The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-26
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any cost, shall be the sufferers. We must fight
the dynamtards in sulf-defense- And must not
tolerate their doctrines. their newspapers any
thing associated with them-Cncinnati Commercial
Gazette.
The only wise course open to government that
feels compelled to NEEDLE with Socialism at all that
OF removing the evils which it. Perhaps how
ever were this course adopted in Austria there would
not be much left of the empire when needed reforms
were completed. Boston Advertiser.
LET Congress close up its quarres over the appro-
priation bills, pass the educational, the Coke and
Dawes Indian bills and the bankruptcy bill and get
ready to adjourn The Reagan bill wait at this
time when the railroads busily cutting each 9TH
ers threats more savagely than the most virulent
"antimonopolist'' member of Congress would think
best to undertake by law.-Springfeld Republican.
Much is gained by high license Chiefly, of course.
an increase of revenue, When unable TO in
sruct children for lack of means to build more school
houses when compelled to cut down budget
OF necessary expenditures because it exceeds the limit
OF authorized taxation, an increase of revenue of
nearly half million dollars in city like this means
great deal But there is doubt that other benefits
follow high Gcense.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
IT may be extremely desirable to keep the Dakota
wheat fields the Colorado cattlerauges out of the
hands of the British aristocracy but there is
why noble lord prncelet plain subject tired
of the efete moarchie should be deprived of the priv
lege OF owning house and lot in New Jersey long
Island The opinion of the committee that the driving
out OF foreign capital would result in no harm TO any
body on this continent is surprising piece of igno
| rance and narrowness.-New York Times.
ALL parties are, and every who has spark of
patriotism in him is concerned to see the vast army
of illterates speedily decimated by the universal
schoolmaster The States, especially the Southern
States not equal to this task. 1t is the Nations
peril and 1t is the Nations business to provide against
it. Let the press the pulpit and the platform camor
together at the doors of Congress- and insist that it
shah not adjourn until it has enacted the Blair edu
cation bill and sent it to President Arthur for his sig
nature.-Boston Traveller.
In sympathizing with the agitation and distress of
nation like Great Britain, upon which the commercial
and financial interests of the American people depend
largely than upon any other three nations of the
world, we sympathize with our own interests Self
protection and selfinterest involved well
national comfy. Moreover our authorities may act
against this evil with all the more courage and hearth
ness because of the fact that in suppressing these
devils they will be putting down the worst enemies of
Ireland Every life destroyed by these wretches in
their insane plots will be direct calamity to the true
patriots of Ireland and her innocent population
Louisville Courier Journal
WE keep house two oceans now and when a
door is cut in the partition between the key must be
in American hands We cannot allow England or any
other power to own the doorway to hold the key to
play doorkeeper The waterway which for forty years
has been defined part of coast line must be in
American hands and under American control. The
necessity of this is plain and Senator Edmunds has
made equally plain the wisdom of this and its
harmony with existing treaties 1t is time for
pettfogSing and quibbling but for action unless the
North wing of the Capitol has ceased to be the council
chamber ola great Nation which takes mo law from
superior force. "-Phadelphia Press.
CERTAIN organs of foreign interests seem disposed
to create the impression that the commercial treaties
are gaining greatly in public favor. One of them
affects to discover in the favorable comments of the
Administrations Washington organ, evidence that
popular feeling has begun to impress the Republicans
in Congress favorably to the treaties The truth is
however that the Administration has been in favor of
its own treaties from the beginning. But change
of public opinion in that direction is perceptibe to the
naked eye. There some Republicans well as
policy but it does not likely that either of the
treaties will get rati6ed.-New York Tribune.
THE establishment of the British landlord and ten.
ant system il the West would De great evil but the
theft by Americans well By Englishnen is also
great evil We believe that the building up of these
great estates by EngGshinen should be prevented We
also believe that the government should punish all
scoundres, American English, who have robbed
the honest settler of his heritage In attempting
legslate against the Aliens Congress should not forget
that they have been enabled to get tracts into
their hands by the rascalty of government officers,
and that where Engtshman has grabbed acre,
an American has grabbed ffty-New York Times.
THE license system introduced into Ohio by the
Scott law. and which ruthessly destroyed by
partisan decision. acknowledged on all hands to
have largely diminished the number of saloons and to
have placed the business of retailing in better and
more responsible hands. This hes been the expert
wherever high license has been tried, and the
best temperance thought in the country is direct
ed to that regulation as the most practicable means
for ameorating the evils of the traffic. When an
evil can not be wholly suppressed it is the part of
wisdom to place such restraints upon ii will best
conserve the public interest To restrain through
high license is wisdom while to give loose rein for
the sake of mere sentiment is worse than folly
Plttsburg commandments.
THESE foreign landhoders entitled to con
sideration. They have no just claim under any Cir
cumstances to d foot of soil They have no more
right to hold title foot of it than they have to
plant foreign flag upon it. Every such title should
be destroyed 70 say the wrong shall go further is
not sufficient. What has been done should be undone.
Every title held by foreigner to the agricultural
lands of this country should be declared forfeited to
the people. It belongs to the people and was plum
dered from the people, Every foreign landlord will
in time make one hundred American paupers. And
the country which is imperiled by pauperism it
to tsefto It's safety to uproot every sch of
danger. No absentee lanlordism. If it is wrong in
Ireland it is a crime in America.-Detroit Times
Most of tho bills presented IN tho Legislatures are
prepared by mon having skill in capacity for that
particular kind of work. They written often
hastily and amid distracting surroundings, with bat
single thought in view, and changed and changed
again by amendments which mutate as often as they
perfect the original measure Until litigants have
brought law to tho Supreme Court to be interpreted
there can seldom be unanmity of opinion as to its
meaning law is enacted without refer
to the old on the subject matter. There
is lack of harmany simplicity and system in laws
as a consequence aud needless difficulty encountered
in deciding in many cases just what the law e. Ths
is the complaint in nearly every State, and the
edy proposed is that the technical work of drafting
laws shall be performed for the Legislature instead
of by it.-Philadelphia Press.
IT is not in Egypt alone that the foreign relations os
England !. are unsatisfactory; The Australian question
northern part of New Guinea and France intends TO
seize the New Hebrides, while England ma, annexed
DotWoeu AuStraila ana New tTuinea and
the coastline from Cape Colony Natal. The neigh.
borhood of Germany raises per,lexing questions for
Australia and Bismarck would gladly see Gladstone
discounted the British Foreign Office may expect to
be busy. Meanwhile Mr.. Parnell shows himself to be
dictator in Ireland stronger than ever and announces
new land agitation. In this situation it must be
relief and consolation to Major Pendennis and Sir
Roger de Coverley to read in the Times at the club
that the monarchy was never so stable and that the
Prince Edward of 600 years hence may anticipate
peaceful succession to the crown as the Prince Ed
ward of today.-Harpers Weekly.
A REPUBLICAN policy has developed railroads for
twenty five years To-day, in nd-wnter. the farmer
pays II cents bushels from Illinois TO New York
This to be sure Is exceptional rate but under the
operation of tho railway pooling system. which Mr.
Beck savaeey but iynorautly denounces the rate
has time been than Is cents for about four
years. The money thus saved in cost of transporta
ton goes directly to the benefit of the producers or
the consumers and: in point of fact. is divided be
tween the IL Mr. Beck would dismount from his
high horse of rhetoric for about five minutes. and