The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE LIQUOR question has not been entirely
the Democrats, who now assume responsibility,
the same trouble that the Republicans have
wrestled with to their sorrow for the past two
years.-Philadelphia Times.
STATE or country can get along very we'll
without that portion of its population which
commits assaults, burglarieS and murders, but
1t cannot afford to spare the lahorers who save
their wages, and whose chief fault is that they
are pushing aside irregular, unreliable and less
intelligent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Press
WITH Bismarck to engineer matters the strong
probabilities are that the secret ballot viii be
abrogated throughout the empire, and in this
manner all voters will be placed under the sur
Veillance of the public authorities. This will be
the first stem toward overthrowing constitu-
tional rights, and may be deemed good cause for
revolution on the part OF the masses.-Cleveland
Leader.
ONE very good idea has got into the Demo-
cratic skull-the idea of revenue reform; and
that, to be sure, is a vast change from the pre-
vious vacancy But the question deserves con-
sideration by Democratic politicians whether,
after all, the people going to be satisfied to
displace the Republicans from power for the
sake OF substituting men who confess that they
are inca abfe of entertaining Two good ideas at
Onee.-New York Herald.
The burning of few seaports would do
good to any hostile power, nor would 1t in any
degree aft ct the final result of the struggle.
But IL would only make the people of this coun-
try more determined and persistent Our safety
lies in the fact that no foreign nation can hope
to gain anything by war with the United States,
but even the strongest must count upon serious
ONE striking proof of the honest administra-
ton Of the cIviservice act of last January is
to be found in the advertising columns of the
Washington newspapers. Formerly advertise
ments frequently appeared Offering money for
clerkships and other places in the departments.
Now the offers only for places as messengers
aud labOrers, showing that either the fools or
sharpers, as the case may be, who put ia such
advertisements, recognize the fact that clerical
appointments no longer within the power of
any one man.-New York Tribune.
NAV IA naeasaarV befOre long tn consider
seriously the question of sitting immigrants more
carefully. When the right is claimed and exer-
right to keep out persons of weak and diseased
minds will hardly be denied. 1t cannot be
doubted that among immigrants who are ''as-
sisted" here by their governments, good pro-
portion are those who are either mentally def
cieut themselves, or are likely to transmit men
tai weakness to their offspring, and this element
is dangerous One.-New York Tribune.
LOOKING over the whole;held. there seems to be
imperative necessity the majority in the
legislation, and the capitalists in New
York who are afraid to invest will have
to keepldwaiting and the country will
have to put up with the inevitable derangement
of business Necessity knows no law of mod
GRAFTON, ana regards none and party necessity
Is the most exaetin@ sort of necessity. 1t looks
as If the tariff rumpus must be raised. no matter
how conservative Mr.. Carlisle would like to be.
louisville Commercial.
SUCH is the cheerful subserviency OF the
Northern Democracy that the South can feel en-
tirely safe in making any demand it pleases
upon it. Nothing but their Inherent modesty
will prevent the Southern Democrats from GET
ting whatever they want Once the late George
E. Pugh protested against being compelled TO
put their hands TO their mouths aud thelrmouths
in the dust, but the Northern Democrats have
ever since regretted that squirt of independence.
All the South has to do, therefore, is to go in.
There win be silent if not enthusiastic admira-
tlon for their bOlcness ON the Northern side
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
THE continued yawp of the Courier-Journal
about the frequency of crime in the North will
NOt hor Ann 10 nvpn To fhn raol,.
the question. 1t is not the crime that is so sig
nlficant as the public Endorsement of it. and
Matthews was served if they persist in an indie
pendent political course of action. Still more
significant is the fact that there is not Demo
cratic newspaper in the North with the courage
to denOunce this political murder. They expect
to enjoy the usufruct of it, and dare NOT condemn
bloody ruffianism from which they hope to
pr0fft.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
THE Democracy in Congress seem more and
more disposed to avoid any positive and final
committals, and while some of the more honest
and outspoken representatives of that party
faith deprecaUe this pusilanimous policy it is
now altogether improbable that the views of
Speaker Carlisle will find any statutory express
sion. Such course can scarcely fail to aggra-
vate the party embarrassments in the contest of
next year; but that is a result which need not,
perhaps, occasion any greaL regret, since the
success of party which has not "the courage of
its convictions" would, in the best aspect of the
case be of doubtful MISUNDERSTANDING Leslie's
Weekly.
IF v Donnell,' 5alu a Wise observer, "naQ
been an American citizen of French or Bohe-
milan birth, and had committed eold-bloOded
murder, for which he had BEEN lawfully tried
and sentenced in Austria or Italy, Mr.. Hewitt
would not in my Judgment, have introduced a
resolution of inquiry" That, however as we
have said of Mr.. Pryor, is but an opinion But
it is the opinion of vast body of intelligent
American citizens, and it only deepens their
conviction that nothing would be more un wise
and hazardous than to entrust the government
to party whose best members are capable OF
such conduct. An administration conducted
with a view to pander to the Irish vote would
readily involve this country in hostility with
England; and that Democratic administration
would not hesitate at such servility the course
of Mr.. Hewitt shows-Harper's Weekly.