The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16

risk of disagreement together with the danger
and the wasted power of separate governments
The creation of new separate states is opposed
to the spirit of democracy, whose mission 1t Ns to
reduce and not TO multiply the elements OF dis
cord in the human family. Moreover. the feel
ing OF nationality is growing everywhere with
immense rapdty. so that it could not fail to be
injurious to the English to fight against the
force of nationality. 1t may be many years De
fore actual tie can be constructed; but, IN the
meantime causes of difference may be removed
and encouragement given to the settlement or
union. AS the administration of English affairs
becomes more inspired by popular ideas the pos
sibility of closer ties increases For the spirit
Of democracy is union and when that spirit nas
penetrated the English and Australian peoples,
the political problem of federal constitution
will be nearer to solution. The present martial
movement in Australia has its only justification
in being an expression of this wish for union.
That the democratic sentiment is growing there
is no doubt Whether it is to be interpreted by a
Tory Premier of radical Cabinet remains to be
seen.
The French press are at old England again
This time so hot. We are peridious scoundrels.
All England is charnel house of horrors We
are whited sepulchre. Our doom is near. Two
hundred thousand copies of the Pail Malls in
dictment have been sold in the streets Of Paris.
Fifty thousand more have been sold with pic
lures, illustrated editions of The Maiden Tri
butte" How you can imagine certain French
artists reveing over the work of prurient
decoration. 1 think we deserve the epithet of
cowardly-at least the authorities do for per-
hitting the degradation Of our own streets with
this gutter literature of the Pail Mall and Town
Talk This business has nothing to do with
politics. but as several American papers have
described the Pail Mall as Tory organ, it is
worth while to mention the fact that it is a
Radical journal of extreme views. Oh, but our
French neighb0rs are jubiant over US. Les
Scandales de Londres, prix centimes! 1t is the
one cry from morning until night heard all
over Paris and the journals take up the cry In
their columns to aOuse the perfdious Britsher.
One of them says: THE vices exposed are in
herent to the British race. and to the English
spirit and character, and that the manners of
the British people dishonor the world by their
brutality and cowardce." 1t is the Dix
Neuvieme Steele that says this. l forget which
Paris paper 1t was that recently complained that
America had done so little to honor the memory
or victor Hugo, considering how deeply in
debted America is to France for her independ
euce Most Frenchmen whom nave met claim
all the honorand glory of the American war with
the mother country, and they say the BarthOldi
statue Is the French trade mark on American
liberty! 1t would be an interesting subject for
some historical writer to tell the story of Lafay
cite, and show how little France did In that war
| of giants 1t u.s. by the way, rather a hard hit
at French vanity, the discovery of the German
origin of Victor Hugo.
In that class of society which hangs to the
fringe of the court, ladies are asking each other
why the Crown Princess of Prussia would have
nothing to do with the marriage of the Princess
Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg Queen
Nlctorlas eldest daughter, it seems. objected to
the match, and actively opposed it. The Princes
income was less than $40 week, and he was
only ordinary prince. Now he is Royal
Hiehness and knight of the Garter. 1t must
be like trip to fairyland his reception, marriage
and honeymoon in the Isle of Wight. Plenty of
pocket money (enough to buy the very best
cigars) a pretty and most amiable wife, the
Queen of England for a mother-in-law castle
to live in. and all the Queens palaces to visit at,
the young soldier whose outfit his fortune
must feel something like the hero of an Arabian
Nights story. The male gossips of the court are
divided between wish to kill Stead and Booth,
of the P. M. G. and the Salvation Army, and a
desire that the Prince of Wales should tell the
| truth and shame the devil" Everybody affects
to know that pressure has been put upon the
Home Office to prevent a prosecution of
Stead and his lot because Stead has threat
ened to call the Prince of Wales as a witness
in the case and ask him if he had not been a
visitor at old Mother Jefferies-the person who
kept a fast house at Chelsea. A number of the
Princes friends say Let Stead cali him-that
IS all there is against the Prince and the truth is
always very much less harmful than lies that
are founded upon basis of truth" have no
opinion either way, though am quite sure that
vast multitude Of the people would not see the
case IN that light The dissenters, teetotaers,
and serious church-goers Of England would not
take into account the temptations of the Prince
and the dastardly character of the attack the
authors of the obscene pamphlets have made
upon him. not directly but by inference And
indeed a great nation has right to expect that
the heir apparent shall assume a virtue if he
have it not. In the present temper of the people,
if the Prince were to be convicted of any
wicked and scandalous proceedings it would 60
hard with his prospects i. respect of the English
throne Inc irnce of Wales is spoken of by
those who know him intimately a most
charitable, kindly, amiable man, never firing in
furthering the best interest of the country, an
excellent host, a considerate father, and an
affectionate husband. 1t must be said. however,
that he is not always discreettin the selection of
his personal friends JOSEPH HATToN
Lamia.
Lamia, thou art wistful wise.