The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25

ators there is absolutely ground whatever of de-
Tense of apology If the former is inquity
the latter is atrocty without mitigating feature.
Chicago Times.
era business crisis would mean perfect pandemoni
of exasperating and fruitess litigation. That the
debtors whom favors and the debtor sections of the
country whom it peases, should wish IL continued is
not strange Much less is it singular that the business
and capital of the country should demand national
law, with equitable collection and distribution of as
sets wherever situated, as an immediate and vital
right; The wisdom of Congress may possibly conde-
scend to grant it-Boston Advertiser.
For each failure of the law there is a corresponds
ing dstrust of the law for each relaxation of the
ality which forces to the performance of an UNI
pleasant act in the line of duty there is correspond
ing relaxation of the morality which Restraints us
from doing that which our emotions impel us to do.
For every criminal who is pardoned by community
a private wrong is privately redressed; for every
derer acquitted through the cowardice of cOmmu-
nifty and through base surrender hystera there is
a lynched and put to death in defiance of law
Brooklyn Eagle.
THE talk in party platforms about Preserving the
public lands for actual settlers is largely humbug for
Spectator in land has half the interest to get it set
tied which the railroad has whose whole profitable
ness depends upon the speedy introduction Of large
population to raise freight out of the ground and to
consume freights from the rest of the world There
are doubtless instances of exceptional greed or grab
where may be well to exercise the power of forfeit
ure but to enter upon general policy to that end at
this moment when railroad properties under der
preston sufficiently gloomy, would be shortsighted
concession to mistaken and demagogic elamor
Springfield Republican.
If there could but be found in Congress majority
of honest, coolheaded men, who would take these
two salient facts into consideration the excessive tax
alton and its burdensome nature and join in voting
moderate but substantial reduction they would
the lasting gratitude of party ridden, partycursed
people And if the politicians had but the wit to see it,
such course would be happy escape for them, for
if action the tariff is to be taken from the party
point of view, of them can tell what its effect
will be- whereas practical and real relief from OPP
pressive taxation would measurably take the vexed
question out of politics. That is a contamination
which they pretend to devouty wish. Here is chance
to bring it about.-New York Times
WE have over $500. 600, 900 worth of breadstufs,
provisions petroleum cotton and tobacco to SELL and
we need customers for them A system of retaliation
which closes the of Europe against these articles
would furnish little compensation in the denial to our
selves of French and 6orman Wines We are not
masters of the situation to the extent have been
customed to imagine. The action of the French and
German governments warns us that these countries
can get along without our bacon pork and lard and
events are demonstrating that the English get
along with smaller quantity of grain and fresh
meat since they are receiving increasing amounts of
wheat from India, and increasing amounts of fresh
meat from Australasia. Louis Republican.
THE acquitta of Dukes was the greater scandal,
and matter what theoretical respect the majority
of men have for the law, it may be doubted whether
jury that refused to convict Mutt. What is to be
GREETED however is the abuse of the plea of insanity
Had the law permitted it, it is certain that plain
statement of the facts would have insured Nuts &c,
quttal without any such subterfuge But the shallow
pretence of insanity bostered by grave professional
opinions, can only tend to bring still more into disre
pute plea which has been already extravagantly
overworked and the ultimate effect MAY be reaction
which will refuse the protection of the plea to
where it properly belongs.-New York Tribune. a