The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-30
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road discrimination should cease and it is desirable
that all railroad of rates should be discontinued
federal commission could determine the question
of uniformity of rates, and establish and maintain
them. That would prevent both discrimination and
wars Philadelphia Inquirer.
ALL wars, they pass into history lose large
part OF their hdeousness and gain enchantment
from distance which is of itself guarantee of human
interest. They become full or legends and romance
and charm those who reco with horror from slaughter
near at hand. Of all none is richer in inherent
interest and stirring incidents than the civil war and
it is probable that we have yet only the be-
ginning OF its prominence in Observation-Disclosures
Leader.
IT would be foolish to deny that the plumbers of the
State Department have been greatly regretted It is
possible that Secretary Bayard does not himself
deplore them 1t may be that he regrets having left
the comfortable repose of the Senate chamber where
honors are easily won and criticism is restrained
and dgnifed as department But he is doubtless too
sensible not to have proted by friendly criticism and
not to see the wisdom of consulting the whole Cab
net on important appointments in the future.-New
York World.
If the Democrats want change in the commission,
we advise them to ask for the removal of the Demo
cratic member and the appointment of mugwump
IN his place We not in favor of the appointment
OF mugwumps rule, but the Civil-servce Commits
sion is just the place for them. The objection may be
made that the mugwumps really Republicans, and
that the terms of the eivservce act do not allow the
appointment OF mugwump If this objection is good,
the Democrats should amend that act so that only
mugwumps and schoolmasters shall be eligible to the
commission. New York Sun.
OF there is danger that the French gov
ernments tardy liberation of the communist common
oratlve ceremonies-though really due to generous
and sober second thought-may be mistaken by many
OF Its own supporters well by the revolutionSts
for proof of feeble -inindedness and fear 1t was
owing to just such wentended vacillation that the
instructions of ] $50 and 1S48 whose beginnings
were trivial enough soon acquired irresistible head
way, and that the previous attempt of small but res
olute band of Communists to gain control of Paris
was for some sixty days successful New York Sun.
THE impression widely prevails even among Cana
dian statesmen politicians and journalists that the
Of
rights of which Riel is now the victim The military
success the government has met with should induce
to be generous. If there unremedied wrongs be-
hind the story of which is concealed in whatever dis
position may be made of Riel. then he may prove
another John Brown to Canada and the forerunner of
more powerful movement than that In which he took
part. Riel has evidently been weak instrument.
Had he been man of strength Canada might have
had to fight long and hard for the power to be gener-
ous.-Chcago Inter Ocean.
STORES, and factories and railroads are simply in.
dexes that show by their condition whether the
farmers have plenty of money to spend not. When
times close for the farmers business is dull every
where. So in 1882 all kinds of business received a
check and the railroads among the first to feel
it.. Then began the saggng down process which has
left the stock gamblers staggering under their
burden. There is very little prospect of speculative
boom to relieve them: Stock gambling is poor trade
in these hard times, but the of the people still
have enough to eat drink and wear, and get along in
considerable comfort. The worst lamentations come
from Wall street since the disappearance of the
lambs.-Chicago Tribune.
BEGGING for offices for his constituents is not the
only way in which Mr.. Hendricks is earning his salary.
He is rendering service in another direction, and
not much to his taste, probably If it not for
the Vicepresident the mugwumps would be at loss
for object upon which to vent their Spleen they
use him as foil to the President All their fine
words and buttered phrases layished upon Mr.
Cleveland and all their gall and bitterness is poured
out upon Mr. Hendricks. When the mugwumps are
out of humor with the former they can vent their
spleen by pitching into the latter and as Mr. Hen
bricks is insensibe to these knocks as sandbag
to the blows of athlete there need be conscen
fnnc rp1nc hor1 htywti
bricks is earning his salary What he doesn't de.
serve Office beggar he than merits by his
patience under the abuse of the mugwumps.-Phila-
delphia Press
Elk POSTMASTER GENERAL FRANK HATToN once
remarked that people general rule care very little
who fill the federal Offices, and Frank Hatton very
accurately struck the nail the head when he said it.
People get into the habit of critcsing appointments
and discussing their propriety improperly: but
with the exceptions of ofce-seekers and the men Of
alleged influence with an administration they care
very little personally about them. The party a man
belongs to is OF comparatively light weight when put
in the balance with ability and qualifications and this
should be remembered by the many who so dis
posed to worry and lose sleep account of what
they consider poor appointments. There is rea-
why the business of the country should be based
on any different principles from those of solid
mercantile houses and in the latter Nhen are
gagged their party preferences not considered but
their qualifications for the positions they are to fill
Minneapolis Tribune.
THERE is safe, easy and effective way Of once and
for all, putting end to these Indian troubles and
that is by breaking up and wholly eradlcating the
tribal relations of these Indians We have advo.
Gated nor believed in harsh cruel and extreme treat
nent of our Indian wards is it to be denied that
the Indians have serious of complaint against
the government and the settlers At the same time
the promiscuous raids and heartless butcheries Of
these Infatuated demons should be stopped So long
as these tribes permitted to recognize govern
ment which is in their estimation independent of and
superior to that of the Nation long they are fed
and supported in idleness and SO long as they can
warfare these raids will be of annual occurrence But
break up these tribal relations by scattering the ndi-
viduals provide each with piece of land abundant
for his support instruct them in the of agriculture
and the of TOOLS and then hold each amenabe to
the laws of the land like every other individual and
these raids and massacres are at an end-Chicago
News.