The Indianapolis journal., 1884-06-13
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

IT is not worth while to bewail further the incom-
petecy of the body elected by the people to transact
the public business of the nation. 1t is incompetent:
it confesses itself incompetent by its agreement to ad
| iourn without doing anything, and there always is
danger that body that cannot do what ought to do
may do something that it ought not to do the
the Senate in the adjournment resolution of
the House the better.-P Philadelphia Times.
THE Republican party need not stop to defend Mr..
| Blaine against common liars and libelers. The
American people will take of his character and
| good name What is needed is that the Republican
party shall be aggressive ard carry the into Africa
1t must wait to be attacked by the opposition but
move the works of the enemy and carry them by
assault. In this way shall we gain the battle and
| nscribe the name and date OF a victory our
| banners.-Cleveand Leader
| THE real and only condition on which these men
[Schurz Adams and Others have acted with the party
for twenty years is that they had hoped to influence
it in favor of free trade They find they cannot. Let
them not stand the order of their going, for the
decks clearing for action the tariff question
and we want every free-trader to go where he will
stop our balls, instead of staying where he will only
stop firing. Let him not stand upon the order Of
his going. but go at once.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
IT has been very extensively demonstrated that
there is present factor in stock exchange
problems which, whether truns with against the
logic of the business situation, counts for the
outside specuator than all others, namely. the lever
age of the market The outsider has foot of the
lever his side of the fulcrum, and the nanipuators
have furlong. In lifting or crushing match with
these odds, the results inevitably in favor of the
long of the lever.-Louisville Courier-J ournal
THAT portion of the American people which ddofess
Republican principles has made known its preference
as to the presidency. The Republican masses have
spoken in hundred ways and in unanimity unparal
leled in our day and generation their desire that
James G. Blaine shall go into the White House. That
choice registered with enthusiasm unprecedented
at Chicago last week. 1t was nomination from the
people by the people, for the people, effected against
the combined efforts of bosses, offceholders and
transcendental cranks. The people wanted Blaine
the people nominated Blaine and the people will elect
Baiue.-Philadelphia Press.
IT is not true that the best and worthest Repub
cans reject this nomination 1t is true that the best
and worthest in the Republican party as well as
the millions who made the nomination will support It
with zeal Let not hear any the impudent as.
sumption that tiis few who cannot commend their
private grefs the only pure and patriotic in
the Republican party. On the contrary let us hope
that time may presently bring them a cooler and
more unprejudiced judgment. But whether it does
not the millions are moving forward with their
true and chosen leaders, and the millions govern in
this country.--New York Tribune.
OF one thing the Republicans in Congress may, feel
entirely confident; the Democrats will be held
sponsble for the dilatory and slothful record
of the present session The House majority