The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-16
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE assumption that all railway rates should be
the per ton per mile is crude as the assumption
that all goods should be sold at the price per
pound, at the same price in large quantities in
small pretended equality in some fanciful and
necessary direction often involves the greatest and
most startling inequalities of results in directions
which are vitai.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
FROM the day that Mr.. Lincoln stood on the steps
of the Capitol and took the oath of Office under cir
that might have shaken the stouest heart
the Democrats have been in position to assail and
tear down, while the Republicans have had to main
tain and build up. They have now changed places.
It is the Repub cans who will attack and the Demo
Gratis who must defend. During the next four years
the latter may have further proofs of demon
strated fact that the former of the best
lied and most audacous and skifuly handled parties
that existed-New York Sun.
No technicalities go" In Judge Lynch's court of
appeals and there delays that obsruct and di-
vert the law from its true end of punishment to the
guilty and protection to the innocent 1t is not
strange then that in the State generally two murder
ers are executed by Judge Lynch to by the State
law. 1t is cheaper it is more certain and it satisfies
the community, while the effect of lynch law is
tainly not perncious and demOralizng than the
alleged law ground out by the Court of Appeals Thus
lynch law has become the higher law" in Kentucky.
and the revolver and the cotheshne its insignia.
Louisville Commercial
THE consumers of cigars afford to support in
idleness all tho engaged in the making of cigars
from the amount which they would were the
present duty reduced TO decent dimensions.
They could support these men, and still their annual
cigar bills would be less than they now. There
are other interests involved than those of the men
who are making cigars in this country; if they cannot
afford to continue making cigars they will find other
avenues of employment OPEN and will not be forced
to starvation. Why should the who is addicted
to smoking be taxed to keep certain men in certain
| line of business.-Chicago Times.
IT is fact should constantly bear in mind that
business concerns conducted business principles
have been and are, generally speaking in no danger
Naturally the Inst month of this year and the fiji st of
next year will be prolific in failures and reductions
for it is period when settlements made and econ
omies decided on. All these things have led many
persons to fear that going to have winter Of
great suffering among the poor, but this will be the
first winter since started the down grade that
| large number of people will be out of employment
and it probable that the bulk of them have reserve
funds enough to last them through 1t is
not as if they had been drawing those funds for
| long time.-Chicago Tribune.
WITH little experience of Democracy it is,
| thousands of who call themselves Demo
Gratis will get ont of the association they
can. Men by the thousand. who have never voted
any other than q Democratic ticket, they
see what tn have bo-n voting for will know better
than to do again long they live The Factions
that have agreed out of power when force, to
decide upon of action, must discover that
they have no common aim interest. The Repub-
lican party is longer bound to solve all the prob
lens and all the difficulties OF national gov
| eminent carrying the dead weight of Democratic
prejudice, ignorance and hatred of progress. The
| country is going what Democracy is and what it
wants 1t will enough in very short time to last
sensible men for half centurY.--New York Tribune.