The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

IF any hurrah Is to be made over the govern
orship 1t should be made when incumbent re.
Tires from the position who has faithfully done
ms duty 10 exult In advance is like Growing
before we are out Of the wOods."-Philadelph
Record. ~ 7-i
THERE may come time, at some period of
the next century, when it will not he the fashion
to vote an unknown number of new millions to
the pension list each year, hut there is little
hope that persons now living will ever see that
tme.-Phlladelphia Times.
THE practical contest now is between tariff for
protection with Incidental revenue and tariff for
revenue with incidental protection. The whole
point Is TO determine and establish which is the
principal and which the incident. That done
the rest ia easy.-Cncinnati News.
EVERYBODY would understand the two-ceni
rate, which should Apply to city letters as well as
ounce, let them be forwarded all tie same, and
the additional postage can be collected from the
person addressed Let the uniform rate of two
cents be at once adopted, and let us do away
with the present complicated system.-Courier
Journal.
BOILERS are required to be tested and APPROX
ed before being operated, and why not have 8
similar system OF espionage and yearly examtn
alton into the death-traps which I'LL the country
on all sides, and which are only waiting for
mouse to nibole match in the flooring or .
sleepy chambermad to overturn her lamp Il
precipitate a tragedy like the one recently en-
acted?-New York Times.
INGALLS, bill requires the Supreme Court, .0I
the written application of two members of thi
cabinet, to determine whether the alleged disa
biity exists and also when it is removed by the
recovery of the President. This seems to be
safe and reasonably expeditions method OF meet
ing the emergency; but as there are many waYI
OF reaching the same result and the subject il
one of exceptional importance the ingalls, bill
should receive very careful oonsderati0n.-NeN
York Herald.
THE Democratic party came in with loud pro,
fesSlons OF belief In certain principles upon
which the public service should be administered.
1t has omitted no opportunity thus far to act In
open violation of those principles. Six mOnths
from to-day no Repubcau-no matter how hon.
est, efficient and capahle-will be holding al
Office within reach of u Democratic official, and
not one in IA hundred of the new men will have
been appointed upon any other ground than that
of party service And when the next Congress
meets-whew!-New York Tribune.
THE vigorous and patriotic youth of the ooun.
try, from whom armies, when we need them
must be recruited, should always that the
country cares for and Is grateful to those who
serve her and Will not them want. IL is
cheaper and better in the long run to act on that
principle than TO maintain standing armies as %
projection against foreign aggression. IL is on
this principle that we are in favor of giving pen.
slOns to all who served as soldiers of the Union
in the Mexican war. That is the only principle
on which to base such a Observation-Disclosures
Commercial.
THE farmers were enabled by the abundance
of the crops to pay debts incurred the year be-
fore, when fortune had been very slack with
prodigaltty, they were not inclined to spend9lit
they had left after paying their debts. We
speak advisedly when we say that in the sur
rounding country this is undoubtedly the case.
business for the mercantile community, and
merchants need only be- careful in their TRANSACT
lions to realize the good times that of right are
due them.-Terre Haute Express.