The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-20
COMMENT AND OPINION.


1t is remote contingency. but if Ferdinand
| Ward should be convicted in this generation ID
is barely possible that he might be sentenced ia
the next-Phiaielphia Times.
| Will some Democratic mathematical expers
/ take the Ohio election returns and figure ont tha
| net increase of his partys strength by reason OF
| the presidential victory Of last Novemberl-Na-
| tional Republican.
The education that ought to BIO given by a
| good system of public schools is necessary for
| the progress and welfare of the people, great
deal of the education given by colleges is of no
practical beneft-Vicksburg Post
| 1t is not absolutely necessary for the Repub.
licans to carry New York this fall in order to
elect their presidential nominee in 1885, but il
| will make national success doubly sure if Daven-
port shall be elected.-Denver Tribune
| Next time the Democrats secure Ohio perhaps
| they will hesitate a bit before overthrowing
| legislation which saves the Taxpayers of the
| State 81. 800, 600 year in taxes. That is what
the Scott law dd.-New Haven Palladium.
| From behind the counter the salesman and the
! saleslady are as impassve as ever, and we all
| feel, probably, something akin to dread at pro-
posing the purchase OF an article, lest the trans
action involved &rouble their part
Philadelphia Press.
| Ge1can biologists estimate that the Dead sea
| will be solid mass of salt one thousand years
| hence. Residents of the Dead country should
embrace the present opportunity to put down
their hams if they want to keep them well.
-Estelline ID. T. Bell,
| The Democrats of Ohio might as we'll make up
their minds to this: They must either reform
| their courses arrange to do without the re-
| spect and confidence of decent people. The les
| son of last Tuesday means so much and nothing
| else.-W Washington Post (Deml.
| The West has had it's day--the day OF rapid
almost unnatural growth and development-and
1t will now be left to follow a like order of prog
ress and development with the Eastern and
| Middle States, while the South goes to the front
| charleston News and Courier
| Ex-Governor St. John appears on the stumr
| in New York next week. but we doubt if he win
| be welcomed with that Democratic feryor which
| greeted him in Ohio The Democratic money
spent on him in the Buckeye State was good
| thing for the Republicans.-BostonJ Journal
| DR.. Townsend, Methodist clergyman at Buff
falo. has resigned his charge because he does
| not believe in eternal punishment And great
number of clergymen who don't believe in it any
more than he does. but who lack his manliness,
are stoning him from safe dstance.-Philadel-
| phia Record.
The Romanst, the Episcopalian, the Hebrew,
all the Protestant secs, are too busy building
hospitals, founding schools and cooperative
| societies. and reforming the drunkard and the
prostitute, to argue about the old tenets for
which they used to shoot and burn each other.
| Philadelphia Press.
The practical politician learned long ago that
the so-called temperance mems bark il worse
| than their bite. They make a great deal of
| noise, UuG tHey 40 nOG uSHC. DOuDGl6SS ali the
sincere Prohibitionists of this State will vote
for Mr.. Basconb, but their numbers will not be
very great-New York Star.
Ii these patriots were half as-wise as they are
hungry for the spoils, they would stop bedevel-
| ing Cleveland and afford him a reasonably fair
| chance TO give the country decent admins.
| oration as he is able. For his doing that de-
ponds altogether any possible Democratic chances
in 1888 -Phadelphia Telegraph.
The editor who started out to force Messrs
IIn~1 ~sn. IN
from the Democratic leadership in Indiana
| when last heard from, still pounding away
on the stone wall. The WALL however up to
| present writing gives no evidence of having
been very seriously injured. -Lafayette Times. :
There is disposition now to hold on to gold,
| and it is increasing, but the boarding pays no
| profit; whereas. a deprecated currency would
| imply an immediate reward to everyone who has
any gold to keep it out of circulation. That re-
| ward would, of course. equal the premium at
| which it could be sold.-Louisville Courier
| Journal.
Before the prisons are half full the Mormon
| bishops and apostles will experience a reve-
lation that will illuminate their souls and bodies
| and convince them that house with but one
wife In II Is wellspring OF pleasure. The mui-
| tipex ties Of matrimony are not strong enough
TO make martyrdom attractive very long
cago Tribune.
With Indiana adopting the policy of taking
people out by night and whipping them, the
people of that State do not lodge the gang that is
perpetrating these outrages in the work house
they will have no better protection in the laws
than the people in the Southern States who have
been subjected to the same sort of mob tyranny.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
1t is evident however that if fraud can change
the complexion of the Legislature it will be done.
The gang will manipulate Hamilton county and
do their best to count In another member in this
| county. withhold certificate from the Hardin
| member. and COunt ont KeYnn a DayfOn if
slble. 1t is a bold scheme but it is not at all
probable that such cheat be perpetratel in
Ohio.-Ohio State Journal.
For many years the popular sentiment hrs
been growing that presidential campaigns COM
mencng too early. absorb altogether too much
attention to the great detriment of business in
terests, which dread presidential as almost
certainly dull year The practice of early
| campaigns is a survival of the era when there
were no railroads telegraphs, and the trans
mission of information was necessarily slow
Chicago Herald
| few of those who engineered last years
movement in revolt not unnaturally desire still
to maintain pretense of leadership and of wis
dom; but the greater number of the Republicans
who trusted the Democratic party and found
themselves cheated are returning to their party
allegiance IN sorrow and disgust and they will
not again hearken to the voice of any charmer
who sings TO them of Democratic reform.
York Commercial Advertiser.
tits time for the President to realize that he
was elected by the Democratic party as Dem
ocrat. and that he has ignored the most active
men of that party. who labored night and day
for his success 1t is not strange, under the
circumstances, that Ohios Democracy has been
! discouraged and defeated, nor the danger be
disguised though it may yet be averted OF
similar effect of this injudcious administrative
policy upon the result of the November elections
| New York News lDeInl
II would seem to be the part of wisdom to ex-
erciSe good degree OF caution IN introducing
new varieties of fish. Most Of our native species
are very good, and some of them are excellent.
! We want to keep the best we have.
We want no imported fnny strangers in the
great lakes that will make war on the trout
and whitefish. which will devour the food