The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE riot, as O means OF raising wages or bet
terihg any body's condition, cannot be made fash
tonable in this cOuntrY.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
Ocrat.
THE latest reports indicate that the President
is in earnest In his desire to reduce the internal
revenue service to it's proper proportions. He
can undertake no more popular or necessary
work, as the public is deeply impressed with the
idea that it is now badly padded. The office
holders and the small politicians may not and
VIII not like il, but the President is learning
more and more that they really couns very little
in the long run.-Philadclphia Times.
THE present prospect is that, taking last year
and this year together, We will have consider
ably more than the average supply of wheat. II
the crop .or last year was equal to the avera ge
yield of fifteen months, and that for this year he
equal tn that of eleven months, we have the yield
of twenty-six mouths for the supply OF twenty
four months, which ought TO be enough 80 go
around" This would justify an average price
not low nor high price, but a medium figure.
Chicago Tribune.
WHERE the military are called to a scene of
disturbance IL is not expected that they will be
Inundated or that they will hesitate to do their
duty when called upon. But 1t is expected that
the firing will be done at direction of responsible
parties, and not as matter of impulse on the
part of individ uals II ia not clear that the
same mistake was not made at Bellevile in
Kentucky u few months ago, when the militia
guarding the Ashland murderers opened fire
the crowd of pursuers.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE legitimate Irish agitation IS certain to he
successful. IL will accomplish for Ireland, as
Disraeli himself once said by legislation, all that
can be accomplished by revolution. OConnell
we'll understood the power OF persistent agttn-
ton Parnefl likewise understands 1t, and he
is the trusted leader of the Irish agitators now.
The Parnel group helped defeat Mr.. Gladstone
on the affirmation bill That group ts growing,
and II will no doubt be largely increased In the
House OF Commons at the next general election
Louisville COurierJ Journal.
IT is certain that the volunteer military organ
zations of all the great industrial States require
more attention from the best and coolest heads
than they have received. Each year the subject
ACQUIRES more Importance. Every State could
we'll afford to keep in commission and ready for
duty an officer of training and approved qualit-
Cations whose duty IL would be to take com
mand In all emergencies, such as that which
now exists In Illinois, and those which have
more than once arisen in Missouri in the past
few years.-St. Louis Republican.
If the workihgmen food their own true
interests they would use all their power TO ex.
tend the use OF arbitration in their disputes
with their masters That would almost invaria-
bly, bring public opinion to their side, thus CIV
ing them the greatest ally that they could
cure. 1t would afford them an insight into the
facts ami even the secrets of business they can
not obtain i'll any other way 1t would surely in
the long run operate TO determine their receipts
from their labor much more nearly by what they
were worth than as now by what their masters
who keep them In the dark about profits, can
get them for.-ChicagO Tribune.
1T might have been supposed that in State
Ike Kentucky, where the agricultural class Is
larger than all other classes combined, and
where Democratic majority may be obtained
regardless of the party platform or the charac-
ter of the candidates, pronounced position
would have been taken on the tariff question
In no other State were the circumstances 50
favorable for the adoption of a platform with
free-trade tendencies But Louisville, the chief
city in the State, is becoming an important
manufacturing center. and the platform of the
leading party in Kentucky does not so much as
mention the word "tariff"-Louisville CONNER
cial.
THERE is nothing TO be gained by tmidity
The Republicans Of Ohio, like those of other
States. may as well make up their minds that
they cannot satisfy the prohibitIODists, because
the policy which The latter urge is not sustained
by the public sentiment of the State or justified
by experience elsew here. They will be satisfied
with not hing short of is adoption, aud it's adOp-
ton would put any party In q hopeless minority.
Neither IS there any use in making concessions
to the liquOr-dealers "a a class. The reasonable
portion OF them would lie satisfied with judi!
clous system of regulation and restriction, and
the unreasonable portion are not entitled to con-
aideratiUn.-New York Times.