The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-23
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

There isn't planet in the universe where ability is
appraised at its real value it Is this little earth
Ali mankind is ready and even anxious to erect
bronze statue to any one who confer upon 1t
real benefit. If, however. you conceited enough
tle it would BIO infinitely sensible your part
to take the worlds estimate than to take opium. The
man who kills himself because he is too gifted to min
gle longer with mortals is-well, all know what he
is without saying it.-New York Herald.
WHEN railways profitable investments there
was desire the part of their managers to pose
s as o 9p ne this sw
castcaly, but in the strictly business aspect and as
illustration and example of the fact that should rail-
way Investments continue to decline, the disposition
of their officers to lie down" and compel the govern
ment to take the burden off their hands may become
irresistible. Such movement would be long stride
forward toward practical socialism But it looks as
though the government would be called to consider
whether it is prepared to take charge Of everything
Chicago Inter Ocean.
THERE is not the least danger to be apprehended
that Congress reduce the tariff as Mr. Morrison
proposed to reduce it. The Democratic majority of
the late House of Representatives was very much
larger than will be that of the next and proportion
ately, there will be fewer freetraders in the next
House than in the last The opponents of the tariff,
with their greater number could not pass the obnox
ious freetrade Morrison bill; it was killed by the pro-
tectve Democrats uniting, under the leadership of
Mr.. Randall with the Republican protectonists. Mr..
Randall and his followers will be more powerful in
the next Congress than in the former one and the
Republicans will be stronger. On the other side of
Capitol the Senate is Republican and nothing mimi
Cal 10 protection Can DC passed. tnere-T hiiauepHa
Inquirer.
If, indeed General Grant RECEIVERS, it must be set
down that he had at all, and that the dag
nosis the most misleading and astonishing in med
lea! annals. Long as the is epitheloma is
simply the professional Of a disease that ends in
death. If General Grant RECEIVERS his trouble was
not epitheoma whatever else it may have been, and
the four doctors need not expect to justify their dag
nosis of the by leading leaving people to think
they have cured case of that disease They have
done nothing of the kind. The whole truth is If Gen.
Grant RECEIVERS, he not afflicted with a cancerous
disease; it he suffers relapse within two months he
afflicted. If he regans his health the faith of
the great public in eminent physicians will receive
second shock OF unusual and unexpected strength
Atlanta Constitution.
The Mormons have but one hope left They will
bend every effort to admission as State and
thus be able to repeal oil vexatious laws and govern
themselves hereafter in their way Already there
is deep laid scheme to bring Utah and Dakota into
the Union hand in hand. Utah is intensely Demo
crac the saints profound believers in the party
dogmas as to local self.government' and home
rule They offer the Democratic party the bride of
one more certain Democratic State II they are only
admitted to the Union-a permanent and reliable off
set to Republican Dakota This scheme if successful
a State always State. and when admitted to the
Union the Mormons would have undisputed power to
adopt such marriage and divorce laws as they might
see ft.-Chicago Tribune
IT recks not TO talk much about these things now,
for we all frieLds-all Americans; but when Mr..
mannikn of the statuesque Lee, and attributes TO
one of the highest men who lived the weakness
and difusiveness of gushing senseless woman The
msrepresents the simple facts that 1t Is necessary in
kindness to him. to direct attention to them Parson
Pepper is not, by any MEANS indecent character
Parson Newman. and 1t Is easier TO dispose of Par
Pepper than &c muzxe General Grants interested
panegyrist There 10 enough IN the plain record Of