The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-21
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE Herald can ace no reason to deprecate the
attempted assassination of Lady Dixie any more
than the murder of Cavendish, if it is admitted
that assassination of any one "tends TO free Ire
land" But 1t does nor, and never did So the
crime, besides being suicidal TO Irish interests
was dastardly outrage, Herald
THE great body of the agrculturists of the
country are in as good condition at any Pc
riOd in the past, and the same may be equally
affirmed OF artisans and operatives, with the
slight modification implied in the reference TO
the inconslderable number OF industries affected
ny the revision of the tariH.-5t Louis Repub
ncan.
LADY FLORENCE has thrust heraelf perhaps
somewhat 1ncOusiderately into the thick of the
political battle now raging in Ireland, but neither
she nor 800 women as clever as she could do the
cause OF Irish autonomy so much harm all over
the world in ten years as one such act of muir
der0us poltroonery as that which the cable to-
day reports has been done in a day.-New York
World.
THE absolute Independence of a nation so i'm
bued with hatred at her door as ireland is will
never be dreamed of by England and yet the
possibility of any amicabe scheme OF ass0cia-
ton Ia destroyed or Indefinitely delayed by such
ued strife and wider alienation of feeling be-
tween those who cannot separate. The SpecUa-
Gle is one OF the saddest in the range of modern
eivillzation.-St. Louis Republican.
THE duty of a law-IDaker is 30 try to do what
is best for the whole country. and Mr., Shernan's
acts in the Senate have spoken for him
new tariff. It's not discreditable thing to
strive for the rapid and full development OF any
DraHcil Oh uSeIul lnduStrNJ ana Jnere WoIf1 ne
very little good accomplished in this worlG II
men were prohibited from seeking puh'i7 good
because 1t happened also to be in harmony win
their private interests.-New York Tribune.
THERE is too much reason TO fear that the
murderouS attack spoken of in the dispatches
was the result of this accusation If this shouid
prove to be the case, and the would he assassins,
when they are captured should turn out to 10
irish Invtnclbles, there will be accession to
the popular Indignation in England thar may
lead to the most serious results. In America,
also, people will begin TO ask whether this is the
kind of 'Warfare" O'Donovan ROssa and his COM
rades intend TO wage against Englaud.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
No higher praise can be given 10 the Episcopal
church than that 1t is able to include IN its fold
men differing as widely do The Broad-ohurcA-
men and Low-churchmen and the Anglo CathO-
lies. However widely these men may differ in
doctrine in ritual, long they are ami
mated by the divine spirit Of the savior there is
room for them IN the church. Since the seees-
sion of Bishop Cummins and his followers there
has been little disposition shown IN the church
to enforce upon all its members the views of any
one school OF thought, and 1t will be matter to
be sincerely mourned by all good chuFchmen il
the rumored prosecutions of clergymen in this
city and Chicago are permitted to take place.
New York Times.
ALL Irish Americans of decent feeling will give
heed to the dangerous signs of the times. BY
seeming to sympathize with the perpetrators Of
dastardly crimes they losing the sympathy
of the whole world. By supplying moray to an
agitation which has become nothing but a cloak
for outrage they are causing Ireland to be Viewed
by the universe as a haven for cowardly rufiians
who shoot from behind hedges and assault
men in DISCUSSES. They are pOstpODing for a
century their country's chance OF freedom, and
are bringing their countrymen within measur-
able distance Of a calamity more appalling than
any which has happened since the Huguenots
were bounded to death in the streets of Paris
New York Herald.