The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-18
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

OHIO should not only protect Cincinnati from a re
eurence OF the fears Inconvenience and losses caused
by the two floods that have arisen in single year but
she should build substantial dkes to protect her
smaller towns and the farmers in the lowlands Were
she to do this, as she and should. some other
States that annually beg Congress to build their levees
could be more effectualy snubbed at Washington than
now, and the Mississippi rivers banks would cease to
be possible basis for great party corruption fund
New York Herald.
THE nomination of President is much too serious
matter to be determined by appeals to sectional pride
or prejudice, and any man who encourages permits
the raising of such an issue in his interest is
clearly not the man that the occasion requires All
sections and all States alike concerned in having
man placed in nomination who will stand notfor local
ty but for the doctrines and the objects of the party
and for those personal capabilities and virtues which
command respect and promote the partys chances of
success.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
THE love of speculation is confined to one class
OF PERSONS the country ves with the city the farmer
and the bank cashier have their margins Jumped III the
same deposit and the doors of the bucketshops are
WIDE open to those who must have their little deals on
the way to and from meals. The italian exhausts his
mania for gambling government lotteries. In
America try to suppress the lotteries which simply
take money from the fool and give il TO the sharper
but are powerless to reach the gambling which is
destructive alike of private morals and national prog
ress.-Detroit Times.
THAT the opinion generally entertained that the In
dian incapable of being brought under the influences
of civilization is need not be proven Pref
udice alone would place the Indian lower scale of
humanity than other physologicay his Inferior
ences have elevated and elevating him is well
known to all who at all familiar with the history
and present condition of the race. The humanitarian
viii watch with interest the future conduct of the In
dian while solving the problem of selfgovernment.
Frank Lesie's Weekly
No matter about Porter's abstract bravery on the
field of BATTLE, the ugly, naked fact remains that he
would neither march fight when ordered by his
superior officer. and thereby victory was changed
into defeat, great battle was lost and campaign
ended disastrously. Yes Lincoln said, he richly
deserved to be shot for his dsobedence and reacher
Instead of that the copperheads and confederates in
reward him with $75 600 back pay, and then pension
him for life. When this is done it will be the most
disgracefu chapter in all American history.-Chicago
Tribune. -r
IT would be very unwise for Republicans to assume
that te precise distribution and duties Of the present
tariff not be wisely amended or improved and the
taken by the minority in the House will test the
wisdom of its leadership. To say that the country is
impatient of tariff nkeriug is true in this sense that
alterations of the tariff always disturb manufactures
and trade, which are based upon existing tariff.
But regarding the tariff tax it is not supposabe
that the country protests against lowering the taxes
Mr.. Monisons BILL however, will not unite his party
and it will provoke debate which will probably last
long enough to prevent its passage-Harpers Weekly.
AS modern ideas gradually permeate Southern so
ciety it will come to be perceived in Danville
that it is not absolutely necessary for white to
thrash negro who has been nsolent to him and
that is still less necessary for him take two friends
armed with pistols to witness the fulfment of his
vengeance. In fact if the whites OF Virginia would
negro should call the Conservative party hard names
in their hearing and escape alive. riots and street
fights would become much less frequent and they
would be surprised to find how little the dignity os the
Caucasian race would really suffer-New York Times.
WHEN the Republican party has reserved its choice
until the last moment it has made any mistakes
There are men not particularly conspicuous who
may be- for aught know, precisely the right
TO nominate for President and Veepresident next
mer, after the contests at Washington have taken
shape. and men have had opportunity to show how
they would deal with pending questions. Any candi-
date who ought to be nominated will not be harmed if
the people calmly wait until all possible candidates
have been studied and tested AT all events they will
wait And the man who begins to run very fast in
February is likely to get out OF breath before NoveI
ber.-New York Tribune fai trE .-. aat uo-
THH American people little for the rant and
hypocrtieal pretensons of any man whatever his
party affiliations may be- but they do about the
great principle underlying the civil service reform
movement In this they profoundly in earnest
The professional politician who in it tidbit of
dernagogism is blunted by his own debasement. The
great mass of the American people nothing for
Office but determined that the essential doctrine
Of selgovernment the will of the majority shall be
respected in determining who shall fill the Offices cleo
tive and appointive That is the vital spark of civil
service reform, and it potent in the pub
lie mind as it is to-day.-Chicago Inter Ocean.