The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-06
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE eye which can see one inch into the dark
ness of 1884 belongs to the silent sphinx, and
the feet that run on presidential errands at this
early day weary themselves in vain. All such
speeulations are the thistles and thorns from
which no figs can be gathered.-Ohicago Inter
Ocean.
1T would be well for Kentucky not to boast so
loudly of being the best-managed State in the
Union until some provision is made for
supplying qualified teachers for the 152931
persons between ten and twenby-one years
OF age, shown by the last census to be
unable TO write their names.-Louisvile
Commercial.
THE petty meanness which leads O. manufae-
turer or other large employer to buy up trade
dollars of the brokers and pay them out to his
severest condemnation. 1t amounts to docking
their wages 10 or Is per cent, cOvertly, and by
process which is little better than swiudling.
Something of this sort will be likely to be done
wherever the crusade against the trade dollar
Standardization Journal
No doubt the manners of promiscuOus Ameri-
cans may lack polish. But the idea which lies at
the bottom of them that a mans occupation
does not classify him above or below any other
man, and thar courtesy is to be bought by cour-
tesy, and not TO be returned for insOlence and
put i'll the BILL is an idea which all real Ameri-
cans believe and are proud OF as the American
idea. the Americans who would change It
feeble and harmless minOrity.-New York
Times.
1T is well, not less for the saloon keepers than
csion on the Missouri high license lawI so
promptly rendered, is Just what it is Had 1t
been adverse TO the law, the shout of triumph
from the salOOn-keepers would have been au-
swered by a ten times stronger cry of popular
anger, and in the new conflict for a still sterner
regulation of the liquor traffic the saloonkeepers
would have been utterly verwhelmed.-St.
Louis Republican.
THE issue of government paper, or greenbacks,
is unconstitutional, and as soon as decision of
the Supreme Court is reached, doubtless the
notes already in circulation will have to be can
celed when presented for redemption, lose
their legal-tender quality at least The people
wi hp vpr ah IF fbax- "A mt
as good paper money as they have been enjoying,
and the problem of furnishing IL as a perma-
nency is precipitated by the debt contraction.
st. Louis GlObe-Democrat.
WITH the mercury at its present altitude, even
is done in that direction is time and labor thrown
away. Wait until the hot blast shall have
passed over, aud then there will still be album
dant time for the heavy work that is TO be done.
And there is plenty of hard work ahead. Heavy
smuggling is to be done, but there are heavy slug
gers to do IL when the proper time arrives. The
Republicans will marshal such men rs Snerm n,
Blaine, Foster and Harrison. The Democrats
will match them, and the fight, when it opens,
will be pretty one. In the meantime we may
sleep our arms without much danger.-Cin-
cinnatl Enquirer
AGITATION Is at an end; there are new plots,
no menaces of assassination or dynamite; and the
crimes act is working admirably. But the dis
content remains as sullen At every
election that is held in the island the govern
ment candidate is deserted and the Home Ruler
is carried to the head of the poll. The land act
has been accepted by the main body of The ten
antry, but no gratitude is eVinced for it, The
government has not strengthened its political
position in the island by the great measures
which it has enacted. On the contrary, Mr.. Par
nell is daily becoming more pow 'rfu as the re p
resentalve IRISH leader, and tile constituencies
one after another rallving about him. New
York Tribune.