The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-21
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE American people will not submit to the
denial of civil rights to any class or race how
ever strongly such denial may he barricaded be-
hind constitutional quihhles and legal technical
tiles. Events will yet vfndicate the dissenter.
diluted Taneyism cannot hold its ground
against the American sense of Justice and the
self-evident intention of the constitution.-Chi.
cage utter Ocean.
THE manhood of Malone, in his contest for
equal rights in Virginia. is as far above that of
the white leaders who encouraged the murder OF
inOffenslve colOred men, as the light of the sun
is above darkness; yet there will not be found
in the Democratic press word OF condemaa-
ton for the murderers, or anything but conden.
nation for q leader who has the courage of his
convictions, and risks his all in the battle OF
civilization against barDarism.-Cin Com
mercial Gazette.
IT is the part of wisdom to prepare for war in
tirie of peace, to the extent at least of proVid-
ing means of defense. If we cannot have a navy
capable of meeting an enemy upon the sea, we
should have coast defenses capable of beating
off iron-clads and also capable OF preventing any
vessel from approaching near enough TO DESTROY
property at long range. Not to take urgent
and necessary precaution would be 10 mani
fest positive incapacity for self government.
New York Tribune.
THE virtue that outshines all Others in prac-
tical politics is vigilance. 1t is never safe or
prudent to take anything for granted in the
matter of elections. The only votes that count
are those that are put into the ballot-boxes. The
good Republican that stays at home on election
day because the weather Is unpleasant, or be-
cause he thinks enough votes will be polled
without his. might about as we'll be Democrat,
for in effect his indifference amounts to casting
a Democratic vote.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
IT Is the defense and not the prosecution that
is supposed to be able to secure Justice without
money and without price Under the most IA
vorable circumstances the enforcement of Grim
NAL laws is q great burden to the people. But
in the enforcement of sumptuary laws, where
the defendants are banded in powerful league
and are supported by unwilling witnesses and
prejudced jury mon, it becomes Impossible. The
one thing possible in such case is to increase
court costs beyond the ability of the people to
pay them.-Chcago Tribune.
TIE resuscitatiOn of the Democratic party
seems to bring with IT, as natural consequence,
the rrsuscitati0n of the worst and most foolish
schemes of that party's dismal past. so we now
have men talking glibly again of new issue OF
$500, 600, 900 of paper notes, based only on "tha
faith and resources of the nation" AS the
nations faith MUST be broken before it can make
any such issue, and its resources would be inoal-
culably impaired by the prostration which
based, as they are intended to be, on nothing,
New York Tribune,
THE commercial prosperity of the South has
been promising, but it will cease with a revival
of the war of races. The encouragement that
cordially given, but will be withheld If the out
RACES of past years are to be a ain resOrted to.
The Republican party of the North represent
ing the intelligence and the capital of this Sec
ton, have sympathized with the Malone move
ment. not because he was man on whom it
wished to confer honor, but because he has
represented commercial, educational, ana EOi.
teal progress, and IL Will sustain him In the
contest that Is to come.-Chicago Inter Ocean,