The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-23
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

GEOGRAPHICALLY and politically, Mr.. Mcdonald is
situated to be prominent figure the political
chess board but he will neither add to his Importance
nor his reputation by labelling himself candidate
for the viceresidency and playing the ackrabbit in
his haste to further his ends by his personal
eforts.-Chicago News.
IT was expected that the British press would not
approve of Mr.. Blaine. But the charges made against
him not calculated to make his countrymen turn
from him in horror, 1t is not exactly crime in this
country, as yet to protect American industries, to
protect American citizens, or to promote American
interests and trade AT least, think not.-New
York Tribune.
THE truly good" Republicans who have fed to the
Democratic party in order to get into purer polit
ical atmosphere sit down with their
associates and contemplate the beauties of admins
trative reform" as practced by John Kelly and the
Tammany sachems. The scholarly Mr.. Curtis the
eloquent Mr. Chamberlain and the pious Mr. Beecher
will discover in due time that the Democratic party is
very tough subject for CONGRATULATIONS Re-
publican.
EGYPT is the Little Red Riding Hood Of modern
politics. The wolves waiting to devour her. 1t
makes very little difference that they squabbe about
the details of the banquet; that Lord Harrington
favors temporary occupation Lord Randolph
Churchill prolonged occupation and the Sultan of
Turkey occupation at all. They are determined to
is that the wolves may come to blows at their ap-
preaching conference.-New York Herald
ONE thing is evident already: The Democrats dare
not go the campaign on the issue which they made
and laid down months ago. They intend to nominate
Mr.. Grover Cleveland the accidental Governor of
New York, who never far as is known, had idea
public question and who owes the position he
holds to nothing much to the stupid magnity of
New York Republicans i'll their eauseless war upon
Mr.. Folger-the best nominated for Governor of
New York i'll the past twenty years.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
NEARLY thirty years have passed since the govern
ing agencies of this country legislative judc al and
executive, began foong with the Mormon problem"
During the greater part of the period the distinctly
avowed purpose has been to extnguish that relic,
rather that revival of barbaris the Mormon marital
system 1t is not extinguished. 1t is enormously
broader stronger more aggressive and audacious
than 1t was when the undertaking began or has been
at any time intermediate. And the latest legislative
porous plaster promises to be more effcacious
application than the frst.-Chicago Times
DoMEsTICITY-we think of no less pretentious
or comprehensive words the missing link in
the instruction. moral and secular, of youth The
church in its multiplied meetings bands, Sunday.
schools, sociabes and societies, tie day school, and
later the store the Office and political party, appear to
be united in conspiracy to reduce home influences to
minimum. Yet in these influences lies the hope of
conserving much that is best and original in peo-
pie. The French said to have no word for
home and if the Americans go on as they are going
the family hearth will exist only chez moi
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
Mr. CURTIS partook of every benefit which
offered him in the convention. He begged the with
drawa of the resolution to pledge delegates to abide
the result because, he said t implied that there
were men present who not honest honorable.
Every act of Mr. Curtis was calculated to produce
the impression that he would support the nominee.
Now he not ony refuses to do that but opposes him.
In John Kelly this would be called dishonorable
tattoo mark fdshonor In anybody else than this dude
product of an overcutivated rosegarden of aesthetic
political milleniasm it would be denounced most
dishonorabe Reputation of voluntary obligation
Louisville Commercial.
GOVERNMENT of the people and by the people is
practicable only by of the subordnaton of in
dividua wishes and opinions to the will OF the major
ity; and the rule is applicable to parties. The
chief purpose of convention is to determine what the
majority thinks it wises and best to do for the partys
security and welfare and that determination is abso
lutte There is no valid system of reasoning by which
q man can bolt nomination thus form ally and fairly
made and still vindcate his devotion to the party
The candidate and the party not to be considered
separately. They and the same for voting
purposes; and no way has been found to oppose the
candidate without at the same time going against the
party-St Louis Globe Democrat
THE reports sent back by the tens of thousands Of
farmers from the North of Europe who annually mi
crate to the Western States, bringing with them a
little money, knowledge Of agriculture, and indus
trous habits suffice to set in motion as many of
the same class. This emigration is steady and con.
tinuous No man who has mastered any trade need
fear that he will starve in this country. But the art
less and shiftess classes which find it difficult sub
sst in European cities will find it equally difficult to
subsist in the United States and it is benefit to
them while it is a clear injury to us, to send them
across the sea whether the senders be governments
charitable societies or individuals or the agents OF
steamship eompanies.-New York Times.