The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-10
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If It should happen that the Prince conducts him.
self well in Ireland he did in India and if the
Princess should display those traits of character that
have made her popular in England the practical
results of the visit may show that Mr.. Gladstone has
very long head. The Princess with her wonan's
way of reaching the hearts of sensitive people, and
her woman's art in wearing of the green, may do
more than Parliament in making peace between Eng
land and Ireland.--Chicago Inter Ocean.
FOR ninety days the Illinois Legislature has done
nothing but bicker the senatorship. The power
rests in the hands of Governor Oglesby to prorogue
the Legislature. If. after fair warning SIS mem
bers, he still finds them impractical it is to be hoped
he Will stop the shameless proceedings at Springfield
by the exercise of that power, and appoint Senator
Logan to represent the State until new Legislature
is elected the com olexion of which, both regards
General Logan and the Republican party is not for
MON emit to be doubted.-New York Tribune.
THERE is infinite pathos in General Grants solicit
tude for others during the last and painful hours of
his life With steady and unHinching gaze he looks
into the future and will calm courage the courage of
Christians faith he walks into the valley of the
shadow of death. The illustrous warriors patient
endurance of terrible malady and his unfaltering
cheerfulness as he wraps the drapery of his couch
about him and lies down to pleasant dreams have
brought him very near indeed to the Nations heart
The whole country is weeping at his dying bed.-New
York Herald
THE request for Miss Sweets resignation while her
fidelity and efficiency were candidly admitted is an
evidence that there is strong consistent attach
ment to the principle of civilservce reform in the
administration. If the lady be suspended in the
face of the admission of her right to remain until the
end of her term then the pretense of reform
must be abandoned. If she be permitted to remain
the administration will still stand convicted of an at
tempt to crowd her out of her place for partisan
purpose. The President himself can only be saved
from personal blame by making General Black the
victim.-Chcago Tribune
GRANT will always be great hero. so long as Aneri
history is read, and it may be that time and euoy
will do for him what they have unkindiy done for
Washington-pae the human side of his character
and transform him into chill statue in the temple of
fame But to his contemporaries and their children
Grant will be something more real and lovable than
HATE ~c
years. and the picture of his deathbed surrounded
by wife and children, and watched with tenderest
sympathy by his .sorrowng fellow,countrymen. will
long live side by side with the splendid history of his
deeds of arms.-San Francisco Post.
If he 1.-THE PRESIDENT elects to follow considerable
consistent and straightforward in the matter
have difficulty about getting along with the Sem
ate. But if he chooses to push his liberty of action
beyond the point where he has been gently notified
that he must stop, he will preciptate conflict ~shich
will tie his hands completely. THE rights and obga
tions of the Senate in respect of consenting to APP
pointments just the autho,i ty as those If
the President IN respect of making appointments in
the first place. and there is other fact important
this for Mr. Cleveland to keep carefully uppermost
in his mind during the ensuing eight months.--St
Louis Globe Democrat
THE Prince of Wales has a great mission before
him. For every reason the resolution of the Nation
alst not to give him gorgeous welcomes but neither
to make allow hostile demonstrations is to be
commended There is good to be made from
mockery of loyalty There should be no magnifcence
and contented, and so prevent him from seeing the
squad poverty the abject misery that lie behind
Rather let the Nationalsts bring to his notice the I'M
speakabe degradation that has brought about by
Engand's past injudicious if not Ubiquitous rule
lie. him and the chroIclers no with him see the
terrible depths of misery to which the Irish peasant
has been sunk-depths of misery which the late
General Gordon said could not be equaed even among
the teening millions of China!-New York Herald.
Mr. IRVING has shown us what cultivation can do
in what direction the standard of dramatic excellence
lies and what are the methods and principles whereby
to seek its attainment Our public has been too
eager for and too apprecatve of what has set be-
fore it to be hereafter content with what it had be-
fore. He has attuned it to lofter key and that by
of his influence and his teaching there is new
and brilliant future for higher drama no one may
doubt. For all this substantial benefit that he has
wrought us we owe TO him common debt and he
leaves our shores to-day assured of the warm and en-
during regard of every lover of the dramatic art that
we have He has gathered his harvest. and he is
heartily welcome to the generous sheaves that he
carries home with him, particularly know that
we in turn shall reap far richly from what
he has sown-New York Sun.
WHO knows of large city in the United States,
unless Brooklyn an exception, that rs thoroughly
well governed The political lasstude of the average
citizen and his ndisposion to take hold OF the govern
ing machine make fine opportunity for the profess
sonal politician to help himself to power and punder
and do not recall instance where he has neg
iected to enter in and possess Bad government with
wicked waste of the peoples substance is the inevi-
table result of this neglect of political duty by large
majority of the citizens An encouraging sign of the
time is the disposition of the people in large cities
to gather up the regns OF government and dsplace
the bosses under whom they have so long suffered
misrue. There be little doubt of tae success of
this movement. il begun and carried ON in earnest;
but the undertaking viii not be childs play The
formers must expect desperate opposition and be
pared for hard work.-Boston Advertiser.