The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-04
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

| IF Senator Pendeton, of Ohio, should come
out in card and say that the civil-service bill
! was mOckery, deluslOn and snare gotten
| up especially TO gull the Republicans, he light
stand some chance with his party. AT present
it seems TO be- the highest ambition of the enter
| prising Democrats TO down him.-(IavesJon
| News (Dem.)
IT will be time enough to mobilize our National
Guard when there ia even the slightest posi- Dil
| ity of European invasion. Until then the
present regimental ana brigade organizations
kept up in most of the states will be allsuicient
| for any demands likely TO be made upon our ex-
cellent ana patriotic citizen sOldlerS.-Philadel-
phia Record.
HAZING is a declaration and proof that the
faculties of our two government schools, enjoy
ing absolute authority and control over all the
movements of the students, every hour
and minute of their daily lives, are unable to
enforce their authority and their regulations,
are unable to secure standard of conduct
which is secured without effort or difficulty in
the civil colleges-New York World.
GOLD continues to flow in from foreign lands.
Let it flow. Our farmers have got the grain
and provisions, and they know what to do with
the dollars. Prices are paying, and speculation
and spectators should not lift them above the
shipping point. This has been repeatedly done
people want TO buy. "Holding for rse'' has
worked ruin with multitudes.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
PARTY issues are very faint; politicians on
both sides are talking as much as possible about
Harmony and as little as possible about pFin-
ciples What Is needed TO briug out citizens to
the primaries is something that gives them a
rousng interest IN politics. Till that time comes
We must expect their present apathy To con-
tinue, and, as a necessary consequence, we will
see the deterioration of the o1ce-holding class
go on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tribune.
THE French have not successfully governed
conquered peoples. Their inveterate habit of
governing too much will 20 far to account for
this. They are too much given 10 oiiciaiisTn
and red uapeism. They want TO regulate every
insist upon meddnng Extensively with private
affairs and therefore men chafe when they have
to wear the French yoke.-Chicago Times.
FRANCE occupied America as pioneer for
England, and again performed the same kind Of
flee in India, and there is nothing in French his
tory to lead 10 the belief that she will plant
colonies, create nations abroad. or secure prov.
inces either of natives or Frenchmen. Her own
citizens will not live abroad and build nations;
she has not the genius for governing natives that
England has so marvelously OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
natl News Journal.
IT is the hiah duty and special prerogative Of
the constituted authorities of society 10 punish
crime. If it fails of the duty; IT, because crimes
abound, it grows weary of the task and allows
the sword of justice TO rust in its scabbard then
regulators law, whichis thing worse even than
martial law, will take its place. First and last.
the society itself is responsible. No lynch law of
whatever kind can prevail In a community that
refuses to tolerate it, ST. Louis Republican.
THE limitation of our silver coinage has alone
prevented us from falling to the barbarous sill
yer standard, but The effect of that limitation is
being constantly reduced by the steady accumu-
latiOn of the silver coin. which, when it reaches
certain rather, to us, at present, an uncer-
tain-amOunt, will take possession OF the field,
the gold meanwhile going elsewhere Then the
| injury will have been done, and there will be a
premium of 20 per cent. more or less on gold.
| st. Louis Globe Democrat.
| THE main idea of the convention (Pennsylva-
mia Greenbackersl is not now one that viii at
tract much attention, but If there should be a
general depression In trade and IA collapse of the
credit system, and ii these should occur at a
time when the strength Of the principal political
parties should be very nearly balanced, 1t would
he rash to suppose that that idea would not find
u good many adherenIs. 1t is absurd and per-
nicious, but, unfortunately, that would not pre-
vent its receiving the concurrence and the po-
litical support of very considerable number of
the voters of the United States.-New York
Times.