The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-21
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE country regards the Democratic party as on
trial with respect not only to its purposes but to it's
capacity If it has not the brains to propose anything
better than horizontal reduction of Duties the
dict will be guilty of stupidity if of nothing
Horizontal reductions and horizontal tariffs in point
of intellect, just about worthy the craftsmanship
of a Flathead Indian.-New York Tribune.
If our annual elections are to go by default the
saloon element will be invariably in the ascendant; and
while this is the case corrective laws may well not
be enacted since they will be enforced Most of
our cities need revival of interest in money and
property citizenship. The responsibility rests with
the business and social elements and while they de
cline to do their duty, the adventurers and loose
classes will triump n.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
NOTHING could be more hurtful to trade than an
unsettled and demorazed freight market which gives
some shippers unfair advantages over others, and
renders reliable forecasts impossible But the system
which he Mr. Fink represents is at best only make
shift lacking both legal status and the rperfecty
to eliminate the evil practice referred to. Its
methods of discipline are costly, and often inef'
cient and another system will be ultimately found to
be indispensable.-Lo Courier-Journal.
In opposing the cvilservice law the object of the
Democrats is plain. 1t is to the paltry Offices
to which it applies for men of their own party who
are too ignorant otherwise unfit to succeed in the
examination. This class of the only ones
who could profit by the repeal Competent Demo.
cratic applicants for Office stand good chance
the Republican competitors with the law as it is We
suggest that the bills for the repeal of the law should
have for their title: IAN act to places for unfit
Democrats" That is just what these bills and
what their authors want.-New York Times.
IT it an anomaly in our political system that the
echerous law-defying heads of the Mormon Church
are able to perpetuate their sensual monopoly, and
strengthen their hold upon the bodies and souls of
vast number of people without interference the
part of the general government They far re-
moved from the active center of the civilization of
country that they have thus far successfully prevented
practical investigation of their affairs by Congress-
and have grown arrogant in their strength The pres
emit Congress must consider the Mormon question in
practical way before the country the charge
of wilful and inexcusable negloct.-Lousville Com
nercal.
WE shall watch with unconceaed interest to if
any member of any committee, any member of either
house. dares to lay the weight of his little finger in
the way of the prompt passage of the bill FORGETTING
the Texas Pacific grant. The man who does so much
as to make dilatory motion TO prevent the calling
of the yeas and nays will be marked in the poll
tics of this country the day of his death and long
after IF any members of the committees, any mem
are going to sell out for sod reasons they had best
get high price, for we warn them they will earn it
before they get through with the people.-Chicago
Tribune.
THERE is no more need of race issue, of of
races between whites and blacks in the Confederate
States than between Americans and Irish, Ameri-
cans and Germans, Protestants and Catholics. or
Christians and Jews in the Northern States The
same class that has made such in the Confed-
States would make it out of these elements in the
Northern States if it could establish its party
supremacy by such means. These Southern usurperS
are not the first in the world who have thought that il
political power passed into the hands of the common
people society would he destroyed, and that and
massacre wore justiiabe to ward off such a catastro-
phe.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
THERE is in Utah civil government, appointed by
the President that pretends to be hostile to the
crime of polygamy the civil government in Michi-
gan Isl aud yet the law forbiddng and providing for
the punishment of polygamy has been executed by
the civil government in Utah only once in twenty-five
years. If it had been executed Oftener--say about
once years. it probable that any jealous promoter
Of the present and future welfare of our country