the purchasa9'e wretches OF an
parties official and unofiiclal, "pehent. '-Clif
cinnati Enquirer.
THE Roman Catholic clergy are not go faint
hearted in proclaiming, so ineffective in en-
forcing the stringent rule OF thtir communion
in respect to marriage and divorce. They never
recede from the high ground which they occupy
on this question. Their practice Ia IN ilne with
their principles. When this can he sald OF the
ant denominations, there will he a better
prospect of securing uniform marriage and d.
yorce laws for the whole country, of diminishing
the facilities for breaking up families aud homes,
and of restoring to Christian marriage sanctity
and indissolubilty.-N York Tribune.
MIR. EGAN's disappearance has an obvious les-
son. Ireland wants an altogether new set OF pa
triols The men who are to lead her TO freedom
must he men Of uublrmished reputation, men
like Daniel O'Connel, not men whose methods
resemble the methods OF runaway cashiers:
There il reason TO believe that the remainder OF
tile Land Leugue fund ia safe, and If much OF tho
old fund was turned from its proper purpose all
that the subscribers do is 10 grin and bear it.
But they will be worse than foolish If they CON
tinue tohave dealings with the present agitators.
The sooner Messrs. Parnell aud Company retire
into private life the betterit will he for the
of I.eland.-New York Herald,