The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-16
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

SENATOR MCDONALD says he approves the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Hendricks. We have noticed too that
who ascend the scaffold frequently assert their
innocence but say they forgive those who false
witnesses against them and sometimes they philo-
sophicay add that perhaps it is all for the best.
Chicago News.
WHEN every man is able to read the records of the
candidates and the ticket which he votes there win
exist degree of popular intelligence which will lead
to higher estimate of the duties of voter. Fewer
votes will then be for SALE and less influence be
exerted around the polls by paid to Inislead
voters. The best remedy for dishonest methods In
elections is the education of the masses to point
where the corruptonists can find less material to
work upon.-Lcuisville Commercial.
THE time Is not far distant If il is not already at
hand, when shall to take pleasure in
nous increase in population. Mere numbers do not
mean greatness or happiness they do not even imply
strength. India and China show the largest popua-
tion but neither presents picture of national power
or of popular independence and comfort that one
need envy. The ruling Nation of the world at this
time is an island off the western coast OF Europe hav
ing population of only 16 900 00O but controlling
an empire upon which the never sets.-St. Louis
Republican.
THE English rightly believe that If the Democratic
candidate is elected it means the speedy triumph of the
open of markets to British manufactures; also that
nothing would be done by Democratic administration
South Americas and finally that if Mr.. Cleveland were
in the White House neither the British government
nor any other would have to worry lest injustice
should ever be done to American citizens abroad.
English approval of Mr.. Cleveland nomination there
fore is not likely to strengthen the Democratic ticket
among self-respecting Anlericans-espeeially the
workingmen.-New York Tribune.
If Southern men say truly that the unconcerned
voter not to cast his ballot strong argu
ment may induce him to go to the polls If the negro
is coerced Republican leaders from the North should
teach him that he can and will be protected IN the
ercse of his franchise. You see we do not-in this
paragraph-assert that there is coercion. Bull
doing is myth, Will say. Let forty Republicans
go South and preach their political gospel Now that
we have SO many Pharisee| bolters so many fanat
icaI prohibitionists, so many than-thou' in
dependents the party must deliver the alleged coerced
negro votes in bondage to fear lest the party get
outvoted for the want OF dependents in the South
and the surplus of independents in the NorthNorth
western Christian Advocate.
AcURIoUs optical effect is already observable in the
of these boilers who have undertaken lead the
flock into the wilderness and that is the further away
they go the smaller they look while the flock is not
apparently diminished In size by their detection An
inkng of this fact to be creeping through their
heads indicated by the strong apparent desire
TO get into sort of fold; but whether they will
aze that they not essential to the of the
Republicans and that the Democrats willhave none of
them in time to be of any service in working out their
own political salvation is doubtful. At present,
secuted by both partes the conundrun uppermost in
their minds doubtless is # the inspired writer thought
the way of the transgressor is hard what would he
think of the path of the reformer-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
1T is reported that the Republican national com.
mittee is preparing to print and send out a largo
amount of campaign literature, mainly speeches made
in Congress- etc. This is the usual foolishness
Ninetenths Of all the campaign literature Of this
character sent from the headquarters with such labor
and expense, is better chan waste paper-it is
spilled milk and burned powder to the public If the
same amount of money were expended among the
newspapers in the States to be reached If the
postage account alone were expended in sending hive
papers direct to the people, the good results would be
multiplied hundredfold The public document
dodge is old and bald headed and there more
killed with lightning every year than converted by
such methods.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
WTTHoUTpretending to say which of the two impla-
cably hostile tariff factions is looking at the right side
Of the shield, the Times say that the fact that
each processes to be satisfied is in the highest de-
gree encouraging to people who more for the
adoption Of sound public policy and the triumph of
right principle shan they do for the of party
It is not with entire satisfaction that people who really
believe that thesexisting tariff costs the country at
least $300i0OO,OOO year, and who want to put
stop to this waste contemplate the prospect
that this question win be aside in favor of an em
ty bawl for reform-reform consisting in the Lord
knows what except turning tho ms out and outs in
Possibly the outcome may be something better than
that but the all thingst men platform and the
key-note" notifications issued by Mr.. Converse and
by the candidate for Vicepresdent do not give brill
liant promise of anything bettcr.--C Chicago Times.
THE independent Republicans who had about made
up their minds to vote for Cleveland, on account Of
some hazy and ill-de6ned hostility to Blaine, stand
ism thrust forward in the person Of Hendricks They
would have accepted Mcdonald Thurman or Villas as
candidate for Vcepresident but the great majority
of them will not SO far stutify their past record or
se their political conscience as to vote the presi
Dental succession into the hands of Tom Hendricks
Any comfort they might have found in Cleve-
land will be destroyed by Hendricks; they asked for
bread, and they have been given stone. Availability
is generally an ignisfatuus A political party which
Is willing to sacrifice its principles aud leaders to
expedency Is usually doomed to disappointment and
popular rebuke Certainly in this case, the attempt
TO concate number of factions has resulted in the
dissatisfaction Of ALL and the ticket which meant
to be tho most available has proved to be the most
unavailable Chicago Tribune.