The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-20
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LET President Cleveland first see to it that honest
men are in office, and then let have an honest
forcement of civilservice reform. Nothing less will
satisfy the people. We believe this to be his view Of
the case In fact, know it, his trusted friends
have misrepresented him. Atlanta Constitution.
THERE is not yet-nor do we believe thurc-T>Sff
will be-any considerable party in thse country un.
willing that capitalists, whether large small who
have put money into railways should be interfered
with in earning any reasonable dividends upon the
amounts they may have actually invested All that
the people ask is fair deal, complete npartialty
and equitable chaIges.-Chicago News.
SENATOR ADAMS, Of this city has introduced bill
for the corporal punishment of men who beat women
We fear that this bill will not pass; but it ought to.
Formerly convcts of all sorts treated harshly
that the reaction which followed has rendered it inn
possible to treat evil-doers as they deserve.
man who lays his hand woman, save In the way OF
kindness should be fogged at the carts tail.Phila
delphia Press.
THE Brigadiers willing that Grant shall be
rewarded if the reward is extended to the man
who helped them and who cannot be charged with
their defeat 1t is burning thatthe countrys
greatest soldier should be exposed to any possibility
of want in his old age but rather than link him arm
in arm with of the country's betrayers as ma
tional beneGeares let the bill 60. The people will
find way to help Gen. Grant which does not in-
Tribune -
THE Democratic Editorial Association Of Indiana,
formally Endorses the action of the indianapolis Send
tinel in sanderng Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine during the
late campaign and speaks of the Sentinels editor as
one deserving the recognition of the Democracy and
of the incoming administration The association in
question might easily be in better business 1t would
be charitable to mention the Sentiners error as one
resulting from the heat of debate but to revive IL
as matter worthy of praise is both foolish and Inn
pudent.-New York Graphic.
THE exposure of the scandalous action of John p
st. John, the Prohibition candidate for President in
selling out his party for money will not discourage
any true Prohibitionist, but il points lesson and
adorns tale. 1t shows how little prepared the Pro-
hbton party is to take seriously hold of the move
nent it is playing with when it puts forward for its
leader man of no mere caber than the Kansas poll
tlclan who has dlsgraced them. lit was thoroughly
crank movement in every respect, without form in-
tegent effort or serious intention.-Leuisvile Com.
mercial.
ALL the peoples of the earth are gamblers and the
people of San Francisco not behind the of the
world In that matter Suppress the stock boards and
men will buy lottery tickets or bet stud-horse
poker The difference between ordinary gambling and
stock speculation is that the first causes the devoteo
to lose his money and his health and brings him in
contact with class of men and women whose associ-
atons, like the touch of pitch dele while stock spec
ulation If 1T causes him loss, leaves him his health
and his moral nature and he can start again an older
sadder and a wiser man-San Francisco Post.
IT should be plain pikestaff that If our organic
laws can ever be 50 construed permit the shifting
of school tax from State TO the Federal Treasury
there would be legal bar to the fosting of road
tax poor tax tax for the support of courts police
and prisons or in short all local burdens upon the
course the State and county administrations being
thus deprived OF any pretex for existence would sink
HVo ana before long be sup.
pressed. No State with trace of pride in its past or
OF hope in its future State which deserves keep
shadow of independence, will accept, under the
smooth guse of national contributions to its school
fund deadly solvent of its dignity and energy under
whose relaxing influence all its powers of sefmprose
ment and all its cherished local institutions would
perish of dry rot--New York Sun.
IT is still open question whether is best TO be-
stow upon individuals corporations the circulation
franchise at all. The fact that the thing has
been done in many countries for many years does not
prove that it is best that it should be done at most it
simply raises presumption in favor of the practice
One thing is certain and that is that in all countries
that have experimental with this business it has been
found necessary to guard and limit this franchise by
legislation more than any other connected with the
banking business, and it is hardly much to say
than any connected with any other business Elk.
perence has placed beyond all question that this fran
chse has been abused than any other connected
with banking and with disastrous consequences
to the public interests One after another of the tbeo
res upon which the concession Of this franchise has
been defended have all TO be abandoned until in the
most advanced countries it has nothing left 10 sup.
port it but usage--Chicago Times