The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE Republicans OF Hamilton county are in
favor OF sustaining the Scott law and of letting
1t alone, and the legislative ticket Will doubtless
express that sentiment. If any of the persons
specially interested IN the liquor trade should
they would commit folly amounting TO blum
der, certain to affect them unfavorably in public
opinion and 70 turn up very soon in way TO be
damaging.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
No real friend of President Arthur is booming
him. He has the ordeal of another Congress TO
go through before the nomin alton. He has dealt
with Republican House, and n Senate evenly
balanced by the equipoise aud ayOirdupoise of
David Davis,a and now he must deal with Demo.
cratic House When he has been subjected 10
that test 1t VIII be time enough TO discuss his
availability. Much the same is true of General
Gresham. So far he has made good record,
but he has hardly got his pin feathers yet.
chicago Inter Ocean.
IT is noticeable thing that despite his long
ana varied experience In politics, Mr. Blaine has
never gained recognition, even in the ranks of
his own party, as anything buta brilliant mauin.
ulator of transient affairs. No one loOks to him
fora original thought upon any great subject.
No one has ever cared to hear what he believed
in regard to any of the important economic
questions of the day. AS a parliamentarian. as
political wirepuller he is perhaps unexceiied;
but when thrust into the domain of pure states.
manship his figure is anything but an imposing
one.-Brooklyn Eagle
IF the Republican party is to hold it's own in
the arena of national legislation it must be more
loyal to the men who have shown themselves
competent for and faithful to the trusts repGs d
in them-the work of legislation and real leaucr-
snip, NOT the work OF patronage distribution,
machine organization aud bOssship. That the
North has lesson to learn of the South in tins
respect is evident when Senator HOar barely
capes defeat in one Republican State, and eX-
Senator Window has to yield to political onpO-
nents in his own party, in another State equally
as str1pg.-New York Tribune
THE real strength of the Republican party is
in the North, but the Northern States are poll IT,
cally divided, and some of them are very I'M
certain. The vitality of the Democratic party
such as 1t is In quality, extends throughout The
country The vitality of the Republican party,
vigorous in the Northern States, is well-nigh
parayzed in the South Under such conditions.
the party Is in danger of entering the rational
contest at serious disadvantage 1t is ume
that the policy of keeping the party small aud
cast more than one-third of the electoral vote
were abandOned-New York Times.
DURING the period of Republican executive
| supremacy the Democratic party has had nat
jority in the House of Representatives If in
the Senate, and undisputed control of many
great States and cities It's appeal to the c0uU-
try, therefore, is simply this: 1--WE waive our
hideous prO-slavery record before the war, the
betrayal of trust by the last Democratic admiu-
istlatlon, and our venomOus copperhead atti-
tude during the war; and we say that the Demo.
cratic attempt TO battle the peaceful presidential
decision of 1877, our endeavOr to starve aud
paralyze the government during the extra sea-
sion, our financial charlatanry, ana general
we can control, ought to persuade the country to
withdraw it's confidence from the Republican
party, aud give it to us" AT present this is the
only Democratic Cry for 1884, and it is certainly
worthy of the career of the party for the last
generatlon.-Harper's Weekly.