The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-18

ment then it is poor affair" Certainly it has the
right to speak but it does not follow that foreign
statesman must be the postman to convey to his
government language which he cannot approve. He
thinks at least, that he has the right to decide
whether he will accept decline itCincinnati Com
mercal Gazette.
1T is one thing to forego taunting a rebel with his
rebellion and another thing to make him the recipient
of government favors or rewards for antecedent acts
whose luster was dimmed somewhat by subsequent
dsloyay 1t Is not to be wondered at that the rep
resentatiye of party which fathered the RESPONSE
by for the prosecution of the war for the defense Of
the Union Though it did not by any do all the
lghtlng have some hesitation about pensioning
Mexican veterans unless those who afterwards turned
rebels are eXcepted.-Detroit Times.
GERMANY is at peace with all of her neghbors,
without the sign of an impending trouble with
any. Why then indulge in preparations for warl
There is but answer 1t has been resolved, as
events have proved to insult the United States and
the insult is to be backed up with display of force.
If before the guns of the German ships and
neglect to maintain honor invioate it will be just
what the Teutons expected when they began to get
ready for the possible consequences of their conduct
toward Mr. Sargent.-Chcago News.
OF course none of these elephants really white
elephants. And, of course, they did not cost 300,
OOo each We can say this much firmly now, and we
propose to say it firmly Whenthe circus agent comes
along later he may succeed in arousng lively doubts
on this point and we may go and pay TO see if they
are really white elephants. If do that then the
sacred mission of the white elephant to this country
has been accomplished and he take his place high
up that ladder of fame where the headess rooster
perches and the two-headed horse waits to know
which head he shall follow for oats-Louisville Com.
mercial
The Union men of this country are not going to be
taken into Jefferson Davs's port. They will have
word to say about it at the polls next November.
Until Southern Democrats willing to obey the in
structons Of the shin they will have to go passen
gers. Loyal men propose to do the steering while
longer at least The Confederate Democrats have
steered jefferson Davis into pension if the Mexican
bill passes the Senate and they have steered another
of their friends, fitz John Porter, into the army
again if the President signs the BILL and that is about
ill the steering they will be allowed to do this year,
Chicago Tribune.
THE country can stand gift of $50 600 OOO moro
or less to the Mexican pcnickers all of whom have
been sufficiently rewarded, and of whom have
been rewarded out of proportion to their deserts.
The country can stand it to pension men who pic
nicked in Mexico and afterward did their best to shoot
the life out of the republic The country stand it
war which was fDmented in the interest of slavery.
But this thing the country cannot stand: it cannot
stand any such precedent the bill would make if it
should pass in its present shape pensioning all who
served. whether injured in the service not-Chi-
cago Times.
THE national conscience the community conscience
must indeed need rousing. when such hardy inso-
lence and brutal defiance of decent public opinion lthe
action of the liquor league passes almost unnoticed
Some influence stronger and more rapid in its opera
ton than the slow process of evolution is required to
set in motion effective reform sentiment The
of modern civilization may else become its destroyer
before remedy is applied. Let it be remembered
that there be true freedom with a vena and de-
graded franchises that the best devised governmental
institutions useless when political corruption
cludes from their control the ttest members of the
community; that it is futile to alternate churches with
saloons leaving the weakest elements of society at the
mercy of the most powerful temptatons.-New York
Tribune.