The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-02
COMMENT AND OPINION.

New York Graphic.
Massachusetts gunsmith advertses "a per-
fectly safe boys gun" But perfectly safe boy is
very unsafe when he has a gun.-NorristovH
Herald
A committee should be appointed to see that
Cleveland does not vote for Davenport He
might do it to support the administration-Pi
burg Chronicle.
Civiservice Commissioners come high There
Is no question thatsthe right sort are worth moro
tnan the pay of first-class clerk, which is now
allowed them Boston Record.
Ii the coored people of Mississippi are not op-
pressed as political necessity, they promise to
lead the race in the South in industrial and edu-
cationai progress. -Cincinnati Gazette.
The Depew letter has led to an important dis
covery. 1t is apparent that President johnson
had more private secretaries than General Wash
lngton had body servants. 10 Demo-
crat.
The impression that the Presidents recent or
der in relation to offceseekers is limited is a
mistake. 1t stands till the 4th of March 1899
unless revoked amended.-Nat;onal Repub-
lican.
The Mormon corruption fund for use in Con-
gress is to be bigger than ever this winter. It is
to be said in their favor however, that the Nor
mon lobbyists are never women. Philadelphia
News.
President Cleveland will not be sat home" to
officeseekers after the LIST of November. The
latter will even matters up to great extent by
staying at home themselves on the 3d-Phila-
delphia Press.
The narrow majority by which reform was de-
feateo In Baltimore must seem like the hand
writing on the wall to the roting Belshazzars of
that municipality. 1t is plain that their days
are numbered Boston Advertiser.
The Chicago News saws the mugwump is in
American politics to stay That's all right,
nelghbor. But still, some evil-mnded persons
may ask the question: "Will he take new lodg-
ings every year2'-Auburn Dispatch.
1t will be an interesting event when the civil
service rules are modified for the express pur-
pose of making it easier for ex rebel soldiers to
draw salary from the government which they
did their utmost to dsrupt.-Boston Journal.
Mayor William R. Grace, who made some
thing like 900 out of Ward in the way of
usnry should lead off by turning in his ill-got-
ten gains His example reformer would be
lnsplrltlng, not to say infectious.-New York
World.
Southern journal remarks that ''Josh Bill
ings died telling the truth; he said it doesn't take
brains to lecture But it does take brains-at
least In this part of the country-to induce
people to come and hear you lecture.-Boston
Herald.
The fight with the Senate is one Mr.. Cleveland
is going to come to very slowly. He will reach
it. 1t is probable that when he does reach it he
will be subjected to more Democratic denuncia-
ton than he is getting just now.-Memphis
Avalanche.
be perpetuated it musts he as progressive as the
people, and show itself ready to meet and take
advantage Of the opportunities for the we'll being
OF the community that may be presented to it.
Boston Herald.
The Republican party has made no surrender
it will make none. The mugwumps may be sur
prised at the situation, but they can either
reconcile themselves to it or leageit alore They
will not be accepted Republican leaders or
teachers this year.-PrOvldence Star
Tba
acter of our Alaskan investment, the more do we
realize its great value and congrat ulate our
selves over the far-seeng wisdom that secured
this splendid addition to the resources of the
United States.-St Paul Pioneer-Press.
Even from narrowly partisan point of view
it is wiser to support the President in his con-
test with his party than to help the party to
break down his patriotic resolution, and by
every pledge of principle Republicans bound
to pursue that course-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
AS yet, the essential statement that the Presi-
dent proposed to assemble Congress of his own
in Washington, to be composed of senators and
representatives from the rebel States, with such
members from the North as might be willing to
unite with them, has not been shaken.-Frank
Lesie's Weekly.
The negro is here, and the farmers say thew
want no better Iaborer. If he is here to stay, we
shall have little no foreign immigration of the
character that is flowing into the Northwest.
consequently, the best way to preserve the uni
ties is to do our best to secure the immigration
of Northern capital and capitalists. Atlanta
Constitution.
Canon Farrar says that he has been struck
everywhere in this country by the sobriety of
the people and the scarcity of the gin shops, as
compared with the English cities, especially Lon
don. "You are very far ahead of us, hesays lin
temperance sentiment and temperance legisla-
tion." This doesn't make us feel bit proud.
We pity England, that's all.-Springieid Union.
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do with Indian schools 1t would make messlof
an attempt to teach Indians how to farm The
landed interests of the Indians of growing
Importance. and for the same reason that the
public lands are cared for by the Interior De-
partment, the Indian lands belong to the con-
sideration of the same Cabinet oficer.-Denver
Republican.
Labor wants, above all things, good govern
ment and honest government 1t wants, above
all things, the overthrow of corrupt rings which
fatten on the people they deceive 1t wants n
sound and honest national policy. which protects
American rather than foreign interests. 1t
wants a loyal government, which faithfully en-
forces laws made for the good of all. Laborers
not foos.-New York Tribune.
The revival of Republican activity has been
marked and notable since Senator Evarts, in
Buffalo and in Syracuse; Governor elect Foraker
at jamestown and in this city. and Senator Ed
munds, in this city, lifted the campaign out of
the level of personalities and brought to the fore
the great national issues of protection of the
suffrage and of our industries and cylsevice
eform.-New York Mail and Express.
The conviction of two such men as Fish and
Ward can hardly fail of exercising a salutary
effect on the class of men to which they belonged.
From the splendor of Fifth avenue existence to
the bare cell and coarse fare of the felor the fall
is terrible, and the prospect of mourning such
fate may we'll deter many would be imitators of
the iyoung Napoleon of finance from treadng
in his footsteps. York telegraph
The principal difficulty with the Democ-
racy of Ohio is very simple. 1t has princi-
pies at ALL 1t has opinion on the tariff, or on
civil-servce reform, or on the silver question.
All living issues it lodges and straddles 1t has
no conception of politics except as means of
plumber. 1t is no wonder, under the crcum-
stances. that Ohio should continue to be Re-