The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-29
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

GERMANY is simply interested in the military
ialure OF France. without, perhaps, openly TAX
officers, and with these China may create armies.
II Is not to be forgotten in this connection that
RUSSIA pas designs upon the western territory OF
China Her aims may make Russia a factor in the
| war, in case 1t shall become serious, and indi-
rectly involve the Western pOwers.-Cineipnatl
News Journal,
TROUBLES that it would have seemed impossi.
pie generation ago that this country should
Ieel are pressing upon us. We have dangerous
extremes of want and wealth, foreign anger
at the Inequalities of condition, tone in private
and political trusts fiippant and low, q minority
willing to plumber and Cypress, and majority
unable to see that to protect those who are being
| wronged is to protect themselves in the long
run.-Chicago Tribune
| IF the wings of the Presbyterian or any other
church cannot come together in O sincere union,
and with all traces of the bitterness of the past
oDliterated, 1t is doubt better that they should
remain yet awhile apart and await the mellow
| Ing influences of time and the complete coming
| Oh a new generation; but this necessity. will
| nevertheless be regretted by all who sincerely
| desire the harmony and union of the country.
st. Louis Republican.
LET us call murder a murder and a murderer
| murderer. If the murderer was drunk let lis
| say he was drunk. If a man spends his time
and wastes his money at "social games" we
might as well say he Is gambling. When this Is
| done many practices common in Kentucky, an d
| considered respectable and manly, will become
pie respect themselves they will become less
| frequent.-Louisville Commercial.
| INGERsoLL's 0ratOry is amusing and spicy.
But it will not divert attention from the scandal
| OF the trtul Under the name Of justice the peo.
pie have been plundered out of a round sum of
| money in addition TO the amount the star-route
robbers managed to steal Under the name of
justice trial that should have been ended in
| two weeks has been made lingering farce and
| national disgrace. Yet in the end justice will
fail and both the legal plunderers and the illegal
plunderers will get safely away with their booty.
| New York World.
| WHAT Russia needs is not a national parlia-
ment, which i'll so composite state is tmpossi-
| bic, and which would assuredly bring with IL
great popular revolution, but ruler of immense
strength of will, right-mtnded, earnest patriotic,
| who, without the vices which blot the name OF
the founder OF st. Petersburg, shall emulate the
| achievements of that heroic figure, and on the
ruins OF an empire which is tottering under the
weight of time shall build new Russia. the
| cornerstone of which is laid at Moscow to-day.
| New York Herald.
| WHENEVER undue energy in behalf of dis
puted public policy, with reference especially to
religious matters, is manifested by reforma-
tory organization relying on the laws, or where-
ever strong headed, arejudiced officer attempts
| to force an Interpretation on laws they were not
intended to bear in the carrying out of his indt'
| vidual views, personal rights are invariably in
/ trenched upon. The rock which, above all oth-
ers, the societies for the suppression of iniqui-
ties likely to run against i'll their zeal is this
| st, Louis GLOBE Democrat.
| IN the haste of educators to burden their pu-
| pills with n load of superficial knowledge and
| lll-acquired accomplishments such plebean mat
ters as plain sewing are not regarded. REFORM
in this, as in greater matters, comes only through
| agitation. When mothers generally discern the
value of school instruction in sewing the day OF
| its introduction into every course of study Tor
girls will not be far away. 1t is purely logical to
require that instruction which can no longer be
| given at home shall be allotted matter OF
| duty to the schools.-Ph Record