The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-24
COMMENT AND OPINION.

The man who has well-cooked food and we'll
fastened buttons has great deal to be thankfuS
for-New York Herald.
Mr.. Clevelands good right arm fas TO be rnb.
bed and poulticed after reception. We Demo
Gratis are so cordial.-Atlanta Constitution
This seems to be bad year for New York
bankers Ludlow street Jail has sheltered 40
many that it might claim charter as O govern
ment depository. -Boston Record
Free trade is the doctrine thai Democrats
fight for when elections are far off. and
which they stow away in the cellar or garrett
when Dig campaigns come educational Repub-
llcan.
The National Republican prays that God may
help Mr. CLEVELAND to write his message. 1t ia
generally believed, however, that the contract
was awarned 20 Colonel Lamont some weeks
go.-Philadelphia Press
For our part, even if the Servians persist in
carrying On the war, we trust that the fortunes
OF war may remain with Prince Alexander.
whose record so far has been that of an honest
man. a valiant soldier and capable ruler.-New
York Telegraph.
Quite too much is claimed for science as a
promoter of the useful and decorative arts It
explains many processes, but it produces very
few that are new. Medical science, if indeed
there is any such science. is little more than q
classification of the remedial discoveries made
by empires. Chicago Times.
1t may occur to some of those who have been
showing their zeal for temperance by yelling
that the Republican party must be destroyed
before anything else is done, that the Georgia
method is worthy their studiouS attention. and
may be an improvement upon the crude style
they have adopted Commercial
Gazette
The apothecary does not always sell what is
demanded at his shop. lest an irresponsible per-
son should procure poison and be injured by t.
If a matter be proper for publication, the public
demand for it should be needed, even if it be
otherwise of no interest Importance to the
editor At least this is business view, and
without attention to business no newspaper
can be maintained. Louisville Commercial
The whippingpo post does not belong to this age
1t is the consort of the ducking STOOL the debt
or's prison and the brandingiron. 1t is blot
upon civilization, and there is no more reason
why vicious members of society should be pub
iicly dashed in Delaware to day than that men
should have their ears cropped, their slit
or their cheeks burned for writing and printing
''seditious" matter as in the days of the vile
Stuarts, of England.-New York World.
We are suffering to day from too much legis-
lation from interference in affairs not within
the province of legislation. and in consequence
the work expected the work that only the Legis-
lature can do, is hastily done not done at all.
The government, State as we'll as national,
should be kept within clearly defined limits; the
idea of paterEalism should be everywhere re-
Jected, and then we would have laws carefully
considered and easily and promptly executed.
Louisville Courier Journal.
There are Sunday papers which are pure in
their morals elevated in their tone, and calcu-
lated to promote the proper culture of the peo-
pie: To such papers a warm welcome i>>extend-
ed in the best families. The Sunday issue Of
the daily secular paper is growth of recent
years. 1t arose from necessity. 1t is not
mschief-maker. 1t finds its way with most sal
utary influence into thousands of Christian
homes 1t is help to general information and
to intellectual culture.-New York Star.