The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-27
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.

MR.. CLEVELAND is slow and cautious, but Demo,
Gratis need not fear his thoroughgoing partsanship.
They have allowed themselves to be alarmed by the
claims of the mugwumps in his behalf but they may
rest assured that old Democratic warehouses are dear
to his heart and that he means to reward active party
services even though they may not always have been
OF the most honorable Sentinel
| THE truth is the Mormon prophets and saints find
them selves face to face with the fact that they
last in the clutches of the law and must either give
up the abomination which holds them together as a
church, or find asylum in other country The
institution will no doubt die hard but die it must
The Democratic party has only TO give force and effect
to the views of Mr.. Cleveland concerning polygamy
and the abomination can be crushed out during the
present administrations Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zete.
In this State the monopofst land grabbers have
chiefly been Americans. But i'll this matter nationality
matters little TO him who is andless it is of
sequence whether the land of which he claims share
| is monopolizod by natives or foreigners. What he
will insist is that shall not usurp great tracts
of land and keep them idle while he and such as he
are unable to buy farm except at fancy price. 1t
will be hard day for the land-grabbers when the
people begin to discuss the old question-whether
every is not entitled to some certain share of
| Gods footstool.-San Francisco Chronicle
WE respectfully urge the President to try to find
| some Northern Democrat, some Democratic Union
soldier, to represent us in Italy. 1t would not sound
we'll if at some Roman dinner table the minister of
the United States should be heard to declare that he
considered his own government to be founded "a
gross and bloody violation of public rights committed
| against himself and his fellow-ctizens. 1t would
sound badly the Italians but it would sound much
| worse In the ears or Americans. Mr.. Kelley
doubt good man, but feel certain that the Demo
cratic party contains great number of men be ter
qualified to represent the country abroad than he
| New York Herald.
THE present administration is doing its best to con
vince oice-seekers that form of pressure infu
ence is available in this scramble. The who stay
quietly at home and attend their business leaving
the President and his assistants to make their own
selections. .he most sensible for if they don't get
the Offices they want in the end they will have saved
their money and time at least. But in spite of the
common efforts of Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabi
net to put stop to the whole foolish system of grab
bag applications, there appears to be end of SIM
pletons who imagine that by hook crook they
can buy or bully their way to office. They
deserve to be eeced for their folly, and no one will
sympathize with them if they are.--Philadelphia
Times.
Mr.. Villas will please take notice that he was en-
gagged years ago, in "a gross and bloody viola
ton CT rights" That is the language of Mr.. Kelley.
who has been duly honored by the administration
account of his intense rebelsm What other reason
be given by anybody for the appointment of such
a man Kelley. when the King of Italy cannot re.
ceivs him because of his public and insulting attacks
upon the conduct of the Italian monarchy, and when
the Pope cannot receive him because he is bacslder
and aNostate it is hard to see But as malignant
rebel, he justifes Mr.. Cleveands appointment. An
administration that is searching for the meanest
traitors and copperheads in the country that it may
reward and honor them, could not consistently
look Keiley.-New York Tribune
LET people buy books not chiefly because they are
cheap not because they are beautifully bound or
finely illustrated but because they contain something
the buyer wants to read and that is worth readine
and the result will be good braries-good we mean
for the people that own them. mans library ought
be- and generally is the outward expression of his
mental tastes and habits, far as he is able to IN
dulge those tastes just the fare his table is an
expression of his taste in food and the clothes he
the expression of his taste in dress. Private
libraries ought to be mainly if not solely for private
reading: and the who chooses his books for the
thoughts and the language of them will have the best
sort of library matter if It'll all in paper-covered
editions.-New York Mail and Express.
THE source of Democratic trouble and laundering
lies in the fact that the party is totally unused gov
erning. 1t has played the role of captious critic
without responsibility for the past quarter of
fury. It's leaders have been under no necessity Of
keeping track of the characters antecedents and
pacties of its material available for public service in
the various States Thrust suddenly into position Of
responsibility the country the party cropping
about in bewilderment unable to avoid the perpetra.
| ton of tho most absurd IT is papabe that
such of in the conduct of the affairs
of the government be conceded to it has been
achieved solely where tie administration has strictly
adhered to the broad and welldefned lines of policy
established by the Republicans during their long rule
| of the Nation. The country perceivcs this, and as
clearly perceives the ncapacty of Democracy orig
mate anything better, to avoid laundering when it
feebly essays to DO anything which will be ognized
distnctively Democratic and foreign any limo Of
policy that the Republican party would have pursued
! National Republican