The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-21
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
WHATEVER we may think of the Irish land bill as
political emollient it must be owned that it vio-
lation of the freedom of contract and it must be
owned also that 1T extorted by riot and crime 1t
is not to ba wondered at that Englishmen who know
that they are unhappy and think that they are OPP
pressed should imagine that by hootng Ministers and
smashing windows they may prevail upon Parliament
that men must make their own bargains, and, having
made them must keep them-New York Times.
No one proposes to abolish silver as standard In
this country but its use must be so adjusted as to
move the perpetual menace to trade and finance
which the existing law holds 1t would be
wise for the advocates of silver not to urge their
IRENE views, and precipate either financial crisis
political wrangle for there is scheme foot to
gain party advantage out of this question. Either
the power to suspend should be left to the discretion
of the President of the Secretary of the Treasury
or Congress should itself take the initiative.-New
York Herald.
ADVOCACY of prohibition is weaker than It was two
years ago. and opposition is much stronger This is
not because temperance sentiment is weakened but Is
due largely to the pursued by Prohibtionsts
during the late campaign and to the confessed failure
OF prohibition in Iowa and Kansas. Practical people,
who more for the substance of things than for
names seeing that prohibition cannot be enforced,
and therefore that it does not prohibit unwilling
that shall occupy the place Of laws which, if they
do not altogether prohibit at least regulate and lessen
ntemperance.-Kokomo Gazette Tribune.
THE success of Cleveland's administration must
largely depend upon his Cabinet. He can accomplish
nothing substantial nothing really satisfactory, with
out sagacious and competent advisers and wise and
honest distribution Of tie patronage belonging to
heads of departments No one realizes this better
than Mr. Cleveland and hence it is to be desired and
expected that he will select the members of his Cab
net according to his best judgment, rather than
cordng to political expedency. Public as well
personal reasons will naturally compel him TO adopt
this course, which is evidently the wisest one.-St
Louis Republican.
THE poorer is, or the smaller his income is,
the deeper is his interest in having the best possible
currency. There is profit for him in speculative
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dollar which is worth dollar the whole world over,
and will be worth much next week and next month
as it is worth when he receives it. The gold dollar
alone is stable in value is nearly stable than
any other dollar. Ii the working people of the
try understood their own tnterests they would flood
Congress with petitions for the repeal of the appro
pratons for continuing the coinage of the silver dol
lar.-Charleston News and Courier.
AS long there continues to be an Increase in the
number of ironmaking establishments which are re-
Stunning active operations the business outlook cannot
be considered unprornsing. Iron article of uni
versa use in all the trades and occupations increas
ing demand for it is of the evidences of
vivng confidence and restored health in the financial
condition of the country AS iron goes into USE the
work of building and construction goes on,
chnery and tools of handicraH are made and sold
and used in the of production. The ups and
downs of the iron market are always coincdent and
coextensive with the fluctuations of trade
phia Record.
ENGLAND went into the Soudan to rescue Gordon.
She will remain to restore order As all Europe de-
sres peace instead of anarchy in Africa, nation
will seriously object to this and If objections
made they would count for little with England
aroused and sure of strong allies The differences
between England and Turkey TO the of Turk
ish troops in the Soudan matters of policy. The
rebellion is rebellion against Egyptian Turkish
authority, and in an effort to secure peace it
deemed mpoitic to send to the Soudan troops repre-
senting either Egypt Turkey. But now that
peace is to be conquered it may become policy to fight
one class of Mohammedans with another.-Cbicago
Inter Ocean.
If the Democratic party can lift the country out of
the slough of despond into which it has been plunged
by the dread of Democratic Incompetence and Demo
cratic heresies we shall rejoice most heartily If Mr.
Cleveland has the wit to do this to call about him
any other men who have the wit, he will deserve
thanks Even then the fact will remain that the Dem
ocratc party averts national ruin by refusing to act
| upon Democratic ideas, by walking in Republican
paths, by initiating closely it the example of
wise Republican administrations which have made the
country prosperous in the past But in one way or
another if Mr.. Cleveland give relief to the great
multitude of people out Of employment Let it be DONE
New York Tribune.
| CLEVELAND was elected to redstrbute government
patronage If he is not going to do that, and do it
immediately the Democratic Office brokers will insist
| upon knowing why he betrays the party which has
| elected him. To watch their spoils interests-the
fundamental incentive to Democratic efforts during
the past twentyfou years-and to make the official
life of the new President utterly wretched in case he
neglects these interests, may be best worked out
through extra session of Congress- and if one be
made necessary by the action of the Democrats during
the next few days the for it will be obvious
| to the country. If Mr. Cleveland is in any doubt
about the purpose il view he will discover what it is
| before he can fairly warm the Presidential chair.
Chicago Tribune.
IT is about time the reform spread to the general
public. There thousands Of clerks book keepers
law students and men engaged in other sedentary oc
equations who spend no end of money and hours and
days of valuable time in sitting hard benches
watching professional ball players taking the exercise
they should take themselves. Every professional boat
is witnessed by thousands of men who should
handle the oars themselves instead of splitting their
throats hurrahing the skill and strength displayed
| by who make living by this means If there
general practice of athletic sports by the
public at large there would be less dyspepsia and the
professional sports would be compelled to get their
living at some more useful employment than that of
displaying their own skill for money. Philadelphia
Times.
INSTEAD of maintaining that the function of the
President is simply executive, that he must wait for
what comes to him and has nothing to do but to
enforce the laws he recognizes that the President
ought to lead in public policy and ought exercise
potent influence in shaping the of legislation
He doesn't even wait till he assumes the Office Of
President, but in advance of his inauguration sends
| his representatives to Washington to impress his
views upon Congress. The country will find no fault
with this 1t will rather congratulate itself that he Is
right on this silver question and that his views are so
clear and emphatic to lead to this positive action
And it will be glad also that he has gained better
conception of the rghtful obligations of the Presi-
dent than he had when he wrote his letter of accept
| ance.-Philadephia Press.
IT is not at all likely that in any period which
be reckoned in years infdelity will destroy religion
| ion-of one faith and another-answers the purpose.
Scholars will reason and, finding themselves unable
reconcile science ana rovelaton, relapse
agnosticism. But the rank and file of humanity will
cling to the comforts of faith which promises eter
nal ifc which the husband that he will meet
his wife, the mother that she will meet her son ii,
another and brighter world. This will go in spite
OF all the lngersolls who may pagarize from Voare
and crack jokes about sacred things 1t will go on
the longer if the clergy awaken to sense of their
real duty which is not to embark in controversies in
which they are generally worsted but to inculcate
sound morality in their dscourses from the pulpit, 70
denounce the new sins which increasing civilization
brings In its train, and to devote the rest of thor
time to visiting the SICK cheering the afflicted and
soothing with honest words of hope and consolation,
icle.