The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THOUGH we owe Russia much and England moth
ing, our sympathies are with England in this conflict
because in spite of her faults, England represents
civilization and Russia barbarsm because cannot
if England can forget ties Of blood and language
because Russian ascendency in India would be 70
aggressor and in the wrong and England anxious for
peace and in the right.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
IT. therefore, the sympathy of people should DO
with England in with Russia, it viii not be be-
England is the land of their foreathers but boz
they think its triumph will ccnduce to the
advancement Of civilization and the continued eeva
ton of the human But will the sympathy of the
majority be with Englandg Is it with England nows
We think it doubtful. Certainly millions of Ameri
of Irish descent look on England as their hered
tary foe. and would rejoice at her huniiation-New
York Sun.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is credited with explaining
the appointment of Plsbury by saying it would not
have been made if he had known the mans character
beforehand 1t is about time these tactics aban
doned, both by the President and those who assume
to speak for him. Mr.. Cleveland fully advised
to the character of Higgins and Pilsbury after they
were appointed and in time to enable him to withhold
their com missions and he failed to do in either
case Having been thus enlightened, he should either
dismiss them now or stand by them on the doctrine
of spols Pleading the baby act is neither dignifed
Dor ourageeus.-Philadelphia Press.
THE honest States not merely injured threaals-
the degradation of the American name by the repud
ating States. The eleventh amendment costs them
money-has cost them hundreds of millions already.
Because that amendment gives the States the power
to repudate and because some States have used il,
the credit of every other State is lower and the rates
it pays for loans higher than they otherwise would
be. But for the eleventh amendment the credit of q
State would be better than that of the Nation. But
for the made of by the Southern States ii would
be nearly as high. But, as matters stand he who
lends to an American State must charge Insurance
well as interest.-Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr. Pendleton do not rep-
resent the Democratic party. Cleveands nomination.
dictated by branch of the Republican party
consistent he may prove to be- it is manifest that
his civilservce notions thus far have utterly dis
gusted and disafected large elements of the party
1t is Republican policy rather than Democratic
which Mr.. Cleveland is carrying out. The country will
do well to look at this matter frankly and understand
ingly Without the Republican party and it's reform
ghost of chance in this country. Men like Cleve-
land and Pendeton are not representative Democrats
Minneapolis Tribune
IT'S fortunate that the country has found out Mr.
Garland in time He is known to be an aspirant to
the Supreme bench but certainly no Republican sena
tor can ever permit the appointment if his vote win
Gratis should come into power the constitutional
amendments would be practca ally destroyed Perhaps
Mr. Garlands opinion is the first step in that process
The real point Of Mr. Garlands opinion is that part
of the Constitution is itself unconstitutional and we
regret to say that the President needessy puts his
foot into it by indorsing Mr.. Garlands absurd posi-
ton. The only level-headed man, apparently in the
whole transaction is General Lawton. He is evidently
dissatisfied with the construction and declines the APP
pointment which he had before been anxious to FILL
New York Tribune.
BUT supposing there is room for the Attorney
generals contention, what sort of chance would
President Cleveland have in a controversy with the
Senate upon tbis pointr-a controversy which would
rouse all the sumbering passions of the North in de-
tense of the loyal amendment This amendment
embodes not only the clause under consideration but
also the provisions prohibiting the payment Of the
confederate debt and claims and claims for
emancpated slaves 1t would be charged at once thai
if sklful Interpretation could annul part of tho
amendment all the other parts might be eliminated
the way and thus the flood gate of rebel clairp6
be opened the Blaine organs and orators predcteG
during the campaign that they would be- We can con-
ceive of political issue moro undesirable.-New
York Evening Post.
WHILE the leading men of the war in the South
should be strangers political ostracsm when the
laws fully complied with it should not be forgot
ten that the men of the South, who are to rpep
and gather the better fruits of the in the restored
prosperity of the nsurgent States men born ten
years before the and later. They are now in the
noontde of life; they have disabilities to removes
they have learned the lessons which will give the
South its more benefcent destiny; they capable
of filling the highest trusts and they in hearty
cord with the interests Of the whole country Most OF
the Offices in the North to-day filed by civilianJ
let them have chance in the South, for the yo,sr8
of that section the who most integensly~
understand the present and the future Politics fakes
little pause for legal distractions and it Is clearly ex
pedent not only to take nothing against loyalty b
construction but to be mindful of those who mug
fully and finally cure the Of the past.--Phild
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