The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-11

reaconary character of the party it represents uu
holds the unit rule and baptizes it anew vital
stepped abreast Of the times four years ago and has
remained there since, keeping step to the drum
beats Of American progress. The Democracy feIl be-
hind the times in 1850, and has been stubbornly
facing backward ever snce.-Ph Philadelphia Press
HALT of this country belongs to the South and half
OF the people of the South coored people. What
sort OF national political convention is that which to-
tally excludes and ignores all that class of citzensg
The recent Republican convention contained someI
elgnty colored delegates 1t was grand spectaciaI
which there presented Indicative not only of h0|
eager hopeful uprising of numerous race out of al
depth of social degradation into enlightened and JUSTLY
aspiring manhood and citizenship but also Of their
favored brethren Of another race looking on with
sympathy and generous cheer.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
IT must not he forgotten that the Democratic House
OF failed to pass the Blair educational
bill lille this measure before the Senate it was
widely discussed by Che press especially in the States
which would have received the most benefit from the
proposed appropriations, and there was an almost
unanimous public sentiment in its favor The House
allowed the bill to remain its calendar for nearly
three months without making any attempt to call it up
cent national donation in aid of education in the Hit
crate States has thus been deliberately reiectedNa-
6onal Republican.
So far as we are aware the Masons IN this country
Roman Catholic Church. and are not concerned be.
cause of its renewed hostility. That hostility is ineys
liable. and can be QUOTED. The Roman Church
has always been and always will be jealous of all
Citations outside of its control which engage the
reverence OF men and divert their attention from Its
own methods of reform and social amelioraten Il
wants the undivided allegiance sof its followers and
hates and denounces whatever tends to weaken its
hold on their hearts and conseiences The only
mysteries with which good Catholics may deal are
those of which the church have the keeping.-NeW
York Sun.
THE public win note with satisfaction the dispose
ton of jurors to recognize that who commit MUIR
der in cold blood and with premeditated deliberations
enough to be punished for their crime. That
the turn OF the tide has not occurred too is ev
denced by the increased number of lynchings within
the past few years. those for 1888 exceeding the NUM-
Der of legal executions. When juries uniformly con-
Wet IN we-establshed of murder, disregarding
the fimsy plea of insanity which isset up nearly
every the most forcible for these summary
executions will have been removed and it will bo
found that the certainty of conviction will deter
many would-be homicides from carrying out their
murderous intentions. Philadelphia Times
For twenty-five years the Democratic party has
been in the condition of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS image
constructed of number of dissniIar materials with
affinity between them, simply sticking together UNI
til accident the force of decay should them
fall apart 1t has held together much longer than
there any to expect would and ii is not
remarkable that it should at length begin to exhibit
the signs of that fatal weakness which cannot help
but prove its ruin It has outyed its day either for
use or for ornament, and though few pieces of il
may be so fastened together to furnish sort OF
sembance of the old image and thus serve as fetish
for short time longer there is every reason TO be-
heve that the old idol is cracked in every direction
and to such extent to render repair an imposs
bihty.-St. Louis Globe Democrat,