The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-07
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE misfortune which has overtaken England in
upper Egypt should chasten and not enrage her. She
real business in Egypt and the present entangements
which began with the wicked interference in Arabs
| rebellion, are the direct and wretched outcome of a
wicked trade induced by avarice and maintained by
| weakness.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
1T would be we'll if we had iron.clad buletproof
hall which could be let to dyIamiters and Socialists
the condition that the doors should be kept locked
and guarded on the outside for six hours after the
opening of each meeting. 1t would not be desirable
to arrest the survivors, for the reason that would
tend to discourage the of the hall. better plan
would be to provide free collins and ambulances for
the of the faction which might happen to be in the
minority and to require the survivors to mop up the
floor and remove the remains at the conclusion Of
| every meeting-New York Times.
THE intent of the Constitution is that there shall
be abrdgement of lawful speech But when speech
becomes vagrant and threatens property life and
cia order it passes into the domain of Righteousness
against which society may properly protect itself.
Such protection is not abridgement Of the right of
speech such conflicts with the constitutional guar
antee. Sooner of later this must be met-the sooner
the better The conservative forces Of society cannot
remain passive while the destructives lash themselves
with furious speech until their self excited passions
hur them against civilization The right to curb Ii
centous speech is perfect; the duty 10 curb it is
| less so.-Detroit Times
| UNLESS COUGHS adventures are Indians or freed.
men, and such the government chooses to put them
on the Oklahoma lands, they have right there
| The government acquired these lands at low price
for specific purpose, and proceeded faithfully to
| ecute that purpose in regard to more than three
fourthS OF the purchase. 1t much bound by its
contract in reference to the remaining portion for
which it has immediate use, in reference to the
parts already occupied In providing for negotiations
to whether release from this condition in regard
to the Oklahoma lands is desirable and il desirable
whether is practicable Congress has done all that it
ought to do. Meanwhile the government must not be
| bullied by breakers of the law.-New York Sun.
Since Europe is msinterpreting the diplomatic
policy of the United States and imagining so many
vain thrgs respecting the consequences of Mr. Kas
sons presence at the Berlin conference. will it not be
prudent for the government to dspel the ilusionsl
Why should the American representatives remain in
that fh urs az I nq questions
They should be recalled speedily possible and
the European powers left to determine for themselves
the conditions upon which settlements to be made
in Africa and acquisitions of territory regulated by
international agreement. AS for tho United States
its areopagus is on the American continent. 1t does
not stand in need Of European alliances.-New York
| Tribune.
! Whatever movements in the direction Of so.caled
Socialism in this country occurring, have in
riots after the NapoeOnc wars the outbreaks against
machinery and the Chartist movement in England or
the railroad riot in Pennsyvania in 1877. They
show, however. one important fact-that there Is a
social question to be settled here either peaceaby or
by violence that the workingmen are becoming more
and more conscious of this and. at the time of
| their strength. Instead thereof, of hootng down
and rdicung honest effort to improve the welfare of
our people, it would be wise for legislators and others
to study the thoughts and aims of labor and as far
possible to lead its energy in proper lines of action
| without the ruts of demagogues masquerading as
| social reformers--New York Herald.
| THE lynching at Audubon presents, in all its feat.
ures scenes as revolving any recorded in the his
tory of Arkansas long time regarded by the people in
the older States as synonymous with all that was un
lawful and demorazing. The public teacher who a.
res to impress upon the public the evils that attend
departure from law and who would depict in strong
coors practices subversive of all law and
need not to point to the far West He will find ma
teria his hand in half the States in the Union In
| no one thing have the people of the United States
changed more than in their disregard of the law.
True, in many instances the circumstances warrant
tests against the laws delays but these protests are
becoming alarmingly frequent, and common in