The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THIS fact may as well be recognized now as
hereafter, that organized combination in some
form is going to be the means by which labor
will place itself on terms of reasonable equality
with capital.-Chicago Herald.
The next Democratic candidate will be a
friend of Mr.. Tilden. Possibly the left-hand
friends of Mr.. Tilden may be enthusiastic on
thai account. At all events, we can cOngratu-
late them in advance upon a nomination SO de-
lightful TO m.-Ne York Tribune.
IF trades-unions were intelligently managed
year to establish some of their members on
the land. In that way they would cure over
providing, and every dollar of a unions funds
thus applied would help both those who went
and those who remained.-New York Herald.
TIKI loyal people of the country, North and
South, are panied and indignant at their govern
ment being placed in so humiliating a position,
failure to punish lawlessness in the South and
1t is the business of the government to extrioate
itself at once and completely. The administra-
ton should strain every nerve to suppress the
lawlessness If it exists, or 1t should suppress the
reports of 1t II t5 does not exist.-New York
Times.
THE stubborn resistance of the telegraph COM
panles has been largely due to the unwilling
ness of men prominently connected with them
and having other large interests involving g. the
employment of many labOrers to recognize the
authority of any NOwer representing the Knights
of Labor. If the organization of telegraphers
had fought its own light, and represented only
the Interest of telegraph workers, its chance OF
securing a redress of grievances would have
been much greater.-New York Times.
THE pardOning of brazen criminals before they
have learned the ways of the prison workshop,
or have shown the slightest evidence of peni-
tence, is simply defeating the object for which
the penitentiary was built; is n mOekery OF the
courts OF law, or juries which have passed sent
enee on the prisoners; Is a denial Of the utility
or even the validity of reformatOry effort; is a
deliberate blow at society, for the convict is par
doned only to go and prey again on society, and
is a menace to the public safety .-LOuisville
COurier-JOurnal.
THE expansion OF business enterprises and the
consequent organization of labor have out
stripped the law. Statutes made for O more
primitive condition of things do not meet the
requirements of the present situation. New
laws must be framed to do justice between or
ganized capital and organized labor, and protect
society from the consequences of strife between
them. The lawmakers must address themselves
promptly to this task. There is nothing for
them TO do that is nearly so important-Louis
vile Commercial.
IT my be safely said that the Western Union
Company can never regain the power 1t had n
month ago, and it is possible that its prestige
and pre-eminence have received a fatal blow.
Its rivals are stronger than before, and over all
its efforts ana it's designs will impend the shad-
ow of the government as a competitor that
cannot be bullied or bought up. Ii could far
better have afforded to make haste to redress
every grievance and cOncede every reasonable
demand than to bring about the situation which
now exists,-New York Times.