The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-23
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Last words of Holman: / object Chicago
Times
Possibly Gladstone knows how to put out a
rumor as feeler as we'll as American states
men, Philadelphia Times.
The editorial writer's on the Congressional
Record don't seem to understand the art of con-
densation.-St Louis Post-Dspatch.
Mr. Parnell is engaged in picking out his
Prime Minister. 1t looks now as if the choice
would fall on Mr.. Gladstone.-Boston Record.
1t is very properly commented upon that in
Vanderbilt's will he left no money to the law
yers 1t had that redeeming feature. Chicago
Tribune
The St Louis papers are doing all they can to
retard the onward progress of true religion by
printing full reports of Sam Joness harangues.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Mr. Gladstone refuses to come down to bust
ness he is unable TO say whether be will or he
won't. Meanwhile, Mr.. Parnell is on deck
Atlanta Constitution.
We believe it is admitted all sides that
Dakota has permanently settled population
large enough to entitie her to admission as
State.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Bismarck is seventy years old and expects to
live at least ten years longer. They will be years
of sorrow and humiliation for Germany if he
keeps on as he is going now. -Phiadelphia In
qulrer.
The zeal with which the Boston mugwumps
supported the Republican candidate for mayor
is mentioned as sufficient explanation of the
Democratic candidates election by $3.50 MAORI
EDUCATIONAL Republican.
If some can invent set of rules which
will make the House go industriously to work
and stop loafng and log rolling, he ought to be
given position on the committee on rules for
the rest of his natural life.-Pittsburg Despatch
The country is still waiting with more or less
impatience to hear the ancient Holman elevate
f,,l III.
ever, let us not be too eager for this sort Of
thing under Democratic administration. The
objection might be oyerruled. - Philadelphia
Press.
A Virginia railroad company boasts that it en-
ploys the youngest telegraph operator in tho
State, a boy of nine years. Some day, when ne
lets two trains telescope each other and kills off
two or three dozen passengers, that boast will
take the form of an apology. Chicago Times.
The strongest argument in favor of leniency
toward Porter is found in the fact that most of
the men VINO were guilty of open treason have
that these are the men who are Porters most
ardent admirers and strongest supporters. Chi
cage Mail.
1t speaks poorly for the attractions of Brazil
that the survivors of the Southern colony that
went there at the close of the war should now be
anxious to return to the United States, after
twenty years residence abroad There is no
place like home, and no flag like the stars and
stripes st Louis Republican.
Why should this proposition to bring the
newspaper press under control Of the govern
ment be killed with a sneer2 What is there in
it more absurd than in that other proposition, to
buy up all the telegraph lines, and even all the
railroads, and operate them by agencies of the
government in the interests of the people9-Cin-
ciunati Sun.
Everybody admits that in the majority of
States and Territories the militia systems are
very deficient Experience shows that these
backward States will not themselves cure the
defects. Let Congress. then, come to the rescue
with law sufficiently liberal to supply needed
arms, ordnance stores, and tents to all.-New
York Times.
The facts Of the record show that of all the
Presidents Mr.. Cleveland stands alone in preach
ing reform loudly and at the same time practic-
ing spoils- grabbing with devotion greater even
than that of Jackson Reform can come none
too soon to check the progress of the demoraliza-
ticn which has prevailed since the 4th of last
March. Chicago Tribune
The Democrats now have chance to show
their trustworthiness, compared with the Re-
pubIlcans, and If they are not able to stand the
test, then the country ought TO know it, If the
apprehended extravaganza is avoided, then it
will be only fair to frankly admit it: but If these
fears should be realized then there will be no
escape from the consequent popular retribution.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The evil consequence of political folly In every
division of our Republic, federal State or mu
nicipal, filter down through the superstrueture
of the community TO the hand-workers. the
broad layer on which society is founded