The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-05
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

If the Republican party in the South com
posed of such men form that party in the North
does any republican believe 1t would encounter pubic
opinion at white heat in opposition? Instead of de
voting entire attention to the effect, then suppose
that Republican friends turn their attention for
while to the cause of the effect They will find that
matters are working themselves out to solution in
the only practicable way.-Cincinnat News Journal
THE liquor business well regulated in
this city when it in the hands of the police de-
partment with Thomas c. Acton at the head. High
rates of license exacted sold without Ii
cense, and no tolerance displayed toward the
sorts of vice The revenue derived from licenses was
surprising. If the Legislature had not taken the
thority away from the police department, the whole
city debt would presently have been wiped out.-New
York Sun.
PUBLIC sentiment so far as it finds expression is al
most unanimously against commercial gambling. 1t
would not be difficult to pass through any legislative
body law promising to be effective in suppressng it,
charges and judgments of all courts emphatic in
reprehending it. 1t is only wanting to find mode
of reaching the evil that will speedily put end to it.
Surely the business community itself does not differ
from the moral sentiment of the body of the people
this subjeet.-St. Louis Republican.
THE only possible way to revive American commerce
is TO permit Americans to buy their ships where they
please. Were Congress to pass a law forbdding
Americans to build single mile of railway except
with Mr.. Jay Gould's consent it would be denounced
all over the civilized world; but calmly endure
law which forbids American to build an
steamship except at the price fixed by the shpbuders
of the Delaware There could be no greater folly than
mains on the statute-b ooks.-New York Times.
THE people are not FOOLS and not forgetful and
not disposed to overlook the sort of practical phioso
ply that teaches by example They thoroughly ap-
precate the meaning of Democratic talk about apply
ing the tooth brush process to the Augean sabe and
they will not fail, at the proper time and in an
phatic manner to make known what they think about
it. Meanwhile, let the shouting proceed If it serves
no other purpose it helps to concentrate attention
upon the standing differences of character and history
that separate the two parties-St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
A sToIID conservatism, dry Journalism have been
the curse of American IutheraniSm. Many churches
with an Obstinate deathike grip cling to the past
times. They stick sadly in the ruts There is
nothing which American Lutheransm so much needs
to be delivered from their Lutheranism. Perhaps
the recent celebration of Iuthers quatrecentennia
bringing them back directly to the spirit of Lu-
theirs work, may be found to date a period of
greater freedom and more aggressive work-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The next thing for the House to do in order to be
consistent, that it vainly magines it has white
washed the black reputation of this dsgaced soldier
Fitz John Porter is to pass resolution that Bene
dict Arnold has been unustly dealt with that he is
not guilty of treason charged against him. that hs
is pure and patriotic American citizen and not a
traitor and that he justified in doing he did
the ground that the British greatly outnunbered the
Araereans 10 sch extent that it would have been
the height of madness to have carried the on any
further.-Cleveland Leader
The effort to repeal the whisky tax in order to con
tnue the existing tariff indefinitely will fail. The
temperance .ad yocates-we mean the genuine ones
not the masque1aders like the Nashville American
understand too well what cheap whisky means and
they will not submit to any measure which is to
the whisky tax. We do not doubt simpler and
effective way of collecting this tax be devised
but those who suppose the tax can DO abolished in
order to continue the tax Hannes Blankets tools
chains etc. widely misunderstood the condition Of
public sentiment-LouisvilleO Courier Journal