The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-12
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SENSIBLE business men have always found times of
stagnation to be prolific of improvements which led
to future prosperity. When business is dull there is
time to take account of stock, stop leaks perfect
machinery, and make improvements which tend to
cheaper the product manufactured, thus making the
demand greater in future because of increasing cheap
ness There is no doubt that the present stagnation
in the iron trade will have this ultimate resultPh
adelphia Times.
THE general testimony is that the effects of high
license increase of revenue, and decrease in
the number and ar Improvement in the character of
saloons. 1t is the testimony of Democratic Missouri
of Republican Illinois In the latter State there is
graduation of licenses and there Is complaint of
the evasion of the law; but in Missouri, where there
two grades of licenses one for spirits and another
for beer, there is much complaint of frauds. 1t is
plain that ungraded system is demanded.-Ml
waukee Sentinel.
In where the evidence Of guilt is conclusive
and indisputable, why should there be allowed APP
Pardons, except by and with the approval of the
Court of Quarter Sessions made by full benefit In
all cases of the least doubt the court would unques
tionaby grant the right of appeal to either tribunal
to both of them the judges of the lower courts
would certainly decline to withhold an appeal
wherever there shadow of doubt Of guilt or tech
nca miscarriage of justice in the original trial Under
present system Justice is often rendered farcieal
and society left unprotected Philadelphia Tele-
graph
these boosters may find vent in other channels than
threats, and the revelations made by Phelan throw
new light on the character fthe men who have
rounded Rosa and Joyce SO long as these fellows
were looked upon mere braggarts whose plots
only their lips they stood in little danger of the
law. But if the statements of Phelan be credited
and passengers steamships in actual
peril from dynamite. the conspirators will find
New York no safer for them than London would be.
Neither this city this country will allow lurking
places of murder to exist unmolested.-New York
Tribune.
THE antirailroad sentiment has been stimulated by
the low price farmers receiving for grain which
has been represented to be largely due to the high
price of local freights Exaggerated reports have been
published in influential newspapers throughout the
West and great pressure has been brought upon the
members Let us hope the Senate will not yield to
this temporary excitement which, with the return of
better prices may die out We do not mean BY, this
that railroad legislation is not needed and badly
needed but we do that enactments passed in the
spirit OF confident ignorance that has characterized
the passage of the Reagan bill more likely to work
harm than good.-Philadelpha Press.
THE anti monopoly sentiment has not subsidized in
any degrees it is just active and powerful it
was, although the great corporations in this State
have thought it wise to modify their pretensons in the
presence of our railroad commission lest worse ill
befall them and enlarged powers be conferred the
the people have bowed down the oftiness of the
porotious and placed them under permanent restraint
This the Senate has partially recognized already but
the pressure that will be eSerted by the monopolies
which depend for existence upon railroad 6iscriin-
alton as well by the railroads themselves will Of
course, be enormous.-Brooklyn Eagle.
THE law simply intends to take the murderers life
It does not imply that the condemned shall suffer pain
torture beyond the mental suffering that the SEN
carries with it. In this age when there are many
ways of taking life painlessly and instantaneously
there is for the bungling and brutal work
at ropes end What is needed to make the death
penaly odious is dark cell, chloroform electric
shock and the presence of few officers of the law as
possible to legally and sufficiently witness and confirm
the execution of the sentence This would reduce the
amount of Tyburn Hill heroism and strike terror to
the hearts of murderers that the public sempublc
hanging has ceased to do.-Louisville Commercial
So important change in our policy as is proposed
by the Nicaragua treaty must, of course challenge
the attention of the world and positions must DO
wisely and honorably taken. The treaty virtually
aboshes the voyage by Cape Horn, and opens a
highway to the communication of the world. More
when the United States budsa shpcanal across
the isthmus, and runs it in common with Nicaragua,
and protects and guarantees that State the frontier
of the United States 10 virtually advanced to the line
of the canal. The measure contemplated is in it's
scope and novelty akin to the acquisition of Louisiana
and the first step toward its accomplishment should
be frank and friendly abrogaton of the ClaytonB
wer treaty.-Harper's Weekly.
THE longer they pursue their insensate policy of
nullifying by the help of the lobby the popular de-
mand for national railroad control the worse will
railroad men fare at the hands OF Congress- Their
course in opposition to action by Congress has been as
futile and l-consdered the fight which they made
against control by the States. The ruling spirits of
our railroad common carrier system took the ground
from the start that they would submit to State
troll They assured by the ablest counsel which
their money could hire that they would be successful
in that policy. They fought the public in the State
Legislatures in the State courts and in the courts of
the United States The result is that every rcaotion
ary measure and rebelous position taken by these
carriers has been cut from under their feet
Chicago Tribune.