The Indianapolis journal., 1884-12-11

wisdom Of the senators is fitted to deal is relic Of
those ages, happily past, when a treaty
agreement between absolute rulers and not between
the representatives of peoples The press in this
in many other things has changed all this, and by
means for the worse.-New York Times.
THERE ought TO be nobody SO blind now to not
that General Grant will take his place in the first rank
of American heroes, with Washington and with lin
coin When death overtakes him those little factions
that have attempted to detract from his fame and to
hinder efforts to honor and reward him, will be morti
fed by tho wave of universal feeling and affection that
will mark the event All Europe, all America and the
whole world will in the presence of his dead
body and then the little fellows will see who they op
posed and what his standing in the estimation of
all men.-Iouisville Commercial.
THERE is no reciprocity in requiring duty of any
kind on American products and commodities while
demanding that the great product of the Spanish
islands be admitted to this country free of duty. If
American agriculturists, manufacturers, and mer-
chants cannot sell freely in the Cuban market to the
few hundred thousand people who are in condition
to buy, it is impertnent to ask that the Spanish
islands be permitted to send threefourths of their
entire crop to this country without any restriction
whatsoever, and it is absurd to call such arrange
ment reciprocal. chicago Tribune.
THE scheme to pension General Grant was con.
ceived in the same spirit in which other nations have
pensioned their great military leaders ard statesmen,
but the people will like the General better because he,
in his simple direct way declined to be considered
pensioner, and asked to have the bill withdrawn
General Grant is entitled to much consideration
any military man living. He left the army at the
bidding of the people, and he should now be placed
the right time often that the right thing should
now be done at the right time for him.Chicago Inter
Ocean.
In all our recent politics no more significant move
ment has been witnessed than this manifest attempt to
dsassocate the Roman Catholic Church in the public
mind from single party In many ways, both in
deliberations of this plenary council and in outside
expressions by individual priests of reputation that
church is decaringts entire harmony with American
sentiment, and giving good reason why Protestant
apprehension OF its increasing spiritual power should
be dismissed In the words of Bishop Spaulding
Catholics stand on the side of good laws and Gus
toms, and wish to make the world that man may
be truly free and grow in moral purity and intellect
ual worth. New York Sun.
For at least year capital will surely shrink from
enterprises which change in tariff may render dis
astrous. Uncertainty will inevitably render
facturers unwilling to at any present loss, it, by
stopping now, they husband their resources for
any change which overthrow of the protective
system may bring upon them Hence buyers will
hold off and manufacturers will curtail operations;
many men will lose employment, and many more will
accept lower wages rather than stop work entirely
and thus the consuming of the people must for
time be sensiby diminished. This must affect
nearly every branch of industry, in some degree
uncertaintyis removed.-New York Tribune.
BOTH parties have learned by experience that moth
ing is gained in the long by counting the Prohi
btionists those who favor the unrestricted tariff in
liquor In Ohio the passage of the Scott law, in vio
lation of the State Constitution did not win the sup
port of the Prohibitionists although the law not
merely of revenue but restraint upon the
liquor traffic. Nor did the decision of Democratic
Supreme Court declaring the Scott law uuconstitu
tona inspire any gratitude towards the Democrats in
the breasts of Ohio saloon keepers. This lesson
ought to teach both parties that is better to consult
the many whose desire is good government than a
faction seeking mpractcable legislation the few
who wish to profit by the unrestrained traffic in
liquor-Phadelphia Record
SOMEBODY must and will build canal across the
country that separates the Atlantic from the
Pacific for the of the world demands it and
will maintain it; and must either recognize in view
o theories
mere moonsbine, must take position which
will justify those theories The advantageous way TO
take that positionthe only way credtable to dig
nifty and worthy of our greatness Nstion-is to
build the canal ourselves. Aswe have said above. there
is party policy in this it is related to our
tional progress and grandeur. And while Republican
may vote for the treaty being proud that
it becomes effective under executive chosen by
their party Democrats cannot oppose it. because they
cannot array themselves against an undertaking so
clearly related to great national purposes-New York
Herald.