The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-29
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To us, at this distance the London Times states
the whole case in sentence when it says that tho
House ill advised in passing the resolution, and
that Prince Bismarck ''ungraeous in returning
| it-Boston Advertiser,
| THE day is not far off when England win have 70
fight retain Cairo and Alexandria in her hands,
and if all Egypt should be lost by such delays have
already the lives of massacred galisons nothing
can prevent the Mohammedans of the Indian Empire
from accepting the claims of the Mahdi and revolving
against their British rulers.-New York Times.
IF Lord Beaconsfied were now Primo Minister
Russia would be summoned, not to stop at Merry, but
to leave it. In the absence of firm resolve to hold
the Gar to his old promise, there is
but one means of keeping him from evasion of the
new, and that by announcing that heEceforth Hera
the key of India will for safe keeping pass into the
hands of Englaud.-New York Sun.
| UNDOUBTEDLY there reporters as there are
ministers who disgrace honorable calling No
walk in life is wholly free from sneaks slandeers and
cleverly stupidity untruthu persons. But striking
the average the American newspaper reporter is as
careful, honorable conscientious in his work,
and good deal more hard-working. than the Ameri
can clergyman-Hartford COwant
THE medical colleges should be forced to keep
record of all bodies received for dissection showing
how they are obtained, and when AID where they died
! The possession Of an unrecorded or irreaularly
| obtained corpse should be- made criminal
ofense. By making the medical Institutions response
BILE the depredations of the ignorant and brutal body
snatehers can easily be heckedPittsburg Dispatch.
THE blunder of the Ochree resolution was in giving
official Endorsement of Herr Lskers political
and requesting Prince Bismarck himself to add az
resolution othe Reehstag. How to retreat gracefully
from that position and get out Of its present predc
ment without exciting either bad blood ride Isis
the problem which will confront the House when the
text of Bsmarcks communication shall be laid before
| it educational Republican .
| THE argument i'll behalf Of a prohibtory amend
ment to the constitution that it fixes the thing does
not to be justified either by experience
| with other amendments, OF with the experience OF
| Kansas where struggle is going to prevent the
next Legislature from submitting repeal amendment.
! The Republicans lost $4,000 votes ca this issue,
! which elected Governor Click Democrat and license
| candidate There is some anxiety to know whether
this Republican vote will return in time to vote for
| the Republican candidate for President-Springied
| Republican.
LoNGFELLow when read aloud at the frey t on the
winters evening not only an inteletl ureat out
| the diffusion of social harmony - ~, G2ie who5
listened believed and loved the sym W 3 =
sake and that work is of abiding kind. The bust
which the Prime Minister of Great Britain will,
Saturday, unveil in Engands national abbey will
represent one who took deep hold upon English lifs
and feeling and who will be dear to the great masses
of the English people long as Christian virtues.
heroic sentiments and home affections flourish among
them--Brooklyn Eagle
IT is evident that the old Democratic leaders have
| called halt the exceedingly stupid leaders who
have been mismanaging affairs lately. The Morrison
men are being disciplined, and when the campaign in
the Second districts ends with the overwhelming de-
feat of the combination candidate the sham
reformers will be invited to take back seat until the
party be reorganzed The Democrats in all parts
of the country disguised with their present Lead
who have talked much about principle and yet
were unable to present anything which the national
committee dared to put forward as party platform
| Kansas City Journal. aatr-ict 1llfH
THE simple fact is that we have been for years re-
ceving gold from abroad and keeping the rnieise out
put of our mines at home until there is redundancy
of that metal Cutting treasure vaults and markets.
and the season having arrived for ldl in the ship
ment Of other exports there is necessarily export
movementof gold to settle some small ban ces against
| But reason for anticipating that this
movement will continue long amount to a serious
| drain. With the supply of geld now on hand we
not expect this country TO absorb all the OUTPUT of
m and OrqpO find tnl,pN
to keep up its value at hQmeSt Louis Post Dispatch
II may very well be- indeed that England' wonder
full power is lettering to its fall Disaster in
quarter would be the signal for enmity and dissats
faction on every hand, and the diversified nature Of
the kingdom possessions, wealthmaking ii times Of
peace in times of trouble turn into destructive
force. An Indian rebellion would lead ike train of
gunpowder to active revolt in Ireland Vet something
must be done in the Soudan and perhaps Of the two
evils occupation would be the least England must
| fight the False Prophet give up the game-a
render which would lead to stearing it of all that
| Greater Britain which alone makes it a power.
| Philadelphia Telegraph.
| WE hope see the day when all the 7patriot
ISM virtue and intelligence will be found side,
and all the lawlessness vice and ignorance on the
other. That condition either anarchy des,
potism. The Saving salt" in both political parties
and the guarantee of orderly and righteous govern
ment are be found in the right impulses and com
| interests of themass of voters either side
The danger has been in savsh adherence TO party,
which promoted the election of corrupt unit men
to office The appeal to the better element" in both
parties to vote for the best men, which has been re-
Sponded TO freely recent transformed
politics and ~ill in time reform the government
/ Boston Herald
THIS Mississippi county [Copah, is county Of
barbarians; it must he developed into sympathy with
the spirit of tine age. Aregineut Of sciiers would
| do good rigorous statute, if there Con-
gress ready to enact it. would oe of avail, The
sunlight of publcity-which the press first, and
the Senate investigation has cast upon this dark
corner of the repubhcwi have effect; the slow
processes of a generally civilized country surrounding
it will gradually work change 1t is disneartenlng
to find that there is such spot but on the otter
hand it is reassuring to reflect that there is other
Southern State far behind the age as Mississippi
| and that this unhappy Commonwealth must
yield to the forces of progress. Union.
II is evident that if this county is not to depend
on foreign countries for its 9Eiled labor indefinitely
some method must 6e adopted by which a boy rho
had rather earn q: honest living than DO ? useless
Some sorm of industrial trade school is probably
tne most feasible plan at present such school has
been attempted on a small scaie o. Girard College
while New York city has within te past four years
established an experimental school of this kind,
| which now accommodates nearly 300 pupils Other
cities moving III this matter and N is to he hoped
that the trade school IDEA will be fostered and stmu
lated until there will Pc ample opportunity for every
| body who wants u learn trade to do it-Philadel-
| phia Times
THE government does not hold enough gold with
which to redeem It's issues that after its stock of
this metal is exhausted it must resort to the only
! other means of redemption left to it-Tiz silver, in
the form of dollar that is worth butelghty five cents
When this point is reached and even before gold will
command premiums it will become article of mer
a. 4use. of speculation. and the hulk of it will! be
, 81 country where it is not undervalued rs it
- x coinage laws of this country. Ever now the
DIV on the snhtreasury is greater than the demand
Co.. evrnr purposes which gives rise to the heliee
10, s,sco >srs securing gold in the expectation
-. az h = sell at premium hereafter Silver
Ill H., baoo the standard Of value in the couu.
trv and m contrac - would be made silver basis