The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-07
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE country is rich; its earnings are great; but
neither its accumulated wealth its annual revenue
is nehausble It's competition for the trade of the
world is sharp and is becoming every year sharper
and exacting In that competition the handicap
of hundred millions needless taxation is already a
serious matter ala is to be still serious. But
the demands of great active, laborious people
nothing in the eyes of congressman compared to the
clamor of few 'heeers in the influential district of
Buneombe--New York Times.
THE rational presumption is that the sudden out
bursts of the German ministerial organs against Great
Britain covers some less significant grievance The
commercial supremacy of the island kingdom may be
of jealousy, but surely not justification for
combined assault upon Anglo-Saxon civilization.
Were that permissible it would be time for Americans
to become nervous, for the commerce of the United
States is plainly destined equal and exceed that of
England at distant day and then according the
German theory it would be in order to form an
alliance against us-New York Tribfne
THE thief feels that he has many chances not to be
caught and that if he is caught he can get lawyer
who will insure the continuation of his case and work
him along until he is forgotten. If he goes the
work house. he knows just where the respectable citi
are who can be depended upon to get him out If
he kills anybody, he spend little time in jail
playing cards and smoking and time is his side;
and of course he must have jury composed of ut
tery ignorant citizens attached by many mystic ties
to members of the legal fraternity whose business is
to cheat justice.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
THE Supreme Court has said in effect that the regu-
lation of legaltender paper money is in the hands of
Congress, and therefore in the hands of the people,
The people have every reason to trust the Republican
party in this matter and abundant to distrust
the Democratic party. The country is In no danger
from avowed greenbackism; the only turks in
the Democratic unsteadiness and dishonesty of pur-
pose. Hence, if the recent Supreme Court decision
has any political Significance it is warning to the
American people to keep party in power which will
not abuse the power Congress Chicago
Tribune
THE Department of Justice should secure the in
dctment and then vigorously prosecute the partci-
pants, in the Danvie and Copah outrages. is true
that those outrages not committed in connection
with national election, but they are none the less
Of p Mat
thews that Wheeler ought to be indicted for
der by federal grand jury tried convicted and hanged
if the United States punish by Imprisonment for
minor crime it execute the perpetrator of CAPT
tai crime No time should be lost in securing vindica
ton of the right of suffrage far punishment can
secure it.-Chicago Inter Ocean,
LAND enough was given away to the Mexican picnic
excursionists to make every of them, and all his
heirs and assigns, rich if he had possessed any facu
ty of thrift In fact most of them that still survive
if not rich in comfortable circumstances and
alze no need of being treated third fourth time
persons having claims that government should
recognize by dividing among them the earnings of
who not lucky enough DO among the assistants
in those Mexican picnic excursions American dema
kinds of legislative raids upon the earnings of the
country, but there have been few such raids
justiiabe and impudent as this Mexican pensions bill
raid-Chicago Times.
THE proprietor of a newspaper through skill and en-
terprise devises methods of obtaining late and import
ant from all parts of the world He carries these
methods to practical through the expenditure
ofalarge amount of money The moment his paper goes
TO press person obtains, often through bribery
of the first copies steals the news reproduces it. and
publishes it almost or quite as its rightful
owners paper get into the hands of its subscrib
ers The proposed copy right law is designed to put
stop this sneak business and to give the news
paper which, through its genius and its money pro-
the news exclusive right in it for sufficient
number OF hours to secure to its own circulation the
benefit of its enterprise and investment 1t is the
World.