The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
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HEEEToFokE MI Gladstone has been IN a remaTk
able degree the chief OF his own ADMINISTRATIONS lie
seems TO De losing his Grip and When ne goes MS Far
I?en mus 20, anu ee eiaGes are V9e Nv hss anu
Alneras coulu not come UogeIner anu Ihe country
must again try the Iorles'-Clncmnatl commercial
Uazette.
IN the disturbed condition OF opinions and theories
1t would appear that the present IS not an opportune
time for introducing new currency schemes, and 1T
VIII oe Poht'c 10 deiay the lscussono1 sgeh queslos
untli they can be considered with more ght ana I'M
ptutlaIlpy thal are possloe au presehU--l1oulsNle
CourlerJournaL
IT is Of course now finally settled that Congress has
the power to issue egal-tender notes without limit
and at any time peases The authority be taken
away only bv amending tbe Constitution But not a
few constitutional lawyers will agree with Justice
Field that this power has been conferred upon Con-
ess by the trainers of the Cons titution but by
the majority OF the Supreme Court Judges.-New York
Herald
Mr. GLADSTONE has recently introduced one Of the
most important measures get elaborated by his great
mind which is designed to add nearly two n1illiop
voters to the English Irish and Scotch constituencies
1t is almost inconcevabe that with such bill his
hands, and supported by a working majority, he
should, told he contempates doing. relin
qush the prospects of its becoming law for the sseof
securing popular verdict his foreign policy. The
English Ministry may appeal to the people but it will
be strange if they do before Parliament has passed
on this Chicago News
THERE is nothing more certain historically than
that it the commercial necessities of people
lures included that led to the formation Of the pres
ent Union, which national feeling and aspirations de-
sired, but small local 1eaouSes and the difficulties of
INSTRUMENTATION hindered Neither is anything
historically certain than that the who pre-
sided over the convention which formed the Consttu
ton recommended, and the first Congress which met
under enacted into law the very policy ofprotectOn
which Mr.. Carlisle denounces gross abuse of
pOwer-Louisville Commercial
GENERAL, GORDON must be s11pported nor can he
he refused trooDs If he declares them 10 he necessary
In case of his failure the Soudan situation viii be a
gloomy one indeed for the English for then military
operations on larger scale must take place or pol
icy of complete withdrawal-even, perhaps from SUI
a5im--must be adopted. 1t is easy to see that the
time has gone by when the latter could be safely
taken by the Cabinet The whole success of the meas
ures taken by Mr.. Gladstone and his colleagues rests
as before Graham victories, on General Gordon; and
1t is misfortune to them that at this critical moment
his course is giving rise to anxiety and msrustBos
ton Advertiser
POSSIBLY the fact that Mr. Sargent consents to dine
with the Iron Chancellor" may displease some of
those eminent publicsts who will be satisfied with
nothing short of the Minister'S sending challenge
the Chancellor Nevertheless as an invitation to dine
batants, and a probable leading up to composing of
existing dihculties we may hope Tor peace between
the United States minister and Prince bismarck The
btteret OF feuds may be adjusted over good dinner
and IS likely that Bismarck has made up his mind to
call Oil ms dogs forget MS sciatca and behave like
Jolly good FELLOW VINO can make hlnset agreeable
when he wlll-New YORK Times.
THE same weapon which Kelly holds over the De-
mocracy of the State he holds over the Democracy of
the nation No general account, or plan of action
can be made up without Kelly. And this is the party
which depends mainly on the cry of publication in
high places for its campaign material There IS law
OF compensation IN pohtcs as %e as IN other things
and TINS apparently uitvolu:oio oai gam wl9h ram
many though IL may or ng N 70 tne democracy a
large number OF votes IN new ORR Guy VIII probably
enlarge tae nePuoeah N 1rner parts OF le
State sunGlehC W 9.seC IT, Anu 1ahniaIy Is Ger
family an element which is expensive TO the Demoe'
racy in the country at large.-ot Louis Uiooe Demo
erat
ALL the facts of history against the od fraud"
of Gramercy Park, and yet he has the mendacity to
claim that he suffered wrong in 1876. wrong which
it is all too late to rectify This stuff and fustan
cannot be imposed upon the American people. The
courts were open to Tilden at aIy time after Mr.
Hayes had been declared the lawfully elected Presi
dent of the United States, but the Democratic pre-