The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-08

the part Of quor makers and liquorsellers that give
the Prohib0nists their ground for independent aO-
ton.-Philadelphis Press.
If are to have minister at Berlin at ALL We GER
tainly require who viii guard the interests of his
country and the United States could not afford to
sacrifice faithful to the petulance caprice
OF foreign premier, whose main ifnot his sole
Oh complaint appears to be that AIR Sargent insists
upon performing his duty thoroughly, and possibly
does not follow the tradition of German bureaucracy
in showing sufficient obse1uous.ess to the despotic
Chanceior-New York Tribune.
ONE of the foremost actors in the Danve affair Is
leading member OF the Virginia Legislature; and the
man who assassnated Matthews at Hazlehugst in such
an unproNoked and cowardly way, has since been
chosen marshal Of the place In no part of the South
have these things been condemned or regretted by
Demoeratic papers, leaders or people The public
must be left 10 conclude therefore that such methods
of carrying elections have the approval of Southern
Democrats in general and are liable to be employed at
any time and IN any locality when and where Republic
can voters cannot be overcome by other means.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
, THERE is no other way out of the dilemma lthan
is involved, unless they break faith with those
to whom they owe their legislative existence.
1t is disagreeable conclusion to reach but
there Is no other cudgel their brains they may The
hquor-seler demands his pound Of flesh and it viii oe
reluctantly given Democracy in Ohio rests upon the
whisky interest for 1t fears defeat anyway,
but where can it turn if that reliance is gone! SO look
out for graded tax law and in October for the ex-
pulsion from power of those who instrumental in
making lt-Cincinnau Commercial Gazette
THERE is not the least reason to suppose that the
present Congress will pass of greerback
imitation. Therefore there is not the least why
the egatender decision should hasten the boarding of
gold 1t is the continued coinage of silver and not
real danger of greenback initiation that threatens
the stability of our monetary system. And possibly
Congress may be aroused to avert the danger from this
source if it becomes apparent that the discount
silver is the result of excessive coinage and not of
temporary scare. Once let congressman realize the
great danger of coapsing to the silver level and the
probability is that majority of them will to
pend the dollar coinage and 50 avert the danger-Chi
cago Times.
iT has been settled that United States not
legal tender in payment of promssory noto express
~ made payable i'll coin. Nor they be offered in
discharge of bond to pay stipulated sum in gold
or silver coin, i'll settlement OF a contract made
payable in specie or in commodities of any kind. In
brief they only tender for debts which payable
in money generally. The designation of any other
form of money in II note contract is bar to the
legaltender power of tie Treasury paper Thus per-
sons making engagement for so long term that
the possibility of q deterioration of the currency
comes into view have ample means of nsuring stabili
y OF value by an express provision for payment in
gold.-Boston Herald.
THE legal.tender decision cannot fail to have
siderable influence the nominations OF the two
parties for President as well members for Con-
gress the conservative of both parties will bs
anxious than to avoid the financial dangers
which it invites. Experience in recent wears has
taught useful lessons in regard to finance and
currency. Acting upon this experience the Repub-
leans will hardly seek candidate in Sherman, Logan
any other of that class of statesmen who
couraged greenhack initiation when the for it pre-
vailed among the people. They will turn rather to
SoIle hepuDncan whose record III IaNOr OF a SOUND
currency cannot be mpeached and in whose election
to the presidency they would have guaranty that
this Supreme Court decision win do no harm.-Phla-
delphia NecOrd
In communities where agriculture is almost the
only industry land is cheapest the farmers profits
smallest and the faIm-aborers wages are lowest. As
the proportion of agricultural population diminshes
from n to So AZ and g per cent there is CORE
spending rise in the values land farm produce m
come and wages. The development of home indus
tries has invariably exercised a favorable influence
upon agriculture What is true with reference to in
dvidual States and communities is equally valid with
reference to the country a whole If British book
writers could have had their way, Americans would
have devoted themselves exclusively to agriculture
materials of manufacture, and taking in return
featured articles That policy would have been
equally disastrous to American agriculture and to
the general prosperity of the coantry.-New York
Tribune.
ENGLAND's most formidable enemy now Inenaces in
full strength the weakest point of the British Empire
While it is with the utmost difficulty that England can
army to subdGe the tribes of Afghanistan,
Russia can. henceforth at a day s notice pour i'm
mense host upon India by the very route through
which three successful nvasions of Hindoostan were
made in history. and through country Of warlike
tribes whose hate of England now amounts almost to
fanatics 1t is not at all surprising that the British
Cabinet has fastened to ask full and explicit Eek
PLANTATION from the Russian government, and is Pre-
pairing to reinforce the garFisuns the norhsyeser
frontier of India, to occupy Kandahar TO extend 1
proectorate Belochistan lying south of Afghan
nstan and to appease the Ameer by further subsidies
These vital to the maintenance of the
British supremacy in that quarter of the globe. But
it may be doubted whether they will prove sufficient
for the of the prestige already lostFrank
Leslie's Weekly.