The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-16
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BLAINE after his defeats in 1876 and 1880, went
into the fight with his hosts behind him. and that
he has been nominated the memory of his conduct in
those campaigns ought to send every anti-Blane man
to the front for muster in the Blame ranksChicago
Inter-Ocean.
ANY one can see that the only time that remains to
to arrange the of settling the dispute about
the counting of the votes for President that may
arise is Now while each side believes
that will carry the day before vote has been cast,
before any difficulties of the situation have become
embodied in visible FORM revealing to partisan
and lust for Office its opportunity to snatch the prizes
of the polls by refusing to compromise.-Chicago
Tribune.
THE Republican party can well spare these seceders,
who neither formidable in numbers genuine
Republicans. With the settlement of the issues,
protection has become the cornerstone of Republican
doctrine. and those who not with the party on
New England New York, Pennsylvania and Califor-
MIA will work and vote for Blaine and Logan. The
party will be stronger and its record consistent
for having purged itself of the freetrade element who
were with it. but not of it.-Philadelpha Press.
IT is the business of the criminal lawyer to break
the law to rob it of its power and dignity and in that
view he is as bad in some respects as the scoundre
who pays him for doing it. 1t ought to be beyond the
power of guilty to escape; but it happens it
he have the funds necessary to good defense
he is far more likely though he may have stolen the
funds to be acquitted than held or convicted This is
right and there will be further trouble like that at
Cincinnati unless is remedied full and fair trial
is the right of every czen but the rascal must not
always be protected at the expense of the community
whom it is his business to outrage.-New York
Graphic
THE Democrats have frankly denounced civl-serv-
ice reform a vagary of puritanical cranks; they
have set every principle of it at defiance wherever they
have had the power; they have defeated of their
most distinguished leaders with insults and ridcule
because he had the courage to frame reform bill;
and they go into campaign without avowing,
with leer and smacking of lips, that they to
take the boys in out of the cold and warm their
toes. 1t seems to us that practical reformer will
not hesitate to support the only party which has hth
erto given him any encouragement or held out any
promise of adopting his principles. The country is
going to be ruled by the Republican masses the
Democratic masses and the choice lies between them.
New York Tribune.
AND yet here, as in England and in Ireland, money
is found for drink and for other indulgences less
harmful but still not really essential which would in
the of time covered by the productive years,
aggregate enough to prevent suffering in times of need
Among our native poor, money enough is wasted on
the table, in keeping up miserable show of ZAP
capacity weakens fails. There is, in spite of the
credtable aggregate showing of savings institu-
tions too much living from hand to mouth in this
country in all classes below those having independent
it all is really richer and better prepared to
meet reverses than the man who 81 day and
does the thing.-Boston Herald.
EVERY man has more or less the desire to become
rich. And when, in age of trade gaming it seems
easy for some to quickly become So it is diff
cult for others to resist the temptation of taking
hand in 1.-THE deal with other peoples money.
when their sole idea of trade is that it is lottery the
prizes of which gained by smartness, if it be only
backed by sufficient amount of personal daring. In
the meantime, thoughtful people that the only
remedy for the present Astounding thevery in business
is either a growth in public opinion which will sup
press reckless speculation steady severity in deal
ing with mercantile criminals which will make it alto
geter unsafe for them to resort to thevery in order
obtain the of becoming partners in the pres
emit big gamble in trade.-Chicago News.