The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-15
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE growth and power of the Mormon Church arc
n menace rot only to morals but to the government.
To restrain the Mormon hierarchy and to put down
polvGamy are duties which the Nation to its dig
nifty and good repute, not to its very preservation.
Boston journal.
THE feminine view of craftsmanship is that when
ever the female mind has hobby to ride all public
considerations must be disregarded all ordinary sys
tens of management must be set aside, and the whole
public welfare must be subordinated to the immediate
demands of the hobby. 1t Is these treaklsh incur
sions of lovely into amateur craftsmanship
which reconcile to their exclusion from practical
politics.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
THE truth is that if the Reagan bill to become
the law either the railroad facilities of the country
will be greatly lessened the rate of passage and
freight will be largely increased. If the rates on
small freights and short distances to be precisely
like those for large freghts and long distances the lat
ter must be increased in order to the loss upon
the reduction of the former In the end the farmer,
who is generally long distance from the market.
would be the greatest Observation-Disclosures In
quirer.
WE see no good reasons why the debates the
Spanish treaty should not be public the docu-
ment 1t is wide reaching business measure. and
the people have right to know what they may expect.
Imagine the effect on trade OF secret debate upon
general tariff bill 1t would be disastrous; and the
Spanish treaty is almost important as tariff bill
There may be political considerations attached to tho
Nicaragua treaty which render open discussion in
advisable But this is not the with tho Spanish
document-New York Herald.
THE time has come, or is at hand when the Chris
tan church must forget its divisions and overcome its
saults of modern unbelief which does not wage war
against any particular system of theology but raises
its hand against the foundations of theology and all
revealed religion Thus assailed from without as
never before in Christian history, the church begins
to feel the necessity of union within and of alliances
between its different branches which shall replace the
old intestine feuds.-New York Sun.
UNTIL the Democratic party stops DISTINGUISHING
men In order to succeed it ought to be treated by
every good citizen as the enemy of free government.
To cause it to be treated and by all thinking
men so regarded. will do good. Public opinion rules
III this land in the long The only difficulty is to
get the people rightly informed to tho facts and
aroused to proper feeling in regard to them. The
party of assassination will find it necessary before
many years have passed. to treat this question other
wise than with u sneer-New York Tribune
If the President should reach the Senate it will be
by as distinct and desperate political work that
vainy put forth in 1881, to effect the return of
Messrs.' Conkng and Patt The affectation of not
being a candidate in the received sense will deceive
no one when his is openly carried on by his
office If they elect him they will elect
him. and he will take the office to make it the strong
factor of machine revival. IL he fails TO get
there" the pretense of having held aoof." ard of
not having taken part in the struggle, will DO gen