The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-18
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

THE discovery that so many of the trusted men OF
the rural districts in Indiana common swndlers
will inevitably give the State unenviable reputar
ton among business men, and surely will not raise
her credit just how remedy is to be applied
by extra session of the Legislature it is difficult TO
see. Honest men required if an honest govern
ment is to be carried These swiners regard
ed as honest and worthy. Perhaps such rascality.
could be prevented in the future by selecting officers
with the greatest possible care and by closely watch
ing them during their terms of service.-New York
Times
WE should like to call the attention of the Irish
men of America to stubborn fact-treason becomes
patriotism only when it is likely to be successful A
country has perfect right to demand independence
when she has the power to enforce the demand IT
Ireland has reasonable hope of winning then let her
marshal her forces and go ahead If she has
sonable hope of success it is prodgious crime to
engage in warfare which must entail added misery.
1t is political folly for Parne TO draw the sword if its
point will be turned by the stronger English hand
against the throats of the Irish people.-New York
Herald.
WHAT is true of the Democrats in the city is true
of Democrats throughout the State. The great ma.
jority of them haveno for humbug civil-service
reform. They don't want it, and they can't be in
duced to say good word for it. The idea of their
coming out in favor of it, as the mugwumps insist
they must is preposterous. Out of poteness and
spect to the President they refrain from speaking
Their full thought as to the matter but their silence
will be just significant. Indeed if the effort to
denim the humbug is not vigorously pressed in the
State convention, the mugwumps may think them.
selves very lucky.-New York Sun.
IHE only new thing ABOUT the telephone was that
it the tones of the voice instead of the mechanic
al sounds of telegraph instruments but the object in
each decentralization of intelligence. Bell
or Gray might have been entitled to a patent for
Improvement but it is difficult to what title either
OF them could claim for monopoly of new art. The
public interest requires the telephone business to be
open to legitimate competition and not held close
monopoly under patent. The people will find it
rather dscouragng, after getting rid of the sewing
machine monopoly to go through the sans experience
with the telephone, and find relief only when the pat
ent expires.-Chicago Tribune.
WAR only gave the constitutional right to wipe
out slavery but every apportionment gives the
stitutona opportunity to reduce the representation
of State which directly by neglect refuses to
give to its citizens equal suffrage and its free
else. Years of agitation pass before this cons
tutional right is exercised but exercised it will be-
Agitation is needed the pitess iteration of facts and
the tireless demand for justice will go for years.
Before the wrong is rghted it may be that the whole
Nation will be tired of the ISSUE 1t grew very tired
of abolition and Abolitonists; but do not recol
lect that this fact stopped the denunciation OF
slavery. Nor will anything short of justice to every
voter quiet the bloody shirt" issue.-.Philadelphia
Press.
WE may readily allow that the world would be at
best just well off if there not saloon in it,
drop of liquor and that all good citizens
time and in way brought about but this does
not tell US how and when an end of that kind be
achieved. The question is not what should be done,
but what may be done There is inherent virtue
in a law simply because it is 8 law That has been
demonstrated again and again and never palmer than
in this very matter of prohibitory liquor laws A
statute does not execute itself. We have faith
full officers to enforce it, not only, but behind those
officers must also have a conSentng and support
ing public opinion. Without such foundation and
assistance legislation of any sort the best equally
with the worst is mistaken and fute.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.