The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-09
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changed, and never will 1t at the beginning.
and it now just 100 exactly. 1t is gold that
has changed its relative value 1t has become COM
paratively scarce in proportion to the in
crease of wealth III the wOrd-and this scarcity to-
gether with the characterization of silver in Great
Britain and Germany. has given it increased art
fetal value-St Louis Republican.
Ex-CoNFEDERATEs find a cordial welcome in all
Republican communities. The Republican soldiers
who served under Grant give the right hand Of fellow
ship to men who fought with Lee. But all this fur
nishes reason why minority should rule the
country through fraud, and the Republican party
does not propose to halt in it's warfare on this great
est and most vital of all issues until it adds another
to its glorious list Of trumphs in the of human
ity If this is "the bloody shirt make the most of
IT. let it Hap in every breeze.-National Republican
AT the time the silver act passed, in 1873 the
sverdoilar worth about 90 tits worth
only about 50 cents. And yet the silver assure
that there is not the least danger in the world of
continued coinage OF dollars worth only 80 cents.
The reputation they have already made prophets
is not such as to inspire much confidence in their
assurance with respect to the future The fulfment
of their present prophecies is most likely to go by
contrares the fulilment of their past prophecies
has done.-Chicago Times.
ONE of the strongest proofs that the situation is not
considered warlike in Europe is the failure of the
quarrel to affect prices in the markets. The nanciers
are watching the progress of events with but very
little emotion Even a revolution in Spain, which
more likely than war would only have the effect
to weaken Spanish securities, which are held mainly
in France 1t is notable in this direction that the
encouragement held to the Spanards from France
comes from the Revolutionists who mobbed Alfonso
during his visit to Paris last year, and who would
like to see his government overturned.-Chicago
Tribune.
WE not DESTROYS that harmony and good feeling
should be disturbed. 1t should not be disturbed by
demanding act of Justice, rather the broad
establishment of single just principle. 1t is that the
voters who are not fairly recorded shall not be
merated. That if the blacks dsfranchised in the
South they shall not be counted in the representations
That is demand that should not disturb harmony.
An Ohio man should be the equal of Georgian in
national affairs. We do not suppose General
Grant meant to anything in contradiction to that
| Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
THE church is growing broader, and clergymen are
| obliged to think. He must till other intellectual
fields. as bearing upon his own. Science and history
must be studied in order that he may discover their
| true bearing upon the gradual evolution which is
| characteristics of modern theology. The forms of
! skepticsm are undergoing like evolution. The
preacher must be competent to attack new and nsid
fallacies; yet he must not foolisbly break his
ances against the truth. He must follow the growth
| religion and what is possibly eternal truth with
which true religion in the nature of things cannot
conflict. Here again is a distinct requirement. for
pulpit reasoners OF the highest intellectual type No
such demand exist without bringing out supply
/ calculated TO meet it-Albany Express
| THE methods of the Rev. Jones have excited con-
Germ but not reverence. His auditors seem to have
aternated between smiles and tears according he
INDUCED in the humor Of the clown the pathos of
| the preacher albeit with equally earnest purpose.
Mrth and fe however, not the provocatjves Of
true religion. All religious feeling that falls short of
reverence-of which reverence is not the dominant
| characteristics mere transient sentiment Hence
much regret TO believe that che Rev. Sam Jones's
| converts distinctively his than the Lords
But if the results should be to admonish those who
under the pretense of preaching, deliver discourses
that m light equally well for comic lectures that
every ministry is proftless in the end far de-
parts from apostolic methods then the failures
| of the Rev. Sam Jones shall prove of good effect
| Brooklyn Union
WE have been suffering under the deluson that the
| innumersble agents of the Treasury Department
many of whom travelling Europe and Asia
were in fact INSPECTORS of consulates and consuls
and we happen know that they regarded such
by a majority of consus abroad IL now appears
that the great reform Secretary of State proposes
the appointment OF four boss agents each
at salary of 81 600 year and travelling expenses,
whose arduous duties shall be to travel over Great
Britain, the continent of Europe, China, and the far
East and the countries of South America and inspect
the consulates. We suppose this extra force of in
spectors has become necessary since the advent of
| many Democrats into the consular service. Under
Republican rule the ordinary precautions were ali
| that necessary to guard against fraud Why
would not Kelley be good man for the China and far
East Bay ard mission for such these inspectorships
| should be called.-Philadelphia Press.
! PARNELL makes no extravagant demand for his
country He only asks that England shall treat Ire
land as she treats Canada the Australian colonies
| and as Austria treats Hungary. The English news
papers try to confuse their readers to the nature of
! these demands. They have 'unmasked" Parnell for
the 5OOth time, and found out that his demands mean
| separation They know better. Parnel. however is
not now appealing to the newspapers He is stating
what he wants to the English politicians and what
may be the cost of refusal He has more to expect
from their greed of office and from their fears than
from their good will. He may not get all that he
wants. He hardly expects that he will, but he will
drive hard bargain. He has secured able ally in
| the new Archbishop of Dublin who in his speech to
his admiring pensioners Friday night proclaimed
the policy of Parnell the only from which Ireland
has anything TO hope, and in effect pronounced his
| benediction on the Parnelte5 who have boldly up
lifted the flag which fell from the hands Of O'Con
nsL--chcapo Tribune.