The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-08
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE country for its sins, is suffering the temper
airy inroad of party which has principles poll
ces and which has reduced the House of Representa-
tves to its anarchy of internal conflict. But,
poerless for good its lack of all intelligent guidance
makes it powerful for mischief, and standing me.
Gazette.
IT is hardly necessary to say that constant night
watch and permanent reescape from the halls tho
least of the precautions which should be provided for
the protection Of the inmates of every institution ho
tel, or other building where many human lives
at stake. This mucn, at least, should be demanded
by the parents and GU, rdans vino intrust their
children and wards to the of others, and by the
pubic.-St. Louis Republican.
AMERICAN criminal jurisprudence is becoming dis
tinguished for its numerous failures of justice In
short America is becoming noted throughout tho
world the country in which crimes of every
shade and of the deepest dye can be committed with
most impunity. Human life may be safer here than
in the heart of Africa China Hindostan, but pun
ishment for crime uncertain here than in those
heather countries.-Chcago Inter Ocean.
THE sham statesman is destined to go to the wall.
The question which presses for solution is the
social question: 1t is in the pulpit the press and in
literature 1t buzzes like bee in the head of the
worklngman and it thunders ominously along the
horizon of the rich and great in every land 1t is
longer the adjustment of supply and demand scarcely
the question OF work and wages but mainly the
problem of social order in fair degree express
i've of Christianity. News.
THERE is some indication that the Khedive will go
to pieces and the British interests in Egypt with him.
II he is not helped and Mr.. Gladstone has to face the
dilemma as to whether Great Britain shall furnish the
shall do it. If Great Britain does not do it. French
some other influence will supersede the English iniu-
enee in Egypt and here is prospect that the
Englishman does not like at all 1t looks as IL the
peace-loving Mr.. Gladstone would have to go to
Against Louis Globe Democrat
THE of any building that the law allows to be
put up find underwater ready to relieve him Of
the risk of its destruction by fire 1t may be ques-
toned whether the business of fire Insurance. it is
now conducted is not really injurious to the public
1t certainly tends to degrade the standard of constru
ton. If an compelled to take his own
risks upon his buildings, instead Of dividing them
among the stockholders of an insurance company. he
would take in construction the precautions which he
now dspenses himself from taking by paying pre-
miums.-New York Times.
THE Emperor of Russia appears to be obstinate,
self-willed and fatalisc despot like his father to
whom reform of any kind is impossibility. What
measures he may be contemplating it may be
sumed are measures for securing his own safety aud
unearthing and Furnishing his enemies, and from pres
ent prospects he needs to consider them wisely and
well and by day and night without internssion With
the power in his hands to dsarm them any moment
end to transform them into friends his conduct is in
explicabe except upon the theory of the old saying
that whom the gods would destroy they first make
mad. Chicago Tribune.
WE suggest that not only should frequent sworn
statements from railway companies be demanded but
all laws should be repealed which allow corporations
to issue any stock except for money paid into their
treasury. 1t should also be forbidden to pay divi-
dends upon the stocks of any corporation except such
as have been full paid With these provisions strictly
carried out there would be fewer collapses in Wall
street, innocent shareholders could not be easily
robbed and the savings banks, which begging for
larger sphere for their investments might be per-
mtted TO hold stocks which would not be at all safe
under the present free and easy system.-New York
Herald
Mr. PARNELL has been playing with dangerous
forces which he has not been able to control Some-
times indeed he has seemed to be unwilling to make
a deliberate effort to repress the criminal agencies
which were bringing his political movement into dis
repute. But while he cannot shrk his snare
sponsibty for lawlessness in the past he ought not
to be represented the boon companion of assassns
and desperadoes browning them with roses and taking