The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-25
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

1T is great pity that Mr.. Parnell did not
come TO this meeting and insist upon separating
the Irish cause from the dynamite cause. 1t will
be well If the worth and best leadership
among the Irish in America make this meeting
the turning point, ami lead the cause of Ireland
out of all entane lement with the ODonovan
Russa cause, which is doing Ireland only harm,
Cincinnati News.
WHATEVER may be the virtue of n legal-tender
quality imposed by law within the United States,
it liz lost at the boundaries of our land 1t does
not operate beyond them. law of trade more
powerful than any law of Congress will drive
out the better currency and retain the poorer,
when the TWO come to compete with the
other. and when thai had been accomplished
this country would suffer precisely in proportion
TO the infer1Orlty of It's currency.-New York
Times.
THE farmers of this country are more prosper
Gus than any in the world; more prosperous
than in any free-trade country in the world,
whether it be England or Ireland Turkey
The same writers who try TO persuade Them tn at
| they are plundered victims of swindlinG tariff,
the most oppressed of all the people, admit that
they are most prosperous, and claim that it Is
due to them thai the country recovered so rap
idly from the late financial storm.-.Louisville
Commercial
IT is idle to talk of "sohools of fiction" There
are schools of philosophy and schools of science,
hut there are properly no schools of poetry, the
drama, fiction. Each poet, dramatist and
rOmancist worthy OF the name is his own teach H.
err, and has characteristics which distinguish
him from Others. Perhaps the chief reason that
Mr.. James and Mr.. Howells persist in wandering
In tho wastes OF inanity is that they think TOO
much of their SCHOOLS" They should think
more of their art-Cincinnati journal.
THE Information business Is not only growing
ludicrOus, but disgusting and sckening. 1t
shows very cOncusively that there Is bond
strong enough TO keep these secret conspirators
true to each other, and it reduces what was a
very earnest and legitimate effort TO secure Irish
independence to a vulgar, cOwardly, under
handed assassination organization with not suf-
ficient conference OF purpose or individual honor
tn prevent the members from hetraying each
other at the frat oppOrtuniry.-ChicagoT Tribune
If this dynamite conspiracy were against
American lives and property. none would deny
the atrOcity of the crime. The universal de-
nand wOuld be that all who oonspred it should
be hanged. Is the crime any less because it ia
cOuspired in America against Engshmen and
English property That we have no law TO
punish it is tepiorable lack, which should be
remedied The country Ia disgraced when
If the conspiring Is here the guilt is here, and
ought to be punished by our law.-Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette
THERE ia no reason to doubt that from the
time the Legislature first took action in this
matter to the present moment the people of
Iowa have been in favor of the prohibition
amendment, or that they have the right to make
it by the method prescribed by their own consti-
respecting people. recognize the Importance of
coupyin ing with that method in every particu-
LAT, and of sustaining the authority of the judi
ciary to say whether it has been complied with
or not. They the effects of legislative
negligence by renewed action, hut they would
find it hard To reest ablish constitutional safe
guard on CO uverthrown.-Ne1 York Times.