The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-14
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

ONE day ont of seven should be devoted ex-
clusively to rest. Christian nations have adopt
ed one day and called it Sunday, and whether we
be believers or not 1t Is just well to agree upon
mat day and devote it to that object.-New AL
bany Ledger.
WHkN the postofice authorities catch a clerk
or nail agent rObblng the mails they find a way
to get somebody else TO do his work very quick
ly, and they take good care that he doesn't have
another chance to steal letters. What is true OF
thieves on Il small scale should be true OF those
who steal government money on large scale.
All bids from such persons should he rejected
without ceremony .-Philadelphia Times.
THE General who imperied the nations honor
IN 1862 10 crafty his own personal jealousy OF
Pope is exactly the man the Herald would ex.
pecG to give birth to petty hints of heavy scam
dals against any man who might cross his path.
There are a few lower deeps IN public contempt
Tor Porter to explore, and he has started on the
right tack to find tnem.-Chicago Herald.
WHEN Porter goes beyond the record to IN
sinuate charges against the Senator, having no
relation to ms pu6lis career, he proceeds In
d1nurily exhibited much patience. The steady
Fortunately with which he has pressed for tho
vindioation he ought to have should not be
marred by such an attack as that made upon
Logan.-Chicago Times
THE world moves steadily and always forward.
Twenty years ago Ireland would have bowed in
silence before circular from the Vatican To.
day Peters pence is failing, ami In the very face
or the Pope's prohibition the Parnell testimonial
Is growing to an unexpected extent. Men are
not less religious, perhaps nut they are certainly
freer from ecclesiastical restraint than in the
very near pasL.-GOul6Vlilo COuflef-JOurnai.
WE may have to look to the Republican BAN
ners to find Democratic watchwOrds. They may
not fire the popular heart with the old cry of
Free trade aud sailors right" but they arc
pretty sure to have painted on the Republican
standards: "'raX Reduction" "fhe Repeal of
the Navigation Laws" "Hnnest Dollars far
Honest Men," and other like concessions 10 the
popular desire which count for free trade AMI
sailors rights If they do not precisely say So
The Republican party has on more than one
occasion proved itself capable OF moldiDg Its
policy TO the will of the masses.-Philadepha
Record.
JUST now MahOnu Is alarming the "Bourb0ns"
by bringing forward the protectionist policy.
In this he is wise. Virginia is proteotonist
State, and If he Is faithful to the coored voters
whom he has defended, and pushes the pro-
tectionIst issue boldly, there is to believe
that he will take the State next year away from
the Democrats. There are Republicans in the
North who DO not like this prospect. ana who
vihfying Malone. But either they do not under
stand the situation in Virginia, or they have "a
policy in mind which looks to keeping the
Southern States sOlidy Democratic.-New York
Herald.
THE bare tale Of clergymen increases. Their
number grew over one-halr from 1870 to 1880;
but clergy men make a smaller share of educated
men, and their directing share in the work OF
the community lessons. They count for less and
less, decade by decade President Eliots idea is
that their sef-respeet Is Slapped by help In edu'
CATION but this circumstance does not under
mine the sef-respect OF officers OF our army and
nayy-not to any considerable extent The
average West Pointer and Annapolis man feels
that ne put the government under lasting oOll-
CATION by letting it educate him. Nor is religion
weaker Religion, in the better sense, never
welded wider sway over the minds and life or
men. None the less, pulpit5 are empty, availa-
BILE clergymen decreasing and the able men OF
colege classes turn sewhere.-Phlladelphi
Press