The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-04
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

OTHELLos of whatever color or station may
have too much of the hot-headed barbarian in
their composition to endure cool, judicial in
vestigation of their wrongs and be satisfied with
the remedies OF the law, but they run great risk
| OF slaughtering the innocent when they give rein
| 20 their fury.-New York Times.
WHEN public sentiment in the West shall de-
mahd free trade, when the men who profess its
creed work to secure it, when prosperity and
then, and not until then, will this theory make
sneh marked progress as to demand serious con-
slderation. philadelphia Times.
To make up paper Tor any special class of
readers would be an easy task; but to prepare it
| for the various classes above the level of those
who prefer filth to anything else, is a FAR more
d1mcuit undertaking; yet this is what the mana
gers OF a hrst-class paper are expected to do,
ana what they aim to accOmplish.-Cincinnati
commercial Gazette,
AFTER all Butler feels the smart rather moro
keenly than might have been expected, and is
not so very pachydermatOus after all. Somehow
the Governor never had that particular luck
winch leads TO the highest success Do what he
may, the world does not like mm. He may be
tne political stranger, and 'Ove to be desp!sed."
put people are never enthusiastic over that kind
OF character. 1t has nothing to attract re-
spect.-BrO0klyn Union.
GENERAL BUFFERS politics illustrate the man.
and he could not be understood without Ills pO-
lltical coat of many cOlOrs He has been all over
the political lot. but he has never shown but one
political principle-fdelity to the fortunes of B.
| seers of Harvard College, but avery reason to
praise them They have ventured to break an
CURED falsehoOd.-Boston Herald
PREMIER GLADSTONE never did much In the
way OF personally breaking the peace, but he
mas lnstlgated numerous disturbances of more
| or less moment into which he sent others with
| Instructions TO fight 1t out a given line If it
\ TOOK all summer, or words 10 that effect. But
only let Gladstone alone and give England all
| che wants, and more lamb-iike member of a
| peace association will not be found in "a summer
| days journey.-LouIsvie Courier-Journal.
MORE inOppOrtune time could not have been
| fnr Hfrh in mil vn -
than the present, and it is well for the employees
that the threatened strike in the iron business
has been avoided. Nothing could come of
| strike under the present circumstances but lis
aster to the men. These remarks apply to agita.
tlon In other branches of industry. Capital that
Is not prontaDly employed Is not likely TO sub
init to exaciions that would increase losses,
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
1T is the great source of weakness in soma
| labor organizations that they have rules level.
| Ing the best workmen down to the pay of their
| interiors. That is an unnatural condition of
doctors. ministers and business men on that
basis. The superior wOrkingmau soon tires of
that order OF things He wants the benefit OF
his own abilities and he ought TO have 1t. He
sees soon the folly of placing premium Oh in-
teriority.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
If the President should make some changes in
| his cabinet which would more life and
character, and If he would adopt more positive
policy, he would do much to meet this want. He
Is doing very well as far as he goes. There is
little to criticize in his later action. He is
ing more and more In accord with enlightened
public sentiment; but 1T is a quiet passive
| acquiescence rather than bold and vigorous
leadership. Why shouldn't President Arthur
make the most Of his Observation-Disclosures
| Press.
| THE history OF Kentucky is full of blopdshed.
and II i'll becomes Que of her champions TO offer
| to compare records with any other American
| State. Mr.. WattcrsOns assertion that the reme-
dy for the evil of homicide is In the hands of the
| newspapers seems especially audacious In view
| OF the recent passionate utterance of his own
paper that "the shotgun is miGhtier than tho
courts" 1t is inst such vicious teachings as this
that have encouraged murder in Kentucky aud
| rendered the law in that State well-nigh power
less for the protection of sOciety.-CharlestOn
News and Courier.
THE money tthe Geneva award was awarded
| to the United States and il this government had
chosen to put it in the general fund Of the
ury and refused to give any part of it to claim
ants, stlll Great Britain would have cauee to
sneak because when she paid the money she
| expressly relieved by the Geneva Commission
| from all further responsibility. ''The tribunal
further declares that each and every one of said
claims, whether the same may or may not have
been presented to the notice of, or made; pre-
| ferred or laid before the tribunal, shall hence
| forth be considered and treated finally set
! tied, barred and inadmissible. York
/ Herald