The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-18
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


THE home market makes farming a steadily
profitable business and enriches farmers as
class. This has been the experience in all manu-
featuring districts in this country. II they con-
suit their own interests solely the farmers Of
the South will sustain tariff policy that will
build a hundred Birminghams in each Southern
State.-Memphs Avalanche (Dem)
IF laws are not to be obeyed, II they can be
trampled under foot at pleasure, ii the proper
authorities whose duty 1t Is to enforce them are
not to compel obedience to them, then wipe out
the laws 1t would be farce to keep them on
the statute-bOOks. So long they are there,
however, they must be enforced, no matter what
the consequences may be.-Chioago Tribune.
BY nominating State ticket the Prohibition
lists of Ohio have played directly into the hands
of the Democrats. 1t is impossible to understand
by what process of reasoning they thought this
would benefit the cause of temperance. The
Republicans are in favor of giving the people of
the State a chance to vote a prOhibiJOry
amendment, as well as for policy favoring the
restriction of the sale Of liquor. What fairer
attitude could be assumed2-New York Tribune.
No business whatever could be done In a world
in which every man whose services you need to
hire can tell you he has "knocked OFF, from work
he has got enough 1t is sufficient for all hu-
name purposes that all mankind get enough
daily for three meals, a night of rest and shell
ter. it is simply marvellous to contemplate the
degree of prOximate equality with which, in this
sense, the demands of all for bread, clothing,
shelter and rest are daily and hourly met.--Frank
Leslie's Weekly.
No one denies that it requires good manage
ment to make the most out of a situation. But
bub bcuubucy VI INC professional pOuIlclan Is TO
constantly underrate the masses, and to regard
them as objects to be handled through the very
methods which, In fact, ALLEVIATE them. They
think management-and very bad kind of man
agement-the main thing, and subordinate
pretty much everything else to 1t, about the
only exception being their own selfish interests.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
HAS the holy see ever pretended to impose a
policy Irelandf Never! But let the Irish
leaguers respect, as they say, the Roman theOl-
ogy. Now, Roman theology repudiates secret
societies. itrepudiates conspiracies; itrepudiates
those immoral practices known in Ireland under
the name of boycOtting, by which every indIvid-
ual suspected of simple obedience to the laws Is
prosecuted, molested, held at distance from all
society, and interdioted even the use of things
necessary to life-Journal de Rome.
THERE Is not now, and there never can be in
really prosperous seasons, any encouraging out
look for gambling in trade. Speculation is not
sign of healthy life, but the contrary. II is
sign that capital Is diverted from legitimate en-
plOyment into hazardous enterprises that may
enrich the few but inevitably bring ruin to the
many. There is no need and not very much OPP
portunity for speculation just now, and the
gamblers make long faces, but their discourage
ment Is the greater reason for public confidence.
philadelphia Times.
WE do not for moment suppose that any Jury
can be found in the State which will convict him
(NuttI of murder, and it would be impossible to
take pleasure In such verdict Still, 1t must be
evident to the people of the State that this sort
of thing cannot be allowed to c0ntinue that they
must choose between the law and its defects,
and the pistol and its terrible possibilities. They
cannot take middle cOurss and abide by the
law only when its decisions meet their approval,
taking up the pistol to execute their wrath when
the law fails.-New York Tribune.
WE, who have the public ear, must speak ont
against the habit of wearing pistols, and, unfor-
tunately thelno less prevalent custom of reckless
shooting and killing. These must be stopped.
and we do not want any Governor who will en-
courage them by pardOns! In the language of
our contemporary, the laws against these crimes
not severe enough. Make them felonee, pun
1shable by imprisonment in the penitentiary,
and none will take the risk of conviction for the
pleasure of staggering about in the manner of
barOarOus Turks and savage redskins. The pts.
tOl must go.-Nashvle Banner.
ARE Legislators acting wisely by refusing to
make those reforms in criminal practice for
which the people are clamorlng2 Do they not
see that every year, every month, the work of
Judge Lynch is increasing9 Do they not know
that if criminals were forced TO trial, If laws
were executed, and il 1t were certain that crimi-
nails could not escape, lynching would cease2
They may continue TO pay no attention to the
demands OF the people, but it will not be for
long. The laws are the acts of the people, and
people sooner or later reform them, though their
remedies are terrible.-ChicagO Tribune.
1T must be remembered that these Indians 1.-THE
ApachesI have no excuse whatever for their at
tacks on the whites They have not been
wr0Dged, they have not been robbed of lands or
starved on the reservation. They haze no single
cause of complaint against the whites. They
broke out and murdered because that is what
they like best to do To hang their leaders Is
only simple justice, such as would be done on
white men In like circumstances without hesita-
ton, ana as q matter OF course, 1t Is necessary
i'll nrtler to teach the remainder of the tribe that
there Is such thing as Justice for them, and
that they no longer to be what they have
so long been, licensed murderers.-New York
Herald