The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-22
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

SHOULD Mr. Blaine succeed this time in capturing
the nomination, there will be split in the Republican
party Just there will be Democratic division
when the Greenbackers and socaled labor reformers
place Butler in nomination. Four tickets in the field
would make exciting and the result would
likely to be reached in the House of Representatives.
Detroit Times
If the people want legislation for the general good
they must stop demanding that their private interests
be attended to by the lawmakers. These affairs all
deserve the attention of legally instituted author
it but is time that the Legislature should be relieved
of work which might better be performed by county
courts or county boards of commissioners The way
to effect this change is to amend the Constitution
to limit the authority of the Legislature to pass
local bills.-Lousvile Commercial
STILL ping UP silver dollars in our vaults
and sending golden bars and eagles out of the country
by the CARLOAD There are two dollars in circulation
now where there was ten years ago and it is inn
possible to force the silver coin the hands of the
people. Yet twenty-five million dollars are expended
yearly In buying silver bullion with which to buck
aganst'the commercial law of values in the supposi-
ton that because Congress decress it shall be So
eightyfve cents worth of silver be made equva-
lent to a dollars worth.--Phiadelphis Record
THE main object in calling III the and two-dol-
lar greenbacks was to make room for the standard
silver dollar and allow it to circulate To issue
and twodollar silver certificates will not give the
lief intended to the vaults of the treasury by taking
out of them part of the silver lying there The
coin is no doubt very heavy and clumsy one to
carry but if the people banker after it. as they are
representedas doing they ought not to object it. The
postal notes give every reasonable facility for making
small remittances by mathew York Herald.
IT is about time to try if something can't be made
out of the Indian by treating him white
treated who good for something white child
needs to be educated and taught useful employ
ment, in order that he she become self-sup
porting when grown up, and is asking altogether
much of the Indian to demand that he shall be good
industrious intelligent citizen without ever being
taught how to be. Congress should make ample pro-
vision to educate and train all the Indian youth who
can be induced to enter the schools and institutions
where useful occupations are taught.-Philadephia
Times.
LOOKING at the proceedings of the FIVE conventions
held yesterday, evidence leading to the
belief that either Blaine Logan or Arthur will receive
the Chicago nomination. There is heartiness in
the support extended to either of them which is the
presage of victory If Mr. Blanes character were u1-
sulled he would probably go TO the convention with
majority at his back but If he has less than majority
in the beginning he will have neither reserves nor re-
eru,ts, and will soon fall out of sight Those who
against Blaine know why they against him. They
are not open to persuasion. They against him
first, last and all the time.New York Evening Post
IT is in fact the duty and interest alike of the ma
ton to surround the family relation with every safe
guard to give to it all the soldity and pernanence
wise and uniform law can furnish and to discourage
by every possible method the reckless tickle immoral
and unstable conditions which spring from facie di
vorce laws and which exercise corr1ptinp and de-
PRAYING influences upon the munity IN many d.
rections The demand for constitutional amend
ment permitting uniform divorce legislation might
well be inserted in the platforms of both parties in
the coming campaign, for it is not partisan question
but one emphatically of national conce Anew York
Tribune.
THE standard in business has been lowered and the
public standard let down below that Witness the
checks and guards everywhere deemed necessary
against robbery peculation and fraud These measure
the extent of the evil and contribute it by begetting
the sentiment that all is fair game that be grasped
through the checks and guards If the guard protects,
we'll if it fails it was the guard relied not the
man or character The bepunoh has been substituted
for character only it is true when character too
much lacking but its effect is to advise that hon.
esty is expected only of the bepunch. If this does
not wholly corrupt the effect is corruption and in
of what is sought to be prevented-Cincinnai
News Journal
THE Renubican marty is committed to rafo,p, hx
what may be called the law of its being 1t owed it's
origin to widefet need of political organization
which would have respect to the operation of moral
forces which would not decline to acknowledge that
there was such thing higher law and there
has been year since it fought its first great fight
der Fremont in which it has not been the champion of
good involving the safety prosperity of
the country It's sympathy for free men, free speech
and free soil in 1886 was not mere piece of political
shrewdness. 1t the outcome of sincere and
earnest desire to promote the common veal It's
patriotic devotion to civservce reform has the
sgnifcance.-New York Tribune.
WE do not believe in revising the tariff every year.
We do not believe in enacting laws which nobody
it be done in such 4 way that somebody will be
reasonably content with it. The Morrison bill is
satisfactory TO There is not member of
Congress who really approves OF it. Those who sup
port do not because it is what they want but be-
they regard it is short step in the direction of
Just the same after it is passed We dont complain of
this intention believe in agitation it is the proper
way of efecting political results out are not In
favor of free trade and regard the constant tnkeng
of the tariff detrimental to the business OF the
country. Milwaukee Sentinel
IN fact it is for every party the soundest policy to
discourage the claims of champions having even i'll
founded accusations long standing against them.
From campaign charges started at the opening of
the canvass or in the heat of It, of course no ca1di
date be protected but scuh charges seldom inure
anybody. But accusations which have long hung
mans head, and which, for whatever reason,
whether his misfortune or his guilt, he has been
BILE to refute ought to constitute absolute bar to
presidential nomination No man, however gifted