The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-25
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that the freetrade DemocI ats can will carry
York this fall, they are laboring under fatal delu
sion. They can do nothing OF the sort. Colonel
Quay's majority will not be large Mr. Blaines,
neither will the vote of the State be large this
as last but have great satisfaction in knowing that
our esteemed contemporary will join with on the
morning after the election in announcing the signal
victory of Colonel Quay and its attainment by ex-
ceedngly great majority.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
THE country wants from the hands of the party in
power a from the Band dollar disease. Not an
anodyne, such the Warner plan would administer
from which the patient would soon awake with the
naiady doubled in viruence and with his
tenn dsorganized by the odious drug; the detail
of to be in constant attendance the pres
dential suspension plan contempates. for the ur-
pose of administering stn,ulants whenever the patient
| seems to be sinking. 1t wants speedy, safe and
| permanent cure-and that means repeal.-New York
| Herald.
EVEN The most conservative merchants are begin
ming to indulge hopes that the revived activity in
| tain departments of trade has come to and will
| before long extend to business gener Let us
| trust that they are not deceiving the yes; but
every wise will continue to trim sal, arefully
| for at present Europe does not seem to want our
wheat, and depression there may prevent us from
selling magnificent cotton crop, the greatest ever
raised in the United States at satisfactory prices.
| Our manufacturing industries. too still stagnant
In very great part at least giving employment to
much fewer hands-New York Sun.
| WHETHER or not 1.-THE only good Indians are dead
Indians it will scarcely be questioned that the only
| good Apaches are dead Apaches No matter how
enenty these savages treated their innate blood
thrstness shows itself whenever occasion offers and
escapes the control of the military The little remnant
| of old Geronimos band that has been burning and
butchering on the Upper Mimbres is likely to 60 on
slaughterng and to slaughter for some time vet al.
though a number of squads of soldiers after it.
The defenseess settlers of the Southwest will be in
| danger loug as such brutes cumber the ground
| Philadelphia Record.
OF course sef-nterest does not excuse crime nor
| justify community in appauding it, and thinking
men everywhere will denounce the attitude of the
people at Rock Springs But here and there the ques
ton will be asked Are they the only sinners in this
matterg What but self interest prompted the mine
owners familiar with all the facts and knowin ing the
the risk of slaughterq They it is true were tie
owners of the mines and they had legal right do
| account escape responsibility for the cruel result
they must have feared and which they preciptated
| by their voluntary act9-New York Star.
| If any person has wrongfully got possession of
millions of the money that passed through Ferdinand
Wards hands, he should be forced to give up this
money; but it is far important that this great
swindler and thief should be punished without
delay, because year and four months have already
elapsed since his guilt became known. There should
be no further postponement of his trial His nsolent
| demand should only vigorous and
prompt prosecution of the scoundrel who makes it,
The people should longer be able to say that the
influence of rich men who profted by his rascality
protects him. that sham civil proceedings are stop
ping the machinery of justice.-New York Times.
EVEN with the people of the United States the pow
er to abolish their government at time and in such
The people of the Nation have this power because
they possess the physical strength and political might
to put it into effect Nevertheless, in changing their
form of government the people of the entire country
proceed according to the method provided for amend
ing the Constitution, and not Sin such they
fit" Revolutionary doctrines out of place in
Constitution. The Dakota convention very properly
modified the old State-rights declaration in such
manner as to recognize in distinct terms the suprem-
acy of the national government.-Chicago Tribune.
In none of his political observations did General
Grant modify his opinion that the bloody shirt
should be waved right along until the South shall
to give for that kind of thing. He knew
that he could regard its election of President as any
thing but calamity and to the best inter
of the country is not only unwarranted but fatty
absurd. Whatever his sentiments may have been
ward individual members of that party in the closing
days of his life it is quite certain that he did not in
tend to furnish Democratic papers and speakers with
argument to against the Republican party and
in favor of sitting the discussion of Southern frauds
and outrages-St Louis Globe Democrat.
| A LONG observation of newspapers will convince
anyone that rule-for there shameless exceps
tonsthe newspaper editors less disposed 10 say
bitter and malicious things in controversy than the
outside who contribute to the newspaper col
umns. He is a poor newspaper man who can't take
hard blows with good nature and who can appreciate
| and enjoy good thing at his expense In
dealing with Prohibtionists, have found of
them insolerant and actually abusive Undoubtedly
believing that the newspaper is actuated solely by
fear of the saloons, they allow themselves to be what
they consider rghteously indignant but in fact,
| pardonably abusive 1t is the experience of every
newspaper Office that outside persons who engage in
controversy in the newspapers are Otter bitter and
unchariable, and that they try above everything,
be sarcastic and biting, and personal. They cannot
argue question its merits and sink their person
atty. AT last, every question must be determined
by the laws of reason and nothing is gained by
unfairness This is more commonly recognized by the
newspapers than by those outside who crticise the
personalities of the newspapers. Milwaukee Sentinel.