The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-06

NOTHING ORIGINAL NOR BRILLIANT.
Now York sun.
Mr.. Cleveland's inaugural address is very prop
erly confined to setting forth in broad and phil
osophic way the general principles by which he
proposes TO be guided, and those who have been
expecting from him minute and specific declara-
tions upon questions of public policy will be dis
appointed. 1t is very well written. There is
nothing very original nor brilliant about it, but
the passage relating to an economical govern
ment and plain mode of living will be vel
coined with satisfaction by great proportion of
the people, and there is no doubt that the whole
document expresses plainly and sincerely the
ideas and purposes of its author
NO MAN OF EXECUTIVE CAPACITY.
New York Mail and Express.
1t will have in it no man of executive. ability,
however, approaching that of Blaine or John
Sherman. We suspect that the largest and best
brains in the new Cabinet will be those covered
by the hat of Mr. Garland ''9Ir. Lamar"-says
the Sun-'1is a man of genius" Well, imam of
genius" whose amusing absent mindedness and
impracticabiity are the subject of as many good
stories as are told about Mr.. Lamar, may be as
dangerous a man to let loose in the Interior De-
partment Horace Greeley would have been in
the control Of the New York Central railway.
WORTH CAREFUL STUDY.
New York Herald.
President Cleyeland's address is document
that every citizen should ponder for himself
htlcai philosophy are scattered through it, and,
as the Democrats are now to try their hands at
the wheel in giving practical effect to these
views because the people wanted 1t, would 1t
not be well for the Republicans to heed the Pres
ident's appeal and sacrifice their spleen to patri-
otto thought that whatever party is best for the
country is at last best for ALL and that it is at
least for an experimental changer
BRIEF AND COMPACT.
New York Evening Post.
The inaugural address is characterized by the
brevity aud compactness of most of President
Clevelands public utterauceS lie touches In
terse but somewhat sonorous English-which
contrasts pleasantly with the prolxity which
has, except in Lincoin's case, become somewhat
the fashion on these occasions--on nearly every
prominent point of national policy. The gener-
al impression left by the address will, think
be one of thorough honesty of purpose applied
to the earlier principles Of the Democratic
party
4 PoLITIo ADDRESS.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Clevelands inaugural address is polite
and avoids SO many possible modes and forms OF
error into which he might have fallen that its
judgment and poise power of abstinence and OF,
reserve invest it with good deal of executive
strength and aptness While he has not an
nounced policy, the careful Remuneration of all
policy in itself, which is well calculated at the
outset to improve his position among those who
have withheld from him their confidence
CLEAR, DIRECT AND VIGOROUS.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
1t is clear, direct, and vigorous. It includes
no attempt to trim or to glaze over any previous
utterances which have evoked from some quar-
ters expressions Of discomfort. The inaugural
address, so far as we may judge from the neces-
sarily brief examination we have been able to
give it, is on the whole cheering and satisfac-
tory document, and we trust it will be received
by men Of all parties in generous, a respectful,
and patriotic spirit.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF coMmoSPIAcEs
New York Tribune.
dress of President Cleveland with a smile at it's
superabuEdance Of agreeable commonplace.
In some places it does indeed sound as if some
young student of good .natural impulses had
been looking into the subject of government
little in order to write essay upon it, and had
put down his thoughts. He is in favor of all the
virtues, and hopeful that all the vices may be at
once abandoned
A GRIEvoUs DIsAPPoINTMENT
Boston Post (Dem.h
The President has unquestionably the right to
select the members of his official family and
although the list as made up will be a grevous
disappointment TO many, it is hardly to be
doubted that they will be promptly confirmed
and that the administration of Grover Cleveland
will be officially ushered into existence with the
patriotic ctizens-Republicans as well as Demo
Gratis.
NOT MEASURING TO FREE-rRADERs
Toronto Mail.
President Cleveland's advocacy of the policy
of no intervention in foreign politics or broils is
one in which we in Canada are very much inter-
ested for so long as the United States keeps the
peace with the greater powers, so long our rela-
tions with the republic will be free from danger of
severance by European causes of quarrel. That
part Of the message which refers to free trade is
not reassurng to those who expected free trade.
THE MESSAGE Is NOT TO THE POINT.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Cleveland's inaugural message, like his
letter Of acceptance, is short, but, also like his
letter of acceptance it is not to the point He
has q remarkable faculty for utterng common
places, and his message is made up almost en-
tirely Of phrases from which special Significance
can be extracted only by inference
VAGUE ON SOME POINTS.
Indianapolis News.
There is not anything that in the form the
opinions appear will be disapproved by many
intelligent men. Though very many would have
liked to see less vague expression on points of
special interest difference ali that is said is
III the main, apt and judicious
THE OoAL-OIL REPRESENTATIVE.
Philadelphia Press.
Coal-oil Billy Whitney. whose name is on the
tag attained to the naval portfolio, Is a Massa
chusetts man by birth, an Ohio man in political
ideas and New York man in business assoca-
lions In all other respects he is a William @.
Whitney man.
ALL RICH MEN.
Lafayette Journal.
President Cleveland's Cabinet does not con-
tain the name of single poor man or man of
limited means There is evidently an abandon
ment of all OF that simplicity and primitive pure
ness of administration at first promised.
In AIisanI,ri Sol