The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-13
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE cOal-miner and dock-lsborer system may
be all very well for coal miners and dock
labOrers. A trade union of bank cashiers would
be absurd. Between Tue docklaborers and tho
bank cashiers line must be drawn some where.
Let us draw it across the telegraph-operating
business. III We don't the newspaper reporters
OF the country and the travelling statesmen will
try the trades union next. Compromise and 60
TO work-Chcago News.
THERE is no Decentralization of general trade
in any department. There are abundant indi-
cations of material prosperity. There is no coca
sion for apprehension or alarm. But the situa-
ton calls for GOODNESS. observation-disclosures. forbear
ance and mutual support. With these prevail
ing through the business community it will be
hut short time before we shall cease to feel
the recent disturbances, and shall reach clear
water ana easy sailing. Boston Journal.
careful legislation" which undertakes to
keep man at work when his wages not
satisfactory to him cannot possibly take any
other shape than that [slavery1 And IL is
scarcely 10 be expected That the American peo.
pie will take such "a tremendous stride backward
ms this, merely 10 oblige managers of corpora
tons who tnd it more convenient to treat the
men in their employ they treat InanimaIe
tools Tnan to treat them like freemen.-New
York Times.
THE policy of General Sheridan will commend
itself to all persons wnO are not seutimentalists
not only az an absolute necessity for the opening
up OF these valuable lands to white settlement,
hut rs absolutely just to the Indian himself. He
ia paid for his land, he has the means OF support
offered him. he il made amenable to law, and
he becomes responsible us a citizen. AS COM
pAteu WIN tniS Ine pOncJ OF tue interior De
partment is costly and aimless nonsense.-Chl.
cagO Tribune.
THE attendants upon the modern camp-peet-
ings are mostly Pleasnre-seekers, all of whom
can hear sermons at any time in the churches.
1t is not denied that good men and women seek
to exert their Influence at these meetings. and
that faithful preachers exhort their congrega-
lions to the best OF their ability. But the sur
rOnndings Of camp-mesiings no longer at
tended with any solemnity, and are unfavorable
to attention to the preaching. or to any kind of
reflection, by those VINO are 'present.-LOusville
Commercial.
A PRIzE-FIGHTER Is of no more use to any cOun-
try than is the lowest thief, and the moral 1nt1u-
ence of his presence is much more dangerous to
the peace of a community than is the yhiefs.
ages the pugilistic blackguard to greater ex-
tent than Anstralia-a country which ia sup.
posed to contain u greater portion OF the rough
element than any Other-we begin to wonder
what manner OF people we are, what sort of laws
we have, and how they are enfOrced.-Minneap-
oils Tribune.
TIE public has rights which are of infinitely
more Importance than anything that can be in
vOlved in q dispute about wages, ana those
rights, at least, should be made secure by some
means against infringement by corporations or
strikers. or by both comOined--and this without
any reference to which side is right or which is
wrong in given strike, ike the present one, for
example. There is q question here of pervasive
and imperative moment, and our statesmen can
not too soon set about the work OF solving it.-3t
Louis GlODe-DemOcrat.
WHEN silver becomes the predomlnating metal
In tie tre1eury coin balances and the reserve
against greenbacks. the gTeenbacks can be worth
only as much as the silver dollar, or about