The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-30
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

IT will be cheaper in the end for the exmitiamen,
the cergymen the bank presidents and the thousands
who escape service by false pleas to go cheerfuy into
great and irremediable losses in business. If jury
service is to be handed the ignorant the vicious
and the dissatisfied the day will soon come when
other cities will be taught the lesson which Cincinnati
has learned.-New York Times.
THE value of the church is beyond count. DR.. Hat
field once put it very forcibly He said: Suppose
that all the saloons and immoral places of this city,
and all of the people who live by them support
them transported to Cincnnati suppose that all
the churches schools and benevolent institutions of
Cincinnati brought here, with all the people that
love them In which city would real estate be worth
pounding of orthodox men of straw.-Chicago
News.
AS soon as we can sell merchandise, gold will cease
to flow out of the country The bullion far
ported has been in gold bars of which the assay Office
has still $12 600 900 in value on deposit. 1t also
has $50, 0O0, 600 in eagles which will be held till the
last. In the meantime, business men should bring
pressure to bear Congress to suspend the silver
coinage for silver be exported in bars Just as well
gold and ought not to be further forced into CIR
culation, either coin certihcates.-Springhed
Republican.
CONGRESS may make rules for the government and
regulation of the land and naval forces but also it
may provide for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws of the Union suppress Instructions and
pei invasions In short there is no provision in the
Constitution referring to the aany for which pro
vision assigning equal or greater Importance to the
militia cannot be cited. Nevertheless, while the ap,
preparations for the army have grown into annual
burden of tens of millions, the militia has hitherto
been left with the 5000 600 year which was devoted
to it at the beginning of the century-New York Sun.
BOTH England and Holland are likely to enhance
the present struggle Cor gold in which coun-
try the part of feeder; that is to say, keep
the silver, and let the Europeans fight over the gold
with which we supply them just now in the most
liberal manner. On the other hand it appears that
neither England Holland has really perfect
rency Holland tries to repair its bad currency, and
England allows its good currency to deteriorae. The
English currency will deteriorate more rapidly if the
Chancellor of the Exchequer carries his astonishing
In xrVniafp
then, we have good comprehension Advertiser
THE place for our vigorous foreign policy to begin
is at home We have balance of power to bother
ourselves about, and there is in manufacturing
complications FOR the sake of having something to
quarrel about. The policy of waiting until something
is the matter is one which is peculiarly adapted to our
changes every four years, it is just well not to
tain very extensive diplomacy business. Our for
eign policy would soon accumulate uncomfortable
number of inconsistencies if it madeS active.
We only want much of it is strictly necessary.
As luxury it is something to be left alone.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
BUT the laws are not enforced; and they are
forced because no public sentiment demands their
forcement. Liquor selling belongs to peculiar class
of offenses nasmuch its restriction involves, to
extent the curtang of certain rights enjoyed by the
public Liquor selling is not crime in the that
murder. robbery and arson crimes for liquor sell
ing implies liquor buying which is voluntary act on
the part of the buyer who is the party injured While
therefore the good of the community demands that
the free sale of liquor be greatly checked or altogether
stopped such action only be taken when an over
whelming public sentiment has been created in favor
of supporting laws which for the good of the whole
community curtail individual rights.-Detrot Times.
CHICAGO convention no Chicago convention, it il
the simple statement of notorious fact that Chester
A. Arthur to-day stands well in the sober common
sense esteem of his countrymen, North, West East
and South, as any public man in the land. No man
ever took Office under more painful and embarrassing
surroundings No man met the strange and diff
cult conditions which beset the early discharge of its
functions with greater tact, Judgment, dignity and
sincerity This is of the historical facts which
every American feels pride in since it sheds ustre or
the ability and character of the whom call into
public life and il Arthur is not fine specimen of thu
typical American we should hardly know where te
look for him. Even the Democracy express thu
heartiest respect for him.-Harrisburg Telegraph
DID it ever occur to the Sumner school how much
the value of real estate and rentals in cities and OF
stocks and bonds would be affected by those industries
going to the wall which need protectionl ITO let"
would be posted in many blocks in Boston now pay
ing good income if Professor Summers ethical teac
ings should be adopted Half the banks would be
PEELED to go into liquidation should New Englandt
great industries be crippled The people having fixed
incomes would be among the first to feel the disas
trous consequences if Professor Summers ethics of the
tariff should be forced upon them Indeed it is prob
able that the incomes of famous institutions of
learning endowed very literally by men who have
made money under the protective system, might so
fall off as to affect the salaries of those who denounca
protection as robbery.-Boston Journal.