The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-27
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

ANARCHISTS and socialists among us and scat
ter over the country poisoning the political and So
cial atmosphere. And meanwhile the Mormon elder
pursues his insdious schemes abroad to strengthen
the already uncomfortable element in midst,
which will presently reach state when, from being
passive, 1t may become aggressive. We are rapidly
growing to be the almshouse hospital for moral lep
rosy and Botany bay of all EurOpe.-New York Her.
MUCH is due to the soldiers of the country; but
something is due also to the people of the country.
The Union soldiers of the late have been
looked nor forgotten. They have been provided for
with generous and thoughtful berality the equal of
which is not to be found in the history of any other
nation in the world. The government cannot extend
tins imminent provision without severely taxing tho
revenues at time when economy is growing urgent
and without incting heavy burdens upon the people;
and for these reasons the proposition is defeatedS
Louis Republican (Dem.)
THE great mass of this community and of the Union
in general far from suffering There is less dissat
isfaction than usual among the workingmen. The
volume of business is large for the consumptive de-
mand is good. The farmers of the West confident
of rich crops and the outlook for cotton is encourag
ing Business failures are not increasing at an om-
rate, and the supply of money is abundant The
gloomiest place in the country is Wall street and the
gloomiest men there those who thought them
selves beyond financial disaster two years ago.
Neither would they be in any danger if they had
not continued their gambling-New York Sun.
IN the present light of science the greatest peril of
cholera lies in infected water and persons who are
hrtunate enough escape drinking cholera water
in comparatively little danger of falling victims to
cholera even in times of so-called epidemic Water
filtered, a few grains of permanganate of potash
added to it considered sufficient precauton. This
regard to water with cleanliness of person and habit
the best possible prevenves of cholera, and with
the home sanitation extended to the city there is not
reason to apprehend disastrous visitation of the
scourge of the filthy East.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE Court of Appeals, less than the inferior
courts has lowered the popular respect for the law
1t has to be regarded machine which may be
worked by scheming lawyers when other means for
clearing criminals have failed 1t may not be easy to
trace to any particular the beginning of this in
fuence, but the tendency of the court, plainly ex-
pressed in the language of of its former Judges
has been to obstruct the administration of justice
by multiplying the chances for the guilty to escape
punishment, by reason of trivial and technical errors
not affecting the substantial &tice of the case and
which not in the nature of things be well avoided
in the trial by jury in the Circuit Court louisville
Commercial.
WHEN the disorderly element finds out how easily q
Jail lie violated and condign punishment inflicted
by popular impulse spirit has been raised which 1t
will be very difficult to quell community which
has done such deed once is like horse which has
run away-aways thereafter liable to take panic
Whether society gains upon the whole by the sacrifice
of yrtuous lives in the protection of criminal like
Camfeld is nice question of casuistry which we will
not even try to determine. But history certainly
shows that the aw-abiding spirit is plant OF ex-
tremely slow growth Such proceedings as those at
Vncennes like moving back the hands upon tho
dialplate of progress. They leave us at an earlier
hour, and with much work to do over again-Chicago
News.
THE American government has only to say the
word and Cuba will rise in revolt and free ITSELF Now
we do not say that the government ought to speak
that word-far from it. But we do say that its di-
plomacy ought to DO nvigorated with consciousness
of power It is ntolerable that Americans should be
insulted month after month in Cuba and on the high
seas when Spanish authority exists on the island
merely because the United States government chooses
to tolerate it, Let that government act at Madrid as
if it were conscious of the actual facts of the and
of its own power and opportunity and the outrages
would cease. There would be neither war nor rumors
of war There would be resolute action, selfrespect
ing diplomacy, peace without pusillanimty-
Tork tribune.
CLEVELAND has nothing to stand on but the vote of
New York If he guarantee that State to the sat
isfaction of the Democratic managers he be nomi-
mated but otherwise not. He has friends who will
stand by him through thick and thin, and there
combinations he can make which would offset tho
threat of Tammany's covert opposition The Repub.
lican boilers will have great influence in national
convention of the Democratic party, andev IT they
should receive consideration they have not male
Clevelaad's nomination a sine qua non of their sup
port bat have indicated about an equal willingness to
vote for Bayard Mcdonald The situation just nov
is the field against Cleveland, and there is better
chance for dark horse than for the Now Yope Gov
crnor.--Chicago Tribune.