The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-10
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

1T would be we'll to give General Grant pension if
his claims upon the country but the proper thing to
do would be to restore his to the army roll hak
he has made so ustrous with all the benefits of the
original act creating him General of the armies of the
Union.-Philadephia Times.
GENERAL LOGAN thinks Blaine's Augusta speech
was made just little too late. There are a greas
many people in this country who think so too but the
trouble is there is lot of endersknned Repu blicans
who almost have fit if the Democrats raise the cry OF
bloody shirt and entirely too much attention was
paid to their delicate sensibiities.-Fittsburg Com.
mercial Gazette,
WE observe with some surprise that Colonel Wat
erson is not graphing the protectionist bull by the
horns with the enthusiastic promptness we had ex-
pected of him. 1t cannot have escaped Colonel Wat
ersons observation that the bull aforesaid is pranc-
ing around the co ver-patch slashng his tail in the
ambient atmosphere and inviting the freetrade goat
to come over aud have fun wit b him.-PhiadelphiA
Press.
GENERAL GRANT was of great value to the country.
All great generals are Of great value He was Ead as
President only what any President receives ana hab
does not count compensation for his military serF-
ices. What his friends chose to give him mat
ter between his friends and him. 1t is the policy
of the government, government, that
slider of consequence in the matter, and the
ton of General Grant to the army roll is clearly 10
that line of policy.-Bouisville Commercial.
Mr. HENDRICKS says it is true he opposed the draft
but that he did it because he believed it would be BEL
ter to encourage volunteering" Tho way Mr.. Hem
bricks encouraged volunteering about that time
to denounce Lincoln as "a smutty
old tyrant" and demand that the war for the
preservation of the Union be stopped because it
failure-and it was mainly account of such talk
this by of Mr.. Hendreks's position and proevi.
ties let us add that draft became necessary.-St.
Louis GlobeDemocrat
THE sin of the Independents has already brought
its own punishment Seorned by the party whose
plant tools they became and condemned by their
their own consciences their condition is really pitt
able and that ali the evils of their have boz
come apparent and abhorrent to them they should be
commiserated rather than punished. Cast out into
the cold world aye, pitched into the street by the
Bourbcns they appeal to our charity. Let them mob
raise up their sorrowfu voices in vain Take them in
out of the wet-Pittsburg Times
IN time of extraordinary industrial depression We
hear of very few strikes among the miners and IRON
workers of England though less than twenty years
ago strikes chronic there This immunity FROM
interruptions of labor followed by violence and bloody
riots is due solely to the establishment of impartial
and competent boards before which each party to the
controversy has brought its complaints, stassd it,
grievances and the nature of the redress demanded
supporting them with such array of facts TO the
condition and prospects of the business each could
collect and formulate-Cincnnati Commercial ia
zette
For some years the Republican party showed not
little disposition to avoid full and unqualified re-
sponsibility for the existing tariff system Though
what there of that spirit has passed away the par
ty finds itself not only embarrassed by failure to In
form the people in years past but by mistaken
TONS which have been assiduously cultivated by
newspapers recognized in the past Republican Its
task in the future if it is to be successfully per-
formed, must be clearly understood 1t is necessary
to do great deal of missionary work to make voters
understand that they cannot promote better times and
higher wages by supporting freetrade Democracy.
New York Tribune.
THERE is socialism in the air all over the worldN
This movement is active against the church in every
form. The only complete to it. well as only
thorough antidote is some such simple form Of re-
hgon as Methodsm originally The great work
for Methodism to do in this its American centennial
would seem to to be the recovery of the influence
which it had among the lower classes but which
it has lost in great part The failure of so-caled
evangelical religion" to hold its grip upon the aver
a,pr in he m tn ha fad
ominous to entirely outweigh the extraordinary
growth of denominatonal numbers in the country al
large.-Chicago News
If, might happen, SO far rs the present form OF
the proposed Spanish treaty is concerned re-
striction is placed the imposition by Spain Of an
export tax, the effect would be that sugar in thu
United States would remain about atits present prce
while Spain would be getting $50, 600 900 of reve-
Such condition of things would revive the old
spirit of filibusterism toward Cuba which prevailed
under the previous reign of the Democratic party.
For if Cuba were made, as this treaty would make it.
better country to make fortunein than the United
States there would be lively mastering of the de-
scendants of the old libusteng squads of the South
to take possession of the isandChicago Inter Ocean
IT 1.-THE Nicaragua canal will be an American canal
1t will put it out of their power in time of war,
under any other pretext to shut out from the In
fend ourselves, whether the Panama canal is finished
not. It will be demonstration of ability to
protect ourselves and bar to foreign eneroachments
The work should be authorized and finished up
promptly without regard TO the operations of otheg
towers. We a canal of our own, and soon as
the government lends its authority to the scheme Il
Will be the death blow to the French canal Congress
should act at the President has recommended
Chicago Tribune.
SOME very well-informed people, who have studied
the system for years and have lived in personal con-
tact with it. already convinced that education is
the only remedy possible now and of tho opinion
that the government such, should give attention to
the establishment and antenance Of schools in the
Territory We are inclined to think they are correck
in their views, and yet would not abate in the
slightest degree the vigorous administration of the
law. Every agency possible should be used to sup
press this now increasing evil. "a polygamic re-
vival is challenge to tho Nation to resist the grow
Cured in spite Of OF the most rigorous laws which
have ever been enacted against Mormonism. 1t il
time for the people to interest themselves in the vast
and intricate problem.-Western Christian Advocate.
A Cabinet Position Fixed.