The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-14
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

Bismarck in which it is remarked that he is person.
and too powerful has not passed the House but was
received and referred to the commttee foreign af
fairs. The eloquence has been bottled for few days
There will be good deal of it. In the meantime the
cheering reaches that Bismarck is not happy
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Mr.. SARGENTs presence near the court of the Ger
man Emperor may not be acceptable to Prince Bis
marks government but he is not TO blame for that.
Until Mr.. Sargent does something dscreditable to
himself and to the nation which he represents he is
entitled we believe to the support and sympathy OF
the American people Nobody here wants him to re.
sign manly, self-respecting, and dignifed course
his part will do much to raise him i'll the esteem of
his fellow-citizens at home-New York Sun.
THE temper of Congress on the legaltender ques-
ton again brought into prominence by the recent
markable decision of the Supreme Court is shown by
the number of constitutional amendments proposed
yesterday to restrict the power of Congress in the
matter Of making legaltender money to gold and
silver coin. Both House and Senate are moving ia
the matter and it is likely of the amendments
proposed will finally be submitted to the Legislatures
of the several States for ratifcationFdl Philadelphia
Chroncle-Telegraph.
THAT Bismarck is a despot and now that his work
of consolidating the empire has been accomplished, is
a scourge to the German people, and that his
tinued official existence is menace to their liberties
is perfectly we'll known to every observing American
citizen. But we respectfully suggest TO Mr. Roc That
he leave to the press which is in position of greater
freedom and less responsibility the duty of excoriat
ing this obnoxious Prussan junker and that the
House of Representatives preserve dignhed though,
if it please a thoughtful sience-New York Times.
PROHIBITI0NISTS the one body of persons in
the State whose hostility to drinking is both persist.
ent and Determines but they cut themselves off from
the very powerful cooperation they could and would
get from the far larger body OF the moderately and
spasmodicaly hostile, by refusing and denouncing
everything which falls short of the summit of their de-
In any other practical matter they would indi
vidually consider such conduct insane but somehow,
in the matter of diminishing drunkenness they look
ON it as the highest wisdom.-New York Evening
Post
THE effect of the measure the Morrison bill at this
time will be disturb the business of the country, as
the discussion has done force down the price of
IL I ,sL 10TH
necessary and unjustifahle With of the merits
of carefully matured tariff bill it has all the disad-
ad valorem rates. 1t is useless for its promoters to
urge it on the ground of benefit for the laboring
poor for, the minority say, has not the working
man raised his voice against it! The proposition of
second reduction after the of last winter
cannot be intelgently defended to any single
schedue.-Phiadelphia Press
WE hope that this resolution Mr.. Hiscocks Lasker
propostion will never leave the committee of foreign
affairs and that attempt will be made to reopen
the subject in the House The passage of this or of
any other resolution, would only work mischief and
impair the reputation of the American government
abroad The legislators and people of the Fatherland
can decide for themselves whether the Lasker resou-
ton has been arbitrarily intercepted" by "a person
now holding the position of Chancellor and whether
"a single too powerful subject is detraeting from
the position and prestige of the crown and from the
rights of the manufactures OF the people. These
matters do not the HoSse of Representatives.
New York Tribune.
THE true policy to encourage productive industry
by every that may be employed. provided only
that the means do not interfere injurousy with the
rights of buyers sellers. Make good home market
receive all the products of the farm and you make
also good market in which to buy the products of
other industries. The relations between the two
very close; damage and the other is hurt encour
age and the other is benefited 1t will be bad
day for American industry when manufacturers are
driven abroad and present artisans compelled to resort
to the farm On the whole this question appears big
enough to engage attention from the wisest statesmen
at the time it is one that producers may we'll
consider without partisan bias-The Husbandman
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are at par and there is enough gold and silver sup
ply all the circulating medium that the naten needs.
Why, then allow such dangerous doctrine as the le
CALENDER decision embodies to remanl There is
necessity for tender law, and we trust Congress will
speedily what 70 standing menace to the ma
tional credit and to the interests of the people, 1.-The
COMPULSORY circulation of paper money" writes
of the greatest German economists lis much more
rowerfiil and vet much more simple screw by means
of which practice extorton than is the most bur
densome taxation forced loan and at the Same
time the most comprehensive power which govern
ment possess to carry out both these measures.
New York Herald
THE heroes of the old story books had some re
deemng virtues; they at least honored their parents
and respected the truth. The new heroes are utter
villains without moral principle and without
euce for God or man. and the boys who undertake TO
initiate them are likely toreach worse fate than
insanity No language be too strong to character
ize tha publishers who thrust all this poison in the
way of children, but the fault is somewhat with the
parents as we'll who either through ignorance or care
essness neglect the duty that belongs TO them of sup
rlying healthy food TO the young and growing mind
The yulgarity and rreverence and general worthless
ness of the books and plays and newspapers that
popular among adults are reflected in the tastes of
their children The adults must take care of them
selves but who is otake Of the little ones-Phil
adephia Times,
IT may be said in similar vein as to Prince Bis.
marks very nice objections TO the Lasker resolution
that if the foreign relations of many countries
conducted in the spirit of those objections all dplo
macy would come to sudden end and any exchange
Of international courtesies would become impossible
Indeed intercourse between friendly nations would
stand on clearly impossible terms if could
be sent or received unless it was above all possible
criticism Of every Intermediary who must handle it,
or still worse unless the senders could make be-
forehnnd that it was not contrary to some conviction
or fancy or within of one of Such
an obstacle would not be often overcome and in
deed governments and public bodies would SCOT
cease to expose their communications to the possr
bilities Of criticism based upon hostile opinion
New York Herald.