The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-17
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT,

HENRY WARD BEECHER, in his recent letter on the
position of freetrader in the campaign just opening
has expressed the opinion of thousands of independ
ent Republicans who do not agree with Republican
platforms at every point but who agree with all Re-
publican voters in believing that the safety and pros
perty of the land require that the Republican party
shall be kept in power.-Phiiadelpha Press.
IT is question Of only few years when technical
institutions will be as common as public schools, if
indeed, the two not incorporated in the of
studies. And, indeed. it would be wise thing to
make every public school factor of industrial educa-
ton. Public encouragement is needed. Endowments
wanted. But through this means is the building
up of national strength.-Chicago Inter Ocean,
THE speculative excitement has had its usual effect
After long debauch, headache. The public is sick;
the spectators themselves have been sick But every
violent decline in prices only invites to violent ad
vance, because the superabundance of money makes
speculation easy The markets have not time to free
themselves before a rush of prices begins From
this unnatural state of things there is way of
cape. We get rid of part of floating capital
called money. We are getting rid Of part. But as
Congress refuses to lessen the paper part the silver
part, sending gold to Europe.-New York Trib-
COMMON law, of course, would warrant the arrest
and punishment of any person engaged in the use
manufacture of explosives for felonous purposes. 1t
is taken for granted in England that the and
facture of dynamite in England must needs be for
felonious purposes. In the Alabama case now cited
by the British press an example for us American
vigilance secured evidence of the wicked intent of the
builders of the Anglo-rebel cruisers, Even then the
British government refused to move. But when has
the British government given information of the
istence Of dynamite projects American soil?-New
York Times
FIVE times have we encountered disaster with East
candidates. tbs time to try change of
In this event, who stands out SO strong and clear
such embodiment of solid sober, political wisdom
and simple, od-fashioned manly worth as Kentucky
neighbor and friend across the river admirable
Old Saddlebags The Sun is mistaken. We do not
initiate it in trotting out suggestion after another
to confuse and mislead our readers. We mean what
say and say what mean and stick to it, Our
preference for Mcdonald made known not with
out deberation, and, having given for it,
have faith that they will commend themselves to
majority of the nominating convention and that the
safe and conservative, faithful and upright Indiana
statesman will be chosen leader in the next cam
charlottesville CourierJ ournal.
WITH the exception of British North America
which is virtually independent and does not ask for
separation Cuba is the only important dependency of
European power now remaining on this side of the
Atlantic She has several times made vigorous efforts
to free herself and it IS only question of time to
when she will succeed Possibly that time is hand
now 1t will probably not require anything more than
the establishment of fair claim the part of the in
surgents be acknowledged beligerents induce
our government to grant that recognition But we
have established too many precedents to permit to
be at all precpate III the matter and shall doubt
less not be lacking in vigilance to prevent the OBJ
iectionabe fitting out of vessels in ports 1t will
require strong confirmation of the reports to insure
conviction that the rebellion is really formidableS
Louis Globe Democrat.