The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-17
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PEOPLE who take knowledge of facts know that the
liquor traffic in large cities cannot be annhilated and
they have wisely determined to regulate it and make
1t pay portion of the burdens it nficts upon
socioty.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE Southern soldiers ought to be cared for in their
declining years. but private bepefcence should
the task. The people of the North will have only
good words and wishes for every organized effort
made in the South to relieve and support all INDECENT
survivors of the confederate army. But the North
cannot view with appreciation any assumption of this
business by the State governments. There the line
must be drawn and Observation-Disclosures
Tribune
not making the most of Postmaster Person the soi-
tary instance of civiservce reform under this admin
re-appointed exclusively reward for the campaign
work OF the mugwumps. Postmaster Pierson has
been used constantly by the mugwump journals it is
true, and yet he might be made useful by exhibit
ton in the dime museums the living evidence that
this administration is not Democratic but reforma-
tory.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
LET there be mistake in the matter The ro5sl.
lion against corporate monopoly is only just beginning
in this country Mr.. Blanchard of the Erie was far.
seeing when he told the Senate committee that the
time was not distant when railways would have to
rely government protection to escape confscaton.
SO far from it's being true that party will venture
hereafter to put an anti onopoy plank in it's plat
form the very reverse is the truth; no party will
plank Ii they do. they will get left.San Francisco
Chronicle.
THERE Is complication which, setting aside all
and unsuccessful The Tories represent the English
owners Of Irish lands Their prime pal constituents
demand the reenactment of coercion law for the
government of Ireland to protect their baffs and
rent gatherers The party will be constrained to bring
in such law. and that movement, which will proba.
bly, fail will insure their defeat in the election next
fall The new franchise law will extend the vote
among the classes in England and Scotland who sym.
pathze with the parnell party ard the natural ten.
dency of the middle and working classes to Liberal
ism will be promoted by resentment at new coercive
measures.--Chicago Tribune.
OUT of the Union soldiers held prisoners Of war,
it appears that more than 30 600 died in captivity
or a result of the treatment they received while
captured 1t would be we'll IL the number Of captves
at any time hold could be published in connection
with this official statement. But standing by itself, it
constitutes an indictment of the nhumanity of the
rebels and the infamous disregard Of all the oblga
tons which civilized combatants respect to which as
yet intelligent answer has been made. Whom the
President rewards men who were in charge OF Union
captives during the war, he has already rewarded
not few let 1t be remembered that he is honoring
and rewarding guilty of the most barbarous
of murder.-New York Tribune.
THE Senate will be very apt to insist that where
Republican is turned out on the ground that he Is an
offensive partisan his place shall not be filed by an
equally offensive partisan OF the Democratic variety
In most tar that Is precisely the the
President has taken We do not recall single
instance In which man has been dismissed on this
charge that his successor is not Democrat of the
active and offensive sort 1t cannot be expected that
the Republican majority will ratify such incon
sstency and effrontery this. Wherever Mr.. Cleye
land has made appointment that is open such an
objection it Is reasonably certain to DO rejected and
if he shall supplement 1t with another of the same
kind that will meet similar fate-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
BECAUSE holds Office it does not, or should
not follow that his rights citizen are impaired
IL he is Intelligent he will have political con.
victions If he is honest man. and possesses the
proper spirit Of patriotism he will endeavor TO fur
Their his views OF right. So long he is decent and
does not resort to disreputabe methods no offenso
should attach to his action II is the hypocrisy Of the
charge that we disposed to criticise. We know
that it is hypocrisy when men go out Of place
on the ground of offensive craftsmanship and Others
step in who fully amenable to the slme charge
Why not be honest about iti To our minds the
square old doctrine that TO the vctors belong tho
spells lie much preferable to this virtuous nasauer
| ading.-San Francisco Post.
| THE author of the "Bigelow Papers" of the
Cathedral. of Sir Launfal," aud so much more
could never sink his manhood and become that most
disgusting Of all human things toady Yet that is
what is sometimes gnorantly claimed. Ignorant one.
sided and utterly selfish criticism of Mr. Lowell comes
mostly from our Irish friends. They believe that our
minister in England should have constituted himself
deputy dynamite agent, ''or words to that effect.
Az fact the whole civilized world regards with hor.
the unconnected ilplaned and useless efforts of
| small unauthorized but discrcditable section OF
brave generous. and. in the main. intelligent poopc.
But Mr. Lowell would have lost all influence In the
country to which be accredited it he had given
| way to such sentiments for ono hour. Instead
of giving way at critical time Mr.. Lowell held his
own We are Of the opinion that 1t is greatly 70 his