The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-22
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

The people who are now out of work know what
Democratic victory has cost them. The consequences
have been serious enough already to justify all the
earnest warnings uttered by Republicans during the
presidential campaign All will sincerely hope that
the worst of them have been But if Congress
does not contrive to behave more sensbt IN future
the prospect for business industry cannot be called
brillant.-New York Tribune.
Cut rates operate nurious,y business by disturb
ing its legitimate and steady current merchant
regular standard finds his competitor in business pay
ing probably less than quarter of the for tha
transportation of the merchandise and able to
undersell him. In the end the people certain to
be called upon to make up for the losses entaled on
the corporations by these periodcaand unwholesome
rivalres-New York World.
UNDOUBTEDLY the silver dollar If it's coinage at
the present rate is kept up long enough will drive
out gold and render silver the sole monetary standard
OF the country. 1t is also true that much inconven.
fence will be caused by the of silver standard
here while gold remains the standard abroad. But
that the supremacy of silver is unpleasantly near
or even likely to come within three years,
but little for believing, and are quite sure
that when it really comes it will cause no financial
disaster whatever, but. the contrary temporary
apparent prosperity-New York Sun.
IT is true that to many the presidency SCENE so
rich baube that surrender made to obtain it can
the character of sacrifice But it is equally
that General Grant did not so regard it. and thai
the retention OF his position in the army would Rave
was. therefore, the compelling force which removed
him from the army, and it should restore him. Mr..
self far wiser and more discreet manager for his
party than the pinhoe Democrats who are trying to
make capital out OF the Porter case.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
THE late Postmaster general Howe took the correct
position when he declared that If the public is to be-
taxed for the transportation of either class of mail
matter, it should unquestionaby be for the second
class, the principle that intelligence rather than
trade should be fostered by the government The rates
of postage on ell other matter have been reduced,
while that charged newspaper publishers still remains
unChanped. OF 0lv
some but unjust, and all that the publishers ask
is that the rate be reduced one-haf which would still
leave the government ample compensation. -Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette.
WHILE there are gratifying signs of Improvements
in the business situation to be seen there has been ne
boom, nor anything like Manufacturers arc
quite satisfied for the present continue operations
without actual loss and merchants to pay their notes
and still keep the balance the right side of the
ledger; They are willing to drift along in that way
until the better times which they believe are now near
at hand, shall arrive Any great activity may DO
longer delayed than is thought but the beef-a be.
lief amounting to almost assurance-is generally
entertained that the lowest depths of shrinkage have
been reached and that the next movement. whether
it come sooner or later must necessarily be upward
Philadelphia Inquirer.
IT is not likely that the failure of Congress Co aorea
upon any legislation this winter will lead to the calling
of an extra session. That Is certainly not the pur
pose of pPocrastnation The Democratic leaders
will be anxious avoid the responsibility they have
assumed after Cleveland shall have been naugnrated
they Cleveland and his immediate adj
VlScrS VIII NOT WANT TO Do peStefeQ 0y tho Congress
sional Office okers. The party Is not prepared to
enter upon distinct and weldefned legislation in re-
gard to revenue, taxation or finance and hence ad
here's to the lassezfaire policy which is in direct
contradiction to the party buster during tho cam
pagn about the advantages of change and is not
calculated to inspire popular respect or confidence
Chicago Tribune.
IT was not to bc expected that the Democratic party
would change its character merely because the peo
pie had foolishy trusted it for once The grave OBJ
jections which justified most earnest resistance to
that party in the last campaign as in every other since
1860 have net passed away because by fraud at the
the North the election of Democratic President has
been secured. What the party was when it wanted
power viii be found to be that it has the power
with this exception, that tho restraining influences
which desire for presidential has always ex-
erted now 80 longer curbs tao greed of its more
hungry and thirsty members The country has de-
tcrmined 10 try the experiment, and has nothing
TO do but TO observe its results patiently posi-
ble.--Now York Tribune
THAT Englisamen would demand even more heroic
remedies for their land grievances than have
been applied in Ireland might have been predicted
from the moment that the Irish land act of 1881 was
passed. For Englishmen possess what lr'shmen have
never had and cannot hope for IL all imperial Paria
ment the absolute unquestionabe power TO extort
instant compliance with their imperative demands
Moreover if we bear in mind the ratio of population
to area must recognize that the agrarian disabi-
ties and inequalities under which the mass of English.
rnen have labored intolerable than
those which have bred incurablo dsafecton in the
Irish race. That in a country so densely peopled
as England portentous amount of the national soil
should DO monopolzed by a handful of great propri
otors, and that, while hundreds OF thousands of hu
beings housolcss and half starved vast
tracts should DO Withdrawn from cultivation for no
better purpose than to indulge tho tastes of arsto
cratic sportsmea are wrongs SO hagrant and SO gail
ing that to most observers it marvellous thai
they should have been able 20 survive the second rW
form blL-New York Sun.