The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-09
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

SO long as the women are allowed to vote in
Utah there will be little hope OF any reform of
polygamv. They are mainly a low, ignorant
class, and evidently satisfied with pOygamy or
they would not vote so sOlidy in its interests.
Chicago Tribune.
THE man who teaches polygamy, the emigrant
who expects to practice poygamy, ought no
more to be permitted TO take refuge behind the
plea of MormOnism than the prOcuress and the
victim she is enticiDg into irremedlable rum.
St Paul Pioneer Press.
THE Telegraphers' brotherhood has lost pres
tlge by the lame way In which Its latest order
has been executed. 1t was "A questionable move
at best, and should never have been made with
out its expediency being fully considered ard its
completeness thoroughly assured.-Chicago Her
aid
No matter who may lead the Democratic par
ty, it Will only be a barren ana unhappy union
or Incompatible partners, incapable OF harmon
lous purposes or political aims; and we have not
so mean an opinion of our cOuntrymen as to be-
lieve that n party without policy can govern
the United States.-New York Tribune.
FREE TRADE has completely ruined British
agriculture, and the same policy for the United
States Will produce equally distressing results.
AS matters now stand, American farmers COM
mand their own domestic market and merely
sell their surplus to Europe. Take away the
tariff and the days of their prosperity Will be at
an end.-Cleveland Leader.
SUPPOSE the government should give Crook
authority to deal not only with the Chiricahuas,
bur also with the "white scoundrels" he speaks
OH Perhaps campaign against these might
help to maintain peace and prevent ravage in
Arizona aud New Mexico. We believe General
Crook oughtto have full powers--even IL con-
siderable mass of red tape has TO be cut.-New
York Herald.
LET them 1.-THE operatorsl make reasonable
concessiOn-nOt as a Brotherhood, but as men
independent men--to the telegraph companies.
We are positive that the corporations are as
anxious to see the difficulty ended rs the men
are, and we are equally positive that, unless
the strikers do something to end the trouble,
the public will soon find other uses for its sur
plus sympathy.-ChioagO News
In the long run, States and corporations alike
fall unless they rest on the moral support and
confidence of the people. 1t is matter of pro-
found regret that these corporations, which in
so many ways represent the sacred rights Of
property, have lost the very confidence which
makes such rights sacred. Wider interests and
more serious results than any involved in Jay
Goud's future are bound up In this deplorable
fact.-Philadelphia Press.
IN point of fact, the duplication of pay ac-
counts, if not downwlight swIndling, is the OBJ
tanning of money under false pretenses. Officers
sometimes tried for ofsenses which, if proved
against them, would convict them of conduct
unworthy of an officer and gentleman" Is 1t
possible that man car forge a pay account, or
swindle by means OF a fraudulent pay account
and not be guilty of conduct unbecOming an
officer and gentleman3-New York Times.
THERE is no mistaking the fact that the pres
ent is tine most prosperous year the States of the
South have ever seen. There seems TO he u boom
all along the line. The wise men of the South
should sea to it that ku-klux and the enemies
OF progress are promptly suppressed ard made
to feel the trong arm OF the law IL would be a
shame and disgrace TO permit a few lawless
hOrdes of vandals TO overthrow and turn aside
the tide of prosperity which seems to be ready
to bless the SOuth.-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
IT will hardly do to preach combination and
consolidation for capital and sneer at 1t for labor
railroad king whose signature moves men by
the thousand and shuff1es the value of stocks
back and forth by the millions, is hardly in pc
sitOn to take affrOnt because trade strike
work at the sound of a whistle. No doubt, in
capital, consolidation tends to reduce the cost of
serving the public, but II is accompanied by GER
tain evils. which are not essential to that result,
and which, In fact do antagonize it.-Springhe
Republican,