The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Dut honest money-SG raul Pioneer Press.
General Grant is dead; the Grant memorial
committee is not dead, but sleeping York
Graphic.
The mugwumps got back into camp just in
time. This is Republican year, you know.
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The only sensible and American policy is the
unconditional and immediate repeal of the Bland
act.-Chicago Times.
A newspaper controversy between Ward and
persons with whom he had dealings, says
he had dealings, is not instructive. Brooklyn
Union
To make good state for women is the highest
ideal of modern civilization, for where women
prosper men are not likely to fail-Springfeid
Republican.
President Cleveland will 60 home to vote for
Governor Hill. On that occasion his celebrated
but somewhat Opaque reform policy will take q
day off.-Philadepha Press.
Free trade having pauperized and degraded tina
laboring classes of England, Anglicized
Americans want to import it duty Free because
1T is English, you know."-New York Tele-
graph.
The delay of year in granting patents under
the present plan is very embarrassing to in-
ventors. In ali European countries patents are
granted as copyrights are in this country.
Atlanta Constitution.
The President will only throw away his vote
and prove himself thick and thin party man
in going to Buffalo to cast ballot for Hill. He
should let the men who nominated the ticket
elect it-Boston Record.
The battle of the pgmes seems about to begin
in the Balkan country. But the trouble is that
the giants who looking may fall out
among themselves and give us genuine big
war.--New York Telegraph.
Now that the wave of population has reached
the arid plains of the West. the prospect in that
direction is less attractive than it was while the
prairie lands were ahead, and new fields for
H. I'LL ~.
The time when men tried their causes by the
ordeal of battle. or by walking over red-hot
ploug hshares, has long since passed away. and
dueling will soon be among the customs of the
past in all intelligent countries. Savannah
News.
AS matter of politics and parties, and for
far ends, Hoadly should have been elected. but
Foraker is man and Hoadly is mannik;n.
The political disaster, however is really bless
ing. 1t forever dismisses Ohio from Democratic
calculations. Memphis Avalanche.
The balance of power" is a will-o'- the-wisp-
it Is everywhere and nowhere. 1t is held at one
moment by the mugwumps. at another by Tam
mtny Hall, at another by the Roman Catholics
or the German Freethinkers, and so on to the
end.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
We are not willing that one Georgian or Ala
bamlan should count much in national affairs
as two or three Ohioans or 1ndanans, even il it
should be recognized that fghing for the South
ern Confederacy was the model thing to do in a
military way.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Virginia Democratic Association met fin
Washington on Friday night. and heard the re-
port of its finance committee with respect to the
effort made to collect money for the Virginia
campaign The report was that the committee
had been unable to collect single cent-New
York Commercial Advertiser
Had Governor Hoadly been smittan with ma
laria this year, and sent to Philadelphia for
treatment. as he was two years ago. the Demo
Gratis might have been able to re-elect him; but
with all his brilliant powers as a public disput-
ant he turned the tide against himself when his
success seemed assured. Philadelphia TimeE
DENY
Mr.. Sherman is intellectually thoroughly
equipped for the United States senatorship. Mr..
John Mclean. who disputes the Office with him,
is immeasurabiy his inferior in this respect; and
in moral qualities, after all that can possibly be
said against Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Mclean is con-
splcuously the more Objectionable in the COM
parison.-Boston Herald.
Theeondition of aducation may we'll be to us
source or shame and modification. It is blot
which federal aid cannot remover 1t is work
which each State must do for itself. We must
have better schools in Kentucky, and the people
must not look to the federal government, but to
the next Legislature to provide these schools.
Louisville Courier Journal.
1t is an uncomfortably depressing thought that
there are doubtless many clergymen who are
preaching things they do not at heart believe,
playing that false part through tmdty. or mis-
taken sense OF duty, or even from the baser mo-
tive OF seit-nterest 1t would immeasurably
clear the air If all these spiritual leaders would
follow the example of Brother Mangasarian.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Coddling and meddling with the Indians have
been tried too long already. 1t is to be hoped
that the next experiment will be in the line OF
fair field and no favor for him. Then, i: he sue
ceeds there will be some guarantee for the per-
manence of his elevation, and if he fails, the fact
will prove that he was hopelessy at odds with
his environment, and so destined inevitably to
extinction.-New York Tribune
One thing is certain-that the present relation
between Canada and Great Britain will not be OF
long duration. Such schemes for binding the
Dominion to the mother country as the Cana
dian Pacific railway have been exhausted. The
federation plane will not work. The
Dominion and England have come to .the part
ing OF the road, and there is little doubt tnas
the tendency will be to go with the young men
on the high road to the United States.-Chicago
Tribune.
None but the most fippant and frivolous
speak of missionaries otherwise than with re-
spect. There are black sheep among the num-
Der, as with all other calings, but il is stating
but the facts to say that as body they are men
of courage. intelligence and devotion. The
courage they possess, and are required 10 possess
Is that whlchis exerted IN loneliness, and often V
suffering. No applause but that OF self
approving conscience rewards many Of them
Boston Transcript.
The founders of the Republic including the
clergy had no thought of such a thing as total
abstinence. The idea of prohibition was con-
ceived at a much later date than total abstinence
bnt was the natural deduction from the total az
stinence theory. Ii it is sin to take drink -
must be all wrong to sell it. anu
all right to forbid it's sale unaes
penalties. Several States have adopssI3
this view of the traffic, and prohibited u unuos
rigid conditions. but il is worthy of note tnat as
third-party movement prohibition mas nesoS
won a victory or even got within gun snob VI tuv