The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-20
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

IF ourj judges and juries would initiate Eng
land in swift enforcement OF Justice, in her vir-
tues instead of In her fOles and vices, we
should not regret to sec a little English spirit in
the United States.-New York World.
THE Ohio .Prohibitonlsts. who have placed a
ticket in the field, are playing directly into the
hands of the free-rum men. They will get no
votes from the Democrats and will weaken the
Republicans who are now engaged in attempt
ing TO secure n regulation of the traffic and
modification of its evils. clearer case of set
of rerormGrs cutting their own throats can
hardly be instanced.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
WHEN those who revise jury lists select men
upon the ground that they would be willing to
intrust a fair cause to the men whose names
they put in the jury boxes, and when the men
thus selected will hold that 1t is duty that they
owe to our institutions TO serve as jurors when
called to do so, they parOdies upon Justice,
which many verdicts are, will end forever. And
it need not be added that this is a very import
ant matter.-BostOn Journal.
THE time to pass such measures (high-icense
laws) Is when city is young and before the
lawless classes have fastened themselves upon
society Yet 1t is better late than never, and it
is wise TO lock the barn door even after the
horse has been stolen. especially If everything
has not been carried of. Though the high
license law of Illinois Games rather late, it will
work most beneficial results in that State; above
all IN the city of ChicagO.- Cleveland Leader.
THE fact is that Crooks prisoners are wards of
the nation who have run from our guardianship.
They are also foreign enemies with whom we
have made treaties, as we have made treaties
with Great Britain, RUSSIA or any other foreign
power. They are thieves and murderers, kid
mapped In Mexico, without the aid OF extradtion
papers any other international formula. II
they tried in the United States, they might
ask tor jury, wi illnesses, aud an assignment of
counsel.-New York Times
MERELY enacting by law that so many grains
of silver shall be worth dollar does not make
them so, because the coins value is governed by
circumstances over which the law has aud can
have no contro;. And even if the coin does pass
here for It's nominal or face value, when CON-
pared with other COINS in the great markets of
the world, it is worth but eightyfOur cents. The
standard silver dollar Is In truth but local cur.
rency, and is as much q non ex portable currency
as was the greenbacR before the resumption OF
specie paymeDts.-New York Herald
1T is a fact, though as little as possible has
been said about II, that the entire trade of CHI
cago in lard has been almost suspended by the
facts made public about aduteratiOn. The eff
feet on the business of the board of producing
adulterated prices will be similar. IL some
means are not found of restoring the board TO
It's true functions OF exchanging real things IL
some way is not provided by which the litt 10
trader may have some other useful work to do
than merely TO make a mOuUhfu OF the big ira
der, the board will be fatally injured.-Chicago
Tribune
1T ia the fashion for moralsts and doctors of
divinity to decry gambling -hOIses of the un-
fashionable kind with great display of holy in
dignation. Yet 1t is a serious question whether
all the gilded places OF roguery in Chicago
where "the tiger IL tolerated by lax police regu-
laticns have wrought half the degradation of
commercial morals, or half the damage to the
character OF young men intended for "A inercan-
tile life. that has been the effect of the mercan-
tile gambling which is tolerated and upheld by
Washington and La Sale Streets Chicago
Times.