The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE enlargement of our commerce. the necessity of
commercial communication with California, Washing
ton and Oregon. besides national necessities ana
the feeling of national pride which will not patien fly
endure dependence upon foreign power, however
Nicaragua enterprise. If members of Congress are
wise and farseeing they will recognize its Importance
and value at and do everything in their power to
aid its coustruction.-Chicago Tribune.
IT is singular how simultaneous is the European re-
action against free trade France is now seeking to
impose a heavy duty imported breadstufs; France
of the first to adopt the Golden system, the
raomentary result of the English free trade having
been great squirt in the French wine trade and in
Lyons and Marseilles fabrics, with which Great Brit
ain never could compete In after years the French
greatly modified these views and now Austria objects
to the French duty on wheat.-New York Dial
THERE is but true policy which should be pur-
sued by the government with regard to shipping
and that is Hands OIL" Repeal the navigation acts
allow an American to buy his ships where he peases
sweep away the tariff barriers which bar us from the
markets Of the world and conne trade within our
borders This done. if do not then have thriv-
ing merchant marine. it will be because there will be
need for il; and if there be need for it. we do
not want it at any cost.-Louisville CourierJo urna
The true policy of our public men should be to fos
ter immigration and encourage the hardy pioneer by
homestead rights rather than uphold monopoies
whether of foreign native capitalists The free grass
ranges Territories have invited settlers with
small means and it is in that way those wild regions
have gradually yielded to the of courage Let the
public domain be kept open to the use of the of
toll and not be permitted to be goobled up by leases
unwise appropriations to corporatios!-St. Louis
Republican.
SECRETARY Nc uLLocH has taken advantage of
the brief opportunity his disposal to do all the harm
IN his power the party that has showered upon him
all the public honors of which he has been the
recipient His recommendations of reductions of du-
ties if they followed out would be of vast bene
fit to that foreign trade which is seeking market in
this country and they would effect such prostration
of home industries could not fail to bring great
giadncss to the heart of the British free-trader
-Pittsburg Times.
THE suspension of silver coinage is i'm peratively
financial disaster, the
prohibition of notes under five dollars, which is al
ready embodied in the national banking law, into
which it copied from the State laws, is only a
of wise e1pedience, which ought to be
adopted whether the coinage of silver is suspended
not The two measures 60 together well enough, but
If proposed in separate bills of them might be
saved this session. We are afraid there is not time
for silver legislation, important as it is-Louisvile
Commercial
they sqnander in their hours of spasmodic aror for
justice if they would batter down jaildoors
and would desist from their dangerous practice of
hanging people untried if they would form leagues
charged to that judges and juries perform their
duties that arrests are duly made and indictments
found and that laws and procedure are reformed in
ecentif, in short, the people would give the matter
their attention and organized effort our criminal sys
tenn might be effective and free from the fault of
laKity as any in the world Minneapolis Tribune.
MEANS must be provided to put a stop 10 the out
rage of making preparations in this country for blow
ing public private property and destroying lives
IN another country expression of hatred for that
country an instrument of intimidation to its gov
ernment 1t is abuse Of the right of asylum which
should prevent punish not only for the pres
ervation of friendly relations, but for the vind
cation of claims to civilization, Every right
minded Irish.Anerican should sustain policy which
has for It's object the prevention of disgrace TO his
and injury to the cause of Irishmen at home
New York Times
ST. JOHN, and those who are like him. are not Pro
hibitonists. and deserve such respectable name
Those OF his followers who have been honestly mis-
led it is clear. will resent the discreditabe alliance
into which their mistake has drawn them, and refuse
to again tools OF the Democracy. The gem
uine Prohibtionists will that it is important for
them to show in the cearest way that they have no
sympathy and will utterly refuse here after any as
soeiation, with St John and the ther leaders who
with him conspred to bring about a Democratic vic
tory under the false pretense of ervsg abe of
temperance.-New York Tribune
II the land could be surveyed and each native given
lG0 acres, and additional amount for each mem
Der of his family, the remainder that which would
public lands, and the amount received turned to
the treasury of the Indians. This would open the
Territory to settlement and the Indian would stand
the level with other tiers; he could manage his
business and not be at the mercy of thieving
Indian agents. In any case, something should be
done at TO protect the residents of the Indian
Territory against the raid which thevery is max
ing against it. Payne tried osentatiousy to steal
portion of the country, but failed the cattenen are
much quiet, and will have the country in no
time unless something shall be done to drive them
out Chicago Times.