The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-27
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THERE is peace throughout the land; peace in the
North and peace in the South. The country is one
again IN heart, and thought, and hope. The great
soldier who laid in blood the foundations of this sec
ond anu more enduring union is at rest 81. ct
Us nave peace. he said years agone and peace his
people have In their hearts and minds, in this time
or peace there is naught but regard and regret for
MN nm Tor wnom strife and disquiet The
go Cd will of ALL whether heretofore friends or not
was his IN his agony, and will abide with his name
Decentralization News and Courier.
If coinage is continued. the depreciation of the
silver certificates, as compared with gold is only
question of time and the embarrassment of that
state OF things will fall heaviest where there the
most of them. No more serious check to the remark
sole and healthy prosperity recently shown in the
OF silver. Her best business already this.
Inc strongest and most convincing arguments we
southern men, 1t will not be at all surprising to see
the danger of the present situation averted in the
next Congress by Southern votes.-New York Times
IHE gold standard, instead of being fixed and
steady has been rising higher and higher for the past
ten years ana accordingly prices of all kinds of
modltles have been falling Whatever a man has
bought or produced he has been obliged to sell for
nttle less than it cost him and both trade and manu-
tact1res have been Improbable For all that appears
gold Will go on rising and prices will &C falling for
some time to come and until capitalists can be as
sufed that the bottom has been reached they prefer to
wait. Their gold dollars measured in merchandise,
are growing bigger and bigger all the while and they
can gain by sitting still than they can Dy going
to work.-New York Sun.
Now since the administration plu1nes itself upon
It's practical business methods desret to emphasize
the TACT that by its action it is adding enormously to
the expense OF naval construction in the future By
striking down John Roach who had the largest acil-
ties for building iron ships it loses the lowest bidder
under the first contracts for a navy BY giving
great impulse to the free ship agitation and sencing
the chief defender of American shipping it deals the
entire industry staggering blow. By reviving as it
VIII inevitably, the Old system of navy I'd construc
ton, it will make itself responsible for inefficient
workmanship, extravagant expend itures and political
corrupuon.-New York Tribune.
NEW MEXICO has total population of about 1875
OOO and OF tGese fully four-fths are of Spanish
Mexican race the latter denomination including In
dian hall breeds while of the remainder probably not
one-hfth of average American nteligence. In
other words to introduce this Territory into the
Union of States would Immediately open the market
Tor bribery and corruption of the worst kind; would
De to swamp the few educated and upright people
under those of the purchasabe mob of greasers and
to work incalculabe injury to the country. The
united States IS pretty substantial institution but
one such experiment as Nevada ought to be sufficient
Tor at least one generation--St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
IT is this tendency to seize on every opportunity to
harass and annoy the employer; to assert as rights
CLAIMS that neither law, Justice common sense will
sustain and to rebel after contracts for future work
nave been entered into, based the rate of
wages, that makes capital tmid and Restraints it from
marriage wit enterprise. IF the great mass of the
thoughtful, Ieveheaded mechanics of the country
would consider these matters calmly and without
prejudice instead of blindy following the lead of
few agitators-well- meaning men, perhaps, but mis-
takenWe should hear much less about labor troubles
and the wheels of business would revolve steadily,
evenly and continuously. to the infinite gain of the
skilled industrious well as to that of every
class of people in the Union.St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
We notice that of our esteemed contempt.
rsries speaking Of the Republican party dead
If any faith is to be placed in Indications the Repub
can party is not even sleepy. The Democratic capa
city for laundering is great that the Republicans
as they have done for twenty years, rely upon it
confidently to pull them through all right We're the
Democrats would press to its lips reviving elixir
extracted from their bunders, that would bring
it up its feet again. They already brewing this
elixir. Out in Ohio OF the Democrats say that
if nothing else will teach the administration that what
they want is Offices it may be necessary to give the
Republican State ticket a tremendous majority. a
&c rgia paper at the promotion of postofce
clerk to be postmaster too ideal for practical
world. Verify if the Democrats only repeal the
civilservce law, the Republicans can count upon
another twenty four years lease of power-Boston
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