The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-17
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

ONE advantage in being Republican is that a
man who aspires TO political distinction does not
often feel the necessity of convincing people
that his tastes are low and that he despises
whatever is lofty and noble. Democracy de-
mands degradation of all it's leaders and rarely
bestOws favOrs upon him who refuses TO give Iu.
Cleveland Leader.
MR.. ARTHUR is the first Republican President
OF whom it could be fairly said that he governed
II united republic His messages are the first
written by Republican executive i'll which no
reference 10 the South a section is to be found
He is as much the President in Florida or Ar
kansas as he is In ONO. The notion that his
Office represents something alien and hostile to
them has faded from the minds of Southern pe0-
ple.-Albany Journal.
If Great Britain should turn around and adopt
our protective policy, restoring to cultivation
the a, 100000 acres which have gone out of cut
tvatlon and into waste under the free-trade pol
icy, it would simply tend to level up wages and
lessen starvation throughout Great Britain to
lessen the outflow OF her paupers TO us, to leave
us to occupy our country with less foreign help,
and in many respects TO improve the quality of
the country here as well as there.-ChicagO In
ter Ocean,
ANOTHER example of this tyranny is shown in
the threatened strike, or, as the men wish it to
be called, the "resignation" of the telegraph on
orators. The final action depends upon the de-
cison of the executive committee of the brother
hood, and on this decision rest the interests OF
upward of IL, 600 operators of both sexes, and
of all grades aud conditions is 1t right that so
much should depend upon the mere dictum of a
few men, who are liable to make mistakes and
VINO cannot Judge Of the real effect of their COM
mands?-New York Herald.
WHAT we need in this country is not merely
more education but better and higher education.
The class of really well-educated men is too
small for the demands which are made for quail
fled leaders of thought in the various branches
of public affairs. Foreign critics say of us that
we all have little education, and few of us real
learning 1t is idle tn deny the truth OF the crit-
csm. If We are going to make any changes
therefore, let us make them in the direction of
raising our educational standard rather than
lowering it-New York Tribune
THE silver dollar was revamped on the ground
that there was popular demand for IL for use
In circulation. To engraft on the law protesting
to restore the coin to circulation provision that
any holder OF it might exchange 1t for paper
certificate, and that any person 10 whom II was
rendered by the government might demand 10
certificate in its stead, was rank absurdity. IL
showed that the supporters Of the movement
they were unwilling to subject the pretended
popularity of the dollar to an actual test.-New
York Times.
If 1t shall ever come to q contest between Ar
thur and Tllden--a condition which must be re-
gaIded exceedingly remote and uncertain.
there will be no occasion for Republican des
pondeucy. The American people will always
prefer a live man to dead one as chief magis
trate of the republic. Tdens candidacy would
amount to running "reminiscences for President
and not n very sav0ry one either. The recent
attempts TO gaivaniZe Iilden into physical and
mental energy by proxy flor il is only interviews
with his "frends" which indicates that he still
livesl will not obscure tho characteristic pene-
trati0u OF tho American people. Chicago Trib-
une.