The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-28
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THE American people have said privilege and
monopoly must go; they have said that the sectional
burn itself out, and so it will be, despite all Republi
can and Democratic support of monopoly and priv
lege, and despite all fossil craftsmanship, and so ii
will be to the advantage of the whole country and OF
both ces.-Cincinnat News journal.
To turn a strict rule of law into the confusion OF
contradictory ~verdicts, to remove from crime in the
critical moment OF it's widest passion the instructive
feeling that punishment will inevitably follow the
contemplated act, and to encourage the thoughtless tc
believe that their sympathy for or against a criminal
is an element in the formation of verdicls, is a long
step toward making trial by jury a mockery, and re
spect for criminal law a thing of the past.-Bostor
Advertiser.
Mexico should be received in the most liberal spirit
and acted upon promptly. The treaty ratified would
give us absolute control of a new country, where the
RUNNER Is an unknown quantity and where the use
of labor-saving machinery is a lesson to be learned.
The Mexicans represent a civilization of a peculiar
kind. Innovations are made slowly and with difficult
ty. But even Mexico cannot longer resist the ten.
denotes of the age of electricity and
Commercial.
THE Republicans can and will elect the next Presi
dent. There is no personality big or little. enough to
break the force of the party. There is no pretense
that there is one candidate essential to salvation.
Names are before the people. and they will be consid.
cred in the light of the wisdom which is expediency,
and when the nominations are made they will be SUP.
ported with the fun strength of the Republican oroan.
izatiOn in all the States where there is a free ballot;
andthe murder and money combination of the Democ,
racy is doomed to defeat.-Cincinnat Commercial
Gazette.
LEAVING out of view. for the moment. the suffer.
ing and loss of life in these affairs-the perishing of
the parties of De Long and Chipp, the sad fate of
young Putnam in Berry party, the unknown lot of
Greely S-we have already seen the total loss of three
vessels in the two expeditions and their seuuels, and
a series of consequential and collateral expenses that
are far from ended. Two or three courts of inquiry
have already been held upon these expeditions. while
the prolonged strain of public and private anxiety is
not to be overlooked Let wise men profit by such
experience.-New York Sun.
VHE railroad nrohlem will pyorl, ;tsaIf ont sc ,ra ,r;I1
not interfere by unwise legislation, if we do not at
tempt the impossibilty by legislative enactment. We
want, not more laws, but obedience to those already
on the statute books. This seems a slow process. we
grow impatient and reckless; but we accomplish moth
ing. All the laws in regard to fixing railroad charges
will to the end OF time accomplish nothing compare
BILE to the reduction made possible by the cheapening
of steel, or by doubling the capacity of freight cars,
and with these legislation has nothing whatever to do.
Louisville Courier-Journa
IT is never the Democratic, but always the Repub.
ican party, that trusts the people to know when their
interests are wisely promoted by public expenditure.
1t was the Republican party that inaugurated the
building of railways across the continent, and the
granting of homesteads to actual settlers, and the i'm
provement of the real and important channels of
away this year, no doubt, in trying to hire districts to
vote the Democratic ticket. And then we shall see a
desperate effort to save those millions, and to keep
down the aggregate of expenses, by %scrimping and
pairing and starving the legitimate service of the peo-
pie: That is what Democrats mean by economy"
New York Tribune.
SINCE the vigorous raid on the ku-klux during
General Grants administration the arm Of federal law
in the South has been nerveless. Election after cleo
ton occurs, and before every one murderous assaults
upon Republicans are made, and notice thus served
upon the blacks that they must not interfere with the
rule of the minority. 1t is remarkable that there is so
much as the vestige of a Republican party left. This
state of things cannot go on forever. 1t is already
high time that the people know precisely what to ex-
pect. If neither State nor national courts will afford
redress, the colored people must either retaliate on the
primitive plan of private vengeance or abondon the
right Of suffrage. and have done. There is no use in
dillydallying any ~longer.-Chicago Inter Ocean.