The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-02
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CERTAINLY Mr.. Curtis has right to bolt Blaine
he has right to put his personal Judgment against
that of the majority. But he should not complain if
in the future, that majority distrusts his judg
ment and refuses to be influenced by him. Milwaukee
Sentinel Sse
THE point that third party will accomplish what
the temperance people want to accomplish, is dis
proved by the experience In Ohio and Indiana and the
whole theory is overturned BY the experience in Iowa
and Kansas. A third party that puts Democrats in
power simply works It's own undoing.-C Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Why are SO many capitalists afraid to buy stocks
and bonds even at present prices2 Why is 50 much
money still lying idle awaiting investment! 1t is be-
people have learned to be cautious about buying
things they must take on faith merely They want to
know the actual ysiue, the intIinsic worth OF the
want all the facts and If they are wise they viii
do nothing until they know the facts.-New York
Sun.
great mass of Republican voters. The Re-
publican who repudiates either the platform
or the nominations is simply deserter The
party has reaffrmed principles from which it has
swerved and recognized the services of Of
its most honorable and brilliant leaders. Whoever
leaves the ranks cannot halt midway between the
political camps. He cannot rebel and set up a
standard Of his any high ground of princi-
pie. He must either remain whore he is, or else
Tribune. - -Os'''9 - .'Ss. 'si'T71s'" 80
New YORK journals are quite tardy in discovering
that the banks Of that city must make change in
their business methods if the entire system be not
The New York Sun says that the most searching In
yestgaon ought to be ordered into the condition Of
all banking and corporate institutions which hold the
savings Of the people, Certainly it is time for in
vestgaton of This kind when it Is proved in the Emo
extradtion proceedings in Canada that the forgery
charge which II proposed to have him delivered
UP to authorities is the common practice of New
York bank presidents and cashiers Chicago News,
THE Office of the conscience is to warn beforehand,
and Mr.. Curtiss conscience should have warned him
not to go into the convention at all and violate his
pledges both open and implied. If his conscience was
not to be bound by the action of the majority, he
should have given his constituents and the convention
full knowledge Of that fact and not have put his per-
sona honor in jeopardy subjected that conscience
to such unwarranted strain If Mr., Edmunds had
been nominated, his conscience would have come off
scotfree but all the probabilities against that
contingency, and we submit that he had not the
right to hypothecate his conscience upon the security
of persohalhonor which not solvent maturity.
No mans conscience can stand such wear and tear as
that If his conscience, therefore, is not to be bound
by the majority in politics he should not expose it to
the action Of the majority. his conscience is not
bound by personal pledges he should not make them,
lest people suspect the quality Of that consciece.
Chicago Tribune.