The Indianapolis journal., 1884-06-06
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE soldiers of the North who gave their lives to
the Union will not find their victory complete until the
away, and all Americans everywhere shall brthers be
for a. that" For those who the blue as for
those who wore the gray death will lose its sting and
the darkness of the grave be banished by the victory
of kndliness charity and fraternal feeling gnor
ance prejudice and hate.-Charleston News and
Courier.
THE dynamite policy is most cupabe and m ost
fruitless 1t is hard to understand why the
most enthusiastic sympathizers with Ireland do not
of Ireland but it and will retard by steel
ing the English against all concessions and all lberal
ty in the treatment Of this question. If for other
reason than that of policy lrishmen should send to
the rear such leaders ODonovan Rossa.-Lous-
vile Courier-Journal
THE Democrats say that the tariff should be so ar.
ranged as to yield given amount OF revenue, let
ting home labor take its chances, while the Repub-
licans say that should have a tariff which is cal
cuated only to bring in the required revenue but
at the time to give home labor o distinct and
substantial advantage. That is the issue plainly
stated; and on such an issue the Republican party is
ready to risk the intelligent and practical Judgment
of the American peopte.-St Louis Globe Democrat
THE only reasons why outrages against the Indian
ever have occurred or have been sanctioned by any
administration is that they the work of white
men who had vote, against red who had none
The party in power, be it what you will will not offend
possible hacker for the sake of who not
go to the polls. The conclusion is obvious; give the
red American his civil and political rights, give
the black and white American, and let him defend his
land and his home in the ordinary way.-Philadepbia
Press.
IT is true that there has been overproduction [of
whisky and that many dstillers have large supplies
on hand of which they can not dispose at once But
that is their fault and for them to ask to be released
from taxation because they have been foolish enough
to manufacture than they sell is essentially
as absurd it would be for importers of silk or
woolen goods to pray for return Of customs duties
say nothing of the social evil that cheap whisky
doubtedy constitutes the removal of the tax this
product would be a grievous economic blunder
Revenue another
News
CANADA lies temptingy near. 1t ought not to be
possible for New York bank officer to make way
with two or three million dollars of other peoples
money and then step into a sleeping car and awake on
soil where he is beyond the reach of Justice The
present laxty of treaty relations works in the interest
of criminals large classes of whom put themselves
out of harms way by simply crossing the line Of late
years we have very materially enlarged our extradi-
ton relations with countries with which our dealings
much less important than they are with Great
Britain. There is every reason TO suppose that the
English government would meet cordially effort in
the same direction Negotiations to that end should
be opened without unnecessary delay.-Boston
journal.
EVERYBODY comedies ODonovan Rosa and his
whole blatant tribe to be nuisances which they would
only be too glad to see abated But until the foamy
mouthed patriots violate American laws the American
authorities cannot interfere and until the British
thorties can trace of the explosions directly TO
these blatant demagogues whose only explosive
weapons Appear to be their mouths they have case
upon which they can rest a demand for extradtion.
The British authorities and the British newspapers
should keep their emper and try and catch and pun
ish the brues who blowing up defenseess and in
this branch of the subject they will accomplish some
good and not make themselves ridiculous.
phia Times.
THE Republican party will deserve to succeed in the
degree which it devotes itself TO the true material
and business interests of the whole country leaving
all angular, premature. unconsidered, i'll digested
visionary and cranky schemes of usherng in tho
millennium to be disposed of by State action in the
several States in which they may obtain temporary
ascendency. II proposes to embrace all sound con
servatism as against the Bourbonsm and inertia
of people who never learn and who never forget
And it also proposes to reach out TO all new genuine
wellbased and welldigested elements of human
progress while rejecting the vagaries of crude ig
noramuses and cranks who think nothing Of saving
one or two countries and redeeming several races Of
mankind every day before breakfast 1t will not snap