The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-07
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

NEVER has there been greater unanimityin the
Repuolican party than at the present time. All
are working for the same end-the perpeJuation
of sound principles and pure government.
Cleveland Herald.
WHEREVER these crimes against womenl oc.
cur 1t will pay the community to turn out en-
masse. run down the criminal, ana secure his
speedy conviction and punishment. For the
present we want Justice that is quick, sure and
oheap.-ChlcaGo News.
THE voter may be out OF patience with Repub
llcan methods, at given time, but he has no
idea OF wrecking his political faith by formal
alliance with the Democrats. The many thou
sand Republicans VINO exercise the reserve right
of boltlng in New York are Republicans, not
Democrats, to-tay,-BOston Advertiser.
ITis not safe in this country to doubt the full
hllment of any proposed Improvement. The i'm
pidlty that before the honest doubter can die and
get out of the way he is confronted with the
evidence of his own feebleness of understanding
ana narrowness OF mental vision.-Minneapolls
Tribune.
ANY sort of a war between China and any Eu-
ropean power must he "A blessing to the cradle of
the human race. 1t will matter little how or
why such war may he started, or what may be
the terms Of the treaty of peace, it must diffuse
more or less civilization throughout China and
thus make the world so much bettter.-Phlla-
delphia Times
WHAT is wanted in the South to make human
life safe and to discourage the habit of private
vengeance for every real or fanced wrong, is
not dead.lette statutes, whose rigid phrasing
is Knocked BY lax -''oement but change
III the tempe of the pub'o mind, which shall
make it dc1a Id the punishment, as murderers,
OF the hlc u0ed citizens VINO shoot their
enemies sire cts.-BostoI Journal.
JF attacl ance might place herself at the
head of Euro republican sentiment and APP
- - .ae ene--.ies of monarchy every where to
come to her aid. For her own preservation she
would be justified III so doing. In this light it is
plain to see that Bismarck is forging a two
edged sword which is as Likely to cut one way
the other The movement for the overthrow OF
republicanism may possibly end with the de-
structiOn of monarchy.-Cle Leader.
THIS pool business from one end to the other
Is breeder of immortality. No ordinary bust
ness man could gain standing in a community
who broke his word and cheated his neighbors
SO regularly and reckessly as the freight agents
OF pooled lines violate their promises to each
other. Not even Mr.. Fink is able to compel the
managers of lines who have mutually pledged
themselves to maintain certain rates to keep
faith with each other.-St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat.
great many of the evils of which so much
complaint is made and into which Senate com
mittees are appointed to inquire due, not
to bad laws or the faults of society, but to the
defects OF the men themselves. Such evils will
always exist. The law cannot do away with
them, for the law cannot change human nature;
hut they can be overcome, and are every day
being overcome, by individuals who have the
industry and courage to do so-New York
Times
THERE is no reason to fear that France will
grow weary of the republic All the indications
point TO the fact that it is growing in popular
the French people in its favor Each succeed
ing election, whether for the Chambers, the
Senate or the Councils general. shows an in
creased majority, not merely for the republic,
but for that form of republicansm which is most
lntOlerant of monarchical ideas and pretensiOns.
Chicago Tribune.
ALL that is known is that they 1.-THE Irish dyn-
aniIte patriOtS) will take whatever sums may
he given them, ana Immediately call for more.
The tghflng they do is among themselves, and
the good they do cannot he discOvered; but still
they want money, and they declare that if they
cau't get money Ireland can never be free. This
has been going on many years and Ireland is
far from freedom as ever; but still the cOntribu-
time to be for centuries to come.-New York
Graphic
RAILWAY grant made should never be con-
summated except as the object for which 1t was
made has been attained, but whether the road
was built little sooner or little later than the
same principle of honesty which obtains among
honorable men In private affairs should be acted
upon by the government in its dealings with all
persons, whether individual or corporate. The
attempt to make political capital by taking adj
vantage of a technicality is low demagOgism.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
NEARLY the whole body of workingmen in
this country believes heartily in the system of
protection for home industry, and cares for it
so much that, in States where the workers are
numerous and intelligent, neither party dares
TO put up ticket that is hostile TO that system
No such proof of the attachment of the work
ing people to trades-uDiOns ever has been or
can be given. While the more noisy and less
Intelligent minority rave about the tyranny of
capital, and waste themselves in seneeless war
SOBER thoughtful and industrious American
worKingmen rejoice III the system which bene-
fits both capital aud labor, and makes them
allies against all the world.-New York Tribune.