The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-23

its substitute. Should it become the latter
our state will be like that of China The universal
method will she all individuality 1t is to the change
and variety, the progress of the actual life that we
must look to education to progress.-Phiadel-
phia Record.
THE spontaneousness with which the Blaine 'enthu-
sasm' was worked up. all over the Union startled
everybody, and gave Mr.. Blaine momentary advant-
age But the latent opposition to Blaine in any shape
quickly took alarm and has been steadily overhauling
him and his record since the first of April Already
he mas lost the 5dVaa$e of his audac and iron
strength in their fetters.-Chicago News.
THE hahitua criminal the deliberate murderer,
past remorse as they are usually past reformation
The marked interest and false sympathy which they
awaken in the breasts of people who have no eoncep
ton of the cruelty, brutality and depravity of the
men they pity is itself pitiful, it is demorazing
and often disgusting The average murderer is as lit
tie capable of remorse as tiger or hyena, and,
rule deserves little consideration from society.
Philadelphia Press.
In few months the Democracy has completely UNI
dermned itself and at the opening of presidential
campaign they were bold to claim they would win four
months ago. The Democratic party has within the
last few months been stripped of every assumption,
barred OF every pretenson protestaton in favor of
reform even according to its own peculiar notions OF
reform and stands on the verge of the presidential
election naked, without issue, and hungry-hungry
for ofhce.-kansas City Journal
THE movement for ehangein the national Constitu-
ton placing the subject of marriage and divorce ex
cusvey in the hands of Congress and authorizing the
enactment of uniform laws in that connection for the
whole country, is ludicious and cOmmendabe one
and ought to be favored by all good citizens Itdoes
not promise complete reform, but it tends in the
proper direction and with that much gained the hope
OF gradually eHecting thorough cure would have
substantial foundation.-St. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
ASIDE from the oppression to which Cuba is sub.
Jected r. SPAIN it is against the policy of this cont
nen to encourage the control of any part it, against
its will, by the powers of Europe and the day will
come when the last vestige of such control will be
abolished Certainly Cuba will sooner later free
herself from the decrepit power which draws much
of its sustenance from the islands Vitality and if
concerted and determined struggle We're made now
the conditions favorable for success than
they have been for years-Louisville Courer ouPnal
THE Legislature might make law defining the cir
cnmstances under which judge may be lawfully
killed, and the circumstances under which he may be
lawfully rawhided only. After awhile. when tender
judges elected there will be fine points raised
to the size of the rawhde the number of lashes to
be applied Just now, however, the great point is to
prevent our judges from being killed off and we be-
eve if something done to this end even abuse
of the rawhde privilege can be safely risked until
another session of the observation-disclosures Com
mercial.
THE Democratic party stands hating between con-
icting opinions practically confessing that it is
able to say what is its own tariff policy Is it amy
wonder that the business of the country decline
to trust such party Is it any wonder that the
chants and manufacturers, the farmers and the
chanics conclude that political organization which
has not craftsmanship enough to find out and formu
late what its convictions the tariff is totally
unfit to be given the rens of government Is it any
wonder that leading Democratic newspapers already
give up the presidential fght9-New York Tribune.
THE fate of defendant should always turn on the
facts proved and on them alone, and not his
sells skill in legal fence. The intelligent the jury
the less danger is there of its being swayed unduy by
the sophisries and defamation of ingenious and elo
quent counsel While it is well to limit the lawyers
power of peremptory challenge and to leave little
for technical defenses criminal reform after all rests
with the iures. The proper enforcement of the laws
depends whether they composed of good or bad
material and that is a matter which community
always control, if it fit without reserting to
riot burning down its court Philadelphia
Press .
The toiling masses whose utmost thrift can barely
secure modest comfort, solicited and too success
fully to squander their hardearned for drink
and sneered at effeninae If they refuse Trib
ute must be paid TO the saloon by the city aborer who
the suburbs Sunday for fresh air and change is be-
set with temptations to drink The callow youth who
wants to see life is taught that ntoXication is
cessty to fun" The daily and hourly lessons set
before ought to convince the least thoughtful of
the need of reform Drunken mothers reeing through
the streets. Drunken fathers beating their wives
killing themselves in delirum. Everywhere waste and
extravaganza, and sorrow, and poverty and degrade
ton, and crime are traceable to this evn.-New
York Tribune.
in this country will refuse to acknowledge that the
tendency is towards the settlement of all disputes by
arbitration. Comparatively few of the cutdowns
within the past year have resulted in strikes but in
most cases the reduction has been talked with
representatives Of the operatives and the reduction
being clearly necessity has been agreed to quietly.
There is much chat vet be done in the regulation
of factory and workshop inspection regulating the
hours of labor fixing the liability of employers for
cdents tariff reform and other subjects in which the
in time; but the main thing to keep in mind is
that the tendency of tradesunonis is to strengthen
the safeguards to property instead of to pull them
down--Detroit Times.