The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-25
COMMENT AND OPINION.

The elaboration of laws and the multiplication
of oaths are not palatable or profitable. Charles
ton News and Courier.
The prosperity of the country is enhanced by
the largest possible number of industries. all in
harmony with each charlottesville CONNER
cial.
political party must have the courage of it's
own conviction. If it is half-hearted and timd
1T is sure to lose more than it gains.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Contract obligations are not all on one side. II
is about time they should be enforced against
corporations as well as against the State.-New
York World.
When preacher falls he falls harder thaE
other people because he has further to fall Hie
sacred calling eievates him above the mass Of
mankind.-St- Paul Globe
There is bird in Australia. that does nothing
but jump up and down in the air and utter dole
ful cries. The bird belongs to the mugwump
family.-Atlanta Constitution.
So far as this country is concerned, it will
never tolerate the mixing in politics OF Catholics
as Catholics. OF of any other denomination in a
sectarian manner. Chicago Tribune.
There is no humbug about Governor Hill. He
is Democrat. pure and simple, and Demo
cratic barkeeper and spokesman is good enough
for desirable Office under him. -Philadelphia
Press.
Sterling has Office at Last. There's nothing
in it. and he may not hold il very long; but still
it is Office and Sterling may be considered
''vindicated." 1t is almost time now for some
body to nominate Sterling for the presidency.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
With the experience of the last twenty-f five
years the people who pay the taxes are in favor
of civil service reform, because they dread the
appointment to Office of men who admit their
unfitness oy constantly crying out against the
merit system, Evansville Courier
It looks as if there would be, at the approach
ing session of Congress, most strenuous efforts
made to compel the administration and the party
IN Congress, against their own just judgment,
to enter upon a career of extravaganza unknown
even in Republican experience. Post
If Sam Randall is the only brake which the
Democratic party can apply TO their congress
siona train to prevent it from jumping into the
quagmire of corruption and extravaganza what
will become of the poor old party when Randall
dies or when the Republicans stop electing him
to Congressl-Boston Herald.
Had the temperance agitators Of other States
and notably those in Pennsylvania, adopted the
Georgia plan of campaign, instead of projecting
prohibition into politics and endeavoring to sway
the leading parties TO their will, they might
have had greater and better results to show for
their labors. -Pittsburg Chronicle.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. and
the statistics indicate that in the State of Me-
braska, which has Iowa to the east of it and
Kansas to the south of it, the high license law
has been, more successful in regulating and re-
straining the liquor traffic than the constitu-
tional prohibition of the two neighboring States
-Phiiadelphia Times.
1t does not become newspapers to sheer at or
ridcule the precautions taken to preserve public
documents from the felonous fingers of hired
thieves nor to grumble at the cost and incon-
venence Of the telegraphic transmittal of tho
Presidents message. 1t is the bad faith and
ink of conscience of some newspapers that have
brought n out this condition of affairs.-New
York Star
The problems concerning the satisfactory op
Grafton OF the telegraph, however, are no moro
difficult of solution than the problems concern
ing the satisfactory operation of railroads and
the country does not require government tels-
graph system any more than a government rail-
road system. Both telegraph lines and railroad
lines may wisely be subjected to str:cter govern
ment supervision, perhaps, than is now cxer-
cised over them, but neither should become GOV
eminent property New York Sun.