The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS,

INASMUCH as Southern Democrats ostracize
more than just, perhaps, that Northern Demo-
Gratis should ostraciZe Southern Democrats. At
any rate the latter have some of their own medi-
cine administered, Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
Discomfort in the agricultural districts of any
country will inevitably be followed by riots and
anarchy. Until the land laws of Ireland are
framed so as to give tenants equal rights with
landlords, no stability can be expected in the
government or contentnent among the people.
cleveland Herald
IT will be glorious thing for New York if her
citizens absorbed enough patriotism from the
recollections inspired by yesterdays ceremonies
to enable them to fight the battles against the
evils which now Cypress and degrade her a5
bravely and efficiently as did the fathers whose
deeds they concentrated. The English soldiers
are gone, but misgoVernment anu corruption
have not-Philadelphia Times.
TAKING the world as it is the benefits con.
ferred upon society by the accumulation and
conservative management Of large wealth are
far greater than the injuries resulting from 1t.
And it is certainly far better that the rich should
dispense their wealth freely, even by "lavish
display" than to heard it with a miser's clutch.
To make the possession, and even the selfish en-
jOyment of riches cause for odium is to incul-
cate spirit which may prove exceedingly dam
gerOus.-Boston Herald.
THE national banking system would be re-
heved from pressure by repeal of the whisky
and tobacco taxes but every dweller in the
land would be benefited by reduction of the
heavy taxes on the raw materials of manufac-
lures and the necessarles of life. This is the
question for Congress. Every body admits that
the redundant revenues must be reduced and
the only dispute is as to the way in which the
reduction shall be made. But it will not be
made by repeating the taxes on whisky ash to-
bacca.-Philadelphia Record
IF the bloody shirt continues to be waved, who
is it that continues to supply the material for
that purpose? So long such outrages per-
mitted to mark the course of Southern politics,
with the evident consent, If not the encourage
ment, OF public opinion in that quarter, Just so
long will the Republican press of the North be
bound to place the facts before the people, and
warn them of the danger OF giving power to q
party whose chief strength lies where a civil
lzation of that kind prevails-St. Louis Globe
Democrat,
SUPPOSE that the State should establish places
of reform where upon complaint of proper per-
sons, the inebriate could oe sent ana put under
proper discipline and at some industry, and kept
until such a time as the authorities judged
that he might be let out on probation, with the
moral suasion of return hanging over him in
case OF relapse This is the true moral suasion
ID moral penalty Would not this be a moral
influence to brace him up to resist temptations
And if he iapsed would it not be way to save
him?-Cincinnali Commercial Gazette.
IGNORANCE and demagogism are the curses OF
American politics, North as well as South. There
are no trustworthy indications that the negro
element in the South threatens any more injury
TO that section than other elements equally
ignorant and more depraved threaten to North
ern citlea and States. The southern people have
not yet introduced such reforms the result OF
shotgun interference as will warrant the adop-
tiOn of similar policy at the North or condOne
the substitution of intimidation and traud as an
Improvement upon Ignorance and demagogism.
CHICAGO Tribune.
PEOPLE living in the suburbs and depending
railroad trains for transportation to and from
their business in the city, may find it inconve-
nient to encounter two kinds of time, nearly
half an hour apart, though it is q fact that the
time of very few towns and cities has ever been
identical with railroad time. The question is,
whether the relations of the masses of the peO-
pie to the railroad, telegraph and express conf
panIes, hotels, etc, close that all must be
governed by the same time. 1t will not take
long TO ascertain the popular demand. Mean
time cranks will do well to step to the rear.
They are of no account in the matter.-Clncin-
natl Enquirer.