The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-27
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

In view of Archbishop Purcells failure, of the
ruin of the Union Generate at Paris, and this
collapse OF the Augustinian Society, the most
deVout Catholics will be excusable If, hereafter,
they prefer to trust solely their investments 70
the professed friends of Mammon.-New York
Herald.
LET Congress have the courage to determine
that it will let well enough alone, and will not be
caught doing something silly, merely in order
to prove that it can do something. If it is fully
satisfied that the present tariff is working better
than any new law it can agree upon, let 1t say
so, and the country VIII say "Well done."-Chi-
cago InterOcean.
WE shall have to stand and take what there 10
In store for US. A long-tried and suffering peo-
pie nave grown SO accustomed to the blunders
ana omissions OF this paralytc, misrepresenta-
tive Congress that they are prepared TO accept
the conclusion of its stumblings with resigna-
ton; The capacity of the situation to surprise
or disgust Is exhausted.-St. Louis Globe-Demo.
crat. ai43v4 f'
THERE are dozen places in Missouri where
the saloon license fee is 5000 to 5000 a year, and
there are several towns in Illinois where SINH
lar fee prevails, and it is fact worthy Of
thoughtful consideration that in none OF these
places are the people dissatisfied with the re-
suit; in every case there is a marked and most
gratifying Improvement over the old system of
low license and unrestrained liquor-selling.
Louis Republican, n, I1O re9 rtfFef
ONLY in a comparatively very few cases is
the carrying of deadly weapons to he COM
mended. The penalty for doing should be se-
we're and should be strictly enforced. If one
man has the right to carry a revolver, so has his
neiShbor, and the next until the worst blaekleg
In town claims the right to do so, and with some
plausibility, too, since his enemies more
numerous and his life in greater danger than is
the case with most men.-Cincinnati Journal.
IF Secretary Chandler spare time enough
from his voluminous Gorringe correspondence
ne ought now to ascertain how many more un-
seaworthy tubs, long forgotten, padding
about in far-off waters, and send out eXpedi.
tion to rescue their crews and sink the vessels
where they are. As no one claims that they
intended to meet the perlls of war, and as 1t is
certain they cannot survive the perils of the sea,
an Of mi ha cd hxr
promptly scuttling them.-Chicago Tribune.
GREAT railroads in the West have been wholly
built from the proceeds of land grants and OF
bonds, only part of which were ever honestly
disposed OF, while the certificates. of stock re-
mained in the hands of the projectors, costing
them nothing but making railroad kings of them
ana enaplng tnem TO nraw royal revenues from
other peoples labor. The leading trunk lines of
the East make charges for services to enable
them to pay dividends on capital, one-half of
which fictitious in it's Orlgin.-New York
Times
To all the voters of the United Kingdom Mr..
Parnen allows the Land League to 90 forth with
a terrible accusation uponit. He has refused to
meet the charges against 1t with denial. He
has refused to clear 1t from stain which will
blot its whole history. Unless he yet repair
his mistake or give 10 others the ask which ha
should have performed himself he will assign
his organization to a place among the unsavory
eonspiracies which have done so mach to mar
the fame and ruin the hopes OF IrelaDd-New
York Herald,
IT is refreshing to hear those who denounce
civl-service reform in politics and some slight
effort to make government the government: Of
the people, and to make the offices belong to the
people i'll fact as in theory denouncing partisan
politics in municipal affairs. Under pTesenb
conditions an escape from party is impossible il
IL is desirable Attempted, the result will be
more likely to be the triumph of organized rings
under color of non-partlsan reform. and a worse
condition than is possible where parties must
make some show of competition TO propose each
better things than the other has TO PROPOSE
Cincinnati News.