The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-08
Democrats cumming around Washington would
steal an Office while he was gone-Denver Re-

Democrats cumming around Washington would
steal Office while he was gone-Denver Re-
| publican.
Now that the Sage of Greystone has spoken
the Democratic party knows just what TO 90
with the surplus. The chances are that by 1888
there won't be any surplus-New York Mail
and Express
When Michigan Democrats vote to lower the
duties salt and lumber out of regard for the
principles" of their party. Sam Randall may be
looked to for a weakening in defense OF pig-iron.
But not before,-Boston Record.
The suspicion of the New York Times that
Mr.. Blaine has been taking hand in making
General Logan President of the Senate must
amount to positive conviction after Senator Ed
mun6s moved the nomination Of the Illinois
Senator Journal.
IF the surplus in the Treasury can be wisely
used for such good purpose as he ['rildenl sug-
gests, any attempt to cut off the source from
which that surplus is derived, by reducing the
tariff, or abolishIng internal revenue taxes
would be wicked.-New York Tribune
The Gear of Russia will miss a heap of good
reading IN the next two weeks. His press censor
will be sure to suppress his Majestys copies of
the American papers. which are commenting so
freely on his bad guess as to how the Balkan
campaign would ond -Philadelphia Inquirer.
The old German custom of providing home
before procuring wife, if generally adopted,
would materially diminish the number of d.
vorce trials, and relieve the papers of large
number of the scandals which now so frequently
occupy their columns. to the material injury of
the homes in which they circulate Portland
News.
There should be no delay in removing the line
OF succession to the executive chair from the
officers of Congress to officers of the United
States, where the Constitution intended it to be.
and where 1t would preserve, in any possible
tlngency, the political character of the admin
lstratlon created by the choice of the people.
New York Times.
The fact is that the disorder and rowdyism at
tending political contests in England are un-
known here, at least outside of the States where
buldozing has prevailed in times past, and they
would be regarded among US with disgust and
indignation. YET curiously enough it is in Eng
land that our country is looked upon as one
where lawlessness prevails in high degree, and
that especially In connection with politics.-New
York Times.
The majority of the senators are Republicans.
Should the plurality of LOAF overcome them so
that they should be very submissive to the Dem
ocratss Is that the way Democrats who have
a majority in legislative body dol 1t is said
the Republicans are going to pass a law giving
the presidential succession into the hands of the
President himself. Is that thing Democrats
would do under the circumstances?-C Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette
While all confess the moral, social and bust
ness evils resulting from the LIQUOR traffic, we
hibition. If prohibition prohibited the use of
liquor, the issue would be relieved OF one of its
most serious complications; but it is notorious
fact that prohibition has not prohibited in any
of the cities or chief towns of prohibition States,
and the same is true of most rural sections.
Philadelphia Times.
1t is every mans duty as we'll as his advant-
age to cultivate the faculty of bearing such suf
fering as may fall to his share with bravery and
sef-reliance. Absurd as it may seem at first
fpIn <ha,n Sc; &C. L.
tween mans ability to sustain himself under
an attack of toothache and that wider. higher in
Huence OF courage and perseverance which brings
things to pass that constitute national great
ness and glory.-St. Lonis Glode-Democrat
For the defeated party to make use of a
calamity to elevate them to the drivers seat
would be great misfortune for them as well as
for the people who expressed their wishes at the
polling booths For both parties, the other
hand, to agree upon some such measure as that
represented by the Hoar bill would go far to
prove that patriotism is superior to mere part
isanship. and that the welfare of the country is
preferred to patronage and the perquisitles of
ofhce.-New York Herald.
The Republicans of the House couldn't make
a mistake in a candidate for Speaker with two
such strong men Mr. Reed and Mr. Hiscock
to choose FROM and in nominating Mr. Reed
they have honored one of the brightest and
keenest leaders who has appeared in the House
during the last ten years. lie is witter than
Sunset Cox, more acute than Ben Butler, and
has reader intellectual play than Mr.. Carlisle.
The Democrats have no man to match him in
debate PHILADELPHIA Press.
Why should a child be prepared for a classical
course when he has no purpose of taking such
course-even to the neglect of the very things
which would strengthen him for the very work
he will have to dos Mental discipline we are
answered. But can we not now admit that the
discipline which frees the mind of one child
deadens that of another, and that what one
would pass by with instructive neglect would be
the very light of the world to anotherq-Louis
willie COuriar-Journa