The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-06
COMMENT AND OPINION.

! It is to be feared that the mugwump brethren
are in a fog where the deadly parallel column"
can be trained on them with terrible effect.-New
| York Graphic.
The older the burlesque actress grows the
| higher she kicks, says the Christian at Work.
| Good gracious! How did religious editor ever
learn this factq-Albany IN. " Argus
We shall support Ira Davenport because we
| believe that the Democracy of New York are
| hostile to the Presidents reforming policy and
| determined to break it down.-New York Even
| ing Post
| Is it possible that the President has not been
| introduced to "The Tariff ISSUE" which our
esteemed friend, Colonel Watterson, delights to
spell in big black letters or is he simply ignor-
| ing it altogether Commercial.
| Nobody thinks any moro of Murat Halstead
| for writing wild letter quarter of a century
| ago, but its publication at this time may serve
| to keep him from setting his heart too much on
earthly things-New York Commercial Aiver-
tiser.
If the Warner bill should become law the
country would have two classes of paper money,
one based upon coin, susceptible of indefinite re-
| issue, and the other upon bullion, which, when
redeemed, would be Cancelled and destroyed.
Denver News
When a Boston gambling house was raided
the other night the officers found four Bibles.
three hvmn-books and one thousand tracts on
| table, but not a card nor chip. The seven
teen men in the place were reading tracts-De-
troit Free Press.
1t is an axiom the world over in the production
| of every article for market that the best prices
and the largest and almost the sole profits of
| production go to those who are most strictly
| careful to furnish in every particular the very
| best.-Memphis Avalanche.
The doctrine of protection, as preached by
| the Republican party, has already won many
| converts from the Democratic ranks in that sec
| ton, until West Virginia. Virginia and Lou
! isiana may almost be classed doubtful States.
-s-Denver Tribune-Republican.
| The South does not consist wholly of Demo
| Gratis. Take the counties along the line of the
Southern railroad and a majority OF them are
Republican. Tennessee has been progressing
| RAPIDLY toward becoming Republican State.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
The divorce seems to be complete between the
New York Democracy and the mugwumps. 1t
was most unholy alliance, and but ono result
| could follow it: STILL the Democrats seem to be
pleased, while the mugwumps are taking
| moral bath-and mental Observation-Disclosures
phia Press.
The Chinese question promises to be most
difficult one to solve. Everybody recognizes the
demoralizlng effect their presence has upon the
labor and prosperity of the country, but how to
get rid of them is of the questions no one has
yet been able to solve to the satisfaction of the
people.-Portland News.
The Grant monument fund has now reached a
total of nearly $85, 900, without any special
effort" as one of its numerous members said the
other day, ION the part of the committee" But
what were the members of the committee APP
pointed for if not to make special effortsl"
New York Mail and Express
The question of taking tens of millions from
the treasury-millions that have been drawn
from the pockets of the peoples not one of
sentiment or of theory, but of justice; and there
is no justice at all in the basis of distribution
OcnAI IN, fhA DIV t. 80 81 ov,1
outrageously unfair Chicago Sun.
The only question of present national interest
on which there is real antagonsm, is the tariff
question. From the indications that have ap-
peared thus far, however, it is evident that even
this issue will have very little influence on the
| result OF the campaign. into which the personal
equation very largely enters-Bradstreet's.
With the end of landed aristocracy will come
the disestablishment of the Church of England,
| extinction of class rule in the House of Lords,
and the beginning or new social and political
| era. 1t is hardly possible that monarchy can
survive such a change, and it may perish before
| land reform fairly begins. cleveland Leader
It needs argument to prove that an intelli-
| gent devotion to the duties of the household
would conduce directly to the comfort of the
wife by preventing ennui; and giving her the
| feeling of independence that only with
| the consciousness of being useful It is equally
undeniable that its indirect value would be at
| least great by its'enhancement OF the comfort
| OF Cn0 Observation-Disclosures IrlOune.
| The general return of the mugwumrs of New
| York to the Republican party flor such result
| is conceded) has for its avowed reason prefer
ence for Davenport Hill; but it is really due
| in large measure to the fact that they now see
what everyb else could foresee, that the cleo
| ton of President Cleveland meant the instala-
ton of the Democracy in the federal Offices of
| the country.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The order of the President directing that the
| names of all candidates for appointment who
have passed the civilservice examinations, and
| have been entered on the list as eligible" for a
year or more shall be stricken off on the first of
| November, has too much the appearance of a
| yielding to the demand of the New York Demo
| cratic platform to be wholly acceptable to the
| reformers who care more for principle than for
| party.-Boston Herald
| Happily, the prejudices against vaccination
| which formerly existed among some of our own
/ foreign-born population have at last been pretty
| effectually overcome; but so long as Montreal
| continues to be smallpox pest hole we must
expect to find cases of the disease occurring here
for there still remain few ignorant, superstiti-
Gus and cranky individuals who are as hot
| against vaccination as the wretched French
| Canadians are-New York Sun.
| That prohibitory parties retard temperance
| legislation and the growth of temperance sent-
| nent must be obvious to many men of practical
| turn of mind who participate in such move
| ments. That they have done nothing to promote
prohibition is proved conclusively by the fact
! that prohibitory law has not been enacted in
F., any State in which there was a third or temper
ance party. Indeed, will go further and say
that no healthy temperance legislation has been
enacted the result of third or temperance
| party.-Boston Journal.
Here is another dreadful evil about to be in
| f1icted on this poor country through the tyran-
nical protective tariff system! Certain silk
manufacturers of Europe, disheartened by the
| trade there, thinking of investing several
million dollars in America in establishing silk
factories. They admit that they would have to
| pay higher wages here than abroad, but believe
/ they pay them, and still make money
| American workmen who thus see the chance of