The Indianapolis journal., 1885-02-09
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

If the legal profession would permit in this country
a readjustment of the whole machinery of criminal
trials, with view to simpGfcation certainty and
efficiency, the majesty of the law might be restored
and lynchings might cease. foolish and obsolete
jury system, senseless labyrinth of technicaties
respecting indictments etc., needless provision for
trials changes of venue, and the like-these are
the causes which have brought the West under the
demoralizing and dsgraceful reign of mob law.-Min
neapoliS Tribune.
THE humanity Of Gladstone's purpose should not
be lost sight of in this time of bitterness and he
should not be taxed with the violation of sacred
promise because he did not prevent mishap which
Gordon himself did not foresee. In this country at
least we might do Gladstone this justice. At home
the popular thought will only be the bitter that
ruin has overtaken Gordon and that disaster threat
ems even the troops sent to help him carry on his
work. Failure will mean to thelnonly culpability..St
Louis Globe Democrat.
THE ownership of millions of acres by English no.
blemen they own now some 2l 600 600 acres) is for
all political purposes it's ownership by foreign gov
ernment These great tracts of land will be colonzed
by British subiects-by great masses Of people who
have sympathy with our institutions, and who will
allegiance except to foreign nation 1t is little
enough to ask of these people, and of all who come
here to acquire property, to become American cit
If man has the privileges of citizenship. he
should be made to carry it's burdens aso.AIlwaukee
Sentinel.
THERE is hardly chance that the trunk.line pool
can be maintaned but If no device be found to
take its place for the purpose of maintaining uniform
through rates the only alternative to be com
petition which only result in the destruction of
the weaker lines their ultimate control by the
stronger. Just here is suggestion of field of great
usefulness for properly constituted national commits
sion with iudicousy defined powers. Sooner later
there must be of regulation for the solution
of this difficulty outside Of the parties whose conflict
ing interests produce t.-New York Times.
THERE is nothing of intellectual subtlety about
Grover Cleveland fact which the Tilden regard
as marking the utter absence of craftsmanship. But
it seems highly probable that he will ON that account
be all the better appreciated by the plain people, who
after ALL constitute majority of this Nation. There
is necessity for feats of ground and lofty tumbng
on the part of the national executive merely by way
of showing that he is proficient in mental gymnastics
But there is crying necessity for robust honesty of
conduct aud purpose for resoute adhesion to the plain
line of public duty without regard to party
interests and for such emergency the less of Til
den and the of Cleveland there is in the new ad
minstration the better.--Brooklyn Union.
IL a man does wrong, repents and makes restora-
ton his ofense may be ''condoned." If Great Brit
ain should tomorrow evacua1e and surrender her
crown colony of Honduras, acquired and enlarged in
talk of 'condoningh But it is too weak plea this
of Senator Bayard standing in his place in the Senate
to plead for Great Britain against the United States
going to follow Senator Bayard if with him It is going
to take the side of England, clearly in tho wrong
against America clearly in the right, in that
can only repeat what said last Monday--the party
and it's President will go out after four years with
ruined reputation and lost prestge.-New York Her.
aid.
THE fate of Gordon and the fall OF Khartoum will
snake 6flLlSn pfeSClg6 throughout East. Inc IN
tellgence will fly TIE wings of the wind through
out the ackess wastes of the deserts and from prov
ince to province and whenever it reaches it will leave
it's shade of menace 1t will infame the Madhs fol-
lowers with renewed passion and bring other hosts to
his successful standard In the presence of this peril
England has only to rescue the scattered columns
which are now left in serious danger but 70 avenge
the defeat and recapture Khartoum. She cannot
stop 70 ask whether she mas any right in Egypt or
whether her policy has been ustifable there be
only the gle thought of botng out the disaster and
recovering the supremacy of vietory-Philaoelphia
Press.
BUT the Democratic party itself has unconquer-
able disposition to stone all it's prophets Let man
lift himself above the herd, and show that he has
some foresight practical sense. and Immediately
the whole throng of little great men begin to cry
with one accord. ''Stone him to DEATH" When the
party seeks candidate it begins by ostracizng the
men who are known to have brains. Having elected
King Log it fears that he may prove to be King
Stork, and set himself against some of the inane
stupidities for which the party passonately longs.
He is not Democrat at ALL some are already say
ing If he does not contrive to feed larger multitude
than 5000 with very few loaves and sSaa fishes, he
will soon be made to feel that he is not tho for
the place This is the party TO which the conduct of af
fairs has been intrusoed for four years The
country win hsge to get ON with it a. best 1t
New York Tribune